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The Washington critic., 1886-08-30
South Washington.

"A scarcity of water is reported In the
high sections of Southwest Washington,
"A young Alexandrlan named William
Fisher, while in au intoxicated condition,
fell of the train near the north end of the
Long Bridge and was badly injured about
the back. He was taken to his home by
friends.
Mrs. Louisa NJ. Hutchinson, one of the
oldest public school teachers In Virginia
and resident Of Norfolk, Va, died Satur-
day evening at the residence of Mr.. @. b.
Church, who, during her vacation, she hal
been visiting The funeral will take place
this afternoon at 4 o'clock at Mr.. Church
house, No. 30G Eleventh street southwest,
Interment at Norfolk, Va.
George A. White went over to the re.
claimed ground at the south end Of the
Long Bridge, about 3 o'clock yesterday
afternoon to bathe. lie carefully hid his
clothes, but when he put them on he dis
covered that his pocketbook, containing
$50 In money, had been stolen. lie i'm
mediately reported the fact to the Fourth
Precinct Station, and at o'clock officers
Dunnington, Constantine and Lewis ar
rested five young boys, who gave their
names as William Humphreys, John Fitz-
gerald, William Brosnan, Harry Hudson
and Harry Leonard, and on being searched
$3.50 was found in their pockets. These
boys, who live in South Washington and
belong to good families, are only part of
q large gang who infest the river front,
The Washington critic., 1886-08-30

puyy Burns Cottage, on Seventeenth street,
near the river. IL may be reached by the
drive south of the Presidents House or by
the Metropolitan or Avenue line of cars.
Next door to IL is General Van Ness once
stately mansion, where lie brought his
BRIDE Marcia Burns one of the original
lciresses of Washington.
The Washington critic., 1886-08-30
Gould Forfeit- Collateral.

There was another warrant sworn out
against W. W, Gould to-day charging him
with selling lottery tickets lie forfeited
$50 for the same olfense last week.
The Washington critic., 1886-08-30
The Smithsonian.

Across Twelfth street, Immediately east from
the Agricultural Department are the
Smithsonian Institution and the Smithso.
nan Grounds. The former Is n specimen of
the no ost graceful architecture In the city,
and the latter form the most beautiful
landscape garden in tho country. These
grounds Of themselves are worth a visit TO
Washington to see. They contain the
memorial urn to the artist who designed
the park, Andrew j. Downing, and the
bronze statue Of Professor Henry, the first
secretary of the institution. The latter is
at the northwest corner of the building; the
Downing Urn is in the centre of the grounds,
two hundred yards north of the east wing.
The Smithsonian is filed with tho most
varied and interesting objects connected
with science. II is reached by the Seventh
Street, the Ninth Street and the Belt Line
g,f p.ta
The Washington critic., 1886-08-30
"AIdnrncy parry wngons.p

Fresh Aldemey butter, churned every
morning and delivered in ! ID. "Ward"
prints, 35c. per h, Also cottage cheese
buttermilk and sweet milk, Sc. per qt.
Cream, 15c. per pit.
The Washington critic., 1886-08-30
The Peace Monument.

Just half way across the Avenue from the
XII W. & , r+ T , , Srn,,,
Is the Peace Monument. This was de-
signed by Admiral Porter In honor of the
dead soldiers and sailors of the late war.
II is of marble and cost, with PEDESTAL and
platform $4,000. II is proposed TO remove
this monument to one Of the squares on the
northwest section,
The Washington critic., 1886-08-30
Thc A,cxon0rio Conyeut;on.

The Democratic Congressional Committee
of the Eighth district of Virginia will meet
at Alexandria Wednesday, September l., to
appoint time and place for another con
vention to nominate candidate for Con
grese,
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The Printing and Engraving Bureau

located at the corner of Fourteenth and b
street southwest, southeast from the Monu'
mont and southwest from the Agriculture
Bureau. It Is reached by the Belt Line
Cars, and is opened to visitors every day.
The Washington critic., 1886-08-30
lDp ED.

