Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-04-24
The Potomac Fisheries.


ranging nom - to 8 per thousand, and the
latter tom 81 TO SIS per hundred. The largest
part OF these tsh we're brought from the shores
worked by John Gibson and Knight Brothers
These gentlemen have tugbOat which makes
t~o cTips daily to Fair Landing and Stony Point
with hsb. At Stony Point the seine used
BY Captain Gibson il thirteen hundred
fsthoHs IN length, and only two hauIs
can b. made day, one Al the now and the
otuer a. ehb tide. Mr. knight makes three
hAa'S Ter day, commencing about o'clock in
the morning. His seine il 600 fsthOms in
lerEfb- Tie fishermen are all doing a thrifty
busiCss<. bat thus tar the knight Bros seem 20
have ra'h'r better luck than the others. Yes
ferdSy party Of gentle visited these shores
Oh ;be tug boat and spent a portion OF the day
w.t. es>lng the hauIs and Teasing on sha1
ssrved ~ - only f-hsrmen eau serve theu.
THIS = The second year the MessFs. Knight
have had tbss landing, II having laid
rule t0T about ten wears, and they have
erected con yeuieEt buildings for the sccOmmo-
cation Of their business at considerable cost.
The OUTFIT and cost OF labor at these shores is
Ench greater thsn = generally supposed. At
Fan Landing some fifty men are employed TO
work the seines, and by missing the proper
stages q the tide sometimes a blank haul is
HaCe, and the fishermen are dOwDhearsed: bur
ebeS the surface OF the water inside the same
A. u nears the shore, looks lively with tae Ettle
sinners bObbing around 10 escape from the net,
the men wOrk With a NIL. and are merry enough.
Considerable sport was had YESTERDAY az
hnighTs landing in capturing large rock fish
which weighed about eighteen pounds. This
fellow gave the boys soEe trouble to keep him
in the seine, and rOundered about, making the
wafer ~ IN every direction. but when forced
INTO shoal water he LAID over his side and
surrendered with only an occasional flop of de-
nance at his captoTs- The Lady of the Lake
took down party of visitors to the lower fish
ing shores Yesterday, and several other smaller
parties went dsTn in Shops.
THREE MIN BUEIKD ALIVE-OE> EtJTsd and
Ore BGdiy LRjsred.-An accident occurred on
eth street east and Virginia avenue SATURDAY.
which resulted n ere death OF enc II an and the
serious injury OF another. The BALTIMORE and
Potomac "a ilrOad working force tunnelling AZ
This point had nearly reached tn center OF It'll
street, when large quantity OF earth fell in
tthe bank beng about thirty feet high upon
three Of the e0lored lsoorers, John Boone, John
son Irwin and James Young When the earth
which covered them had been removed il Was
discovered that Boone had been killed outr ight
and johnson very much injured. Young was
eng ont entirely unhuTt. Boone lived in Ii ow-
sIds building, where he leaves a wife and six
children He was formerly q slave az Philip
Eli, OF Prince Georges county, MARYLAND.
Irwin was conveyed 10 Providence Hospital
with one leg and one arm broken, and suffering
from internal injuries. His arm was 80 badly
erurhed that aDpntstion was necessary.
CAsr MEETINGS ON the part OF the Wash
ingtOn District Methodist Episcopal Church.
hs'. pI. hcCauley, presiding elder, a commit
zee OF Preachers has heen appointed to take
early setisn tor the forthcoming camp meeting
SUB COMMITTEES from The several stations ami
circuits will unite in their deliberations We
understand that neither of the neighboring
railroads, now in progress. Will be cOaITIeted ia
ume' Mere = probability of holding the amp
ton. 'iS oU"S
The Virginia Conference Rev. u. Phelns
sesiSing cider, l. alTesdy active in Preparations
Tor their camp meeting, which will take Ilaca
IN August The grove viii unques tionably De-
selected near one OF the railroads. aud at Sgch
distance from the National CapltaI a. will
render IL quiet convenient to the Mctboii.i" a.
TIE District OF Columbia AMI part Of MARYLAND
a. well a. CT Alexandria.
GROwL.-Editor Star Pardon the br-t IN
uasIOu n your valuable columns OF one OF your
eldest subscribers. He speaks for many. Last
night, N going for medicine for a sick lady
the Undersigned walked over a COW living on the
tlGewaik. Now, why can't we have lights.
