Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-07-06
The Fredericksburx Regatta.

| attracted large number of people, and was in
| every way success. The race of most interest
| 70 Washingtonians was the four-oared visitors
contest between the Anaiostans and Potomacs
OF this city. The crews We're: AnalOstans of
| ashington-R. Sommers, bow; McCIoskey, NO.
2; Frank Hillyer, No. 3, and Janus, stroke.
L. A. Fisher No. 2: F. l.. Cornwen, No. ), and
: A kearney, stroke. The POtomacs sold
iavorite, with few takers. The course was a
! mile and half straight away, up stream. The
| crews made an even start, but the Potomacs
soon pushed to the front and maintained a
! commanding lead, and crossed the line winners
by several lengths.
| The visitors single scul contest, between s..
A. kearney, of the Potomacs, and John Lfttrell,
OF the Rappahannocks, was won by Kearney.
The state singles was contested by Armat, of
the happahAnnocks. and Fogerty, of the Nor
| folks, and was won by the former.
| The four-oared state gig race was won by the
Richmond crew over the Old Dominions of
y foot race for five-eighths of a mile. between
| Hazard, of Fredericksburg, and Egan, OF Wash
| lngton, was won by the former.
| BASE BaLL.-The Nationals dropped two
games to the Kansas City team yesterday in
Kansas City. The morning game resulted in a
| score OF z TO f. Shaw was batted hard, and was
| relieved by Coreoran after the fifth inning
! Alter the game Shaw was indefinitely suspend.
/ Ell for indifferent playing. In the afternoon
, barr and whitney were the pitchers zieDer.
the new catcher for the Nationals, had five
! passed balls. The score was 5 TO l. The Kan
| sas city team played an errorless neldlng
| game.
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| day from tine East Washing tons. Score, II to g.
| Other games yesterday: AT St LOuis-mOrn-
| ing, st. Louis l, Philadelphia .; afternoon st.
| Louis =, Philadelphia 3. At Chicago-norning
| Chicago 10, Boston 4; afternoon, Chicago 1,
Boston .. At Deiroit-morning, Detroit 8, New
| York q; afternoon, Detroit IL. New York 10.
| At Pittsburg-rnorning, Pittsburg Is, Balti-
| more L; afternoon, Pittsburg 13, Baltimore 2.
| AT MISUNDERSTANDING, Cincinnati IL, Ath-
| letics .; afternoon, Athletics 3, Cincinnati /.
AT Louisville-morning, Louisville s, Metro
politan A; afternoon, Aietropolitans 3, Louis
Vile 2. At ST LOuS-mOrning, st. Louis Z,
Brooklyn 3; afternoon, Brooklyn =, st. Louis 4.
DEATH OF ONE OF THE JAIL GUARDs-Mr.
! Isaac y. kush, wellknown guard at the Jail,
died at his home, HOS Sth street, quite sud
denly Friday afternoon of paralysis of the
heart. MIR. Rush was to take his leave of
absence the day of his death, and was prepar-
ing TO leave the city. He in his ODD year,
and Il native of Fayette county, Pa. He resided
number OF years in Ohio, where he married
Miss Mary j. Wilson in 1864, and they re-
moved here in 1870. The funeral services at
tended by IL delegation of Washington Lodge,
No. ., l. y. .. F., were held last evening the
house, conducted by Rev. Richard Norris, of
Wesley NJ. +. church. The remains were taken
To OHIO.
SHOT AT A PICSIC.-At a picnic of colored
foiks at George Clark house, on the Tth-street
road, opposite Beans, Montgomery county, Nd,
yesterday, during u quarrel a negro man was
snot by another. The shot was fired through a
window. To-day the injured man was reported
To tie dying.
I
L. Apfeld, IL lnnatic, VINO went to the Presi-
dents House Saturday afternoon and created
"a SENSATION by his violence and pray ing God
To give him strength to XIII the President, was
taken iii custody by Officer Collins and with
some difficulty escorted 10 the fourth precinct
station. Yesterday he was sent TO the insane
aSy lum.
DROWNED WHILE WATERING HoRsE.-Bud
Reed, II coored boy Is years old, living on
Good Hope hill, rode a horse into the Eastern
branch near Anacostia bridge, for the purpose
htr hon hk....
frightened threw the boy from his back and
dashed To the shore. The boy was drowned be-
lore assistance reached HIM.
THE MASTER BUILDERS AssoCIATIoN-The
Master Builders association Saturday evening
elected tine following officers: u. j. McCarty,
president; Charles y. Langley, vice PRESIDENT;
W. 3: Hoitzciaw, secretary; n. NJ. Deliinger,
treasurer, and s. VI. PIumbiey sergeant-at-
arms Air. Fleming, the outgoing president,
declined denomination.
