Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-08-07

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CoLoRED BISHOP TAKES PART.
Correspondence of THE EVENING STAR.
JACKSON GROVE CAMP, August z.
Yesterday was the day when the ministers for
the second week were expected, and Revs. A. d.
Melvin of Warwick circuit, and DIR. j. l.. Mills,
OF Ninth street, arrived. Rev. Drs. Bates, Muir
ray, Mr.. Coulbourn, Cassin, Evans, c. NJ. Rob-
inson, and Drs. Drinkhouse and Kinzer are still
on the ground.
At 9 O'Clock an interesting experience meet
ing was conducted by Rev. Mr.. Evans, of West
At 1890 Rev. j. j. Murray preached from
Luke. xiv, so, on the causes of failures in
The midday train brought from Baltimore
Bishop y. W. Wayman. the cOlOred bishop of
the \. VI. E. church. He was accompanied by
his wife. and considerable attention was shown
the couple. The bishop closed the afternoon
service with prayer and singing hymn with
the chorus, ''Save the poor sinner from dying"
The afternoon sermon was by Rev DIR. Mills,
of Washington, who preached from Joshua,
At o'clock the young peoples meeting in
the tent. led by Rev. W. NJ. Strayer, was well
attended and was very interesting.
There was Very fine attendance at the
tabernacle at night, when Rev. l.. w. Bates, OF
Georgetow N, preached from Romans, Y, 10.
prayer and experience meeting followed
and continued until after 10 O'Clock.
To-day the skies were clouded, and when the
Cs,rly trains lett rain was e. pected momentariIy
Quite "a crowd l. expected out tonight and to-
morrow at the Grant memorial exercises.
been issued by the clerk of the court TO Thomas
Lee and Christine Bell; Elmer f. Gist and
Sarah f. Matheny.
SENTENCED FOR STEALING WATcH-Tbis
morning colored man and boy Charles Rollins
and e. X. Rollins were before Judge Mills of
the Police Court, charged with the larceny of a
watch, worth 50, from Mr. Cook. The principal
evidence was that OF Officer Maddox who testi-
nned that he arrested the boy on suspicion and
he admitted taking the watch, but said that he
was persuaded To do il. The elder Rollins tes-
out any prompting. The boy testified that he
took the watch at the instance of his cousin.
The court sentenced the man TO four months in
Jail and the boy to one month.
SENTENCED FOR AN AssAULT.-Cornelus
Patch was tried in the Police Court to-day for
AN assault on John H. Richardson, cutting him
with a knife on the left arm. Patch admitted
striking at Richardson, stating that he forgot
the knife was in his hand Patch was sentenced
Io thirty days in jail
The PoToNAc REGATTA PRoGRAM.-At
meeting OF the joint committee Potomac river
regatta at the AnalOstan boat house last even
ing, the following events were decided upon to
colnIos s, the program of this years regatta:
Ior the Palmer cup Four-Oared shell, senior
for the Post champion trophy and The EVEN
the Mason challenge cup. Light weight four
Dared she'll for men of 1872 pounds and under
Tor the Merchants challenge cup. Single sculi
shell race. senior. Single scull she'll race Junior.
All the races are 10 be rowed over the national
Soufse, one mile anu a nall straight away. An
Individual prize will be given to each winning
contestant, and "a handsome banner to the
club OF the winning crews.
THE VAN DRIVERS HANDS Full One
hundred and twenty-six prisoners were sent IN
the workhouse and Jail during the first four
days OF this week. Richard Anderson the van
driver, says he has not been so overrun with
prisoners during the eleven years which he has
been handling the prisoners.
FRED. DOUGLASS PREDICTIoS-Fred Dono-
lass delivered the speech at the emancipation
day exercises at Rochester N " Yesterday
He held that II England had not liberated her
dom To slaves in the United states would never
have been possible. He ended by predicting
that the colored race would one day take its
place among the races of the world In intellec-
tual and moral worth.
A COMPLICATED ACCIDENT-Last night Willie
Brooks, a little son OF VIM. r. Brooks living at
926 Virginia avenue southwest, fell down stairs
the foot of the stairs. The lamp was broken
and the boys clothing set on fire. The flames
were extinguished by his father. In the fall the
boys right ear was slit open.
GEN. GRANTS MEMORIAL FUNERAL SER.
VICE will be held at Jackson Grove Camp
Saturday morning at 1870, conducted by Rev
John j. Murray, ID. d., of Baltimore. Trains
4:40, GOO and .:lO p. IN. Returning, leave
camp 1:21, 6:l3. III ) and 4:53 for stations To
Bowie and on Pope's Creek line. Round trip
tickets, good I'll Monday. I5 cents. First-class
so cents. Board, s1.25 per day.
CoMIoUE SUMMER GARDEN-There will he
no matinee at the Comique tomorrow, the
management feeling that the dead hero's fsne-
raj day should be sacredly observed.