The Evening critic., 1882-08-19
SOUTH WASHINGTON.

Harbormaster Sutton reports tho following
arrivals yesterday: Schooner Bayles Ward,
Captain Combs, 06S tons Ice for Independent
Ice Company; schooner Queen Ann, Captain
Lewis, 10000 shingles and $4,000 feet tlum-
ber for W. W. Mccullough & Co.; schooner
Kedis, Captain Grimm, $4,000 feet lumber for
]. II. johnson & Co., schooner W. d. Clark,
Captain Nash, 10 cords wood for j. o. Carter;
schooner Caroline, Captain Mothershead, 30
Brothers, Captain Taylor, 25 cords wood for ].
o. Carter; schooner Five Sisters, Captain
Knight, 90 cords wood for J. .. Carter;
schooner Pioneer, Captain Bell, 10 cords wood
for G. Crevellng; schooner silver Star, Captain
Henderson, % cords wood for Clark 4 Given;
schooner Pocohontas Captain Kendrlck, SO
derc, Captain Johnson, 900 melons for Golden
4 Richardson's schooner q. W. Driver, Captain
Southerd, 1000 melons for Golden & Richard.
son; schooner Pent, Captain Beach, 1900
melons for j. Z. Clements; schooner Revering
Anson, Captain Dickerson, 1,7O0 melons for j.
Il. Clements
Yesterday afternoon about 3 80 o'clock,
while Edward Love and william White, two
boys, were playing under the wharves, they
found the body OF an infant lying on the sand
near the water.edge. 1t wns encasod in two
sheets OF paper and the whole wrapped In
linen. The boys took tho infant under the
Mary Washington's wharf with the intention
Of burying II, but were discovered In timo to
prevent them, and the infant was taken by
onlccr Fitzgerald TO the First Precinct Station
where II was detained for the action OF Coroner
Patterson. From appearances, the child had
rot been long IN the water, ana outside or n
dent In The skull, was not injured. The body
is supposed 10 be that of a white child.
The United States buoy and lighthouse ton.
der Holly did not leave the wharf yesterday
afternoon, as expected She Will probably
leave today.
The buildings being erected by Mr.. A. +.
Barker on street, between Ninth and Tenth,
are fast nearing completion. They will cost
$4,000 each, and Will add much to tho beauty
OF South Washington.
Tho asphalt sidewalk has only been com
pleted on the southwest side OF tho National
Museum, the appropriation having been OK.
hausted before II could be complete the entire
length OF the building.
The largo schooner Orville Horwitz left the
wharves this morning for Alexandria. She
has been In Washington several days unload
Ing n cargo OF ice.
Mr., James Skidmore Is erecting n franc
building at the river front, which will be used
for harness factory. welcome addition to
South Washington industries.
Captain Harry johnson, OF tho firm OF John.
son X Bros, is having the wharf at the foot OF
Thirteenth street much improved. Tho Glide
steamers, running 10 Philadelphia, all land at
this wharf.
give q grand moonlight excursion to Marshall
Hall August 20. Active preparations are
being made for the occasion, and doubtless tho
excursion will be one OF tho most enjoyable
events OF the season.
Lawrence Herbert, white, taken up by onlcer
McGrayey last night, about 1880 O'Clock, at
the instigation OF Teresa Wood, Is tho only
culprit landed In the First Precinct Station In
the last twenty.four hours. Herbert is Il
wicked citizen and was arrested for assault
and battery.
DR.. william Leach, city physician for South
Washington, leaves tonight for Capo May,
with the Washington Light Infantry. The
Doctor expects to remain until the latter part
or next week.
The Western Union Telegraph Company has
taken up most Of the cables lying across tho
channel OF the Potomac. There wero twenty
seven cables, and they had from i've to seven
wires IN each.
Work on the new seed building being erected
at the southeast corner OF the Agricultural
Department has been discontinued for tho
time being. The bill granting appropriations
shall be made by the Architect OF tho Treasury
| Department and afterward subjected 20 the
| approval of the Architect of tho Capitol.
| Mr.. Saunders, the superintendent OF tho Agri-
| cultural Department Grounds, assisted by
others connected with the Department., had
| already designed plans for the building when
| they were made acquainted with the nature OF
the provisions.
| The plans for tho building aro now being
made at the Treasury Department
| by order OF the Commissioner OF Public
| Buildings and Grounds, several extra watch
men Will be kept on duty at the smithsonian
| grounds until the improvements To- the
| grounds, now In progress, shall be completed.
| ono OF tho new force went on THIS morning,
| and on Monday the other six VIII do duty.
| One Will be stationed at each vehicle gate to
| prevent heavy teams from passing through
| tho grounds.
| Mr.. William Palmer, modolist at the Smith
| sonian Institute, is engaged in making q
| plaster cast Of an ancient Mexican god, The
| deity is made Of n very dark stone, bearing a
| resemblance 10 iron, and is unusually hard
The god IS the property OF gentleman whl
| sent II to tho institution Tor that purpose. II
| viii aftcrward be returned 10 him for his
| private collection,