The Evening critic., 1882-09-15
SOUTH WASHINGTON.
A Row Mt Jefferson school Buiiding-
The oyster Season. wharf Report
A Pleasant Alley WOw-JOnadabs
ON the Water-Dredgc.BOa at
work k-Brier Locals of Many Things.


work Brief Locals of Many Things.
Yesterday afternoon quito quarrel took
place In tho Jefferson School building between
The mechanic sent here by the Noble School
Furniture Company, OF Goshen, Ind, TO place
tho seats in the different apartments, and the
contractor who is erecting the building. Tho
seats were placed so as TO obstruct the erection
Of now door, and the contractor and the In
diana representative had row, In which the
former.was victorious and tho furniture was
moved.
The oyster season has fairly set In and tho
Influx OF cargoos OF this delicious, brain-sup.
plying little fish. Indications warrant tho
belief that tho quantity brought to the city
twelve vessels arrived at tho South Washing.
ton wharves freighted to the waters edge with
oysters, 1,S00 bushels all told, and created
merry ripple OF excitement. The oysters are
large and OF nne flavor.
The following is the wharf report for yoster.
day, made out by Harbormastor Sutton
Schooner Julian, Captain Calhoun, 5000 foot
lumber for J. II. johnson 4 Co.; schooner
Samuel Henry, Captain Fields, 10000 feet
lumber for f.. Il. jackson Il Co.; schooner
Ocean Queen, Captain Dundick, d25 bushels
tripleti, Captain Cannon, 75 tons coal for John
son Bros; schooner Lizzie Regan, Captain
Smith, ., 500 melons for Golden 4 Richardson;
schooner Washington, Captain summersmlth,
schooner II, q. Purdy, Captain Harris, % cords
wood for Johnson Bros; schooner oliver
for ]. o. carter; schooner Howard, Captain
Reed, 30 cords wood for j. o. Carter;
schooner Martha L. Travers, Captain
Butler, 10 cords wood for j., .. Carter;
sloop L. q. Strong, Captain Durdcl, 125 bush.
els oysters for market; sloop Fannie Shep-
pard, Captain Gibson, 125 bushels oysters for
1CO bushels oysters for market; sloop James
Wagner, Captain Dickson, 300 bushels oysters
for market; sloop Mary, Captain Green, 100
bushels oysters for market; sloop Wave, Cap.
tain Ellis, 100 bushels oysters for market;
sloop American Eagle, Captain Chlseltine, 100
bushels oysters for market; sloop Little Ella,
ket; sloop Hancock, Captain Harder, 100
bushels oysters for market; sloop Arthur,
Captain Collision, 100 bushels oysters for mar
ket; sloop John Brook, Captain Young,
100 bushels oysters for market;
schooner Independent, Captain Hardine, 800
bushels oysters for market; schooner Ewing,
Bros; schooner Kate Waters, Captain Landln,
1000 bushels sweet potatoes for city dealers;
schooner Virginia Kane, Captain Parks, 2,TO0
melons for William N. Evans.
Sarah Howard and Phelis Jones, alias Bailey,
prominent colored damsels, got mad with each
other yesterday afternoon, In Pleasant alley,
and were very generous In their obscene de-
scriptions Of each other They were arrested.
The Sovereign Council, Sons of Jonadab,
went TO Mount Vernon to-day on the steamer
Corcoran. The steamer was beautifully deco
rated with flags In honor OF the occasion. The
British flag was conspicuously flung to the
breeze along with the rost
Two dredge boats are at work In tho chan
mel ON the Virginia side OF the river above tho
Long Bridge. Some parts OF tho channel has
been serious cause of complaint to vessel
captains going TO Georgetown.
In the twenty.four hours ending at n. m.
to-day, four culprits were landed In the First
Precinct station.
Workmen arc busy painting the benches in
the Smithsonian park. Many of tho benches
were in n miserable condition and n first.class
coat OF green paint on them will add much to
the beauty OF the park.