Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-08-22
Summer Entertainments.


series OF moonlight excursions given 10y the
Temperance Legion comes off next Saturday
evening, on the Mary Washington. There will
be vocal and Instrumental muse, and dancing
on board. The boat leaves at and returns at
II o'clock.
A grand excursion to Norfolk. Fortress Mon
roe and the Capes, to be also given by the
Franklin Temperance Legion, will leave Sat
uIday evening, August 3lst, on the Louise.
The Mystic leaves at tomorrow morning
Tor NanlemOy, returning at 10 pm
The Interesting and welarranged excursion
10 Richmond, oil The occasion of the cOnSecra-
iiOn of Father keane, will undoubtedly be a
ndllaa IN tS success II Is gwen under the aus
The train will leave the Baltimore s. Potomac
depot next Saturday evening at II, and return
ing, leave Richmond at S D. IN. Sunday. 1t will
consist OF first class coaches only, and COM
Portable ride both ways is assured to all who
20. SO large number of tickets have b. en-
disposed OF by the management. that those who
have not yet received them had better make
haste in SO doing.
The excursion for the benefit of St. Domin-
les schools leaves next Saturday evening at
20 ?. m. 1t goes to Piney Point and Point
Lookout, Oh board the Lady of the Lake and
promises to be an unusually pleasant trip.
AcCIDENTs.-Yesterday afternoon Annie
Howard. a colored girl, in the employ of MIR.
f. L. Burns, 625 + street southwest, while ex
amining pistol accidentally shot herself, the
ball passing through her mouth and cheek.
The wounds are not serious. YESTERDAY
afternoon Mary Shehan, young girl residing
at 6l3 / street northeast. attempted to light
fire with the aid of coal OIL An explosion fol-
lowed, as usual. her dress caught fire, and She
was severely burned ntsd. ,;;a "A son Of Sergeant
dent last evening. While playing about the
neighboThood Of his home near the Govern
ment Printing office he fell or jumped on the
railing around the parking and lacerated the
lower portion CT his body, making very pain
ful wound.
ANOTHER SUIT FOR DAMAGES FOR ALLEG-
ED OUTRAGE ON HER DAUGHTER.-Today
Lydia Ann Hamilton, by j. Parker Jordan
and James w. Fisher, entered suit against
Calvin Wilmer for $500 damages. She charges
that she is widow, the mother of daughter
named Ida NJ. Hamilton, under the age of II
years; that she was employed in the family of
defendant, and the daughter occasionally Wis
tied the house that he, during the absence
OF his family, took by force said Ida Nj. Hamil-
ton in room, locked the door and against her
WILL on or about April 2, 1877, and carnally
knew her, and consequently She gave birth to
child; and by reason thereof the plaintiff for
a long time was deprived of the services other
daughter and incurred expenses and there
fore she brings this suit.
AN ASSAULT CASE D1sM1ssRD.-Iast even
leg Otleer Thompson, of the sixth precinct
assault and battery on his wife They had
got into dispute when he knocked her down
and beat her shamefully, and her screams at
fracted the officer and neighbors. TOlliver
was arrested just as he was going over the
back fence. The woman is said to be inter
nally injured, and she is not entirely out of
Court this morning, and there having been no
warrant or information prepared, on the ad-
journment Of the court he was released.
OPERATIONS OF THE HEALTH OFFICE dur
ing the week ending the l7Ih instant: Nuisan.
ces reported, 40; abated, 2T causes OF death
investigated by the coroner, IA: deaths from
all causes reported, 50; burialS at public ex-
Pense, 10; investigations as to local cause of
itary, 5: tons OF garbage removed, All: dead
animals removed, ~; prlvieS cleaned by D. Z.
A. Company, SCI: with the usual statistics OF
food inspections and pound operations.
TIE GRAHAM HABEAs CORPUS CAsE-This
meIning, John r. Graham, convicted i'm the
Police Court ON the 18th of July of an ARRAY
at the time of the excitement growing out OF
the labor troubles at the bureau Of engraving
and printing building, was again before Judge
Humphreys. The court made an order dis
charging the writ and remanding the prisoner
to the custody OF the warden of The Jail.
SILKS! SILKS SILKs!-Immense assert
ment OF silks cheap; splendid black silks ST. :
immense assortment of colored silks; all the
dark and light shades of colored silks checked
silks. Carriers. III Market Space. Buntings
pure wool, all colors, 25c.; all colOrs black
e5c., i5e., SIC. 81 and sl51-AdUt
excellent game OF bah Tuesday, the contest
between the Nationals and Providence mines
degenerated yesterday to very poor and unin-
teresting playing. The game dragged so that
II had TO be called on the sixth innings, on ac-
count of darkness. The score was 1O to in
favor OF the Providence.
NAhf Blue, seal brown, mode black and
Saiuisai nall wool dress goods at Is cents
-, u n STOCK OF black caShmereS, all wool, 80
ar f1 To an1 up fnll stock of mourning goods,
side--AdUt. "'o""o' S0o'n
,bANkRt PTCY PRACTICE-The costs in this
Class oil eases have been reduced by an order en-
teIed on motion Of Hon. j. Amher Smith
Now that the repeal Of the law on the lat Of
September Is certainty, debtors seem To be
Iooking into their affairs. Mr.. Smiths card
Rll be found In another column, N"'"