Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-07-03
IaieDcESeNFe DaY.

low THE GLORIOUS FOURTH WILL BE OBSERVED IN
THIS CITY.
The 4th OF July VII bc observed here as III past
years by general suspension Of business a
hegira OF excursinnistS and the coinbu ten Of
much guapOwder The public Offices will be
closed. Tie only forIatl celebration viii be that
70 be held by the Oldest Inhabitants society at
Masonic Temple. which VIII commence at noon
Tae program includes the reading OF the Declara-
ton o! Independence by j. \. Wineberger and an
Grafton by l. Golis5or0u III Brln. A salute tn the
Gag q guns vii, BE- fret at sunrise and rrSn1
which viii BE- St1tioHct gor this patriotic service
near street aai the BOun arr
EXCURSIONS AND PICNICS
An excursion by train AMI 81 -aner has been ar
ranged to Bay Rltge. 1le trtia will leave the
ts a - 9eet az o;2o 2. ~ tot Annapolis, where
the excursica Will e!nbl:- On The steamer re-
turning 80 IS 10 reach Washington at 6:37 Z. m
A picnic wiz be held i'll the ticor5et w college
villa grounds for the Dencnt OF 81. AIMS church
at Tenn9lytovn.
The attractions to be ofIere at Gaithersburp.
Nd, tomorrow, inc,;ile pirt,e 0f the L $ tro0ps
encanPinS there during the day and q display OF
fireworks at nigh..
The steamer Jane M9sclay viii leave for Lower
Ceslar Point, a delightful resort Oh the Potomac
at 3 30 - ~, returning in the evening.
The excursion u Lur3y Caves, under the man
;agement OF X n Heiphens'ne and J. ID. Free. jr.,
Raves the 6th street depot t1-EorroW morning at
O'clock, and return NJ about 1929 PIN The fare
for round trio lower tnan before, AMI should
and Will attract a large and select party.
In ORDER 10 accommodate those desiring to wit
ness the Fredericksburg regatta TIL steamer KEY
port Will leave 9TH street wharf al 9 a m connect
Ing at Quantico with the Richmond, FTedericks-
burg anu Potomac railroad
An excursion train Tor La"sburg Va. where
tsiefe WI! o. Races pner the auspices OF the Lou
don Agricultural Society, Will leave the b. & p
depot at am, and returning, leave Leesburg at
$50 pm
The original Knights OF St George Will enter
tam Their friends at Juennemlnn's pleasure gar
Gen, on Capitol itiil, on the 18th
The steamer Mary WASHINGTON will leave for
Oc.oqitE Falls - am, an1 rrturn at pm
An excursion 70 PIney Point viii be given the
atS:o am, returning at lOp.m.
TEMPERANCE NEgTINGs.-The Women's Chris.
tlin Temperance Union celebrated the adoption of
the "Prohieittan Amendment" In Iowa at meet
Ing held In the CoIfe55 atioa1l church yesterday.
Rev Messrs Faunce, LlttIe ami welies, MIS-. DE- Dr.
Rogers, Mrs Chaplin, Mrs. McSherOn, DIR. Presbrey
ard others.
Temperance exercises Were held last evening at
Waugh NJ t. church, Senator Ferry presi ling An
address Was made by Rev. j. Hyatt Smith. OF
Brooklyn, ana there were musical and literary ex
ereisps, IN which the following took part: Wsses
Ga iiawley. S3llle Nicholson. Carrie Ober Jessy
Hilton, Slille Bland:ord, and Masters Willie Kent
and Willie Dyre and Mr.. A. Middleton.
SENT TO JAIL FOR LARCENY.-wm. Lee, a young
colored man, was put on trial in the Police Court
this morning, charged with the larceny of a yaiu
able revolver from Mr.. VIM. c. Dodge, and also
Win destGoy:ng private property without the con-
the p OF last month, the transom was broken
out OF the door. AM the safe In the Office cut and
hacked with an axe. and that a valuable revolver
was stolen from a desk. Detective yoss testified
TO recovering the revolver and arresting the pris.
oner, on Information received from Geo. Cohen a
pawnbroSer, OF No sO3 ID street Mr.. Cohen tessti
Ned TO the prisoners having offered the revolver
for sale In his store The court sentenced the
prisoner TO six months In jail for the larceny and
$40 or 20 days additional for destroying private
property.
Asa nv A Wrrv "A n
Alfred Cannon was charged In the Police Court
to-day with assaulting Mary Z. Cannon, his wife,
Vino testified that she Is living In the Federal
building and is not living with her husband. On
The 2eth OF last month she went to Mr.. George
Browns room, in that building, TO return some
clothing that she had repaired for him, and while
there her husband came to the door and knocked
her down IN the hall and beat her. Mr. Cannon
testified that he went to Mr.. Browns room for his
wife, and when she came out she assaulted him
1rst- The court imposed fine OF so or 50 daya
An appeal was noted.