Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-06-12
PIcnics. Excursions. xc.


The FIRST select moonlight excursion of
the Fanchon Club will be given this even
ing, on the steamer w. w. Corcoran, leaving
.th street wharf at $50 D. m.
The FAVORITE STEAMER Mary Washington
capt. j. j. Newefi) makes two daily excursions
10 Marshall Hall and Mount Vernon Springs
See adVt.
THE JANE MosELEY will leave next Tuesday.
at 80 p 10, for an excursion to Richmond. A.
palace steamer Ariel, which will take the excur-
sionists to Richmond, up the James river
Tickets for the round trip, good for seven days.
viii be sold at IS.
THE EXCURSION OF the Departmental Nine
VIII leave next Saturday evening, at D. M, on
Inc Lazy OF the Lake. The trip will be TO the
Capes, Fortress Monroe, Plney Point and Nor
iOik. me return Will be at a. M, next Mon
day. This Will be most pleasant trip.
DAILY EXCURsIoNs.-The Mystic makes daily
trips to salt water and return, and the ferry
boats between here and Alexandria afford the
opportunity hourly for a short and pleasan:
SOUTH WASHINGTON IMPROVEMENTS AND THE
BELT MISUNDERSTANDING inquiry has OF
a ae been oi so @ade ~ a &c wS and rs
caused the delay In carrying out the plans for
paving 3 street southwest Mr.. VIM. Petit
bore, residing on that street has taken some
pairs to learn the cause and states that the
work was held back by the contractors at The
instance Of the Belt line street car company,
the directors OF which have been endeavoring
their cars over this street In anticipation Of q
Few Channel for travel TO the public buildings
on this iine including the new bureau Of en-
gfaVlng and printing. and the new national
snusue1n on the grounds OF the Smithsonian In
s,iIute now In course Of construction. He fl ads
mat there Is no probability OF the change OF
Ine charter asked for, and that the work will
20 on at once In accordance with the terms OF
tue contracts The general sentiment OF pro-
iSIty-holders in this section OF the city is that
eiiiS company should run their cars over 14th
Street as Tar as c street and follow the latter
ooWH 10 'tn street, which would accommodate
uaseieIS III THIS direction, taking them within
one square OF the public buildings stated above
and at the same time would better accommo-
GATE citizens In the southwestern portion or the
CITY. Such change as this would hasten the
improvement OF street, the only one left In
us former condition, and which needs improve
Inent TO make it conform to the general plan
OF improvement In this netghborhood.
THE CASE OF MORGAN AGAINST THE DISTRICT.
In the Circuit Court, Judge Wylie, the case of
Major T. p. Morgan agt. the District Id on trial.
This is an action to recover some 900 balance
for excavating the James Creek canal a few
years SINCE the engineer Of the District re BORT
ing the amount OF earth excavated at one figure
and Major Morgan claiming another figure.
SLAUGHTER OF THE INEoCENTs. Tuesday
Coroner Patterson viewed the bodies al gave
cert1f1cateS OF burial for four dead Id one
each In the second, fourth, sixth and el2dyE no.
nee precincts. Officer Daley, of the first IRE
clnct, found dead c0lored infant on vacant
lot between II and and Sd and Az streets 4 "
yesterday morning.