Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-08-14

an hour after the boats left, with large number
OF passengers, and among them were quite a
accompanied the race. but unless the wind
springs up during the day, the return to the
wharf WIN be late in the afternoon.
Condensed Locals.
revival meeting will be held every evening
this wee at the Foundry NJ. f. Church.
nearly completed.
reunion of the members and friends of tho
NJ r; Church in this city and Georgetown will
DC neIu al wesley chapel tomorrow evening.
Hundreds Of people thronged the public parks
yesterday and availed themselves OF the new
seats recently placed therein by Gen. Babcock.
The excursion of the St Andrews Society and
Burns Club to Marshall Hall tomorrow prom
ises TO be very largely attended.
gas works to New York avenue and 14th street. ct
Is progressing rapidly.
sity elected Professor Silas l.. LOOMS, NJ. D., TO
MI the position of professor of chemistry.
James A. Stevenson has been appointed by
the Board of Public Works to superintend
the work on the Seventh street sewer from the
canal to the river front.
MIR. James i. Barbour. OF the firm of Bar
bour s. Hamilton, ''agitated the cubes'' to
advantage at a rattle on Saturday night last
winning horse, owned by Mr.. G. Z. England,
and valued at $500.
The Board of Public Works on SATURDAY. gave
directions to have new wrought iron CRATES pro-
cured TO be placed over the man holes and drops
OF the sewers throughout the city wherever
necessary, and to have repaired any of those
now IN use that may require it.
The Sabbath School children of the 10Th street
baptist Church gave concert yesterday. Rev.
General Leggett, of the Patent Office; Professor
w A Wilson, of the Freedman's Bank: an a
Hon John d Smyth were present and delivered
addresses.
THE BOARD OF HEALTH met on Saturday
evening, when letter from DIR. j. c. Morgan,
M var lsaI,I L.,
treating at the smallpox hospital near the
asylum, was read and referred to the committee
en- health An application for the position of
INSPECTOR OF Meats, by z. n. Houghton, was
read and fled A report was received from
Lieutenant Noonan, of the Sanitary Police
declaring Tobriner's hide and tallow house and
the slaughter-houses adjacent, nuisances. Mr.
1homas MeLain, who resides on New jersey
avenue, made complaint that the Poundmas-
ter had imPounded two of his cows while they
were under the surveillance Of his family, and
the Board ordered that the POundmaster refund
the 81 paid as ransom. On motion of Mr.
Marbury, the secretary was instructed to inform
the Poundmaster that he must be more discreet
in the discharge of his duty hereafter.
Boat RACE ON sATURDAY-on Saturday
afternoon the boat-house of the Arlington Club
presented an animated appearance, there being
quite large number of the friends of the club
gathered 10 witness race between the four
cared shell, manned by Charles Brown, bow;
VIM. O. Avery, No. 2; j. r. White, No. g. and
j. M Nesbitt, stroke; and the six-oared gig
with me following crew: A. Cohen, bow; Tim
futile, No. 4, William IL. Gilman. No. 8. and j.
Piggott, stroke. The boats started well together
rom the Long Bridge, turning a stake-bOat at
the Arsenal wharf, "a distance of two and a
quarter miles.) The contest resulted I'm a vic
tory for the she'll crew, they making the time in
$780, the gig coming in thirty seconds behind.
CoRoNRR's INQUEST ON THE BODIES OF THE
VICTIMS OF SATURDAYS ACCIDENT-Yester-
ia. Gay Coroner Potter and the jury summoned on
blngtOn, who were killed by the caving in OF a
bank OF earth in the square south of the b. & o.
II. II. depot, on Saturday, as stated in THE STAR
OF thar day, heard the evidence and returned a
yerdlct =" That the deceased came to their
deaihs al about 10 O'Clock a IN. the 18th dav
OF august, by the falling in of an embankment
delaware avenues; and they further find that
there was no blame attached to the contractor
or other parties, as the result was entirely un-
foreseen."
BASE BALL-Washiagt0a rs. Baltiraore-A
game OF base ball was played on Saturday after
noon upon the Madison avenue grounds in Bal
tmore, between the Olympic Club, of this city,
and the club of the same name of Baltimere
cry: Inc PLAYING seems to have been very poor
on the part Of the Baltimore boys, the score
Nandlng at the close of the game-which was
stopped at the sixth inning-29 for the Washing
ton OlymIies, and only for the Olympics Of
their second western tour, and were compelled,
in order to catch the train, TO cease PLAYING u
minutes Of 6, at the end of the sixth inning.
THE NEW AssEssNEsr-rAs,Retu of Per-
soadL PrOperty--This morning the assessors re-
Gently appointed BY the Governor met at the
rrerintendent OF Assessments, FOR instructions
treparaiory TO entering on their duties to-mor-
row. Mir. Hall read the law at length, explain
ing 1t and giving the Instruction. necessary,
among which they are to provide Offices in their
respective districts. The blanks, which under
The law are to be filed and returned to the as
SCISSOR, were also given to them, with instruc-
uons 10 commence the delivery tomorrow.
The LIVES OF FIFTEEN PERSONS ENpAN-
eERED.-While the stage from Falls Church
was crossing the track of the Washington and
Ohio railroad this morning-just this side of the
febrey place. train approached rapidly and
shot BY Just grazing the rear of the stage coach,
which contained fifteen passengers, who came
terribly near being killed or crippled. The
whistle was blown, not before las IL should have
BEEN but Gftsr the train passed Would the
rendered If there had been a smash-up?
WASHINGTON, August 18th, 1911.
EDITOR STAR.-Str: The statement made in
The STAR Of the 18th instant by one Bayiy.
Viz: That my bill for feed furnished the Fire
DEPARTMENT, amounting to s245.13, was for enc
this: The bin is for furnishing nine horses for
two months and eleven days, which can prove
by all the members Of the Department, except
ing the aforesaid Bayly, who, no doubt thinks
that my face Is too dark to furnish teed.
OHIO 7. CANT.
STREET CAR AccmKNT.-Joseph Moses in
attempting TO jump from the front platform of a
pennsylvania avenue car, near 9ft street, Sat-
urday night, was thrown TO the gr5dnd, the front
wheel passing over his left leg, cutting it badly
and crushing the ankle. He was taken to Narn's
drug store, where surgical assistance was rem
oered by Dr. Young; after which he was taken
10 ms home, ON Il street. between 2ad and Z3d
streets The limb was not broken. ~ !
A SAD ACCIDENT occurred yesterday after
noon on the farm Of Henry Lickau in virgfnia
by which two lads-one the son Of Mr.. Lichau,
and the other the con of Mr.. Charles Klotz. Of
his city-were seriously injured. The bows
were firing q miniature cannon, when one OF
them set IRE to q package Of powder, and the
explosion thereof seriously burned them both
about their heads and faces 49, =
TIE SEAToS HOUSE LEASED BIZ THE Gov
misunderstanding Delano has leased for a
term or years the Seaton House, 1T an annual
rental Of $1,000. The hotel viii be closed on
fr1day, and workmen set 10 work to prepare the
building Tor occupancy by clerks of the Pension
Bureau The building will be turned over 10
the government on the 18th proximo. -,
SHILLrsefos sends us the September rrmbs,