The Evening critic., 1882-03-24
EAST WASHINGTON.

brutal assault and attempt Mt highway
robbery occurred about O'Clock last night ON
Eleventh street southeast near tho Anacostia
Bridge william southern, respectable coll
orcd man, who resides IN the county, near
coed Hope, was preceding down Eleventh
street on his w-1y home, ana whom nearly In
front Of Gates store no was approached from
behind by an unknown assailnnt aud dealt n
murderous blow on the head. The assallant
must have followed up the first blow by others
after Southern fell, for his head presented q
very mutllated appearance. Richard Berry,
colored, who knew southern, carried him
10 ascertain whether southern received medi-
cal attention or not aftor he reached his homo.
The police authorities viii doubtless be nod-
fled fully of the facts to-day by southerns
friends, and efforts made 10 apprehend the
assnilant or assailants.
Sightseeing visitors, and even a great num-
her OF residents, arc unaware OF the loca-
tion OF the Naval Museum, In which
are exhibited innumerable war relies, diabol-
ical submarine machinery, captured ord
nance, etc, which are worthy Of n visit. To
find the museum, 60 to the main gate OF the
Navyyard, fronting on Eight street, and In
quire of the guard, who VIII point out 20 You
the building inside of the yard.
Professor Birminghnm's dancing academy
was well attended last evening. merry
throng OF young ladies and gentlemen tillod
the room from commencement to closing time
The minuette lanciers wero danced several
times during the evening. The Professor says
the minuette is the coming dance.
A rather aesthetic gentleman, who rises
now by sunrise, had all of the romance
knocked out of his reveIie this morning. He
ror.like muddy extract OF Harper's Ferry from
the Anacostia bridge, when young fisher
man, who's sole and only purpose was to
catch mess of mud-cats or Potomac sardlnes
gave his line sudden whisk in glad anticlpl-
ton of n catch. He cought the psthete and
sound booting. SO eager was the flsnerman,
and with such energy did he jerk the line, that
he split the gentleman's lip from nose to cash.
The last we saw Of the latter individual he
was looking for doctor and threatening TO
tear down the whole bridge.
Old Christ Church had an excellent congre-
CATION last night IL being the third of q series
q services by the Dean of Washington city.
Tho following gentlemen occupied the chancel
and pulpit: Rev. Mr.. Perry of st. Andrews;
Rev. Florldus Steele Of st. Marks; Rev. Mr..
Leonard of st. Johns, and Rev. Mr.. Andrews
Of Christ Church on Tuesday last Rev. Mr..
| Ingle of Ascension Church preached; on We'd
nesday the Dean Of the Washington Congrega-
tion preached; last night addresses were
made by Revs. Perry, Steele and Leonard.
| Large congregations, representing the mem
| bership of Christ Church, attended each OF
| these services.
As the traditional geese cackled throughout
| the night in ancient Rome, disturbing orator-
| cal slumbers, so do the East washington ca
| mines ''make night hideous" with their brawls
| and snarlings.
The Fish Propagating Commission's steamer
| "Fishhawk," arrived at the Navy-yard yester-
| day, after a propagating excursion down the
| Potomac. Professor Spencer Baird, who ac-
companied the steamer down, came back with
| her. The WFishhawk will enter actively
| into lis work in a few days.
| The friends of Capital Tent, I. o. r., are
| making preparations to give another of their
| popular entertainments at an early day.
The plan of tho new Congressional Library
| building is now in the hands of the Congress
| sional Committee Tho building will be un-
| equalled in point of architectural grandeur by
| any in Washington.
Marcellus Brown, colored, imbibed too freely
Of fire water, and, as a result, slept in the
| station house last night.
| A subscription paper to the Mason fund can
| be found at De Mol's drug store, corner of
Eighth and streets southeast.
A prayer-meeting was held last night at
| Waugh NJ. +. Church.
Eureka Council, Jonadabs, held It regular
business meeting at Washington Hall last
| night.
| Mrs. Dowdy, OF Cincinnati, who has been
| visiting relatives and friends In this city, died
yesterday evening at 415 street southeast
Two drunks at Eighth Precinct station last
| night.
It's awful nice TO be a marine now. Men arc
scarce and non-coms., as well ''buck pri
Yates" have to walk post. Twelve hours out
OF twenty-four are their hours, and that, too
on bean soup-transparent- bean soup-and
Indifferent hard-tack.
balmy and certain 1t is proposed to begin the
boating season by lively opcn-forall race
on the Branch.
There are about forty policemen and watch
men employed by the Senate and House OF
Representatives, TO guard the building and
| grounds, yet two Of our city police officers
| from the small force in East Washington, wer'
| detailed this morning, by order, to enforce tn,
hack law I'm the East Capitol grounds. How Il
| this :?
| pleasant entertainment is announced &
take place at the Insane Asylum this evening
From AGO to 500 patients Will be in.attendance