Evening star., 1877-08-20

recent Isrcar-ies committed M thai hotel.
have teen satisfactorily explained 20 al PAR
lies No suspicion whatever is attached to
him iu The matter"
Excursions, PIcnics. dc
Ccc|r Cty.-An excursion Will be given TO
The fare on this excursion is considerably
less than the fare from baltimore to the
same point ana the excursion VIII be greatly
eTJoyed by those who participate in ii. For
Fart iCulafS. see advertisement.
N0rShdU HGU.-A temperance excursion on
ednCsdSy by Ihwnix and Washington
Tents i. q OF RechabiteS, on the Charlotte
VardSrbilt.
Gies6oyo'-A family picnic here Thursday,
for benefit OF 81. DOmlnic's Church.
Green S.lTiHgS.-Psrade and picnic of the
Knights OF 81. Bernard to-day.
yueHHeBOlH GdTdep.-Aunual festival of
Washing on L'ederkranZ to-day.
CreoEWs'd-Picnic here Thursday for the
benefit OF -. Albans parish.
NrrStou HGH.-Complimentsry excursion
20 the officers OF the Mary Washington on
Thursday. See advertisement.
JofeT'S G0Tden.-Picnc OF the United
BcgIT,s Pork.-Annusl picnic OF the West
End Ribernian Benevolent Society TO NOR
row.
csctoeie Cify-Young Peoples excursion
Mount ItT1lCp Springs-Excursion to-mor-
row fOr benefit OF Library Association, 1. ..
OF.
LBcGDl BJrreOu Excursion Wednesday on
the steamer Mary Washington, in which
western Preesbyterian Church joins.
The delichtfull Is cent excursions on the
Potomac Feuy Company's boats will be
Continued every Tuesday and Thursday
evening during the excursion season. Boats
leave al 80 and return al II. Music and
dancing on the boats.
Bull DING PERMITS issued by the inspector
of buildings: Ray Davis, repair S brick
dwelling. Maryland avenue. between 81 and
STREETS northeast; 500. Gustav Hartig,
extend a brick store and dwelling. 9Th street,
between h street and New York avenue
northwest; $500. Gen. A. j. Myers, repair
n brick dwelling. corner l and 16K streets
northwest. known as the Knapp house; 500.
NJ. q. Emery, construct a fOur-siOry brick
store and dwelling, 2d street. between Penn
sylyania avenue and B street northwest;
Si.t6o- Same. two three-story brick dwell
lnEs. ri street, between Pennsylvania ave-
nuC and street northwest; s1.NCO. Henry
EvaEs. a two-story brick dwelling. II. be-
tween I'd and sd streets northwest; 81 800.
CHURCH DEDICATIoN.-Grace Lutheran
chapel. on 18th street. between & and K. was
dedicated Yesterday morning at IL O'Clock.
The church was crowded ard the exercises
very Interesting. Tue services commenced
in tire usual form, after which the act OF con-
sfcTsfiCn took place. which was performed
according TO the ritual OF the church, by Pro-
fessor " 10y. OF Columbus, Ohio, and the
raStor of the cnneregation Rev. r q, Tres
sell. The dedication sermon was preached
by Prot. 10y, from Leviticus, iii:l9 20. the
God In the Church" The Installation OF the
pastor, Rev. f q. Tressell, took place last
evening al O'Clock.
DEATH OF SUPERINTENDENT GRAY
Mr.. y. A. Gray, superintendent of the blank
and stamp agency OF the Post Office depart
ment. died Saturday nil ght of apopiexv. Mr..
q was formerly connected with the Cleveland
PtGi1ic,d dhT (cemocratic), and enlisted in the
army and served during the war. AT every
campaign since the war he has stumped Ohio
Tor he republican party. He was identified
win The Baptist church, and was active in
enIerarce movements, and, though up
wards of sixty FIVE years of age. had never
dIark glass of liquor. He had been MAX
ing scrOe repairs upon his house on Satur-
day. and was about TO retire Tor the night.
when he was attacked with apoplexy.
SFRToUs RUNAWAY ACCIDENT.-Last ev-
eni-g about o'clock, the horse attached 10
The carriage OF Wm. knight, took fright 81
sn approaching engine Of the Baltimore AID
POtCndc "a irCad. on Gth street, south OF the
CePOt, and ran away. The carriage was
drawn against 8 tree box. upset and smash
ed, and Ms. Knight ana her three children
were thrown ont and all OF them injured.
Assistance was rendered by the neighbDrs
ard NJ Morse procured a carriage and con-
veyed 'ten 10 their residence on Maryland
avenue between 12th and 18th streets.
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APPLICATION FOR DIVORCE. - To-day,
Msssrs Darlington and CarrlDgtOn fled a
bill for civorce for Mildred Weaver agt.
Beverly Weaver. The petition sets forth a
marriage IN March 1s1l, when petitioner was
4 years or age; that they havehsd three chill
dren, one low dead, and charges that he
irea ted her with great harshness and cruelty
reglectirg TO provide for her. and causing
her 10 rely on her own exertions; with having
committed adultery, and deserving her in
November, 1S'6, and taking up with one
May Reynolds.
AN lNCENDIARY FIRE.-This morning
about one O'Clock, the stable of Caleb e..
Clark, on Mary land avenue and 14th street
noItf east, containing new sash, flooring, and
wagon, was discovered to be on fire, and
an alarm was turned In, but owing 10 the dis
"a &c me engines bad TO go, and the scarcity
u. VI &C farafS
entirely destroyed. entailing a loss OF abOut
SEQ There Is no doubt but il was the work
ton turned in the alarm.
SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS The District
Commissioners are engaged in reyievino o Tho
special assessments on street improvements
going over the whole of them back as far as
the formation OF the Territorial government
for the District with the view OF determining
upon some general and equitable plan fnr
settlement OF those which remain uppajd
In their review OF the various classes al
systems they find some wrongs which they
propose TO SET right so far as they can.
Boy DRowNED.-About half past 10 O'Clock
this morning a little coored boy named
Jchnny smith, while padding about on a
Crouch, Is Ith-tireet wharf and was drowreI
His body was recovered and the coroner
The deceased was about II years OH HIS
parents reside on F street, near 81 southeast.
BADLY RURNED.-A Colored woman en-
TlOy ed by NJ Hutchinson, on street be-
tween AZ az q 9Th southwes., yesterday after
rom, while singeiDg chickens, was badly
burned. Mr.. HIS father in law, Mr. Jane
sheehan. while eDdeavoring to exit ti1guish
The flames, was also badly burned. DR.. Reilly
was called in and attended them.
THE GIBsoN-MAsoN HoNICIDE.-George
1Io.on; who was committed 10 Jail on We'd
nesday by DIR. Patterson the coroner To an
SEeI tne charge OF causing the death OF Thos.
rs son mas retained as his counsel Messrs.
aays 10 apply for q wrif OF habeas corpus
WIN view OF having him released ON BAH.