Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-08-20
CITY AND DISTRICT.
CONDENSED Locals.

Condensed Locals.
The appointment of Mr. Thomas L. Hume as
fire commissioner to succeed the late William B.
Reed is an excellent one. Mr. Hume is well
known in this community as an upright and en-
terprising business man and courteous gentle
man, and was very useful member of the fire
board previous to his resignation therefrOm a
year or two ago.
Charles Evans. little white boy nine years
old, living at No. 222 18th street southwest
while swinging on a coal cart in motion, fell and
broke his right arm yesterday.
Street lamps will be lighted at tbs pm and
extinguished at 3:45 am.
At meeting of the directors of the Bakers
Cooperative Association. held on the 18th in
slant. Mr.. Louis DOrr was unanimously elected
treasurer of the association, which is in a flour
ishing condition.
Yesterday as the steamer Jane Moseley was
on her way back from Yorktown with the Christ
ian Union Association she ran aground i'm the
fog just below White House Landing. After
getting off she ran into the White House wharf.
The passengers went ashore and remained until
the fog lifted, when they returned to the
steamer and proceeded hOmeward without any
other mishap.
Shillington sends us Scribners Monthly for
September in advance of all dealers.
Edward McRae. who, on being granted new
trial after conviction of burglary, was admitted
to bail about a week ago. and who has since
been committed to Jail for grand larceny. was
surrendered to-day by his bail in the former
case.
Yesterday. in the divorce case of Mary L.
Bishop agt. Chas- E. Bishop. an order was made
by Judge Wylie directing defendant to bring the
three children given into his custody to this
city.
Busy TINES At THE RIVER FRONT.-Harbor
Master j. r. Sutton reports arrivals at the river
front yesterday as follows: Bark Nicola Capt
Harper 100000 laths to WIlett 4 Libbey:
schooner Margie. Hyer. 800 tons of ice to Co
operative Ice Co.: schooner Caroline, Reed
wood for Johnson Bro: schooner Black Hawk
Edwards. wood for J. F. Carter; long boat J. H.
ID. Smoot. Moore, wood for same: long boat Ada
+. Lee Weston, wood fOrs same; long boat George
and Martha, Bland. wood for same: schooner
Mary E., Moore, ,G35 tons of ice for Great Falls
Ice Co.
ROBBERY BY LITTLE SERVANT GIRL.-Yes-
ferday morning. Detectives COOmes and Acton
upon complaint of Miss Osborne at No 1902
14tb street northwest. that robbery had been
committed. went to the house and arrested a
colored servant IL years old. named Anna
Brooks The lady had missed from time to time
$35 altogether, and the officers found S11 % in
Annals pockets. and found that she had eX-
pended about IS for baby toys and other fool
ish things. She was taken to police headquar-
tiers, and locked up for hearing.
SUGGESTION FOR YoRKTOwN.-A patriotic
citizen suggests that the District NAV easily send
to Yorktown white. red and blue battalion
the Rifles in red and the Veteran Corps in blue
The same idea may be carried out in the bands
Shroeders being uniformed in white, the Ma
rine band in red and Weber's in blue
A BAD MAN WITH PIsT0I.-Claude Tinney.
colored, was charged this morning in the Police
Court with carrying a pistol The testimony
showed that Tinney and Young white man
named Vim. G. Hail. were clerks in rival feed
stores at the Washington market The white
man was feeding the horse of one of Tinney's
customers about O'Clock this morning when a
dispute arose, and Tinney caught Hall by the
throat and drew a revolver and a struggle en-
sued and Hall got loose, and Tinney chased him
through the market with the cooked pistol in
his hand Special Officers Charles NJ Ford and
Mckay had desperate struggle to get the pis-
tOl and secure him. He fought desperately. and
could not be gotten to the station house until he
was handcuffed and put into wagon. A fine of
$50 or 80 days was imposed, and he was commit
ted in default of the fine.
NEW IMPROvEMENT.-Amongt the many i'm
provements fOreshadOwed for the coming sea-
son. none Is more noticeable than the fitting up
of the elegant store on the corner of 18th street
and the Avenue. The Palais Royal one of the
most wide awake institutions of the city. has
outgrOwn its present quarters. and will over
flow into the newly arranged and desirable cor
ner in a few weeks. Open arches will connect
the two stores and both will be completely re-
fitted and fully stocked in time for the fall trade.
This is Just the sort of business growth that
washington CITY lnoSt WeicOIleS
COMPLAINTS OF HEAVY TAXATION ON THE
VIRGINIA SIDE OF THE POTOMAC.-A meeting
OF the citizens and taxpayers Of Alexandria
county was held last Thursday night, at the
walker school house. with 4. p. Douglas as
Chairman and III. Ball as secretary. A COM
mittee of prominent citizens was appointed to
confer with the board of supervisors and other
0flcers OF the county as TO the reasons if any,
LOT the late enormous increase of 100 per cent in
the rate OF taxation, making 50 .16 on every 800
oi proper1y-a tax, IL was said calculated to
crush Ihe lie out of any community especially
an agricultural one. The committee will report
ing. ''eA
bCRNED BY THE EXPLOSION or Coal on
LAkP-Abouf midnight last night Mrs Weber
nSng at No. 1aS 9th street southwest was
badly burned about the arms and shoulders by
the explosion Of coal oil lamp She was de-
scending flight OF stairs and stumbled break
Ing the lamp and setting fire to her Clothing.
Dr. AcWilliams rem dered medical aid
THROWN FROM TRAIN AND KuLED.-wDliam
WorthingtOn, colored, hired himself in MARYLAND
Thursday to RobinsOn's circus. Some colored
men connected with the circus found he was
serving Tor lower wages than they were and
near Odenfon. on the B. d p. railroad they as
sanlted him and tnicc,..s him from the train. BE
was most horribly injured when found. 8e died
subsequently. The Annapolis authorities are
investigating the matter.