Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-05-31
condensed Locals


Street lam Will be lighted at : :i5 Pm. and en-
tiTft he'd at 2:00 4. ID.
The National Garfield Guards and companies A
and OK the Capital City Guards took part IN the
competitive drill OF CoOred military companies at
RI As park last evening. The trophy a splendid
SIX STANDARD, Was awarded 10 company OF the
Mr. Frank ". Clancy, a well-known Washington
BOY, i success, uily 81 gagged In the practice of law
at SdntI Ft. y. NJ, To- which place lie removed
several years ago. lie Was for some time acting
attorney general Of the territory.
The game between the Nationals and the Mo-
IILcsc& cluo yesterday afternoon was won by the
N3tiCnal by score OF II to-
The excursion 10 lurdy yesterday, on which
at0ut 500 persons left. dd not reach Washington
o. the return trip TIL O'Clock this morning
AT the commencement exercises last night of
the normal graduating class or Howard university
Beach, Miss Lulie Chase. Miss Emile f. Johnston
Miss :. Smith, Miss Idl Lewis. and MesSrs George
II. CardOZt and Francis j. Cardoza. President
Patton awarded the diplomas.
Yesterday afternoon the monument erected by
The members or the q. L. .. OF o. +. to the late
A h Manning, ex-graDd director OF the orier, at
Harmony cemetery, was unveiled with appropriate
ceremonies. consisting OF a prayer by p. G. NJ.
Hiiam j. Howard; opening remarks and unvei-
Ing by Il. " f. William 5. Wallace, who acted as
Inas-er OF ceremonies; anu an Grafton by F. G. Nj.
William c. Costin. Of Green Mountain lodge.
The sixth annual picnic or the drivers of the
Great Falls Ice company at Juenemann'S garden
last evening was great success.
J. Hunt
Harry c. Towers & Co. sold large block Of our
city gas stock On Tuesday Ut S3S per share. This
If the highest p:1ce gas stock has reached since
TIE last dividend of IS per share
Rinaido t. Cross was lin 81 81 in the Police Court
to-day Tor using street-washer between the
hours o. Ocl1Cz a. III aud O'Clock pm.
The Bryant habeIs corpus case, Tor re.ease from
the Insane asyiuI1, WAS further argued before
shicl Justice tartter yesterday and continued TO
Saturday.
DEATH OF AWELI-kSOwN BUTCHER-Nfr Michael
II. HOsniIi-r, weli-knOwn butcher OF this cttv
died yesteriay at his residence, $50 Maryland ave
nae northeast, after an Illness OF some II onths
dropsy bling the immediate cause of his
Geatn. Mr. GCM.llsr was OF the WeII-knoyyn
GEORGETOWN family. He was about Iorty-tivc
years Or age, and was known 10 hundreds as a
Two Ci.LdFrn-a son and a daughter. His funeral
Viii take p!ac" saturday morning, probably from
81 Peters church.
ADMITTED TO TTIE BaR.-To-day John c. Shea OF
The Massachusetts bur- was admitted to this bar
or motion Cf Ar. Hewlett, AMI tie following were
admitted on tae report OF the fxlnlininS9 con-
m!ttee: John " Mckenney, W. Il. Tod / g. V
Baleh, Hsnry r. Webb, :. NJ. Yeatm1n, c.
Swaney, Lyndon \. Smith. VI. A. Richmond, Josiah
a Kern and Victor H. Omstead.
SUIT AGAINST THE DISTRICT FOR sI5.Oc1-Messrs
Etnklc AMI Duhamel. fer Els f. Stanton, have
entsTeI suit against the District OF Columbia Tor
$4,000 FOR injuries SUSTAINED on January 9Th 1850
b. falling on Market space, between 9Th and sth
streets, as she claims. because OF the negligence
o: The defendant III allowing the rootway To re-
watch her hip was injured and she Is compelled TO
use crutches She also states that chronic iniiani-
IA liol ms Resulted, which has caused her con-
ni.c;i-tnt 10 her bel, ami that she has been dis
charged HON SCTtrnIneat employ, where she was
Receiving 4 salary CT sgoo per annum.
A TEsT CASE UNDER THE COUNTY SUNDAY Law
I!s morning II The Police Court the case OF SAM
NJ r SiIrceyes. the niontown druggist charged
wi II Violating, the sunday law I'm the county nv
heiihs sod water and cigars, was taken up Mr.
John l. Morris, for the defend mt, argued that
Hssft oh .gf,K,Sa
other well recognized articles sold by druggistS
anu th,!t tLere Is 10 such thing now, sine the
Ras,. Ee OF the 2ct or June, 1874, establishing the
~ :; sUsrThulthi, as The county OF Washing
fon IL Is the District OF Columbia zine FACT Is
STU Tue court "inat the laws passed by the Lew
SOuFt Oh the county OF Washington have never
peen repealed ana are still in force The court
Iuft.er said that he could not regard a glass OF
soda as medicine; II was fancy dri1k HI.
would impose lie OF s2-the lowest penalty The
oCohSei Tor the defendant nCt-d an appeal and
hssc cohdS, saying that 1t was important that tie
s~es''oh shVu-i DC tfied by : jury
RAILROAD CHASGES.-Mr. ii. F. Kinney, general
superintendent q the Philadelphia, Wilmington
and BALTIMORE Railroad, Will Tomorrow enter rInon
his Gutics as general manager OF the s0u,hern
UNlSJn or the Pennsylvania company embracing
IN ihiadelpi.ia, Wilmington ana Baltimore and
Tn D1llhlore aHd Potomac, and Alexandria ana
frgiericksbuTg railroads, succeeding Mr. Geo G.
MlNins, resigned Mr.. Wilkins viii at once enter
upol ais duties OF general agent OF the Pennsyl-
wanna company, IN charge or It's inTarss in Raiti
ncFe-the Philadelphia. Wilmington and Rain
Central rUaiS. -'e1A
A BIo0DLESS DCLI--Two young men who wont
10 Marshall Han yesterday with an exrursion
purity, on the steamer Mary Washington accord
lag 10 the reports or others who went on the ev
cursi0E, got into dispute and repaired TO the
woods 10 settle Their difficulties according TO the
code Three shots were exchanged without doing
h%rm 70 either rarity. Others, who were present
tbeh lnterfered anu prevented the young men
iTOn inGu!ging Ia q second round.
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RIVER IRADE-Harbormaste Sutton reports az
rivals AZ Tie fiYCr IIOat follows: Schr Juyenal
MASON, " cords wood. H. l. Biscoe; schr. Mt YER
hon, Hoods, 40 cords WOOD, j. O. Carter: schr
HOWELL ana ogden, Reed, 80 cords wood. Geo
(reseiing; scar: Five SISTERS knight 80 cords do,
same; schr. Three Brothers, Taylor so cords
wood, - U. Carter; schr Cora Smith, Williams 80
cords wood, H. /. Biscoe; schr. Gray Hound,
Brown. 30 cords do, same; barge Thames River.
Black. lI6 tells coal, Steamboat CO. schr Sophia
Waters, 90 tons same, war pension Office; barge
Dr. Sbanks, Smith. III tons coal, Potomac Steam
boat CO.; barge JAS A Garfield, Stull, 1I6 tons
coal, same.