Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-11-01
Affairs in West Washfuueou.

THE CATHOLIC UNToN.-The weekly meeting of
the Georgetown Catholic Union was held at its
rooms last evening. In addition to the transac-
tion OF important business, there was an Interest
Ing literary program rendered. The FIRST select
Socfable OF the union for the benefit OF the library
fund and a lecture on "Richard BrinSley Sheri-
dam" by Hon. Charles Davies, are announced for
this month.
EXPERIMENTS IN OIL TANKs.-The large volume
or heavy black smoke seen TO the west OF town
toward the chain bridge 1T intervals during the
past few months has been caused by experiments
MeSsrS WV W.Stinchcomb ana Jno. J.L'ghtloot, who
own the controlling interest in Kings patent, an
automatic fire eXtinguiShng petroleum storing
tank. They have had built a tank and filled it
with petroleum, and tests by the patentee seem TO
have demonstrated the practicabllty OF quickly
eXtlngulShlng (wlthout the Use of chemicalS) the
largest oil fire in tank OF the new construction
THE COURSE OF THE CoNDUIT-The lots on Lees
hill, purchased by Prof. Eastman, are said to be
directly on the line OF the new conduit OF the
Washington aQueduct.
CUMBERLAND COAL TRADE.-The shipments from
the mines OF the Cumberland coal region for the
week ended Saturday, October 2S were So $50 tons,
and Tor the year to that date 106l 134 tons-a de-
crease OF GO, $40 Cons as compared with the CORE
10 tue water as follows:-Baltmore and Ohio rail-
road-Week 31115 tons;year, 73s 5S2 tons: decrease
from last year, Sss 1888 tons Chesapeake and Ohio
Canal-Week, ,4SS tons; year, Isl ,539 tons; de-
irease from last year, 2l6,396 tons. Pennsylvania
Kalroad-week, 1859 tons: year, 1874 ,349 tons; de-
crease from last year, &c Ola tons.
THE funeral OF Mrs. Mary E. Turner. whose sud-
den death Saturday last was mentioned in The
STAR, took place from her late residence on Y
w. Curtis, B. I. Janney, j. Henry Wilson. George
I. woodward, Edgar Frisby and Z. NJ. Kirkley
acted as pall-bearerS- The services were con-
Quoted by Rsvs- j. McKendree Kelley, Richard
Norris and ]. j. G. Webster. The interment was
at Oak Hill cemetery.
CUT IN THE NECK.-Michael Malone, 5-year
Old son OF Michael Malone, living at 1922 street,
was yesterday cut in the neck by colored boy
named John Massey, living on street. DR. Peter
dressed the wound, which is not serious. The
parents of the child declined to prosecute
AN ABANDONED BABE.-YeSterday an abandoned
cOIored infant, about month old, was taken to
the police station here by Mary Lawson, colored,
who said 1t had been left with her by its mother
some two weeks prior, the mother promising to
call for 1t In few days. but has failed to do So 1t
was sent TO st. AIMS infant asylum.
GRAIN.-Arrived, boat Whiting. with 1000 bushels
wheat. and boat Ormega. with $500 bushels wheat.
Sales, 600 bushels at 1867. and $500 at l01L
PORT-Entered-Str. L. c. knight. Chichester
from New York, with general freight for District
merchants; schrs. Elliot L. Dove, Nicholson, and
Annie f. Coney, Colby. Cleared-Schrs. Lamar
tine, Steelman, Marietta and Jane Empson all
ton, Glover, and c. s. Hart, Southard, from George
town, at New York 30th ut. ; schr. Kate NJ Hilton,
Johnson, from Georgetown for Boston, sailed from
vineyard Haven Both ult; Schr. Lavlnia +. War
Johns, n. B., 2Sth ult.; Schr. Enoch Robinson.
2Sth ult.
CATTLE MARKET.-Ltve stock sales at Drovers
Rest yesterday, reported by Tavenner Bros: 4O5
cattle up and sold; best, 5a54: good, 4xa5; med
ium, 4a41: common, 3La4; 1,450 sheep and lambs
sheep, 4a5; lambs, 4ha614: yearlings, 4ka5A. 10
COWS and calves, $50 TO S15. Market next week
election.
CONDITION OF THE WATER-Great Fails and
both reservoirs, clear.
HIGH TIDE-November 2, 1895 am, 1888 pm.