The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-11-01
CITY NEWS.
TOWN TALK.

steam Tonnry i III, Ninth street Was on Are. The
denarimcpt responded promptly and soon had the
danes checked though the loss will foot up slooo.
spontaneous combustion Us thougnt 70 nave been tne
cause. The damage Will not affect the operation
OF the laundry.
Private adylces from HaTper's Ferry late yester-
1av afternoon stated that the river nj that pon, had
risen eighteen feet three Inches above nirh.wa,cr
mary The ShenanJoah was SIM rising very ran.
Idly and the indications were hst total o. twenty
mis- ia So tho mi force of the rise viii moi lie felt
here before O'clock This evening. High water was
Using ,eve with Tho wbarves in places along the
river front, but subsldng toward / O'Clock as the
Tide recedcd. Great quantities OF drift wood are
'"".s'
Fifth Precinct was oyerrun last night win per.
south of Pennsylvania avenue. rough and tumble
eight among a number Of men took place near the
receiving bad cut on the head or face, the blood
from the wounds making them appear CHASTITY when
arraigned at the desk. In nearly every case, sad TO
say, the drunken prisoners were haf-grown white
boys.
H., ,.,,. :, A.. ,.u.,. r-..,.., an,
souad Of ofiicers last night raded the alleged gam.
ong soons ~, sma.e ss r.. "vn Uni T =. III,
as wen Tin M sx s,yast mesr me
s,Iee,s, anu onaties mn, on sA'a saee., nes Wy
Avenue besides me proprietors some .Wen,y o1a
% ~ WY, ~ .v W. pases "e'e ""o w e"'S
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p, iayior III @ msa .h Nv u I'm,
empt,en tne VII. lie was arrested anu n'een uoArs
iounu Oh hiiu'
The Mormons are having q hard time OF Il under
the Edmunds law, and 1t looks as though polygamy
would Inevitably be wiped out, or else become Q
very expensive luxury to Its adherents. Under the
law they are tried and fined for having too many
have 10 support more than one wife, but when no
has to "chip in several hundred dollars to Uncle
Sam for the privilege, and then has to leave his
durance y,,e beaides. n Ia dndesd mieStv ronsh.
the nIteJ stees treasury Pecsntiv a. ths result Of
tines amoun,ino IN from 5000 to 1900 IN each case
The iast item siSoHpa,d into the Treasury last
weevis of,icIaiiy described M dnes for unlawful
eyo Thai Wcrmonsm wnn,S aver be a somrce Of
revenue TO our Uncle samuel.
-, has hcen claimed that washington peon,e
woull support hberaily ANYTHING GOOD IN the way Of
excen,jon 10 the rule last week at For,iis Opera
Iionse which was siImiy attended. although one Of
the strongest plays seen In washington 10 long
time was admirably presented Inc actlng was eN-
cellenl especially The scene In the third act between
Miss Marie Prescott and Mr.. Joseph Hawortii, which
was OF Itself worm tne price OF admIsslon. .e ap
prescotts costume In the last act was gorgeous 10
the extreme. IN TACT, on tne part Oh tne pu0lc !.
%as n havs srn%e hoses for WAS We Vortsy
OF them.
When Dr., now Bishop, Paret assumed the
rectorsnp OF Ep'pnany Snnien ne 9r2ugn, ne ,,
from DENVER, eoi, al oIkanist hameu liptoh unu
placed MIN IN charge Q, tne chor. iTs seectloh uu
'oa ~, ha MENNONITE the vestrv onie,,v danosed
Mr. linton and placed Mira Pearson temporary
in charge as accompanist The services Of the
Misses Haryey and Detweer and Messrs Rice and
Kaiser fonr Of our nest local yocalsts have since
tally improved. Professor Upton being out OF 9
place, Bishop Paret mas maue MIN an oner 10 come
W "'' '"'''" ~ N"''''''''
I'm the play ga Moral Crime" Miss Flora May
Henry, who took the part Of Nine. Fontdine
pna Sus r .Is
a, u er manneI was osu Llsan aay, ga Ha,
Ruhe, ner ino.eLeus sI r,
Voice Was SOIL Mu yo nt oid s
,nng III "uinan' me. spe.asy We .uH MoI,o , W
N paris where Muinau ns nus, !o'e'y an" muir
characteristics would predominate.
ohon, e nndev Rncp Wa,e
who SANG in isis citv ,ast veal Rnct onaTtetfs
of the other sex would be decided contradction II
Terms ms ''"'' ''> "'''' "e ''>"
'eiin''
"a tennis player has had curious experience,
snss 'pe o nj Whs, ia he meaning Of M VIVA
shonId he do ahnnt A., Who will teIi MIN how II
cnre ito Tennis.e,bow ia a common comnlaint
With him 1t came on quite suddenly, and he hal
tried embrocations and warm lamentations withou
avail. This week he played two sets, but had t
give up, the pain was 30 intense. He Is very I'M
happy. Friends have told him that tennis.elboV
sometimes remains for year or even longer"
-Cloth-top patent.leather shoes, OF the kind here
tofore monopolized by gentlemen, are now worn D.
