Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-10-08
The National Fair.
APPorNTMENr OF COMMITTEES, ETC,

| rant on Stewards hill will be q frame structure
one story in height, 100 feet long by 80 feet
wide. proposition from Harry Leslie the
tight-rope walker, to give two Performances
daily, was favorably considered. 1t was an
nounced that number OF letters had recently
been received from parties In Philadelphia ask
ing II there was any more Of the assoclations
stock for sale, and stating that it would lind q
ready market In that city. The chairman of
the stock had been disposed Of in this city, and
That there was none left to send away. Mr.
simon Wolf was elected a member OF the ad-
tlsory board and Mr.. R. 81. Spindle secretary of
The following committees were announced:
On Reception OF Invited Guests-Jas. L. Bar
II. Herr. Lewis }: Davis, Henry S. Crosby, Tnos.
L. Hume and William Dickson. On sale Of
tlckets-Wm. n; Morrison. Reuben F: Baker,
RGSe, Il SPINDLE MSson N Shea
Boyd, James P. Willett, J. w. Drew, Matthew
Goddard. Agricultural Implements and Ma
ehinerymF. I. Moore, John A; Baker, Thomas
Somerville, M. j. Adler, r. Il. Tenney. Live
Stock on Exhibltion-Gen. Edward F. Beale II.
W. Blunt, George w. Kengla, John s. Barbour,
John 10 " shaw Tournament, r. w: bowman,
eide, John S. Miller. AdyertIslng-J. Sayles
Brown. Jesse B. Wilson, j. W. Boteler, BENZ.
Charlton, Gustave Lansburg. Decoration Of
Buildings and GrouudS-MaJ. W. j, TWining.
VIM. Saunders, W. R. Smith, sJohn Saul, VIM.
Gait. feultTy-Samuel E. Wneatlev W, s.
Hoge, J. c. Ergood, James S. Dl 7is, E. G. Davis.
AA A. MURAL PRODUCTS, Field Roots, Seeds,
kencla va T. Ms1tley T. a Boyd, H
cultural Department, Fruits, Etc-Cen W. G.
lie DUO, Mrs. w. M. Calf, Mrs: Samuel Norment,
MIS-. j. S: Barbour, Chas. A. Beavans. Exhibi-
tons tG1 s, and shows-Robert BealI, Or. Ralph
Walsh, M. G. Emery, DR.. Dan ell B. Clark, GEO.
w. Knox. AuctiOneers-W. E. Clark. s. G.
McIDoWen, W W. MCCULLOUGH, F. a: Lutz, W.
b. Adams, A. W. Kelly, w. Wheatley and Ma
jor E. G. Curtis. The committee on athletic
sports are at work n-their programme, and
that this branch will be quite interesting, as
premiums are to offered.
The following were selected as the committee
On on so Of me ane domestic arts
W. Riggs, Hon. Geo. M. Ednunds, VT; Mrs. 6.
N. Edmunds Vt; Mrs. Col Enoch Totten, Mrs.
Cm tbs j. Hillyer, Miss Evarts, Miss Riggs, Miss
Md; Miss Henry, Mrs. Gen. Lander, Mrs. Samuel
Shellabarger, MIS-. H. II. Blackburn, Miss
Calista lIalsey, Mrs. Gen. W. T. Sherman, Mrs
Capt. s. L. Phelps, Miss Casparis, Mrs. Crosby
Parker, Mrs. J. d. Martin, Mrs. E. E. Briggs.
The admission to the fair has been placed at
so cents for single tickets and for season Tickets
not rarsferable, admitting one person during
the fair, 50. 1t is estimated that a building of
1,600 feet area will be necessary for the poultry
on eXh ndtl handsome flag made by Mrs;
be uniurled at the topping off Of the main
building on Saturday. The work on the build
ings and grounds is going on satisfactorily To-
day the blicklayels are laying brick on the
buildings at the rate Of 5000 per hour.
CARPETs.-1O more new patterns just received.
