Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-08-19
PiCnic>. Excursions. &C.

occurrence OF 1h1S SORT OF crime In these grounds
and the police think they have now the princi-
pal actor.
PiCnics. Excursions. &C.
A select excursion TO Marshall Hall Will be
given next Tuesday. On the steamer w. W Cor
coran. under the auspices OF the Chapel Point
tluo, for the benefit Of the Ladies' Relief So
ciety OF st. AloySiuS Parish. Proceeds to be
used Tor furnishing clothing TO the poor the
coming winter.
The Arrowsmith. under the capable manage
ment OF The Washington ard Georgetown Ex-
Friday evening, at $50, and to Piney Point
Saturday. at a. m.
The Ladies' Benevolent Society of North
washington will give a moonlight excursion
tomorrow evening, ON the George Leary. The
boat viii leave her wharf at p. m.
Inc Caleconian annual excursion goes to
Glymont Tomorrow on the W. W. Corcoran.
The eCat VIII leave at $50 and 6 p. N.
Mr.. CHARLES EDNoNsTos, the wellknown
shoe dealer on T street. opposite the Ebbitt
House. died this morning at his residence, cor
ner 9Th street and New YOrk avenue, aged about
SO years MIR. EdmOnSton was native OF this
city. and was employed in THE STAR Office
prior to the war, but emigrated to Texas. OAR
ing the war he served in Texan regiments and
returned home at the close OF the war After
eleIking In some OF the shoe stores of this city,
few years since he opened business on his
own account opposite the Ebbitt. He was taken
with hemorrhage at an Odd Fellows Lodge
ABOUT ten days since. and pneumonia setting In
bia Lodge OF odd Fellows. LOO F. Relief Asso-
citation and the southern Memorial Association.
His funeral will take place at 81 o'clock on sun
day at Assembly's church.
MOUNT ZION on. E. CHURCH, GEORGETOWN. IN
COURT esterday Arthur L. Brown and Moses
wood, with thirty other members OF Mt Zion
fM.E.) church, Georgetown filed a bill in equity
against the trustees OF the church. They rep
resent that the trustees have made arrange
ments to use the insurance money due upon the
which fiyt
since. 10r the erection OF a new church on a
new site. and that the trustees are also about
10 sell the old church lot. They ask an tnjunc-
u OHIO restrain the trustees from selling the lot
and the insurance company Potomac of George
town. from paying over the insurance money
10 the trustees. There is division in the
cnurch. some OF the congregation being in favor
OF new site and others In favor of re-erectfnr
the church at the old site.
The POTOMAC FRUIT GROWERS EXCURSION
was enjoyed Tuesday by over 600 members of
the association and their friends. With the fine
day, better music than usual. by Cooks band
and other attractions, it was voted a happier
day than even the former ones OF this season.
Capt Thyson gave very entertaining sketch
OF day and night upon the Ice foe, with the
scenes OF the separation OF the party from the
POlaris, upon the ice. Recitations were made
by MIR. Murphy, Misses Nettie shannon ana
Florence Roach. Upon the o. IN. trip down
MIS- MIS- N Co. Daniels presided at the piano, and.
with MessTs. Clark and MeSSer, rendered sew
ereI national airs with great satisfaction to the
listeners. Among the exhibits were a large
aSSoItineht or apples, peaches, pears and grapes
Dy \: W. Pearson, c. III. Rowe, w. S. Blanchard
and Miss Wilson, and a very fine fce-rind water
melon by Mrs. j. L. Brainard, from her farm
near BladenSbuTg.
The NEW SwzBPERs.-The first of the new
tWo-hOrse sweeping machines manufactured By
Mt. George c. Howard, or Philadelphia for
Messrs. III. l.. Crawford q Co, contractors for
Cleaning the avenues and streets OF Washing
ton, arrived here yesterday, and was tested
yesterday afternoon and last night, giving sat
1SfactiOn To the contractors and the manUrac-
turtr, who were present. The machine IS light
and easily drawn by two horses It clears a
sWath lime feet In width. and runs very smooth
~. Inere are TO be I'VE OF them for District use
Two more viii arrive here next Saturday. The
same KIND or machines are 10 DC used In PhiIa-
Gelphla- Mr.. X. Walter Peterson, an eXpp-
r1enced hand In such business will have the
immediate superintendent OF this work here.
