Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-07-10
Divorce Proceedings.

| Judge Hagner yesterday granted Maud Ven
| able a divorce from Glenn. Nenable. The charge
was that be deserted her three hours after her
marriage. She is given the custody of their
/ child and permitted to resume her maiden
name
The judge also granted Rachel {. Allston
divorce from Philip c. AlstOn, on the ground of
deserton, giving the wife the custody OF their
The answer of Albert L. Smith to the petition
| OF his wife for divorce was fled yesterday by
/ MI Campbell Darlington. He denies charges
/ OF drinking and non-support, states that SICK
J ness, death. and his wife's bad management
/ has reduced him to impecuniOslty- W lille he
believes the petitioner has legal grounds for
divorce he sincerely hopes that she may obtain
| one
/ The same attorney has filed the petition of
John Ebert for divorce from Elizabeth Ebert,
| charging her with desertion.
To-day Judge Hagncr, in the Equity Court,
made a decree OF divorce in the case OF Chas A.
/ Eeatty a-t Josephine ID. Beatty. They were
married by Rev. p. Brand in this city august
| IS, 1876 and they lived together till May 5,
| j S3, when he charges she deserted him. He
also charged her with adultery.
The Agricultural Convention.
CLOSING PgoCEEDINGS-AN ADVISORY COM
NITTEE, ETC.
At the final session of the Agricultural College
convention last evening an advisory COM
mittee, consisting of one delegate from each
state and territory, was appointed to consider,
in cooperation with the Commissioner of Agri-
culture. the time and place of holding the next
annual meeting and such other matters as
might be brought before ii. \ resolution de-
cltrng it to be the sense of the convention that
Congress should provide increased facilities in
the Department of Agriculture for the eXamina-
tionS and the testing by experts of seeds pur-
chased by the department for distribution, with
view of securing purity and freedom from
causes, extent and remedies for fungus diseases
of plants. was adopted. RESOLUTIONS compli-
mentary To- the Commissioner of Agriculture for
the care and forethougLt which led him to call
the convention We're also adopted
The Race for the Sharpless CUP.
IN A SHARP CONTEST BETWEEN TIE CoLUMBIAs
AND TIE FA1RMOUNTs THE LATTER WIN.
The Columbia boat club, of this city, were
forced yesterday to lower their colors to the
Farmounts of Philadelphia, in the mile and
nall eisht-Oafed race for the SharpiesS cup, on
the Schuylklll. The final heat, with the Fair
mounts and Maltas, of Philadelphia, and the
Columbus. of " Washington, rs contestants, was
not rowcd until nearly seven O'Clock. At the
word they got away tQsether, COlumbias forg
ing To u lead with IL .iorty-four stroke Fair
mount held the second place, with a forty-two
stroke, while the Malta, rowing forty-two,
closely followed. Columbia kept the lead of
barely one-qulrtcr of "a length until they neared
the half mile. Then il was found that the Fair
mount crew Were steadily cutting down the
distance and as TIE boats rushed past the half
mile mark Paramount had closed up. Then be-
gan one of the most dcsi crate races which has
been witnessed the SchuylkilI since &c.
Columbia and Paramount squirting stroke for
stroke in their cndeavor to get the advantage of
each other. But the FairnOunts long. smooth
stroke began to tell, and when the mile was
finished they had gained slightly the lead of the
Washington crew. The race was nearing the
end, and the Columbia men put on IL desperate
squirt in an endeavor TO get up TO the Fairmount
boat, running their stroke up to forty-three.
For Il moment it looked as If Columbia had
once more Ia ken the lead but the FairmOunt
crew answered with another squirt and again
drew away. Columbia. with a desperate effort.
ram their stroke up to fort -Our and maintained
it all the way to the finish, but the home crew
had one more squirt left and they used it as
they spun across the iiue, winning the race by
thrce-fourthS OF u length. The time was: Fair
mount. : minutes, 50 seconds; Columbia, s min
uteS, 81 seconds; Malta, minutes IL seconds.