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STILL RAILS. MAGNIFICENT EQUIPML.
IN EFFECT MAY 81, 1885.
Trains leave Washington from station, corner
of sixth and b streets, as follows:
For Pittsburg and the West Chicago Limited
Express Of Palace Sleeping Cars at 9;10 a. m.
natl and St. Louis, with Sleeping Cars from
Harrisburg TO- Cincinnati and Hotel Car to
81 Louis daily, except Saturday, to Chicago,
cage and Cincinnati Express at 7;iO D. m.
daily with sleeping Cars Washington to Chi
eago and Harrisburg TO Louisville; connect
ing at Harrisburg with Western Express with
through seepers for Cleveland and ST. Louis.
Pacific Express, 10 y. m. daily for Pittsburg
ana me West, with through sleeper Harris
burg TO Chicago.
BALTIMORE & POTOMAC RAILROAD.
For Erie, Canandaigua, Rochester, Buffalo. Nj
agara 10 p. m. daily. except Saturday, with
Palace Cars Washington to Rochester
For Williamsport Lock Haven and Elinira at
9:10 a. m. daily, except Sunday.
For New York and the East, 715, $40 and
II a; M, 2, 4, 10 p. m: and 1915 night on
sunday, $3.50 a, m, 2, 4, 10p m. and 1915
night, Limited Express Of Pullman Parlor
Cars 9l0 a. m daily. except Sunday.
For Boston without change 2 p. m. every day.
at jersey City with boats Of Brooklyn Annex,
affording direct transfer TO Fulton street,
avoiding double feiriage across New York
For Philadelphia, 7:15, $50 and lam, 2,
4, q, 10 y. m. and 1915 night. ON sunday,
500 a. m, ?, 4, q, Top. m. and 1915 night.
Limited Express, 0;4O a. m. daily, except
For baltimore, e;35, 715, $50, oAo, II a.
m, 1205, p 4 1:25, $40 @, 7;10, Top m
and l2;lo night. ON Sunday, S:3O, $40, 1
a. M 2, 4, g. $40 Top. m. and 1915 night.
For Pores Creek Line, 7:15 a. M, and $40 y.
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EenaImg In tIlc Cannl,

OWING to the meeting of the Chesapeake
n Ohio Canal stockholders at Annapolis
yesterday, the president and officials of
the company did not leave for the Great
Falls until last night, Captain Symons of
the Engineer Corps, who is in immediate
charge of the water supply who was to
meet the officials at Great Falls yesterday
in conference in reference to the readjust-
mcnt of the canal and conduit relations,
was ON hand. As the magnates did not
arrive, the Captain, with number Of
reporters, inspected the property between
the canal and river With the view of
having the Government acquire the title
To It, and, by fencing 1t, 10 Keep il free
from all possible impurity.
Captain Symuns will goOyerthc grounds
to-day with the board, The fencing In Of
The strip is regarded aS necessary to pre-
vent the canal mueS being turned into
brush TO pasture, The property is owned
by the canal company and several o.hor
parties, The changes that are necessary
and the rent viii be paid from the Aluc-
duet maintenance fund until the appro-
priation Of some $1,000 can be made by
Congress to purchase the land, The army
officials in charge seem disposed to act nc-
cOrding TO public opinion and to render
the action of Congress a matter of some
certainty
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The Washington Light Infantry Corps
have received an invitation from Wilson
Post, G. A. H., to be present on the occa-
sion of the grand festival to be given by
in Baltimore on the 18th instant. Com
pany i, which has gained quite rcputa-
tion in that city for their excellent cXhibi-
ton drill, has been requested TO repeat the
drill on this occasion. A special train will
be provided for the trip. The invitation
will doubtlcssly be accepted.
"Justh's Old stand"
619D street northwest, buys gents second.
hand clothing. Note by mail attended to.
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CHESAPEAKE & OHIO RAILWAY

