Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-09-03
The October Celebration Here,

The October Celebration Here.
LIST OF sUB-coMxIrTEEs APPOINTED BIZ CON-
MISSIONER DENT.
Commissioner Dent, as president Of the
Yorktown Entertainment Association, Of this
city, this morning made the following appoint
ments OF subcommittee called for by the plan
OF organization, adopted at recent meeting of
citizens The chairman of the several COM
mittees will meet at the office of Commissioner
Dent Monday afternoon next, at o'clock:
Finance Committee-E. G. Davis, {chairman:)
Adler, Horatio Browning, A. j. Beidler, Thomas
Frederick hon. B. x. Bruce, D. Connell. John
T. Cook, G. b. Church, j. G. Cooke, John W.
Corson, W. E. Clarke Lewis J. Davis, Thomas
J. Fisher j; s. Davis, c. c. Duncanson R. B.
Ferguson, NJ: M. Calf. ]. T. Given, Edward
Graves c. ". Handy, L. G. Hine Thomas L.
Hume, John r. Kelly, George 7. Keen. George
y Kraft, N. ID. Larner George W. Moss. j. G.
Mckibbon, I. l. Mayer, George NJ. Oyster. H. j.
Roberts, w s; Roose, T. A. Rover N. H. Shea,
l.. u Sheriff. George F. Tinms, John L. vogt.
A. A. Wilson, ". r. Wheatley, F. K. Ward, b.
Fl. Warner. Thos e. Waggaman, Hy. F. Wilson.
John u. Waters, A. T. Whiting, F. l.. Moore,
VIM. Laird, jr., H. P. Gilbert. Geo. W. Cropley,
L. J. Luttrell, Geo. NJ Lockwood C. C. Glover.
Committee on Professionalism Dickson,
Gchairman); John W. Albaugh, G. NJ Bell, H. d.
Boteler, Dorsey Clagett. H. j. Carpenter, Geo.
W. Driver. John j. Dickson, John W. Drew, n
Demongeot, James L. Falbey, Harry Ford. John
I. Given. Frank Hume, e. B. Hay, Frank
Hollingshead, Lloyd Monkey, Jacob Mayer, =
McBlalr, 4. f. Odlum. ]. s. D. Phelps, James
Ragan. II. M. Schooey. VIM. Waldecker, James
8. Willett, John White, NJ. 1. Weller w. H.
Yerkes
Committee on Illumination and Fireworks
D. B. Anger, {charman); Col. P. H. Allabach. J.
J. Appich, Hon. R. j. Bright, Harry c. Bowers,
Edward Clark, w. II. Dempsey, Peter j. Duffy,
Richard X. Evans, James E. Fitch, j. H. Gordon,
H. !. Gregory, Chris Heurich, Thos. Holden, S.
Katzenstein, w. H. Morrison, W. G. Milburn,
Chas. Mades Dan'l O'Brien, James S. Pierce, F.
W. Pratt, F. c. Reichenbach John Shaw, Frank
lin Tenney, VIM. II. Thornton, Geo. F. Timms,
H. b. Towles, j. F. Van Wormer, Levi Wood
bury.
Committee on Railway and Steamboat Trans
p0rtation-W. j. Stephenson. (chairman); Major
VIM. G. Brock, Reuben F. Baker, Capt L. l..
Blake, W. H. Hoge VIM. L. Hazel, Thos. II.
Hardin, DIR. T. E. Hammond. George s. KOontz,
George W. Knox, Thomas r. Sharp, DR.. w. J.
Du Hamel.
Committee on Reception-Hon Thomas p
Morgan, (chairman); FL. II. Blackburn, w. W.
Burdette, Sevyllon A. Brown, ". w. COrcoran,
Benz. Charlton, w. H. Clagett, Daniel B. Clarke,
Gen. Il. c. Drum, E. G. Dean, Gen. J. W. Den
wards. Major G. C. Goodloe, VIM. Calf, w. NJ.
Calf, II. NJ. Hutchinson. VIM. B. Jackson, John
7. Mitchell Samuel NOrment, Major A. c.
Nicholson, VIM. Orme, T. j. S. Perry, Norris
Peters, Gen. S. d. Sturgis John H. Semmes,
VIM. M. Shuster. John W. Thompson, Edward
Temple, DIR. Smith Townshend, Nathaniel Will
son, G. NJ Matthews, VIM. A. Gordon.
