Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-07-18


most distinguished lawyers In the country
To-day building permit was issued t,
Thomas Wilson for the erection OF a handsom,
ner Of Connecticut avenue aud Jefferson place
tnear the British mInister's,) on the plans Of j
Fl. McGill.
Picnics. Excursions. &c.
Franklin Temperance Legion gives an excur
sion down the river every saturday evening
The annual picnic of the Georgetown Hide.
MAN Society will be held at Greenwood. George
town Heights, July 2lst, 1879.
see the advertisement Of Buektnghams select
excursi ns every Saturday night, on board
steamer City Of Washington. Boat leaves
Ferry wharf at 7:15; returns at II O'Clock. No
The Officers Of the George Lealy will give an
excursion to Piney Point, July 18th, leaving at
III a. m, and arriving at p. m. A ball and
german viii De given at the Point in the even.
Ing. There will be two hours for bathing and
one for supper. The ball opens at S and con-
t1nueS to IL p. m. The steamer will arrive in
washington next morning at $50.
The Drug Clerks leave this evening at $50 for
Marshall hall on their annual excursion. The
boat used Will be the Lady OF the Lake, and a
most pleasant evening can be expected.
The grand excursion to ocean City via Girls
field. leaves pext Sunday. See adv't.
The Mary Washington leaves at $50 this D. NJ
Tor Mount Vernon Spl1Igs, and returns at II.
UNION SUNDAY SCHOOL PICNIC IN MARYLAND
Yesterday the union picnic OF the Sunday
schools OF Anne Arundel county, Nd, Familiarity
known as Brother RObinson'S picnic, took place
In jackson Grove, the camp meeting ground or
the Methodist Protestant Church, about %
miles out on the B. & +. r. r. There was a
Jacent neighborhood, and many came by rail or
wagons from long distances. There were on
the ground the schools or delegations from Sui
phur Springs. Severn Chapel, Bethel, Ridge
Cbapel, Cross Roads, Friendship, st. Peters aud
Brooklyn, and, with their friends, there were
over 9 thousand persons on the ground. During
and called to order by Rev. C. n Robinson, and
after singing, addresses were made by rev.
Mr.. Th1elkeld, Rev. DR.. Murray Of GEORGETOWN
Rev. Dr. Wilson OF this city, and Prof. P. NJ
Lark1n. There were also on the ground Rev.
Oliver Cox, Rev. Mr. Flo5d d, Rev. B. s. Highly
and other ministers, and numbers of politi-
Clans were busy on the ground making
each and every one Of the 600 children on the
ground was given treat, and with the assis-
lance OF their friends On the ground they put
ing OF gallons OF lem onade and bushels OF cake
The afternoon was spent by the older folks re-
neWtng acquaintance, the politicians making
a to ALL and the
re1reshment stand During the day the gen.
eral appearance Of the grounds, which have
been cleared up preparatory to the Methodist
Protestant camp meeting, commencing on
InuIsday next. was complimented, and the
tabernacle, the boarding tent, store house, &C.
were examined with interest.
A TOURNAMENT was held at Gales woods yes
terday by the National Tournament club, an
organization OF colored men. The club marched
IN uniform from their hail, corner Of 18th and K
streets, vtbrough the city to the park where the
tourney was held. The following entered the
nsts:-James Lomax, Knight Of the West Henrv
EdmuEdS0n, knight OF tie Silver Star; Andrew
johnson, Knight OF South Carolina; William h.
MesI, Knight OF Maryland; Isaiah Brooks,
knight Of the Red Cross; John Moore, Knight
OF Philadelphia. w. 81. West came out first,
winning the championship belt and the first
prize, q silver water pitcher; Henry Edmund
and Andrew johnson, the third prize, silver
goblet and silver napkin ring. Miss Cordelia
Ban was chosen Queen and crowned by the sue
sessal s Knight 2, b John w. freeman delivered the
c. Freeman, Peter Carter and Philip Austin.
terday, the yacht race from 9th street wharf to
the buoy of Fort Foote and return, I'm which
me sea Foam, Captain Clarvoe; Good Enough,
captain Raynor; Hawkers. Captain Thomas,
ana Harkaway, Captain Vaux, started The
Foam, Good Enough and Harkaway turned the
BUOY wen together. on the trip up the Foam
passed the others below Alexandria and
won the race Is minutes ahead Of the Good
Enough, Harkaway being third, and Hawkers,
VINO mad been leading stern chase all the way,
nopelessly In the rear, her time not being
AT 81 O'Clock the tub race took place from
the 9tn street wharf to the flats and return.
inc entries were w. Dowell. T. Mason, J. F.
and j. Williams. They were allowed no oars
ana were expected to paddle by hand Only
one, w. Dowell, managed to keep his tub no
x TIE! Others falling 0ut-and he won the
PARAAouR.-Th1s morning. In the Police Court,
Zedediah Thompson was arraigned on the
charge OF an assault and battery with intent to
kill James Hamilton, by shooting him In the
h nj Y1nn 1acf ,soI
resulted In the amputatlon Of the arm. Both
parties are colored. and 1t appears that Hamil-
Ton, who lives in Georgetown, went out to
dnompson's house, about ~ miles In the
county, TO see his wife, who was there, and 1t
was alleged that when Hamilton went to the
door OF the house, Thompson appeared with
shot gun and fired it with the above results
On the other hand the defence claimed that
Hamilton went there with pistol and threat
eneo 10 shoot Thompson on sight, and that at
tne time the shot was fired, Hamilton was just
ABOUT 10 IRE, and that the shot was fired In self
oelence. The Court decided that the case
should go to the grand jury and fixed the bonds
at 81 ,0G0.
THE GAIT C;oCK.-The beautiful clock which
Messrs. Gait, tro. Co. recently put up In front
OF their store the first OF the kind ever erect
ed-that is to say-the fist street clock with
It's movements inside the post, was to a certain
extent an experiment. 1t has, however proved
an eminent success both as piece OF Ingenious
mechanism and great public convenience. In
OtuCts uOWCNCi, W StCuEc dDoDiuLtly correct
tine under all conditions OF temperature (Which
In our climate In exposed positions there Is
variation or largely over one hundred degreeS)
THIS finn has determined soon to make certain
alterations In the movement. This however
We are glad TO learn, Will require Comparative
" out short time, for the public have already
become so accustomed TO this clock that II
seems almost Indispensable.
PARDoNED BY THE PRESIDEST-Yesterday
the President pardoned Mrs. Catherine Bailey
who, over year since, was convicted OF the
larceny OF 500 from George Jones, an old SOL
o1er, and was sentenced 10 the Baltimore peni-
Tertiary for two years. About the time of her
sentence the Maryland legislature passed an
act prohibiting the reception OF prisoners from
other courts than the courts or tnat state, and
consequently there was difficulty as to where
20 send her, it being claimed that having been
sentenced to the Maryland penitentiary the
court could not amend the sentence after the
ciose OF the term, aud on this question the Gas e
rested pending an appeal.
DEEDS IN FEE have been recorded oS follows:
j. M McF ariand TO &. F. Morris, part II, so. S24;
$l,2oe: jos; 5 anthony TO James McEiwee,
Rart 4, SO, ao' 81, 100 &c. McKelden to j. ii.
Ruman, part !, 50. $40; $4,000. III. III. Nickel