Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-09-12
Letters fran the Pesple.

tuougn the medium OF yonr paper 70 the ROAD
running from the paper.mili bridge past K.l-
Drama, and striking 10th street, near the place
belonging to Thomas p. Morgan. Between the
bridge and kalorama il lie in n fearful condition,
teams that have to pass that way, especially at
night, but even in the day time. hope that
wnoseyer duty 1t is TO keep these roads in re-
pair he will take the trouble or he considers 1t
trouble to attend TO his duty To ride to this
place, and am sure that when he sees the con.
dition Of the road he will speedily have it re-
paired. got.
THE POTOMAC FsoNT.-Extreme low tides
keep many vessels bound for Washington
anchored in deep water below the city, and
the report from the front is light. The steamer
Winnisimrnit left Potomac Ferry wharf at ten
O'Clock for Aqua Greek, having on board
Mount Olive Lodge, No. Is, Good Templars,
Brown's WIarf.VArrived-Sch King Bird,
Brunswick, with $4,000 laths, for S. p. Brown
q Son. Sailed-Schr. Gen. Grant Fitzgerald,
for Havre.de. Grace, light: Alexander Willie,
Avery. for Havre- de-Grace, light.
Harrey's Whdrf.-Arrived-Steam Pioneer,
Olden, from Accotink, with wood, for Harvey,
Clarke Il Given.
Carter's Wharf.-Arrived-Schrs Julia, Har.
ris, from North Carolina, for Z. Mohun & Son;
Sarah Fisher, Moore. from Havre-de Grace,
with 1853 tons Of Ly kens Valley coal, for George
l.. Sheriff Sailed-schr. r. J. Capron. Goslsr,
for Salisbury, Md, light.
Rileys Whdrf.-Arrived-Sch Alert, White.
with wood for market; Fausten, from NomIni
Cliffs, with wood for market; Pandora, Mad
dux, with wood for w. Z. Brown; punges
Fanny, Skinner; Tennessee, Russell; Ruff,
johnson, watermplons for market. Sailed
Schrs. Palestine. Washington. down the river,
light; Theresa, Hicks, Havre-da-Gr light:
John S. Havens, Stars, down the river, light;
steamer virginia, Gregg, light.
Fay's Wha.f.-Arriyed-Schrs Porto Rico,
Tyler, with wood for S. Norment; Star, Shack
ehord, wood for Wilson f. Brown.
Guinaads Wkdrf.-ArrivCd-Schr Caroline,
Blatton; Sarah Ellen, Shannon. wood to mar.
ket. Sailed-Schrs. b. N. Fox. Mowbery, Fish
Hawk, Chase; Benjamin Cox, Franklin, light
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SHOCKING ACCIDENT FROM VTTRIoL-TVo
Men Horribly Btsrned.-This afternoon, about
2k O'Clock, two colored men, named Thomas
Richardson and Near Somerville, were horri.
bly, burned by an explosion Of vitriol, at NIL.
burns drug store, on 18th street, near Pennsyl-
vania avenue. 1t appears that the men, who
are in the employ Of Mr.. Milburn, were
in the cellar of the store, attempting to
empty a car.bsy of vitriol into another
vessels, when it suddenly upset and broke,
scattering the fluid all over the lower portions
of their bodies. The men Immediately ran M
stairs through the store and into the back ward
The commotlon drew over q number of clerks
from the Currency Bureau of the Treasury
who Immediately assisted in applying rene
dies to the injured men and also aided In flood.
ing the cellar with water. The two men were
horribly burned from the waist down, not q
vestige of clothing being left unburned by the
fluid. They seemed to suffer a great deal as
the flesh is gradually peeling Off the burned
parts. They only are to blame, as MIR. MIL
burn only a few minutes before the accident
cautioned the men as to care IN handling the
vitriol. They were removed to their homes by
Mr.. Milburn.