Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-06-06


wonderful Swedish phenomenon, will appear here
every evening this week; also the great opera
boune artists, Mr.. and Mrs. Brennan and Capt.
Liable, and 81 vocal and instrumental artists.
DIME MUsEUM.-The following are the attrac-
lions at this popular resort this week: Panorama
OF the Rhine, visit to Faderland, the great
PhonS, the ariel suspension, the three Franklins,
Hefron the phenomenon. Maggie Willett, Harry
Thorne, dramatic company, &c.
Excursions, &c.
MARSHALL HALI.-The Registered Drug Clerks
Association win give an excursion to Marshall
Hall on Friday evening: The ": W. Corcoran
going and coming will be given by the Washing
ton Operatlc Association, with chorus OF fifty
voices and the Marine band, under direction OF
MOONLIGHT ExCURs1oN.-The Mary Washington
viii leave her wharf Saturday evening. at 3d. on
a moonlight trip down the river. Dancing on the
waxed dancing deck. She will return In good
time for the street cars.
a, QuAS M1co,n AND 0eooogAs FALLs-steamer
the above places. TO Quantco Pavilion every
sunday and Thursday. Occoquan Falls every
Monday and Wednesday. She will also go to
Marshall Hall every Saturday. For particulars
see the advertisement.
GREAT FALLS AND CABIN JOHN BR1DGE.-steam
packet Excelsior will make her regular trips to
above places Sunday, Tuesday and Friday. Leave
High street and canal at am
BROKERS' SUMMER GARDEN, 62S Virginia avenue
DPsn e' enogaple entertain
ment which is given here every evening attracts
large audiences Prot Arth presides over the
troupe-5 ladies and gentlemen.
SWIMMING sCHooL.-This is very popular resort
during the warm weather. 1t is open every day
and evening as follows: Gentlemen-7 to am,
S:So to 10 PM; Iadies-1O am. to IL m. boys
s:3o to Z P: m: Water constantly changing and
KINGMAN PLAcE.-The ladies Of st. Andrews
church will hold strawberry festival at King
man Place this evening and tomorrow evening.
THE BEAUTIFUL May cantata OF Flora's Festi-
val " VIII be given at Foundry NJ. E. church, Fri
day evening, June 18th. This Is pronounced the
most beautiful floral cantata extant 1t has never
but once before been given In Washington Great
care has been bestowed upon 1t by the director
and those engaged with him to render it in the
most effective manner. There will be chorus Of
nifty voices, with orchestral accompaniment
DOES HIM INJUsTICE.-It appears that Rev. Geo.
money in the west for church at Huntingdon,
Pa. is the general missionary OF the Allegheny A.
zHn HAVING been appointed in
Franklin, where the conference was held, it is ap-
parent that there has been some mistake in the
their way into several papers, including the re-
ngious press.
SUIT FOR $4,000 DAMAGES FOR FALSE IMpR1s-
oNMENT.-The Circuit Court, Judge Mac Arthur,
Is engaged In the trial OF the case OF George r.
Phelps for $4,000 damages for false Imprisonment.
The defendant employed the plaintiff to erect his
houses after the death OF the late T. NJ. Plowman,
and dispute arising TOlman was discharged,
and he claiming the plans and specifications re-
fused to surrender them to defendant. Capt
I'M procured warrant July 4th, 1872 charg-
arrested and taken to police station, and the
case being heard by Judge Smell the prisoner was
appear for plaintiff, and Messrs. Riddle and Miller
for defendant.
DEATH OF A WELL-KNowN WAsHINGToN1AN-
Casemer Bohn, for many years publisher and
bookseller, on Pennsylvania avenue, near the corner
1Sf i0a H. W.
slant. Mr.: BOhn published for some years the Con-
gressoaal directory now published at the Gov
Pg oe By Major Ben Pre
Hand Book OF Washington, ETC. At the close OF
the war, Mr.; Bohn opened a large publishing
one OF the firm. and later started the Norfolk
News company. which is still in successful opera
ton. Mr.. Bohn was born in Baden Baden, in 1916,
and engaged in the book business, which he car.
ried on unit! Congress wldened the avenue, near
1st street He will be buried In Norfolk On the 9th
inst He leaves wife and six children In com
Portable circumstances
AsHoRr vAcAr1os.-Agnes White. gray.haIred
woman, about sixty years old, who has spent the
greater part of the last thirty years in the work.
house was In the dock at Judge Smells court this
morning charged with being O vagrant and with
being found drunk on the street. The old woman
pleaded to be let OF, saying that she only got out
after serving three months, and was arrested again
In few hours sentence OF 80 days on the farm
was imposed, ana the wreck OF q once handsome
woman tottered into the dock for the hundredth
time, while the Officers sitting around the court
who had many hard struggle with her, re-
marked, "Ah! the old woman Is dying at last-she
has the consumption"
REGISTER BRUCE SERENADED-The Capital City
Guards last evening Serenaded Hon. B. X. Bruce.
the Register OF the Treasury, at his home, No. 9O9
NJ street northwest. Mr.. Bruce acknowledged the
compliment in happy speech. Speeches were
also made by Capt. Smal1wOOd, Prot. r. I. Greener,
Mr.. G. p. Wilson, OF Mississippi, and others The
Guards were very Hospitality entertained by Mr.
and Mrs. Bruce.
RECEIVING STOLEN GoODs.-In tho Police Court
this morning the charge OF receiving stolen
goods, knowing them to be stolen, against Thos
Fay, secondhand dealer at the corner of 4th and
streets, which has been before the court several
days, was disposed OF. He was charged with buy
ing drOp-light for so cents that had been stolen
from Mr.. Edwin IatSpaw. The defendant failed
TO answer this morning, and the court gave a
Judgment OF guilty and returned the property to
the owner. An attachment was issued for the
defendant. He afterwards came In and the court
imposed fine OF 81 for receiving stolen goods and
dissolved the attachment.
SALE OF LOTs.-R. o. Hoffman will sell at auc.
ton some beautiful building lots, corner of 9Th
ana M streets northeast, tomorrow afternoon at
6 O'Clock.
tomorrow at 1909 street, the residence OF Mr.
Louis de GeOfroy, a very superior collection of
at 10 O'Clock.