Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-08-22
CITY AND DISTRICT.
Condensed Locals.

Condensed Locals
The gospel temperance meeting at Waugh
Appropriate music was furnished by Miss Susie
Merrick and Mr. MetZgar and brief addresses
were made by Mr.. Richard Lee Dr. Howe
Major +. A. Holden and Mr.. G. A. Hilton, who
presided.
Comet c is now visible to the naked eve. and
can be best seen in the early morning hour,
before dawn, in ursa major, near the bottom of
the bowl of the dpper, and looks like nebulous
can be had.
Street lamps will be lighted at 7:15 pm and
extinguished at 3:45 am.
The Columbia Fishing Club headed by Police
Lieut.. GessfOrd, which has been down the river
the past ten days, returned yesterday.
Repairs are now being made by Col. ROckwells
forces to the walks aud drives in the Smithsonian
grounds
asphalt works on North Capitol street, near K,
were burned: Fletcher Murdoch lose $50.
Inc Parnell Branch of the Land League held
It's meeting last night i'm hall, LIST street, between
and n, which was well attended. Several new
members were elected; collections. S27O5
About O'Clock this morning Privates Bran
son and Howell discovered the house of Edward
Butler, on Nj street, between 2d and Sd streets,
TO be on fire. They, with the aid of the neigh
bors, eXtnguished the flames without turning
N an ALARM loss $50
About 10 O'Clock last night Officer Oliver took
10 the NTH precinct station a cOlOred woman
consumption without friends or home. she hay
ing been turned ont of her room into the streets
Dr Parsons. of the Emergency hospital. at
tended her and afterwards had her conveyed to
o room in that hospital.
A man named Thompson driver of a one
morse car on Pennsylvania avenue was taken
with an epileptic fit this morning at the corner
o. 10th street and Pennsylvania avenue, when
Lieut.. Guy of the fourth precinct placed one of
the drivers of the hill horses in his place. and
sent the man to his home.
District Government Affairs.
Building permits issued by Inspector En-
twisle: Henry Dickson, repair brick, 1903 9Th
street northwest; $500. Glenn Morgan repair
Mick, 1918 26th street northwest; $500.
The PROPOSED NEW PUBLIC school. HOUSES
The committee on bids have reported that Mr..
c. Thomas is the lowest bidder for the new
school building to be erected at TennallytOwn
and Mr. j. II. Hewlett the lowest bidder for the
ene to be erected at Meridian HILL The specifi-
cations are to be modified so as to make the
cost come within the app OpriatiOn. The con-
tracts for building the two school buildings
within the city limits. and the second school di-
vision. have been awarded to Messrs. Bright
humphrey. These are on squares 375 and CPS
ANOTHER SOUTH WASHINGTON COMPLAINT
The District Commissioners to-day received a
letter from Mr.. John p. Murphy, of South
Washington. who states in behalf of property
owners that unless the line of pavement now
oeing put down on Virginia avenue is extended
across from 18th to street south. thereby cut
ting off the paling fences in front of the new row
of houses on Virginia avenue between 18th and
18th streets. the beauty of that avenue will be
marred and the effects of the Improvement lost
making constant eye sore so far as uniformity
Is concerned. He reminds the Commissioners
that when this blockade was commenced the cit
1Zens protested against it, but it was set at
naueht. He asks that an officer of the engi-
neers office be sent to look at the situation.
The MAN WHO WAS KILLED BY BEING
THROWN FROM CIRCUS TRAIN.-In The STAR
OF Saturday it was briefly noted that VIM
WorthingtOn, cOlOred, had been killed near
9denton. Md. on Friday morning by being
thrown from the train containing John Robin
sons circus WOrthingtOn was taken to An
napOlis and Justice Thompson held an inquest
Aug. Sewell. engineer of the A. and E. II. r..
testified that he took the circus train out. Found
the deceased next day about 800 yards from
Odenton. lying in the ditch by the side of the
track in front of Mr.. Nichols house, but he did
Rot say how he was hurt. James Brackett
fireman. testified that deceased was perfectly
conscious when picked up. and mumbed some
thing about being beaten and thrown off the
train John G.. Butler. superintendent of the A.
and E. K. r.. testified that deceased told witness
ne was thrown from the train. DIR. W. c. Claude
eestlne6 that the man told him they made him
get of the train. and he was hurt afterwards.
The wounds could not have been made i'm fight.
woman at OdentOn told witness that the de-
ceased said he had been engaged by the circus at
90 % week. and when the train got to Oden-
ton he was told he was not wanted and he was
Thrown OF. All his cuts were made by the train.
Annie Davis (colored) testified am WOrthing-
Ion 5 grandmother; he said that he was thrown
Rom the train The verdict of the Jury was that
the man cane to his death by injuries ac-
cidentaiy received on the railroad ON Friday
last.
Tn leaving Annapolis Thursday night the
CIRCUS train went to Marlboro and exhibited
There Friday. and to Port Tobacco exhibiting
Shere Saturday. Leaving La Plata on the Popes
Sfeek branch Of the b. and p. railroad, it arrived
mere about 3 o'clock yesterday morning en- route
TO Leesbur9 by way of the Washington and Ohio
railroad. While on the track on Virginia ay-
enue. near 9th street. there was some detention
for orders. &c. during which a number of rouohs
got on the cars. but threat from the boss of the
circus to turn his men out on them caused them
60 leave. Mr.. A. Neff. the conductor. was as
saulted few minutes afterwards while standing
On the street by five men. One of them knocked
him down with stone. and the others used
teeir fists and feet. The hands employed in the
railroad shops were called out. and the police
appearing the assailants ran off. Ii was at first
thought that Mr.. Neff was seriously injured but
although terribly bruised he is able to be out to-
day.
REAL ESTATE TRANsFERs.-Deeds in fee have
been recorded follows: Jacob III. Crossman
TO W ID. Crossman, pts Is and Is, so. us;
g. F. W. Jones, ct al. trustees, to f. j. Hill.
lots q. %. and east halt 20. So 1O0 S3, 366. A.
l. BoulWare and W. A. Gordon trustees,
TO the Linthicum Institute. lot Is. Mich
vi, --ootU S3U-e 10 H. DoHHltI.
lots II and IS. Nichols Place: 81 $50. James
Haserty To DOC. CalIaghan. undivided interest
N sub G.. so. 31S; s.. Charles Z. Henry to
Z Nander. lot c. sub 6, so. 5i5; SIS. Settler
line TO T. Gassenheimer. lot Is. So. SIS; g, 100.
MARROW ESCAPE FROM DRowNING-Mr Will
r. Williams. assistant clerk of the Criminal
CouTt.) son of Major l.. r. Williams in letter
aated at Ocean Grove to-day. says: Went out
zoe laf this morning Saturday and strong cur
fsl.' a. eoo tide swept ne three hundred yards
gu at sea ! signalled the surf man. who
nuheheti his beat and climbed in could not
Hahe Tie least Roadway against such a current
shd devoted my strength to keeping up aud rid
ny the waves. People were awfully excited
Out strange to say Kept perfectly cool and did
not get any more tired than in an ordinary
swim ''
The LrNGs are strained and hacked by a per-
sisteDt cough, the general strength wasted and
an ineurabe complaint often established there
by. lr. JayBe's ExpecioTaEt is an effective
remedy fer coughs and colds. ard excrts a bene-
'ncial effect ON the pulmonary and bronchial
organs.