Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-05-26
The Lawn Tennis Tournament.


The Lawn Tennis Tournament.
THE TEAMS ENTERED AND THE ARRANGEMENTS
NADR:
The lawn tennis tournament, under the auspices
Of the Lawn Tennis Association, will be held on
the grounds of the Kendall Green Club on the 10th
OF May, and from present Indications the meeting
will be success As the first meeting or this sort
ever held here, It will attract much attention
among lawn tennis players OF this District, who
nave neen gradually increasing IN number: There
OF unattached players, and several have attained
considerable skill and proficiency in the game.
All the entries for the tournament on Wednesday
have not yet been made. The following are al
Washington. -Doubles-John J. Chew, Allen
Johnston, W.V.R Berry, Louis E. Beall Singles
Allen Johnston, w. v. Il. Berry. Louis E. BeaiL
-. Maple Club:-Doubles---W. Il. Wilson. Frank
f. Ms Bnae asSge yng her sn
McClelland.
The Kendall Green club. the Observatory club
resented in the tournament. The Nassau club, OF
which Willis Fowler is president and R. R. Shella-
barger secretary, will be prevented from entering
representatives on account OF other engagements.
as adopted by the Q; $; National Lawn Tennis
single courts The sides Will be chosen by lots,
and each game will be determined by the best two
IN three: The games will be played in heats until
the final contest is narrowed down to two opposing
teams The prizes offered are silver cup for the
doubles and a racquet for the singles The play
ing VIII be begun at 10 o'clock The arrangements
the association, consisting OF John B. Wright,
Ralph Baldwin and Louis E. Beall. The clubs in
follows: Kendall Green, Nassau, Washington,
Maple, New Jersey Avenue, Observatory and
University Hill.
"EcK1NGToN" Not SoLD.-"Eckington," the coun-
Try seat OF the late Joseph Gales. was offered for
Bowling under the instruction OF the trustees. 1t
was onered In one piece first, but there being no
G,a WHICH Wouid De receiyedit was submitted then
onered the bids were unsatisfactory. II was de-
clded to withdraw the property from sale The
trustees will report their failure to sell to the
court and await private Offers
superintendent Of work on the Washington mo 5
ment. who resides on 18th street southwest, is
making for himself during his leisure hours
during the past year or more. It is being made in
the upper room over the old store house OF MI. d.
H. Clark, near the Long bridge. and attracts con-
model and fine work. The hull and WOOD work
are almost completed, and the painting nearly
nshed 1T, Will probably be launched today
and engine OF six horse power. 1t Is beautiful
model and win most likely be fast boat. 1t is
THE RIVER TRADk-Harbormaste Sutton re-
ports arrivals at the river front follows: Barge
Steamboat Companys wharf; barge A. j. john
son, Reed, 1l3 tons COAL Potomac Ferry Co.; barge
g Ssn III S SarSs
Sheriff.
A LITTLE GIRL SERIOUSLY INJURED.-Between
and 10 O'Clock this morning. as some little girls
Of the Window shu
ters fifteen eighteen feet long, in the south
tower Of that building fell out OF Its place, the
vDfp Hrhf nh tnCY OFT Of In
throwing it to the ground with great Violence and
In its fall 1t struck Hattie the little daughter OF
Mr. VIM. L Woods. on the back and SHOULDERS.
picked up and carried to her home. 1O8 street,
where several physicians were called. and. after
ness, but afterward relapsed with an inclination
to paralysis from Injury to the spine. Everything
was done for her relief and at last ACCOUNTS she
general favorlte in that neighbOrhOod
MATED;-The Presbyterian general assembly south,
at lexington Ky, YESTERDAY adopted report de-
claring that the idea Of organic union with the
northern a. semOly could not be entertaIded. In
the Presbyterian general assembly at Saratoga
yesterday Rev. Howard Crosby reported resoiu-
ton, which was unanimously adopted, establish
ing fraternal relations between the two bodies on
the basis OF the withdrawal Of all imputatons off,
cialy made from either side against the Christian
character OF the other.
THE DAVIS HABEAs CORPUS CAsK-The colored
lIKaH, AHuTeW DAVIS 0rreSCeU q rev weeks ago
for breaking into the post office at Rockville on
February 9th, last, was before Judge Macarthur
to-day on writ OF habeas corpus, he having been
committed by U. S. Commissioner Mills to jail in
default OF bail for his appearance at the u. s.
court in Baltimore. Messrs. r. B. Lewis and j. E.
McNalley appeared for the petitioner, and Assist
ant District Attorney Fl. t. Taggart for the gov.
ernment The petitioners counsel claimed that
the arrest and commitment is illegal; that the
commissioner had no authority, and further, that
no onense was committed against the U. 8. stat
utes. MIR. Taggart argued In support OF the regu-
Lewis for the prisoner
The Courts.
EQUITY COURT-Jatdge James.
To-day, Kirby agt. Stafford; leave to file
amended anf rafor To-