The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-12-23
SOUTH WASHINGTON,

Or, II. Il. Leach was the recipient OF hand.
some Portland outter on Saturday last, a
Christmns gilt from friend OF the Doctors In
New York. Had IL not been for the slush yes.
terday the Doctor would have visited his pa
uents In his new cutter.
MT. and Mrs. wa'ord u. Mott, Of Sixth street
southwest, buried tneir bright little girl baby,
Norine, at Congressional Cemetery on Sunday
AFTERNOON, aged 10 months.
The sidewalks In this section yesterday ana
to-day presented the appearance OF a sheet OF
glass, and equally as slippery, causing pede3-
trians great difficulty In making their way.
Although great many saw imaginary etars,
there were no accidents, as far as could BIO
learned, OF serious nature. The letter-car-
r'ers found great trouble in delivering the
mail this morning.
Charles II. Washington, a colored black
smith at the corner Of Sixth and l streets
southwest, while shoeing horse in his shop
yesterday morning, about 10 O'Clock, was
taken suddenly III and fell IN an unconscious
state. DR.. n. T. Holden responded promptly
10 summons, but the man was dead before
his arrival. Washington went to work In the
morning In an unusual cheerful state OF mind,
he was going TO spend Christmas up 10 a few
minutes OF his falling dead. Or. Holden at
tributes the cause to heart disease. The Coro-
ner was notified.
About O O'Clock yesterday evening young
lady named Fay rushed out from house on
Union street, South Warrington, screaming
TOR ,prc 5e,p, ana a With her loshing In nSmss
flames with horse blanket, but not until she
was seriously II not fatally burned. She was
semoved TO the residence OF her cousin, Mr..
bmethern, where DR.. Nichols was summoned,
and rendered all tho aid In his power. The
unfortunate young woman had resorted to
the coal oil can to start the flro with the result
described.
During an alteration between Robert ray.
Tor and another colored man at the corner OF
'Third and ID street southwest, about O'Clock
Unknown 'e wsh siies s'T WSo i6 m
mediatcly drew revolver aud fred
three ineffectual shots ut Taylor. Taylor re-
treated TO the middle OF the street, drew his
revolver and fred one shot at the unknown
man, who turned and ron on. The afrair drew
large crowd to the corner, who quickly dis
persed as soon as the shooting began. Luckily
no one was lift. Taylor was shortly afterward
arrested by Onlcer Lewis and sent to the Po-
lice Court this morning. The unknown man
escaped.
The wedding OF Mr.. John r.. Armstrong ana
Mre. Kate 0happell is announced to take place
at the Fifth Baptist Church tonight. The
Rev. q. q. Meador will ofnclate.
The steamer Jane Moseley had q hole cut In
her bottom by running on an anchor left 10
the water near Cape Charles City, Nd. She
was towod to land.
Persons desiring candies, mute, raisins, cur
rante, frulte, ETC., for Christmas should Ger.
tainly stray in Tunes grocery store, No. 519
Seventh street southwest before going else
where, they would be amazed at the low
prices. MIR. Tune has made larger purchases
In these goods, and is selling them at q more
reasonable price than any other house In
Bouth Washington. Gall and be convinced.
About O'Clock lest night as Brent oliver, a
brakeman on freight train on tho Baltimore
Potomac Railroad, was coupling two cars to-
gether in tho freight-yard, corner OF South
Capitol street and Virginia avenue southwest,
his right hand was caught between the bump.
ers OF the cars ana badly mashed. He was
token TO Davidsons drug store, corner OF
Eleventh and Maryland avenue, and DR.. Cook
called 10, who found amputation OF two I'm
gers necessary, the doctor performing that
operation. ne was afterward removed to his
home, No: 400 o street southeast, In the po-
lice ambulance, -