Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-10-27
Amir. in Yves. washington.

BREAKING UP A BAD dANG.-AlO0ZO curtis
and Charles Voss colored, were in a crowd
near the P street bridge several nights ago,
where some OF the party were shooting crap
but failed to catch either of the persons named.
Last night Officer Hawkins and Special Mason
arrested them and took them to the station
house where q razor was taken from each OF
them. This morning in the Police Court they
were charged with carrying razor and dis
orderly assembly, and were fined $50 each.
Coal TRADE.-The shipments from the mines
of the Cumberland coal region during the week
ended Saturday, October Is, were .! ,2s2 tons,
crease OF 216,192 tons compared with the
corresponding period of 1885 By Chesapeake
22s. o0g tons: decrease. 10. i64 tons. 'e"''
NoTEs.-Decatnr Lodge, No. 8, X. of P, was
visited last night at Academy hall, on 32d
ing the annual grand visitation. The program,
after a few business preliminaries, consisted of
speech making, followed by an enjoyabls supper:
Last night it was intended to elect officers of
the associated charities of this division for the
coming winter bnt there being no quorum
neral of Herschel V. j. Polk the lad who was
run over on Saturday, took place yesterday at
tern0on from his parents residence, on street.
There Will be a called meeting OF the George
town c. H. b. society tomorrow evening. See
advertisement.
AT A.M.-Great Falls, temperature, SO; con-
ditton 10. Receiving reservoir, temperature,
30; condition at north connection, SO; south
connection, SO. Distributing reservoir, tenn
perature 81; condition at infiuent gatehouse,
80; condition at efiiuent gatehonse, SO.
Alexandria Affairs.
Reported for THE EVENING STAR
CITY COUNCIL.-The two boards of the city
council held their regular meeting last night.
The presidents, Downham and Eichberg, pre-
sided. An order TOR the immediate repair of
the bridge over OronokO run at its crossing
with OrOnOkO street was made. Twenty-Five
dollars was appropriated to clean out Penny
Hill burial ground. An order for new gas lights
on Fairfax, at Gibbon and Franklin streets, was
referred, as also was an application for an order
as to sidewalks on Patrick street, north OF King.
number of applications for reductions OF
taxes were agreed upon, that of Mrs. Kate C.
Dorsey being referred to the finance committee,
with power to act.
School. TRUsTEEs.-The terms of Office of
Messrs. n. P. I. Burke, 1st ward Thos Lead
heater. I'd ward; Chas. E. Stuart, Sd ward, and
F. L. Smith, 4th ward, expiring on the list of
November, joint meeting OF the council and
aldermen was held last night to fill the vacan-
were unanimously elected. On the vote for
trustee for the LIST ward there was contest,
thirteen votes being needed to elect and only
stood: n. p. 4. Burke, 8: Robt. Aitcherson, 8,
and the joint meeting dissolved without an
COUNTY CoURT.-The county court is still in
session. The case OF Rich Lewis, colored, in
dicted for rape, was called this morning. John
Minor has been convicted OF assault and bat
teGy. The jury sentenced him to fine OF $50
and one year In Jail, but Judge Chichester set
the verdict aside as excessive in punishment,
anu ehOiC "Ah Oc d ucW Trial. Tic liquor llCtlS6
cases will come up toward the close OF the week.
NOTES.-There has been a temporary trouble
at Agnew's shipyard in consequence of two
non-union carpenters and the union hands not
being able to work together.-The state tax
on the S12,5OO,OO mortgage deed of the Mid
land railroad is S12, 500, aud the clerks share
OF the tax is S625.-Drs. Brown and O'Brien,
OF tli1s city. are now attending the annual meet
Ing OF the Virginia Medical association at Fred
observation-disclosures Kahn, an itinerant
hereabouts, broke his leg yesterday by being
preclpltated from the steps of JAS. Birds house
on franklin street. He is now at the infirmary.
MIR. Frank Cox lies at his fathers hotel on
King street quite severely hurt by a tall from
lot on the west side of Patrick street, between
Princess and OronokO, has been bought at S75
from +. j. Lewis by NJ. Il. HarlOw.-The city
democratic committee meets tO-night.-The
deed OF lease Oh all the Virginia Midland prop
erty to the Richmond and Danville company,
sent last week for record at the city court house
here, has been Withdrawn before record.