Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-07-22

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widows and Orphans fund. The amuSe-
ments during the day will be varied and inter-
eStlHg.
ChOate's select evening excursion Wednes-
day evening.
Excursion TO Chapel Point next Thursday
under the auspices Of Fathers Wiget ami
Seaman.
See advertisements of the - excursion 10
Yorktown, Old Point Comfort and the Capes,
August lSt.
Moonlight excursion tonight by the Poto-
mae Ferry company.
The daily lSundays' excepteI) ten cent px-
curSton OF the Potomac Ferry company are
very popular.
TIE WASHINGTON GIRL WHO WAS RUINED
IN NEW YORK, as stated i'm an Associated
Pres dispatch from that city, was named
Fla l51rr-nOt Ella Dow as reported by teIe-
SraIh. The y. \. EfDreSS OF = tturddy says
Eia porr, 4 young girl OF considerable at
fractions and education, came 20 this city
from Washington SIX weeks ago in quest OF
employment. She was introduced to Eta
Ford OF No. -to west 18th street. who prom
iSed her WOIk. While in the woman Ford
house she was ruined. Her mother, who is
Washington correspondent of a western
paper came TO this city last week. and. tracing
out her daughter. placed her in the Midni !IIt
Mission, No. pa Greene street Mrs. DOrr Il an
applied to Justice Smith for a warrant for tie
woman Ford arrest, which was granted. Last
night Capt. Ward arrested Ford and two
girls named LOtte RanSer and Lily Smith
who were i'll the house at the time. On their
being arraigned at the Jefferson Market court
this morning, the girls RanSeT and Smith We're
discharged, aud the prisoner Ford remanded
1or iurlhe examination The Express say,
edltOTially:-"Th The case of Miss Ella ID orr
who. il Is alleged, was enticcd into a diSrepu-
table house and ruined, is another warning to
young girls who come to the great city as
strangers This unluCky young woman. We'll
educated and refined. had come to this city
from Washington. and unwittingly made the
acquaintance OF the Keeper OF a vie resort
Here her ruin was ACCOMPLISHED and She was
fOrcibly detained. Even to her mother with
@hon sIt contrIIed 20 communicate indecent
proposals were made"
TIE LAST GAME BETWEEN THE NATIONALS
AND NEW BEDFOEDs.- The last OF three
games between the Nationals and New Bed
lords was played last Saturday afternoon
Inc attendance was q repetition of the backed
anu deeply interested and very demOnStra-
i've crowds within the enclosure during the
hIS two games. Bradley had recovered from
Ms lndlSpOSIt.On, and pitched for the New
BpeGsIOTaS. MI. \; L. Young, who Justly has
Inc reputation OF being the Squarest Of UNI
pres, acted as such. The presence of Bradley
was made manifest by the poor batting Of
the Nationals. They made but three base
to bat BanHOn wherever they were so minded
making twelve base hits and six runs. TIL.
New Bedford nine made during the game
three errors; the Nationals male ten TIL
game. a j whole, was very Interesting eN-
hlbltlon OF ball playing In the second inninL
h6nny, who was catching for the Na-ionllE
had his hand split and had To leave thu field
1TOtt took his place behind the bat and p'ayeI
an excellent game. Dallas in Trott's pace
hrSt was an Improvement. Major who wa
taken Oh the nine and put in left field, PLAYED
Without an error.
AN UNKNOWN MAN STARyEs HIvsr1F To
DEATH.-On Thursday morning some of the
residents OF Anne Arundel county, Md (about
4 nile south OF Severn station, were attracted
10 cump OF bushes by an intOlerable stencil
and, making an examination, found the BODY
OI man, much decOmpOSed and torn by ami
mails. A coat and hat had been placed on a
fence near by, and he had doubtless gone into
me WOODS 10 Ole. Squire Anderson held
jury OF inquest, and it appeared that he had
Deem seen on the preceding SATURDAY. when i'm
foreign accent he inquired where he could
get drink Of water, and when food was
0nered MIN he said not eaten food for five
days, and intended to die. The Jury could de
nothing else than find that he came to his
Geath from Causes unknown, and he was
buried near by He appeared to be about -
years old, had dark hair slightly cured WhiS-
ktfS and mustache dark with a Sprinkiing of
grey, wore plain cashmere coat, reddish COT
ION gcOdS pants, Well worn: and on searching
his pockets nothing whatever was found
:. GETTING READY FOR WORK-Things are
lively about monument square and the com
mlSsary grounds adjacent thereto in prppara
non ioT commencing work at both place T. The
fubO!Sh and debris is being removed from
ABOUT ne monument to make room FIR I'm.
