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

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Saturday night Miss S. Harbaugh and Mrs.
Fitnam, while walking, near their home, on 9Th
and g streets southwest, were approached by
two colored men, and one made grab at a
gold chain worn by Miss HarDaugh and broke
It. Miss Harbaugh dropped her pocket book,
containing S. which the thieves secured.
Daniel Dyson, colored, stole canister Of tea
from store or street, near 18th, Saturday
night, and a crowd OF colored men captured
him and beat him badly. Hewas attended by
DR.. Hartigan and removed to his home.
B. & P. Il. r. at 121f O'Clock to-day, and were
met at the depot by number Of their friends.
They viii play here tomorrow afternoon.
Picnics. Excursions, &c.
The Mystic leaves tomorrow morning at go
for Smiths Point.
The second grand excursion from here to New
York, Cape May, Long Branch, and Coney
Island will leave next Tuesday in the Frances;
round trip tickets, good for thirty days, only
SO. The Frances Is now regularly on the
WashiDgtOu-New York line, and is doing an
excellent freight and passage business. She Is
safe, commodious, and elegant steamer.
A third excursion to GlymOnt for the benefit
OF the poor will leave next Thursday on the
Jane Moseley at am. sharp. A second boat
Will leave at p. m.
The George Leary will make her first excur-
sion to P1nsy Point next Friday, leaving at $50
Q. M, and returning at 1870 p. IN. She viii
stop going down and coming up, and time win
be given for boating, grabbing, and bathing.
Glenn r. Venables grand excursion to Mar
the Mary Washington. Prof. Rogers Glee Club
win be on board, and there viii be dancing on
the boat and at the hall.
the City OF Alexandria leaves her wharf at
5.15 p. m. for a moonlight excursion, returning
at Has.
1928 street, have sold at auction, for s13, 100.
to Robert Proctor, lot NJ, In so. No. 23S. on !,
between 18th and 18th sts., for $3.50; small
frame house, and lot q In subdivision of so
40. corner OF sth and @ sts., containing 1 $50
square feet, at 50 cents per square foot, to Geo.
Graham. A small lot on L, between Connect
house, for $3.50. to Alice V. Lucas. Also tract
OF land On the Marlborough road. adjoining
Suitland, called Headache" or enclosure
another farm In the Immediate Vicinity on B Rem
nings' bridge road, called 'Stony Hill" contain
Ing 259 acres, for SIS 50 per acre. Lots Is, Il
and is, so. ZOOS, corner of and 18th st. me-, at
~ cents per square foot, all to Thomas Weaver
Lot on ST., between 18th and 18th sts, I'm
proved by frame cottage, to Motley Anderson,
By E. A. Mcintyre, s1s street-House No
1889 9Th st., to 81. Fraley for s. co., Nos $40 and
312 14th st. s.w., to Simon HOoe, for 81, 800 No
19l2 st. me-, to s. Huysman, for $500. No. 112S
st. ne. to Mary L. Jackson. for 81 800: and
nye lots on Corcoran st. above 18th ST., to Gen.
Avery, for so cents per foot.
TIE REGATTA THIS AFTERNOON. Potomac
Boat Club house is handsomely decorated to-
day and viii be Illuminated tonight. The
annual regatta Of the club Is In progress this
afternoon, made up OF four races. The reyatta
VIII be over the route from the usual Starting
point below the club -house to the Aqueduct
ana Bailey win race with Single souls. Messrs
Cropley and Kaufman, In the Fairy, VIII match
4essrs. Wheeler and Cox In the Zephyr, as
double SOULS: The four-oared match viii be
between Paris, Wilmington, Snyder and Doyle
u the shell Potomac, and Gadsby, Moore
Kaufman and Johnston In the shell Saratoga
TIE light weights, Bestor, snider. zeigler and
Robei ts, Will then match the heavy weights
wheeler, Dodge, Cropley and Wheatley. The
evening i'll be spent In dancing at Potomac
Landing.