While these machines may do good work upon
tLC SlCCih concrete streets, il IS questioned
whether they VIII BE- heavy enough for ef-
iectlVe service upon streets OF uneven surface.
House BREAKERs.-About $50 O'Clock this
morning an attempt was made by thief to
enter the premises OF James d. Porter. No. 9l2
EstreeJ northwest by boring number OF holes
around the bolt OF the back gate. The thief
succeeded so lar as 10 gain an entrance when
lie was discovered by servant. who fired sew
eral shotS at him, with what effect Is not
klown, as ne made hasty exit through the
aIley during Monday night last some one
entered the house OF +. HennesSy, No. 3U9 A
street northeast, and went through the house
In the absence OF any OF the family. SO far
nothing has been missed. - Early YESTERDAY
morning an unknown person entered the house
OF Mrs Arabella Barnes, No. 103 East Capitol
street, by forcing open the back window, and
ransacked the house from cellar TO garrett.
bursting several trunks open which had been
filled With clothing, but so far as ascertained
noth.ng Is missing. Mrs. Barnes is absent
from the city.
THREW A CLEAvEK AT Boy. WOj-SDrsG
BIN SERIoUsLY.-This morning. about O'clock
MI. John +. DOugherty, who keeps a store af
The corner OF Sd street and Jackson Hall alley
Guy .a4 u'e seriously a Golored boy, named Thos
the store and got drink or whisky In a glass
TO take 10 lady. which he claims ne paid
cents for; that when he returned with the glass
Dougherty said II had not been paid for. and "a
Adams was leaving Dougherty threw cleaver
al him, striking him on the arm. between the
ssoulder and elbow. tnfiicting an ugly cash,
coming very near being a fatal one. Dr.. A.
PatZe dressed the wound and Officer Prather
arrested Mr.. Dougherty. who is held for hear
Ing at The Police Court tomorrow.
MARRIAGE LICENSES have been issued to Ber-
1amln Davenport and Minnie *. GoOdhue; W.
II. Lee and Maggie Breen; John T. Brewer AM
Sawyer and Mrs. Mary E. schwartz. OF Berwick
Columbia county, Pa; Edward O'Nerl and Brio
get Gaillyan; Henry Johnson and Nettie Small
wocd; PaIs Worthington Busey and Cornella
Annie Wells; LorenZ TheodOr kraemar and Lena
Graefe, both OF Baltimore; Richard Hanson and
Agnes Hamilton; W. a. Taplet and Abranna
Johnson: Fisher Brown and Fannie Fields; Beni
Dunmore and Martha Butler; j. c. Kram n and
Ida y. Duley: Edward Davis and Kate Foley
David Gray PurLnan, OF Platteryille Wis, and
Marilla Secor. OF Racine, Wis.
DEEDS IN FEE have been recorded as follows:
Geo. Groyener 10 : Human, lot G. sub. Il, so.
494; s. $50. j. w. Smith TO Robert Mcdaniel
pit 10, SO. 31I; s.. 200. ChaS. A. Boyd TO W. A.
duncan, pit. lot IL, So. 12i; s., 800. II. Il. Clark
et al, trustees TO K. E. Colburn. pit. 246 and
AI, So 6i5; 81, 125. c. Il. Puryts TO G.. G. Chip
man lot rs, so. 40; s., s5250. Thos. Kirby trus-
ZEE; 10 Joseph d. Free pt. sub. lot 3, So. l,049;
30. w. d, jackson TO Ellen Tyler lot S,
'BIOlnere' Joint Interest y 2 acreS. Slos u n