Sfaniev sc3rrs and men,s hats VIZ "'eN
New York all last week, came over to Washington
yesterday Tor the nrst lime and spending me SAD
pain win MS brother' Charies Cuftss ~ lAos New
-pro,essor Smart. WIN ia snoren of as beino ON
OF the civil Service Commission Nibbs tbinks vii
be the right man In the right place.
Mr.. William II. McPariln, OF the Pension ONCE
has been quite Ill during the past week, but Ii ex
pected to be ont again soon.
ne hrs, regua. me NEE Of vaG Daoog , No ~
,,ey ioS sa wa T, neiu iast ven ~ az an
a ,h sEosa a 1 son,r 90 nasv
,i , ums usaat @ aaen,a OK Me
sSans TcnnnoI !. Eish"cn,,upe nsce.stv "a ~
mn,n,ensnce nf the shad dsheTv.n M. William II
Hail e mn so 90 MnnsEs ma ~ |. s ii,us,,ataa
ihai, aavepmant H. aT Richs,a RasSSnn ~
marks q lie Woods Hon station 81 he Unite Ne
Noss. n Inc Rad snow Win e1hiStIon ~ Snsc
mems . III hue snc,e,v sSomrned at .sS to meet
,h na,,o n,n, St, Nnvamhar "es'
| tue same place 'a'u'oay' No'ehoef L.
Mr.. X. G. Gwynne, who has been on shol
ssit 20 m,cnnomu' nas 'e'"'nea " LIE non
1''' ie""''''""" "'eAue
| Fears are entertained OF heavy freshet In III
river, as adylces from Harpers Ferry reports III
mere Q, tairteea iest. VII SOLE a. t"Sn e.
odd ieet OF WAFER ABOVE higa-Watet narn =. Ia
pers Ferry before any reai danger 70 properly ca
| occui ncfe'
Nearly two hundred marriage licenses wer
issued In this District last week.
| The item in THE SUNDAY HERALD In relation
dead ends in the service pines of this eli
| has caused quite Discussion among the plumber
| and the men Connected with the water departmer
OF This cIty. The facts as stated were ali correc
| while by MANY e was said they were lightly tol,
None OF the big mains of the city have any outl,
for the water that naturally becomes atagnant
the ends and 1t Is more than likely that tne onensit
nature OF the water at times is Que 70 tnis cans
Is sala py man Wno has aaa aeanngs
wafer pipes Ior years tnat az tne enc OF six-ine
PIPE nine tunes out OF zen you WI una one ana
nm Tn,rsd,v a,,erroon az tho s,esmer WAY
ea,I ,ras ,aauiyyr Riacris,,on,. Ts,and the nea,
swe,,s M" rom nsr wneeis camssa seiS N nnsef'
when was seated Cant Conrad Fsnnce. ons OF n
Oldest fishermen on the river. He Immediately sa1
and for some time failed to appear, and when he
his head was beneath the water. Capt. Tom RIOS
OF Tue Waksneiu, lunpea orea W. a s,IS VI =, =.
steaneI' anu, sw,niing W tae uIvWL n,s aas
EIaopen anu ne'u nun aoose ma.s, uusn ust ss.i
Ilon .ne isanu' ,s SS EEL mons ~ LUX
uniortuna,e man aIouu. ~ lnuo" S.e1. lam !,
ne gwen Sapt moss ,pl n's meIoic III ~. ~
IiIne oi TUE acc,usn, unsie was pfe'aiiins qu''0
se'e'e s'o''h Vi "inu anu ia'n'
D. ~. Li,ten VIII ieave ~. ~! New t Oh.
~ Sa saS, mheie nc WIZ e'noa'A io' ""'P"H u''
VI oa'u'"a''
IL Mr.. Frank Miller, who voluntarily resigned
he cnrrency. 10 take eject from Inc sist uitin
> | iaff for Mexico last Thnraday with the family
ainyeynor Shenherd Ills trp viii he psrily'
! Measure and narfly for business
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