HARKNESS.-On Saturday, August %, at
1880 o'clock p. m, John G. IIarkness, in his
eighty-trst year.
Funeral from Mckendree VI. IL. Church on
Tuesday, August 81, at 1880 o'clock a, m.
Relatives and friends are respectfully in
Nited to attend. No flowers
The Washington critic., 1886-08-30

Westward from the Patent Onice across Ninth
street at It's intersection with +
street Is the handsome Masonic
Temple, erected In 1858, This build
ing Is one of the most complete In It's ar
rangomeRts of any building cOusecrated to
Masonic uses In the country,
The Washington critic., 1886-08-30

The National Museum Is in the Smithsonian
grounds, few yards east of the Smthso-
nian building. IL contains thousands of the
most interesting curosities, samples Of the
life, customs and history of all nations. 1t,
as well as the Smithsonian, Is open daily to
the public from o q. IN, to D. m,
The Washington critic., 1886-08-30
Unprecedented Attractioni
over Quarter Million DistributedI
Louisiana State Lottery Co.

Incorporated in 1868 for - years By the
Legislature for Educational and Charitable
purposes-with II Capital of iOOO,OOO-to
which reserve fund Of over S550,0O0 has since
been added.
by an overwhelming popular vote It's fran
ohise was made a part of the present State
Constitution adopted December ., y. d. 1879.
Its Grand Single Number Drawings will take
place monthly II Never Scales or POstponos.
Look at the following Distributions
Extraordinary Quarterly Drawing,
at the Academy of Music, New orleans,
TUESDAY, SEPT. IL, 1886.
100000 tickets at Ten Dollars each.
The Washington critic., 1886-08-30

@ ~ 90 % Organic weakness or loss of
power in either sex, however induced,
speedily and permanently cured. Enclose
10 cents in stamps for book of particulars,
Worlds p!speusary Medical Association,
nuNp1, "
The Washington critic., 1886-08-30
The White House.

From the west balcony OF the Capitol looking
down Pennsylvania avenue, the White
House is seen rearing its snowy-hued walls
above the dense mass of foliage that en-
bowers Il, like gigantic Gala lily springing
up amid It's cniOlding green blades. Were
il not for the partly Intervening Treasury
building the view of the White House from
the Capitol would be fus and complete The
White House Is the center of "Up'tOwn,n a
the Capitol is the center of Down town"
1t Is beautifully located, the view from the
south windows covering the whole southern
front of the city, as the view from the north
up sixteenth street west exhibits the best
part OF the Northwest section 20 the gaze.
The White House Is copy of the palace OF
the Duke of Leinster at Dublin, with the
addition of a large porch on the north front,
which was added during Andrew JaCksOn's
administration. The reservation in which
II stands embraces nearly 81 acres. The
main entrance Is on the north, reached by
the Pennsylvania avenue cars. 1t is two
stories high ON the north, is built Of white
free-stone, 100 feet long by So wide. II con-
tans on the first floor the famous Green,
Red, Blue and East rooms, the state Dining
Room and the great cOnscryatOries. The
Blue Room Is the Presidents official recep-
tion room and the drawingrOOm of the ladies'
of his family. The East Room originally
designed for a banquet hall and so used ms
late as 1887, and in the latter part of the
century used as a drying-rOom for clothes
by Mrs. President Adams, IL the largest and
most noted room in the building, 1t Is -
feet high, so feet long and 40 wide. II is
open to visitors every day except sundays.
Upstairs are the Cabinet room, the private
offices, the Presidents Office, the library
and the family apartments. All these
rooms except the latter are open TO visitors,
by special permission, at suitable hours.
The Washington critic., 1886-08-30


