Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-08-06
CITY AND DISTRICT.
Picnics. Excursions. &c.

The ArrOwsmith will leave at 4 o'clock to-
morrow afternoon. for forty mile sail on the
potomac She will return at 8 p. IN.
Col. Rogers musical excursion next Tuesday
promises to be very successful and very pleasant
The Excelsior makes select excursion to
f1ney Point Tomorrow. She will leave at
3 a. m. and return at IL p. m, giving three
hours for salt water bathing, fishing &c.
The grand vacation excursion to Ocean View,
leaves next Monday and returns next Friday
The trip, including steamboat and railroad fare,
meals and hotel accommodations will cost but
go.
The Jane Mosely win leave at o'clock next
Monday evening with the excursion of the
Young Catholics Friend Society, for Piney
Point and Point Lookout. She will return the
following evening at 10 o'clock.
The Y. NJ. C. AS FINANCIAL PROSPECTS,
The \. NJ C. A. is cheerfully continuing its
work. having obtained temporary quarters at
NO. @l street At the recent monthly meet
ing OF the board the treasurer presented the
following estimate Of the present financial con-
dition of the association: Liabilities, Tin
Guiding rent for June. since paid. and two notes
amounting to 1925. S477.40. Assets, cash i'm
Treasury, s1R.4; dues cOlectable, 5000
"a: deficit SS4. 46: estimated monthly
receipts $50: estimated current expenses.
Sio3: estimated surplus per month. S195. The
T. NJ A Bulletin, the organ of the assOcia-
lion. IN commenting upon these figures saws:
1T was considered that the above gives reason
tnere VIII be no deficit in the finances of the
association"
A GIRL SAVED FROM DRowNING.-On Wednes
DAY last young girl. an excursOnist at Deco
guam. slipped from a rock On which she had been
standing and fell into dangerous part of the
creek where the water is about ten or fifteen
feet deep. Her companions were two children
who could afford her no assistance She sank
twice, and was sinking the third time when a
young man named John Proctor, of Alexandria,
heard her cry. Without stopping to throw aside
his clothing he jumped ten feet from rock into
the water and with the aid of two companions
named Harper and Dove succeeded in rescuing
her.
DEATH OF AN OLD AND WELL-KNowN Coll
ORED CITIZEN. - Jefferson Brown, whose
death was noted in yesterdays obituary column
OF The STAR, was one of the oldest colored
citizens of Washington. and had a large circle
Of friends. He came here from Prince George
county. Nd, when a small boy as a race rider.
and was subsequently cOachman for Secretary
Crawford. Hon. Alexander III. Stevens and
other prominent men before the war. He was
more than 20 years old at the time of his DEATH
He had recently been superintendent of the
government Printing Office stables for several
years.
GOING YACHTING.-''The Innocent Abroad
start on on their annual cruise this afternoon on
The schooner Kitty Ann making first for Fortress
= monroe and other points in the Chesapeake bay
and then 10 Cobbs Island The party consists
OF Charles L. Whelpley commodore; Leonard
Sloddard, captain; III. E. Weaver. lieutenant;
6m H. Goods, purser; the crew is as follows:
James p Periey. Will A. Short, j. I. Naole Rob
ert 3 Graham, Joseph l.. Pearson. O. r. Thomp-
son. Nyron +. n. Howell, j. o. Manson and
1rneinsn j. Post. The cruise will consume
about two weeks time
WIFE BILL FOR DrORCE-To-day. Fran
ces > Won Haake. by Mr.. Geo. W. Ward filed a
Dali Tor divorce from Adolf Won Haake Thay
We're married january I'D, 1873 and she CHARGES
on information and belief. that on October 17tb
1880 at IA 18th street. he committed adnltery
with one Alice Payne, and also at other times
with other women.
SUNDAY SCHOOL OFFICERS observation-disclosures
for the Asbury NJ +. Sabbath school were elected
iast night as follows: John W. GRAY. sunerin-
teEdent; A. j. White, assistant; Miss r. r. Mar.
TIN. secretary; T. A. James, corresponding secre-
tary; George Martin. treasurer; Gnrden snow.
den, ir., librarian; Hiss Mary Martin. assistant
librarian; B. II. Mccoy, ii. H. Clark. I. p. Bell
James Smith and ]. II. Brooks trustees; Spence,
Green, ch0rister, Miss s. A. Tyler, assistant Choir
isfer; II. E. Jenifer. j. H. Wood n Dyer, ii. W.
Chase, L. Biies and ]. H. Freeman. usherA