Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-05-16
Affairs fn West Washington.

Vim. Howard were found yesterday afternoon
lodged in the rocks above Great Falls. Ii will
be remembered that these men, i'm company
with two Others. attempted to cross the river at
Great Falls recently, and the boat was driven
drowned. All Of the bodies have now been re-
covered.
lying dangerously i'll at hfs residence on 31st
street, is rapidly sinking, typhoid fever having
set in last night. His physicians are unceasing-
ly by his side.
ALLEGED UNLICENSED BAR. Catherine
DeutZ was arrested yesterday afternoon by on
Ger Brown for keeping an unlicensed bar. and
the ease VIII come up in the Police Court On
Tuesday next
James Walsh, who keeps a grocery store on
High street. and has "A wholesale liquor license,
was in the Police Court this morning charged
with retailing his liquor. Officer Cotter testified
TO furnishing witnesses with money To buy
liquor in the DEFENDANTS store. Lawrence Car
roll testified 10 buying liquor by the small in
the defendants place. with money furnished
him by the officer Robert Trouland. another
professional witness, gave similar testimony.
The court imposed "A fine of S1O5. Appeal noted.
CRUELTY To ANIMALs-Chas l.. Helgoth, q
Key Tor cruelty treating horse. Collateral WAS
forfeited.
CANAL BUSINESS DULL.-President Baugh-
man, of the Chesapeake and Ohio canal, said
yesterday that the canal is doing only about
half the coal carrying that would he done IL
there was no trouble with the miners. Opera
tors and vessel owners are unwilling TO make
engagements, and IL l. difficult to get vessels TO
come here for coal, where they might not get
cargoes ii a miners strike il inaugurated. The
coal traffic of the Baltimore and Ohio is also
suffering from the same causes that affect the
canal.
SHIPPING NEws.-Schooner Henry 8. Culver
cleared to-day with ], 100 tons of coal for Fail
river. Schooner William Mason cleared yester-
day with 900 tons OF coal Tor Boston.
GRAIN RECEIPTS.-Canai boat BueIah arrived
with 1000 bushels of wheat Tor Hartly Rro.
Wheat sold on change yesterday at Sl-l2bs
a bushcl
1EMPERATUREANDC CONDITION OF WATER AT
1A.M.-Great FAILS, temperature, 02; condition,
ton at north connection. 30; south connection,
So; distributing reservoir, ten Icrlture o3; con-
dition at infiuent gate house. 81; eiliucnt gate
house, :56. Low tide ia the river to-day at 400
p. NJ; high tide at 300 p. IN.
GARFIELD DESCRIBED BY HIS WASHINGTON
PASTOR, THE REV. r.. ID. PowER.-Notwith.
standing the frequency and the variety OF
phases in which the career OF President Garfield
has been treated. there was peculiar interest
last evening I'm the announcement of "A lecture
by his Washington pastor and friend, the Rev.
Frederick ID. Power. The theme had mainly To
do with the religious elements in his character
special opportunities 10 know and estimate. He
recited the now familiar incidents i'm the life
and carry struggles of Garfield, his boyhoods
poverty and pfivations, his studious regard Tor
the christian counsels of his mother his eager.
ness to gain knowledge, the experiences at his
Ohio home and at Williams college and the
manly integrity which betokened all his after
services, whether as teacner, preacher, Union
general or statesman. The lecturer laid special
dent when he had attained the very highest
public honors TO attend, with fidelity, the hum
Bile little Chapel OF the Disciples Of Christ in
Washington. Many instances were also adj
duced 10 show that Garfield was a consistent
and practical friend of the temperance cause,
and that he was strictly antagonistic TO the
spirit OF nddelity, In whatever gui>e IL present
ed tself The lecture was listened 70 with
marked attention and manifest fayor.-Bost0n
Journal Way l4M.