The Evening critic., 1882-10-13
SOUTH WASHINGTON.

The soiree given at Blako's Hall last night
by the Washington Light Infantry Cadets sur
passed the anticlpations Of tho most sangulnc
managers. The hall was beautifully deco
rated for tho occasion, and brilliant gas
chandeliers mado tho spacious apartments rs
light ms day. AT an early hour tho throng
commenced TO arrive, and soon tho hall was
flled with the youth and beauty OF South
Washington. There was splendid music, and
until n late hour the joyous voices and tramp
OF the merry dancers could be hoard disturb.
Ing tho dark and calmness of tho night air.
Delicious temptations for the innor man wore
placed around In abundance; and tho large
multitude, hungered with exercise, nto with
n keen zest. Among the lady visitors present
were tho Misses Taylor, Chark, Chiseltlnc,
Dolman, white, Gawey, Homer, Braxton, Mon.
roc, Webster, Livingston, Davidson, KIlly,
Adams, and the Misses Millers, Mrs. Wittnger,
Mrs. Javins and Mrs. Fenton. The soireo was
one Of the most enjoyable OF tho season, aud
at q late hour the crowd dispersed with
happy faces, and expressing desire to re.
new the entertainment.
The Baltimore Potomac Railroad has COM
menced to bring In large quantities of hay
from the North and West. There were several
car loads on the sidings this morning from tho
State OF Ohio alone, consigned to city dealers.
The police Of South Washington are greatly
annoyed by tho frequent applications made by
tho colored people for warrants. on tho slight.
est pretext they viii rush 10 the station for
warrant and II often becomes necessary 10 dis.
charge the arrested party.
Large crowds of colored people wore still
dead woman, Victoria Miner, this morning
Many of them say that the funeral Mt zion's
Baptist Church on Sunday VIII be q grand af-
fair. The body will lie In state for several
hours at tho church.
A few watermelons can still be seen In tho
South Washington stores, and the signs,
"watermelons on Ice" are not yet taken In"
There were not many vessels at the wharvos
this morning, and not n single oyster boat was
among yesterdays arrivals.
The rcsounding eloquence Of tho oyster
poddler can be heard again In South Washing
ion, and no ono can deny the near approach OF
grim winter.
Six arrests were made by tho officers OF tho
First Precinct In the last twenty.four hours.
Tho water In the Potomac was unusually
high this morning, on account OF the easterly
Winds, and vast quantities Of marsh could be
seen floating down, which was washed from
the flats. Vessels coming from sea could
mako headwny without tugs.
Tho following Is the wharf report for yester.
day made out by HarDormastor Sutton
Barge Iowa, Captain -, ITO tons coal for Po.
tomac Steamboat Company; schooner Fanny,
Captain Henderson, 100 tons white sand for II.
NJ. Miller; pungy Ocean Queen, captain Bun.
diet, 300 bushels oysters.
The repairs to johnson 4 Bros wharf are be-
ing vigorously pushed; n plle-drlver is now en-
gagged putting down tho timbers.
The regular winter army of oyster.shuckers
can now be seen at work on the wharyes.
The frame of the new carshcd and ware
house being erected by the Government at the
old Armory building has been placed In posi-
tion and nothing now remains but TO floor Il
and nail on the weather boarding. The ware
house will be used to hold the material 70 bC
sent 10 the London exposition.