The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1882-09-06
WEST WASHINGTON.

A Riot Among Negro ROughs-secrct
Society GIcanings A Roscaiiy
Burg1ar-Livc stock Report -- A
Runaway Team-A Trio of We'd
dings-BOating Notcs-ArrivaIs ut
the Wharves-Pcrs0naI
About 6:d5 yesterday evening, ms tho pro.
cession was returning from tho funeral core.
monies OF the late Chief Engineer OF tho Navy
Wood, accompanied, rs usual, by an immense
crowd of colored people, when at tho cor
street fight arose among a party of
eighteen or twenty young colored roughs,
during which clubs, stones and pistols
were freely used. colored woman stand
ing on Dunbarton avenue received q severe
blow In the neck from brick, and n colored
boy named Charles Bell, In tho employ OF Mr..
sitting on fire plug, received pistol ball I'm
tho breast, striking ono OF his ribs and glanc-
Ing around tho body, inflictlng n flesh wound.
He was taken to his homo in n buggy by Mr..
hing and DR.. L. W. Hitchic sent for, who pro.
nounced the wound n slight one. Tho ball,
which was extracted, was. about % calibro.
Tho fight was kept up until tho crowd reached
M street. whom the appearance OF tho police
put stop TO It. II was almost miraculous
That more people were not injured, as the
children.
Between 10 80 and a. m. last night
negro man broke into the residence of Mrs.
Upporman, widow OF tho late George Upper
man, on II street, between Thirty third and
Thirty fourth streets, by forcing open win
dow on nm alley, and, entering her bedroom,
where she was sleeping, dragged her TO tho
floor, and covering her mouth with his hand,
ordered her 10 keep quiet. Tho noise, how.
ever, had awakened her children, who raised
an alarm and frightened tho villain or with.
out accomplishing his object The drawers Of
the bureau had been ransackcd, but nothing
taken.
Georgetown Lodge, No. 30, U. o. G.. b., held
Its regular weekly meeting last night.
Tho meeting of Decatur Lodge, No. o, X. of
r., last night was the largest held by that
lodge for years. Two ranks were conferred
and three applications for membership re-
ceivod.
Drovers' Rest livestock sales Tuesday, Sep.
TENDER 3. (1ieported by Taverner Brothers,
SS css9 aaq a St
common, 3k@4. 1000 sheep and lambs at
Lambs, .d@5q; sheep, 3@f. IS cows and
calves at from 500 to $50. Cattle active; shoep
and lambs very dull.
Yesterday afternoon horse attached to a
light wagon, driven by Mr.. w. J. CLIFFORD be-
camo frightened at load OF hay on Prospect
avenue and ran on, turning Into Thirty second
street, and at the intersection of that street
and NJ street the wagon was upset and badly
broken, tho driver, however, receiving no In
\ jury.
The wedding OF Mr.. william II. Colwcl and
Miss Julia Mahoney took place ut Trinity
lCatholic) Church last evening at 7:30 o'clock,
by large number Of their friends a' After the
ceremony a reception was held ut the resi-.
dence OF tho groom, on Valley street.
A double wedding took place last night at
| the residence OF tho Rev. NJ. Marmion, East
Capitol street, tho happy. couples being Mr..
| Frank W. Coon and Miss Maggie sullivan and
Mr.. James Shafrer and Miss l.. Williams. on
the conclusion Of the services the entire party
| returned TO their new residence, corner and
| twentyninth streets.
Mrs. DR.. Charles II. Greenleaf and children
| left last night for Columbus Barracks, Ohio,
| where DR.. Greenleaf Is staticned.
| Yesterday the Potomacs had out the eight
| and two fouroared shells, Ave singles and two
| pleasure boats. The Columbus three four
| cared shells, TO singles and Ave pleasure boats.
| Ellis L. Ward, their trainer, arrived yestor-
| day evening and was out directing their prac-
| tice. From Passeno's there were out eight
| pleasure boats, and from Johnson & Bakers,
ten.
Hartley 4 Bro. received this morning by
| canal.boats Whiting and Ruby $500 bushels
| OF wheat and $500 bushels OF corn.
| Twenty boats arrived by canal this morn.
| Ing, mostly coalladen.
| Arrived: Sandy Hook, Captain Green, from
New York with fertilizer for G. II. Dunlop.
| There are twelve schooners lying In port
| loading coal or waiting for Its arrival.
High.tidc, 2;51 this afternoon and $40 a.
| m. tomorrow, September z.