north Of the Treasury Building
and lust across the street Is the Depart
mont OF Justice. This building was origin
ally erected as tho Frecdman's Bank. The
square In which II Is erected Is historic
one. on the same street. nt the cast corner,
stands Riggs Bank which was built for the
accommodation of the Washington branch
part Of II is now occupied by the clerks Of
the Surgeon Generals Oncc. Around the
corner to the west Is the Commissary.Gcn
erals Once, formerly the old Washington
Club House, In front Of which Philip Barton
Key was shot by Scklcs. The tree, under
which the dead mans body lay, Is still
standing, although It's bark had been com
IClHlA IcihoNou py Ie,lv hunters, AZ tnc
northwest corner Of the square, above tho
Commlssary Generals Office, Is the house
made famous 10y the ownership Of Commo-
doro Decatur, and whore Dolly Madison
lived and reigncd SO long a social Queen
after her husbands term as President eN-
pired.
The Washington critic., 1886-08-30
Mnr. Nn,y nnd stntc ncnnrtmcnt..

This odifce. once named by a Washington
Journalist the "rriune Budding occupies
the west side of the Presidents reservation,
Immediately west of the Whto House. The
tie Navy Is located north ol the state, while
the War Department occupies the entire
northern half IL Is new and very hand
some structure, The most beautiful room
in the whole building Is conceded 70 he tho
library of the state Department with south
front from whose windows the eye can
sweep uninterruptedly down the Potomac
to Mt. Vernon and far over the Virginia
The Washington critic., 1886-08-30
E.ntnNette sGmnre.

Due north from the white House Is Lafayette
Square, the first public reservation in Wash
ington that was improved. 1t contains the
Clark Mills. Many of Its trees are old forest
nonarchS, hundreds of years old. 1t is in
part a specimen of the old formal landscape
gardening so fashionable in England two
hundred years ago, a style that was inn
ported into this country. Lafayette Square
was, one hundred years ago, part # grave
yard that enclosed tho square north on
which st. Johns Church is built, and the
square east ON which are situated the At
torney. Generals onicc formerly the Freed
mans Bank, the Surgeon, Generals office
and higgs Bank (hoth IN the building for
merly used rs the United States Bankl
tceuth ard a.half and II streets, and the
old club House, near which Philip Barton
Key was killed by Daniel H. Sicklcs, Mem
bCr of Congress from New York, The last
bodies from this graveyard were not re-
l..L..-..L mn Ii l--L
The Washington critic., 1886-08-30

This building is situated east of the Monu-
ment. IL is enclosed by the most beautiful
and glowing flower garden in the country
and the grounds contain the most complete
Arboretum probably in the United states.
Attached to this Department are the EX.
perimental Gardens, whose offices are inn
mcdiately west of the main building. The
Belt Line cars go right past the grounds.
The Washington critic., 1886-08-30

hills. The building Is In the italian Ronais-
sanco. II Is bG7 feet long and 3i3 feot wide.
Its greatest height Is 1893 feet. and tho flag,
floating over the central portion naunt3 In
the breeze higher up than any other flag In
the city. not excepting those above the
Senate and House Oi Representatives The
cost Of the building was five millions Of dol
lars, about three times as much ns the
White House, and, We think, as much as
the CapltOl.
The Washington critic., 1886-08-30

st. Johns =. Z. Cnurcn, winch mas been often
called the State Church because more Ptest'
dents have wor,hipped there than at any
other, stands at the corner OF II ana SIX
largoi IN 1870. In It have worshpped Pres
idcuts Madison, Monroe, John Quincy
Adams Uhough the latter was u ConTcgt.
tionulistj Martin Van Buren, though he bee
longed To the Dutch Reformed Church, llur-
mson, Tyler. Polk, Taylor, Fillmore lthuugh
the latter was "a Unitarian, Pierce, Buch-
anan and Arthur, Presidents Lincoln,
Johnson and Grant have also attended Dlr
vino services here although not steadily. Us
interior reminds one very tOrclbly of the
old, dim English country Episcopal churches
The Washington critic., 1886-08-30
Tue Trca~rry Department,

