The Evening critic., 1882-11-09
SOUTH WASHINGTON.

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or personal, can be inserted In THE EVENING
CRITIC three times for 25 cents.
The following is Harbormastor Suttons
wharf report for yesterday: Schooner Mary
Ella, Captain Gibson, 400 bushels oysters for
400 bushels oysters; sloop Daniel Sheets, Cap
tain Mason, 800 bushels oysters; pungy
Golden Eagle, Captain Jones'. 800 bushels
oysters; pungy Thomas Franklyn, Captain
Poe, 800 bushels oysters; schooner James w.
Drury, Captain Studley, 12S tons OF Ice for
Great Falls leo Company; barge Lucinda, Cap.
tain Reed, 112 tons coal for Inland Seaboard
Coasting Company; schooner Wicomico, Cap
tain Greyson, 30 cords wood for II. l.. Biscoe;
schooner Anna Mason, Captain Turner, so
cords wood for s. Emery; schooner silver Star,
Captain Bland, DO cords wood for sale.
In tho last few days tho oyster supply at the
wharves has boon very limited and high
prices have prevailed This Is occasloned by
the deep interest taken by tho oysterdiggors
In Maryland and Virginia In tho elections.
Anything was offered for tho men to work, for
the weather was vory propitious, but the rural
voters preferred hanging about tho election
precincts. This state OF AFFAIRS commenced
before election day, and many OF tho hard
listed salts are not yet ready for business.
street car OF tho Eleventhstreet line col
wharf, but fortunately both vehicles were
running slow and but little harm was done,
except TO frighten the passengers.
The 9:55 p. m. train on the Virginia Mid
utes late last night.
Mr.. Thomas W. Riley has commenced the
construction OF new building on his wharves.
Tho building will be 80 feet wide by 75 long,
and Will be used as q warehouse.
A large number OF the colored people of
South Washington look upon the comet as the
sole cause OF Republican defeat at the North.
The Patrick Henry OF knot OF colored men
discussing the political situation on Water
street this morning, said; 81 tell you, gentle
men, outside OF dis luminary we would have
carried all before US. De comet was de only
trouble in de horizon"
A car OF cabbages from Il. Crawford & Son
commission merchants OF Detroit, Mich, wore
on the South Washington sidings this morn
ing. The cabbages were consigned to w.
| Drury Il Co., Of this city.
very dense fog overhung the river thi
morning, and vessels were continually signal
ing to each other by whistles to avoid COLI
sion. II was impossible to see n vessel ever
across the channel on the District Side Of thu
river.
Mr.. Henry wex and his bride havo returned
from their bridal trip to Chicago, and are stop
ping for time at tho residence of tho brides
parents.
There are very few houses for rent In South
Washington, and 1t will be still more dbnlcul
10 procure a ahouse when the work on tho Poto
mac Flats commences.
Cigars and tobacco In endless variety ant
quantity can always be seen at O. Boyer's EN-
| porium, at 81 Four-and-a.half street south
| west. An attractive feature of this well-knowI
| establishment is the largo stock OF 1ewelry OF
| hand.
When you want pure milk, cream and butter
| go to the Mount Vernon Dairy, corner o.
Twelfth and streets southwest. Everything
| sold hero Is warranted to be unadulterated.