Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-06-27
EASTERN LEAGUE.
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.ALBAUGH's OPERA HoUsE.-For the first
Perlchole," will be presented in this city next
opera company headed by Miss JEANNE Win
ston, who will appear as PiQuatO, with Louise
Searle as La Perichote and Walter Allen as Don
THE MEXICAN ORCHESTRA, which will ap-
pear at Ford's early in July, has been received
ter. The audience, it is said, have been very
large.
CoM1oUE SUMNER GARDEN.-The manage
ment OF the Comique will next week provide
another entertaining bill of variety and bur-
lesque for the amusement of it's numerous
satisfactory.
AT GUETHLER's PARK, on the Fourth of July,
grand celebration has been arranged. This
tillery band, vocal numbers by Col. Rogers
trio and other wel-known vocalists, a display
o ha In the eyenng by grand
be excluded from the grounds.
ExCURsIoNs.-In another column will be
found the advertisement of the Young Mems
Bible class of the Christian church for their third
series of evening excursions These excursions
will be remembered by all who have patronized
them in the past as being very pleasant
Commencing, tomorrow, the steamer George
mac-The Lady of the Lake will leave for
On ths on o Egday eMxennS July
thompson goes to Glymont every Sunday,
leaving the wharf at 3 p.m.-The Corcoran
Hall. leaving her wharf at 10 am and 3 pm.
The ArrOwsmith leaves the 7th street wharf
at am. sunday for Colonial Beach.
HILL CLIMBING BY WHEELMEN,-It was
published in THE STAR few days ago that
Mr.. De Lancy w: Gin was the first bicyciist TO
ride up Boone's hill, at the intersection of the
Marlboro, pike and Benning's road. 1t is
learned, however, that Will II. Benton made
the record on this hill in April last, although
there is a question in the minds of some as TO
where the hill proper begins, and as to whether
he assembled the entire hill. After an incline of
which is nearly level, and the rest of the hill is
very steep for a bicycle. Benton was undoubt-
eddy the first to climb the latter portion and
Gill the first to climb both inclines. Both of
these gentlemen are star riders. A number of
riders have recently made the effort. Mr.. Wal
lace Crossman, OF the Capital club, succeeded in
making the record for an upright machine
climbing both inclines without dismount.
HOMELESS CHILDREN TAKEN TO THE INDUS
TRIAL SCHooL.-Yesterdaya afternoon Officer
ONeill, detailed as agent of the Humare So
clety, took John and Florence Casey, children
OF the late Sergeant John Casey, of the Marine
corps, TO the Industrial Home school in George
town. These children are eleven and thirteen
years of age respectively and the Humane So
clety finding they had no place of abode took
charge Of them Their mother was divorced
from Casey some years ago and left the city.
and Casey's housekeeper took charge of them
till after his death.
Mr.. AMBLERs CHICAGO SUIT DISMISSED
The suit OF Augustus ]. Amber, of this city,
against Rodney NJ. Whipple, of Chicago, was
terday on the ground that the complainant was
a citizen OF Washington and could not recover
oy suit brought in the United States court in
the state of Illinois. Amber recovered a de-
cree against nipple in the Supreme Court Of
the District for $500, OO0 the result Of suit for
accounting over a patent for making gas from
petroleum. The patent was assigned to Whip
pie, who failed to account. The bill just dis
missed sought to enforce this decree. Whipple
Is now resident of Chicago.