Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-03-12

race. he plnced what he called the extreme
s sIln! ,:ron of the whites, which would not
EFFORT was well received by his audience, who
warmly applauded the points.
Fish In the Poto mac.
Editor. Star;-As it is the desire Of THE
STAR to furnish food for the brain aud fun 70"
the old and young. You will please insert tn"
following facts:-The U. $. Fish Commission
put salmon in the upper Potomac about six
years ago, and it is safe to say thal not one
has heen caught with rod or line. September
is their spawning time, and they will return
here to spawn, and, not finding any way to get
over the falls, they will return from whe nee
they came. III the fish commission will place
fish ways, or fish-way at either the Great
Falls branch or at the feeder dam, their oh
gard to salmon, but all kinds of fish that are
known to these waters can then make their
way up the Potomac, Monocacy. Shenandoah
and their tributaries Persons who live within
Is miles and those bordering on the above
waters will say amen to this. II it is the busi
ness or the fish commission to stock rivers.
the Potomac, or why did they place salmon in
the Potomac, knowing that they go and return
al spawning time, and always make 10 the
get over the falls they go back as they have
been doing for the last six years. and will con
tinue to do so if there are no fish ways? These
Fishing Club, and if the commission will look
into this matter and attend to 1t they will
ceive The blessings of all lovers of the sport
and those who fish for living.
A little over two years ago / informed THE
STAR that the waters of West Virginia and
Maryland were being robbed of their trOu5,
and You published an article on the subject
which resulted in both legislatures passing a
law preventing 1t, and, | am glad t. say, il
mad the desired effect. Senators and members
from the above states must give these facts
some attention, as ii will be Of great benefit to
those whom they represent.
MT Editor. your aid is desired in this good
work. and If you will help l am confident thai
PoroMAc.
THE COLUMBIA r. r. ELEC TIoN.-The an
nual meeting OF this street railroad company
was was held today, and the report of the Presi-
Shows show The RECEIPTS during the year to have
Number OF passengers, Csc, 400. against 1880
the previous year: There had been but one
accident-Mrs. Hickey, who fell and spraned
original debt was $1,000. and $7.733 with the
interest has been paid out of the earnings.and
the company is nov entirely out of debt. The
annual election (MeSSrS. 4. Cammack, SAINT
StOtt and g. f. Kirk receiverS.) resulted i'm
the election of the following directors III. A.
" VIM. H; Clagett, A. NJ: C!app, Geo.
W. Hardness, Albert Gleason. l.. L. FOlllnS-
bee. and VIM. b. Reed.
MesSrs Geo. Taylor, A. r. Pardon. 6. F. E.
fk r.! ma T. l.. T4Ilock and others headed
commissioners to-day in relation to claims
they hold against the District for lands con
demned on the east side of 10Th street. for the
ton OF basin at the junction of 17th and
Boundary streets, to connect with the Slash
d Kun sewer The merits of the respective
Commissioners deciding that under existing
law they have no jurisdiction over the Sc tie
ment OF such claims, and stating that they
audit while that body had existence They
SAID there was bill now before Congress-
which, II it became law, would give the
commissioners authority to meet just such
cases as presented.
ARREST OF A LIFE INSURANCE PRESIDENT
This morning, Detectives McDevtt and McEl
fresh took into custody at the Globe House. on
r street: Benjamin NOyes. president of the
requsltion from the governor Of New Jersey,
and he was turned over to Officer Lang. of
Newark, n. j., who left with him on the / 30
p: m; rrain 16r Newark: He is charged with
indictments are pending against him there.
SUIT AGAINST THE B. AND P. RAILROAD
Today Clifton and Horne, for Abraham
Broom, entered suit against the Baltimore and
fotomac Railroad company for 5000 damages
in having erected over the Eastern branch
bridge in such a manner as to Obssruct and
prevent navigation by plaintiffs freight boats,
In when ne states that ON several occasions
y.
loss has been entailed on him.
SALE OF VALUABLE PROPERTY District
Commissioner Thomas B. Bryan has lust con
cluded the sale of his new and magnificent
residence at the corner of 18th street and
Massachusetts avenue, to Mrs. r. Ii. Archer,
principal of the PatapscO Female Institute
Maryland. Mrs. Archer proposes to remove
her school to this District. The price paid was
$4,000.
MARRIAGE LICENSES have been issued to
Henry Walker and Martha Ann Cation, both
81 n r: G Ss county, ,I No.; Daniel Neal and AIRY
Sophia Rbeb; Isaac Clayton and Mary NJ.
DobsOn, both of Rappahannock county, Va:
John w, Thompson, Of Wayne county, Pa,
ana BARBARA Ellen Dorsey.
SHOOTING AFFAIR.-At II o'clock to-day
Richard A. Hill, white, driver OF the street
twice at house corner of 18th and ID streets,
without hitting her The cause was that she
is living life OF shame He was subsequently
arrested by Officer Columbus and locked up.
His sisters name is Kate Mack.
A PAUpER's ExCURsIoN.-Charles Davis,
NONRESIDENT pauper, desiring to so to Norfolk.
where he claimed he had friends, was sent
there by the District Commissioners on March
and Mayor Tucker returned him to this city
on the day following as nOn-reSiden pauper.
His excursion tickets and meals were paid for
on both trips by the respective authorities.
THOSE two beautiful lots fronting IS feet
each on H street, between Vermont avenue
and 18th street, opposite Mcpherson Square,
by depth of 100 feet, will be sold at auction
on Wednesday Ito morrow afternoon, at I 80
o'clock. by B; H. Warner. auctioneer. Now
that the building season is about to CON-
mence this is the time to purchase. and that is
an excellent location to select.
BILL FOR A DIvORCE.-To-day. Mr.. E. s.
Fletcher filed bill for divorce in the name of
James f. Linden agt. Mary A. Linden. The
petitioner states that he was married to de-
PENDANT October 10th, 1874, by, Rev. DR.. Grey:
and lived with her for over three years. and
| was unable to cOnsummate his marriage on
account of her malfOrmatiOn.
A CoLORED DIVINE DIsGRA CED.-A specia
dispatch to the Richmond, Va. Enquirer
March 9, says:-Rev. Hamlin holland. colOred,
| for many years popular divine among the
day from Mount Level church, In Dnwiddie
county, for adultery: He not only had more
| thu n one wife, so called, but seduced number
of colored girls between the ages of Is and Is
| In the trial before the church meeting there
was lively and long discussion from promi-
| nent brothers thinking the cause of complaint