Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-09-01
PicnicS. Excursions. Sc.

There will be big oyster roast at Lower
Cedar Point next Sunday. The Excelsior will
leave at $50 a. m. and return at 10 p. m,
giving five hours at the point
The prize silver card basket will be given to
The best lady waltZer on the Mary Washington's
excursion TO OccOquan Falls tomorrow
Tickets for the excursion to Luray next
Sunday are selling We'll. The Ground trip, incIud
Inc admission to the cave will only cost 81.
INCENDIARY FIRES THIS MORNING. - This
morning. at 1:30 o'clock special Officer James
turned in an alarm from box 1876 for fire i'm
Major George Hills paper ware room house. 1872
9th street The fire department was promptly
on hand and prevented spread of the flames by
Timely action. The damage was principally by
water. as not much Roadway had been made by
the fire before the prompt arrival of the firemen.
The fire is thought to have been the work of
an incendiarv
The alarm turned in from box 50 at $50 o'cl'k
this morning by Officer Edwards. was for fire in
frame stable in the alley between 10th and 18th
and l. and streets northwest and owned bv
Louis Burrows. which was entirely consumed
Two small frame houses owned by q. w. Turlv
and occupied by Martha Green and Fanny
Simms, caught fire and were considerably dam
aged. Supposed TO have been the work OF an
incendiary.
THE NATIONAL Observation-Disclosures AIbaugh
and klnsley have made full preparation for re-
opening the National ON Monday the 18th inst
Renovation and redecOratiOn nave been the
order OF the recess. James Lamb has PAINTED
new drop curtain TO take the place of the old
and unsigntly one. The picture is from Coles
well-known dream of Arcadia" In the audi-
forum the walls have been repapered the cell
ing refrescoed, and the floors newly carpeted
The season will open with Messrs. Barlow, VIII
son, Primrose and Vests Minstres. to be fol-
lowed by Kiralfys BLACK Crook" and all of
their spectacular attractions: Hermann the ma
gcian; Harrison's "Photos;" Lolita: T. W.
keene, the tra9edan Emmett: Emma Abbott's
Opera Company; the Fl0renceS: Miss GenevieVe
Ward; Maggie Mitchell; John I. Raymond: Joe
Jefferson; The Bankers Daughter Combna-
ton; HOey Hardies Child of the State Com
bination; Fanny Davenport: Mary Anderson: Mr.
and Mrs. George Knight; Hugh's London Min
strels, Zone hundred strOng;) Nat Goodwin and
VIE; the IroUbadOurs; Lawrence Barrett John
Mccullough; Willie Edouin; Den THOMPSON:
Robson and Crane: THE World;' Fred Pauld-
ing; Jennie Lee as JO &c.
LICENSED TO WED.-Lemuel Markell and
Annie Coleman; l.. A. Setz and Mary A. john
ston; Casper \. Weber and Cathinka Lenke;
VIM. NJ. Richardson, of Connollysvie. Pa, and
Mildred A. Paris. OF this city; Jos. Rich and
Eliza Buckner; John Reedy and Nora Welcf;
Jordan Johnson and frankie Herd; Frank Har-
ris and Laura Mason: Dennis Thomas of Prince
Georges county, Nd, and Eliza Brooks, of this
city.
DEEDS IN FEE have been recorded as follows:
ntnIy " l1ON1dtt 10 tldId NJ nOu1UtOO. Sup.
203, So 206: 1880. NJ. Mcclure. trustee to j.
II. Richardson, pit /. So. 1863; S625 c. l.. Flesh
man to Mix Lansbury. sub. lots and 3, SO. 203;
$4,000. Catherine COllantin to Catharne Ora
ham, pit. 5. So 2i3; 81 100. Chas. Taylor, to Lewis
Hiler ct al. pit. sub. lot % block Is. EfIingham
Place; $500. 3. II. Stinemetz to Francis A.
COnnor, part lot 8, So. 40 81 200. Sarah d.
Duke to Robert Campbell part sub. lots and 2,
SO. $40; e, $50. Philip f. Larner and ThOs. III.
Callan. trustees to ". Y johnson. part lot c.
az nfS and DrIS q
W. Page TO Harvey l. Page. part lot Is, sub.
SO. ia; 8. W III. Ward TO Catharine FitZ-
gerald, lot T. 50. $50; $.
ANNUAL VISIrATIoSs. X. OF P-The annual
VlsitatlOnS by the officers of the Grand Lodge
X of p, DC. to the subordinate lodges are
announced by Grand Chancellor J. T. Moiing to
take place as foliows:-Franklin. No. 2. Sept. z;
MI Vernon. No ), Sept Il: Webster No. T.
sept Is; Friendship, No. g. Sept. %; Decatur
iahtne, No. II, Oct. Il; Hermione No. H. Oct
S1 Excelsior. No. IA. Nov. 1; Germana Nov Is,
nov. ioi Reliance No. 10. Nov 10: Equal. No.
~: NOV; 2li oeeasia, No. IS Nov. 20; Harmony.
no II, Dec, l; Union, No % Dec. o. The Grand
Lecturer, Z. q. c. 4. J. Cunning. win eyemulifv
the unwritten work of the order at each vista.
ton. ''''
FOUND DEAD IN HIS BED-Nr G. Edward
Kant. keeper of y restaurant at a36 street
northwest. was found dead in his bed between
and O'Clock this morning. He was attend.
ing TO his business yesterday in his usual health
and was well when he retired to bed last nieht
He was about 40 years old and leaves a wife
and several children, all OF whom are at present
absent from the city.
An ATTRACTIVE SALE--Thon.as Bowling auc.
tioneer, is now catalOguing the entire effects OF
the Hamilton House, corner of 14th and K
streets, which is elegantly furnished Due no
oce Of time Of sale viii be published.