Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-07-16
The Potomac Regatta.

To BE HELD OVER TIE NATIONAL COURSE
SEPTEMBER 10TH.
AZ the meeting of the Potomac river regatta
committee al the Potomac boat-house last eve
ming, the Columbias were represented by Messrs.
Stinemetz. Bach and Kerr, the Potomacs by
Messrs. Walsh. Hollister aud DIR. King and the
Analostan> by Nessrs- Pairo. Morgan and Bow
man. 1t was decided To hold the regatta sep
TENDER 1Oth over the National course. The
new club. the Washingtons. were not prevented
from participating in the regatta.
DEATH OF A PROMINENT ODD FELLow.-Air
NJ. ID. Months late Past Grand Master of the L.
o. %. F..twhOse term expired last Friday night
died suddenly at his residence, No. l3 IL street
northwest, at haif-pas , o'clock this morning
OF congestion of the heart He was born in
PENIS ylvania and was about 5S years OF age.
At the close of the war nc was appointed To Z,
cierkship in the third auditor Office. which lie
held at the time of his death. He was u veteran
OF the Mexican war and :, member of Burnside
POST, No ,; u ~ K-,0f the ROYAL Arcanum,
and of Beacon Lodge No. 10. Columbian
Encampment, No. /. Uniformed battalion,
Naomi Lodge. ID. of L., i. %. o. r. His
funeral will take place sunday. several of the
organizations mentioned will meet tonight to
make the necessary arrangements.
AWIFE WHIPPER SESTESCED.-"Jim" Wat
kinS, colOred, who lives III Willow Tree alley
was arraisned in The Police Court this morning
ON u charge of beating his Wife Annie. who
carried young baby in her arms i'll court.
Annie testified that Jim beat her with !,
chair. The Judge gave him two months in Jail.
In default of u fine OF $50. Judge, give me a
chance for my life. interrupted the prisoner
who stated that his wife slapped him in The
mouth and struck her with The chair. You
had nc right 10 do that" said the Judge. But
"a Is.an will sometimes do anything i'll a pas
sion said the prisoner. Exactly" said the
judge, "a man killed his wife the other day in "a
passion and was afterwards hanged for it, The
prisoner went down. William Douglass, another
cofored WIFE be;tter received a similar sentence.
THE ". l.. I. CORPS TO CAMP AT CAPE MAY.
AT meeting of the Washington Light Infantry
corps las evening, the corps decided 10 hold
their annual camp this year at Cape May. An
Invitation from the Piedmont Agricultural A.
ISOLATION to visit their fair, at Culpeper Va.
which will open September 20 Wa, accepted.
The corps will leave for Cape May on the 18th OF
August, and return home on the evening of
the 2ith-
labor Unions has elected the following officers:
r. Oyster, Typographical union, president; +.
= Denham, Painters union.iirst vice president;
j. H. Helsiey Carpenters union. second vice
president; j. r. Billingsley. Carpenters union,
recording secretary; GA. Trs,ylor. financial and
ners' union. treasurer; r. Il. Keller, Plasie
union, sergeant-at arms.
A LONG BICYCLE RIpE-Edward Evere.;
Sawtell and Fred. Eidridge, two Young gentle.
meE from springfield. Mass, are visiting Wash
fngton, having ridden all the way from Spring
field ON their bicycles. They are guests of Mr.
A. ID. smith. 92o r street northwest. Mr. saw.
tells brotherin-law- They made the trip from
Springfield in seven days, making daily runs Of
about 90 or 40 miles and stopping ON their way
To WISH points OF interest They say their hard
est days work the ride from Baltimore tC
this city, on account OF the sandy condition o
the road. They will leave for home this eve
ming. going TO Baltimore by rail, and mounting
their bicycles in that city.
BASE BALL YESTERDAY.-At Jersey City
Jersey City, ): National, d. Al Newark " j.
Newark, ~; Virginia, 4. At Cincinnatti-Cin
cinnati. -; Metropolitan, =. At Louisville
Louisville, 4; Brooklyn, q. AZ Pittsburg-Pitts
burg, .; Baltimore, o. At Detroit--Detroit, A.
~. Louis. o. At New York-Providencc, q
New York, 2. At Buffalo-Bufialo, =: Chicago
4. AZ Lancaster. Pa.-Lancaster. 8; Norfolk, =
AT ST. Louis-St Louis, s; Athletic, T.
PLYMOUTH CONGREGATIONAL CIIURCH.-A
meeting of the members OF Plymouth Congre
gati0nal church wsss held last evening ut Lin
coin Memorial church to- consider ways anC
means for building a new church. The chair
man OF the board of trustees presented the las
and L streets northwest. the note, with interest
being S51S.54. The purchase OF the propert,
at u cost of 81, 800 was commenced June Sd
1882 81 900 was paid in cash, and notes o
5000 each given Tor the remainder, payabl.
annually. Thus, the last note. just paid, would
have come due June Sd, 1889 The whole
amount paid on the srouLd, including notes
interest, taxes, &c, was S1.1G2.1l. The board
OF trustees we.e authorized to make all neces
tn build a church on the lot ut cost of no.
more than So 900, the style OF architecture Il
be similar 10 the chapel at southeast corner o
18th and X streets. The trustees who will have
charge of the work arc Messrs. John l.. Lacy
chairman; VIM. III. Thomas, secretary; Arthur
sImrnons, Henry Freeman, Vim. Gwynn, Jas
0cGrundy, Nathan Jones'