Committee on Military-Col. Amos Webster,
(chairman); Col. Robt. 1. Fleming, Col. VIM. G.
Moore, Col. J. o. p. Burnside, Capt S. E. Thorn
U:SA., (staff Gen. sherrnan); Gen. w. D. Rug
giles, U.S.A.; Gen. Chauncy McKeever, U.S.A.;
Lieut.. Geo. Mitchell. U.S.A., (staff Gen. Ayres);
Lieut.. G. P. Porter, U.S.M.C.; Capt. J. R. Han
neman, Capt. p L. ROdier, Major G. B. Fisher,
Lieut.. W. Il. Reader, U.S.N.; Lieut.. R. L. Hoxie,
U.S.A.
Committee on Decoration-Lt. F. V. Greene,
(chairman); c. c. Willard. H. T. Crosby, John
Chauncey, Philip T. Dodge Lawrence Gardner,
Capt. j. Fl. Henry J. W. Hogg, George Juene
mann, James Lansburg, ]; D; Mankin, R; J.
Meigs, jr., Allison Nailor, w. W. Rapey, VIM.
J. Rhees, Thee. Roessele, c. w. Spofford. W. H.
Seldom, w. H. Smith, Ernst Schmidt, W. R.
Smith. Andrew Sahs, G. W. Thorn. VS.. Thomp
son. H. c. Winship, Geo. w. Cochran, w. B.
Williams. George White, Peter Mccartney, Ed
ward Hare.
Committee on Press-Crosby S. Noyes, (chair-
MANI; Geo. W. Adams. Clarence NJ. Barton, A.
G. Buell., Geo. Douglass, Geo. G.. GOrham. Stison
Hutchins, R. j. Hinton. L. B. Kalbfus, VIM Koch,
II. j. Ramsdell, Louis Schade r. II. Sylvester.
Committee on Music--Dr. e. S. Kimball, (chair-
man): Henry D. Cooke, J. d. Daily, P. NJ. Du-
bant, J. C. Ergood, p P. Little, Prof Caulfield,
John w Hogg, Hon. b. K. Bruce, Rob't Ball,
Edward S. Holmes
Committee on Printing!. F. ChIds. (chair-
NAM; John Gibson. John G. Judd r. o. Pollin-
horn, Philip l.. Rodier, NJ. d. Helm w. II. Col
Inns.
Committee to confer with Joint Committees
on Yorktown Centennial Observation-Disclosures
VIM j. Twining, U.S.A.; Wm Dickson.
HUNTED DowN.-About six weeks ago the
premises of Mr.. Charley Anderson, blacksmith
and wheelwright, doing business on 18th street,
between B street and Ohio avenue were broken
open and about $40 worth of valuable tools car
red Off Mr.. Anderson reported the case to the
detective office, and yesterday Detective McEl-
fresh arrested George Mccormick and locked
him up at police headquarters and recovered
most of the tools stolen. Private watchman
klOpher aided Mr.. McElfresh in the case.
SAVED BY Mrs. FRANCES HODGsON BURNETT.
A telegram from Long Beach last night says:
"Mr. LarZ Anderson, the executor Of the Long
worth estate in Cincinnati, took header early
this morning from the bridge in front of the
bath-house here. He struck his head violently
against the bottom. rendering himself insensible
and temporarily paralyzing his limbs. Mrs.
Frances Hodgson Burnett, the well-known aul-
thoress happened to be the only person who
witnessed the occurrence. She promptly
plunged into the water and dragged Mr.. Ander-s
son ashore. DR.. Bowdtch Morton was sum-
moned, and under his care Mr.. Anderson re-
gained consciousness this afternoon and is
thought to be out of danger.
West Washington nee Georgetown.
SENT TO THE HosPITAL.-A colored girl
nal,r1ua Nary Jackson, Is years old. living on
South street, being sick and destitute was sent
to the hospital to-day.
THE Low WATER IN THE U-ANAL.-Ihe cnm-
berland papers say that canal navigation Is vlr-
tually suspended by reason of low water
Loaded boats can now go no further than the
tunnel, forty miles below that city. For several
days there have been about $50 loaded boats
strung along the canal from the tunnel to
dam No. 6. The only relief of the blockade will
be copiOus rains in the Potomac's tributaries.