machinery TO De used in saving and no sim
the blocks of marble. which will soon I-.
needed IN building the shaft. The large fran.
COlhIhlSSdty buildings used as Offices store
houses, Nc, fifty OF seventy feet long and tW1
stories hlSh. are being rtmUN ed further back
towards The river bank by MIR. A. W.CaIl4-
more practical house raiser and mover who
has all the necessary machinery 10 do tbIS
KIND Oh work. The goods stored i'm these
buildings are not even disturbed by the opera
non GIuund Will soon De broken where thaS,.
buildings stood for the new building TO h.
erected for the printing and engraving bureau
OF the Treasury.
THE NATIONAL WOMEN SUFFRAGE Asso
GlATION met III Rochester, N y en- ThnrS
day last Mrs. Clemence 5. Losier. presiding.
SS4n
Mrs Caroline B. NinsloW, Mrs b. 3 Lock-
wood and Mrs. Layinia Z. DundOre from this
city We're present. Mrs. Spencer made an ad
dress on Thursday morning. In the evening,
Mrs. Lockwood spoke ON ''Waymarks in the
Progress OF the Movement" and Mrs SPENCER
anu MIS-. WINSTON also spoke. In the list of
oihcers reported by Mrs. Spencer and adopted
by the convention, Mrs. WinSlOw appears as a
vice president, Mrs. Ellen Clark Sargent as
intt Yea Mrs Spencer Mrs Lockwood ard
MIS- Marll!a Kicker, members of the execu.
i've committee and Ellen III. ShilCen aSsiS
iant recording secretary.
PROHIFlTIOS PErITIOS.-The following na.
ntlon 10 Congress i being circulated for sig
natures by the WOman'S Temperance Union:
ln1 mothers wives daughters and sisters
OF the District of Columbia pr;ty yonr hnnnra'
Die bodies TO pass Il law which yr0uTd saw Tn
mem 9 ihelr fathers. husbands, sons. and broth
efs from The bondage Of strong drinL Ia.
pray you 70 prohibit the sale Of IntnTioatinSS
liquors III The District except for mrIi~imaP
mIGhaIliGal, ana scientific purposes Aud In v
Will continue to pray III
LA&NS' Lawns Lawns one hundred 1,.,,
pieces beautiful lawns; Victoria lawns ID Ia.
fine quality white linen lawn, .: black liner,
lawn -; tSIutIlul lace stripe white goods y.
gaUZe vests Tor ladies, gentlemen and chidran
Closing OUT p2TaSOlS At cost: Shetland Sha wis
cardinal, white and blue: ladies' EngJiSh
stockings woven seams p: immense aSsSrf
ment .! childTenS fancy hosiery. our ysry
,aTge size bridal quilts reduced to 81. Clrter'S
Market SDace.-ldrt
TFE DAsHAgAys held meeting al Frank.
an Han, corner 6th and streets northwest
last night, j. i. Wheeler ia the chair and / n
PATTERSON, secretary. After prayer by Rev.
Z. w DennisOn and singing by the choir. ad-
crosses were made by James Cayanaugh Jos
Sl4ndnlS: Guy Wines, Alex EagieStOn and
o'htIS. hecltations and music filled I'D Ibe
Intervals between the speeches, and uumber
CT signatures were obtained 20 the pIsdGa
DROWNED WHILE BATHING--A man nap,ad
Johnson who resided at l2l MaSSSeb~SattS
avenue, was drowned while batbinS in t5S
Eastern branch near Bladensburr yestar5 et0
The body was recovered.
DRY GOOps az bottom prices TowSon,s
- fehnsy lyania avenue, south side.-Ad,T