Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-05-23
Yesterdays Thunder Storm.


Yesterday afternoon, during the thunder
storm, a colored woman named Ann Bris-
coe, residing at the corner of Sth and
siTeets northwest, was struck and instantly
Killed by lightning. She was in the summer
Kitchen attached TO her residence preparing
dinner for her husband, who was about the
yard doing some carpenters work when
the lightning struck locust tree at the door,
and seems then to have passed through the
house as she was stricken down a corpse
Her husband, when driven in by the storm,
was Mortified TO find her lifeless body, and as
the storm subsidized he Informed the officers
OF the 4th precinct. An immense concourse
of people were attracted TO the spot, and the
coroner, DIR. Patterson, being called, gave a
certificate of burial, deciding an inquest un-
necessary.
During The storm the rain leaked through
The Roof OF house No. 1924 9TH street, occupied
by Mrs. Ii. g. Luerssen, a milliner, and the
ceiling In the upper story became satuated
and fell. The apartments were stored with
millinery stock, which was greatly damaged
by the falling plaster and water, land con-
siderable damage was also done the furni-
ture Sergeant Johnson and the relief Of the
9th precinct, aided in removing the stock
and other perishable articles before they
were completely destroyed.
BUILDING PERMITS issued by Inspector
Plowman: Geo. 8. Kraft, three three story
brick dwellings, north side q, between 18th
and 18th streets northwest; $500. s. ID.
sSe seven twS story pTek
west; 81 900. F. F. McCathran, a frame
dwelling, west side 10th, between and q
streets southeast; 500. Edward Dickerson,
two story brick dwelling, east side 18th,
between X ana s streets northwest; $1,000.
Mrs. HidiDger, frame kitchen, 9th street
southeast, between Pennsylvania avenue
and ID streets; $3.50. c. F. Smithson, two
two-story brick dwellings, north side M, be-
tween AZ and 9Th streets southwest; $500.
-McNemeny, a two story frame yelling,
south side L., between and 9Th streets
southwest; 1915. Charles Stool. a three story
and basement brick store, south side Penn
sylvania avenue, between 4 y and 9th streets
provement In house north side F. between
18th and 18th streets northwest; $500.
CARPENTERS AND JoINERs.-The Wash
ington branch of Amalgamated Carpenters
and JOiners held their regular semi-nionthly
meeting last night, Mr.. J. P. Mcmahon In
the chair, and James Mackey secretary, and
the report OF the general secretary at Man.
chester, England, for the month OF May was
received. which shows:-Number of branch
Scotland, 8; United States, ID; Canada, 4;
New zealand, 4; Australia, /; new branches
organized since last report was submitted,
8; membership, Il, 4O5; return OF votes on the
question of joining the federation of organ
lied trades shows 2, 13S for and 8 900 against.
The last quarterly report shows the avail.
able cash balance on hand to be f59376
15s. 9Ed.
German Reformed Synod Is in session at
Westminster, Md. The report ofthe commit
tee on minutes, having reference to the APP
pointment OF this committee to act In con-
JUNCTION with the bos I'd of missions to estab-
lish an English chur ch at Washington, ID. c.,
reported the following resolution which was
passed: "Tbat the committee on Washing
ton mission be authorized TO act in connec-
ton with the superintendent of missions to
establish an English Reformed mission In
Washington, provided that twenty confirm
ed members are willing to enter into such
organization, and are willing to be supplied
for the present by the superintendent ofmis-
sions."
IMPORTANT TO RIVER MEN.-The decision
OF the Circuit Court in the action brought by
Messrs. Clifton & Rauterberg, owners of the
steam yacht Wanderer, VS.. the Baltimore
and Potomac railroad company, has been
awaited for with q good deal of interest by
Potomac river. This action was brought on
account of the railroad company refusing to
open the drawbridge, and was originally
brought before Justice Plant, who gave "a
decision in favor of the railroad company
This decision was reversed by the Circuit
Court on the 18th inst. o. D. Barrett, ESQ.,,
for plaintiffs, and Z. l.. Stanton for railroad
company.
cliDkers would seem to be odd instruments
for fishing with; but they both were success
fully used at Alexandria last evening by
mac, where the perch and catfish were at
tracted to the surface OF the Potomac In
large numbers to feed on the multitude OF
waters. The lsh were In plain sight, and
were easily stunned or killed by the clinkers
thrown at them, or by the hoe which hap
pened TO be on board the boat.
BILL FOR DIvoRcE.-Yesterday g. w.
Mitchell filed petition for divorce for Peter
Cannady. The parties were married In No
vember, 1870, and lived together until Octo-
Der. 1873, and petitioner charges that defend
ant has given herself 10 adulterous practicea
with one Thornton Bird, and with other per-
sons.