The Evening critic., 1882-06-09
WEST WASHINGTON.

About 8 .25 yesterday afternoon tas stated
turned IN from box T2l, by Private Burrows,
Tor FIRE at tho hny ana feed warehouse OF
Wm. II. Tcnncy & Son, on street, between
Thirty.nfth and Thlrty.sixth streets. The
warehouse was stored fun Of -four, balod hay
end grain, and, With Its contcnta, was totally
consumed, causing q loss OF $1,000, $4,000 OF
which was covered by insurance I'm the Arlng-
ton, Firomons and Franklin Companies for
s1,33333 each, which amounts the companies
have notified tho Mcesre. Tenney OF thoir
readiness TO pay at once. owing 10 the strong
southwcstorly wind blowing at the time, many
buildings in the vicinity were endangered by
tho largo pieces Of burning clnders car.
ried TO great distances, and several
were ignited from them, among which
OF Herr cisseil s their heir warehouse % ana once, nee,
which were slightly damaged by nre and
water; n twostory and attic brick office, at sho
corner of the canal and Thirty-fourth street,
and occupied by Messrs. A. Ross Ray & Bro,
which was damaged to the amount OF $500;
fully covered by insurance In tho Arlington;
two'story frame dwelling, No. 10i1 Thirty
third street, occupied by Isaac Rowland,
which wns extinguished by the nelghbors,
with but slight damage, and a threc-story
Fisher, which was exiinguishcd, after burning
. about fifteen minutes, by Mr.. George q. Bote.
Ter, OF the firm Of Cropley, Boteler & Cramp-
ton, with but slight damage. general alarm
had brought out the entire Fire Department,
whose exertions prevented serious connagra-
tion.
n. A. l.t
William Louis schley Lodge No. A, l.. o. NJ,
and Logan Tribe No. IS, l. o. II. NJ, held we'll.
attended business meetings last night.
About 10 o'clock last night a horse attached
to buggy driven by Mr.. Joseph Riley,
butcher living at Tenallytown, ran away on
Thirty-third street and colllded with lamp
post at the corner of Thirty-third and streets,
throwing Mr.. Riley out and inflcting upon
him severe scalp wound about two inches
long in the back of the head and rendering
him senseess and demolishing the buggy.
He carried Inv 00fcOrs Cirppu la
the office Of Dr. l.. W. Richie, 3250 street,
where his wound was dressed, after which he
was carried TO his home in carriage by the
officers.
Most extensive preparations are being made
by the Dashaway Reform Club for their great
temperance picnic at HickoryNut Hill, the
College woods, which has been kindly loaned
them for the occasion by the president of the
college. The numerous booths, pavllions,
tents, grand-stands, &C., to be erected on the
grounds Will present the appearance of small
village, and the committee having the matter
in hand are sure TO make such success as has
been seldom met with on such an occasion.
Arrived Schooner E. ]. Palmer, from Ston-
ington, Conn, with paving blocks for tho Dis
trict government
Canal-boat II. NJ. Talbot brought 700 bushels
corn, $50 bushels wheat and 20 tons of hay to
II artley Bro
The entertainment given at the West George
town NJ. L. Church last night fllled the church
10 oyerflowing, and was n decided success in
every respect, the young people acqulttlng
themselves very creditably in their various
parts.
The Lady of the Lake takes to. .day1 600 bush
els Of cornmeal from Austin Herr for Southern
makets, via Norfolk, Va.
Georgetown fish market, reported by G. E.
Harper, wharf agent: $4,000 herring at SO to
81 per 1000; 300 shad at S16 to s25 per 100.
High tide: 100 this afternoon and 2:20 a.
m. 10 morrow, 10th inst.
The Potomacs had out yesterday Morgan
and McKenney in singles, the usual two four
Dared shell crews, and seven pleasure boats.
The Columbias had out two four-oared shells,
Zeigler, Henderson, Olds and Gibson in one,
kintner. Nute Nesmith and Woodward In the
other; the elght-oared barge, In charge of
Cady, with Paul, Kerr, Nesmlth, Roessele,
| Towers and Maury at the oars; the four-oared
| barge, with Briggs, coSswain, and crew OF
| Garland, Johns, Harlan and Keyworth
| Murphy, In his. new shell, for the first time,
| did not have very happy experience, as II
| dumped him out near the Acqueduct. There
| were also out from this club ten pleasure
| boats.
The regatta of the Columbias Will come of
| tomorrow evening. There Will be a race be
tween ten rigged boats, starting from In FROM
| OF tho boathouse at 6:3O, and, turning the
| Acqueduct piers, back to starting point. The
| other race will be between two four-oared
| shells over the same course, with DAVIS, Gar
| land, Henderson and w. Brace in No. and
| four out of the following Ave in No. q Thomp
| son, Nesmfth, ODDS, Smith and II. Brace. This
| race Will be rowed over, the crews exchanging
boats on the second heat.
| From Passeno's were Bode, OF the Plate
| Printers, and eleven pleasure boats, and from
\ johnson and Bakers were Somers and Coburr
| in singles and Martie and Clarvoe, all OF tht
| Plate Printers. The latter have moved theil
| boat from the Anacostia to this house, prepara
| tory 10 their race on the 18th instant Their
were also five pleasure boats out from thi
house.
Fishermen can have good sport now, botl
with white perch and rock-fish, great number
of the latter being taken at the Little Falls
| and fine seven-pounder was caught thi
| morning of the fish dock,