Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-08-24
PicnicS. Excursions. &c.

The Knights of st. Augustine No. 1. will give
IN excursion to Richmond next Saturday The
train will leave the B. & p. depot at 1880 p. H.
and returning leave Richmond at $50 D. m
- Monday.
The Excelsior will leave tomorrow morning
ct $50 and at $50 in the afternoon for Ouantico
PInafore and Billee Taylor will be sung by a
chorus of twenty ladies and gentlemen There
Will be bathing. fishing and boating at Quantico
The Mary Washington will make an excursion
trip TO Glymont Tomorrow. She will leave at 9
a. NJ, returning at 6 p. m.
Inc tuesday evening excursions down the
river oy Col h. NJ. Rogers are growing i'm favor
especially among musicians and music-loying
persons at the last one the prize of Brad
bury organ, valued at $40 was awarded to Mr.
w H. Parteiio. for selling the largest number of
tickets Tor the trip, the number announced being
SO9 out of the 800 received by him. There will
De another excursion next Tuesday night
FoRD's OPERA House," Four splendid hal
SHOWS In one" is an announcement that will be
haled with enthusiasm by amusement-goers
and Anthony, Ellis i Hathaway's Majestic Con-
sOhdated Aggregation. which has created so de-
cided furore. Will receive a hearty welcome
here. Rayefs newly Matched HAmpty Dumpty
troupe with the great Grimaldi as clown and
the beautiful Sadwah. a veritable East Indian
princess and fire worshpper are among the
epeciaities- They appear at the Opera House
tomorrow and Saturday nights and at a matt
Nee Saturday.
A DISHONEST SERyANT.-Monday Mrs E. L.
Hart. living at 24GI PENNSYLVANIA avenue. lost a
nne gold watch, valued at $50, stolen out of
ner house by cOlored boy. YESTERDAY Detec-
tiyes McDevitt and Voss recovered it and re-
stored it to her. 1t had been taken by a colored
servant.
The ASSAULT on CONTRACTOR SHIPMAN-
Jonathon and JAS w. Magarity. who are alleged
TO have beaten Mr. JnO- j. Shipman, about two
miles above Georgetown. as stated in yester-
6ay, p ohor in %1,.D Dol;
this morning with assault and battery. Their
counsel. Col. Christie. asked for pOstponement
until Friday, on account of his witnesses being
ont OF town. The case was continued until Fri
day under $500 bonds. On suggestion of Mr.
Blunt the Magaritys were also required to give
$500 to keep the peace. pending the trial They
gave the required bonds and were released.
A BIG BABY.-On Sunday last. Mrs Richard
f. Harvey. living at 921 9TH street, in this city,
gave birth to a son of extraordinary proportions
Its weight was 221z pounds, length, a inches
circumference of head, 13sl inches; breadth from
ference round hips. 2014 inches 1t lived but
few minutes. having died of the compression of
the umbilical cord
WASHINGTON CATTLE MARKEr.-At d rovers
Rest the cattle sales Tuesday reported
by L. T.. Tavenner,) were as follows:
sOo cattle up and sold-best. sac. to 512c.:
good, 4S-e to Sac; medium fair. &c. to Az CT;
sneeD and lambs-lambs, 41zc. to &c; sheep315
TO 41zc- 20 cows and calves. $50 to S45.
MARRIAGE LICENSES have been issued to
samuel Mason and Polly Carriers; Frank Bra
shears and Emma L. Timmons, both of Lau-
rel, Md.
DEEDS IN FEE have been recorded as follows:
Bouiware and Gordon. trustees to trustees
presbyterian congregation of Georgetown. lot
~, NiehoIs Place; s577. Same to E. s. Gour-
ley, lots SO and 40; 81 29S.
A CoLORED B0Y's EXCUSE FOR SrEArrxc +.
CoAT.-A colored boy about Is years old. named
VIM. Robinson, was charged in the Police Cont
to-day with stealing coat from a white man
named JAS. ID. Sype who testified tina. he had
been informed that this boy had his stolen coat.
Acolored girl testified that the boy told herthat
be took the coat because the man that owned II
cursed the President, and he was going to sell
the coat for 80 cents. The court sent him to tail
for Is days in default OF IS fine The question
was discussed at the court house after the case
was tried whether the colored boy meant to tar
We white man the value Of coat for cursing the
PRESIDENT and then apply the proceeds OF the
nnle to the Garfield fund.