Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-07-23

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and $50 pm. Trains pass the camp ground
for this city at 5:44 and 1145 am; 1890 $40 $50
and pm. On Sundays trains leave here at
1890 am and $50 pm, and leave Baltimore at
1:20, 9:15 am, and 7:2O pm. c.
Pfcnfcs. Excursions, &c.
The second grand family excursion to Niagara
Falls will leave Washington July 2sth 1879, at
$40 am, for Niagara Falls, Harrisburg Will
Transport, Minnequa Springs, Elmtra, Watkins,
Canandaigua, and Rochester, arriving at Mag
turn trip will be via Geneva, where steamers
Will be taken for sail of forty miles, the entire
'ength OF the justly celebrated Seneca Lake,
landing the party at Watkins and Havana
over at any point named, On the return trip.
Tickets for the round trip, good for Is days.
only $3.50. Pullman parlor cars Will be at
tached to the train. Seat fare, through to Nj
With the prOprietors of the Cataract House,
Niagara Falls, and Glen Mountain House, Wat
kiDS', for reduced rates.
The second excursion OF the Young Mems
Association OF Trinity church, Georgetown, to
Marshall Hall, On the steamer Jane Moseiey,
tomorrow, for the benefit OF Trinity church.
will be one OF the best managed and most plea
SAINT ones CT the season. See advt.
The Drivers OF the treat Falls Ice Company
will give their second picnic at Locust Grove
to morrow evening. Boats OF the Potomac
every hour, commencing at o'c ock p .m., land
ing passengers at G1eSbOro' wharf, and continue
running until II O'Clock pm. Last boat to leave
eissoos1 wharf at LAO a Pm 9o.ro
Harper's Ferry, Byrn's Island, Jefferson Rock,
John Browns Fort, etc., under the auspices OF
The Sons OF Jonadao; Byrn's Island is nicely
Trains leave B. & o. depot at am, and return
ing leave Harper's Ferry at pm.
The second excursion to ocean City, on the
Frances. will leave on Friday at 5 p m, and
return at am. next Tuesday. Round trip
ticket including full board at ocean House.
only $40. This will be the most pleasant trip OF
any yet given to that popular resort, Ocean
City. 1t is certainly cheap.
The complimentary excursion to Blackstone
lsland, 10 the officers OF the Lady of the Lake,
comes OIL tomorrow. The boat will leave 9th
street wharf at a m and return at II pm An
board.
The excursion to Piney Point and the ball
and german there, from to II midnight, is
fixed for tomorrow. The officers Of the Leary
her wharf at IL am. sharp, arriving at the
Point at pm. The ball win open at and
continue to IL. The steamer will return to this
city the following morning.
Chaplain Of the Water board.
CANDIDATE WHO GOT SCOTCH BIBLE AND
MULE FOR COMFORTING THE SINNERS IN
NORTH CAROLINA REGIMENT.
The following is a copy Of application re-
ceived this morning by the District Commits
siOners:
WASHINGTON, July %, 1S,9-T0 the Hon
Commissioners Of the District of Col,sn,bia-Dear
Sirs: Having learned that by a recent act OF
Congress the oflice OF chaplain OF the water
for the Aforesaid position. have been a Bap-
list minister for the past twenty years. was for
long time chaplain OF North Carolina regi-
ment during the late war, and have cOmfOrteJ
many poor sinner who has Travelled to that
bOuI ne from whence no traveller ever returned.
At the close OF the war, was presented with
Scotch Bible and mule as mark Of apprecia
poinsmen VIII give the situation my most
II. v. TRAvERs, GIG 9th street."
GINGER AND ITS UsEs.-There is no member
OF the family OF condiments, with, perhaps, the
exception OF pepper, that enters more generally
Int into family use than ginger It is grateful to
natural taste Graves 1t as q delightful element
In the economy OF homecraft. Hence we ind it
everywhere IN all varieties of forms, and
welcomes 1t In his pumpkin-pies, and in the
field, at having time, In the 'tswitchel," which
allays the thirst and stimulates the energy bet
ter than the stronger fluids OF former times. Ia
the cities ginger takes other forms as principal
component In temperate and agreeable cooling
drinks, from the genteel soda syrup to the humble
pop" which 'cheers but not inebriates," and
whose extract OF jamaica Ginger is at present
enjoying so extensive demand, while residing
in Jamaica, was attracted more particularly
eah1 when fne ct BY the
sharing the honors with pepper punch, made
from '.Buccra-man PEPPERS" as the negroes
called them. This first excited In his mind the
ldea OF preparing the extract from ginger In
concentrated form for popular use which he
has since so effectually carried out. AS now
prepared by his process, the native virtues of
pure brandy and aromatics, so that it may in
truth be said to be the most invigorating OF
beverages, as well as the most reliable of house
hold panaceas for ailments and diseases peculiar
TO the summer and winter months, and to
change OF water, food, or climate.
BBLLIGERENT FEMALEs.-This morning 10 the
Police Court two white girls-Jennie Brown
and Nettie Clark-were arraigned on the charge
OF an assault and battery on bartholomew Kat
ahaf, who testified that on Monday night he
had been down to the corner OF 18th and
streets, and returning home, passing along c
street where these girls lived, the first-named
hailed him, and he said "Ive got no use for q
fast woman" Jennie then said "I'Il give you
last" and struck him with bludgeOn, and the
next he knew he was struck on the head with
beer bottle, which Knocked him senseless
Bertha Jones, who lives near by, testified that
she heard the rumpus, and looking out saw
Nettie hit him with a beer bottle and Jennie
had st1ck-a wooden bar for door-in her
hand. His head was In the door. He got up
and wandered around like he was crazy Mr.
L. Browning, for the defendants, claimed that
this was case Of self-defence, but had no wit
nesses present. and he asked continuance
The court remarked that II the case was con-
tinued they would have to find bonds In $780,
The counsel then agreed to go ON with the case,
and the defendants testified that this party
was drunk and attempted TO come in the house,
when they pushed him away and he fell, and
both denied they struck him. The cOurt-Send
these girls to jail for 80 days each. An appeal
was noted.
LUCK SCATTERED IN CROwD.-In the last
Lottery
grand capital prize OF one hundred thousand
dollars was divided into tenths, and became the
property OF as many young enterprsing mer-
Chants, statesmen, clerks and commercial
travellers doing business about Leonard street
and broadway, New York, who, for a dollar
apiece, became each worth ten thousand dol.