The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-07-12
CITY NEWS.
TOWN TALK.

The number of square feet excavated on the Po-
tomac Oats during June was larger than in any pre-
ceding month since the work began.
The work Of improving Congress street from
West 10 Road Is progressing finely, and the place
VIII be one o, me prs,tt,es, 10 Yves, washington
while the sdings are to he terraced and parked and
planted with elm-trecs.
The deed placed on file last week by woodward
street, between Twelfth and Thirteenth, for se9,ooO,
records one Of the largest purchases ever made Of
ground for mercantile house.
--Messrs kraemer and Bernard, of the Duck
week. They do not speak very encouragngly OF
Ohio affairs in the fan campaign, believing the Re-
publicans have walk-over.
MIR. W. II. Cooley Is with friends at shcnandale,
MIR e. J. lockwood, the anable agent Of the
shenandoah Valley Railroad, has Just returned from
trip to the Natural Bridge. MIR. Lockwood re-
Valley the resorts are rIled Win people from mis-
vicinity.
Mr. John A. Blundon, an employee of the Dis
trict government, being chief of o division, died
recently nj his home In West Washington and was
buried with Masonic honors at Oak Hill Cemetery.
number OF the aboring men employed by him met
which they paid glowing tribute 10 his many acts
OF Kindness and charity bestowed upon them AMI
their families
MIR. Wight, Of Baltimore, ia In the city on bust
ness.
been tlling the position of private secretary to SEN
aor Beck, left Thursday for his home In Lexington,
Ky.
MIR. Ferdle King is now occupying his hand
some new house on Thirty-nrst street.
DR. voorhees,, the youngest son Of Senator voor-
hees, is making short visit TO his parents here.
The Doctor Ia located in New York city, where he
has good practice.
MIR. Malcolm Hay is gradually gaining strength,
and his physician thinks he will be able TO leave Tor
Colorado In few days.
Mr.. Charles Karr, OF Memphis, Tenn, Is visit
ing his brother, at 1911 Thirteenth street.
MIR. William Metcalf left last week for an ex-
tended tour North.
-knox's Express deliver baggage to all parts of
city for % cents. Telephone sl1
A beautiful memorial window has lust been
placed In the chancel Of Rock Greek Church by Mr..
George Beach, of Hartford, Conn.,, In memory Of his
year since. Mrs. Beach was well Known in Wash
lngton as the beautiful Miss Emily Wood. The
Is also TO- perreInae the memory Of Mrs
SIX years ago when the family lived near the
soldiers Home. AT this time the three sisters the
| two above named and Mrs. Chinn formed the choir
OF Rock Greek Church for many seasons. The
window represents "Minstrelsy,r and underneath
Rev Dr. Nichols, father OF REPRESENTATIVE Wood's
wife, has been abroad for anumber Of years past,
and superintended the designing Of the elegant
window, which was made at the most famous works
for stained glass In England.
Mr.. Frank Pearson, well known in boating cir
cles, left Friday, TO be gone until December.
| Mr.. Paul Jones and Mcssrs. James and Charles
voorhees, left the city Monday last for a Yachting
| trip down the Potomac for a week or more.
Justice Harlan was in the city Sunday last, hav-
| Ing come down from Winchester, Va, to hear his
son preach at the New York Avenue Church.
The clever description of the cholera scourge at
Murca, Spain, which appeared in the New York
Herald OF Sunday last, was from the pen Of MIR.
Walker NordhoT, son of Mr.. Charles NordhoG Mr.
Bennett is much pleased with the work of this rising
hna hItvpn
| place on the staff.
"A stranded whale fifty feet long, has been found
near LfeSavlng Station No. 3, southwest harbor of
Its scientific corps there TO ascertain its condition, for
| the purpose oil preserving the specimen II found
| desirable.
-Messrs. Hunter Gait and Richard Guy, the
two Oscars, left last night for tour in Virginia
Tbey Will hunt fish, aud camp ont until the first of
| August.
The heavy rain which visited this city Friday
afternoon was very severe in the lower stretch OF
Prince Georges County, Nd, especially near For
restville. 1t was accompanied by heavy Winds
which overturned barns and trees and did much
| harm to the frut-trces.
| The police of West Washington are kent busy
chasing men and boys who persist in bathing In the
river before sunset in a nude condition. number
OF arrests have been made, and the nuisance has
| nearly been stopped this side OF the Aqueduct
Bridge.
| Persons leaving the city for the summer will
save money aud time by buying their trunks at R. C.
Il W
enth street, between and X northwest.
| Mr.. Frank Whiting, of Riggs 4 Co.. left yester-
pay for Virginia Beach 10 take about two weeks
| vacation.