tLEAVE Il. d. p. DEPOT, SIXTH AND B STS,)
u.l5 a. M-For all way stations, Lexington KY,
Louisville, Cincinnati Columbus. 81. Louis.
Daily except Sunday,
IL 4. M.-Fer Newport News, Old Point COM
fort and Norioik. Daily except sunday. l..
and Chicago, connecting for all points West,
Northwest end southwest; fast express daily;
does not stop for local business; through Pull
man service to Louisville and Cincinnati.
:, For tickets and Information apply nj O. q o.
Railway Office, 5l3 Pennsylvania avenue, under
National Hotel Va Midland Railway Office, Sol
Penn. avenue, and b. & z, station.
H. w. FULLER,
- General Passenger Agent.
G. w. SMITH,
General Manager.
FRANK TRIGG, N Il. Passenger Agent.
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Plcrce'S pheasant Purgative Pellets"
Positively PopulaG Provoke Praise; Prove
Priceless; Peculiarly Prompt; PerCeptibly Po.
tent; Producing Permanent Profit; Preoludng
Pmples and puStules Promoting Purity and
Peace. Purchase, Price, Petty. Pharmacists
Pationi2ing Pierce Procure Plenty,
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Among the Ilighters.

Mrs. j. Lawrence Sullivan has been
denied her divorce and once more has
the great J. Lawrence succeeded in knock
ing out his antagonist.
Sullivan and Burke are matched TO
fight at Chicago on June Is, four rounds
with small gloves. There are various
opinions as to the relative merits of
Burke, Mitchell, klflrain and McCatlrey.
They constitute the second class men,
though MCCail'rey would be insrlted If
so classed. Burke is strong and game and
can punish considerably, though he is
not as scienccd as Mitchell, who is prob
ably the most scientific man in the eoun-
try, game, strong and cool. Killrain,
though stronger than any of the four,
can't punish in proportion To his strength;
could he do so he would probably come
nearer being match for Sullivan than
any of the rest. McCailrcy, like MITCHELL is
very gentlemanly, though he looks more
like fighter in the face than Mitchell.
McCatlrcy gained his reputation largely
by defeating Mitchell last Octobcr in
Madison Square Garden. The writer saw
the match and disagreed with the de-
ciSion of the referee, "Nlacon, of the Gin
cinHdd Enquirer. In a fight to the finish,
Mitchell can whip any of them. Another
heavyweight who should class with the
above four is George Fryer who has only
been in this country II few months.
Though not as scientific as Mitchell he is
fully as good a fighter. During Il per-
sOnal acquaintance with Mitchell of
several years, the writer never heard him
talk fight buster or brag. He is a rosy
faced, jolly, light-heartcd young fellow,
always gOod-natured. Mike Cleary has
the country His round arm blows
oitener reach home than those Of anyone
else, though as II lighter he can't compare
with those named above.
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ONE OUT OF FIVE.
The Nationals Succeed in Winning a
Game from Jersey CITY.