The Treasury Department. ls cast Of the White
House aud eNtcud- the whole length of the
front between Pcunsylyaniu and New YORK
avenues, II rs isg feet long Inv 800 feet wide.
The central east portion IS built of treeStonc,
rebuilt IN 1851, while the other parts were
commenced In 1850 and built of granite.
tiul apartment i'm the north wing, the en-.
trance to which Is from the north porch
Tie vaults are under the Cash Room and
can be seen ON II written permit given 10y
office Is I'm the north east augle ON the first
floor. This permit must be shown the cash.
Ter who will detail guides TO take ihn vi,l-
tor into the great bullion chests of thecouu'
try. The old state Department used To bo
on the site occupied by the northeast cor.
ner of the Treasury,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-07-01
w1IIGnT-DRowN.
A wheeling Man brings Home Bride from
LIttIo MnsIIIngtOn.

A Wheeling Man brings Home n Bride from
Little Washington.
Mr.. Wilbur L. Wright, Of this city, was
married last evening TO Miss Ella ID.
Brown, Of Washington, Pa. The cere.
mony took place at s o'clock at the home
Of the bride, on West Wheeling street.
Tho words that made them man and wife
were spoken by the Rev. ]. D. Moaat, D.
d. President Of Washington and Jefferson
College. After the wedding refreshments
were served, and o short time spent very
pleasantly In asoCial way by those present,
who rendered the most cordial congratu-
lations.
MI. William Wells and Mrs. Griffiths,
both OF this city, were among those pres.
ent. The bride was most becomingly at
tired in soft, clinglng cream colored we'd
ding robe. Later Rho chSnged this for o
pretty travelling costume, and at $3.50
o'clock the bridal pair took the Cincinnati
express Tor this city, arriving hereat 1880
o'clock. They went ut once to their home,
No. ~ Sixteenth street.
Mr.. Wright Ia well known to wheeling
people as clever and pleasant gentleman.
He is connected with NlColl's art store,
where his accommodating manner has
made him q general favorite. His bride
was one Of Washington County's most at
tractivO ladies and will be q decided &c.
QUESTION to Wheeling society. Mr..
Wright and his bride have the best wishes
OF his many friends here.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-07-01

The manufacturers sale Of Meme, Boys
and Children's Fine Clothing begins to.
day at 1929 Market street, Wheeling.
They will be placed on Gale at the great.
est bargains ever before known In this
country. The stock consists Of all good
goOds-not o poor article in the entire lot
We present a few Of our sample prices:
A mans fine worsted suit $205, worth
$l3; a boys cashmere suit 81 Is, worth
5000; a mans all wool imported suit
$5.05, worth $3.50; q mans imported
corkscrew worsted suit SlO75, worth
$3.50; mans splendid heavy pants o5
Conts, worth $500; a child's elegant full
suit $l,50, worth 5000; a mans heavy
overallg 50 cents, worth 70 cents; heavy
suspenders 10 cents, worth 90, and over
1000 great bargains on sale at 1929 Mar.
ket street. Be sure and look for large
number-l222, Open July 8 and 5.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-07-01
LOCAL BREy1rIEs.
Matters Of SIlnOr Moment In aud About
the City.

