The Evening critic., 1882-09-23
SOUTH WASHINGTON.
Funeral of Miss Faunce-HarbOr Re.
pOrt-RailrOad Trafhc-High Tide
Police Anairs-The oyster Trade
Various Matters.

Various Matters.
Tho funeral OF Miss Flora Faunce, we'll
known and popular young lady OF South
%ashington took o1op place at orni. 81. Domnies
crowd was at the church In spite OF tho bad
weather. The funeral ceremony was con.
dncted in very impressive e,onna manner, after
by numerous hacks filled with friendo and
relatives, were taken to Mt. Olivet Cemetery
and laid in their last resting. place; Miss
Flora was q leading momber OF tho Sodality
Society.
This morning, during tho heavy rain, a
ragged semi.inebrlatod voter Of the Caucasian
race hauled up at Mr.. Riley's office, on Water
street, and desired to negotiate loan Of sum.
cient money to procure a doso OF barroom bit
ters. Mr.. Riley, seoing the needs OF the bum.
mer, with q true Christian spirit had him led
to a neighboring restaurant and heavily car
coed with soup, .conee, etc. Having sum.
ciently masticated, tho hummer, with cheek
worthy of John Ananias Walsh, returned TO the
ofIlce again, and after borrowing news.
paper requested tho loan OF a still larger sum
Of filthy lucre, but this time he was Invited to
hte himself to q spot beneath some shady troo
and read. A blue coat was in the vicinity and
he caught on to the racket.
The following is the wharf report for yester-
day, made out by Harbormastor sutton:
Schooner Ocean Queen, Captain Bundick, 300
bushels sweet potatoes for William O. Drury Il
Co.; schooner Kate Waters, Captain Landing,
1900 bushels sweet potatoes for William Q.
Drury & Co.. sloop Sea Flag, Captain Hayden,
100 bushels oysters for market; sloop Mary,
Captain Green, 100 bushels oysters for mar.
ket; sloop Maggie, Captain Woodland, 200
Eagle, Captain Ellis, 200 bushels oysters
for market; slooP Rowing Arrow, Captain
Smith, 200 bushels oysters for market;
sloop II. Wren, Captain Evans, 200 bushels
oysters for market; sloop John Williams, Cap
tain Green, $50 bushels oysters; pungy In
dependent, Captain Harden, 300 bushels oys.
ters; sloop Arthur, Captain Collision, 125
bushels oysters; schooner Floyd Name, Cap
tain Henry, $50 bushels oysters.
Tho sidewalk on tho east side OF Seventh
street, near Water, was impossible this morn.
ing on account OF the vast amount OF clay
washed from the blufs lining the streets. A
commendable enterprise would be 10 cut
away u portion OF tho hill.
A large number OF cars belonging to tho
Michigan Central, Pittsburg, Fort Wayne II
Chicago ana other great railroads OF the North
west were on the Baltimore \ Potomac sid.
ings this morning. Many were on their way
from the South, and others going to the sunny
land loaded with freight.
The tide. In tho Potomac was remarkably
high this morning, and carried vast quantities
OF timber, marsh and other debris down IN Its
onward course to tho sea. Several vessels were
being towcd to Georgetown, and tho tugs could
scarcely make any headway with them on ac-
count OF the strength OF the current.
George Carter, black, loud and boisterous,
by 0fIlcer Burns; Anna Green, black, assault
and battery, by onlcer King; and Joseph
Lynch, white, drunk, by onicer , NILS, were
station.honso In the twenty-four hours ending
at q. m. to-day.
In spite OF the unfayorable condition OF tho
weather, ten vessels, containing altogether
1876 bushels OF oysters, arrived at the wharves
yesterday. II the week had been cool like the
preceding one, there would hayo been more
than one day OF heavy arrivals, for tho oystor
men had made preparations to commence the
season In O wholesale manner.
There were q good many largo schooners
lying In tho Potomac this morning. One Of
immense size was towed to West Washington,
probably for cargo OF coal, for she was not
loaded.
Tho heavy rains have caused tho streets In
certain portions OF South Washington to be
very unfavorable TO pedestrianism, on accoun,
Of the everlasting mud.
Pine laths In immense quantities arc piled
on Riley's wharf. They arc mostly brought
from Maine. There is also large number OF
shingles on tho wharf.