Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-07-18
knights Coin. to San Francisco.

knights Coin. to San Francisco.
THE PROGRAM OF THE TRIP ACROSS THE CONTINENT.
Columbia Commandery, No. 9, and De Moiay
Mounted Commentary, No. 4, OF this city, and
Maryland Connandery, No. I, OF Baltimore, Will
leave for San Francisco by the B. and o. railroad
on August 7th, to attend the 221 triennIal con-
clave in that city. They Will arrive in Cincinnati
the day In sightseeing In tn evening they viii
be rendered a reception by Heintzelman COmman-
derry On Thursday they VIII start for St Louis,
arriving there at O'clock in the evening Another
day Will be spent in St Louis Kansas City Will
be reached by Saturday morning, where a short
stop will be made. Three days will be spent in
Denver, the beautiful capital city of Coora TO- San
Francisco will be reached on Saturday morning,
August 18th; Apartments have been engaged at
during their stay, which Will be 10 days. The
COMMUNICATES will leave San Francisco Monday
of Salt Lake City. Omaha, Chicago, stopping day
or so In each city, and will arrive home Wedues-
day evening, september 5th.
SUIT AGAINST THE MARSHAL - Yesterday,
Abraham Fisher. assignee OF O. & A. d .mrnann,
entered suit against United Stats Marshal Nc.
Michael, claiming 5000 as damages for sezlng
and taking away stock OF goods from the store
OF the Dammanns after the goods had been assigned
to htm-FISher.
HELD TO ANSWER FOR LARCENY FROM THE PER-
soS.-samuel Lusby, young man. who has been
before the courts on various occasions, was In the
tolls this morning at the Police Court charged
under Judge Snelrs new law furnishing larcenIes
from the person. Robert w. Estes testified that
the prisoner snatched at his gold watch on Sixth
street, near Louisiana avenue, yesterday after
noon. He got the chain, but failed to get posses
sion OK the watch, which he broke. Detectives
Eleltn and Carter soon afterwards arrested the
thief The law imposes sentence in the peniten-
tiary, and the case was sent to the grand jury
under $500 BAIL The prisoner was committed In
default OF bail
THE BOTTLE LAw.-Robert McDaniels, 4 colored
junk dealer, was before Judge Smell to-day charged
with engaging in an III gal tralc in bottles, the
property OF Mr.: T. Brdwell, OF No. ISL NJ street
southwest Briw"ll Is in the business OF bOttlinp
beer. 1t Was SHOWN that the defendant In the
course OF his bus ness bought thirty these bot
tleS and sold them back to Brdwell. Judge Smell
held that as the man did the bottles to fill
them with beverages, or traffic In Them as the
law contemplated, he would dismiss the charge
BoAsTER BROUGHT TO TERMs.-There was a
row on an excursion running from here to Bla-
denSourg, Md, on the Fourth OF July, between
some coiored men, and u pistol was drawn by
man named Simms. OF Bladensburg. He Is a pow
er;ul man, and boasted that no white man could
arrest him. Nj. L. f. Grannon, chief OF the BaIti-
more and OniO detectives. sent two OF
his men. Jos. Ryon and JOS. Hutchinson,
VINO Knocked one Of the detectives down twice
when he was felled by blow from a billy he
was tried in Bladensburg yesterday and fned So
and costs for boisterOus and riotous conduct.
THE TELEPHONE LINE TO BALrrnoRE-"when
are we going TO be able TO telephone to Balti-
inore7" asked STAR man OF Mr.. II. s. Cummings.
OF the telephone company this morning ave ex.
peet TO begin stringing the wires to-day" was the
reply "There are two lines of poles between here
and BaltimOre-one line along this road, and the
other taking circuit towards the west. suppose
that We will have the line In working condition
In week or So"
MARRrED.-Pro.essor Lang, OF Brooklyn, New
York, and Marion Hill, daughter OF Dr. Meics
Case OF 5th street, Capitol Hill, were married this
morning at the residence OF the brides parents.
Rev. DR.. Huobs, OF Albany, n Y, OfIlciated The
wedding was private, only the immediate mem
berS OF the family being present The happy pair
leit this afternoon for the north. A brief honey.
moon VIII be spent at villa on the HUDSON.
THE BICYCLE RACES NEXT MoHDAY-A large
crowd Is expected at Athletic park next Monday
10 witness the deciding race OF ten miles for the
championship between Prince and Higham. The
former contests between these two experts have
been very exciting. There will also be two mile
heat race between WeStbrook, OF Canada, and Fra.
zter, OF BustletOn, M. The latter rides the Starn
machine Wilmot and Alden, who are now filling
an engagement at Drivers. Will give an exhibition
OF THEIR wonderful fancy riding.
SUICIDE By TAXING OXALIC ACID-John Sloan a
matchmaker, committed suicide about O'Clock
yesterday afternoon at his residence 70 Defrees
street northwest, by taking Oxalic acid. he Was
an Englishman by birth, fOrty-nine years old and
mad lived In this city thirteen years The coroner
made an examination and gave q certificate Of
death from suicide without holding an inquest
sloan until recently was employed In Breuninger'S
tewelry store. Lately he had been out OF employ
ment and was respondent. He was found BY his
wife dead In bis room, q bottle marked oxanc acid
lying near him.