Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-09-03
Affairs I'm West Washington.


week-the twenty-Iourth OF the Sc .son-2l0 boats
lett Cumberland, Md, carrying 23.461C9 tons OF
coal, " hich is The heaviest weeks shipment du-
dAy. The shipments by the Ch 'sapeake and Ohio
canal for the month Of August aggregated S62
6oats GdrryaS y Ing SS tons o. nc coal aGainst SSl
The revenue was about $4,000 The shipments
by canal for the year up to and including Satur-
43i 765 OF tons. The revenue to the canal for the
year SO far IS about $lS00oO and II the shipments
during the next three months continue as well as
during August, the revenue for the year will be
about $500 GOO. which Will be the most profitable
year TO the canal since 1873.
AN UNKNOWN MAN DRowNED.-AOOut q quarter
before eight this morning the body Ct an unknown
white man, about 50 years. age, feet 8inches In
height, was found in the canal at the Virginia end
mustache, and is supposed to have been blind In
one eye. He had on new black and white straw
and vest, and red su panders, and his shoes were
laced with leather Strings The initials CIV were
marked on bis shirt collar He was seen going
over the bridge this morning, ami is supposed to
| be the same man who got phal OF whisky, and
glass OF vicny and some ammonia for his nerves
at Jones' drug store at the corner Of aoth street
O'Clock The Virginia authorities will keep the
DO ~ Tor Identification until this evening.
GEN. LN6ANs TOMB.-IL Is said that the pro-
pos d condemnation OF land for water supply
crosses Ridge Road at the spot where Gen. Lingan
| route OF the condemnation the remains will have
GRAIN.-Arrfved, boat Farmers Friend. with
$500 bushels corn and 1.100 bushels wheat No
sales reported
CONDITION OF THE WArER.-Clear at all points
Alexandria Affairs
Repcrted for THE EVENING STAR.
SCHOOL OPENINGs.-The public schools OF the city
Op' n d to-day. There are twenty-seven schools,
including eight halliday schools, nine for white
boys SIX Tor white girls. five for colored boys and
sven for colofed girls The granting OF permits
will be resumed by the clerk next Monday. ST.
Johns academy opened for preliminary arraDge-
men'S with seventy-SX students The academy
and he parOchial schools under the control OF the
Sisters or the Holy Cross were also opened
POLICR REPORTS-At the station house this
| morning the prisoners were Chas. Betone. Samuel
Eltone, VIM. Johnson. Vim. N. Anderson, Geo.
Usher, A. Lucas, OF Washington, arrested yester-
day by OGcers Crump, Walker and Travis, for
being dlsorderly, and j. Wifter Sanpat and VIM.
Wilerson. OF Alexandria. arrested by ON :ers Ar
mold, Travis and Walker for hghting on the
| wharf.
| FuNERAL-The funeral of Mr.. Edward Lawler
took place this morning from 81. Aary's church.
| where requiem mass was said.
| DRATH.-Mr. Joseph Hollett. residing on Came
| ron. near Henry street, died last night
| REPORrRR's NOTES-A hight took place about
| sunset yesterday bet TWO young men at the
| foot OF King street, near the washington ferry.
A large crowd gathered. and for a time 1t seemed
/ the IOllce intervened and cured QuIet-DurIng
August 249 $50 bushels OF grain were sold on
'change here 1t Is estimated that 800 0O0 bushels
have arrived here during the month.
At Ewant0n, Vt, Saturday, Is Italian railroad
1Aborers struck for higher wages Capt Hawley,
the contractor, ordered the m on the railroad
property, and on their refusal to go thrw IL zen
OF Them out Ut doors The rest were terrer-
l stricken and resumed work.