DEATH OF ALEXANDER DoDGE.-Mr Alex
ander Dodge, AN old resident OF the District,
died sunday from u stroke OF apoplexy. He
was In his 9TH year. Mr.. Dodge was before the
war employs at the Capitol as messenger and
was u member OF the police force for 4 number
OF years. he had resided on Capitol Hill tor
nearly forty years. Ills funeral Will take place
from his I,mlly residence, 317 ID street south
east, this AFTERNOON.
AN UNKNOWN SUICIDE.-Saturday afternoon
The body vi u white man found on the Sir-
elhla side oi the river ,one mile above the Aque-
duct bridge, with Il bullet hole through the
BRAN, anu pistol in tue hand. On SUNDAY
Justice birch held an Inquest, and verdict OF
suicide WAS found In tue dead mans pocket
book was iouhd IA piece OF paper, on which was
written the name of Walter Is. Williams He
appeared to be about forty years old. He was
I'VE Ieet, seven Inches tall, weighed 20 pounds
was well built, had Il clesi snaven, full face
oark halr, thin ON top. and wore "a black coat,
pants and vest and neck;ie, and red stockings
with new laced snoes aud white straw hat The
body, which Was not identified, was buried on
Justice Birch farm. Mr. W. alter b. WIlIiains
Identity.
ASSAULTED WHERE HAvILAND DIsAp-
PEARED.-Soine excitement has been coca
stoned Ill the neigubOrnoOd OF Sligo, Mont
gomery county, Md, by the fact that a gentle
man named Giii, living III that county, was
attacked on the .th-street road about I, week
ago Just about the place where Haviland the
missing miller, Wa, last seen on that road. He
was assaulted py TWO colOred men, who threw
stones AT him. Nr Gill save his lie took to
his neeIs and escaped from his pursuers into the
WOODS. The FARMERS along the road are talking
ol organizing vigilance committee.
THE NATIONAL RIFLES SHOOTING MATCH
Twenty members OI the National Rifles took
part iii the annual shooting match Tor company
prizes, at the Washington barracks yesterday
morning Inc hrat prize, Il gold medal, was
awarded TO Lieut. j. ". Manson with Il score OF
80 out OF a possible 30 Capt. oyster captured
tine second prize, Il silver medal. having scored
20. The Addison badge, offered AS "a special
prize To the nllrkS:nan not having scored 20,
was awarded to Corporal Blois, he having
closed with the best II. PrivaL. Urury won
the leather medal.
CHARGED WITH PERI CRY.-Charlotte Bland
and William Powell, coiored who were wit
EesSeS in the Narfleld bI.ainy case tried before
the Criminal Court some days ago were before
the Police Court yesterday charged with COIN
Uniting perjury i'll giving testimony favorable
To " arIeld, which testimony, it is alleged, was
false. The case was continued until Tomorrow:
bail 81, 900.
y CHANGE AT KENDALL characterization
oI the duty oi acting dsDursing agent FOR the
| Institution for The Deal and Dumb a duty
WHICH lie has performed Tor more Than twenty
tour years lbs duty has been de volved upOn
Mr.. John b. Wight who has tor the past eight
years filed the office CT supervise the instl-
tuition. This change is made by the Concurrent
action OF the directors OF the Institution and the
Secretary oi tie Interior.
RACING AT IVY CITY.--The trotting races at
Ivy CITY yesterday attracted quite u crowd
six heats We're required to Ilnisn the FIRST race
| lor road horses, for "A purse OF 500. H. Rup-
err Creole won the Iirst, in 24ll,; d. Sond-
heiuerSs Grover I. the second, in s:4S A Ken
siit Harry Bashaw the third, fifth and sixth
/ in 2:iU, 2.ol and lob, the fourth was a dead
heat between Harry Bashaw and Grover e.:
time, lob. The second race, for road horses
won by GA. Hess Phstlla,tine whose time,
Tor the three winning heats was BOD, 2:53 and
ne;st III 2:oG. The last event was "a mile dash
Tor gentlemen riders, sweepstakes. Mr. f. T..
Blunt's HcrOdIdS won. with r. NJ. Drauey's
kite second, w. 4. kiinptOn's Major McCarty
third Mr.. Z. Hoses Minnie Warren fourth and
II. l-egare Suzette fifth; time. loo.
\ SEVERE BLOW ON THE HBAD-Late Sat
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