Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-08-04
Affairs i'm West wa.hinxton.

Affairs i'm West Waahfngton.
CRANK ARRESTED.-Yesterday afternoon.
about five O'Clock, Officers Darcy and NJ,
Fisher arrested an unknown white man. who
managed to gain access to Father DOOnan's
room ut the Georgetown university and refused
TO leave the premises. He was brought to the
station. and when questioned by u STAR re-
porter he said his name was "JOseph the Son of
God and that he walked from saginaw, Mich,
to Falls Church, Va. He is about 80 years OF
age He was removed to the Insane asylum
to-day.
Early Yesterday morning a young man, named
Arthur Snyder, was picked up by Mr.. Robert
Holtzman in the river above the aqueduct
bathing near the Chain bridge about 1870 Sun
day evening his clothing, which had been left
ON the Virginia shore, was stolen by three col
Ored boys. He made an attempt to swim to
the shore but was taken with cramps. He how
ever managed to get hold of his boat, and chung
yesterday morning, when he was picked up by
Mr. Hoffman: who furnished him clothing
were stiff. The police sent him to the Freed
mans hospital. The pockets of his clothing
contained $23 in money. Snyder is employed
at Ghiselli's tailoring establishment, 1880
Pennsylvania avenue.
CATTLE MARKET.-SaIe OF live stock at Dro-
vers' Rest, ID. C., as reported by Tavenner Bros
best at Al To 3; good at IA to As: medium ut
10 IA; common at 81 10 4. 397 sheep and
lambs. sheep at 3 to 3D.; lambs Oh to GA. 10
brisk
CONTINUED UNTIL SATURDAY-The cases
In the Police Court against David Singleton and
Albert Lucas, cOlored, srOwia.- out OF a fight on
North street, Sunday morning, mentioned in
yesterdays STAR, were continued yesterday
THE PoToMAC INSURANCE CoMPANY.-The
stockholders OF the Potomac Insurance com
pany yesterday elected directors for the ensu-
Ing year as follows: MI. Adler, Judge VS.. Cox,
Gen. Thos. Duncan, Geo. T. Dunlop, X. E. Frey
Thos. Knowles, Philip May Dr. L. MackaIl, FL
WIN. +. Wallace
ACTING SERGEANT.-Officer Frank Burrows
has been detailed as ing sergeant OF police
DIED IN VIRGINIA.-Mr. Alexander Mar
bury, sou of Mr.. John Marbury of this place
died at Hamilton. Loudoun county, Va, yes
terday morning. lie wa. well known at George
tom.
NorEs.-Mrs. Samuel }. Shanks wife of the
III at her 1li s Is iying
street.-Mr: b. X. Lansdale ha, gone to Mary
land to spend his sumner vacation with friends
In that state.-The Society for the Prevention
OF Cruelty to Animals has placed :, slate at the
police station here on which TO enter COM
plants.
AT a. M.-Great Falls, temperature 81; con-
dition, i: Receiving reservoir, temperature,
so; condition at north connection, 2; south
connection, 8. Distributing reservoir, tenn
perature,-; condition ut i.ifuent gatehouse,
-; condition at eniusIt gatehouse,- =. IThe
not be obtained.l High tides in the river
to-day at 12:O7 a. IN. and 1:2Op. In.
Alexandria Affairs.
Reported for THE EVENING STAR
THE STATE DEMOCRATIC CpN2ITrEE-The
state democratic central committee will have
it, headquarters in this city du,ng the guber-
Material campaign. AieXandriA claims the
democratic candidate for governor as one of
her citizens. The chairman IF the safe central
committee resides here, and every successful
campaign of the party OF late wears has been
conducted from this city. The committees
force here is Hon. John :. Barbour, hartman:
W. ". scott, oi Grange. seer ciary; and Leonard
Marhury, % this city, i.s>i,tin. secretary. The
committee have rented the headquarters at the
old bank building On Prince, near Pitt street,
and thc Office is now being arranged for the
campaign.
LEE CAMP MEETING.-At r. E. Lee camp. last
night the letter OF jefferson Davis ACCEPTING
honorary membership in the camp was read
and one member added 10 me rolls.
POSI- OFFICE ANGE.c-Post.naster Herbert
post office, vice Clum. resigned to take effect in
ten days
Iiled yesterday, on occasion of the hearing of
the ease of Robert Meade for shooting Robert
Coilingsworth. Meade was held in $500 to am
NOTES.-The Alexandria Light Infantry will
leave here next Thursday to make part of the
Virginia military escort at Grants fnner:li.-
Mr. W IN. A. Cave, who was injured some weeks
ago by a fall down the courthouse steps will be
Dat again in few days.-Ali the bells in town
VIII he tolled during Gen. Grants fGlera next
Saturday.-H.T 7. Smith a well-known railroad
man OF this section, died al the house OF Mr..
limos. Moss, on Duke street, yesterday. His re-
mains were carried on the railroad TO The
Plains. in Fauquier county, this morning.
The patent of Capt. Brooks. OF this city for
heating boilers By petroleum, has been adopted
in the Richmond and Danville shops at Rich
Inond.-A lad named Waiter Rowland from
Norioik, who ran away from his parents there,
was held at the station house last night and
carried back by his father tO-day-Market
thieves have developed much activity OF late,
but the police have been directed to use ex,r;,
vigiiance.-James f.. Smith, now in Jail here
has been declared a luuatic by Drs Snowden
anu smith, and VIII Oe sent to one OF the state
asylr:ns.-The gas will te cut off on the Sth
froIn the houses OF nOn-paying gas consumers
THE Maryland ferry steamer Virginia had
hef rudder broken by snas during the recent
storm.