Inc Nationals succeed in winning
Game from Jersey CITY.
The Nationals won the first Of their
five games for the week yesterday from
the Jersey Citys Unfortunately the Vir-
ginias and Trentons won't wait for them,
as each of the two won game yesterday
the former from the Lancasters and the
latter from the Norfolks.
in the games played yesterday the
Buffalo beat the st. Louis s 10 Il New
York; Philadelphia, 8 to 9; ChiCago-De-
troit, 6 too Brooklyn-LoUisville 8 TOT
St Louis Baltimore, 10 to 4; Athletic
Cincinnati. 8 to I; National-Jersey City,
TO = Virginia Lancaster, 4 TO = Iren-
ton-Norfolk, 1910 12; Wilmington-New-
ark, 8 to T.
The Eastern clubs of the American
Association say that they will take ample
revenge on their Western rivals now that
they have them on their home grounds.
The Brooklyns and Athletics made good
their threats, but poor BARNES barn
stormers" were given bad beating.
New York people are taking more in
terest in their League nine than they have
in any nine since the days of the famous
Mutuals. Yesterday in the game at Phil
adelrhia, between the League representa-
tives of the two cities, over one thousand
persons went over from New York That
Harry Wright has firSt-cass nine was
shown by the close game they played the
giants they winning more by good luck
than by any superiority in play.
Dan o. Leary, who managed the Gin
cinnati Union nine last year, is acting in
the same capacity for the Toledoes of the
Western League. O'Leary has made n
good nine of them, and the way they have
been getting away with the other clubs of
their association has earned them the
name of the "Toledo Avengers"
Ferguson is giving more satisfaction
than any other umpire of the League.
New Workers think lin the only umpire
in the country.
The directors of the Buffalo Club are
very much disguised ut the poor showing
their club is making. If they had not eX-
perimented with SO many bum players
the early part of the season they would
not be so far behind.
Big Babe Arson ofthe Chicagocs has
dropped in his batting. Brouthers is work
ing hard for first hOnors in that direction,
with good prospects Of getting there,
despite the efforts of pretty Jimmy
O'Rourkc, the champion ball ,jugger.
Says Western exchange: about the
only consolation we can offer Lew Sim
mons, manager of the Athletics in his
dark hour of grief, is that which the irish
man offered to his friend who was burying
his wife. Said Pat: I'm dommcd sorry,
sor, but you're lucky, bcgorra, to be alive
yourself"
Pitchers are catching it everywhere
this season. The batting generally is
heavier than for several years past, and
the games are made more interesting on
that account.
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STEAMBOATS,.

nAILY LINETo NORFOLK AND FORTRESS
~ Monroe. Steamers George Leary and
Excelsior, commencing May g, 1855.
one OF Il ese popular steamers Will leave
Seventh.str, ct wharf DAILY, except SUNDAY,
at 30 p. m. For particulars inquire at Com
pany's OH e, 9TH 81. wharf. Telephone Nos
1853. W, p. WEIGH, General Agent.
Y Ow FARES
i 4 FoRTRESs MONROE AND NORFOLK.
FIRST.CLASS FARE, 81; ROUND TRIP. ft20,
Steamer JANE M0SELEY Monday, Wednea-
day and Saturday at $3.50 D. M.
eixthstreet wharf Telephone call, o..
POTOMAC RIVER LANDlNGS.-Steamer
III ,oMPsoN Monday, Wednesday and Friday at
Jam, hOld
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WASHINGTON OHIO & WESTERN RAIL
ROAD COMPANY.
SUMMER ARRANGEMENT

bUMMHK AHKANGEM ENI'
TWO TRAINS DAILY BETWEEN Alex
ANDRIA AND ROUND HILL.
Leave Washington at 9:25 q, m. and 4:25 p. M.
and Alexandria AZ 9:35 =. m. and 435 y. m. Pass
Leesburg going westward, at 1l:36 .. m. and 6:49
p, M, aud arrive al Round Hill ~ l2:lsp. m. and
729 p. m.
Leave Round Hill NJ $50 a. M. and 1875 p. m.
Pass Leesburg, going eastward, at 6l2 a. m. ana
Sly p. M and arrive At Alexandra at sea a. ~:
and 7l7 p. N. and al Washington 81 sl5 a. n. and
7:25 p, m. -
SUNDAY TRAINS leave Round Hill 81 5;2os.
m. and 1886 p. m. Arrives at Alexandria 81 sos o.
m, and 7l7 p, and Washington NJ $40 q. m.
and 7:25 p. m. Leave Washington at S;25 O.. m.
and sos p. M, Alexandra at 1915 q. M and SID
p, M; pass Leesburg, going eastward At 6!l2 a.
IN. and b:l7p. mi westward, 1885 8. 10, and l0ls
'"' s.M. BRoPHY. Superintendent.
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"PLIIING" THE RACES.


