The Evening critic., 1884-11-22
SOUTH WASHINGTON.
The "Skirmishers"- People Again
Thinking About the Railroad
Tracks-NOtpn About Folks.

The "Skirmiehere" Is the title OF q new sport.
Ing club which has Just been organized In
Town. The title is very appropriate one,
but not well fitted TO this club, as tho nom.
ters are all very modest, moral and demo-
cratic men; Who have their headagarte H 10
and cont drink anything, that IL, outside the
American House. At meeting OF the CLUB,
held last Thursday night, 1t was decided that
the club ehould observe Thanksgiving day by
giving a hunting and fishing excursion TO
somo quiet place down the river, where there
WOE no liquor sold, and as their old friend, ex-
Detective August Voss, had Just such place at
Bun Point, on the Potomac, 1t was unani-
mousIy decided that Blur Point should be the
Place.
How TO get there was tho next question, con.
corning which ono OF the members stated that
Captain Tom Milstead had steam yacht, tho
Rock Point, or Rock and Rye, that had not
popped cork 10 democratic party for 80
long time that he thought II would be an
honor to the captain 70 loan his yacht to the
''ekrmishere" for such an occasion. He was
loudly applauded, and bumper" to the
Rock and Rye passed smilingly ali around. A
committee was accordingly app9o!ntod 70 walt
upon being found, heard the story, and with
his usual magnanimity bowed his ac1ui-
escence, and At IL o'clock next "Wednesday
wharf, Will toot her whletle, weigh anchor aud
hard down on the helm, with as moral q crowd
OF men on board as ever dropped button IN
the contribution box or tied tin'pan to the
TIP 81 dogs tail.
There viii positively DO no liquors allowed
On uOhru III any quantity buOrb OI Dhrrel OF
less than a keg, and the man who dares
smoke anything more than a cigarette OF O
twt.for will DO dumped In the coaLhoie.
The recent decision of District Attorney Rid
die that the Commissioners have no authority
10 grant permits to the telegraph and tele
phone companies to erect poles In this city
, has set a large number OF property-owners OF
this section TO thinking whether or not the
Commissioners have any authority to grant
permits to the Baltimore Potomac Rail-
road Company. to tear up our streets and
la nd rttn In ant nm az nth nr
wise than those mentioned In the charter,
and by what authority did the Baltimore h
Potomac Railroad Company inclose their
tracks by q tall wooden fence, which, In few
years, Will rot and be an eye-sore, whom the
charter calls for an Iron fence?
Attorney Riddle would greatly relieve the
pfoperty-owners OF this section by answering
these questions.
About o O'Clock last night Ofncer Nicholson
brought 10 the First Precinct Station a white
man, who gave his name and address as Jonn
L. Petitt, OF Alexandra, va, whom he found
wandering on Sixth etreet, near X street south
west, In demented state of mind. He was
kept at the station all night, and was this
morning sent to his home in Alexandria.
Mr.. Luther M. Cornwall, OF Tenth street and
Maryland avenue southwest, who has been
confined TO his bed the post week from ma
liria, 10 rapidly improving.
MISUNDERSTANDING white man, who
claimed TO DO q Democrat, and looking as
though he might be hungry, while making q
political speech at the corner OF Seventh and
Il streets southwest this morning, was asked
II no thought Cleveland would have as good an
administration as the present one. He replied
that he didn't know what administration
mint, but he guessed he would.
There were thirteen arrests recorded at the
station-houeo this morning.
Captain Charles r. Vernon, VINO has been on
agunning trip during the past week, returned
this morning overloaded with game.
The jury In the Circuit Court late yesterday
afternoon returned a verdict for the defend
ant In the case of Francis Leonard against
Police Onlcer Thomas Auldridge.
MIR. Leonard Keeps grocery and liquor
store In South Washington, and on Sunday,
May 81, 1882, the of1icer finding the place open,
seeing men going in and coming out, entered
the store, whore man was In the act OF tax
log n drink, and arrested the proprietor,
charging him with keeping open on Sunday.
He was taken to the station and subsequently
tried in the Police Court, whore tbs case was
dismissed. Leonard then entered suit against
the police ofllcer, stating that the arrest was
Illegal, the wrong doing OF the ofllcer had put
him to an expense of $780, his reputation had
been injured and claiming $4,000 damages
The Jury evidently took the view that the Of
fcer was only performing his duty, aud there
was nothing to show malice upon mis- part IN
Nh Inn ha