Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-06-05
Ind Of Georgetown Romance.

MARRIED AT TIE PISTOLS MOUTH
Al O'Clock this morning well dressed
young man made his way ia haste into VII
lard's hotel He entered hy the street door
aIo nom Thence passed towards the Office
or convenience >aSc we viii call him No
4 simultaneously another Young man en-
tered the hotel by the avenue door. Him 70
viii call No. ,. When No. I reached tbe
clerks office he saw No. =, vino haf entered
by way OF the avenue. when No I took a.
his heels. and No. > ran after him CRYING
loudly. "Stop INN; / want hint" 4 race
then commenced, which terminated ia the
hijChtn OF Tire hotel. the Young man VINO
rad entered by the avenue door. caught the
llth street visitor by the ear. Tacn the
cooks dropped their skilletS and hot dough-
ana wondered what next, But they didn'f
wonder long. as almost in the. twinkling OF
an eye, the one who hel the other by the
ear drew out an ugly-lOOking revolver, and
said: you have Ssiuccd nv sister and Won
must so with me al once and marry her, or
l VIII blow the few brains that yol NAV
nave ont 81 your head The reflections OF
the youth thus accOStcd cannot be imagined.
hui MS conclusions were correct, a. nc
quickly departed with his wOuld-be agsail-
ant Then he repaired 10 the Office OF n JUS
tice OF the peace. AID relieved the dist -,Ss 81
both the girl and her protector bv taking 10
himself wife and acquiring a piuckv bro
ther-ir-law. The parties live in GeorgetOwD.
SALE or COTTAGE SITES At WASHING
TON GROVE estCrlay, "A sale OF cottage
sites in Washington Grove ,the grounds OF
me camp meeting association, near Cal
l.. D
place, bat there were but few persons pres
ent and but few BUYERS. Lots were sold one
each 10 Rev. il. l.. Brown, Dr. r. Howard.
h. ii. Mlllet, 4. +. Simpson, -. stewart
W. X. Woodward, Thomas Somerville. T..
II. King, and Thomas u. Morgan. The reg
ular price OF each lot il 500. The grounds
have been greatly improved, and the new
pumps are said 10 work finely and will furn-
ISL fuiltsUpply for the coming camp. Aa
engineer has a~certain ed that the grove -
90 leet above Tide water feet higher than
Cumberland.
ATTFMTED SUICIDE or A IADY-TnfC
morning about O'Clock some excitement
was OCCaSiOued ian the nei-hbOrhopd of the
eth street wharf. (AtLee'SD by a well dressed
ady jumping overheard. Some citizens
near by at The time rescued her. and DIR. Nc
Williams was called and rendered surgical
assistance. On being restored sufficiently
she gave her name as Minnie Watkins. re-
sizing near the corner of an and III streets
northwest. She WIS then taken tOher home.
No cause Is assigned for The attempt at self
destruction.
The FEATURE o. next Tuesday promises
10 be the Butchers Grand Mounted Parade
and PIC Me. the announcement OF which
VIII be found I'm another column. Toe dis
plays gotten up by the Butchers are always
cTedltable In every way. and az Is intended
that this entertainment shall be unusually
attractive and pleasant.
RELEASED on BAIT..-Charles Stevenson.
colored. charged with the shooting of Cor
neliuS Shea. who afterwards died from MS
wounds. was yesterday brought out OF jail
and released ON $1,000 bail fOr his future APP
leaTaEce. He was committed by the core
ner. ard has not yet been Indicted by the
grand jury.