The Evening critic., 1882-09-13
WEST WASHINGTON.
Tho Break in the Canal Repaired
wharf RepOrts-BOating Matters
The Water Department Asked to
Pay up-A Free Fight-A Smashed
Ruggy-Drovers' Rest KepOrt--Per.

The Water Department Asked to
Pay up-A Free Fight-A Smashed
Ruggy-DrOvcrs' Rest KeDOrt-Pcr.
s0naI Paragraphs.
Georgetown Lodge, No. SO, U. o. G.. b., hold
an important business meeting last night.
The break which occurred In tho canal on
Monday was repaired yesterday.
Sailed Schooner z, sherman, with 1000
tons OF coal for Boston. Arrived; Schooner
Commerce, Captain Hall, from Baltimore, with
fertilizer for Hartley Il Bro; schooner Hattie
Williams, to load at Consolidation Coal Com.
| pany's wharf, and schooner Thacery, to load
at Borden Coal Company's wharf.
Tho Potomacs had out the oight and two four
cared shells and three singles. Tho Columbus
one.four cared shell and ten crews In pair
cared, two singles and three pleasure boats.
From Passeno's were out eight pleasure boats
and from Johnson Bakers ton.
What Is the matter with the Water Depart
mentp While all the other branches OF tho
District Government have been paid off, this
department had not received their pay up to
yesterday evening, which is an act OF injustice
to the employees, some OF whom are In very
needy circumstances.
The Potomac Boat Club received this morn.
Ing new four-oared shell from Waters Son,
quite a fracas occurred yesterday at the
corner OF NJ and Thirty second streets between
Messrs John Stone, Philip Stone and Winfield
OMIT, all well known and prominent citizens of
the vicinity OF Balls Cross Roads, In Mont
gomery County, Md. Onlcer Hess carried tho
whole party to the station, whore they each
deposited 50 collateral for their appearance TO
answer TO the charge of disorderly conduct.
| John @. Stone preferred n charge OF assault
| and battery against Winfield OMIT, and omit
preferred the same charge against Philip
| Stone. The two latter deposited SO each us
| collateral.
Yesterday evening, about @ O'Clock, as Mr..
| Joseph Riley, butcher, at Tonallytown, was
| driving on the Tonaliytown road his horse
| took fright at a drove OF cattle and ran off,
smashing the buggy and breaking tho harness.
| The horse was caught before getting clear OF
the wreck, although he was somewhat cut and
| bruised. Mr.. Riley was uninlured.
Mr.. John j. Stephenson returned from his
| trip to Baltimore last night
Drovers' Rest livestock sales Tuesday, Sep
~ eP9red by TSysTn SGo B so
lsd&; common, 3l@fi, 1,225 sheep ana
| lambs at Lambs, dia@6; sheep, 3S@ll2;
| active; lambs dull.
| Canal.boat Farmers Friend brought 1890
| bushels Of wheat TO Hartley Drop this morn
| ing.
Two thousand three hundred bushels of
wheat sold ON Change this morning at from
| S1,OS 10 Sl,oSi2.
High-tldo S:37 o'clock this evening; 0;02
| O. m. tomorrow.
A CLAIM amounting to 81 900 ha1 been
| filed with First Comptroller Lawrence by Dr..
| Lamb, OF the Army Medical Museum, for ser
| vices rendered in connection with the Gut,
| teau autopsy. Tho question az 70 whether
| this claim comes within the PROVISIONS OF inc
| statute which says: "Claims growing out OF
| the illness and burial OF President Garfield
| is being considered by the Judge Ihe nang-
| ing OF Guitoau grew out OF the Presluents
| 'identh," and as The autopsy is really n result
| Of the "death," which is not spcclned In the
| law ON tho subject, II Is thought by somo that
| the bill cannot be considered along with thoso
| OF the other physicians.
| great deal OF the evil In tho world is
| caused by hot rum, and very little OF II by cold
| water,