Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-03-26


Club at their rooms saturday evening Was wit
messed by Largo audience. There was q boxing
weight tug Of war bet between the T Blues ue and IL
Reds, which was won by the latter. Mr.. Perkins
won the standing high jump by a record OF fees
Wade and Barry Adams sfter a warm contest WAS
finally declared draw. Mr.. Coyle won the high
Kick, and Messrs- Van Hook and Duke were the
middle-weight boxers. The lightweight tug IVES
won by the Blues
morning In the Criminal Court, James Wright, a
boy indicted for the embezzlement Of SIS from
Timothy Flynn, on the 18th OF october last was
called Tor trial He asked 20 withdraw his plea OF
not guilty, and TO plead guilty which was allowed
He then told the court that ne Was IN the employ
nav New York man VINO was TO cali FOR n: tna
he got TO drinking beer, and the next he knew he
was or he cars without a cent OF money In his
train: that when he landed In New York he had
nothing 10 do and shipped on a vessel and was
wa warrant was Out Tor M MIN he gave nImseif 'up ap.
The court postpone1 the passing OF sentence.
SERVICES IN rHE CHURCHES YEsrERDAy.-Rev.
Richard Harlan, the son OF Mr.. Justice Harlan, oc-
cupied the pulpit OF the First Presbyterian church
yesterday morning. The President and MS.
Cleveland were present temperance sermon
was delivered last evening by the Rev. Dr. New
man at the Metropolitan n. L. church large
congregation assembled at the Fifteenth Street
Presbyterian church yesterday, TO hear the last
sermon OF their pastor the Rev. j. r. Riley. The
2 stor spoke very feelingiy and impressdvely.
church OF Delaware, preached yesterday morning
at McCauleys Hail.
TExPKRAScE MEETINGS YEsrERDAY.-A meeting
was held last evening at odeon Hall under the
auspices OF the Good Tempiars. and Miss Bessie
Starr keefer, OF Toronto. Canada, delivered an ad
dress. The meeting In the Police Court yesterday
afternoon was conducted by Mrs Lewis and was
superDsenSent @ % pres presided at tempssance nee nesting
held last evening at the Nineteenth street Baptist
church. There was large attendance, speeches
were made by Mrs Ada G. bowles. MI. X W.
Harper, Rev. Mr.. stewart and others.
PALn suspXr-The observance OF Palm sunday
WAS the OF the services In all the Catholic
and Episcopal churches OF the city yesterday. In
many OF the churches OF the denominations where
msde to the signincance Of the day in the Ssr.
mons In the Catholic churches the palms were
placed near the altar, and, after being blessed,
Episcopal churches were decorated with palma
The observance or the day was commemorative
" %beTs he was received with The waving os pas
and the joyful shouts OF welcome. The services
in the Catholic churches included the chanting G
the scripturai story OF the Passion OF Christ,
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score OF s 20 3 Gilmore and MACK occupied the
points for the senator's, ana Crane and Murphy for
the Gianta
on TRIAL roR HousEBKKAKne.-This morning,
In the Criminal Court, Judge Montgomery, the
case OF JAS Carrou, alias Carter, Indicted Tor
housebreaking at the residence Of z r. oBren,
No. 02l street. January 81, was placed on trial
NessrA walker and Truett for DEFENDANT NJ.
OBrien oesttned 20 the loss OF coat, gloveA and
mufner. and Jas Donnelly, driver Of q Belt line
car, testaneo that the following Gay oofonoAnt
came 70 him saying he wanted money % pay his
rent, and sold him the ARTICLES for el-2A W.
Ford testified tina. he was I'm the car and saw The
saie made Of the coat and on reaching h1 once
mentioned the tact, when Mr.. OBr1en sato - -
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