Evening star., 1866-10-11
THE EVENING STAR
LOCAL NEWS.
The Sform

The Storm.
oNPRECEDKyTED HEAVY RANT. T., SINCE THE
TIME OF HOAH-THUNDER- LIGHTN1NG AND
wIND-FREsRETs-DANAG TO PROPERTY
CASUALTIES, &c. -
Last evening this vicinity was visited by a
storm of wind and rain, which came up from
the Crthwest. 1t was accompanied by strong
gale, and thunder and lightning un usually
vivid and intense for this season of the year
tinues to-day, the wind having changed du-
ring the night 10 northeast. No sueh heavy
and continuous showers are remembered by
:, the oIdestInhabitant" ." As he storm Of Tues,'
day night thoroughly saturutei the groundand
filled the streams. all of. The rain which has
fallen FOR the last twenty four hours has either
accumulated in low, FIAT grounds, or run on %
augment the water-cousses. Il
Through the night the water poured in tor.
1ents down the streams and creeks emptying
Into the river and canal and'the cutters were
IN many places almost impas sable, notwith-
Standing The wide drop 10 the sewers. The
canal and the Tlbef were much swollen. and
the cellars Of stores and dwellings south of
fennsylvanIa avenue and nor,h OF the canal,
were generally overfiowed.
Rock Greek rose RAPIDLY. and this morning
early mad attained height seldom exceeded
except when the waters are backed up by the
Potomac. Fences and outbuildIngs were sub
merged, and the stream Is full of floating tim
Der, nrewood, &c, denoting considerable de-
struction along its banks north Of this city.
Many OF the wood yards, &c, on the George
town and Washington banks are under water,
and The losses will probably be very heavy.
About : O'Clock, a wagon, belonging to Mr.
u III. Ridenour, IN which Were 4 lady and
gentleman and the driver, gong TO party
with quantity of confectionery, was sudden
" stopped AT the corner OF + and IAN streets.
The driver discovered that his horse had sunk
into the street. The driver, wlCh the gentle
man Jumped out and unhitched the animal.
and pushed the wagon back, and had hardly
Done so when the hor~e aud large portion OF
the paved streer dsappe- -rrd, bsvIng fallen
about fifteen feet into the large sc wer at that
point, which had gwen way. The animal was
20 tic Of
Second Ward Immediately borrowed some
rope and lanterns and barricaded the place
remaining there during the entire night, warn
ing persons of the danger. The cavity proba-
by extends thirty feet: bat it Is evident that
the sewer is injured to much geater extent.
way at the corner OF " and nth streets and
there Is an apparent depression ofthe street on
the line OF the sewer extending towards New
YORK avenue Officer Howard remained ut
that point to prevent accidents, until the night
police relieved
The Seventh street sewer has commenced to
cave in at K street, and should the ram con-
unue. there may be d large break before night
TIber Greek during the II nightsrose RAPIDLY and
the water washed away portion of the new
bridge at North Capitol street, although the
arch Is still safe. The IL street iron bridge is
expected 10 90 al almost any moment the earth
being washed from the abutments. Two small
frame tenements, near the III street bridge
We're washed completely away, the families in
them just getting out IN time, and a nn ber of
gardens along the hank of the stream are sub
merged, and supposed 10 be badly damaged.
II not entirely ruined. u N -
In the seventh Ward. new gutter at the
corner of 7th and X streets, lust completed
yesterday, was carried entirely away. The
gutter on 1st street, between II aud g. with
about ~ feet of the street. was carried OF
In the Sixth Ward, a boat could have been
hoated in eth street A ffag footway on T.
street, between 9Th and 1th streets essf, about
$50 feet long, was carried of, as also one al the
intersection of 18th and streets. and the pave
mentS were generally damaged in the ward
But few gutter bridges were found here at the
crossings thus morning, the most OF them hav-
ing noated towards the Eastern Branch
Up 10 IL O'Clock this morning no trains had
arrived from Baltimore, aithough the q 2u tram
for Annapolis Junction, and the 7 O'Clock train
left as usual and arrived safely al their desti.
natlons. Along the line OF the road in several
places, the track is submerged, especially at
Jessup's Cut and PANT Branch AT Savage
Switch, two miles south Of Annapolis juno
ton, the embankmeht has been considerably
oamaged, and there is some danger of the cui-
vert falling in. The Company have stopped
the trains until this part of the track can be
made perfectly safe, and have already set a
force at work on the road. They WILL howev-
pairs are no. comprehensive passengers to
change cars at this point and walk over TO the
other side. The 73O train with through pas
sengers ana the Northern mall, in charge of
route sgent w. IL Sweeny, was still at the de
pot when the above was written.
THE GIFT CoNcBRT-Editor Star. see that
the managers of the Gift Concert have had the
assurance 70 make up committee TO super
intend the drawing at the National Theater,
Perhaps the et-holders would ike to have
a cay in the matter. i should for one Bu
what a farce this whole business of appointing
committees is unless they are able TO certify
that the duplicates for the entire number or
tickets Issued are in the wheel. And how are
they do this unless they have opportunity to
count and classify the entire number In this
case II would be rather a tedious Job to assure
themselves that all the 3C1,OCo tickets were in
the wheel; and 10 put the task beyond the reacn
OF possible achievement, the managers have
sal Ia nf 10 bats xx-.lr Aa,
unued until 10 O'Clock p. m. of the night OF the
drawing! f~f = 80
At the Butterfeld & Co. "drawing" fof wis
dom teeth IL was delie htful to see a solemn
committee including some old fools who
should have known better than TO be e. exhibit.
ing their length OF ears as well as years-paw-
ing over market bas ket full of tickets tossed
In blanket '.to ensure fairness IN the draw.
ing" when they had no opportunity OF know.
the heap OF slips! ava e.T-
The modern style of managing the Gift Con
cert humbug seems 10 be 10 put the unsold num-
bers IN the wheel and &c through the show of
drawing for the principal prizes: then 10 sus
pend the drawing for the time being, whereby
opportunity Is afforded 10 introduce a f. W sold
numbers into the wheel. whereby a few gud.
geOns stand a chance of drawing a specimen of
small-fry .'cent-a-grab iewelry."
would recommend that the ticket holders
insist upon the tickets being counted prior 10
gong into the wheel for the drawing OF the
principal prizes; also, that they insist upon the
utle deeds 10 the real estate being exhibited
SOLD, TO THE EXTENT OF S.
GRAND FAIR FOR BENEFIT OF Sr. DosI-
MICS CHURCH.-This fair, now being held at
COO Fellows Hall, is In many respects, the
nnest entertainment ever given here. The
beauty of the lady attendants, the tasteful dis
play on the tables. the excellent m usic, and the
SoInlred tableaux, are unsurpassed. Tonight,
by SPECIAL request, the Goddess of Liberty
VIII appear, with other magnificent tabIeaux,
all rendered IN the most approved style. The
celebrated and world renowned All Burnett
Will give one OF his most choice entertainments
SATURDAY evening. Let one and all 20 TO the
1ar IAe untiring zeal and exertion of the
ladies' call on all 10 lend their cooperation 10
the good cause. You will not only enjoy a
pleasant evening, but assist in O most noble
work.
SUSPICION OF HoRsK KSTEALISG.-This morn
ing, Detectives Clarvoe & McDeyitt visited the
horse bazaar OF Crown & Walker, on 10th
street and saw a dark bay colt sold by a man
for $50. They interrogated the man and he
gave his name as Psoey. They arrested him,
AND on searching him found papers showing
that his name Is David Smoot. He was taken
20 tne police headquarters and locked up for
Lrther hearing. Before being locked MP he