Matters " Minor Moment In aud About
the City.
Two marrisg0 licenses were Issued yes
terday.
Tue river water "a gradually becoming
so clear you can almost see throughls'
PRoPLE'sTHRATRR this evening-Eugene
Jepson's Tide Of Fortune" Company,
TuR msmbers OF the Police and Fire
departments received their monthly pay
yesterday.
Tue Ohio River train was about two
hours late lastnight. The delay was caused
by hot boxes,
THE conyerteri In the Mingo steel plant
chilled Tuesday night, and In consequence
this part Of the mill was of yesterday
JOHN P. ST. JOIN ia announced 70 sneak
again in thisGity, this evening, Stthe Uapii'
tol rink. No admission will be charged
TuE Globe base ball club, Of Bellaire,
played the Standards on the Island, TIT,
result being score OF to- IN favor OF
Wheeling.
Dr. @. A, WINaERTgg's funeral will take
place at Ga, NJ. on Friday, and the Olty
Council will meet at the Public Building
at $3.50 to attend 1t in body,
THe two men who smashed up VIII
Handlan's buggy Tuesday night were
fined in police court yesterday morning
for disOrdeTly conduct and drunkenness IN
public,
TUEsDAY evening boy at West Wheel.
ing threw q stone at a passing passenger
train on the Cleveland & Pittsburgh road,
breaking window, The flying glass bad
| ly cut the face Of gentleman In the car
The Fourteenth street pavement ls COM
pleted from Water to Main, anu was
rolled yesterday afternoon. Those Obliged
to use this street will never realize how
much the improvement was needed until
lit Is completed.
CLRRK Hook yesterday admitted e
record deed made June 80, by James "
Gaines and wife to Lewis II. Gaines, IN
consideration OF $3.50, for q tract oil land IN
Triadelphia district, adjoining the Walter
Marshal, coal road,
THE Manufacturer Natural Gas Com
pany has broken ground on Market street
| Inst north OF the creek for it's pipe line, A
Considerable length OF ditch and pipe has
already been completed in East Wheeling
and by way Of South street to Market
SAM NglaIss was yesterday arralsned
before U, S. Commissioner Forbes, st the
Custom house, charged with violating the
postal laws in knowingly opening and ap
proprsting mail matter not intended iol
| him. He was required to give bond in tue
gum Of $500 to appear to answer the action
Of the grand jury, which he did.
The Ohio River Road will run o special
excursion train to Oresap's Grove satur'
day afternoon, leaving here at 80 o'clock
to accommodate those who desire, to at
tend the picnic to DO given there by the
Lafayette Club, and who cannot go on
the earlier trains. The fare for the round
trip on the special or any oil the regular
trains will be but % cents.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-07-01

The Ganiz horizon has been reached at
the Taylorstown wildcat mystery Of the
West Virginia Natural Gas Company.
Considerable gas was got in the CAN'T
sand at the Gutfey d Co. on the j. B. Mil.
Ter, Tuesday night. The well was shut
down.
Weaver & Co., on the Andrews, have
abandoned their well at the depth OF 900
feet, after delay Of several weeks Ia at
tempting to remove the lost tools. They
will tear down the rig, rebuild and start
q new hole.
Drillsrs at Stafford, Ohio, have been re-
watded with flow Of oil. AZ soon as the
petroleum came to the surface operations
ceased, but during Tuesday I've barrels
flowed out, and the stream continues. II
isthought that when drilling is resumed
a big supply Of oil will be found.
Tho collapsing Of the casingo the Nail
City's we'll on the Shrontz has caused the
well TO be abandoned. The derrick is 10.
ing moyed eight or ten feet and new hole
will be started. The casing, with the ex.
ceptlon Of three lengths that collapsed
Of the bottom Of the we'll, has been drawn.
willsts 0 was shot last Friday, caysd In
and ID not now producing. She will be
cleaned out In day or two. The Byefs,
which was understood 10 have been dry,
ID doing q small quantity Of oil. The
boiler was removed at Cameron 2, when
drilling was resumed, but with no better
Bhowihgof oil. Willets 4 was shot with
forty quarts OIL glyceine. She started oil
d q SO barrels pei hour rate and has grad.
ually fallen. The we'll was yesterday
morning doing II barrels an hour. AZ
the Cameron 8 the casing collapsed. The
well 10 down 1910 feet.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-07-01

