The Evening critic., 1882-08-14
SOUTH WASHINGTON.

Sunday morning oflcer Fitzgerald found au
aged colOred couple on the corner OF Sixth aud
L streets In a destitute condition. the curious
Rad wander na ali ep0t the way frS SS
tho foot haS Sny started last
hardshlps was very affecting, and showed
that they had experienced trouble aud suffer.
ing. But they said they trusted In Christ and
knew that they would enjoy all OF the good
things OF life when they reached that mecca,
Washington. The pair were sent to tho aims
honse.
Saturday night about l. o'clock dlsgraceful
riot took place on the corner of L and First
streets between party Of colored citizens,
who had previously astonished their digestive
organs with copious glasses OF beer aud other
magnetic beverages. During the melee, George
Harvey was attacked at one time by two other
sable yeomen, and received n large and eX-
ceedingiy dangerous knife'stab In tho breast.
offlcers Williams and Lotus promptly caught
Louis Lane and Champ Carter, the two knife
handling warriors. Harvey was carried, In a
halfdead state, to his home, and Dr.. James
Reilly summoned and medical aid given the
man, but he still lies In dangerous condition.
The culprits will be tried Friday.
The following is tho wharf report made GU
by Harbormaster sutton. for Saturday and
1Gs tons coal for Johnson 4 Bros. schooner
Nellie, Captain Braunich, 225 tons coal for
George Bogus; barge Tillie Hughes, Cap
tain Staly, $50 tons coal for city Dealers
barge Knickerbocker, Captain Thomas, 400
tons coal for George Bogus; barge Edwin,
Captain Wilt, 2S7 tons coal for G. II. Burgess
tons ton - coal for for i, S. b. Co.; schooner Ter
Howard Ogden, Captain Reed, 80 cords wood
for j. o. Carter; schooner Sally, Captain
Gordon SO cords wood for ]. o. Carter;
schooner Bessie Tagorett, Captain Scott,
watermelons for william Evans; sloop G.. W.
Driver, Captain Southland, melons for Golden
& Richardson; sloop Martini Washington, Cap
tain, Kinty melons for j. E. Clementsi steamer
Sue, Captain Geoghegan, general merchandise
for Stephenson Bros; steamer Louise, Cap
tain shropshire, merchandise for j. II. John
Late Sunday afternoon young man walk.
Ing on X street, between Fourand-a.half and
sixth streets southwest, found q recently.
written love letter. The letter was penned by
young lady who signed her name E., and the
person written to was spoken of as "Freddie
Bear Tho letter was well written and con-
tained many sentences which showed tho fair
one TO be deeply In love with Freddie. Tho
letter was evidently written by young lady
belonging to one OF the humorous excursion
parties which went down tho river ON Sunday,
and probably she intended TO mail It al tho
POstofce on her way homo. for she resided on
Tenth street northwest. The letter can be
recovered by addressing b., 351 NJ street
southwest.
Steamboat captains report that an unusually
large number OF people went down tho river
on Sunday. on many Of the trips the boats
could not stop at Alexandria.
The Lone Star Beneficial Association gave a
select family excursion to-day to Lower Cedar
Point on the palace steamer Jane Moseley. a
large crowd patronized the excursion.
The United States revenue cutter Ewing,
which left Washington the latter part of the
week, returned again this morning.
Mr. Joseph a. Hall, who for long time kept
the saloon at the foot OF Eleventh street, has
bought tho saloon now conducted by Moran,
on Seventh street, between and o, and Will
have II stocked with n frstclass assortment OF
liquors for the accommodation OF the South
Washlngtonlnns who imbibe. Tho Eleventh.
street saloonwil be conducted by Mr.. Edward
Ennis.
Watermelons are now selling as high as $50
per thousand for good ones. Single melons
range from fifteen 10 nifty cents each.
Tho body Of the white man found Saturday
afternoon by n party Of boys ilshing near the
Virginia shore is still lying at the nlmshouse
morgue waiting for identification.
Mrs. Captain Smith Rayner, an old and we'll
known lady of South Washington, died last
night at her homo at 1913 Eighth street.