Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-05-14
Decoration Day.

PREPARATIONS FOR ITS OBSERVANCE.
The committees OF the Grand Army OF the
Republic are actively engaged In making the
necessary preparations for the ceremonies on
decoration day-Monday, S0th instant. Yester-
Gay committee called on Quartermaster
necessary orders to place the control of the
national cemeteries under the Grand Army for
that day. The principal point of attraction
the largest number OF federal dead are buried
about ID ,00O Capt. Strong, of the U. s. A., will
IRE national salute at sunrise and sunset OF
the S0th, and salute will also be fired In this
City.
Will INCLUDE the Grand Army, the Union Veteran
Corps, the Grand Army Cadets, the d. c. Ar.
tillery lCapt. Hahneman's). and it Is expected
barracks formerly the arsenaD and the
marines. The procession will form at oh and
D streets. and proceed by Pennsylvania avenue
and Bridge street to the Acqueducu bridge
where 1t will be dismissed.
THE CEREMONIES.
AZ Arlington, Hon. Mark 81. DunneIl, OF
Minnesota. will deliver the grafton. ana W. w.
Granger read the poem. Department Com
mander VIM. Gibson will have charge of the
exercises there. Comrade E. NJ. TrueIl will
Burdette IS expected to deliver the address.
At Congressional cemetery, COmrade g. j. P.
Wood Will have charge. The German National
Veteran Club have decided to celebrate the
day and decorate the graves at Prospect HILL
Two More New Buildings.
MRS Lucy l. Maynard has commenced the
hel own use, at the corner OF 18th street and
Jefferson Place. Thefsize is 80 by fl feet, two
stories high, with high pitched roof, flont Of
two stories, with brick cornice. The Internal i
arrangements are Of the most complete design
fGr 9emdo and and the work
architect: The cost is enly s., 900.
A building permit has been issued by Inspector
EntWisle, also. to Mary Eastburn to erect two
southeast; 81 GOO.
The District Coal Trade.
ARRANGEMENTS OF THE B. & O.. RAILROAD TO
GRANT CROSSING TO TIE GEORGES CREEK
The baltimore Sun of this morning says:
It is understood that the arrangement .made by
the Baltimore and Ohio and The Cumberland
and Pennsylvania railroad companies on the
one part with the board OF public works, In
railroad, relative to the disputed crossing and
connection OF the Georges Greek road with the
basins OF the Chesapeake and Ohio canal at
the TRACKS OF the Baltimore and Ohio and the
Cumberland and pennsylvania roads, while
the Georges Creek road Is constructing an
o6e Of the and
track OF the Baltimore and Ohio railroad near
Polk street, Cumberland. The temporary co.,
nection will be abandoned when the perma,
nent one, as described, Is completed.
sporting Notes.
The unfinished race for the 2:32 class at Suf-
folk Park. Philadelphia. yesterday was won by
Charles T., who took the seventh and eighth
heats In 2:314 and $685. The race for the 2:45
Boy IN three straight heats, Lady Upton being
second, and Billy K. third. Time 1:2sK. 2:27lS
2:9sA: The following is summary Of the race
tor tne 2;as cdass:9Trinket 8, g. l, 4. l. /; Vol
taiIe. 2, ~; Dover, s, 2, 8, Ia, 8; Bone
setter. 4, 4, 4, 3. 8, ruled out; Midnight i, dis.
danced lance Time, 2:22K, 2:214, 2:22. 2:2l15, 2:24,
AT Lexington, KY. yesterday, in the first race
~ miles, Callao was first, Cash Clay second,
ana Maramon third. Time; 2:4l4. Second
race Is miles. Baldwin first, LenfOrd second,
ana Harry WnkiE6 third. Time 5Oh seconds.
third race mile heats. Lavacca, 1, I; Blanche
J..2, 2; Thesis, 8; Fell May, 4 dis Time, 1:44k,
1A3H.
tlonals, 2; 1etropolitans, Z. At Akron, Ohio: