The Evening critic., 1882-10-26
SOUTH WASHINGTON.

Last night, at 8 o'clock, tho wedding OF Miss
Laura gibson, an attractive and wcll.known
young lady Of South Washington, to Mr. Her.
bert keeno took place at the Tabernacle
Church. Tho church was crowded u over
flowing, and Mcssrs. Thomas Stephenson,
David Lescallett and q. q. Mothershcad, tho
accommodating gentlemen who acted ms
ushors, were taxed to find places for the In
coming swarm. The bride was dressed hand
somely, but dress could add but little to her
natural attractions. DR.. Hicks performed tho
marriage ceremony, after which the nowly-
married couple and the vast crowd moved
away from the church TO the residence OF the
brides parents, where they received their
friends, after which they took the $3.50 train
for New York.
Yesterday John II. Ryan, n popular young
man, who formerly clerked for J. ". Barker,
was married, at Sc. Dominick's Church. to Miss
Mary u. Espey, young lady well known In
the social circles of South Washington; an i'm.
mense crowd of the relatives and friends of
the couple attended the wedding. The mar.
riagc ceremony was performed In an impros.
siye manner by Father Call
Howard Warner, colored, was thrown from
his wagon on q street yesterday, and his collar
bone was fractured In two places. DR.. Hamil.
ton Leach gave medical attendance
Tho now residence being built for tho Rev.
w. W. Hicks, on the corner OF Eighth and u
streets, Is being vigorously pushed TO compile.
ton by the contractor, Mr.. Samuel Philips.
The residence Will be three stories high, be.
.ides spacious basement, and Will front on
hoih streets. The fronts aro OF red pressed
bricks laid In black mortar. A vcrandah Will
be on the Eighth street side. The house Will
have eight rooms Independent OF two largo
rooms In the basement, and tho whole Will be
covered with mansard roof. Particular at
tention viii be paid To beuutifying the exterior
OF the structure ana doubtless when finished
II Will be one OF the handsOmest houses. The
cost Will be $4,000.
AT tho present slow rate of construction II Is
not expected that the new First Precinct Sta
ton will be ready for use before January. Tho
contractor has had the work In hand verslnce
the carly summer.
Physicians report that the number Of births
in South Washington this fall Is entirely un-
procedcnted.
The leaves have commenced t) fall very fast
large force Of laborers to keep the walks In tho
parks clear OF them.
The following Is Harbormaster sutton's
wharf report for yesterday: Steamer Enter.
prise, Captain Blank, 40 cords OF wood for II.
j.. Biscoe; schooner Mary Ella, Captain Ogden,
40 cords OF wood for market; schooner How
ard Ogden, Captain Reed, 80 cords wood for
market; steamer Rotary, Captain Melkins,
Shaw, Captain Manning, 115 tons coal for g..
T. Sheriff; barge NOUS Captain Staley,
l2O tons coal for Potomac Ferry Company
schooner John Beatty, Captain Marshall, III
tons coal for Stephenson 4 Bros. schooner II.
j. Ealy, Captain Levins 200 tons coal for
stephenson Bros; schooner William +.
Ward, Captain Ellis,e300 bushels oysters
sloop American Eagle, Captain Ellis, $50 bush.
els oysters; slOop Arien, Captain Evans, 300
bushels oysters: sloop L. @. Strong, Captain
Russell, 900 bushels oysters,