Less Money in Booimaiing This Sea-
son-How People Bet.
Talking with Mr.. Howard yesterday
he said, There not the money in book
making that people generally suppose.
That is, there hasn't been the last year
or two. \ few years ago my partner
and myself cleared over$lO0, 900 on the
season. Last year we handled 5000
coo and did not clear over $1,000. |
have worked very hard since have been
here, but am only little ahead. Expenses
eat up the profits. The one item of tele-
graph foots up $3.50 or $500 per week.
Few men are constituted by nature to sue
cessfully play the races, Most men feel il
an imperative duty to play each race on the
programme for the day, sometimes eighteen
in number If they lose one race they plunge
on the next, losing that get ilurried and
make foolish bets until they are "iu hole
While talking with a Washington mcr-
chant yesterday, who is considerably ahead
On the season, he said / am never in a
hurry TO bet. | study everything, then | get
the most reliable information | can, and
finally make up my mind. If lose a race,
! wait until | get what ] consider another
good thing. Races are harder to beat now
than they used to be. Fewer fayortes
nave won lUls year liluu ever
before. Several years ago, where
there Were three or four horses in race,
there are now dozen or fifteen. OF course
the great number of starters lessons the
chances Of any one. The Washington boys
who make IL business to follow the races
have done fairly well this season; most of
them are ahead, though not as much as they
We're last year.
Some Of the gentlemen who play the
races also play with their imaginations, If
they win q bet Of - 1t Instantly magniiies
itself into $50. They talk about these big
winnings until they come TO believe them
themselves. Occasionally you see one sur.
| rounded by group Of listeners, some of
| whom are winldng to each other, while
! others are swallowing with open mouths
| the wonderful stories.
From dsintercsted standpoint, It seems
great pity to allow boOkmakers TO own
| and run stables at meetings where they
| make books. 1t is a growing evil, and one
| that, sooner or later, will have to be faced
and coped with. The temptation to run a
| horse and make n book to suit must be a
strong one, and there is no doubt that II Is
! too often done. II Is said that the horses in
one well-known stable are run to suit GER
tain bookmakers. Certainly their in and
out running would warrant such n sus
| picion The owner never backs his horses
| and does not know what is going on in his
| own stable as well as some outsiders Nc
| DOnalds horses seem to be run on thci
merits. At any rate they have n large pro
portion of wins to their credit
The Washington critic., 1885-09-24
LOCiL HRIEES.

TuE eclipse Of the moon commencing at
ll5 n m. today was clearly visible in this
city, the sky being clear.
The Canstatter Nolksfest will bc con
cludcd Sunday, September -, 1855, at
Guethlor's Park with a sacred concert. I'D
mission, twenty-five cents
A HANDSOME crayon portrait Of the late
Police Officer John j. German, executed
by Miss L. Sylvester. has been placed on
exhibition at Police Headquarters.
A MAN named Burr has imposed on n
number Of people by getting money from
them to bury his wife. II has been learned
that he lives at 40i Second street, and his
wife is enjoying good health.
A vocal and instrumental concert, under
The auspices of the Soldiers Temperance
Union, win be given at the Arsenal to-
morrow evening. A very attractive pro-
gramme has been arranged.
ABOUT s:15 o'clock last night fire was
discovered in the roof Of the Marble build
ing, corner Of Ninth street and the Avenue.
Policeman White and some citizens cNtin-
guishCd the flames. The Fire Department
responded promptly but their services were
not required.
ATTENTION is called to advertisement of
Sanders IL StTayman announcing their re-
moyal to 9A + street northwest, where
they viii have on hand Gt all times the
Decker Bros pianos and Estey organs. Nv
James Butler, the accomplished organist
will represent the firm in this city.
Tue National Rifles fair committee, at
their meeting last night, received donation.
from the following: James McGill of thi,
city; u. Washington Miller Il Son, Phila'
delphia; Muth Bros. d Co., Baltimore: Mr.
Meiinc, artist; Moore " Lcdiug, Prior d
llngcnburg, Miss Lizzie Anderson, Miss
Alma Ebert and {. Busmit2 x Co., Rich.
mond, Va.
THE printers at Gibson Brothers estab-
lshment corner of Thirteenth aud Penn
sylyGnia avenue, left their cases yesterday
at the order Of the Columbia Topographic
cal Union The question in dispute is the
price paid per 600 ems for setting foreign
languages. The union has fixed It al sixty
cents, and the firm has been paying only
fifty cents. The same measures will bc en-.
forced against other establishments who
are disregarding the schedule of prices.
The Washington critic., 1885-09-24
orr noon SPORTS,
Tho Game Yesterday Win the Nuw-
nri,s-, Close Contest To-day.

