The Evening critic., 1882-09-21
SOUTH WASHINGTON.
HarbOr rt-CommcrciaI Active
hy-POlicc Points-Accidcnt The
Oyster Trade Heavy Fog ana
Miaf-MisceIInucnua Mnitcrs.

observation-disclosures Matters.
Tho following is the wharf report for yester.
Schooner Charles n. Mitchell, Captain Frost,
10000 shingles and 033 tons Ice for Indo.
pendent Ice Company; schooner q. A. Kirwan,
Captain Kirwan, $4,000 foet lumber for city
dealers; schooner Extra, Captain Murphy, 1O2
tons coal for Clark & Given; schooner Ellen
II. Burgess; schooner Martha Z. Travcrs, Cap.
tain Butler, % cords wood for II. II. Biscoc:
schooner Pocahontas, Captain Kendrick, 30
Mason, Captain Turner, % cords wood for H.
7. Biscoej schooner j. II. D. Smoot, Captain
Name, 125 bales hay for Brewer & Watkins;
schooner Caroline, Captain Mothershead, 80
cords wood for A. O.. Johnson; schooner Ada
Lee, Captain Davis, 80 cords wood for II. L.
Biscoe; sloop Z. g. stoney, Captain Russell, $50
Captain Lawrence, 100 bushels oysters for
market: schooner J. q. vaRnamc, Captain
Hart, 100 bushels oysters for market
Coal, lumber, machinery and general NOR
cbandise In large quantities arc daily passing
through South Washington via the u. & +.
tracks, The machinery is mostly for tho cot
ton factories being erected throughout tho
South.
The railroads leading SOUTHWARK are doing
an immense passenger business, many of the
travellers being tourists returning from tho
summer resorts to their homes In the South.
Charles Taylor, a vicious looking cOlored
boy, was arrested last night by onicor Hopkins
for throwing stones on Four.and-a.half street.
Charles has frequently engaged In this busi-
q. W. Hall 4 Bro, tho wellkhown saloonsts,
who formerly kept on Water street, havo
opened ilrst.class establishment In the now
store recently built at S17 Seventh street.
In the twenty.four hours ending at 8 a.. m.
to-day six prisoners were taken TO the First
Precinct Station.House.
William Weaver, al elderly whito man,
while handling oysters this morning, foil from
RileyB wharf to tho bottom OF the schooner
Summers, and would have seriously injured
himself, II he had not struck several other
men In his descent.
The intense heat of the last fow days has
checked the activity OF our oyster men. They
had made preparations to land an enormous
quantity OF the toothsome bivalves at tho
wharves, but seeing the change of weather,
ceased operations for tho time being.
Several OF tho victims OF the recent street.
car accident are about again, but with band
aged wounds.
The heavy rain last night had a very bono.
fcial effect on the river front. The terrible
dust on Water street was laid and pedestrians
could move with less danger to their gar.
ments.
A dense fog and mist ovorhung the Potomac
this morning, and unlike yesterday tho Vir-
ginia shore was completely obscured. Many
sportsmen took advantage of the state Of the
atmosphere, and tho crack OF the shotgun
could be heard In oil directions.
on Tuesday the three fingers of Edward Nc.
Kenney, which were mashed at the National
Monument, were amputated by DR.. Hamilton
Leach. The fingers were injured on the left
hand Saturday, but amputation was delayed
until the last moment
The immense stock OF now boots, shoes and
slippers at Adler & Bros, sol Four-and-ahalf
street, Is q source OF great admiration to visit
ors. Tho shelves OF the store are crowded TO
their utmost capacity, and tho display In the
| windows shows O magnificent variety OF the
| latest styles.
A parrot belonging to tho barge Dolphus
Clark was q source OF great attraction this
| morning to the wharf workmen.
Tho Virginia farmers are beginning to send
large quantities OF hay to Washington by
teams coming over the Long Bridge, and somo-
times on the ferry