Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-08-22

The Washington Wheelmen.

BiCTCl!ST GOING TO THE SEPTEMBER MEETS-PR0-
POSED THfP TO NEW ORLEANS IN DECEMBER.
About Il dozen members Of the Capital Bicycle
club VIII leave here in September to attend the
Philadelphia meet on the 18th. thence they will
60 TO Springfield, where great meet will be held
on the 18th, and before returning home they Will
attend the meet at New Haven on the 23d and 24th
The club will make run TO Cabin John bridge
sunday eScOrtng the Columbia, Pa, club.
\ base ball match is TO be played at the Capitol
park next week between two mines selected from
the club. one nine having the name of the Hollow
Forks and the other bail Bearings
among the new members elected at the last
meeting Of the club Were Mr.. Geo. KEENAN,, OF the
New York Associated Press; Mr. James &. Pilling
chief clerk OF the geological survey Messrs. {. j.
sawyer and John NJ. Kllletts. of the signal service
ID. l. ShaTetts, Richard Rupprecht, Ed b. >FOrney
and A. VI. Z. MaSChmeyer.
number OF members of the capital club have
projected a bicycltstS trip 10 New Orleans In De-
cember. during the exposition. ana have been en-
cOuraged by the committees in charge of the ex-
position The plan Is 10 get together party OF IS
or 100 bcyciStS aud charter special train TO carry
them and their wheels to New orleans and return.
II IS proposed 10 spend week In New Orleans
The project will w laid before the biCycliStS of
Cleveland. Philadelphia. Baltimore and other cities
The delegation OF The capital club visiting Phila-
dtlphia. Springfield and New Haven next week
Will spread the news OF the project and invite the
wEeeiInen they meet 10 Join with the Capital club
BASE BALI--The Nationals defeated the VIII
mngtOns yesterday afternoon by a score OF 12 TO l.
The single run made by the visitors was made on a
wild throw TO first by Evtro. The ball WAS LOST
under the benches. and while Baker and Evers
Were cropping around for II the Wilmington runner
m'de the circuit OF the bases Tni, throw Of Evers
was the ODiy rei,iInC error charged against the
Nationals. wiille the WImngtOnS were charged with
eleven tI.igU> pitching was 50 effective that the
NnmingtOns dld not MAKE one base HIT
Gaines elsewhere yesterday: Phiiadelpha-Phil
adeiphla. ~: Cleveland, l. Observation-Disclosures
$: Virginia. = New iork-New YORK, 3; Buffalo, ?
Metropolitan, 4; Brooklyn, 4: IS innings. Newark
Trenton. 3: Domestic, 3 Observation-Disclosures Unions
3; Boston Unions. 2; Boston. II; Detroit L. Proyi-
drnce-PrUvldence. s. Chicago. 3. Indianapolis
inl:fu:tHel~ l.. Lon
U; Louisville, . Kansas City-SL Louis Unions, 8;
Kansas City, l.
To RECEIVE TIE ". L. ]. CospS-at a specfal
meeting OF the L mon Veteran CORDS Capt ThOma-
son last evening, Capt Thomson stated that he
had rendered The ssTylceS OF the corps an escort
70 the '" l. l. Corp. on their return home, and the
tender had been accepted by Col Moore. the corps
resolved 10 parade with full ranks and 10 meet ut
the armory on Monday evening. al : O'Clock. In
fatigue uniform, shako.. and white belts. a COM
Hittee was appointed 10 procure music.
The NISSTREIs AT FoRD'S-Ford's opera house
was crowded last evening. as II the opening of
the season OF 1851 -. The house is greatly im-
proved III appearance and in comfort Inc changes
In the auditorium are notlcrably advantageous.
The entertainment was given by Barlow ard VIII
sons MINISTRIES. and the performance was IRE
quently encOred. The specially acts were anus
1Ig. and MeoSrS- George Wilson, Mit- Barlow
Hugney Dougherty Prank NcNish crawford s,i
Mcki>son. Griffin and Marks and f NJ. Hall We're
all warmly arplaudrd. They appear throughout
The week The attaches Of the opera house are
IN, III.
Gay Ford as business manager, j. Louis Ford as
treasurer. Alex. BetZ assistant treasurer, and DO
seIh SeSsfOrd. ticket agent. Nessrs- John E e.
inSer and James Jamison are al the orchestra and
bdIcOny doors respectively. while the ushers are
Messrs J. b. SpaUdng, j. Griffith, e. b. vena-
bic anu III. NJ Martin
WASHINGTON MEN AT An INTERNATIONAL Con-
vESTIoS.-A convention OF 81 Georges BenevOlent
Societies OF the United states and Canada began
wednesday morning at the sherman House, CHI
cagO. Nessrs- Thomas \. feates. OF the adJutant
generals Office: John Cook. OF the fourth auditors
Office and ChaS +. Benjamin. Of the COrcoran build
ing represent the society at Washington Mr.
Prot sdons az WashInOt1p on The infenr ne
Shakespeare's works In promoting the spread Of
English speech and ideas throughout the world
and Mr. Benjamin read an original essay on the
future relations of the Engiish-speakng cOmmun-
tiles Prot Goodwin smith IS one of the delegates
from Toronto and axes an active part in the bus-
Ness Of the convention
A Coal on STOVE AND BEER--Robert Hepsacker
ana MS wife Anna. OF No i0 9TH street southwest
keep beer saloon in the basement OF their house
sho rent the upper story 10 young married
night Notes and his wife went out for walk and
Ieit coal OH stove burning in the hallway. The
plaAe Set nre TO some clothes, aud Hepsacksr went
W hen The Notes returned Hepsacker exhibited the
Dress 10 Mr. Notes and then slapped The latter.
glasses q beer on Mrs Notes In the foee COURT solHT
thls morning Hepsacker and his wife We're charged
with assault, and were each nnedss-
SERIOUS ACCIDENT.-This morning. shortly after z
ociocA. George F. Burse. carpenter, employed By
fne D. r railroad company, while at WORK on the
Long sge feil from the top OF the railroad track
70 the water, inJuring his back very seriously He
was rescued from the water by two OF his fellow
,nolAmen, and was removed by the police ambu-
lance 10 Providence hospital
SINGLE ScCLL RACE--A single scull race was
rosed last evening by Smithson, Fisher and
hearney. well-khown Potomac oars nerl Tor n roii
medal offered by Mr.. Holt Zman- The distance was
ioA fotoinac landing 10 Holtzmans a little over
tFe lengths. - ~