Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-06-26
Condensed Locals

At a meeting OF the trustees of the Potomac I'm
provement company, at Glymont, saturday, steps
were taken TO make further improvements at that
point, and it was decided to name the wharf
known as Pyes wharf, Upper Glymont, while that
now In use will be called Lower G;ymont
The officers OF the United states marine hospital
service have placed in Rock Creek cemetery q
granite monument to mark the spot where the
late Surgeon General John NJ. Woodwork is
buried.
Josephine Addison, colored, employed at the
Riggs house. while out Saturday became exhaust
ed from the extreme heat, and upon returning to
the hotel partoOk OF plate OF Ice cream, and
shortly afterwards died OF apOplexy.
y meeting was held yesterday afternoon at
Masonic Temple, conducted by Mrs Cohen
OF The WOmen's Christian Temperance Union, at
which prayers were offered In behalf OF the pro-
hibitory amendment to be voted on in Iowa to-
morrow.
AT the Columbia boat club regatta Saturday
evening, the race for working boats was won by
Williams and Smith. The fOur-oared shell race
was won by the heavy crew-ThompSOn Kintner,
Henderson and Boyd.
Street lamps will be lighted at II As o. m. and
exiting ufShed at 2:30 a. m.
Several severe cases OF Illness caused by the
police Chesterfield johnson, coored, died in the
alley between AZ, 9Th, and streets, South
About 80 O'Clock yesterday afternoon a white
man named Ferdinand Kempley, Swede, Iv-
ing In Alexandria, Va, was found in Franklin
square In a critical condition from the effects OF
sunstrOae. DR.. Samuel s. Adams rendered medi-
cal aid, and he was removed to the Freedman'S
hospital in the ambulance.
The alarm from box 513 at 2:40 O'Clock yesterday
morning was for the burning OF house between
18th ami 18th and and streets southeast
owned and occupied by Mr.. Cornelius O'Kein. The
building and portion OF the furniture was con-
sumed Loss 500; insured for 1900. The fire de-
par tment arrived too late to go into service.
William Anderson, cOlOred boy, was fined So or
seven days by Judge Smell this morning for max
ing an indecent exposure OF his perSOn-Swimming
In one OF the lakes In he White lot
Sophia arriS, colored. los years OF age, died at
the Washington Asylum yesterday.
Out or twenty-fOur burial permits issued this
morning up TO 11.30 O'Clock, eleven were for child
rem, and the cause cholera lnfantum
The COiOred Press Association will begin its
session at the 18th street Presbyterian church to
morrow morning at 10 O'Clock The association
VIII hold two sessions daily.
George Newman, one OF the young men who had
prize fight on BuZzard Point Oh Sunday morn
Ing, few weeks ago, about girl, was before
Judge Smell to-day. The other man, VIM. Skid
more, has not been arrested, having left the city.
After hearing the testimony the court imposed a
nne OF SO on Newman.
An all day meeting for special prayer will be
held Tomorrow for the voters OF Iowa that prohi-
bldoa may Dc successful, at Masonic Temple by
the Won ans c. T. Union
lafayette Allison was sentenced to three month 9
IN jail by Judge Smell to-day for the larceny OF
coat AMI ACCORDION from Corral Habert
Sergeant Johnson and Private Duval of the 5th
precf1ct, raided house No. 40 Temperance alley
last night Fanny Jenking, colored. the proprie-
tTeSs. with several OF her female boarders. and
white man, were locked up at the station house all
night Ia the Police Court to-day Fanny Was
Charged with keeping a Dawdy house, and was
nned 80 or 30 days in jail An appeal was noted.