The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1882-08-06
CITY NEWS.
TOWN TALK.

Mr. w. /. Dickson, Of Philadelphia, was
Zoo the city last week
MIR. II. H. Davis has gone for the month
OF August to the Warm springs OF Nrgiuia.
Mr. Charles H. laruor leaves Tomorrow
for Asuury Park y 10. where ho win loin frouds.
DR.. II. c, Thompson, OF this city, Is pass
ug portion OF The warm season at ucc1u city, Md.
MIR J. Singleton Barnwoll. otsonth Caro-.
lima, VS. visiting Ills college friend Mt ,. u Roy of
tbis city, on he Sales street.
Mai. r. II. Sylvester, editor OF the Past,
hts been worry iu fut tho past week. Ills physician
now looks toi his speedy improvement.
street, between Twentieth and Twenty
FIRST northwest has had the ugly rcd-stouo pavement
removed and replaced with one of moro smooihncss
and durability,
The third and last picnic visit to Colonial
Beach VIII he made on wednesday, August o. on the
Arrowsmith. An interested in selecting lots please
be On hand with invited friends.
Mr. Joseph Il. Doyle, an old resident Of
THIS city, hut for quite decade numbered among tho
Democratic voterS ut ohio, Is In town, visiting vt the
residence ot his mother, on sueet.
Mr.. Il. A. Johnson. clerk of the Senate
Committee ON Pensions, leaves this week Tor Tucson
Arizona where he goes 10 take the position VI chief
clerk Of the Surveyor General Of Arizona
William Sutton, the member Of the Dis
trct Artillery who was seriously injured by the
premature discharge of one of their guns while lring
the Fourth ot July salute, died yesterday at Provl-
denco Hospital.
The lIerdics not only make better time
than the cars but they land passengers at the curb.
Remember that by patronizng the lIcrdlcs whenever
possible you krcpu competition which usureS better
accommodations from the street cars.
The Swimming School was largely at
tended last week, Notwithstanding the cool weather
| The popularity OF the place never wanes ON account
OF the weather. for be 1t hot cold there Is always
| goodly number OF swimmers IN the pool.
The attendance at the music yesterday at
ernoon the largest Of the season. tho grounds be-
Ing densoly thronged 10y many ptetly attired ladies'
and children, who seemed to enjoy tho excellent pro-
| CANINE arranged 10y Prof sunsa with great delight
Mr.. Joseph Connolly, who was recently
severely injured In the eye by the explosion OF pis
toll cartridge that accidentally got into his tobacco and
then Into his pipe, Is out again. HIS friends VIII be
pleased to learn that he has sustained no permanent
| Injury.
The resolutions of the Geraldine Club, en-
crossed by MIR. Denis Callahan which have been on
yesterday by Mr. John NJ keogh, the president OF the
| club. The committee on resolutions were NJ. Emmett
Oiell, y. u. o'Uonnell. and Daniel Shanahan.
| Why can there not be some sign at night
To tell whether the Senate House. OF both are In
session! II would be great convenience, also, II
flags could be displayed In tho day time on tho Sides
OF the dome OF from the roofs OF the central building
near It, So that 1t could be from any point on
| the Avenue whether the Houses were In session.
| The funeral of Mr.. Philip d. Haines, Senior
Vice Past Commander of John A. Rawlins Post No. L.
| Grand Army OF tho Republic, took place Yesterday
afternoon from Btfckey's undertaking establishment,
on pennsylvania avenue. The curtoge was composed
OF aletachment OF the Union Veteran Corps and Raw
| Inns Post with drum corps The interment was at
| Arlington.
The deservedly popular rand polite body OF
young men known rs "Washington Letter Carriers
give an entertainment on august 10 at the Natlona,
| Fair Grounds. The programme Is varied and
highly Interesting ono, as viii lie seen by advertise
ment In another column Lot thero be grand turn
out on this occasion 10 assist Ia adding the purpose
| oi this deserving body Of good men.
Mr.. +. X. Ward wife, and child sail for
Europe August L.. They win leave here this evening
Saratoga, Quebec, and Montreal, and be absent until
September Ia. Mr.. Ward makes this trip solely In
tho intcros. of his dairy business and during his alb
scnce viii acquant himself with every branch OF the
business as carried on In the principal cities OF Flu
| rope.
| Officers Burns yesterday, in response to a
telegram of tho Chief of Police Of Fredericksburg,
va, went to that city To Identify man held In Gus
tody, supposed to 10 Frank Jackson the baastly
rager lie reports that he has tho man. and h,
| is not the man they want. The police anthoritle,
have left nothing undone for the apprehension OF th
brute but to this time They have been bafiled at
| every point.
| Quite a connection was caused for while
last night at the Baltimore andoho Depot by theaCtlon
Of nicely dressed lady. She was seen to he weep.
Ing and giving vent to hystercal sobs and upon he
Ing approached 10y an officer she gave as her reason
that her daughter had left home for the purpose o
clipping with clerk In the War Department. Shit
remained until the express train left for the North
| and then took her departure She would give N,
names, INT the impression at the officers that sh
| was 4 crank.
| on the night of Thursday, upon the return
| of the excursion to Piney Point, outrage com
mitted that shonli he Investigated by the proper
horles. The eNcurstOnlsts told that woult
he In waiting TO convey them to different parts of thu
city, and upon landing they were found advertised
Upon the passengers taking their seats they TOLD
that each would he charged ten cents for the ride Il
which none objected, they believed at that tim,
that would be enough 10 repay the men for their eXtr
work. When the cars arrived at Seventh street
tInnn analN ptrnu
quifed 10 pdg fus ceHt' for TRANSFER before the,
could 60 east OF west. The outrage was properly re
Bented by several of the passengers who left the
and walked. Whence comes the right of this monopoly
to charge for transfersy Does not their charter es
pecially lay stress upon their transfer system? Their
Is question, too 10y what right they cXtOrt ten cent
| from passengers from excursion boats.