Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-07-02
The National Sacngerfest.

SocoXeHheSls
OPENING THE FESTIVITIES At BALTIMORE WITH A
ToRcHLIGHr PROCESSION.
Baltimore Is gayly decorated with bunting for
the visiting singers OF the Fifteenth National
Saengerfest. Saturday evening the New York
Brooklyn, and Philadelphia singing societies who
arrived on special train. were met at Union station
and escorted by the local societies 70 the Concordia
opera House. Here they fell In line, and partici-
pated In the grand torchlight procession, In which
ruily 300 singers took part. IL was the biggest
ana loinest parade OF the kind ever witnessed In
Baltimore. There were 900 flaming torches In
Inc The procession, after making tour OF the
town, returned TO the Concordia, where a com
ners was held This Is a distinctive feature
OF all saengerfests and saengerbunds, and is Dor
rowed from the students OF Heidelberg and other
German universities. Round tables were placed
al about the room, and at these the guests seated
thehlseiVes- An hour or two was spent In social
conversation, In song, and In partaking OF cold
lunch and other refreshments, both OF o solid and
liquid NATURE Mayor Latrobe and President Louis
schneider Elad- speeches OF welcome, and then
ers, and King Gambrinus held high carnival.
Ine visitors, With tho Baltimore societies. went
10 lay Ridge yesterday The crowd was an enor-
nous one. There was grand orchestral and
vocal concert and a plenty OF music on the boat
and on the shore.
About nuy members o, the Washington saen.
sefound VIII take part in the contests.
"A JUSTICE OF rnE PEACE Has No JURISDICTION
In the case C. L "a. Newmyer AFT Laura " Crow
icy, ADMINISTRATIVE, argued last week. judge Cox
Senvered the opinion OF the court this morning,
traitor.
"A CUTTING AFTKAY. - VIM. Queenan and Joe
hayes, younS colored men, engaged in a night Sar-
urday night IN the "Diyision." The trouble Is sid
70 nave been about woman, and QueenaD got The
best OF the encounter. Last night the men met
near l3& and streets, ana the night was re-
Level Hayes was armed with razor and his
opponent carried a club. During the confilct
Hayes drew his razor and gave Queenan a cut
acoS the back OF his neck. Queenan, who imag-
Justify, and Hayes escaped. The injured man was
removed 10 the Emergency Hospital. where he was
a aa, p oy Dr. aekone HIS wound is painful
been arrested.
The CASE or Miss McBKIDR.-In the case OF
Mary j. AeBrlde, convicted last week with John
W. Mcfarland, Of house burning Judge Moptyom
cry has liked the amount OF ball pending sentence
a. 5000 Her counsel Messrs. ii. &. Clagett and
Van IL Manning. this morning nled motion for
IN extension Of time TIL Thursday next TO ME mo-
uons ior new tr.ai and In arrest OF Judgment
How THE OLDEST ISHABII ANTS WILL CELxBKArx-
Independence Day Will be celebrated by the Ass1)-
citation OF the Oldest Inhabitants in the usual Old
fashioned patriotic way. The association Will
have preliminary meeting at their room, Cor
business and eject ofncers for the year The pub
NC exercises will begin at noon. The Declaration
bury and az Grafton WIN be delivered by Mr.. John
!. Given. The exercises Will close with the sing
ing OF patriotic songs BY the association.
To ACCOMMODATE the members OF the Senger-
bund and their friends the b. & o. will run spe-
cal train from Baltimore on Monday Tuesday and
wednesday night leaving Camden station at mid
night
.FKEwokks AT AucTIoS.-Ab big consignment OF
fireworks Will be sold AZ Dowiings auction rooms
Al 10 O'Clock tomorrow.
HE SALE or TIE ten-acre tract OF land near
Iwining City" and the site OF the new Pennsyl-
vansa-ayenue bridge, which takes place to-mor-
Sfav rnlN Of Am ;a In.aEx
Iecclse The attention or prisons In search OF q
uaet LOT purpose OF subd1viding into suburban