Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-09-13

FUNERAL.-The funeral of Sam'l Tennessou
TOOK pace yesterday aIternuou from The resi-
deuce vi Mr. Geo. ,. SmlLu, 81. Asapu street
1ne nre department. vi tue city, CONSISTING o
tue hy urau.ion ana the Coluui uIs. euSIue com
panles auu lie Relief truck Coin .ans atleuueJ
tue iunei III, and Beethoven AsseuiuIy, i, Iot u
tue hu uLs vi LaUVr also escorted Inc rs.u..ins
" tue TOMB. 1he Iuuerai processlUn Was u very
large one.
DEArH-Mr. Joseph Brager, paralyzed la,,
Week, uied aUout hoOu yesterday aL uls nome e
on Prince, near Fairfax slree. he came. :,
America in AS44, WORKED al nrst in Baltimore
receiving ~ Ior uis urst iuou.n's labor and pc
ior nls sccouu, Out Kept at worK unLll lac Wa,
aDIe W procure increaseu pay. Some LuirLy-nys
Years d ~ iie calile 10 Guls place, and siuce III
tiine, u.s oeen Engaged ia .ne cio.nins DusinesS
on A>Iug street, Near LIE Alexanurla anu Ma,u.
1ugton Terry. Diisence aud palnslaKiu.
brought hun u lair com peLency, aud ne won ,ue
entiie RESPECT oi tue continuity IN wuicu ue
lveu, anu reared u iau,IIy Va SAX cuildreu n.
ussIsteu IN Lue esJabI.sul.Ieut VI the syuayoyue
here. dis iuneral wlli taAe place to-nivrrvw,
NEARLY DkOWNED.-Anree iaus, u SOU OF M r.
DriSIus aud Two OLuers, were OuL In a IA iI,.,a,
Potomac or Lue Town Yesterday wu.n a
Liow overturned Tue boat Iue boys chung 10
Lue null uut:l Lney We're nearly drowned Mr.
COurteuay, "a ashluxtOu, Seeiu. their nly, !, a
rescued suem ana Garfield Lnem W the shore
COkPOkAIION COvkI.-Iue Alexandria cor.
poratiOu cour. opened itS September ler.u IuIs
Mofnius ~ .ne city court uuuse. 1t Will CON.
luue III session sss ersi uays
NOTko.-A Lad named baygOtt fell from the
cahal bridge near SlaLer = Sesterduy and Wa.
Dauiy nurL@hev. J.. l.. Frencu, y. Wusnlux-
tou, pfeacneu yesterday at Tue rirSt Pre,uy te.
rlau cnurcn.-Nr. Jus. b. kl,zseraiu u.,s lei
nere AiluneapViIs " represent tue AIex.u.
Qria locomotive ufeinen iue tue cuu ven ri, ~, a.,
LnaL Vruer, wnlcn opens On Weunesuay-rne
burnt buildings On Cviumuu auu King streets
VIA not De Improved tnls season. tuey nave.
been uoaraeu up Tor blii-pvsLiux purpUses,-
Tue contract iOr repaSlux trIncse sLrxet lr,,,u
W ashlnylOn 70 West street, nas been awarded
To heii, q Niguteuyiii ~ x4A2 auu 81; csuL, Der
yaru, anu ior paving irv,n West W reytvn
street 6v cents per yara; reSeLltnx curu 6
Genus per runulnS hVI-JaS. t1euUurn l,as
UeSn appointed INSPECTOR Oh oysters uulit tut.
clty councL meets.-Ane only occupant OI the
stsAtlUu.nOuse tnlS morning II brui. Eura
cuarSeu wlLu assault On fhiiIp frutL-Au ex.
Lress urlver natnea Steauiaian wus uuoiy cut
ABOUT Lne lOreneAu ana nlOutn win u Dc AZ lit.
hili, at tne w washington anu AlexaauriA wn0
Washington au0 Oniv Junction yesterday.
THE BLAND DoLLARs.-From the last state
ment ISSUED BY the mint bureau 1t appears
that the silver dollars coined under the nlaud
act have reached total OF x230,VUU,vvU,
wnicn IL about equal in ainounL W zoe xv,u
COIN ana buliion ns.d Dy Tue treasury.
The PRESIDENT HAS CoAMIssIoNED the fol
lowing posiinasters: Thos r. Fulton, at Eel
Dorado Kan; 4. NJ. Ward, at deorgetown SC:
CLARK Holden, aL barre, VI, ana Jnu. A. HARRIS.
~ Cheney, WasnlnksDn TERRITORY.
THE BELL TELKPHoNE CAsE.--Messrs. Goode.
Chandler, aud Whitman, OF the counsel tor the
government In the suit TO test the validity oi
had several consultations with Acting Attorney
General jeuKs IA regard 10 the case. Judges
jackson aud Sage Wall at NJ Cincinnati next
monday to he.r arguments on the pie.aings in
dactioh 0f tue court ano the demurrer % me
goserhm6ns's btii.