Evening star., 1877-08-17
The Review OF the Marines.

Before noon to-day quite a large crowd hal
collected on 18th street, near the west front of
the Navy department., TO witness the review
by the Secretary OF the Navy of the differeu:
detachments of the United safes marine
corps who have been serving under the com
mand of Major General Hancock in Balti-
moe, Philade phls, a Reading Pa, and
who returned 10 Washing on iecently.
THE MARCH.
The hattaIiol formed at the marine bar
racks about II O'Clock and Immediately took
manded, with Lieut. RIssell as adjutaut,
and with the bard OF 81 pieces and - pieces
OF field music, there were over $50 men in
lire The companies were differed by Capt.
Collier and Lieut.. Wa Wanwrisht, Capt. q pOd-
rell and Lieut. Nicholson, Capt. Mullany
and Lieut.; Biddls, Capt. Bishop and Lieut..
ScheDck, Capt. Williams and Lieut.. Broa1
ht al, Capt. Porter, CAPT Palmer ard Lieut..
Webster, Capt Nokes and Lieut.. Elliot. In
the updress Uniform OF The corps, their
arms snd accoutrements being in the very
best order, and marching with heir sccus-
TONED precision, they were the rec pieniS of
complimentary remarks all along the liue.
The march up The avenue was very tine.
THE REVIEW.
A few minutes after u O'Clock they ap-
pesred on 18th street. The Secretary of the
Navy stood on the west steps Of The Navy de-
IarllnenI in company with Colonel Nc
Cauley, of the Marine corps, and the heads
of the various bureaus OF the Navy depart
turned down Pennsylval lta avenue, and
halted in front of the White House, where il
reStt q lew mlDuteS; then folmed IN line,
and accompanied by a large crowd, pro-
ceeded TO the Marine barracks. The COM
panleS VIII, as soon "a possible, proceed TO
their respective stations. Tue majority of
them are stationed at Norfolk, Va and it
is expected that they will start for their post
tomorrow on the man-Of war PIymOuth.
About one hundred aud twenty are stationed
al the Marine barracks here.
THE CANADA SENSATION.-Canada fur.
nishes "A remarka hlc sensation In the case Of
VI iss Mary Anu Kerr. of GuelDh. Frederick
Sturdy, an employing painter, and wild
over in good circumstances, was an admirer
OF hers, but after an engagement OF three
months. She broke off the connection and re-
fused all attempts of his to change her mind.
He Pestered her in every way until July 26,
when she was abducted by Sturdy and his
daughter and one of his painters. With the
assistance of Sturdy's daughter, Louisa. she
was drugged, blind folded and taken TO II am
lton, where she arrived at a loaely house at
$50 a. m. She was thoroughly tired out, and
faint and exhausted. Sturdy, as she alleges,
tried every means to induce her to marry
him. his daughter being all the while in the
next room, and finally outraged her. In the
n orning he cOTpelle her to accede to his
d' mahd for a marriage, and they went to q
munster, before whom she says that she said
rothing except in answer to questions as to
her name a. age. Two days after he was
arrested. The Case is still on trial. but the
minister tes titled that she seemed wholly in
her right mind, ansv g ed all questions re ID
lily, and even smiled several times during
the ceremony. Sturdy denies the accusation
OF using violence.