Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-07-20


such quality as IS specified and approved before
delivery must be furnished for the remainder of
the work; that all cement mortar for the bal
ance of the work must be used on the first set
The time from date of previous notice to July
18th will be added to the contract time for fin
iShn9 the building The contractor Is also no
titled to remove the inside stone slip stills and
| finish them of lengths sufficient to work into
the wall three inches at each end.
BEYOND COMPUTATION.
One item of unwhOlesome food condemned
by the inspectors. under the health department
last week, was 14S dozens or S916 cucumbers.
An official at the health office says: ''The num-
Der of casesof cholera mOrbus this mass was ca
pable OF producing is beyond computation"
The Alleged Boat Race.
To the Editor 1.-THE EVENING STAR:
desire to reply through the medium of THE
STAR to what has been published regarding
what is said to have been a race between the
Armenia and Arrowsmith last Thursday. 1
was on the Armenia. She left Lower Cedar
Point ut five o'clock, and reached her wharf in
this city few minutes after nine o'clock, on
schedule time, and twenty minutes later than
the evening before. / was a close observer of
the trip and If there was any extra effort made
were many persons in the part of the vessel
where was who were displeased because the
commanding officer did not put on little extra
steam and pull away from the ArrOwsmith.
The vessels ran side by side for some distance,
and this led many to suppose that they were
racing. and like false alarm of fire in church
or theater, caused great excitement and some
were frightened. 1t was the unanimous opinion
of all with whom conversed that the Arrow
smith, being ahead, made some little effort to
keep ahead but that the Armenia kept on her
regular course and with her usual pressure of
steam.
July 20, 1885. MARTIN.
From reliable information which reaches us
from various sources we are satisfied that so far
as the Armenia is concerned, at least, there was
no effort to attain unusual speed on the occasion
referred to, and that those who had fears on the
arNtn rf..t 1r,st
cause.-ED. STAR
ROBBERIEs MISUNDERSTANDING Cruit, 1877
i 18th street, reports stolen from his bureau
drawer $50 in gold and paper money-John
L. Young, 18th street and Maryland avenue,
reports that his fruit stand was robbed of SO
worth of ca kes, pies candies, etc.-JOs. WI ite
reports the loss Of 81 worth OF various articles.
B. c. Robbins, sos e street northeast, re-
ports stolen a bicycle worth 81 5O.-Gabriel
Cross, railroad watch box corner of Sd and X
streets southeast. reports stolen from tine watch
box ON the 18th inst. silver watch, valued at
S2o--J. L. Cole, 125 sth street northeast, re-
ports stolen from his house. between the 18th
and 9TH inst, large brass kettle, three bags
CONTAINING carpet and cid clothing. valued at
S1O.-GeO. Il. Huise, 937 Virginia avenue
| southwest. reports stolen from kitchen on the
night of the 18th inst. Il blac, cashmere dress
value S5.-Joseph Snyder, Half street, be-
tween and T street southwest reports that
his wife lost on the 18th inst. s. in paper and
silver mOney-Dinah Williams, r. street, be-
tween 4th and 9Th street, northeast. reports
stolen from her house on the 14th inst. two
white shirt, cuffs and socks, value S2.25.-Al-
bert +. Carroll. 300 il<s street sout Invest re-
ports stolen from his house on the night of the
l Sth inst. a gold watch and plated chain, value
$50.
CHARGED WITH RoBBING HER EMPLOYER
Rose PettrOns, a colpred servant girl in the
employ OF Richard Cruit. was arrested Satur-
day by Detective Block, who chargad her with
stealing 500 from him, which sil. confessed
anu gave up the money. Judge Smell tried The
case this morning and sent it TO the grand jury;
bonds $500.
CHARGED WITH ABa~DoNING HER BABY
young woman, twent y-tW1 years old. named
Unity Givens. was before judge Smell to-day
charged under the Sd section oI tn. act for tGe
protection OF chiiden with abandoning Il six
weeh>-old male child. Mr. Thomas appeared
for the government ndCampbellCarring;on Tor
the defendant. Police Officer slack testified
mat while on his way home Saturday night
about hal1-past ten O'Clock. he noticed some
men near the corner OF nth and q streets
northeast with {; light. ',oing to the place he
found that the men had picked UP IL child In
the morning witness arrested tine defendant,
and She confessed TO hin; the crime She said
she had been ruined ana abandoned by n youno
brcklayer: that she had been Ciischa rged from
her employment on account OF the child, and
after being refused at the different asylums she
abandoned it.expecting the authorities would
send 1t to an asylum. Witness said he had
known the defendant for about i've years, and
he pitled here. The Dung wOman's sister was
present in court, and said she would care for
both the mother and child. and the court took
their bonds for the action of the grand jury.
SUDDEN DEATH.-Captan Daniel living on
street. near 18th, died suddenly last evening
of "a congestive Chill He was an ex-union sol
der clerk in he War department, and leaves
wife, but no children.
Affairs in West Washington.
DEATH-MrS Mary keIiher the wife of Mr.
Michael keliher, the weil-knOwn grocer died
yesterday afternoon at the age of SO, at the
family residence, No 1915 = street from CON
sumption.
y CARRIER PIGEON KILLED.-On SATURDAY.
afternoon. above the Great Falls the captain of
rowing was found To be stamped under the left
wing: Return 10 DIR. Vim. f. Johnson zoos
south I'd street, keypOrt, Nj
"A SMASH tP.-,Last night about ~ O'Clock
Thomas Newman, colored, while driving a
morse 10 Dayton wagon owned by VIM Nc
arlandj on the canal road near College pond
coiildcd with n team being driven in the OppO-
site direction. Newman and the horse and
distance of six feet. Both horse and driver es-
capped without much damage but the wagon
WAS wrecked.
NOTES.-The Georgetown Catholic Union are
making preparations for a select excursion to
Chapel Point next mOnth.-Irs Rebecca Con.
nelly, 1907 y street, is dangerously ill-JOhn
carter, Il cOlOred boy, Ii years OF age was Az
rested yesterday for incOrrigibility.AMr. F.
oyer, VINO resides at the corner of :sOth and
streets, was Frustrated by the heat SATURDAY. at
the corner OF Goth street and Pennsy lvania ave
nue.. He was removed In the police patrol
wagon to his home
TEMPERATURE AND CONDITION OF w ArER
AZ A. M.-Great Fails, temperature, 49, con-
uilloh, 50 Receiving reservoir, temperature
81, condition at north connection, 80 south
connection, 30 Distributing reservoir tenn
perature. 81: condition at infiuent gatehouse
so condition at efiiuent gatehouse, SO. High
pm.