Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-05-26
Memorial Dav.

Memorial Day. 1
THE ORATORS ANb PoETs-oRpKR OF KxIRcIsEs
The Official program of the memorial services to
| oe conducted BY the Grand Army OF the Republic
next Wednesday has not yet been completed,
though there will be little variation In the general
order OF the events OF the day from that OF former
years The procession, In the morning. will be
formed at 9TH and streets The exercises In the
amphltheater at Arlington, which has always
O'clock Major mbept Gt n1 w oegn az
liver the grafton, and Mr.. James NJ Stewart OF
the surgeon generals ofce, will be the poet OF the
day The committee, OF which Mr.. E Truell is
chairman, In charge OF the exercises at the
soldiers, Home Cemetery expect that the ex-
eptsSes infa5es, There wiz be OF more than usual
gent In reviewing the Army OF the Potomac has
oeen erected in the grove attached to the ceme-
ttry lot the use or the committee OF arrangements.
| Gen. sherman and stafY and Gen. Ayres with the
troops at the Washington barracks, accompanied
the veterans from the Soldiers Home will he nres1
ent In body. The exercises viii begin at ten
O'Clock. The Grafton VIII be delivered by Mr. Jus
Ice Wm. Strong. The poem will be delivered by
Mr.. 3. II. NJ ByerS, author OF the song "Sherman's
March to the Sea-" Mr. Byers who holds the
post OF United States consul at Zurich is at pres
ent nome on leave. The vocal music Will be in
charge OF G. 81. LIllebrdge, Mr. Fred. W. lille
Drdge acting as organisL Rev. DR.. E. d. Hunt
ofhciate as chaplain. At the Congressional ceme-
tefy, where the exercises viii also begin at 10
w. w.
Granger and poem from MIR. Edwin Benaud. DR..
| Mchenney. OF Wesley Chapel, will oficiate as
chaplain.
GOODS SEIzED.-The U. S. marshal to-day seized
the goods OF Col Morrow, q. S. A., under an at
tachment Instituted by suit OF several creditors
Ihey were on their way to the B. & o. r. II. sta
tlon when SEIZED but were afterwards turned over
| 70 Dowllng's auction rooms
THE ARBITRATION OF THE CLAIM OF SAMUEL
STRoNG-The arbitrators appointed Ia the cases Of
orr fhn
under the board of public works-Messrs. W. Penn
clark, H. E Payne and Ed Clarke-have accepted
| aldermen's chamber In the court house building,
commencing on Monday morning at 10 O'Clock.
mr.; strong Will be represented by Messrs. Cook &
Cole, +. I. Browning, Barrett, and probably Gov.
Miller. A
A WIFEs RkvENGE.-A tall, wiry colored wo-
man. named Mtlly Rodgers, was In the dock at the
fonce Court to-day, charged with assaultfng
showed the court a bump on her head which she
SAID the other woman did with a bottle. Milly
sta slated tnat her husband was out all night the
johnson, and when she opened the door she saw
her husband scamper out OF a bedroom and climb
over the back fence. She was released on her per-
sonal bonds
MARRIAGE LrcENsEs-The clerk of th6 court has
issued marriage licenses TO John Faunce and
Agatha Haneke; Jacob Sachs and Fanny Caplop
both OF Milestone, Md.
RoBBING Hrs EMPLofER-Dennis an iris. a COL
ored porter for X. H. Guinnip, OF Guinnip Co.
was charged in the Police Court to-day with steal
Ing lot OF hose, pair OF shoes and other arti-
cles from the store OF the complainant, and also
with receiving stolen goods. A boy named VIM.
Armstrong testified to the defendant selling some
OF the articles and giving him some money, and
telling him that II he told anybody about it he
would Kill him. He also said that the defendant
trled 10 get him TO throw a lot OF silk and other
things into the cellar, so that he could get them
A sentence OF SIX months was imposed for the
larceny and the other charge was suspended
SEQUEL TO A SUNDAY FIST FIGHT-Las Sunday
Samuel Sam sds Ward and Thomas Lyons two young
went with their friends tn Pattersop's woods, In
sae,sS the county. @ an and had ght lyons 1t is repre-
~ O'Clock, the men met at the corner CT Sd and II
streets, and 1t is alleged that Ward went up to
then struck him, Knocking him down, and having
struck him with a chair, drew knife and cut him
in the side.
REAL ESTATE SALEs-Messrs. Duncanson Bros
auctloneers, sold yesterday afternoon at auction,
tees, part OF lot ], In square 63S. improved by a
frame dwelling, situated on LIST, between and
for the owner. lot K, in same square, to Thomas
Coakley, for S495.
A FORMER RESIDENT OF WASHINGTON DANGER.
oUsLY iLI--Jas. W. N.Sheahan, who has been closely
Identified with Journalism in Chicago for twenty
writer OF the Tribune since 1865 is living at the
point OF death His disease is nervous prostrat ton
complicated @ M With heart troubles. Mr. sheahan is
ter OF Justice Samuel Drury, of the old frst ward
OF washington: He was an able lawyer and author
tion OF Washington.
SERIOUS AssAuLr,-A tight occurred on Fl street
northeast yesterday between Samuel Ward and
DAME! Lyons during which the latter was serl-
precinct statfonhouse. He was charged in the
Ponce court thlS morning with aSsauIt1ng Lyons,
and the case was continued until the lst OF June,
on Dr. ID. b Street furnishing certificate to the
effect that Lyons injuries were OF such char
acter as to connne him to his bed.
Policy CASES IN THE POLICE CouRT.-The session
or the Police Court to-day was devoted principally
to the trial OF policy cases. George johnson and
Charles Cromwell were charg I'd by Detectiyes Ran
and Block with writing policy, and Were fined $50
each each. and n noted @ appeals Jos J. Terrence. VIM.
the same OffenSe and were dismissed. John VIII
son was charged with backing policy, and the case
was continued.
Two PRESS ExcURsIoNs.-A number OF WELL
know known NJ newspaper men lett Yesterday morning
May and Atlantic City, as the guests OF the Penn
sylvanIa railroad company. Some Of the gentle
In special Pullman car. At Baltimore another
car full OF Baltimore newspaper men was attached
Gna 70 Inc tran Las. Last evening hop was given at
Atlantic City. returning home at 10:15 tonight
A large party OF prominent Washington Journal
ghanieS upon the invitation OF the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad company. They will return home
tomorrow night
HOWARD UNIVERSITY ALCMNL-Tne third tr1en.
NAL meeting OF the college alumni OF Howard uni
versity took place In the college chapel last even
Ing. A large and appreciat!ye audience was fn
attendance. After prayer and mu SIC Prof. Wiley
Lane the president OF the alumni association, de-
llVered pleasing address upon "Our Difficulties
In Life" closing with the Introduction or Mr. Rich
ard Moss, the orator OF the occasion, who deliv-
"The tt aiming Of the Hands and the Head" Alter
music Bishop j. NJ. Brown pronounced the beue-
dfctton. business meeting OF the alumni was
appointed for next Saturday evening.
WASHINGTON FISH MARKET.-Sold by r. A. Golden
agent to-day, 500 shad, from $50 to &26 per hum
dred; $4,000 herring, from s. to $40 per hundred.
FUNERAL OF JOSIAH EssEx.-The funeral OF the
late Josiah Essex took place at O'Clock yesterday
afternoon from the Central Presbyterian Church.
Mr.. E. b McGrotty conducted the Scottish Rite
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