Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-04-30
-, ~. Drowned In the Gale.
SMALL SAIL BOAT SwAMPI:D AND TWO MEN

/ Mr.. McGinhiss Sands, well-known resident
| OF South Washington. and James MahOney, a
| colored man, started out from Johnson's wharf
| about halfpast eleven O'Clock Tuesday night,
| when fearful gale was blowing on the river, to
| visit fishing nets which Mr.. Sands had set in
| the river just below Fort FOote. They set out
| in fiat-bottomed sail boat. AS no news had
| been received from them, yesterday afternoon
| about 5 O'Clock Capt. ]. T. Lewis and q brother
Of Mr.. Sands went down the river in Capt.
/ known as Sandy Bar, about ten miles down,
/ they found the fiat-bottOmed sail boat capsized
nnd ha bodv 'n o sands on he
partly undreSsed. No trace could be found of
Mahoney, who: it is supposed, was drowned In
| deep water Persons i'll Alexandria say that
| during Tuesday nights storm a capsiZed boat
was seen drifting down the river past that city
! with two men clinging to the bottom. 1t is
I supposed therefore, that the boat was swamped
| before reaching Alexandria. and that the two
men chung to 1t until they were exhausted and
| benumbed. Sands, it is thought, finally took
OFF his boots and some of his clothing and tried
| to swim ashore, but was so exhausted that he
| drowned in the shallow water in shore. Sands
| it is said, WAS not good waterman and it was
| somewhat fOolhardy to venture out in such a
bo CURLY me e,"M W i I'm, was ,ne w0Ist 1ae
| time. He was exceedingly anxious, however,
| about his nets, which he was afraid would be
| swept away. His body was brought up to the
| city last evening in the tug D. N. Key, and
| taken to VIM. Lees undertaking establish
| ment, where the funeral will he held at
| o'clock tomorrow afternoon. The interment
will be in the Congressional cemetery. The
| deceased was about thirty-seven years of age,
and married. but had no children. He lived at
No. 902 9Th street southwest. and had been q
resident of South Washington nearly all his
life, being greatly respected by his neighbors.
For several years he had been employed by the
johnson Bros.
HoUsE-BREaKEEs CANNOT ESCAPE PUNISH
| MENT ON A TECHNICALITY.-This morning, in
the Court in General Term in the case of Mickey
Walsh and Fred Joseph. convicted of house
n q i.
ban. penitentiary for five years, in which the
point was made that they were charged with
that they were guilty only of entering" was
decided. The court affirmed the Judgment be-
low, and they will have TO go to the peniten-
| tiary to join John keser, who was convicted of
the same crime, but took no appeal.
FUNERAL OF JAS s. MAGEE-The funeral of
Mr. Jas. :. Magee which took place yesterday
afternoon fiom Grace T. f. church in South
FIoridus steele, rector Of St. Mark; church,
Oficiated. Centennial lodge. F. A. A. NJ, at
tended and the Pa al ara were selected
were inferred in Oak Hill cemetery.
the committee of first corps, Army of the PO-
tnmac. last evening. final arrangements for the
day were completed; The PRECEDENT and Miss
Cleveland. and members of the cabinet and the
ladies OF their families are expected to go. The
party will he welcomed by the governor of
RnnsylvaEia.. Addresses will be made by
Major Maginnis. Gen. Rosecrans and Gen. j.
b. Black. Monday evening there will be q
campfire held in the town hall, over which en-
Goy.- Curtin will preside 1t is proposed to
spend two days in the neighborhoOd of the
/ battlefield.
A FEMALE THIEF SENTESCED.-In the Crmi-
Eal Court, Judge Macarthur. this morning, the
coOred woman, Maria Dent, was tried on the
char-e OF grand larceny Of siiverware and other
articles from Mrs. Gen. Coiston, East Capt.
toll. OF March 10th, and found guilty. The
/ corr sentenced iler to eighteen months in the
Albany peniteHtiary.
WASHINGTON FISH MARKET.-Sold by r. 4.
Golden fish agent: 500 shad in market SELL
ing AT $50 to $50 per hundred. $4,000 her
ring selling at from 81 to So per thousand.
PROPERTY SALEs.-Carter \. Stewart has
sold to John H. Nagruder. for So 900, the brick
house fronting % feet on the east side of 10th
street, between l. and X >treetS.-Hugh r.
Tagcart, trustee, has sold to Ellen Carey, for
S2,S4o, four lots the south side of Cedar
street, between ) and K and 18th and 10th
streets.
HEEZoG's MUsEUM.-The fascinating little
comedy star. Miss Jennie Calef. will appear to-
night and tI-norr"w matinee in Little Muf-
fettS, and on Friday night. saturday matinee
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