The Evening critic., 1882-09-27
WEST WASHINGTON.
Sad Case of Sunering-A Desperate
Fight-Mrs. Clements Funeral
HOating NOtes-A Thief Caught
nrOXorS, ReHf-P0rI N0fea

Georgetown Lodge, No. 3s, U. o. G. b.,
Helen Tent, No. TO- and Potomac Chapter No.
s, +. A. A. NJ, held their regular meetings last
night.
A sad case OF suffering was brought TO the
attention OF Lieutenant Swindells last night.
Mrs. Ritter, widow living at 300S NJ street,
with four of her children, have been quite Ill
for some time with Intermittent fever, and at
last became SO much reduced that no one Of
them was able TO walt upon the others, or
four children, aged respectively 10, -, and
q years, were sent to the hospital this morn
ing through the sanitary ofllce OF the police
department..
Yesterday evening Peter Churchill anu
George Thomas, alias Dol Pearson, both col
ored, got Into fight over q shoe which Peter
was repairing for Dol, and words brought on n
light, shoemakers' hammers and knives being
actively used as weapons. Dol was badly cut
on the left side Of hts head with tho hammer,
and Peter also received terrible blow on the
top OF the head from the same instrument
Peter got out q warrant against Dol for assault
and battery, and ho was carried to tho station
by onlcer Gates, where he left $40 collateral
for his appearance before Judge Smell this
morning. Peter was fined $40 and Dol 81.
Tho funeral Of Mrs. Eliza Clements took
place this morning at 10 o'clock from Trinity
Catholic Church. Rev. Father Roccofort oliici-
ated at the requiem mass and Messrs. +. l..
Moore, John L. Libbey, JIG. Waters, samuel
Helm, II. THAN and John Marbury, all SO.
lectod by deceased sometime previous TO her
death, acted as pall-bearers. The body was
encased In walnut cloth.coyered casket, with
textile bar'handles, with plate bearing name
and ago OF deceased. Mr.. Joseph Il. Birch,
undertaken, had charge OF the funeral ar
rangements. Tho interment was made In
Trinity Cemetery In the college grounds.
Decatur Lodge, No. o, X. OF p, had an In.
teresting meeting last night.
The Potomac had out yesterday only four.
cared and two single shells. The COlumblas
had out three four Dared, two pairoa and
one single. From johnson & Bakers there
We're only two pleasure boats out.
AbOut D.siO this n1orninO n pnIopaI hnv
about IL years or age, named Louis Diggs, was
caught by Mr.. Joseph Gamble in his stable on
o street, between Thirty second and Thirty
third streets, having In a bag some harness
and ether miscellaneous articles which he was
attempting TO carry out OF the stable, into
which he had effected an entrance by tearing
on a board. An officer being sent for, Onlcer
Robey arrived on the scene and conducted tn 0
young thief to the station, where he Is locke
up.
[ Drovers' Rest livestock sales Tuesday, Sep.
proprietors.l $50 cattle offered and sold at
Best 4A@5Ai good, 4h@lA; medium,
3&@4li common, 3613A. 1,2S5 sheep and
lambs at.Lambs, 5d5h; yearlings, lhN5i
sheep, 3l2Mll5. % cows and calves at
from $50 to 500 each. Markdt active for cattle,
sheep and lambs
Hartley & Bro. received this morning, by
canalboat Ruby, 5000 bushels OF wheat
Cleared Schooner Ellen Tobln, Captain
Ross, with coal for Hoboken.
other Ports Schooner Mary u. Morse,
Baker, was loading at Bath, oath, for Washing
ton. schooners Howard Williams, Flyers, and
Lille II. Schmidt, Marts, for Georgetown from
Providence, 25th.