The Washington critic., 1885-08-26
LOCiI BRIEFS.

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Van Ness Park The Washington Cad is
will visit the camp tomorrow.
AwELL has been bored on Louisiana ave-
nue., near Tcr.h street, anl pipe sunk to
supply the spa water to the public.
MIR. RICHARD G.. SLAUGHTER, baggage
master ON the Virginia Midland Railroad,
died at his fathers residence Monday night,
In Madison County, near Orange Court
House, Va, after short illness Of typhoid
dysentery
JonN +. CAAsE has purchased from II. \.
Phillips FOR sl,sO0 cash a small farm Of eight
and Cno-iourth acres. being one Of his sub
divisions Of the "North Arlington Heights"
lying south OF the Potomac, in Alexandria
County, Va, directly west Of and overlook
ing this city.
Ex-MAYoR W. A. DUNCAN of Falls
Church, Va, was in this city yesterday and
stated that he was in quest of place where
he could purchase some dynamite cartridges.
He said he wanted them for thieves His
village, he said, has been recently infested
with gang of thieves and tramps and hc
intends planting the cartridges around his
place to frighton and perhaps hurt the
tiamps.
THE Washington Humane Society has re-
ceived from the London Society for the
Prevention Of Cruelty TO Animals copies for
signature Of memorial to the Pope pray
ing Ellis Holiness graciously 10 issue o letter
ter to the bishops and clergy throughout the
world directing them to enforce on their
congregations the duty of kind treatment of
all animals IN their. power or intrusted to
their care'
A BOLD attempt was made last Sunday
night by burglars to rob the iewclry store of
Moore & Leding of 1909 Pennsylvania ave
nue.. A citizen on the opposite side of the
street noticed them manipulating the door
and informed the police at the Twelfth
street station-house! The police arrived at
the same time that messenger from the
American District Telegraph Office came up.
The men had set off the burglar alarm and
rang bell in the Office of the company.
When the police got there they found the
door open and the burglars gone. Nothing
was missed.
a Personaliy-C Onducted ENcursipm
A personally-conductcd excursion to the
Allegheny Mountains over the Pennsylva-
MIA Railroad to Cresson, the great mouutain
health resort, is announced for Thursday,
septembey 3, 1885, leaving Washington at
$3.50 a. nh, from which point excursion
tickets willNbc sold at the low rate of -,
which includes one days board at the ia
nous Mountain House. The return cou-
pons Of excursion tickets will be good for
ten days, ard TO those remaining at Cres-
son longer period than one day, a special
rate will be accorded them at the hotel
Observation cars will be attached to train
over the mountains thus enabling the ex-
cursionists an opportunity to see the gran
deur of the Allegheny Mountain scenery,
which at this season of the year is especially
attractive. Before reaching Cresson the
excursionists from the East pass through
the most notable scenic portion of the
,nntptafng on1 bo
Shoe Curve is passed This is rare oppor-
tunity extended the Washington people to
visit these celebrated springs, so notable for
their medicinal qualities and purity of
water, and no doubt large number will
avail themselves of the trip, and it is safe to
predict that every one accompanying the
excursion will be highly pleased and cx-
press themselves in the highest terms re-
garding the management of same.
About the Wharves This Morning
The sudden change in the weather last
night gave the river wintery appearance
this morning. The passengers who arrived
on the Norfolk steamers shivered as they
passed over the gang plank as though they
had come from the Arctic regions, and car
rled their ovcrcoGti on a pawn ticket in
their pockets. a little dog that sat on the
end OF the pier as the steamer arrived had
his tail curled under him, and the large
focks of black birds that arose from the
marsh were snuggled close together as
though to keep warm. As the hour
for the departure Of the excursion boats
rolled around the usual animated scene
around their respective wharves was lack
ing. No extra horse cars were required to
carry the eXcursionist to the wharves, and
no official from the custom-house was neces-
sary to be stationed at the gang planks to
see that the steamers We're not crowded
beyond their capacity. The steamers took
their departure as scantily crowded as
though they were bound for the North
pole. A few more refreshing mornings like
this and the excursion season viii be
brought to a sudden fms.