Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-06-07

| iuS tAeTCIScS. REPRESENTATIVES, InOmaS ana Oar
! rail-, members Of the board, arrived yesterday.
roll OF the graduating classes is being prepared in
the order OF merit In which the cadets will gradu
| aye on Friday. Secretary Chandler has accepted
the invitation to deliver the diplomas the grad
| yates.
| Sporting Matters.
| ON THE WATER.
| The Plate Printers Rowing Association will
hold meeting Saturday evening to make final
preparations for their regatta, which will be held
on the 18th inst 1T is thought probable that they
Will! offer prize for a race in working boats, In
VIII en- members from the other boat clubs will be
all lowed to enter.
The local committee that had charge OF the ar
| rangementS for the regatta OF the National ASSO-
citation OF Amateur Oarsmen which was held here
In september last have finally settled up their
an a.atrs and adoqrned Their report states that
28sS &c. and the expenditures were the same
| The Hillsdale crew will sail from PHILADELPHIA
On the 10th instant for England.
| BASE BALL YESTERDAY:
| AT Observation-Disclosures department nine %
| Treasury department 9. At Providence-Provl-
dences IS, Bufralos Z; Princeton TO- Brown Unlver
| Observation-Disclosures 9. Baltmores 0. At Wor-
| OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 6, ChicagOS 3. At Troy-Trcys
!, Clevelands Q. At Boston-Detroits 4, Bostons 2.
| At St LouiS-Allegheny 49, ST. Louis G. AT Louis
vllle-Athletics 8, Eclpses 4.
| RACES YESTERDAY
At the Mystic Park (Bostonl races, yesterday,
| Douglass won the first race mile heats, in :25
2:274 and 2:29 Tariff won the second race in
three straight heats-time, a:s4, 2:22I and 2:22K.
At Jerome Park, yesterday: First race, one and
one-eighth miles; Macdun won, Blue Lodge sec
ond. Hilarity and Wyoming collided, throwing
their Jockeys; time 2:01Ii. Second race, HiawasSe
won, RIGA second; time, 2:A. Third race, two
miles, Eole won, Monitor second; time, $685.
Fourth race. one and three-eghths miles, Girofia
| Won, Chlckadee second; time, 2:30K. Fifth race,
steeple chase, ended by a close finish between Dis
| nnp
was victor by length; time, s4oK.
At St Louis. yesterday: First race, all ages, one
second; time 2:13. French pools paid $3.50 Sec
ond race two-year-old fllies, three-quarters OF a
nile SSpse5ta won v is second time ls
| eighth miles, Little Phil won, John Happy second
time :5Ia French pools paid $3.50. Fourth race.
time, :464 and AS. French pools paid $40
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| Maryland News.
A fatal result is apprehended in the case of Carl
| NassZ, who was shot in the forehead, at Waverly
| on Monday by Charles SteltZ.
| State Senator Allston. OF st. MaryS county. Is
| reported to have figured recently in a personal
recontre with DR.. Thos. A Lynch.
| Edward II. Frames, the victim OF last Saturday
nights tragedy in Baltimore. was buried yester-
day.
Maryland wheat crop prospects are reported to
DR.. Germon, of the Baltimore school board, pro-
poses to make the terms OF Office OF school
teachers during life and good behavior.
| Additional contributors to the Grand Army en-
tertainment fund in Baltimore are reported, aggre
| eating S3,155
The temperance campaign in Maryland is be-
Drinking water in Baltimore is intolerable on
| account Of its bad taste.
| The MethodistS of Roesville, Queen Anne
county, are having new church built Capt
James Smith, OF Centerville, is the contractor.
| j. Frank Bateman has bought from Mrs Louisa
P. Hollyday part OF GlenwOod, adjacent to E,ston,
containing 22S acres without Improvements, fer
$1,000.
Levin Wiley, of Keene's Ditch, Dorch ester
| county, has reached the age Of 100 years.
There viii be large crops OF wheat in Queen
| Suit has been entered in the circuit court OF Ce-
| eli county by Hon. Hiram Mccullough and ii. A.
snmp esq., counsel {or the widow and six minor
| delphia, Wilmington and Baltimore railroad CON-
| pany for $4,000 damages sustained by the plain
tffs In the loss Of their husband and father, who
was killed by the cars some time in December last
| at Havre-de-Grace.
The condition OF the peach crop on the Mary
| land and Delaware peninsula Is now exceedingly
encouraging.
Harris station, on the Missouri, Kansas and Texas
railroad, in Missouri, last Sunday. John Jackson
eldest H. and the youngest years old, locked in
| the house. From some unknown cause the house
caught fire, and when the parents returned they
| found their dwelling a ruin and their children
dead, having been burned to crisp.
THE CUMBERLAND COAL TRADE THIS YEAR.
The shipments from the mines Of the Cumber-
| land coal region for the week ended Saturday,
date 497 $50 tons decrease of 276sss tons as com
pared with the corresponding period OF last year.
The shipments to the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
were: For the week, 5,S18 tons; year. 414517 tons;
decrease from last year, 162, 1872 tons. Shipments
| to Pennsylvania railroad: Week, none; year,
Shipments to Chesapeake and Ohio canal: Week,
100 tons; year. 465S tons: decrease from last year,
| III, $50 tons
THE OREGON ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS from Oregon
about the election state that the friends OF Melvin
| c.. George claim his reelection to Congress by
1000 Returns are too meager to estimate the
legislature, but there is no perceptibe falling OF
IN the republican vote and as the last legislature
was republican 1t is very probable this one will be
also. The democrats claim that the legislature is
In doubt, but concede Georges election and that
OF most of the republican ticket.
| A PROPOSED ELECTRIC RAILwAY.-At meeting
sion yesterday. plan was submitted by ex-GoS.
Hartranft and others for the construction of a
narrow gauge electric railway in Paramount Park.
| Gen. Hartranft addressed the committee and
urged the approval OF the plan. He said that as
soon as the company he represented is assured OF
support 500 900 will be subscribed. Several of the
members of the committee expressed their APP
prevail OF the proposed railroad, but thought that
at least $500 600 would be required before the COM
pany could begin operations. After some discus
sion the communication was referred to the
board
EXCITING EVENTS ABRoAD.-The situation In
Egypt is still most critical 1t is said that the
Sultan Is acting In good faith, and will energet-
| cally sustain the present Khedive. On the other
hand. Arab Pacha and his party are threatening
to wreak vengeance on the Khedive IL the Sultan
| declares In his favor. Four more British iron
clads have left Suda bay for Alexandria -. An
| Official return shows that the number of Outrages
reported to the Irish constabulary during the
month of May was 1876, including two murders, ex-
elusive OF the Phoenix park affair. Senior Ortiz
| Zarate, the sole Carlist deputy in the Spanish
| while delivering speech against proposal to
| SeculariZe the cemeteries.
| ITALIANS FLocKING TO GARIBALDTs FUNERAL
| A dispatch to the London Times from Rome states
that large numbers OF persons are starting from
all parts OF Italy for Caprera to be present at the
| funeral OF Garibaldi. steamer left Genoa on
| Monday with 800 veterans on board Four steam
| erS have started from Palermo, two from LeghOrn
| and one from Naples, all crowded with people.
The supply Of boats is inadequate to accommodate
those desiring to go to Caprera Influence is being
exerted with the members OF Garibaldis family
for the transfer of his ashes to the mainland The
| remains will be cremated tomorrow.