Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-08-15
LOCAL NEWS


Zee advertisement OF the Ncnfgngi ciSeWTere.
Boss Tweed passed throVGb this city yester-
tlav en- route for q southerhsour.
The correspondence of the Baltimore San"
from the washington Grove camp meeting in
this mornings issue Of that paper, Is very much
like the letter from the camp ground in We'd
nesday's STAR
To-day il the festival Of the Assumption, =
holiday In the Catholic church, observed by the
members with the same solem nifty as Sunday.
The festival commentaries the ascent Of the
Virgin Mary into Heaven.
The wife Of Mr.. Benton Russ, deputy warden
Of the jail, died at her residence ON A street
north, between 9Th and 9TH streets east, yester-
day afternoon. Her death Is lamented by nu-
merOus friends in this CITY.
The German benevolent society, Of this city,
Yesterday presented TO st. AIMS infant asylum
$50, the proceeds 81 festival recently given
by the society at the Schuetzen pare. The pre-
sentation was made by Messrs. Michael Lax
man, sice president; George kiilisn, treasurer,
and John NOght.
dispatch from the Greenbrier Cya.) White
Sulphur Springs says:-'Dr. Thomas Miller,
an eminent physician Of Washington was taken
suddenly and dangerously i'll yesterday. He is
danger. Gen Barringer continues quite low
Victims of the wauaset Disaster.
REISTERNENr OF THE BODIES AT CHATTERToS.
NesteTd ay morning the tug boat Mary Lewis
went down to Chatterten las stated in TIE
STAR Of last evening", taking along a sufficient
number OF collins to meet the wants OF Mr.. Nc
Cleliand's corps of men employed in exhumjng
the bodies OF the victims Of the Wawaset disaster
ana reinterTlng them, ana at O'Clock last nigh
returned with the body of Matilda Hansy
c)lCrtd. i was taken in charge BY a Committee
OF the Gsliiean Fisherman.
The fOllOWing is a description of the bodies
disinterret Yesterday and removed for reburial
to the spot selected on b CHER ground: Grave No.
:, eolored man, dark gray pants with red stripe,
No 3, colOred woman, dark buff dress, with
tr1mmings. and cloth CATERS; grave No. II, a
cOOred woman, with red dress, black silk
10 ralr kaa.fv Nuffh ral and 81
CATERS.
The work Of burial at Chatterton will proba-
bly, be finished to-day.
THE FUNERAL OF DANIEL LYNCH
took place yesterday afternoon, and the body
was temporarily deposited in Mount Olivet
cemetery. Although the body was much decom-
posed, there was distinctly visible on the left
arm a erueinx in India ink and cOlOrs. The
funeral arrangements were in charge of the
Tailors' Association and the st. Patrick's Tenn
peranee Society, and very costly burial casket
was procured by them from Mr.. Burgdorf.
THE TWO BOATS OF THE wAwAsET
were brought up last night, one of them stove
out at the stern. This Is the one which was
plunged headlOng into the water, BY the cutting
of the bow TOpe. when filed with cOlOred people.
The body of Miss Hobbs has never yet been
The funeral of Miss Patty Sandy. who was
lost on the Wawaset, took place from the Bap-
list church in Alexandria this morning
ANOTHER SAD ROMANCE OF THE wAwAsET-
PROBABLE SUICIDE From GRIEF.
John Brown, Young colOred man vita only
enc leg, who IN partnership with another young
Cnior6d nan, William Gilmore, has been in
business n a shoemaker on New York avenue
near 18th street, heard on SUNDAY last that a
young COlOred woman 70 whom he was greatly
attached was among the victims of the Wawaset
disaster. He became very respondent, and on
Monday morning his depression of spirits in
creased, and shortly before noon he handed his
watch, pocket book. and KEYS to his partner
and lett the shop. He was in tears at the time
and his partner, Gilmore, asked him M ques-
tons, but supposed be had received tidings of
MS sweetheart, or that her body had been re-
covered, ard he was going TO attend the funeral
Since that time no tidiugs have been received
nom him, except the information OF a man who
states that he Jaw Brown abOut half past II
O'Clock p. m, Oh Monday on the Virginia side
OF the river walking along the road from the
Long bridge towards the brick Yards. He was
IN such low spirits that his friends fear he has
committed suicide.
TIE FUNERAL or Mr.. HAZARD
TOOK Place tbs morning at II o'clock, under the
direction OF Mr.. BurgdOrf. and was attended
by large assemblage of mourning friends
me body " as in fine walnut coffin, hand
soInely decorated, and covered with a beautiful
wreath OF flowers The Pall-bearers were
Messrs. SUNNY, Knowles, ROose. Hillman w
u. Cove, and ;. W. Tucker. The funeral took |
place from the Christian Church where i'm
presslve services were held by Rev. j. G.. But |
Ter, pastor Of the Memorial Lutheran Church