Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-06-07
The Water Famine.

Marsh and L. Falconer alternates.
The Water Famine.
A SERIOUS STATE OF AFFAIRS.
At the time this article Is written the Potomac
water has been cut of from the District cities
about forty hours, and the small supply laid in
BY hOusekeepers has been long since exhausted.
This IL very serious business, and the results
are extremely disastrous. IL was generally
snPLosed mat wits everything in readiness to
ment, there would be a stoppage OF the water
supply for half a day, possibly for "a hours;
put nearly TWO days have passed. and vet we
have no water. The few pumps throughout the
city are surrounded by crowds of men, women
and children with buckets, pals, tubs and cups
anu nights for precedence are not infreduent
The wells are now failing, and the situation is
becoming graver. Drivers of carts in some in
stances brought barrels to the pumps to lay in a
supply for TIE remainder of the day and when
TINS was the case, the small consumers insisted
that they should be first supplied and numerous
%i,b sHnS 20 rave ensued As may be supposed
and the restaurants are doing a large business
HE employees in the currency bureau have
been suspended, there being no water for the
boilers, and several machine shops throushout
the city have been forced to stop work. At the
STAR once an old well was opened Yesterday
ana the boilers were filled and OR extra, with
the news OF Grants nomination, printed and
served about O'Clock p. m, but the immune
water which had 10 be forced into the boiler
win pumps clogged the pipes, and the press for
the edition of the paper, with full account OF
the nomination OF Senator Wilson for vice presi-
dent and the action of the Philadelphia conven-
tlon, could not be got to work until a late
hour. Had the fire yesterday afternoon
(notleed elsewhere in the paperj, occurred in
the upper or central part Of the CITY il might
have been terribly destructive How long fhis
state OF things Is to continue we know not but
reports from Foundry branch represent that
heavy responsibility attaches to some one for
the delay in the work which has resulted so
seriously TO our citizens.
LATRR.-COlonel Same, engineer of the
Washington Aqueduct, states that the water
will be turned on at Il o'clock tonight, or by
morning at faIthest.
jury FOR THE CRIMINAL CouRr-To-day
the following were drawn to serve as Jurors to
The june term of the criminal court to be con-
month: - - $500
Grand JHr0rs.-J: G. McKelden, ez3 street;
p NJ Chaplin, C22 street; W. III. Baldwin, Sol
street; W. H. BTeretOn, corner 9Th and F
streets; VIM. Bradley, 1924 III street; F. PhiIp
Nsueet, between 18th and 18th streets; Thos.
sonmerviile, 18th street; John Il. Given 924
street; BeDj. Smith, 80 LIST street. Georretovn.
Henry Thomas, Towards Hill; John Markrter'
TN street. between G and II; Thos. l.. Hume
6l5 street; David Miller Anacostia road: Jno
Neleker, "a 18th street; Samuel Edmonston. /,
near 18th street. A. b. Coyle, 10 Stoddard street,
Geoigttcwn;G H. Towles, 1920 18th street: W.
4. Craig, q Frederick street, Georgetown: Jas.
l. keryand, 922 9th street; Jonathan Buckman.
ieInalIytown; George Francis, 435 9TH street;
dr., 4l1 ID street.
Petit JHroTs--Robt. C. Hewitt, e2s NJ street:
SSnuel Jones. Barry farm; Benz. f. Fenwick,
Bladersburg road; e. Cammaek, jr., 1913 r
street; j. W. Morsen, 2ls Sd street: r II
Everett, g5l NJ street; James F. wollard S2l Il
Downing, 713 L street; Johh T. MitcheIl' q ist
street, Georgetown; A. e. Plant 92s NJ street:
John h: Semmes, n street, near 18th; John
Payne, 20 DuIbartOn street, Georgetown: w.
w. Cox, 9le street; Israel Deming 9;b be-
tween ID and z streets; L. Middleton, woodley
Snei John y. G. Clark, 1914 NJ street; /. 7.
Davis, 81 Beall street, Georgetown; C.. b.
thurch, 18th street, betwee en- MARYLAND avenue
y street 5; w; John PettIbOne. iIth, between
Indiana avenue; W. c. Bamberger. g2T MARI
land avenue; b. ii. steinmetz, 1893 g street;
DsmsIP s1b En- .. "a street, Georgetown; G.
BAITINoRE CONFERENCE A. NJ. f. ZION
CHCRCH-In the afternoon session YESTERDAY a
resolution was adopted recommending that the
infant baPusmal ceremony be imposed nv nre
nAhg 70 ~ suitable address TO persons present.
lng children for baptism, which shall define
distinctly the obligations imposed on them a.
parents or guardians, and also that a Suitable
saaIess DC PIehxed to the obligations on per
kons on taking them into full connection. A
resolution was adopted requesting the general
conference TO merge the Baltimore annual con-
ference into the Philadelphia Conference
report from the committee on boundsries vvse
read and adopted. Rev. Robert Johns pre-
Sented society newly organized at Muddy
which was received into the Connecticut 81
motion TO place j. ". Green on the supernp-
merary list was rejected.
The conference resolved to meet in RaI+inora
on the trst Saturday in May next
NINTH DAY.
RESOLUTION was offered repeating the action
taken yesterday fixing the tine aSd MAJ Snr
next conference in Baltimore next NAV: LOST
Elder Price offered resolution recommend
ING 10 the general conference that so much of
the law as empowers the elder to nominate
trustees be repealed, which Was being discus-
ED when our report closed.
AN IScKNprAkY FIRR-Between and S
O'Clock yesterday afternoon fire was discovered
IN me back building OF a frame house on 49,
street, south OF Pennsylyania avenue. oc-
cupied by Messrs. Sullivan and Kenziy The
aIaim rom box Ss brought out the Franklin
showing the eombustble character of the build
ngs IN that neighborhood and the danger from
T,s% o't Supply OF water; Water was brought
Ion LON me canal &C 18th street by forcing il
,nioaeh the engines, and the FIRE was ex-
nnenned promptly. 1t was supposed to be the
SUSPICIOUS CHARAcTERs.-Last night r.
Myers and John A. Brown, colored, were OBJ
served on 9TH street, passing and ont OF ztoras
by Ofhcers Conway and Caruthers who. IN ~,
quiry, ascertained that the men had been pur-
chasing small srsisles cigars and drinks. and
hvG -barrsled Smith & wesson pistol was found.
liz TIE PROBATE CouRf, Wednesday, the
Will Of Kitty Robinson, leaving her estate TO her
leanves was proven and admitted TO probate
\
a1minisuator with the viii annexed-bond
$50; Matnew A. Turner qualified, giving q
Joanna &. Everett. "
TIE sUIcIDE OF HxnRY Nxwr-The body
OF Henry Newt, the man who Committed sp;cids
on wednesday last by drowning, was recovered
iaSt night near the old burnt bridge by Nj
John Burgess, who had been dragging for IL ali
day, and il was removed by Odicer O'Hare To
TIE eighth precinct station.
yetJewelry in all the new sty les and cold wires
received At Prigg's jewelry store, No. ~ Penn