The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-04-26
CITY NEWS.
TOWN TALK.

may be seen on out streets.
Mt. e. G. Cornwel VIII probably not build upon
his vacant lots on the Avenue between Fourteenth
and Fifteenth streets before next year
"Tho Halo the Dull Thud iswhat Chicago folks
call the roller Kinks.
There are queer stories about the haunted house
in Georgetown.
Professor Goodwin Smith Is at wormey's for
week longer.
The practice Of cabmen paradng along the street
In the nelghhorhood of their stands ought to be
broken M. ANY evening one can sec halt dozen
empty cabs moving about on the Avenue near Sew
enth street, point which Is generally crowded u
they would do their lettering half a dozen blocks
away from cab stand II would he some convent
ence TO the public, hut they ought to he forbidden TO
drive their empty cabs back and forth In the neigh
borhood Of the stands.
Last Tuesday, while we were swoitering. snow fell
In Colorado, Wyoming, Dakota, ana Montana.
An outside paper says brunettes are preferred 10
blondes In our Washington departments because OF
their superior amiabili,y.
Last week overcoats were mostly worn on one
arm.
Fans were In fashion at the circus.
The Springfield Republican probably opposes the
circulation even OF subscription to the Bariholdi
pedestal among the Department clerks Ut Washing
ton "There Is something II saws, Of the enter
ing wedge about this business Why formally worry
these people, who earn all they get? The crcula.
tion OF the papers nltmates that they are expected
10 subscribe
, MI. logan ,arllse the youngest son of Hon. John
g, Carlisle of Kentucky, was in the city last week
HIS parents are still at their home in Covington.
EN.Governor Mr. Creary, of Kentucky. after
spending couple of weeks here left last week.
The lierdic Phaeton Company will commence TO.
day TO run lines of coaches from Seventh street and
New York avenue northwest to Glenwood Cemetery.
anu hgnth street and pennsylvania avenue south.
east 40 Congressional Cemetery, and will continue to
run coaches TO the above cemeteries every fair
SUNDAY during the present summer.
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Medical Department of the University of George.
town Will take place Tuesday afternoon, at O'Clock.
in University Hall, IN the college building The pro-
gramme includes the comforting of degrees by the
yersity vaedctory j. Dudley Morgan. of m, ie pls
tlict OF Columbia; address TO graduates, Professor
Frank Baker and presentation Of prizes, by Dr. Jo-
seph laoer Johnson. the music will be by the Ma
rine Band, while the graduates are Messrs. Charles
4: Luce, New York; J. j.. stafford, Maryland; j.
Il. E; Henning, District of Columbia; Frank r.
Virginia; j. S. f. Sessford, District of Columbia; n
Archibald Taylor, Scotland, and $. b. Muncaster,
Maryland. -
Mr.. Ira Godfrey. Jr, the well-known proprietor of
the swiss laundry, on street, has lately nut in
new steam apparatus for ironing shirts. The nyen-
ton Is wonderful and perfect piece of machinery
anu does practically the work OF ten shrt-roners per
day, while more perfectly handling the shirts. The
the past two months
Tho Rev. Leonard Wilmington, brother of Rev.
William Wilmington, of this city, died last week in
Newbury, Mass, in his nnety-sixth year. He was
man OF great originality. and severe satirst of the
shams and fooeres which came under his eve dur.
ing his long life OF nearly hundred years. Rev
Mr; wilmington of this city, was a classmate OF
Judge Loring and has attained his eighty-fourth
year The Wthingtons were among the carly set
tiers of Dorchester, Mass
The statement in an evening paper that the Ma
tional Rnes intend TO send company to Mobile TO
G,ata ,,,,1
erroneous. The Riies some months since positively
declined the invitation sent them for this purpose
Ex-senator Mitchell left the city on Monday last
for New York, where he will make stay Of len
days.
Mr.. John Z. Bailey. a prominent Democrat of
New York. is at the Arlington Hotel for a stav of
week or ten days
=, Gen. Horatio c. King passed Tuesday and
W ednesday IN Washington, at his fathers house. on
II street. ~
The recent alleged resignation of Professor Baird.
secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, created
quite commotion in the scientific world, and great
surprise was manifested that he was about to retire
from mat institution, with which he has been con-
nected for over thirty years. The publication was
me purest fiction, and no such calamity is TO beia
THIS center OF scientific influence.
The United States Fish Commission car No. Z. i.
Frank Ellis superintendent has Just returned here
from New orleans after an absence of several weeks
having added largely to the attractions of the EXPO
sition, and materially increasing the knowledge of
OF the Southern States.
The Canoe Club held its final campfire for the
season on Monday evening, and Will now open the
season on the river. The club is in a fourishipg
condition. numbering over twenty-five active mem.
oers. and we near whsperings OF many fine trips 10
be made this summer.
Col. Moore and Quartermaster Breitbarth will
visit Baltimore to-day to make arrangements for the
transportation Of the Washington Light Infantry
Corps TO that city on the occasion of the reunion of
the Army of the Potomac on the It'll OF Nav. They
VIII return this evening.
Mr.. Grant Parish, formerly of Washington was
in town last week, and left for Cincinnati his pres
ent home. on Saturday evening. Mr.. Parish is the
dramatic editor of the Cincinnati Sporting and
Drdmdiic journal, and predicts u glorious future
for tnat paper.
Mr.. J. 5. Diller. OF the Geological Survey will
leave the city next month on his regular exploring
trip TO California among the Sierra Nevada Noun
talns. lie Will be absent several months
j. Edwin speare, formerly an editorial writer on
the Cincinnati Enquirer, and at one time connected
with the New York World, died last night. He ex-
perlenced slight attack OF pneumonia during inau-
guration week, and continued In bad health since.
The alarm last night from box 1872 was caused bv
fire in house 1871 Ninth street, occupied by Mrs
Clara F. Hodges and owned by j. II. Narn occa-
casiOned by lace curtains blown against the lighted
gas, and which did damage to the amount of 500.
despatch from New York City last night saws:
Henry Ii. Hui, aged twenty-t three, has been ar
| rested on charge of forgery and turned over to
| the Washington authorities" This must refer TO
Henry Hough, who Is wanted here for completely in
the recent forgery cases OF young Cowie upon the
name OF Congressman Deuster, of Wisconsin. Cowe
u out on bail awaiting trial Hough sent the forged
Telegram upon which the money was obtained from
the duped people of this city. Hough. 1t is said is
| also wanted here in the case Of the nephew Of a
prominent Army officer, who forged the !atter's
| name, and in another case in which parties by the
| name OF Adamson figure.