Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-07-06
TrOttin2 at Ivy City.


SECOND RACE NOT FINISHED.
The rain yesterday afternoon delayed the start
In the trottng races at Ivy City, and made the
track heavy. In the first race for 2:24 horses
purse of 81 100 Of which 500 to first $3.50 second
$50 to third, 500 10 fourth heats three In five,
j. H. Gheen's gelding Douglass got the first heat
but j. A Goldsmith's Director took the 2d, 3D.,
and 4th, winning the race. His best time was
2:25.. stonewali acted badly, breaking all up so
tn, Tom Rogers got Sd place. French pools paid
In thu second race. for 2:2s horses, purse of
42oO OF which 500 TO FIRST $3.50 to second $50 to
thiri, and 800 to fourth, heats three In ve Billy
Button, Tony Newell. 81. Cloud. and Billy Bad Eye
Started. Button being the favoritn. ST. Cloud got
ton the second heat In 2:26.. and Tony Newell the
81 In 2:N. II was then so dark that the nuish of
the race was postponed until to-day.
THE NATIONAL RIFLEs-At the regular meeting
OF the National Rifles last evening the committee
ID arrange for the proposed trip to Cape May
reported that all arrangements had been com
pleted. The Weccacoe band. OF Philadelphia, will
accompany the command, who will leave this city
Saturday night, July IA. for ten days. The chair
man OF the building committee reported that the
new arnory win be ready for the command on It's
return. The resignation of Lieut.. j. NJ Bassert
was rendered and accepted. Lieut.. George w.
Evans was elected srniOr second lieutenant, vice
second lieutenant, vice Evans, promoted Mr.
James II. Clear was elected seventh, and Mr. Geo
w. Stokes eighth corporal
THE ABSURD Law RELATION TO THE SALE OF
rr.Of
was on trial before the Police Court this morning
on the charge of selling fireworks to minors. Ed
ward Sour, boy fourteen years old, testified to
defendant'sstore. Mr. SiIverberg said this law was
absurd Tor the reason that IL prohibits the sale OF
explosives TO PERSONS under sixteen years of age
when their parents or older people can make the
purchases for them He also sail that II the law
prohibited the sale of fireworks absolutely the
dlnculty would be overcome. The evils OF the
pre- ent law, which allowed fireworks to be dis
tributed under certain restrictions and prevented
fh.rn from hn{ta <la1o
Children 10 set them OF In the houses ana thereby
caused fires fine OF $40 was imposed.
SUIT FOR $4,000 DAMAGEs.-Lydia E and Isa.
bella Dugler have, In proper person. entered suit
In having. on the 5th inst. with intent to ininre
them. appeared at the National Bank OF tie Re.
public and given orders not to pay a certain draft
presented by them, and further that prior to that
day defendant openly denounced them as frauds,
intending TO nJure them in character and business
THE OFFICIALS OF THE QuARrERNAsrkR's DE-
HAKrMESr Nor FRIGHrENED.-Mr. A. Y. Lpech
writes to THE STAR coDtradicting the published
statement that the officials at the auartermas-
ters department were frightened by AN employee
. OF that department: E J. Miller. fourishing a
body who came ia his way. Mr.. Leech says: .Mr
Miller worked beside me during the entire day,
whatever, nor was the fact that he had pistol on
MS person known until after his arrest that
night"
HoSoKs TO WASHINGTON BoYs-Among those
UPON WuOm nOnOfS were conferred at the Cnfyef.
sity OF NOtre Dame, Indiana, on the 2ist ult were
Messrs. Eugene F. and VIM H. Arnold, OF Wash
ington The former. who has been the Junior
professor OF law at the university during the past
year, received the degree OF master OF arts; the
latter the valedctoran OF hts class the degree Of
bachelor OF arts and also the grand gold medal In
the prize competition In English essay writing.
WASHINGTON CATTLE MlRKrT.-At the Queens
town drove yards, on the Metropolitan branch
ID q. r X, three miles from the city, Lewis D.
Means, proprietor, yesterday, 243 head OF cattle
n kec. y rOz.
and lambs sold as follows: Sheep, 4a4Hc. Der Id
lambs, 64aT4c. Cows and calves brought $s0a
A CoEDrcToR BEATEN ON Hrs TRArN-Yester.
day afternoon conductor on the b 4 O. railroad
named Hagan was severely beaten by two col
ored men on his train coming from Rockville to
this city. On arriving here the two colored men
Jumped from the train at Delaware avenue and
escaped. Subsequently Oncer Lamb arrested O
eoiored man named Robert johnson on suspicion
q being one OF the a8sailantA
WALrHR B. WILLIAMS Z Co. auctioneers, win
oell, within their salesroom, tomorrow morning,
at 10 O'Clock, Q superior collection Of furniture