Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-07-02
Condensed Locals.


Street lamps viii be lighted at II Q. 70. and
unguISheG III 3 a. N
4 wagon-load of Ice was placed in the Cogswel
fountain. at the corner OF 9TH street and the
nue.. yesterday, and the water was turned on for
the hrst time The bronze cups were literally pat
roniZed by the thirsty. The fountain will be In
charge OF Market Master Buell.
In the Equity Court yesterday Judge Cox granted
Reluus f. Foster decree OF divorce from his wife.
Ella Foster. and gave him the custody and control
OF their child The charge was adultery.
Jos. F. Rodgers. who IS charged with false pre-
county, Md. in horse trade. and who was brought
here from Baltimore by Detectives Edelin, and Mat
tingy. was yesterday ordered by the Criminal
Court TO be committed to- Jdil TO await trial
A coupe belonging 10 Kinze Scott and driven by
John Cant was run into last night on Pennsylvania
avenue. near 18th street. 10y heavily loaded trans
fer wagon The coupe shattered and Cant
was badly cut about hts face and head
Miss j. Rosa Williamson. the daughter Of Judge
s. 7. Williamson, was married last evening TO Mr..
Summer :. Kirk. at her fathers residence, g55 X
street. The ceremony was performed 10y Rev. DR..
sunderland, aud upon its conclusion reception
WAS held
VIM Bazel, colored laborer on the waterpipe
extension on New Jersey avenue. yesterday got his
leg wedsed between two large pipes, fractUring his
Tight knee-cap.
The Indiana Republican club will ratify the nomi-
nation of Hon. VIM H. CaikinS for the Office OF gov
ernor OF Indiana, at Masonic hall. Saturday even
Ing. MI O. Z. Walker VIII preside. and Senator
Harrison VIII deliver the opening speech and intro
duce the nominee. Speeches win also he made by
Gen Dudley, Hon. j. S. Robinson, or Ohio; Hon. T.
B. Reed, of Maine; Hon. Frank Hscock OF New
York and Gov J. d. Long. OF Massachusetts
The picnic OF the Italian societies. which was TO
have taken place last night, is postponed until
Monday.
Loss of Life i'm Last Nights Storm.
AN UNUSUAL RAIN FALL-AccIDENTs CAUSED BY THE
WATER.
The rain fall during the storm last evening which
lasted about two hours, was unusually heavy. The
streets We're Hooded and the sewers were taxed to
convey away the rushing waters The signal Office
reports that the storm was local, and that the
amount OF the rain fail was 2-O5 inches
DROWNED IN Her HOUSE BY THE FLOOD.
During the heavy rain fall last night a frame
house. situated near Sttckfo0t branch near Nichols
avenue, Uniontown, was swept away with the sud
den rise OF the branch taking with it a colored wo
man named Elizabeth Blue. on discovering the
water rlsng in her house she started to go out and
that Was the last seen OF her Her children made
their escape 10 the IOoI AMI were rescued by The
police. the body Of Mrs. Blue was found 100 yards
down the stream this morning and the coroner
hotlned VINO gave certificate of death from acct
GENITAL drowning.
y band Of about 40 gypsies at Fort Runyon, on
the Virginia Slue or the river, came near being
swept away with their effects by the heavy rain
storm As IL was. many articles belonging 10 them
place
During the storm last night houses 1853. 1855 and
l2SI I'D street northwest. were flooded with water
70 the depth OF II feet. They are owned by John
NOOlaD and Mrs. MOrselL 1t was CAUSED by the
clOcglng up of the sewer.
Mr. h A. HOOE AND MR. E G. CLARKE INJURED
During the progress OF the storm the bricks in a
portion or the roof OF the HOoe build 2 on street.
between 18th and 18th, fell, crushing through six
brick floors and one wooden floor into the cellar Mr.
r. \. EUOe and a clerk. named f. G. Clark who were
sitting In the rear part or the store, which Is on the
first fCor, were thrown into the cellar by the viO-
IeDCe or The shock OF the falling mass, and both
we've badly hurt Mr.. HOOe had a cash cut In his
scalp, which was SeYed up by Young Dr. Garnett |
MI ti:'rk was struck on the head By q rafter and
was uEcOn- ciOuS for several hours. The building
which Is being reconstructed by the owner. Mr. C. |
T. Willard, into a hre-pTOJf structure, was pro- |
tected by a temporary canvas roof, which was !
brown OIL The damage 10 the building Is about |
sou Mr. hoOe tcId STAR reporter to-day that he |
thought the building was struck by lightning Mr. |
HoCe was IT the store TO-DAY, hut MIR Clark was |
confined 10 his room in the Ebbitt.
DAMAGE TO THE RAILROADS.
The storm along the line OF the Baltimore and |
Potomac railroad did considerable damage be- |
tween Benning's and Wilson's from five TO six |
miles out OF the city, washing away some OF the !
enbanhIHeDt and tie jre,tIe.bTidge at Beaver Dam
Creek Az the north end OF the Navy Yard tunnel |
there Was also Il land slide. which covered Doth |
tracks with earth and debris. This condition of |
liars prevented the running OF trains during The
ni5nJ. anu The trains leaving at 10 and lll5 Dn |
Tor New YORK were detained Ia the depot until his
morning The last train in last night was The dav
express. which was about an hour late, The delay |
being caused by having to stop and remove debris
washed ever the track. The train due az 1O.O Iast
night reached The depot III this city about O'Clock
THIS morning A large force of men were at once /
put 10 work and the damage was repaired and To- |
day the trains are running regularly
Ihe Track on the Alexandria branch OF The p and
U. l-rOad near the JnOniown bridge was washed |
away last evening, and the passengers for Sheu-
ards, Including excursion party from Baltimore
were obliged 10 walk ITUm that point 10 the street
cars !