Mr.. s. C. LDvejoy, chief of division of the Regis
ters Onice, Treasury Department, left yesterday for
Maine aud the Northern watering place resorts, and
| will be absent about three weeks.
| Mr.. A. q. Mills, OF the Otis Bros Elevator Com
passenger on The steamer Neckar on her last ,rp To
Bremen, and during her voyage she rescued the
crew OF the Norwegian bark Charles Northcote, the
men being nearly exhausted from several days and
nights work at the pumps. Mr.. Mills wrote very
graphic and thrilling account OF the rescue to HIS
partners In New York, part Of which was pub
lished In the Worid.
a very enjoyable yachting party ON the Ella
1readwel spent several days OF last week. Including
the Fourth OF July, cruising down. the Potomac.
The party were Col. CnIm. Gen. George Cook, I'd
ShafTer, Ect. Shnster, CliH Lowe, Commodore Slo-
cum, James Bell. James Donnely, and his brother,
Fred. Donnelly, from Illinois; Mr.. Mclaughlin, OF
Washington Monument fame; Capt. John G. Mac
Gregor, and John Hahn, the portrait painter. A nne
string band furnished music for the excurslonsts
and the Immense display OF fireworks fired off from
the yacht the evening OF the Fourth would rival the
display at Athletic Park. Each Of the party SC
pleased with his trip that he wished the Fourth OF
July was similarly celebrated once a MONTH
MIR. 4. b. Thornton, OF the Warrant Division
Treasury Department, leaves to-day for Boston, TO
rls nus 81 Se e Jolly Pa,
. so popular when stationed here in charge OF the
Navy Pay once a few years ago Pools are selling
2 too small to hold them both at the same time.
Owing to the continned Illness of Col. Robert
: | Fleming, respite at cape May was recommended
. by his physican. and on July he started for tina
point, accompanied by his friend, Capt. Carver. TIL
cool air OF Sunday resulted in causing the Colonel
severe chill, compelling his immediate return home
His friends will he pleased TO hear he IL rapidly
the mend, and Dr. johnson expects to have him GU
! again this week.
Equal Lodge No. II, X. OF T., announce must
cal and literary concert a. Masonic Temple on th'
| r.. an arr N
unexceled talent, which, with other features, will
!, make the occasion most pleasant and agreeable
Capt Charles Il. Troutnan, secretary OF seconi
, Corps Club, Society Army Of the Potomac, desire
the address Of all honorably discharged survivors
that corps VIII the followers OF the superb Han
! | cock obllge him, aud address him at the Aduan
/ Generals Onlce, Washington, d. C.?
g A funny incident occurred last Friday night 4
the cafe OF the Theatre COmque after the perform
ance was over. A young blood, who few year
3 ago married one Of our hciresses, but who IL now
] "summer widower," his family being out OF town
: was seated at a table conyersng with one OF tn
!. comique actresses when a friend happened TO dro
in suddenly. Catching his friends eye, he arose yer
much embarrassed and remarked IN beery, q
8 Where am 2" Now it's acold wintry evening eve
I. In midsummer when the +" summer widower don
: know where he Is Sequel: chollys" note wa
Endorsed by the $. ". next day and discounted 10
800, and OF course Choy" won't tell on his friend
and all Is WELL
The funeral OF Mrs. Merrlck took place yesterda
afternoon from the residence OF her father, MI
Mcclure, on street, the obseques being held AT 81
Matthew's Church, from which less than two week
| ago her husband was borne TO the tomb The al
| tendance was large. Profound sympathy was fe
! for the donbly orphaned children thus compelled I
Z attend two such sad ceremonies within short tim,
{ The remarks OF Rev. Father Murphy were prime
= pay addressed TO them, and considerable eInOiiO
: was manifested. The remains were placed In IN
, vault al Oak Hill Cemetery for the present.
MIR. G. l.. Clarke sexton OF 81. Pairlck's Church
!, | leaves Washington tonight for Devils Lake. Da
koa. ON his way he Will visit his sister Ia Chlcag
and his brother at WOlcott, Ind. Mr.. Clarkes OF
ject In visiting the far West IL 10 obtain q futnr
y home for himself and family, as he thinks well O
n | Horace Greeleys advice io" $50 West"
y The Interesting romance published in the dali
Z papers Of last week over the arrest 10y Detective
! Edelin, and Mattingly OF one Brooks for number q
, highway and housebreaknB rObberles near Iaure
Md, and vicinity turns out TO be an oyerdrawn an
! highly c0lored narrative. BTookss rObberies wi
not foot up $500: he did not sport valuable diamonds
nor did he have the cntree to the best homes OF Lau
rel. True he married q very exemplary young lad
| OF that place, but beyond that his associates con
| sisted Of half-grown boys who loitered around IN
| railway depot. 1.-THE man was arrested by SheriI
Il ROXY, aud not by the police Of this city," says In
Laurel Rerieu, and IN any credit IL due II belongs
that oncer. The fact published that Brooks hired
boat one evening and pulled up the Eastern Branc
far he could, and then cut across the cOuntr
10 Laurel, arriving there al A. NJ, makes the ma
wonderful pedestrian. IL could not he done uni.e
Q any circumstances The whole thing was wOTke
i up by officials In this city Ia order thai they InIg