The Evening critic., 1883-03-20
EAST WASHINGTON.

Benry Dorsey, alias Sam Douglass, the coll
ored man arrested yesterday evening on tho
charge OF stealing brass from the NavyY Yard,
made desperate attempt to escape from his
cell last night by trying TO cut through tho
brick wall. HIS only tool was piece Of oak
wood, which he broke from the cell bench. In
one place he had succeeded In making quite n
large hole by removing several bricks. Dorsey
also tried TO make an aperture near tho ven
tilation pipe, but failed The officers are In
clined to believe that no is an expert and that
he would be a hard man TO keep within the
confines of prison wall. charge of destroy
him.
Washington Hall was again resplendent last
night, on the occasion of Professors Birming-
ham Il Golway's soiree. The couples whirled
through the may waltz and executed tho
graceful lanciers and quadrille, accompanied
Among those In attendance were Misses Katie
Fenning, Ida Edelin,, Alice Selpy, Barbara and
Susie woodward, Lena Flood, Katie Entwistle,
Engle, Jennie and Jessie Wilson, Susy Block,
Florence Lusby,. Katie Gedney, Ella Monroe,
Florence Edmonds, Annie Carlin, Emma Wilke,
Misses Needham, Brown, Egan, Williams, and
Messrs. Albert Long, George Weboer, Lester
Allcock, John o'Donneli, Oscar Shomo, Fred
Edward Kibbie, VIII and Norman Engle,
Richard Cole, Charles Glide, Frank Duval,
Frank Cross, Isaac Scott, Joe Brown, Frank
BetZ, VIII Clarvoe.
It 10 expected that the work OF improving
Fourth street Will commence In few days.
Long piles OF patent concrete tagging Lave
been arranged conveniently, so that when the
work begins no delay Will be necessary.
Oflcers of the Eighth Precinct have reported
four disabled pumps on Capitol Hill. AS sum
mer approaches It would BIO well for tho
pump.doctor to look after these cripples.
beer drinking match took place In Camp
BELLS restaurant last night between two we'll
known gentlemen, one OF whom was German
and the other an American. Twelve glasses OF
foamipg beer were placed on the bar, and
when +" time" was called the men went to
work with a will, while the bartender sup
piled the erreryescing liquid In q rapid man
ner. In thirty minutes the German "threw
up the sponge" with twenty-five glasses 10
his credit, while his antagonist had gotten
away with twenty.eight. Quite a number Of
persons witnessed the novel match.
At the last meeting OF the Washington Light
| Guards, Second lieutenant s. A. II. Marks ten
dered his resignation. The company has COM
| pleted arrangements for giving military SOL
| rec dansante at Washington Hall, on the night
OF Friday, April g, which promises to DO as
| successful as their affairs usually are.
4 Mr.. Frank j. Winn, of the nayy-yard, Is
| turning compound boiler steel nange 70 be
| placed on exhibition at the forthcoming
| Chicago Exposition. Mr.. Wlnn Is one OF tho
most expert nange turner's In the United
| States.
0fiicer John Howe is acting Sergeant during
| the illness OF Sergeant Hamilton.
| The Capitol parks are being prepared FOR
| their spring growth by corps OF workmen.
East washington Business Notes.
Buy your coal and wood at simpsons we'll.
| sheltered yard, and save money. No. 6lO
| Pennsylvania avenue east.
Mineral water from the celebrated Healing
| Springs, Bath County, Va, at Fergusons phar-
| macy, corner of Second street and Pennsyl-
| Nanla avenue east.
| Kensington and art needle-work taught by
| Miss L. i. Babson, 2O3 Pennsylvania avenue
southeast. All kinds OF fancy material on
| hand.