Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-07-24

Amusements Tonight.
ALBAUGH'S OPERA HoUSE.-"Fatinitza."
CoMIoUE SUMNER GARDEN.-Nariety. 80
Condensed Locals.
The Muirkir< Grove Camp at Muirkirk sta
ton, ON the T. and q. railroad, opened last
night To-day there was Il sermon by Rev
benjamin Brown, presiding elder. At and {
ferS
This morning about $50 O'Clock. a fire took
place in the twu-story frame building 1904 18th
street. occupied by John Elmer Us a restaurant
loss abOu. S2O0
elaborate arrangements for an excursion down
the river this evening, have postponed it on
account of the death OF Gen. Grant.
Rose Pettrous. alias Washington, eoloresl
committed To Jail a few DAYS since on a charge
OF grand larceny, was released to-day on giving
bonds in $500.
Ida Higgins. a grocery store keeper at 18th
and streets northeast. was fined S2o by Judge
Smell to-day for selling liquor on sunday.
Yesterday, about L O'Clock, while Mr.. j. +.
Hall, of the stationery division of the Treasury
department. was about To get out of one of the
Metropolitan line cars il started suddenly and
he fell on the floor Of the ear. breaking his arm
in several places. Friends helped him out to
DIT Louis w Ritchie's office, where he received
medical attention.
The fire between ID and 1 o'clock last night
In the rear portion of the grocery and variety
store of Mr.. George Stewart foot of l tn street,
II Is thought, was caused from spontaneous
combustion OF rags impregpated with oil. The
damage will not be above $500; mostly in
liquors. oils. nolaSses. &c.
The Rockville SeHtlaet says: ''The last few
days OF hot weather has caused some sickness
among the employees at the Great Falls. Many
nave 10 stop work on account OF the extreme
heat
There is to be public meeting at the Lincoln
mission, corner OF 18th and X streets north-
west. this evening, in support OF southern edu-
cation, ut which Rev. DIR. Pitzer will preside.
Speeches will be delivered by Rev. DIR. Byron
Sunderland: Rev. DR.. Newman. of the First
CONGREGATIONAL church, and Hon. Frederick
C. W Ripley's pleasure yacht. with party
consisting of Messrs. c. w. t. Ripley, r. L. Kay
ser, George W. Goetz. j. f. owens, OF Washing
Cedar Point.
Mr. Fred. :. Newman has been awarded the
contract for painting the conservatory and
green house of the Executive Mansion.
COLUMBIA LODGE AND THEIR NOBLE GRAND.
ne members OF Columbia Lodge. No. 10, i. o.
o. r.. at the meeting last evening united in
showing their appreciation of the services of
Mr.. X. y. Mclean, who has just entered upon
his second term rs Noble Grand He was pre-
scented. through j. q. y. j. donaldson, with a
handsome gold pendant, with an appropriate
side. III relief work, is Il pretty combination of
the emblem> OF the Order. This presentation
alHI sigEalizes the tact that Mr.. Mclean is the
nrSt who was ever hOnored by Columbia Lodge
Win Il second term as Noble Grand.
THE ALLEGED STEAMBOAT RAcE-Superyis-
in Inspector General DumOnt has received q
communication from the owners of he steamer
Armenia relative to the proposed investigation
y
inland Arrow>mith. The communication states
that the Armenia only made her usual schcd-
uIH time The communication has been trans
miited To- Supervising Inspector Curran, with
Instructions To make Il thorough investigation
of the subject.
HnS, AN right-vear-old cnlored hov was sent In
the re-'rm school by Judge Smell to-day for
stealing Sc from the real estate office of Messrs
Ryon Il Tracey. 5l:s 9Th street northwest The
boy mother was employed in the Office and
ne got possession of the key and took the money
money was recovered. buried in the stable.
whcre The boy said he WAS Keeping il TO find an
owner.
FINED FOR AssAULT.-Ths morning, in the
Police Court, 81 twelvc-year-Od cOlOred nov
James Green. emerged from the dock and ran
10 his father crying. and the old man embraced
his son and shared his tears the HOY Ira.
charged with striking white boy named
James Grady, who found senseIeSs nv
o1hcer Moore in the rear of Albaugh's thettcr
Green claimed that IL was accidental INT the
testimony showed that he struck Grady in the
mouth with a piece of Scantling because there
was some remark made which Green took To
himself He was fined So.
THE DRIVER HELD IN $500 BAIL.-Harri-
sDn thornton, the cOlOred boy who had charge
% the cart that ran over and severely injured
The little daughter of DIR. Bruck heirner AS mem
po nie in Yesterdays STAR, was charged in the
Iolcc Court to-day with assault and battery
MI. Thomas stated that the boy gave himself
up TINS morning but as the I'M ured girl was in
ease De continued indefinitely and that bail he
liked at $500, which was done
CATTLE MARKET.-Heid every Wednesday M
queenstown on the Metropolitan branch Bal
tlmore ana Ohio X. r., three miles from the
cattle on the market. 1913 sold Al shipped.
Balance left over. Best sold at 5Is TO 81: GOOD.
ordinary, to S. i.616 e od Sheen 10 and a
lambs up; 1 .1S4 sold: balance left over did
sheep brought from 2ia to cents. Lambs,
cal
80 tn $50 per head. Veal calves brought from
q to Sly State OF the market dun.
CHARGED WITH ROBBERY IN BALTIMORE
On the. 1th inst. a cOlored man named Frank
Carroll, residing at 50 Pearl street baltimore
reported that me had been robbed OF : $50 nv
a young colored man named Wesley Lew.
alias John Williams. The latter came over Ia
TINS city and had good time with VIM vi
Peyton, also colored. They were hack-rifijng
day after day spending money lavishly Both
OF them have since made trips to Baltimore
and PeytoD was arrested there Yesterday nv
Detective Seibold. Yesterday Detective Garter
with Lieut.. Kelly got on the trail of Lew
whom they found had been hack'riaina viii,
John Carter. and the latter IL is alleged. had
got Levy drunk and taken about 500 from,
him, which amount the officers recovered DE.
tectye Seibold took Levy 10 Baltimore this
morning.
A BELLIGEREST COLoRED pastoral Ian
rel, Md. special to- the baltimore Anerican las,
nlght says: The colored people of Laurel have
been much agitated by sensational episode
Last week Rev. George Morris. the colored
preacher here. published in "A local paper an APP
peal to the white Christian people OF the com
munity, urging them to interest themselves in
the instruction of the poor negroes OF the
neighborhood, as they had so few competent
Sunday school workers. 1t was considered an
insult by some of his congregation. Accord
tngiy, one of the prominent officials, Jim Hep
bren, yentured To demonstrate with him fol
calling the colOred people poor negroes The
pastor became very indignant, and in the course
OF his sermon said that he was astonished al
them; that they were poor, ignorant negroes
and he WAS the blacklist one among them. He
then proceeded To justify his course in very de
cided language. He reused the wrath of his
congregation. who, after the services were mol
slow in expressing il. They gathered around
him, Violently expostulating, when. he claims
some OF them attempted to- strike him. and he
knocked them down. He Laid out some half d
dozen of them, aud then succeeded in max Inc
ms escape He Was arrested to-day and broughi
before Justice CraUdIe. who fined him SIov