The Game Yesterday Win the Sow
Rrks-A Close Contest To-day.
The game yesterday between the Ma
tonais aud Nowarks was a very interest
ing one, and, despite the cold wind, was
enjoyed by quite crowd Of spectators.
"Thc Allentown Terror Is, indeed, ter
ior, ard received liberal applause for his
clever work His effectiveness docs not
tppcar to lie 60 much IN his speed, or the
popularity Of his curves, as It docs in his
hcGd-work, Properly supported, IL docs
seem cs though he would prove a wonder.
To-day the weather is delightful for base
lall, aud big crowd will probably he in
attendance. The Nationals have no license
tobcat the Newarks. The latter are about
Us good q club as you will find.
For foreigners, the visitors yesterday un-
drrstCod the umpire remarkably well. Poor
Holland First he Is blacbguardcd by us,
and then he is pitched into by the visitors
NCrily, the umpitc's lot Is not happy one.
Some of our men have adopted the "St
Louis dive Cook took Il header yestcr.
day with great success.
Powell batted right-hnndcd yesterday
lie has not been finding the ball as readily
lately as formerly.
A gentleman who played third base for
the Ncwarks, named Burns, was seized
with burning desire yesterday to get his
name up as kicker. lie kicked and
kicked, but Holland can take more kicking
than most men, and the young man did not
even make an impression. What beauti-
iul disposition Hollands would be for q
mothcr-in-law,
Barr and Fulmcr will be the battery to-
day, and Bob will show US how he can run
bases when it's not necessary.
The third base bag stopped q hot groundcr
yesterday, much to the relief Of Gladmon.
Boating.
by a typographical error In this column
yesterday an article was made to read, "Ii
only three start Fisher will be last II
was in reference to the approaching single
scull race, and what was intended to be
said was this That many wcll-posted boat
ing men were of the oplniOH that If only
smithson, Littrcll and Fisher started the
latter would not be last.
Smithson has been unable TO borrow Nc
| Kinneys boat, and the probabilities are that
| he will be unable to enter the coming single
sCull race. II is great pity, as the mair
interest was in the meeting of Littrcll and
Smithson.
IIillycr says the Analostans will take {
big jump forward next year. 1t is some
thing that all boating people wish to see
| and something that, with little push ant
! energy, can bo accomplished.
The Washington critic., 1885-09-24
COURT RECORD.

EQUtrY CouEr-Iusticc llagner--llop-
kirsys Hopkins; time TO take testimony
limited TO November u. Mills vs.. Mills:
time to take testimony limited to October
l4 and order OF ratification rescindcd.
POLICE CouRT-Judgc Smell - Robt
Holmes, threats; dismissed for want of
prosecution. Geo. Howard, Henry Boswell,
Jno. Plstorio, Juo. Decker and Leroy Car
ter, failing to place collars aud Ia, on theii
dogs; licenses produced and cases dis
missed Mary Wheeler, do; do. .no. 7.
Clarke, assault; nollc,prosequicd. Amanda
Graham, threats; personal bonds TO keep the
peace Daniel johnson, assault; do. Eliza
heth Cissel do; dismissed Nicholas Funk,
assault; 50 or 10 days. Chas. Howard aud
James Lindsay, assault, so or 80 days each
Francis Brown, colorcd, profanity; - or
days; James Dimes, colorcd, throwing
stones; n or days James Coruwcll,
vagrancy; 30 days. Peter Flynn, loud and
loistcruus: - or Is days.
The Washington critic., 1885-09-24
IN IuP0RTANT DECISION.
Rights of Persons to Assault Intruders
on Their Premises.