1oWSon's, pennsylvania avenue, south side,
near 18th street.
yesterday afternoon, and the committee on the
Home reported that there are at present twen-
ty-siX inmates, and that ten transientS were
cared for during the summer; that there are
thirtyefght children in the foster home, all of
whom are In good health. The visiting commit
tee reported several cases Of destitution and
during the summer, and several families were
given assistance. Situations were found for
eight persons.
TIE FOLLOWING PATENTS, dated october 18th,
have been issued to persons in this District:
Wash'ngton-E. Stolpe, lamp; w. E. Spencer,
box; c. H. Manning, carbon points for electric
lights. Georgetown-F. Burrows, fire-escape.
SUICIDE OF AN UNHAPPY WIFE.-Mam1e Chase
a young white woman about 90 years old, for
merly employed as assistant steward at Will
lar iards hotel, died there YESTERDAY morning from
taken Monday night Her married life has been
unhappy, and Monday night it is said that she
met her husband, with whom she had quarrel,
and she then drank the laudanum on F street,
near 9TH, and proceeded to the hotel, where
later In the night she made known what she had
done. She was the daughter OF the late James
McColgan, Of the police. 80
RELIGIOUS REvIvALs.-For several weeks in.
gress at the 4th street NJ L. church EAST Wash
i1gton), Rev. George v. Leech, pastor, and
there have been number Of converts made,
that section. At Grace M. E. church 9th and
streets), Rev. Harry 8. France, the pastor, Is
conducting an interesting series Of meetings.
ALDRRNEY.-The ordinary article sweet milk,
sucn as delivered throughout the city for and
Sc. per qt., we sell for &C., and our ordinary
a. m. to p. m. On this delivery we sell pure
butter milk, &c. per qt:; cottage cheese, SC. per
roll; fresh 1 home-made butter, in print, i5e:
cream. 30c. per qt., is delivered on schedule
time, from to a. NJ, when good horses and
well paid men have to work. We have no excuses
for our customers nor receive any from our
Alderney Dairy. 412, 414 and Ais Sd street NV:
Sale anA Sample Room, 622 street NV.
city: Order any thing in the line of choice dairy
products, and depend on getting what you
ordered.
THE FORT WASHINGTON SHOOTING CAsE-The
published reports that Mr.. Thomas w. Adams,
who was shot by Spencer on last Saturday
ing, are not well founded. The facts are that
last week he had so much improved that 1t was
thought by some that he was out OF danger,
but subsequently so much pain affected him
about the wounds as to cause serious apprehen.
sions OF his friends. Although, last night he
was somewhat easier than he had been, his
physicians, Drs. Bayne {of this city, and Ward
(of Prince Georges) do not yet regard him as out
OF danger by any means.
CASE UNDER THE LIEN LAwS.-In the
Coul In General Term, yesterday, the case of
Painter agt Drane ct al. was taken up. This
case grows out OF the failure of the contractor
for the erection Of two houses for plain
tiff to complete the same. The houses were to
have been completed on November 18TH 1874,
and when plaintiff on November goth found
that the SUBJ contractors had not been paid and
refused to go on with the work unless he would
be responsible, he notified Drane that the con-
tract was at an end, and he (plaintif) would
finish the houses, and employed other SUBJ
contractors to do so, stipulating that he would
not be responsible for work prior to that date,
and would not be responsible for the work done
by Drane. Notices OF lien were given by some
OF them, and plaintiff offers to pay all found to
be due by him, and he asks that said notices be
set aside The case is on argument to-day.
DUsCHKA WHITES SUIT FOR DAMAGEs.-Yes-
terday w. T. johnson, for p. Duschka B.White,
entered suit against X. H. Willett for 1000
damages. She charges that defendant on the
18th OF July, 1877, contracted to sell plaintiff
parts OF lots Is and IA, square ESQ., for O,OOO
subject to certain conditions; that he induced
her to expend large sum Of money thereon
viz: 2,700, and to make large number Of pay
ments to him, and also induced her to lease
the premises to good and responsible tenant
on May I'd last, and subsequently to bargain