The Evening critic., 1882-06-23
WEST WASHINGTON.

During the past year Georgetown College has
received donations rs followsi James V. Cole
man, esq, sen francisco, cal, the sum OF SlO,-
600; the estate OF the late James Nj, Coale,
esq, Of Frederick County, Nd, by VIII Of tho
deceased, the sum OF $4,000; the estate OF
the late Daniel o'Conor, esq, Of New York city,
by agreement OF tho heirs, the sum OF s10,-
coo; W. W. Corcoran, esq, of Washington, d.
c., tho sum Of $4,000 for the Memorial Hall
fund: Francis Preston Blaire Sands, osq, OF
Washington, d. O., the sum OF $500 for the
building fund Of the new college; "a FRIEND
In Brooklyn, N ", the sum OF $1,000 for the
Memorial Hall fund; Hon. Waltor $. CoxlLL.
d.. of Washington, u. C., the sum of $500 for
the Memorial Hall fund; Rev. Charles +. Kelly.
Towanda, Pa, the sum OF 500 second sub
scriptonl for tho Memorial Hall fund.
About $50 yesterday morning the estlma-
bic wife OF MIR. Joseph q. Waters, the well
known commission merchant, had n serious
paralytic stroke, and, although her physician
was Immediately summoned and gave her
every attention, her many friends Will regret
10 hear that she does not appear to have i'm.
proved much this morning.
At the sixty-nfth meeting OF the Eleventh
Building Association, held at Goddard's Hall
last night, twenty-four shares were retired at
$17 per share.
Logan Tribe, No. 8, /. o. n. NJ, held an i'm
portant business meeting last night.
The Potomacs had out last evening their
eight.oared shell crew, heavy and light iour
cared she'll crews, four singles and thirteen
pleasure boats.
The Columbas!were represented by two four
Dared shell crews, ono composed of Kintner,
Nesmith, Woodward and Thompson, tho other
of Olds, Williams, Mute and Smith; the eight
Dared barge with crew OF Korr, Whitney, Cady,
Zeigler, Mackall, Towers and Paret, coxswain; (;
the foar.oared barge manned by Harlan, Mer-
rlll, Mackall and Towers, and fifteen pleasure
bonis. From Passeno's were out Nolan, of the
Plate Printers, In n new boat Just finished for
him by passeno for the next regatta and nf-
teen pleasure boats, and, from Johnson &
Bakers, ten pleasure boats.
Serious complaint is made by tho boating
men about the fast running through the har-
Dor of some OF the tug. boats, which are driven
at full speed raising n heavy swell and greatly
endangering the lives of parties out in small
| pleasure boats, often loaded down with ladies'
| and children. II theiVls any law against this
| recklessness II should be enforced and If
| there is none one should be enacted at once,
| before some accident occurs.
| The tug II. G. winship, Capt. French, left
yesterday afternoon to tow two barges with
| railroad ties from Quantico to Chesapeake
| City, and return with flve barges loaded with
coal
The canal-boat Ruby brought $500 bushels
| of wheat TO Hartley & Bros. this morning.
| The schooner Annie Il. Clark took 100 tons
| of coal from Winship's wharf this morning for
| Norfolk, Va. Arrived, schooner Hattie Baker
| Captain Baxter, from Kennebec River, with car
| II. W. Daisy, Captain Tracey, from washing
| ton to load coal at Winship's wharf for BOs
| ton.
High tide / 90 this afternoon and 1 ;3i
| q. m. tomorrow, 24th Inst.