Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-07-13


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The WASHINGTON SWIMMING school,, New York
Avenue, between 18th and 18th streets.
COg..cnscd Locals.
Street lamps will be lighted at 80 p. m. and
eXtinguiShed at go D.. III.
Mr.. Benz. s Magyar, an old and well-knOwn
Potomac pilot, died at his residence SIG 10th St.
Tuesday night. Mr.. Magyar had been engaged on
the river since his youth and served at different
times as pilot on many of the river steamers
During the war he was pilot OF the Potomac
FI0tlla- His last service on the river was pilot
OF the Mount Vernon steamer Arrow.
At the stockholdt rs meeting OF the Metropolitan
were elected: 4. III. Herr, Thomas l. TullOck
Lewis Clephane, W. Thompson, ID. +. Robinson,
j. W. Thompson and Thomas Somervllle. The
last named was elected to I'll the vacancy caused
by the death OF Charles Bradley.
At a meeting OF the COnc0rdll church aSsocia-
ton last night H. DOerner was elected to represent
the association on the board OF directors o. the
German orphan asylum.
A horse attached 20 =. }. Sanford'S wagon took
1rlght While standing on 9th street, near street
northwest, and ran away. and was only Sf""-,"a
by collidlng with buggy driven 10y Mrs. Stew,rt.
breaking t-:6 bury Wheels ana shafts. No one
by the owner or the runaway.
Workmen have commenced the tearing down OF
The two Old buildings on 12h; between and d
streets northwest, Preparatory TO excavating for
tne foundation OF the new central police station.
Some OF the tenants of the former owner are re-
manning in the Ridgway house. and propose to
stick.
Lewis Coleman, colored boy, was finei $ or Is
days In the wOrkhOuse by Judge Smell to-day for
cruelty overlooking and overdr1ving horse that
was hitched 10 cart loaded with stone
AT $50 this morning Policeman Harlow of the
n n precinct, arrested eolored nan named John
Ransell, who had In his possession two blankets
which are now ct the station-One marked U. s.
and the other White.
About Sis O'Clock last night a wagon driven BY
parties unknown ran into an excavation on 11th
street southeast near the Eastern branch bridge,
which excavation had been made for the purpose
q plE V torn lin A
Thrown out OF the wagon, and is supposed to have
Deen severely injured There no light or bar
police procured lights and secured the place from
further danger.
Charles Clark. an old soldier, with no legs ex-
cept an ARTIFICIAL one who goes on spree every
ZINE he gets his pension money, was brought to
Judge Snelrs court this morning, in a wheelbar-
row, glOriously drunk. As usual, he was so drunk
that he had to DC sent down Tor q few DAYS to
sober up sufficiently to be tried.
colored rough named VIM Brooks was sent to
jail for sixty days, by Judge Smell to-day, for as
eaulting CaSSiah johnson, his mistress
Sophia Waumsley was sent to Jail for sixty days.
girl named Rachael Norton with an Ink eraser
License agent R;,r. this morning swore out a
warrant, charging Annie Gieger, OF No. 102 Indi-
ana avenue, with Keeping an unlicensed bar.
NOT ALLOWED TO REGIsTER--At meeting OF the
Maryland state republican asSOc1 it!On last night
the committee on registration reported that a
number or the members had been refused regis
tratOn In the city OF Baltimore and other points
In the state because of their temporary residence
IN this District in government employ. 1t was
stated that immediate steps would be taken TO
bring the matter into the courts with the co-ope-
tatlon OF the republican state central committed
THE RIVER TRADE--Harbormaster Sutton re-
ports arrivals at the river front follows: Barge
T. &. Reeve, Murphy, 12j tons coil. Inland com
pany; barge Ida Belts, Tinnay. pol tons coal. G.
L Sheriff; barge A. 6. Wheeler Burlee, 264 tons
tons do, city dealers; barge Minnie, Smith, 40
tons do. George Bogus: Schr. Jenny H. Mavil
LayInan, LIS tons do, Clark & Given; schr. James
Phelps, Cory, 19S tons do, Johnson Bros schr.
Lady of the Lake, Callahan, 81 tons do, Johnson
BIOS; schr Fotning Sea, owens 80 tons do,
George Bogus; schr. Minnie, Jones, 100 tons do,
w. III. NARROW; Schr. Ann Cooley. Behman. 81 tons
do, $ Emery; ..hr, Ada Lee, Weston. p cords
Wood. H. L Bi7coe; seii:. Poeahontas, Kendrck,
% cords do, j. q. Carter: 5@hr. E. III. Stewart,
Stewart, 20 cords do, I. w. Riley.
DEEDS IN FEE have been filed as foli5.rs:
l. NJ: Saunders TO John W. Starr, undivided half
T., TO same, lot 16. So So; s1O2L n b. Smith to
Ada l. Smith, sub y, "a. AS; g, 100. w E. Chand-
1853; g SEQ: j. F. Hanna to James NJ Johnson,
syoT nIc and g. So 49, IS B. G FaEan to John
Tee. TO j. Carter Marbury lots 2i5, 2i6 and PAT b.
HIS addition to Georgetown; $. C. f. Henry.
T. $: marshal, 10 S. and r. F. Bacon pit. Aaron"
on Marlboro road; $40 Samuel E. Meigs 70 John
a. Olcott, lots Is, 10 and ~, So 3G; 22OS.6o Dis
trict to I. 5 Fisher, sub. II, sq. 80; $. NJ. C.
Meigs ct al TO : E. Meigs. lot IL sd 245, and 4, 5
y Is, ~, ~, q, 81 and 81, 81. sol, 8.
How A DAKOTA MAN LOST AND RECOVERED HIS
WITNESS FEES--MCCleilan, witness in the star
route cases from Bismarck, Dakota Territory, re-
ceiyed his fees for attendance Monday-S345, In
three 500 bills and the remainder in small notes
He was accompanied here from his home by a man
named Bishop After he got his pay they both
went on "a Little spree together and when McClel-
Ian came TO his senses he says that he found that
his money was gone. lie complained to police
headquarters, and Detective VoSS took the case
and recovered all the money from Bishop. lie had
deposited with Adams Express Company one OF
The Sl0 bills u send home TO his family. This was
also secured Mcclellan refused To prosecute.
The FIRE LAST NIGHT.-The alarm at 10 O'clock
last night, from box 132, for the discovery Of
next door 10 the wholesale flour establishment OF
MesSrS BeayanS d Shaw. No. 1911 Is owned by
Mr. George Hill, or West Washington, and occu-
pied by Broicrick Bros, OF Baltimore. Several
streams OF water were played on the fire by the
engines, which were promptly on the ground but
the contents OF the building being OF an infiamma-
bic nature the flames were hard TO quench The
ere broke out on the lower floor, and rapidly as
ceBded 10 tie top story, and beth building and
stock were considerably damaged the latter TO the
extent OF $3.50 and the former $1,000. IL is sup
posed TO have been case of fre from spontaneous
combustion. Edward Mullen was in Charge OF the
shop for Brodertck q Co.
A SIXTEEN DOLLAR HACK HoRsR-isooert Car
ter, colored hickman, was fined IS or Is days by
Judge Smell to-day for cruelty to animals in work
ing q horse that was unit for labor Officer
Williams testified that while this man Was
driving his hack down 9Th street last night, one
Of his horses fell several times on the street from
seer weakness, ana the prisoner whipped him TO
get him up. The prisoner told the court that he
has only had the horse five days, and paid SIC for
him. The court said that these SO horses not
~ for work, and no man With any humanity
about him would put harness On such horse.