Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-08-02
Picnics. Excursions. &c.

Among the pleasantest excursions OF the sea-
son are those Of the steamer KeypOrt. Next
saturday, 9Th inst, she leaves for Glymont and
At II O'Clock next Saturday night she viii leave
for Plney Point, returning Sunday at 9pm. At
pm. Sunday doth 1nst.) she will leave for Bal.
so cents. '
The 15-cent excursions Of the steamer City of
alexandria are very pleasant. See the adver-
The P. X. s., of Dawson, give their second
moonlight excursion to Marshall Hall next
Tuesday, on the w. w. Corcoran.
Ihe Jane Moseley will leave at 1880 next Mon
Gay morning with select excursion for Black
lston's Island and return. She will return at
10:3Op. m. Meals will be furnished on board at
CITY prices, and an excellent brass and string
The Departmental Dozen leaves at $50 o. m.
next Monday on the w. w. COrcOran for moon
light excursion to Glymont. Music aud dan
a grand picnic for the benefit Of st. Angus
tines church will be given next Monday at the
Van Ness Garden, corner OF 18th and streets
The gate will be open from 3 to 10 D. ~
The Departmental Half Dozen go to Black
iston island, next Friday, Oh the Lady of the
Lake. See advt.
The carefully arranged excursion by the
Blacktston island comes Off tomorrow. The
excursionists Will leave On the Jane Moseley at
$50 a m. This will be one OF the most select
and enjoy able excursions OF the season. and to
point where pleasure Is assured to ali.
buckingham win give an excursion this even
Ing on the City Of Washington to Marshall hall
Brass and string music.
Next Monday the grand French festival will
take place at LRffiers gardens, under the dlrec-
ton OF Prof Louis Schneider and Mr.. Jean NJ
Perreard. There will be music by the marine
band, and prizes for dancing, shooting, bowl
ing, &c.
The Mary washington has the following
schedule OF trips to Mount Vernon springs.
leaving at $3.50 am: Monday, August 4th; Tues
day, 5th; Friday, sth; Saturday, 9th.
The grand excursion OF Equal Division, No.
3, S. Of r., which was to have left for Cobbs
Island this afternoon, has, In consequence OF
the detention OF the steamer Frances in New
York, as noted elsewhere been necessarily post
poned TO Saturday, August 9th when 1t viii
certainly take place.
GREAT BARGAINS at Williams In ready-m
dresses, trimmed bonnets, travelling hats, III
ace scarfs, hair braids. All these goods are
sold very low to close them out.
YORK FOR WAGES DUE THE CREw.-A telegram
was received yesterday, by MI. Joseph l.. Saw
age stating that the steamer Frances would be
eta1ned In New York by unforeseen financial
01fflculties. 1t seems that the crew had inStt-
uted proceedings against the vessel to satisfy
heir claims for wages. This detention OF the
teamer WIN cause several engagements TO be
either cancelled or postponed. The most i'm
portant OF these Is the excursion proposed by
Equal division, S. OF T., to Cobb's island which
was to leave this afternoon, but has been post
pOned to Saturday next.
The .excurslonists from Washington on the
last trip OF the steamer to New York, who had
10 pay their way back from Gotham to WASH
1ngton over the railroad, with the return tick
cts OF the Frances In their pockets. are naturally
very indignant at the treatment they received,
CUT HER CABELI.-Yesterday Edmund ca:
Oe!i nled Dill Tor divorce from his wife, Han