Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-07-20


IL The course IF construction, was washed out
The ~. YVES again struck by lightning.
wGich lI.k" some OF the stone and stunned
Sa.u" Of the inmates. The t-trmuE burned
ont he IragHct Cf HE td,sIIE circuit IL No
G'a-fu" house ami also that III thH he a.jrIu
BY n rae Eayy yard gate, DO-h If Which have
been repaired
Summer Entertainments
IieGn.iure Lodge, No p y. OF p, nj Gaorg--
town. viii ave Their ils- annual he nj. nsxt
Monday at AnalOStan Island.
The Monday and Friday excursions Of the
Mary Washington are very pleasant
The moonlight excursion Of Franklin Tenn
perance Legion takes place this evening on the
City of Washington which leaves at and
returns III II.
The -ImlI excursion 20 Ocean City, August
5rh, advertised - day. viii b. 0Ip II the most
delightful trips of the season
An eXCurSiOn Will he given to Chapel Pom.
next Thursday By the friends NJ Fathers Wiger
and Seaman.
See tidgeI tiSement " Chnate's select evening
excursion next Wednesday.
SUNDAY EXCURSIONS.
The H2Fhlnger goes TO Occ0qIan FAILS
The Mattauo leaves at Bop, N, for Marshall
Hall
Tie Jare MoSeiey leaves at = this evening
for Norfolk Fortress Monroe Iud the Cares,
returning next Monday morning
The Potomac Ferry Company gives 4 moon
light excursion. the boat leaving at l.
The Lady Of the Lake leaves AZ ) p III. for a
I've hours sail
The JOAN ". Thompson starts at D. m for
Glym0Ht.
The Sue leaves this evening at : for Point
Lookout and Piney Point, ret turning early I,Nt
Monday morning.
The Mary Washington leaves fDr Mar5hail
Hall al 3 = n.
SO FATE OF A WASHINGTON CHA press
dispatch from New York SAYS :-AbnEt six
weeks ago young lady named Eta Dow
whose parents reside IL Wa>hiTErO came to
this city on business. ara while here made fh,.
acquaintance of Anetta Ford, keeper If a dis
orderly house a. - west nth street ~ who's
y ace she was ruined. and the voUng !.fv
cha! yes That sub-e quentlv an ABORTION wa
performed on her. from the effects of which
SIZE still suffers. Mrs. Ford ami two female
inmates have been arrested. Miss Dow charg
that she was unable 10 get from the den, aud
Wrote 10 her mother ClandeStinely who came
on here. and had great difficulty in reScuing
her daughter, having been threatened by Mrs
Ford who is an Old offender and has been
carrying ON her nelarlOuS trade Of prOCureSS
for years.
RAILROAD TRAINS Observation-Disclosures af-
tefLOOn- directly alter freight train had
passed over the trUsSe work Of the Alexandria
and Fredericksburg railroad, Skirting the
rlVer az FreeStOne Point, it was discovered
dangerous TO run heavy trains over 1.-THE
track for about 80 yards having fallen
IN places feet from the grade Word was i'm
mtdIateiy sent here. and the wreckerS and
read went down TO the place and worked all
night III strengthening the work and had nv
noon to-day So lar advanced that trains were
Saieiy run over IL. This occurrence caused
- NE delay in the transfer of freight and pas
SengerS, and. as is usual. some complaint from
parties delayed
Sun STsvCN.--Il a...li.lun - The victims Of
YESTERDAY NcOTchln- heat mentioned iii TIE
~ ~ Ar -. NtNi evening wrrc tie fpH0wing:-
Mrs. Daley, living on VI street northwest
Henry A W0Gdield, oil the ordnance depart
meGt OF tie navy yard. r12r the corner Of 5th
and ST 'etS; Charles Wis rni'lGvrd ir the
James i Wife. assistant fireman. employed
in tie same !.act; ". II Towers a compost.
tor 1t ne Government once.
TIE STO..E "a bu, vo4r drv Goods very
cheap. il" tutif Il Pacific lawns. Il cents: pure
WHIT linen lav ms, =; black linen lawn p:
Wool. al cn,nrN. = lace bunting. >: Shetland
ShaTlS, white, cardiual ami blue. ladies Fun
lSh stockings. woven seams 2: game vests
for ladies' ard children; black cashmere pure
wool. 50. lack Alpaca. very fine. -. Closing
III t''' '''' - Gust '''''' ; Marker space
DROWNED. - About O'Clock Yesterday
afternoon. The body of an unknown man was
discovered boating in the river opposite Giles
boro. by Capt; Farrar, OF the steamer City of
Alexandra, who notified Mr. John Goss, pro
prIet0r Of GieSbsrO. who in company with
Cha :. Perkins, secured the body. The
body found papers in his clothing showing
that bis name is Riley, butcher by occupa
ton.
ARRESTED UNDER THE REvESUE LAW.
Henry Pond, Of NJ | street. has been com
nltttC 10 IaIi by (. : Commissioner Plant for
tht dct.0h 81 the Grand jury on charge of
Se,lh~ netf Without license
MIS-. = @ch F'aS M itted yesterday Ter q
SlIEi-&t charge, bur She sued out Il wiz Gf
haoedS corpus, ana was released on bail Dy
JuUSe Humphreys for I hearing on WedueS-
day " V
MAERIAoE LICENSES have b,ep issued 70
JeHh ieif and i0rtIr GettingS of Prince
George ; county, Md. VIM. Banks and Alice
BFONn: Nn. Prior and l.. j. Jackson. Chas
MaTlG% ahC Laura Nn.idmS, w. l. Iaake
and Mary Alice LveCl. both OF Front Rny-''T
Virginia Benz y King AM Katie V..rh1;rI,,'
son.
REAL ESTATE Sal Es.-.'. v. p. Myers, real
estate AGENT, has sod lots Nos. lOl III and IN
in square No. rs. fOr sg..EU cash, UDOu which
there will IL erected three stores and SIX
dwellings,. Also. lois / and T. III same su,Ia!a
for sA,'yV cash.
NEW PUBII,ATONs.-From SIii,inpton wa
nave advance copies of Scr;5Eey and g.
NICHOLAS for Augusta caWtal number of
each, as VIII be seen by the table of contents
az another column. Beliew sends us the Irish
Nationalist for august Zc.h.
TIE LARGE and cOmm0diouS steamer Mary
WASN'T ton, Capt J.. l.. Blake, will leave her
VIVA, Inot OF Uh street, 70 mOrrOw afternoon
III 8 Crock Tor MarshaIi-HaIl-Adct.
TIE RANGE OF THE THERMOMETERS to day at
hrElp ~ StCEe--At o'clock a m $50: 10
am $40 L H.. 9ll9; 2p.m., 500.
POSITIVELY SELLING OFF all onr summrr
goods az and below their actual cost ar Con