Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-08-24

NATIONAL lneater, Monday, September 81.
About O'Clock last night child olOnging
TO Edward Lacy, living on 4. between 9Th and
18th streets sw, was badly scalded by the up
setting OF a tub of hot water.
Summer Entertainments.
The complimentary family excursion to Bluff
Point and WicomicO Bay rendered to Mr.
John A. Bayley, the we'll known and popular
agent of the Norfolk line Of steamers. will leave
Sunday, September lst. at o'clock a. m, on
the Jane MOseley, and the indications are tn at
1t will be the boss Sunday excursion of the
season. Go and take your family, and you
viii have good time.
The last of the series of moonlight excursions
given by the Franklin Temperance Legion
takes place this evening on the City of Wash
lngtOD, which leaves at Z and returns at II .
There will be vocal and instrumental music,
dancing, and good time generally.
Remember the Fruit Growers picnic and
excursion to Mount Vernon Springs, next
Tuesday, on the Mary Washington.
The complimentary excursion to Brad
Adams. on the Cockade City, next Monday
evening. will doubtless be literally patroniZeil
by the numerous friends Of that enterprising
gentleman.
The young people of the Fourth Presbyterian
ChuIch are going 10 give an excellent excur-
SION next week. 1t will leave next Tuesday
evening al O'Clock, and 90 TO Piney Point
and Point Lookout, reaching the latte place
at daybreak the next morning. Ample time
will be allowed for boating, bathing and
fishing.
The excursion 10 Piney Point and Point
Lookout, for The benefit of st. Duminic'S
Schools. leaves this evening at 10 D. IN aud
returns sunday at II p. m. Ample sleeping
accommodations will be provided for ali who
are not provided with state rooms
The excursion TO Richmond, 10 be present at
the conservation OF Father keane in that city
tomorrow. leaves this evening at H. All ar
rangenentS have been perfected
The second grand picnic Of the Belt Line
Socjals Will be given at Lnfier's Washington
City Garden on Tuesday next, 9TH inst, Sfa
She notice.
anef.n;ef opportunity is afforded the public
OF visiting Ocean CITY on September Sd. The
features OF this excursion are day and night
gier Sound, Chesapeake Bay and the beautiful "a Tf
Potomac all enjoyed by daylight arriving
home Thursday. 5th, by p. III. See advt.
SUNDAY EXCURSIONS.
The Nellie viii leave Congress street bridge
Georgetown, to morrow at s a. M On her reg
ular trip last Thursday she took about forty
ladies and gentlemen, all of whom were highly
pleasant ride.
The steamer Mystic goes to Towsons Land
ing, down the river, leaving at $50 a. m. and
returning al 1910 p. m.
The Sue leaves this evening at for Piney
Point and Point Lookout returning at Mon
DAY Tb mo III n "a. pleasant trip
JemOy-crabbing, fishing and bathing.
The Mattano will start at $3.50 p. m. for Mar
shat Hall and return at 30
. The Lady OF the Lake leaves at p. m. for
i've hours sail.
The John W. Thompson goes to GIymont,
leaving at 4.
A WIFE DESERTS HER HUsBAND-On Tues
day last as MI. W. WaliingSford was engaged
at his work at w r. Williams eSta blShnlanr
near 9TH and II streets, he received infOrnIa
ton that his wife was engaged in breaking up
housekeeping. He thereupon left his work
and proceeded 10 what was his home in thu
morning, on llth street between q and 7, and
there found that the information was correct,
his wife having had most of their household
utensils placed on the pavement, ami she
q nuItr hQ thralt oh,
had made in the morning that she would not
nix any more lunches for him and was going
away Mr. w. hastely gathered up some of
his clothing and took the two children-the
oldest about years OF age-tO a friends
house, telling his wife that she could leave if
she desired to do So They have been married
about years. Her name before marriage was
Ella Rosa Scrivener, and she is sister Of Mrs
Prof Cook, who il will be remembered has
divorce SUIT pending IN our courts. She is
very good looking. being now about a years
OF age. For about two months past, the neigh
bOrs Say,while Mr.. WallingsfOrd has been at
work man named John Graham has been in
the house, and il is thought that she went off
with him. She having recently sold house
mad some little money when she left. Mr..
WalliDgSford is regarded as an honest indus
trlOuS man, and those who know him think
that he has given no cause for his wife's de
sertlon He having possession of the children
expresses himself well satisfied if She viii kaan
away from him and them.
GLgNwOOD CEMETERY MoRrGAGED-Yes-
terday there was fled in the office of the Re
corIer Of Deeds a mortgage from Joseph b.
Close 20 Abraham Winfield, bearing date
August 18th. ISIS, and acknowledged before
the clerk of Hudson county, y. j., on the day
preyiOCS. The paper sets forth that the party
OF the first part is Justly indebted to Abraham
Winfield, OF Jersey City, \. j., in the sum OF
S2lcn, secured by certain obligations i'm the
penal sum OF $4,000, due on January LIST. 1870
with interest thereon at per cent per annum
To secure the payment of the above amount he
sonysys ina, tract ito or parcel OF land lying and
the District of Columbia called Powell's diyI-
dend, containing, by reSuryey. 75l4 acres The
mortgage is made as a collateral security for
certain judgments, which were recovered i'm
the supreme court of New Jersey against Mr.
Close, to pay to Nathaniel Wilson his reason
able costs, charges and expenses for conduct
ing and managing the law matters and legal
controversies OF said j. 3. Close in the District
of Columbia, whether past or to come.
BEAUTIFUL LACE WHITE STRIPED GOODS.
25c.; Victoria lawns, l0c.; beautiful figured
lawns, (Pacific,) loo. beautiful calicoes Sc !:
children's colored hosiery; excellent cOrsets'
50c.; closing out parasOlS at real cost. Carriers
III Market Space. Excellent black alpaca, 25c. :;
for ladies and children. bleached table dam.
ask, Soc; Shetland ShawlS, white, blue and
cardinal; one hundred Goo pieces new and
Deautliui lawns, Just receiVed.-AdUt.
SUIT FOR DAMAGES FOR ALLEGED ILLEGAL
ARREsT-Iesterday Messrs. w. A. Cook aud
LOT SlO,OO damages against VIM. Dubois. He
charges that on August there was a disturb
SnSe on Sth street, and he was arrested by
Smcer Dnoois Tor an assault with intent to
Nh one VIM Lyles; that on the It'll lt is al
E9ed, ne was taken to the Police Court and
tnere acquitted and that the arrest was IIle-
gal. 0'' was iio
"A MANS Arm Torn FROM HIs Rony
James Allen, an emplOye in the terra cntta
manufaetory north of this city, yesteriay al
fernOOn had one OF his arms caupbt in tha
machinery and wrenched completely from the
body. Several physicians were called IN and
rendered such aid as they could but are of the
opinion that he cannot survive the shock.
BLACK SILKS; colored silks; checked silks
striped silks; every shade Of colored silks in.
ending all the very light and dark shades of
silks; also, cream and cardinal cOlOred silks
Carriers. III Market Space. Black silk, SOC
excellent black silk, 15c. /; our real satin finish
black tdamaSse) silk grenadine at real cost
figured linen lawns; black linen lawns.-AdU'
1T WAS enormously published that the ex
euIsion 10 Richmond will be Oyercr0wded. The
&c - mat arrangements are made TO accom-
nodale any number that wish to go, but there
1IS Only oVo tickets out in this city and 800 in
CORAL,enamel, Roman bracelets. pink cameo
ana lava sets, gold filed chains initial huttons