Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-07-20
Picnics. Excursions. &c.

The George Leary will leave next SATURDAY. at
6pm- for Fortress Monroe and Norfolk, return
ing Monday at tam.
The congregation of the Tabernacle will give
family picnic and excursion tomorrow on the
w W. CorcOran- The boat will leave for Fort
Washington at 10 am. and pm.
LEBANON Lodge excursion TO Marshall Hall
next Friday will be very enjoyable.
THE W. L. |. CORPS IN VIRGINIA-When the
Washington Light Infantry Corps and the party
accompanying the soldier BOYS to the Fa,duier
Springs arrived at Warrenton Junction yester-
day they We're received by committee of the
city council. At Warrent0n they were met nv
the WarrentOn Rifles and escorted to the town
aail. where there was a large assembly of people
Mayor j. v Brooke. jr.. made a speech of wei
some, to which Col W 6. Moore responded.
After this ceremony the corps was lunched and
shen participated in hop imprOvised in its
son0r- The corps was then transported" to
ihe White sulphur Springs. where tents were
pitched on the slope in front OF the hotel. The
Eening was spent in dress paTading. dancing and
Comenading- At a meeting held last evening
" the members of the corps remaining at home
DmmrteeS were appointed TO arrange a recep-
1on for the corps upon its return to the city.
A MILK Man FINED FOR POUNDING HIS MULE
Mr. John VI. King agent of the Society for the
Prevention OF Cruelty to Animals. arrested early
his morning Walter ;. WeadOn a milk man. on
The charge OF pounding his mule over the head
Win ttit quit I'll HIS whip Nt3ubN When tX-
postulated with for his cruelty informed the
agent that he considered him an ass and that
ne had no time TO fool with him. SO the agent
seeing no officer in sight, put WeadOn in the
wagon and escorted him, his mule his wagon
and his milk cans to the police station. The case
was called before Judge Smell to-day and after
the facts were related to the Court he imposed a
fine OF 81
A BILL FOR DIVORCE was filed TO-DAY by lydia
r. himbali against Chas A. Kimhail. 10 whom
she was married October H. 1868 and she
Charges him with becoming addicted to the use
u hqu0r. and that for three Years he was q
aaoitual drunkard- She also charges him with
Deserving and abandoning her on Nav Is. 1879
she asks the custody of her two children
AN oBSTREPEROUS VETERAN IN THE POI 1cr
tetRf.-An old soldier named James CLARK
with but one leg. and that of cork was CHARGED
IN the Police Court. this morning with beino
disorderly on 7th street YESTERDAY Oflicer
Unutt, who arrested Clark, was testifying to the
facts and Clark interrupting him several times.
was tcld by the cou.t that if he did not keer,
quiet he would be sent TO Jail for contempt of
court. When the officer had finished his testi-
nlony Clark yelled at the top of his voice.
You're liar--and the truth amt in YOU. Is
The court informed him that i'm addition to
being fined IS or Is days for dsOrderly conduct.
he was fined so or 80 days in Jail for contempt
Of court. Clark replied. ''He Is a liar. and the
truth amt in him. and he's a drunkard and TN
never pay you another cent if go to hell fiy-
Ing. Bailln Barton, with much difficulty put
MN into the dock. while he abused the Judge
and said to him, you had better go down East
where you belong, for We don't ws"' '-sa down