Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-09-09
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Cendenssj Locals.
Mis- Marion Taylor, at the Theater Coniaue,
is very ike LYDIA Thompson.
The Social Circle posfoonei their rfo-pir a.
9TH street pssk till Tomorrow Afternoon. See
advertisement.
The picnic of the H.bernia Benevolent So
sisty, a. "a stree park 3sxt Thursday, will be
The new jefferson school building in the 9Th
ustIlet WAS opened for the reception CT pupils
The iron bridge which formerly SPAWNED the
canal At "a street is to be placed In position
across the AEseD4 bTancL of the canal a.
street
Michael CostellG and a p-mber OF employees
On street work were prOStratS1 by Sunstroke on
Saturday and taken 20 Their homes. We have
heard VI no deaths &c far
Bai.if Graves, Of the supreme Court, yester-
day arrested man who gave his name as Pat
terson on the chargeo1 offsrirE gross insul. to
ladies Oh the streets in brOa daylight. he VA
tuTnel over 10 police Headquarters.
The temporary Office OF the Second National
Bans. on F street, near 9Th, has been CON-
Pletet, and the new bank will commence bUsI-
ness Wednesday.
At = meeting OF the Anslostsn- Loaf club on
Setutg-av night il was decided 10 Eave the
HUal seal race between the 9Th aEG 10Th OF next
month. Entries to close on the 39tk inst.
IL Rev. JEo. e.. Smith, pastor Of the 9th
stree; PTesbyterian Churcl yesteris.5 pre- sched
his s5I ami versary sermon, giving the results of
his " nistIy for thirty-three years, being ,2i2
added to tb. church and IL licensed o preach
the GOSPEL. The number OF marriages tb at he
has sOlennize3 Is 69I. The amber Of baptisms
so.
A corps If engineers in the employ of the
Washn gtOn, Cincinnati and st. Louis Narrow
Gauge railroad a-e at work surveying TIE route
between Bridgewater and Harrisonblrg. Va.
On the l2:i o. September there viii be y-and
Temperance celebration at Jacks0R's WOODS, on
the Baltimore and Potomac railroad, where the
Sons Of Temp erance and Raehabites of Wash
ingtO-l, Baltimore. Annapolis and the surround
ing country win be present with iron clad TO-
nadabS OF this city.
at meeting of the I2sh district Greslsr and
Brown club on Saturday Night last, VIM. Dick
son IN the chair, the following committees were
appointed: ON registration, G. u. Austin, Chas.
Eegers, A. G. Holland, Ges,sge Nance and VIM.
McGuiIei on finance, VIZ. Dickson, JAS Il.
Long, L. G. Combs, f. I'll. finley and K. o. Polk
inhOTB.
1t is not safe ta stop your carriage, jump out
and leave newsbOys and boolb.acks to quarrel
a. 70 who shall hold the horse. Mr. j. II. Nc
q c Ley did so ills morning, be.Eg in a hurry,
and tOLI the boys to decide between themselves
Before hey had settled ii the horse ran of. His
cOuIse was subsequently traced by fragments Of
The vehicle dropped along the route
"A PLCcKY OFFICER ToBBED AND BADLY
BEAT EE.-Oficer McKenns, of the first pre-
cinct station, yesterday afternoon. about six
O'Clock, attempted to cheek the dis0rderly pro-
ceedings o. crowd of colored roughE, who
were cursing and otherwise disorderly near the
corner OF y end + streets southwest. Finding
that no notice was taken of his repeated warn
1ngs, he approached them to arrest the ring
leader, one Barney Clinket, VIGOROUSLY bad
him. After knocking the officer down, they
beat him and stripped his uniform almost en-
tTely OF him. He fought the best he knew
how, but finding himself OverpOwered, blew his
whistle. Before assistance reached him. the
IOughs bad taken his badge OFF and kicked him
IN the race, leaving an ugly mark on his nose
and forehead. The Officer held on to the pri-
soner, however, until assistance reached him,
when his companions found him surrounded by
at least i've hundred negroes, all clamorous to
rescue Clinket McKenna had broken his
heavy baton over the head of the prisoner, and
was without anything to defend himself, but
but held on TO bis game until the reserve force
came up and Clinket was securely lodged in the
Cells There was a crowd of two or three thou
sand negroes about the station house. and orders
were given TO disperse them after the prisoner
had Teen secured, which was done.
A MAN SHOT DEAD WHILE CUNNING FOR
ORToIAN.-On Saturday last three residents Of
South Washington, named Frederick Rohleter
W. II. Deckman and Conrad Weitzell crossed
The river, near the Long Bridge for the purpose
OF shooting ortolan in the marshes At Gravelly
creek. They had boat, in which Deckman
and NeitZen remained 10 load the guns while
while Rohleder waded in the marsh aud fired as
The birds appeared. He had fired off one barrel
OF g1d, and handed 1t back to be reloaded.
Deekinan put IN the charge, and in letting down
the hammer OF the reloaded barrel accidentally
pulled the trigger OF the other one, when the
gun exploded and the entire charge entered the
DECK of ROhleder below the ear inf'ictinz a
ITisht II wound, seveaing the carotid artery,
IRON which Rohiedsr died almost instantly
The body was drawn into the boat by his terror
suieks IA associates, who conveyed il to the lst
precinct station, where il remained for a short
time, and was subsequently removed to the res
1deace Of the mother OF the deceased on Vir-
giD!a avenue. An inquest was held Yesterday
y DI. patterson, coroner, and verdict Of ac-
eldehtal death was rendered. neekman and
WeItzrl, who had been retsined In cus.oIr
were ten discharged.