Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-08-15

The Plate Printers excursion to Norfolk.
Fortress Monroe and the Capes, leaves next
The Louise leaves this evening for Fortress
Monroe, Norfolk and the Capes. .Round-trip
$50; sleeping accommodations Free
The Jane Moseley leaves at this evening,
for Ocean City. Ten hours among the break
eTs.
The Louise, swift boat, elegantly fitted up,
and one Of the best and pleasantest excursions
ever given from this city. She will start from
Stephensons S wharf at am. f9r Baltimore,
good bathing and delightful boating. She will
arrive in Baltimore, after ride Of 22O miles
on the water at am. Tuesday. The price of
tickets IS only 50 cents. and OF meals the same.
Tickets for return home by rail on special
train Of the b. & q. road will be sold on the
boat.
The Mary Washington leaves tomorrow
morning, at 10, for river trip; returning at
4:45 III the afternoon.
See ad' Vt OF excursion to Oxford, Maryland,
by railroad and steamer.
Tie excursion to Richmond, on the occasion
or IN, cOnsecratiOn of Father Keane, will prob
ably tie the largeS.. GIVEN this season: me
Young Catholics, Fliend Society have he
viii leave the B. ?. depot at IL SATURDAY. u sdaa
August 9th; returning leave Richmond at
PIN. the next day.
Postpone ment-The tournament that was
to have taken pace this afternoon at Tne Ma.
tional base ball grounds, has been pr,stponed
ant 81 u.day afternoon, at 4 90 pTI.
THE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY met last eve
Mig, Mr.. John Saul, president and G, A. Ban
secretary; There was fne exhibition of
iiOTe sn the collection OF adious being large
Empress Eugenia. Ne yerbser. Letitiam, Van
bills, Nina Blanche, Agatha, Queen Victoria
Napoleon Ill, Jrnn Bull, Robert Fortune
Regina Violet. irof; G. V. Bailey, Mrs. Lin
coin, VIM. Coren and George w. Balloch were
elected to NJ tmbership. Mr.. Saul gave his.
tory OF TIE gladiolus. which originated from
one VARIETY known as the psticinis, rative of
the Cape of Good Hope, in 1886. In France.
and as much as IS in gold had been paid for
single bulb. The culture is simple, but 1t is not
hardy, although some have been left out all
winter The wet weather brings on disease.
and they need a dry soil mot too dry aud fine
manure. The subject of an exhibition of fruits
and flowers in September was discussed, and
resolution was adopted referring the subject
to the executive committee. Col. Curtis moved
hat Tor future meetings the president appoint
some member to read an essay, which was
adopted.
A FRAUDULENT CuECK.-Rohert E. Smith
streets southeast, complained at police head
quarters o-dav, that last night, a man giving
his name as George Anderson, came to his
| sore and purchased goods to the amount of
S3.45, giving in payment a check drawn on
Lewis johnson & Co. S bank, for $40 Ander-
! son received $l925 change, and ordered the
goods to be sent to No 49, eth street south.
MIR. Smith sent the goods this morning to the
place named. and found no such person living
there
SI!Es! SILKS. s1LKs.,--Immense assor ment
OF silks cheap; splendid black silks 81 i'm
inense assortment of cOlOred silks: ALI the
dark and light shades OF cOlOred silks; checked
silks. Carter.s, I'll Market Space. Bunting,
pure wool, all cOlors, Csc; all cOlors black
G5. IS. SIC. 81 81 5.-dI1t