Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-08-30

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active and prominent part in their proceed
iDgs.
CONTRACTS AWARDED.
Inc contract for laying pips sewer across
NJ street. between Tth and Sth northwest was
Today awarded 10 owen O Hare for SO. That
Ior laying brick sewer ON 18th street, bet.
Pstreet and Rhode Island avenue. TO Mr..
OHare for S3sG. For the Improvement of G.
street between Isl and "a |, uihwest, TO J. @.
81 SIaf s for SIS, For lay ing a pipe sewer
avenue southwest, TO P. Maloney for SIG.
Bitten by n Copper Head
just now is the time when snakes abound
IN the rural regions. The dreaded copper
head is still 10 be found in the country about
Washington, and its bite is generally con-
sideTed fatal. IL Is not necessarily SO, how
ever, III care is at once taken TO prevent the
spread OF the poison, as the following instance
illustrates: On the 18th instant, a young col.
Ored man named Isaac Redick, employed on
The farm OF Mr.. Frank Morrow. about three
miles north OF this city, was bitten by a
copper head snake, about O'Clock in the
evening, while hunting for his knife. which
ne nsd left In some weeds. BE did not see
the srase as he put his hand i'm the weeds
Out 1elt sharp pain in his middle finger
and LOOKING at IL found slight puncture
fey minutes later a dog was bitten by the
snake, and the serpent was killed. N proyed
10 De genuine copper head. about two feet
!ohg. cord was at once tied tightly around
Inc young mans forearm to keep the poison
from spreading through the system His
hand and wrist sweIled very much and he
experienced great suffering. The doctor who
was called In ~ moved the cord and the poison
al once assembled the arm. The mother of the
young man, recognizing the danger her son
was IN, replaced the cord above the elbow,
ana tne swelling went no further. Raw
chicken flesh was then placed on the arm
and over the wound, which seemed tn give
consideTab.e relief, but probably the amount
oi WHISKY With which Isaac was supplied
I'll more than anything else TO save his life
Inc poison rpread no further than his arm
snu ns is now almost well. The swelling has
N hau
nnger is little stiff Yet. The dog that was
often, a Scotch terrier, was well cared for
Sho seemed 10 feel none the worse after a
day or two.
RIAL ESTATE SALEs.-Thomas Bowling
mas recently made the following sales of real
estate For ThCS. 4. Gardner trustee the
north five feet OF lot Q a d the sOnth five feet
or 10, II, and all of lots 10 and II. in Starr
arc Meicaifs sub of square 500. to Charles
4. Garner. for Is cents per square foot. For
John b. Tyl Ter, trustee. the east 20 feet of Iot
sdd ara The west :: sub of lot g, in BealI's
SunIlOb 10 Georgetown, to W. T. Birch for
$50 per front foot. For W. John Miller
trustee, the three-story brick residence situate
al Ihe northwest corner OF 18Th and + streets,
70 Ars- Ann Joyce for 5000. Three frame
Dwellings Nos. u. I2k and IS =, Cav Street,
GsorgetowD, TO II. F.. Frey, for ~ ESQ. For
Mt les hyd 4 Matthews, trustees, part lot
q, IN square so. and improvements. to Trus-
tees Corcoran Gallery OF Art, for IS, 400.
Messrs DuncansOn Bros. auctioneers sold
SesttIdsy afternoon, for Philip F. Larner
Ard Charles 7. Davis, trustees, the north 10
feet inches OF lot q, In square 5i3 IMPROVED
by fine brick dwelling, with stable In rear
situated on 4th street, between NJ and n
streets northwest, 10 VI. p. Callan, esq, for
$500. ~
LIBEL SGT -Adolpb I.iebs, hutz, through
Lls counsel, Messrs ". Thompson and J T.
Ciose, has entered suit against Webb McNau
Tor libel. fixing damages al sIO OD1 The la
Iencant is charged with causing TO be writ
ten and published ''that during the session
on he Kansas legislature of 1876 the said
Ileb>chutz was continually about the build
ing. ard one tine carried OFT the oyercOat OF
JOhu carter, The first assistant dOorkeeper
And at another time William Irving, the
POSTMASTER, detected him irving to steal n fur
cape and a pair OF fur gloves from the post
once. ard when detected he ran out OF the
room" Complainant claims 10 have beeo
greatly u JuTed by these publications.
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR wrsr
PoIST.-HCn- VIM. Walsh RapresentarIve
IN Congress from the 9Th Maryland district
gives notice that q Competitive examination
TOT sppplntnent to cadetship AZ the Mill
t2ry Academy al West Point from his dis
.Ilct VIII be held at Cumberland, Md
Wednesday. September l., IS17, AT the court
house, commencing at 10 a m Tho exannt-
nation will be corductei by a phvsicI,n
iawyer ard teacher. The applicants must
All y. aole 10 conform 10 the regulations OF
me war dc partment.
A MISSING BoY-Robert Knote. an intel
h hgent nine, year old white boy, left his
nome, 50 virginia avenue southwest two
weeks ago this day, since which time mis-
mOtEer,a widow. has not been able tn oh
tain any tidings OF him. he was dressed In
snort black PANTS white Jacket and lead
coloTed felt bat, with black band and Iinina
his mother is in great distress, and will be
glad 10 get any Information in relation TO
him. W
z NJ. TOwsON & Co. announce n grand
openihs OF new carpets, OF which they have
AL Ihmense and well-selected stock: 100
Io.Is yard-wlde carpets, IL cts; yard wide
- u,a eHf pets, % cts; homemade cottage,
y,r,css' ali kihds OF carpets. in fact, at low
pnices, are on hand. In addition they taye
All patterns of druggets. cheap oiIcloths. and
full stock OF Nottingham laces Can az
Towson's and see for yourself.
MARRIAGE LICENSES have been tsspa, IN
w. Perkins and Alice Josephine Pnr,n,
Pa;;s SIe snt Chase and Ella Powell; Jas
Sficss bnrg. Va, and Harriet Ann Giascoe
Oh northumberland county. Va: Nm r.
eonnntPy T N L-ney Coleman, both OF Fairfax
Adams, both OF Montgomery county. Nj
M i. FoGARTY, an extensive news daa,ar
IN Norfolk, formerly resident of Wasbins
ton died of apopleNy after an Illness OF only
Anew minutes. in his store room in The for
mer city, on Wednesday. The deceased was
ABOUT 81 years OF age, and leaves a wife and
two children
RIcIIVING new dry go dis every day at
Carriers. 20. Market Space; black cIs1-
meres, black silks, black alpacas. coloreJ
cashneres, new blair kats, Canton fIannels
table linens, sheeting cotton, bed ticking,
shawis.
THE PERFORM lance OF the Arabs and AL
gerian dslineators, at the Avenue Thest r,
give The audience q very satisfactory pic
lure Of camp and biy ouac life al the seat of
me present war between Russia and Turkey,
And II well worth seeing.
Cur BY CoLoREp MAN.-Yssterday AZ
S,nooh Mlchael Welsh, residing In Jackson