Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-08-07
Tho Dog War Begun.

The month OF grace allowed the dogs to provide
themselves with tags expired yesterday, and at
daybreak this morning the portcullis OF the pound
was let down, and Samuel Elnstein. the redoubt-
able poundmaster, clothed in the authority OF law
and blue flannel suit issued forth at the head OF
his determined little band. The party swept
out through the northwest and northeast sections
swift passage in the form OF yelps and howls OF
DOS dying away In the distance. The pound
masters force consisted OF three men beside him.
SELF One man drove the pound wagon: the other
TWO managed the nets, with which the cour e OF
flying dogs is suddenly checked. The parry re-
under the shadow OF Observatory hiu at 8 O'CLOCK.
goat
Local Notes.
Daniel Toomey and James Coffey were CHARGED
before the Police Court to-day with making an
ARRAY in the street by fighting with each other.
me testimony showed that Toomey wantOnly
knocked coffey down on the corner Of 18TH and
Toomey forfeited collateral and Coney was DIS
ch Target. po,o,+. .,.. ,o
BY Detective Edeln on suspicion of having robbed
bon is BY Judge Mills to-day for her good beha.
John Mahoney, colored man. g years old, lfv-
ing on Canal street, between 1St and I'd northwest
while working on Rhode Island avenue, near Oh
street northwest, was severely injured BY having
heavy plank, or mixing board, thrown upon his
ankle by some men who were moving it he was
RIVER TRADE-The harbormaster reports arrl-
walls at the river front as follows: Vest Washing
phosphate; 9. T. Dunlop; barge q. + Dunlop,
Reed, 600 bushels corn, Hartley Bros barge
Buhlar Crow, 900 bushels wheat, same.
South WasItngton.-Arrived. schr. George and
Martha. Davis, is coris OF wood. II. l. Biscoe;
barge sallle j. kelly. Groons. lis tons coal, l. L.
Stephenson Bros: stmr Norfolk. Shropshire'
merchandise, j. II. johnson & Co.
STOLEN HORSE AND BUGGY.-The horse and
buggy OF d.. A G. Adams were stolen yesterday
from in front of Providence hospital The thief
was captured, and the horse and buggy recovered
IN Baltimore this morning. Detectives Block and
Mattingly have gone to Baltimore to get the thief
and the property.
FINED FOR AssAULTING AN OFFIcER-Arthur
Bradley. an old colOred man, was before Judge
duct and also with assaulting Of1cer Cotter. The
officer stated that he and Of1cer Hess attempted
to arrest the prisoner yesterday for making q
white girl in West Washington, when he was as
saulted by the defendant. A nne OF $40 was i'm.
posed TOT the assault and In the ease OF dis0rderly
conduct he was sent to the workhouSe for ninety
days
England, the Rockville lawyer, who threatened to
shoot Judge Wyiie, and who has spent c0nsidera-
leased from asylum again
considered that he was not insane.
INJURED By A STERR-This morning. about II
O'Clock. Frederick Weiderchall, q German black
smith, 4S years OF age, while leading steer from
the rear OF his shop, on 9th street, near north
west, became entangled in the leading rope He
was thrown to the ground and dragged along the
car track on 9th street FOR some distance before he
was extr1cated. He received q scalp wound and a
serious fracture OF the skull He was taken In the
police ambulance to the Freedman's hospital :
POLICEMAN FINED FOR CLUBBING A PRISONER.
Omcer Charles w. Hutchinson, OF the South
Washington precinct, was put on trial before the
Police Court this morning on the charge OF as
snulting q stalwart colOred man named Samuel
Banks, whom ne dubbed while he had him under
arrest several nights ago. Last Monday the officer
charged Banks with assault. and also disorderly
conduct, and the court dismissed the charge;
hence the counter charge A nne OF SO was Inn
posed and an appeal noted.
RANGE OF THE TRKRMONETKR-The following
we're the readings at the ONCE OF the chief signal
Q1icer oday: z am. 65. S; IL An, 10; 2pm. 500
Maximum, 500: minimum. $50
The FOLLOWING POsTMAsTERs were commits.
sio ed to-day: >. g. johnson, Keep Tryst, Nd; J.
h. billiard, Claremont, Va; r. L. DoOlittle, Put
nam, VIVA
CONFESSED Hrs GUILT-A telegram to the Post
ONCE department to-day announced the arrest OF
G. w. Van SIREN, assistant postmaster at St Vim
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