Inc WhOle at l. street. save the pcrtto n between
Vermont avenue and 10th street. is I believe
lighted Tbs section - thickly settled: the acr
providing lamps for This street passed three
year ago. the lO-ss have been up three weeks
and Yet We are in darkness. rendered more in
Tense by the glowing Light iInme iiately be
You'd. Wtose fault 4 y That the lamps are not
~ aE' lighted What U-e are the posts alore,
1aNte have been paid :OT lighting this street for
q icrg While by those owning PROPERTY thereon
and yet tLey have had none OF tbe iinmeii..e
behshts- Justice AN Old SUBSCRIBER.
TKERIEIE EEF.cTs 81 LANP EXPLOSION
= - tJH 61G T1co fkifdySD or FIR one Of IL
ChfiaTsn burnt % DsatI. the Sft.T CaSnnt Sur
rtrs-bn Friday nIztt. n kerose re lamp IN the
poass o. a eSloIed family named Jones, ON the
aho seitIng IRE 10 q bed IN which were two
children, one Of the little ones was burned to
otsih and the other % severely Injured that ifs
lie u dispsiTed OF. The father OF the children
Tsn d and throwing the bed ont OF the window
% fell On his wife. and Der clothes taking fire
she TOO was badly burned. The injured child
can hardly survive. : one ear il burned OF
and the bones are laid bare on one side of the
faee. " wv
CHI ECHEs--Arebbi-hOp Spaldins YESTERDAY
administered the rite OF confirmation to one
huncIed and nine-y-eight persons in St. Domj-
nlcs Church. one hundred and twenty in 81
Mathew. and ssvepfV-three in St Nartln'S
"A rl0 m in r.srh
Church be preached IN a large congregation
Tbs morning be administered the sacrament OF
comm marion 10 about one hundred candidates
a. 81 Mays German Catholic Oh urch on stu
street.
Use CATHOLIC TENPERANos Union met a.
81. Aioysius Church last evening with a verv
large attendance. Rev. Father Koccofort pre-
sided Rev. Father Magnre welcomed the
audience, and regretted the ah-encs OF the
archbishop Mr.. Frank McNerhany Nr % II
Peek. and Rev. Father BOYLE delivered AL
dresses, after which, Father Mcguire giving
an INVITATION TO those present To take the tenn
PeIapce pledge, over 100 stepped forward AMI
Y NJ &. A.-The anniversary celebration OF
The Young Mems Christian Association takes
Pisce thls evening, in Lincoln Hail. The all
dresses OF the retiring president. Msjor GeneraI
q. o. Howard, and the eloquent clerical gentle
men named IN the advertisement elsewhere
VII doubtless render this an occasion of an
usual interest.
TEE ODD PILLOWS CELEssATrox-Au, an
PiisatiOn TO President Grant 10 allow the OH
Fellows Ia the departments TO participate in he
ADhlEerszTy celebration of the Order on We'll
nssdsy next, has been referred in his absence 70
the vsriou> heads of the departments by the
Secretary of state with fsyor.bls snja,ss
meut.
C"I. AvsEf l.: wALLAg. the crier OF the
triDinal Court. died on Saturday evening A.
The residence OF Col. b r. Hawkes. No sii q
street southwest The decras sd wxs colonel OF
me 18Th Ohio reg nlent In the late war and
.ied OF disease contracted while IN the ser vice
He also served with credit n the Mexican war
Ihk PRsssTTERY Os The DISTRICT OF Co
LtNbiA vii hold a session AZ Fails Church to-
morrow evening, for the purpose ,,f srdAipiux
81 - - y. hlGcie ss minister Of the gospel
s1 HinIs,aIIihg hih a. psStOr OF Tx. church of
1h- village at chs session tvo d.Is .ata. -, =.
General Assembly viii be elected
PRESENTATION OF MAsostc Rnys-Tba
vid ON Of tie late ID. b. French las e, 'sssntsd
he m.-ohIe tSSd degree rug formerly worn BIZ
her husband. TO Msjo Ben. P-rIey po,,rs =,
THIS city, who il slse Mason Of the thirty, tstrd