on Their Premises.
Charles Howard and James Lindsay, two
young white men, We're before the Police
Court this morning for committing deadly
assault on a colored man named Geo. Carr
and leaving him in senscless condition on
the track of the Baltimore IL Potomac Rail
road near Bennings. Carr was assaulted for
taking watermelons out of Lindsay's melon
patch
Carr stated that he went over to Ben
nings last Sunday afternoon TO look for n
job of work, aud two gentlemen gave him
25 cents and told him to go TO their melon
patch and bring them melon. While in
The act Of doing so he was assaulted by the
defendants, who struck him with clubs and
Il stone, cutting his head. The defendants
took the stand and indicated that they
thought they had a right to even shoot peo.
pie caught stealing their melons
"1ho law puts in the hand Of every
man began their counsel.
"Thats good poetry, but bad law
broke In the Court.
His Honor said: "No man has a right To
assault thief. Even an officer Of the law
| cannot shoot thief, unless he Is escaping
| after having been arrested II man finds
| burglar In bis house he can shoot him."
They were fined SO each.
The Washington critic., 1885-09-24
DEED.
GONZALES September %, 1885 Chap
lain VI. j. Gonzales.

GoN2ALEs-ou September %, 1885, Chap
lain VI. j. Gonzales.
CWCE-On Tuesday, September -, 1885,
at 1l10 o'clock p. m, Mrs; Mary Il. Grice, the
beloved wife of John W. Grice, and only
daughter OF the late James s. and Elizabeth
Hall, aged thirty-seven years.
Having suffered long time all of which
she bore with Christian faith, ever trusting in
the Lord her last words We're, sweeping
through the gates of the new Jerusalem
Her funeral services will take place at the
RylaTd Chapel, corner Tenth and ID streets
southwest, on Friday afternoon at three
o'clock. The friends and relatives are respect
fully nlted to attend.
HANfORD-At Gates, n. Y. on sunday,
september 6, 1885, at the residence of John l..
PiN!ey, Abbey Pixley, wife of VIM II. Han
ford.
Burial at scottsvlle, NY.
ODEA-On September %, 1885, at . II. m.
Julia, the beloved wife of Michael O'Dea, aged
twCnty-cight years.
Her funeral will take place from her late
residence, slI New Hampshire avenue II. W,
m. Friends of the family invited to attend,
sEMMES-rhc funeral service Of the late
Commodore Scmmcs, L. 5. n, will take place
At Christ Church G street southeast, ON Fri
day, the 25th inst AT 1880 p, IN; His friends
are respectfully invited TO attend.
TUCKER Entered into rest at 10 p. IN. Sep
tembor -, 1885 Mrs. Harriet Tucker, widow
of the late ElstOn Tucker of New York city,
| in the Slst year of her age.
Funeral will take place from her sons resi-
Friday September %, at p. m. Relatives
| and friends of the family are respectfully in
| vitcd TO attend.
THEAKER-On Wednesday. September %
| 1885, at WOodbinc, York County Pa, Nelson
| Theakcr, in the S0th year of his age
Funeral from the residence OF his son, III
| Fourth street southeast, Friday at 1870 p. m
Friends are invited.
The Washington critic., 1885-09-24
Commodore sclnmes' Funeral.

The remains of Commodore Semmes were
received u this city at S o'clock last night.
At the depot Captain Wallace of the United
States Navy; Captain Harrington, L. S. NJ.
c., and DIR, Ruth, L. $. ~, received the re-
mains and formed an escort of honor to the
Navy-Yard. The marine guard, under com
mand of Lieutenant Jessup Nicholson, We're
drawn up in line and paid due military
Eonors as the procession entered the gate.
The funeral will take place tomorrow at
1880 p. IN. from Christ Church on G street,
between Sixth and Seventh southeast. The
funeral win be q military one. A detach-
ment composed of marines from the Bar
racks and soldiers from the Arsenal will
form an escort for the body. All the em-
poyes of the yard have been granted per
mission TO attend the funeral. The pail
bearers will be: Commodore Walker, Sur
geon-General Gunnell, Judge Advocate
General Remey, Commodore Gherardi,
Captain James A. Greer and Pay Director
II, II. LOCKER. The intement will take
place at the Congressional Cemetery,