The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1882-07-31
WEST WASHINGTON.

Tho Columbia regatta and tho water bicycle
race on Saturday afternoon attracted n great
crowd 20 the river. There were three four
Dared ehells engaged In tho former race,
manned respectively by Kintner, Williams,
Ward and Davis, Thompson, Lake, Wado and
Nesmith, Zoigler, James Young, Smith and
Odds, This was n very close and exciting race,
and was won by tho sccondnnmed crew. Tho
bicycle race was between Messrs. soeloy and
Schooley, and was also very close, Seoloy win.
ming by about half length. After the races
the usual hop took place In tho boathouse,
and during tho evening the gold badges won
presented by Hon. j. Q. s. blackburn on behalf
OF tho Virginia Amateur Rowing Association In
an eloquent speech, neatly responded TO by
Mr.. Kintner. Tho Potomacs were represented
on the river by thoir eight-oared sholl, ono
four-oarod shell, Ave singles and nine pleasure
boats. ON Saturday and yesterday evenings
there were out from Passonos forty nine pleas
ure boats; from Johnson & Bakers, forty.two,
and from Cumberlands seventy.oight
On Friday night last burglar effected IN
entrance Into tho house OF Miss Mabel Major,
100S Thirty.1fth street, and entering tho bod.
chamber Of that Indy I'm which was also Mrs.
MaguIre) awakened them In moving about
the room, when they raised an alarm and tho
burglar mado his escape by jumping from tho
window, without having succeeded In getting
hold OF anything.
A little throe.yoar.old daughter OF Mr.. james
X. Cleary, OF Hume, Clcary Il Co., living at
1917 Thirty.ffth street, met with quite n
serious accident yesterday about 10 O'Clock,
by falling 10 the floor from tho baluster rail
on which she was sliding. She was rendered
unconscious by tho fall, remaining In that con-
dition for some time. DR.. l.. W. Richie was
called In and rendered tho necessary assist
ance.
Mr.. Vincent Barnes, atntion.keeper, was sud
denly taken quito Ill yesterday, while on duty
ut the station. house, and was forced to go
home.
VIM. A. Gordon, esq, returned home on Sat-
urday night.
Mics Neonah Getty has returned from hor
trip to Hagerstown.
DR.. Grafton Tyler Will return tonight much
benefited by his stay at Cape May.
Mrs. James walshIleft this morning with hor
children for the Alleghanies, visiting her I'M
Gle, j. II. q. Getty, esq, at Westernport, Md.
Miss Ada Brown. OF street, leaves for As
bury Park this week.
Rev. DR.. Andrews, of Christ Church, Navy
Yard, preached an excellent sermon yesterday
at Christ Church, this place, and the pulpit OF
st. Johns was ably nlled by the Rev. Douglas
Forrest, OF Trinity.
Hartley Bro. received this morning, per
.boat Farmers Friend, $500 bushels OF
wheat and 1900 bushels OF corn.
Herr 4 Cissell shipped to Philadelphia to
day, by steamer, 300 barrels OF Hour.
The schooner Il. j. Parker, Captain Reep, ar
rived from Alexandria this morning to load
coal at Agnews wharf for Boston.
High.tide: S.27 this afternoon, and 8 ;52 q
m. tomorrow, August /.
On Change this morning: $50 bushels o.
wheat were sold at S1.10; 500 bushels, n
silly; 305 bushels, Mt SLIP; 700 bushels
at S1.14, and 1,500 bushels OF corn, at S1.03
Rev. P. Hall Sweet, Grand Secretary of tn,
Grand Lodge, l. o. o. f., OF the District Q
Columbia, was suddenly taken alarmingly II
| yesterday about 30 O'Clock, and is lying In
very precarious condition at his home, corne
| OF Twenty.ninth and streets.