The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-06-07
CITY NEWS.
TOWN TALK.

| A"predction on water Pollution which we
mud In the iiosion Transcript, isworh notice. "Mr.
j. bailey Denton has predicted that the year iSss
will be remarkable for sort OF water dcarth In the
east and south OF England. Tie shows that the rain
fall In 1884 was not more than two.thris that OF the
| average, while the proportion OF rain cvaporated
was unusually great, and he therefore maintains
| that this year there must he lowering OF the sub.
icrfanean water supply, and reduction OF the yield
OF the springs which supply the rivers entailinr an
increase OF the pollution ofthe streams"
Hear Mr.. W, u. Hughes, Masonic Temple tonight.
Those OF our readers who have not attended Dr.
| Richards interesting lectures at Masonic Temple
| should not fail to do so during the coming week.
The Doctor Is now consulting physician Of the Ma
onal Medical Institute of this city, OF which DR..
| Spinney, of san Francisco, is principal. These
gentlemen have rented Masonic Temple for the period
| OF three months, during which time two lectures
VIII he given daily, at O'Clock in the afternoon
and O'Clock in the evening" to which the public are
admitted free. The lectures are instructive and In.
teresing, and are profusely Illustrated by valuable
| apparatus.
Blue chevicteen child suits. Eisemsn Bros, cor
| 'th and E.
Meade Post No 3, q. A. r., voted last evening TO
attend the reunion campfire of United Veterans at
| Richmond, Va, July !, and appointed the following
committee to arrange an excursion at that time: Nj
A. Dillon, I. q. Allan, e. j. Russell, q. H. Ailen b.
Nj Elliott, Levi Nagle, James Guthrie, AMI william
Gates.
Mr. Burrows, OF the District ONCE, will send out
| large force of men tomorrow for The purpose Of
thoroughly flushing all the water mains In the city
| This is good move.
The Marine Band reopened their saturday after
noon concerts at the Executive Mansion yesterday.
| Ihere was large and respectable attendance.
| There is peculiar tree in Farragut square that
attracts good deal of attention account OF the
shape 1t has assumed 1t Is species Of the elm, Of
stunted growth, and Is located lust west OF the
statue. The branches have so twisted themselves
that they closely resemble the shape of an elephant
1t is called the elephant tree by the Children and
| the little ones pass many happy hours under the
| falling branches during the day. The best view of
the tree is from the west SHE OF Seventh street,
near the car-track.
Miss L. N Baieman has resigned $1,000 position
in the Pension ONCE because of impaired health
| and returned TO her home in the far West, Walla
Walla, Washington Territory. where hey many
friends In Washington City hope she will nnd resto-
ration to health and every prosperity.
Pleatel child suits. Eiseman Bros, cor Iln
| and l..
| The annual distribution of premiums OF the
Academy OF the Visitation, Connecticut avenue and
l. street, will take place on Friday next June IL, at
| IL O'Clock.
| Tenth street, from Pennsylvania avenue to +
street, has been left in halfnished condition for
| two weeks. 1t causes good deal of annoyance to
persons who desire to visit the gas office In car
| riages. The contractor should he stirred up.
| The dnal celebration of the Norwood Institute will
take place at Marini's Hall at ocockP. NJ. June IL.
Child suits of every description. Immense assert.
ment. Prices very much reduced. Eiseman Bros,
cor. 9Th and E.
| After the business meeting of the National Rife
Cadets last evening Lieut.. Tomlinson on behalf of
the members, advanced, and in a neat speech pre-
| sented TO Capt. Domer a handsome gold badge In
the form of a Maltese cross, with the devices OF
crossed guns, a sword down the centre, the whole
topped with an oxidi2ed silver knapsack, with gold
straps, and the monogram n. II. c." The badge
| ls suspended from bar, with the name Capt. C..
y. Domer" engraved upon Ii. on the back Is the
| inscription, Presented by members as a slight me-
| mento, June 6, 1885," and the monogram IN. r..
c." Capt Domer though taken by surprise, re-
| sponded with much feeling in a few wel-chosen
| remarks. After cheering and congratulations, the
| company, on Invitation of Mr.. Gus Mgan, ad-
journed 10 Abner's, where the event celebrated
| convivialy.
Maurice Roach, under Indictment for assault on
policeman, and whose trial takes place tomorrow,
was arrested yesterday afternoon for assaulting
Mr. DAILY, grocer on Linear First street northwest.
IL appears that Roach and his father were engaged
| In brawl, and Daily ran to the telephone to sum-
mon an oticer. Roach detected his movement, and
running after him dealt DAILY a murderous blow on
the back OF the head with a stone. Daily had TO be
carried into his house, where for several hours he
| laid insensibe. Roach was locked up in the
Seventh Precinct.
Two small boys, one white and the other coored,
| were arrested by onicers Bailey and Fisher early
| this morning in the Division. The white boy is
| named Rinehardt, and his age was given as nine
years, though 1t was known to be more, while the
darkeyS name Is Stewart, and his age eleven. They
told such CONNECTING stories that deemed best
| to lock them up and await developments.
| Norfolk child suits, up TO fifteen years, with short
pants. Elseman Bros, cor. 9TH and L.