The Evening critic., 1882-08-19
WEST WASHINGTON.

Invinclble Council, No.7,s. of j., and lIechan.
les Lodge, No. 10, |. o. o. f., held their usual
weekly meetings last night.
Tho POtomacs had out yesterday tho eight.
cared shell, with their trainer as coxswnin,
and crew OF Barbarin, Johnston, Derrick,
Hollistcr, Korvnnd, DoNon, Whittlngton and
Warden; heavy fourOnred shell crow OF
Pearson, Appleton, s. Whoatloy and Wheeler,
and six pleasure boats. From tho Columbias
were n fouroared ehell, with crow OF Mackall,
Bnllantync, Lake and Gibson; tho eight.onred
barge, with uollcrlth coxwain, and crew OF
Dayie, Kerr, Paret, Green, Murphy and John
Young, Mesdames Adams and Dodge, Misses
Getty, Switzerland, Marbury, Ray, Brooks and
MIR. put,on as passengers; also eleven ploas-
uro boats. From Passono's there wero out
eleyen' pleasure boate, and from johnson
Bukcr'B seven.
death at Warrenton was noticed in yesterdays
CRITIC, Will tako place this afternoon at
o'clock from m y. Johns T. =, Church. Rev.
more, will perform tho service for the burial OF
the dead.
DR.. Henderson sutor leaves this evening for
ten dnys' visit MT Cape May.
@. NJ. Matthews, esq, and family, Mrs. De In
Roche Captain aud Mrs. william B. Johns Will
return homo this evening.
Great Inconvenience is experienced by tho
residents OF the western part Of tho county,
and parties from Washington seeking ploas.
ant drive, by the closing OF about one milo OF
the road on tho Government farm, leading
from tho Ridge rond to the Conduit road, noar
INC Receiving 1chcfNOlrs OWlnR 10 WHICH lTdVel-
crs are compelled 10 go Mt loast three miles
around.
Some malicious person recently caught n
buzzard, and fastening II large cow.bell 10 IT,,
turned IL loose again, and II Is now flying
around In the noighborhood OF tho college
woo Dis, frightening not only his fellow bus.
znrde, but also women md children and tho
stock in the fields. This is n genuine case for
Major King, and ono which Will not turn out
like the wooden horses, or the monkey soil
which ho tells on himself.
The corpse of Henry Raul, nm account OF
whose death at Mrs. Stiner's, on tho Conduit
road, was given In THE CRITIC several days
ago, and upon which coroner OF Montgomery
County held an inquest, had not been buried
up TO noon to.dny, and has become 30 offensive
that the inmates OF the house hayo boon
forced TO vacato 1t, and are living outdoors
under the rees--a most shameful ploce of
neglect and inhumanity on tho part of tho
Maryland authorities. Raul was not from tho
Old Soldiers Home, as reported.
Tho schooner Lizzie, Captain Crannor, ar
rived this morning from Philadelphia, with
coal for Mr.. +. Rundlett.
There were no arrivals OF grain by canal
this morning and nothing doing on Change.
High tide: IL :37 tonight, IL :56 n. m. and
12: 81 n. IN. Monday.
The strike among tho coal miners in the
Cumberland region which has existed for tho
past five months and has so seriously affected
the business interes sis OF this place, Is Mt last
on the point OF being broken. Seventy six Of
Company expressed their Intention on Thurs
day last TO go TO work on tho companys terms,
and II is thought that their course OF action
| will be followed by the other striking miners
throughout the entire section, and should this
| be the case, our merchants Interested In the
| canal trade, and in tact tho whole town, will
| soon feel the results by a large increase In al
most every branch of business.