Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-09-14
Condensed Locals.

nj. D. L. Brown Is lying dangerously Ill at his
hear.
The Unique and Alert Base Ball Clubs had
another game yesterday afternoon on the Ma
uonal grounds, resulting Alerts 80, Uniques 10.
Mrs. Beck was found dead in her bed at her
residence on 10th street, between and q streets
southeast, yesterday morning. She leaves
husband and five children.
Witnesses in the case of A. G. Taber, now
under arrest on the charge of causing the death
of a child by earelessness in compromising pre-
scIiption, were before the grand jury yesterday.
The row of old wooden shanties on the west
side of 9Th street, between and G, and known
as "Murphy's Row." is now being demolished,
to make way for six new three-story brick dwell
ings.
"Old dog Tray" and other ours of high and
low degree can appear after to-day with UNI
muZZled shouts and tails erect, happy in i'm
munity from Poundmaster wheelock's lasso.
This may be fun for the dogs, but Is rough on
humanity.
Officer Thompson last night captured the no
torious William Jones, who escaped from the
cells of the Police Court on Saturday last. Jones
was sentenced few days since II ninety days in
the Jail for robbing the stores of Messrs. Joyce,
Filling, Walker, Cochran, and others, on Friday
Mr.. VIM. Coppinger, secretary of the Ameri-
can Colonization Society, has just started on a
trip through the States OF Virginia, North Caro-
lima, South Carolina and Georgia, for the pur-
pose OF comforting With a number of colored
people, who are making arrangements to settle
in Liberia this fall.
about the LIST of October. Before leaving Wash
ington, he purchased a suburban residence on a
portion OF the Berry estate, metropolis View"
where he will reside. The house is now being
placed In readiness for his reception.
MIR. Nj. III. Prince is erecting a hand-ome
three-st Dry brick residence On the north side of
Massachusetts avenue, near 10th street. The
front is of press brick, with bay windows ID the
first and second stories Seneca stone trimmings
and the building, with l., will have fourteen
rooms The property, with this improvement,
is estimated to be worth $4,000.
CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO CAMILLA meeting
of the President and Directors of the Chesa,
peake and Ohio Canal was held at Frederick on
Tuesday last, when proper remedy to prevent
scarcity OF water in the canal was discussed,
but without special action was laid over until
the next meeting. The receipts from the canal
last month were over S3s 900, being an excess of
5000 over the month of July. Col. James G.
Berret offered a resolution, which was unani-
mously adopted, directing the committee on
transportation to make an examination into the
condition of the canal from Georgetown to 18th
street, Washington, and take such steps as may,
IN their Judgment, best promote the interest of
the company, and abate the difficulty COM
planned of by citizens along the line of the canal
to the Board OF Health Of Washington city.
REAL ESTATE SALEs.-C. H. Holden & Co.
have sold one brick horse on I'd street east, be-
tween Maryland avenue and street north, to
u w. Cook, for 81 900; one brick house on I'd
street east, between Maryland avenue and C
street north to Evalleen Warden, for 5000; one
brick house on South A street for 80. 800; one
south, for 81 400; one brick house on 1st street
east, between ID and T. southeast, for $500;
farm OF 81 acres near Good Hope for $1,000.
FROM j. C. Parker we have Rarper's Weekly
and Frank LesIie's Illustrated Newspaper, both
for Sept. Sd.