Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-08-30
The National Regatta.

Inc National Regatta.
ARRIVAL OF THE MINNESOTA CREW.
The Minnesota crew from st. Paul. arrived
here (as previously announced in THE STAR last
night. They are all fine looking young men, and
will undoubtedly do some tall pulling on the
Potomac. They are QUE tered at Mrs. COming's
on street northwest. and have their boating
headquarters at the Potomac boat house. Their
new shell, just finished by Waters, of Troy,
N. y, arrived this morning per steamer.
ANOTHER ARRIVAL.
MIR. AdOlph Ray, the champion sculler of New
York and a member of the Seawanhaka Club of
GreenpOint. arrived this morning. His boat will
reach here tonight and be taken to the head
quarters of tine Potomac Club.
THE LOCAL COMMITTEE OF ARRANGEMENTS
met last night. and assigned the various visiting
clubs equally between the Columbia and Analos-
tan boat houses. The national executive COM
mlttee, when its members arrive in the city. will
make its headquarters at the Arlington Hotel
The drawing for positions will take place on the
9TH of September in the dining room at the Ar
lngton. The 10th annual meeting of the Ma
tiona Association will be held in Masonic
Temple on the evening of the Sth for the pur-
pose of electing three members of the executive
committee and transactng other business of i'm
pOrtance.
FINED FOR DUMPING FILTH NEAR THIS City
This morning. in the Police Court Mr. Francis
Carter who is engaged in the Odorless excavat-
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soil on the Virginia shore. just south of the Long
bridge. place other than that designated by
law. Judge Cuppy and E. c. IngersOll APP
peared for the defendant. Inspector Dennis
testified that he was directed by Health
Officer TOwnshcnd to investigate the mat
ter. which he did and found that Mr. Carriers
men were depositin@ night soil at the point
named Defendants counsel claimed that the
court had no jurisdiction in this case on the
ground that if there was nuisance committed
in mi. n,,l
dictiOn over an offence committed outside
of the District. Mr.. Pad@ett. prosecutor
for the District, said that they We're
Charged with depositing this matter
at a place other than that designated by law, and
the only places designated are Broad creek in
Maryland. and Four Mile run. in Virginia. and it
was proven that they did deposit it at a place
other than designated by law and We're guilty of
a violation of the law. The court said that the
offense was partially committed in the District
and partially in Virginia. and although the
nuisance part OF the affair was committed in Vir-
ginia. the residents of the District suffered from
IT. The court imposed the maximum penalty
$50 or 90 days in Jail. An appeal was noted and
bonds given in the sum of $500.
BURGLARY ON STREET.-The residence Of
Mrs Boodley. No. 1900 street, was entered
saturday night by some one. who broke open
the IRON safe with an axe. As its contents-the
iaiiliy SILVER. relics, &c.-were not disturbed it
familiarity with the premises and the facts that
some Keys had been taken and used TO open the
uoof, leads the family to believe that the ma
rauder was some one familiar with the premises.
VISITING FIREMEN.-Ths morning at 9O'clock
visiting liremen to the fire department of A,ey
andTia-Good Will. No. 8. and Columbian No.
=. oil Allentown. Pa, arrived by the fast line
tram at the b. and =. depot. They continued in
the same cars to Alexandria, where they will
spend three or four days. They brine with
them the Allentown Cornet band and there are
nearly 100 people in the party. On their
return home they will stop at York and Harris
burg, reaching home Saturday night
WHERE IMPROVEMENT Is NEEDED.-Tbe con.
ditOn of some of the streets leading from the
central portion of the city in the direction of the
Government Printing Office is ANYTHING but
creditable to the District authorities New
Jersey avenue from ID to III streets and LIST street
northwest. between the points named, also
Massachusetts avenue in the vicinity of the
circle at 1st street. a disgrace to the city
government. 30 add to the miserable cOnd tiOH
Of 1st street many c0lored women and children
go there at night and pick out the wooden blocks
least decayed and carry them Off by basket loads
for fuel. The long drought has so dried these
blocks that they can be burned in stoves very
readily: SO the chances are that before the wet
season arrives very little of the old pavement
will be left 1t would seem that in view of the
/ location of one of the new school buildings to be
avenue and LIST street the repairing of LIST street
the Improvement of the circle and the carriage
way surrounding it wOuldb be very proper thing
to do just now.
TIE MILITARY AND THE YORKTOWN CELE-
IRRATIONAL the weekly drill of the Washing
ton Light Infantry corps last night the proposed
trip OF the corps to Yorktown on the occasion of
the centennial celebration was. discussed but
action was deferred till the next regular meet
ing i'm order to obtain information as to quar-
tiers and other details. The corps will take 100
men to Yorktown if accommodations can be
secured for them. communication inviting
the corps to the Rockville fair September 9 was
referred to the executive committee for early
| attention and report. Col. Moore stated that
two regiments well known to the corps had sig
rifed their intention of participating in the
Yorktown ceremonies, and would arrive In
| Washington on the 10th of October. They were
the lst Michigan and 18th New York, from
BROOKLYN The Roxbury City Guards, of Mass
achusetts. We're also coming, and arrangements
were being perfected to give them fitting re-