National Republican., 1883-04-25
WEST wASuNGTON.

During the fishing season report concern
ing the condition of the water at Great Falls
will be published each day as furnished by
the Washington aqueduct Office Georgetown,
using tho following scale of measurement
Very turbid, 0 to 8; turbid, 8 to 10; slightly
turbid, 10 to %; clear, - to SO. Condition
of the water Tuesday, April 2i-At Great
Falls, A at receiving reservoir, 8; at distrib-
uting reservoir, SO.
American Guard council, No. /, Order of
United American Mechanics held its regular
session on Monday night and transacted n
large amount of interesting business. After
the initiation of several members and the re-
ception of goodly number of applications,
an interesting time was had under the head
of good of the order" Virginia council No.
q of Alexandria, being present in u body.
Speeches and vocal and Instrumental music
were the prevailing features.
Yesterday morning about 10 o'clock, Peter
Terry, colored, while at work unloading coal
at Agnew's wharf, fell and died in a few
minutes it is supposed Of heart disease; al
though DIR. Richie, who had been summoned,
declined to give certificate to that effect.
Consequently the coroner was notified and
gave the certificate of his death.
Malora Blackburn, colored, % years of age,
living at HOS Twenty-eighth street, was sent
to hospital yesterday, aud Ike Tucker,
eeiored, living at the corner Of M street and
this morning, both through the sanitary Office
Of the police department
Three wagon loads of brush, the first re-
ceived, arrived yesterday FROM Maryland to
be used for the foundation of tho sea wall
along the Potomac flats.
The announcement of the advancement OF
Sergt. and Acting Lieut.. Swindells to a full
! lieutenantcy in the police force was received
with great pleasure by the citizens of this
/ plapn whom the HntiAs nf hig nnGitinu
have been SO ably and cOnscientiously per
formed for Il number of years, and he was the
recipient of many congratulations upon his
well merited promotion and many wishes fol
his future success.
The marriage Of Mr. J. 7, Payne, of the
firm of j. Il. Payne & Son, shoe dealers, Oh
Thirty-second street, and Miss Mary Il. Fos
ter took place at o'clock, last night, in the
parsonage of Dunbarton avenue NJ Il. church
Rev. j. j. Webster, pastor of that church, per
forming the ceremony, upon the conclusion
of which the newly welded couple repaired
| to the cOzy residence, ON o street, prepared
for his bride by the groom, where a reception
was held, u great number of their friends
calling to offer their congratulations afte
which splendid collation. was served /,
which ample justice was done by the guests
Liberty council, No. 2, Order of United
American Mechanics was instituted last nigh
at Goddard's hail by Deputy National Coun
cillor b, II. Miller, assisted by members o
No. council Forty-tvo charter applicant
were received. The council starts of unde
the most favorable circumstances and bid
fair to become first class council. The off
GERS are as follows: Charles Calvert, C.
Thomas II. Donohue, V, G.; Frank Hunt A
II. S.; George G. Harris, +. s.; A. l.. Little
field, Treas Il. Calvert, Ind; II. S. Fowler
Exam; w. Townley, q. p; George f. james
o. p; Thomas ii. Donohue, Frank Hunt, an
Il. S. Fowler, trustees. The council voted I
attend in Il body the entertainment to
given at Curtis hall on Thursday night b
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