George Il. MutA has been reelected
Chisl tthe Fire Department,
Mr.. Charles Zimmerman and Miss Their.
esa Burke were married Tuesday evening
at St. Johns church.
Louis Straub and Martin McGinly are
both able to be at their place Of business
after spells Of sickness.
There WILDE a meeting Of the stock.
holders OF the Crystal Window Glass Com.
pany at City Hall this afternoon.
D. W. Baird, Of the Belmont Glass Com.
pany, who was at ST, Louis, was summon.
ed home by the death Of child at bis
nome In Wheeling,
Mr.. George Thompson, Of NIlngo, and
Miss Lizzie MCGraw were married by
Rev. 4. NJ. Brown Tuesday night at Tie
home OF tho brides father, Mr.. John Nc
Graw, Gravel Hill.
w. NJ. Mseks house was sold at suction
yesterday to Mrs. W. II. Davis for :, 25,
Mrs. Davis received the money with which
she has bought her home from tho pel'
sion Office a few days ago.
Doctors Wise and Sharp, Of The State
Board Of Health, were In town yesterday.
They were entertained by the officers o.
the city council, by DR., Steer, Of tue Board
Of Health, and:by a number OfphyBiCIaaI
and citizens.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-07-01

The Martins Ferry BARRIERS will do no
more Sunday work.
John Rowlands left on a western busl'
ness and pleasure trip last night.
All the glass factories closed down last
night at 12 o'clock for the usual summer
stop.
George Ralston, accompanied by Mia
Mamie Aldridgs, leaves for MacomO' llIt
to-day.
William Williams, Of E.nRviIlr, has NJ
sumed bis studies at the Wheeling Bull'
ness College.
The brick mssons have fniBhed Spence
Baggs & Co.'s new mold room, ready I't
the carpenters,
A. NJ. shibman has Just completed iot
Mrs. Jos. RomiCk one OF tho nsAIe''
houses in town.
Elliot Sloan presented Mrs. Black, q
Yorkville, with two beautiful mAfO0
brackets yesterday.
A little daughter Of Isaac Lewis, Of ll'
Third ward, had q finger mashed ysa'el'
day by window falling UPON y.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-07-01

Secretary OF State Walker has issued g
charter to the Tyler County Gas and Oil
company, organized FOR the purpossof de.
veloping, refining, dealing In and selling
natural oil, gas and coal, for heating,
lighting and manufacturing purposes. The
principal Office is to b0 at Middlebourne,
Tyler county; $40 has been subscribed
and $14 paid in, with the privilege OF In,
creasing the stock to $500, 600 in all. The
stock Is In shares OF $40 each, held by
William N, Rowell, O. Eagle, II. A. Ry.
mer, w. L. Stathers, W. !. Boreman, L.
L. stealOy and O. +. KitSbour, all Of Mid.
dlebourne, ten shares each.
The gas well at hehead waters o1Binga.
mon creek, Harrison county, has been
burning for more than three months. The
we'll Is OF sufficient capacity for furnish.
ing gas, perhaps, TO light Clarksburg. It
Is q wonder that people In that neigbbor-
hood have not utilized IL, both for cook.
ing aud lighting purposes.
Additional gas was reached yesterday
at the Old Hundred oil well Of Burton,
twenty-five feet below the first vein OF
coal, at a depth Of 700 feet. II drove tho
men away from the works and neCessi-
tated the abandonment Of work. The roar
Of escaping gas may BIO heard at long
distance.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-07-01
An0rT pEopLE.

strangers III the City and Wheeling Folk"
Abroad.
John B. Foley, Esq.,, Of steubenyille, ia
at the Mcclure house,
Messrs. Richard Mansfield and Richard
Ball left yesterday on a short trip to Cleve'
land.
A. Il. Mitchell, Esq, and wife, Of St.
Olairsvils, were at the Mcclure house
yesterday.
Mr.. and Mro. George Reber, of s.; Louis,
are at the Stamm House. Mrs. Reber ID
a niece Of Mr.. N. Crawley, OF this city.
Mr.. Dsniord Bowln and family leave to.
day for the Moundsville camp ground
where they will spend the balance OF the
season.
Mr.. II. NJ. Garvin, OF this city, was
among the interested spectators at the
commencement OF Franklin College at
New Athens yesterday.
Misses Kate and Rose Lukons enter.
tanned very nicely at their home on the
Island last evening, number Of their
Young friends. The music for dancing
was furnished by Killmyer.