Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-06-03

JACKSON GROVE CAMP MEET1NG-The assocIa-
tne1 iost at the jackson Grove Camp Meet
ng ,asC august has made bargain for the
| purchase OF what is known as the Grove. with
| the Iafm attached and have arranged for the
meeting NEE this season to commence on Thursday,
July 24th, and continue until August 4th. On
Inulsoay, July 10th, those proposing to camp
aie expected to meet on the ground to select
ieSioe ten1 sues Tae managers have directed the
large frame boarding booth. jackson Grove is
Immediately on the line of the B. &P.R
ABOUT rs miles from this city, and I'm addition to
the usual facilities as to stoppage OF trains the
rallroad company purpose toput In switch and
PLATFORM and erect freight house, &c. Rev. nr
MUTT tMurIay, " o. Georgetown, viii receive appiica
u01s I0r tent sites. Applications are not ra-
strlcted to the stockholders. -0
4O boxes, with the above heading. have been
erected In different parts Of the city for the COT
gGo,0n OF newspapers, magazines &C., to be dis
efi1u.ea among the inmates OF our hospitals,
asyIums, &C. There are about 500 In these in
stIuilons who find pleasure In perusing the
popuiar literature OF the day. Our benevolent
clsizens a nave here good opportunity to do kind
tributing publications OF the above kind to
thls cause. More boxes are needed and more
iioerai contributions to meet the demands of
the cause. 0 oA
lKNDERGARTEN NORMAL EXERCISES. The
ten Normal Institute, Mrs and Miss Poll5ck
principals, took place last evening and was en-
lloyeq py all. Rev. Mr.. Cauley, MI. Il. II. T.lley,
educational matters were present The work
zone py the young ladies' to fit them for their
profession was on exhibition, and proved, to.
tbe subject thorough study. The names Of
tIag tne graduates are Miss Annie F. Duysday, Miss
our public school teachers. 0N0 ~
SloE-A correspondent OF the New York H,roId
on .ne U. s. steamship Ticonderoga, on SOW
ann}os Wesb fhs1 coast Africa April a. wites am
nlSt news OF the adjournment of the nOrthWeSto o
ern boundary commission. The commission
ha 6 TO- day sine die and no point what
could De brought about between the Enuij.h
and Ll6erian members, and the former f7atIV
felasea fedt 10 reIer the matter to Commodore Sbr
The whole affair Is at a deadlock. and VIII NC
main 1n statu quo until some further stems arc
!aken Dy the respective governments. What
that Will be 1t is impossible to say" A"'
THE POLITICAL CONVENTIONS OF the curren.
week are these:-To-day, Maine rreenheal
state convention In Portland, and GaIifnrnia
working men party's state convention in San
ffdanclsco; tomorrow. Ohio greenback and
THURSDAY, Massachusetts greenback conference
ENGLISH WOMEN FEEL a quite justthab,e
pride In the results OF the first special examjna.
Go on loF taeir sex held by the University Of Lor
t,,. VIZ OAdl1llutQ anu niue or
tnem were successful. six OF them taking honors
and four OF them taxing scholarshiDsVa better
showing than any body OF male applicants ever
IRON MEN ON STRIKK.-Au the iron mills In
;d,a rlt.snnsg, @ "a. with one exception, are now
saie, 70 Lae manulacturers having refused to pay
eo TINS manufacturers and the wofkmen, how.
ever, nave appointed committees respectively
oktng to settlement by arbitration,
TIE ExoDUs:-General Thomas W. Conway.
Oh Of ~: -, ana Rev. John Turner, OF st. Louis,
q New xoik yesterday on the Southern exodus, |