The Evening critic., 1882-06-03
WEST WASHINGTON.

Tho potomacs wero represented on the
river yesterday evening by Morgan and Nc
Kenney In singles, ono four-oared shell, with
Coughlin, Appleton, Zapone and Smith, and
another manned by the usual junior crow ana
ten pleasure boats. Tho COlumbias by Cap
tain Gibson, In HIS gig, two four.oared shells,
pulled by Woodward, Kfntner, Stinometz and
henderson in tho ono and Olds, Holllstcr,
Thompson and Nesmith In the other, ana M
teen pdp pleasure n sur pSn p9s TrS@ were ere
Bluestrngs, and seven pleasure boats. From
Johnson Bakers were Coburn, Of the Plato
Printers, and three pleasure boats.
The Potomac Boat Club is making great
improvement by putting In to-day anew float
which they have Just had built, and which,
when In place, will extend over the whole rlvcr
front OF their house, as far as their canal.
Tho first race OF the Bluostrlng Boat Club,
for n handsome gold medal, Will take place Mt
@ O'Clock on Monday afternoon from Vis-a-Vls
Landing, onehalf mile and return. There
are four entries for the race--Messrs. +. b.
Clarkson, 7. II. Harding, NJ. D. Johnson and
j. q. Keene.
Mr.. Passeno, tho boat builder, having been
challenged by n well-known cigar-dealer doing
business on the upper end OF NJ street, to row
race In Passenos double-end singles from AL
exandria to the Columbia Boathouse, for 900
cigars, has accepted the challenge, and the
race having been fixed to come of In tho latter
part OF July, both men will soon go into active
training.
High tide, 8 80 this evening, o 81 n. m. and
GAS p. m. Sunday, tho 4th, and 1913 a. m.
Monday, the 9th.
About IL 80 yesterday morning, at Mr.. John
Veal v, was Stepping frSm his buggy at the
| fright and started In full run, escaping any
| collision until he reached tho corner Of
| wagon, tearing the body of the buggy from the
| running-ge and keeping on to Thirty-fourth
| street, where he deposited the remainder OF
the buggy. The horse ran TO his stable.
The Grand Council, Sons OF Jonadab OF the
| jurisdiction of the District of Columbia, paid
its semi-annual Official visitation to Invinclblo
| Council last night, strong delegations from
| the various councils attending, and most
| pleasant evening was spent In listening to
| stirring addresses from Grand Sovereign Nell
son, Grand Chief Weed, Grand Secretary
| Wines, Brothers Graham, Thompson, Rohrer
| and others, and delightful songs from Brother
| Whipple.
Mechanics Lodge No. 1s, 1. o. o. F.. trans
| acted business OF importance at their meeting
| last night.
| Mr.. and Mrs. John 'Scholeld, living at 1907
| Potomac avenue, have been sadly AFFLICTED this
week. on Monday last they lost an interesting
| little daughter @ years OF age, and last night
| membraneous Group. and to-day they have
still another child lying Ill with the same
| disease.
| The canal steamer Excelsior carried to the
| Great Falls this morning select picnic party
| in charge OF Colonel Bliss, among whom were
the Russian Minister and members OF the diff
| ferent legations, Commissioner Lorlng and q
number u ladies. The steamer Little Noll
also ca.-ied up a party to the same place.
Arrived by canal: boat Caledonia, with
1900 bushels wheat and 1,400 bushels corn
to J. G. & j. NJ. Waters.
| Arrivals by river: Tug Hurcules, from
Philadelphia with tow of coal barges for
different dealers; steamer Concord, coal &c
| Johnson Bros; schooners Kate, $50 tons coal
| Emily Burton, l6O tons coal: q. w. Crebbs
| $50 tons of coal, all from Havre de Grace, tc
Mayfield & Hieston schooners Iona, from
Philadelphia, 100 tons coal, and Alice Curtis
from Havre de Grace, 135 tons COAL both tc
William Linkino.