Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-09-02

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AN EXCURSION STEAMER AGROUND.-The
steamer Louise, which left her Saturday night
for Fortress Monroe and the capes with a.,
excursion party, ran aground on Il sand bar at
Upper Cedar Point, about fifty-fiye rallies
down the river, yesterday morning earu. 1t
was The first trip made i,y tie pilot. and a mis-
take was made in his course The sand bar
mere runs out from the Maryland shore about
three quarters OF a mile. The lighthouse
heretofore kept at the point of this bar was
not provided for by the last Congress and had
to be discontinued, and the nearest light is at
Maithas's Point. two miles below the scene
OF the accident The Louise draws about six
and half feet of water. and she is laying in
about two feet at low tide. fifty yards inside
thu, old lighthouse: The steamer Sue. which
her last excursion trip to Point Lookout, took
Off number of the passengers, but the greater
number remained on board. The Sue, aided
by the Thompson and the tug-boat Samuel
draw her of. and parted eight hawSerS, when
they relinquished the trial. The Messrs Ste
phenson, agents in this city, sent four tugs
and northwest wind they hope to be able to
get her of. The steamer had $50 to 800 pas
sengers on board when she left here.
LIST OF PATENTS granted to the residents
OF Maryland, Virginia and the District of Co
Charles E. Busey, Baltimore, Nd, dental rub
Der dam clamps; Maris Chambers, Bentlvo-
Clio, Va, tobacco fiavOring; Ezekiel P. Jones'
GreensboTough, \: c., James D. Macomber,
Auburn, New York. and Joshua p. McCook,
Richmond, Va, plug tobacco machines; Edw.
NJ. Shireley, Washington, D. c., drip pans for
LIQUID measures; Eli II. yanney, Alexandria,
Pa, car platforms; VIM. Nj. Stekley, King
Willlam Z: H., Va. elastic armOrs for ships;
John w. Turner, Baltimore, Md, clothes line
Md, vapOr burners; VIM. F. Downey, Wash
ington, ID. c., sewer traps; Peter Forester,
washington. D. C., method OF riveting broken
Kelley Bamore Ma sisns for Mla
head light; John B. Oldershaw, Baltimore,
Md, stoves; Isaac II. Wright, Baltimore, Md,
apparatus for Matching fish eggs.
DEEDS IN FEE have been filed as fo!lows:-
j. J; H. Semmes, trustee, to Emma Dermody, lot
T. ~. Sc; ~. sAO. j. W; Bote!er to Alexander
and So 60 a9S Benjsm ndnif Fagst' t es al
to Mary A. Motherhood, lot 50, So. 465; $780, g.
W. Rather ct al. to Sophia II. Spalding, lot %.
50: 5O4; $50 E. A. Ksyser to r f. Miller, LOT
road to jeremiah Wit lot Is, Of part tract
called YOungsborough; sl,056.70 w. X. Men.
lot 81, SO. 6.6; sS,G25. Letitia Mckinney ct al
IS Sar5aa Essns sS o1i Wh sna sap M
2l7; $4,000. H. F: Condiet to Belle Bond, lot
9, So 4s4; 600 W. H Holt to to- L: B Holt, lot
Petit and james pripps, lot s, 3d. 1si; s5s56.
j. W. King to G. w. Green, lot !. SO. SO; $50.
j. B. Stephenson to Ellen Z. McGirr, property
in Uniontown, D. C.; $500; Jacob Bah to
Ezekiel Hughes, lot 19, In HOlmeadS addition
to Georgetown, ID. c.; 8:
CHICKEN STEALING. Saturday night the
premises OF +. NJ. Draney, on New Jersey ave-
nue., between and X streets, were entered by
thieves and his horse and buggy were taken
from the stable subsequently. Officers Miller
and Shilling found the team in the neighbOr-
ID SfrQQt0
Lee, and Andrew Topping was standing near
by. In the buggy there were number of
chickens, which turned out to have been
stolen. In the Police Court this morning it
charge of the stable, and the charge OF the lar
ceny of horse and buggy was dismissed, and
he admitted the larceny Of the chickens, for
wh.ch he was sentenced to fine OF $40, or 10
A WoMAN's CONTEMPT OF COURT.-In the
Police Court this morning John Shea and
assault and battery on Priscilla Jones. col
Ored woman, and when Judge Walter an
nounced that the fine was 5 each Mrs. Shea
remarked that there is no justice here-we
might as well send the money up whenever we
are charged, for Wen have to pay it any how
The court called her back, and, remarking il
She Old Dot know how to behave herself she
IAN Ior contempt of court. Subsequently the
imprisonment was RENTED on the payment OF
court. ~ff
CANTON flannel; blankets: cassimeres for
s GSss wear , Oc pure wool blankets, $3.50;
ing. the very best, yard wide, Sc: Children
stockings, immense assortment: excellent cor
sets, SOC. do. Warmers health corset, sl25
table damask Soc beached cotton ONE orea vard
Space.-AdUt.