Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-06-05

The National junction Railway Com
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The National junction Railway Conn
pnny.
The directors OF this cOmpany-H. ID. Cooke,
A K SheDbeTd, ri. KilbOurn, j. l. Barbour
and ". y. HuntingtOn-held a meeting at ths
banking house OF Jay Cooke q Co. on Wednes-
day, at which Mr.. James l.. Randolph, chief
engineer OF the Baltimore aud Ohio road. was
present, and gave his views on the proposed
work This road will form a junction with the
Baltimore and Ohio road and connect IL with
the southern roads, but the exact point OF Juno
ton Was rot determined upon. The prscuca-
blhty OF both TouteS-one through the city az
about street north. and the other by tunnel
ing under Capitol Hin and through the south
ern part OF the city-wss discussed, and thew
determined To adopt the street route, and
Some wears ago the Baltimore and Ohio rail
road surveyed route from near Bladensbarg
crossing Lincoln avenue near GlenwOod, and
by MOOre's lane, entering the city about the
head CT Tth street. Dir. Randolph stated at this
meeting that such a route was impracticable as
aersde OF about SO feet in the mile would have
20 he overcome. IL is not unlikely, no viewer,
that 70 connect with the junction road the
couI sc OF the Washington branch. and also that
OF the fOint OF Rocks branch will be changed,
a. to enter the city at : street north.
Ii Is understood that the junction road will
iksue s5fH roo in bonds, endorsed by the BATH
more and ONO Railroad Company, which sum
vii he sufncient To construct the road. The
ofreers are H. klbOuIn, PRESIDENT; John b al,
secretary; and W. ). Huntingdon treasnrer
HE once has been established az 1873 G street,
near 18th street.
A DESPERATE CHARACTER CAPTURED AFTzR
A Lone CHAsE-A NeSc Wegpon.-Yes tsrday
three stOut built cOlored despsradces named
Nathan johnson, Lewis Somers and James
Smith, after paTtakIng freely of beazihe whisky
at a rancho VI the ssDiviziOr - started ON a wall
on the sOuth side OF the canal. and, when be-
tween 18th and 18th streets they commenced
10 throw stones a. poor old horse beloE ying 10
acoloISd man DO drives cart After amusing
Themselves in this manner to their own Satisfac-
ton. they Ieifed the old man, who had come
out 20 take the horse away, with stones. Oficer
Doyle, seeing how things stood made chase
after them down the line of the canal towards
9Th street. They gained considerably on DOYLE,
and, when they reached the eth street bridge,
commenced tight among themselves. Officer
Blush, who was riding past In a street car aud
was called upon TO arrest them, succeeded in
getting johnson and SomeIs, vhen Doyle came
on up ana contnUt q the pursuit OF Smith, who
was making up the canal towards Az street
On seeing Doyle approaching him he STOPPED
and drawing cut blade of q pair OF shears
which he had shaTpened up detied the officer to
arrest him, making several thrusts st him in
the region of the heart; one thrust cutting
across the back OF Doyles right hand making
An ugly wound. Doyle struck him q blow over
the face with bis baton which only made him
more fuTleus, when a second blow knocked him
ao.n and the Officers baton was broken in two
by the force OF the blow, the Off Ger then slipped
the nippers on him and lead him OF to the Cen
tral guard house.
This morning after the facts had been
detailed 10 Judge Smell, johnson and Somers
were fined $40 each, and Smith $50 and costs
or three months in Jail. Smith had lust been
released on Sunday morning from the Jail
where be had served six months for lsrceny,
SHOCKING CASE OF BURNIEs FROM A COAL
Oil LAMP ExPLOsIOH.-Saturday night about
81 O'Clock, Mrs. McNulty, wife Of Martin Nc
Nulty, residing on n street, between Sd and 4th,
South Washington, was shockingly burned and
dlsnsured By the explosion Of a coal oil lamp.
She had just placed several children in bed and
while descending from the upper to the lower
room coal oll lamp in her hand exploded, the
Ia scrnrfi vr her
of mind. she rushed down into the street in a
mass OF flame. Several persons ran TO her as-
sistanee, among them Officer Reed, who was
badly burned about the hands in his efforts 10
eatinguiSh the flames. DIS. PoultOn and Bacon
were called in, bnt her recovery IL exceedingly
doubtful. She was removed yesterday to Prov
ideDce Hospital and last night was delivered of
stilborn child. This afternoon Mrs. McNQIty
lie reported by the physicians OF the PrSvident
Hospital as being much worse, with no pros
Pect Of her being any better.
THROWING GRAPE SHOT ON A MANS
HEAD Serious, Perhaps Fatal, Blo1v-On At
urday night q man named William CHAPMAN
was struck on the top OF the head with a crane
shot by a man named Beck at house on 9Th
street, between and NJ streets, s. w. Beck is
the keeper Of drinking house, and Chapman.
II L stated, had been drinking at his Rancho
and owed him for drinks, for which he was either
unable or unwilling to paw and Beck threw this
thot from WlndOW in an upper room, stricking
Chapman or the head, which knocked him
down, as stated, iDhicting a dangerous wound
<t Is feared that his skull Is fractured and that
modification wiz take place.
TIE SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION was adj
ministered yesterday morning at 10 O'Clock by
the Most Reverend Archbishop Spalding at the
Church Of the Immaculate Conception sth and
n streets, to about two hundred persons. He
was assisted BY Rev. Father jenkins S. d. and
by the Rev. +. p. Mccarthy, pastor OF the
church. his grace preached sermon on the
unity OF the CATHOLIC Church. LIE Jesl's'
mass IN " ID" was well rendered BY the choir
under the direction Of Miss NJ. NJ Melcber. or,
gsnist. At the ofertory, the beautiful trio,
,Jssn De- WI. BY Cross, was finely rendered
tyth, tenor, and Grant, basso.
FREs:-On Saturday, about Ok O'Clock, an
alarm OF fire was turned in from box 80, State
Department, caused BY the burning OF A stable
on street, between 18th and 18th. The build
ing and three COWS were consumed. Loss to the
owner, Mr.. Long, about $500.
house owned and occupied by BENJAMIN F.
Fountain, on 9Th street, above Abnere Park,
was consumed by fire last night about OK
O'Clock, with most Of the furniture, inyolyings
lose OF about 81 900, which Is covered by insar
nnee. An alarm was turned In by Sergeant
Seiooid and the FIRE department responded
promptly out not In time to save the building.
THE sATuTz OF GENERAL sCorr.-Tbe
plaster cast for the equestrian statue Of Gem
eral Winfield Scott TO be erected in Franklin
Square in this city was recently Completed by
the sculptor, Henry X Browne, OF NewburgI
II; n, and will in few days be removed to
bronze viii be performed. The materials TO be
used In casting the statue are guns Captured bv
Scott IN Mexican campaigns, ard IL will weigh
about four thousand pounds.
THE AEECAL EXCURSION Of Columbia Typo-
graphical Union, No. 101, will take place to-
morrow. and stop at Mount Vernon, where a
series Of Interesting exercises will be held; AFTER
which, the party Will proceed TO Glymont for
dancing. Tie members OF the International
Union, which assembled in Baltimore TO-DAY
have accepted an invitation, and wiz be present.
See advertise ment.
CRUELTY TO AsIAALss-we invite attention
10 o notice in another column for a meeting
Of the Society for the Prevention OF Cruelty 70
Animals for Tuesday evening, the 9Th, In the
ieeture-room on the Young Mems Christian AS