Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-08-26

to give all the employees who desired to do so an
opportunity to attend the obsequies of George
W. Riggs The Commissioners will attend in
body.
VIOLATING WATER LAWS.
Inspector Larman, of the water department,
has made a report of thirteen merchants and
restaurant men on Louisiana avenue, who let
their water spiggOts and closets run continu-
ously. The Registrar states that it is his pur-
pose to cut off the water in all such cases of vio-
lation of the regulations.
A REJECTED LOVER AND HIS PISTOI-Yes-
terday. in the Police Court a young man
named Robert Branson. of East Washington,
was charged with assaultng young girl named
Lizzie Nichols by firing two shots from pistol
at her. Lizzie who is about Is years old. tes-
titled that she lives at 1908 9th street southeast
and on last Sunday morning BransOn. in COM
pany with another young man named Joe Day.
came to her house, and she had some words
with them; and BransOn got mad and ran her out
OF the house and fired twice at her. On being
cross-examined, she said she could not tell why
Branson should want to shoot her, unless it was
because she refused to marry him. Annie Smith
testified that she is Lizzes sister, and saw Bran
son fire the pistol at her. and when she (witness)
demonstrated he threatened to shoot her. Bran
son took the stand, and stated that he had been
paying his addresses to this young girl for a
year. and he was at her house last Sunday and
chased her out of the house. and discharged the
pistol, but did not try to shoot her. He was
committed to Jail for 80 days in default of $50.
In the Land of Penn.
ONE OF THE OLD sETTLEMENTs-RECOLLEC LECTIoNs
MEDICINAL SPRING-ANXIETY ABOUT THE
PRESIDENTS CONDITION.
To the Editor of The EVENING STAR:
NORTHUMBERLAND. PA, August g.
have been rusticating for some days near
this ancient town. which is one of the oldest
settlements in the land of Penn. 1t was har-
Dor Of refuge for the survivors of thesWyoming
massacre. who fled to this place on the Sd of july
1778 Situated as it is at the confluence of the
North and West branches of the Susquehanna
river, the scenery is of character to delight the
eye of an artist. The Blue Hill opposite the
town, has often been sketched, and en-
grayed for illustrations in magazines,
and good view of the country may
be had from the cemetery back of the town in
which repose the mortal remains of the cele-
brated DR.. Joseph Priestley. who lived here and
died in 1904. Many of his descendants reside
here still. and in 1874 quite number of his ad-
mirers assembled here to attend the centennial
of his discovery Of oxygen.
Among the local celebrities of the place is a
medicinal spring about three miles from town
called Horton Spring. 1t is warmly commended
by some of the medical faculty, and many per-
sons think it equal to the Bedford Spring water;
but there are no buildings near the spring for
the entertainment of visitors
Speaking of the Wyoming massacre reminds
me that large stone AK. evidently of Indian
manufacture was found on farm near here on
the 9th instant. 1t is IL inches long, inches
broad, and inches thick, and has quite sharp
edge. 1t was probably used for skinning deer
and other animals by the aborigines.
Great anxiety is felt here for the recovery OF
President Garfield. the democrats feeling as
strongly on the subject as republicans
TIE STAR comes regularly and is read with in
terest as furnishing the latest and most reliable
news in regard to the nations sufferer. A.MG.