GROWING Up TO BE LOUISIANA WrTNEssEs-
YESTERDAY afternoon two boys, and 9 years OF
pass through the gate Officer Prather oIes
ttored them and took them to the seventh pre-
ciDct station. They stated to Lieutenant Aus
I'm tpar they were from Baltimore and were
Oent over to this city about two weeks ago 10
visit their uncle, a Mr.. Hook; that yesterday
morning their uncle and his family went on an
excursion, and told the boys they had better 60
back TO Baltimore, but refused to give them
any money, saying they could follow the rail-
ROAD track. They gave their names as Willie and
Ffank WEBER. They were made comfortable
up stairs. and inquiries were maze concerning
their uncle at the LIST ward station, and In few
minutes 1t was ascerta1ned that they were run
Always from their parents in this city, and were
named Willie Weaver and Frank Grady,
MARRIAGE LICENSES have been issued to John
oshes and Ella WEIGH; George G. Jsnife Pe snd
laura X. A. Brown; Aaron Gibbs of Culpeper c.
H., Va, and Emma Kosher of Montgomery
county, Nd; Daniel Robertson and Emma F.
Holman; John Gibson and Mary Hart: D.
Forest p. Ormes and Laura McNall; Bernard T.
McCartney and Lizzie M. Beane; Isaac c. Vert
nelm ana Cora A. Burton, both OF Richmond;
Thos. s. Kelly and Belle w. Smith; Justps
Thomas and Eliza Bumbrey; Newton CornwelI
and Jane story; Richard T. Chisley and Sallie
seven; w Freeman Page OF Lynchburg, and
Lydia s. Parnam: John johnson and Mildred
alexander; JAS F. Pierce and Elizabeth Harris:
Cnas: AIlston Stone and Lilly Wood; Chas.
N. Y. City, and Gussie b. Gardener
MRS. LOCKWOOD, THE FEMALE LAWYER. SUED.
on Saturday Justice Walter had before him the
case OF Mrs. Ellen Clark, against Mrs p A.
LOCKWOOD, suit for $50 balance On a $50 note ar
10 per cent. interest given August IL, 1874. by
MS I9ckW0 S and her husband to plaintiff.
support OF the suit, and Judge Pelham for Mrs.
lockwood. The latter interposed a plea OF
coverture VIZ: that, being married woman at
the time the ote was given she could not be
SUED 1or It's recovery; also plead the statute OF
limitations. ps yment, and finally set-of of
Dill for services. The latter consisted OF ad-
0ltionai ices Tor procuring pension, defending
q oog case, settling fence dispute. and other
matters, amounting to over $40. Jud yment was
given for defendant.
WAsHINGToNIANs On THEIR TRAyEIs.-The
Los Angeles Commercial, June Is, says:-"The
Kew. Ut. j. Geo. Butler, formerly chaplain of
the House OF Representatives, and at present
pastor or the Memorial Church. Washington.
ID. C., accompanied by the Rev. L. A GotWald
OF YORK, Pa; Rev. III. W. Mcknight, Easton
Pa, and Rev. FL. Louis Baugher, of Gettysburg'
Pa, are making their headquarters at the Cos
mopolitan hotel, and visiting places of interest
IN this section OF the state" 49, The Mullins
Durgh, Pa, Telegraph, July 2, says:-"Thornas
Hopkins, esq, and wife, OF Washington CITY.
are the guests OF Prof. Burrows family In this
place. Mr.. Hopkins health Is greatly i'm
paired"
y SMALL MEAsUREs.-Mr. Small, inspector OF
weights and measures, during the past few
Gays has been active in watching the berry
venoers, and On Saturday seized at the Western
Market nye tin vessels purporting to be quart
measures, but they were all too small, for dry
measuIe, one OF them being easily put into the
StanoaT0 measure He also seized two LIQUID
9uar. nieasuLes from Dennis Handy, and at the
A SUNDAY GAME OF FARo.-Yesteroav morn
Ing Sergeant Huntington, with Offtcers King
Wilson and g. Lusky, made a descant IN
6hanty among the brick-yards south of The
Capitol and found game OF faro in nroa,re, no
They took into custody Charles Carter Geenrsa
Peyton and John Hail. and this morning in re-
Police Court Carter and Ppyr0p forfattad oora.S