The Sunday herald., 1886-09-12
CITY NEWS.
TOWN TALK.


TOWN TALK.
MIR. william F. Shugert, Of the Patent once, re-
turned on Wednesday from the mountains In Penn
sylvania eleven pounds better OF than when he left
here about month ago.
The work In the once OF Register OF the Treas
ury has been very heavy for the past month"; caused by
payments, judgmentsof Court OF Alabama Claims
and under deficiency appropriations. The Assist
ant Register In the absence OF the Register mas had
herculean task In signing all requisitons and war
rants incident to the above payments together with
all United States bonds issued, and the copying
room, in charge of Mr.. s. c. Lovejoy has been taxed
to Its utmost to keep the work from dragging The
number Of requisitions and warrants alone aggre-
gated over 10000,
The District Commissioners yesterday tele-
graphed to Mayor Courtenay, Of Charleston, TO draw
sight draft on Commissioner Samuel E. wheatley
for 81, ,Is4.4o, the amount they have hand do
nations to date for the sufferers. 1t Is estimated
that over $4,000 has been sent out from this city to
the sufferers.
-"Jusths old stand," 6l9 street northwest, buys
gents secondhand clothing Note by mail promptly
attended to.
"A syndicate, composed OF Frank Presbrey, Frank
Noyes, and several others, has purchased the tract
Of land known as Forest Glen, tine Metropolitan
| Branch of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. The
| natural beauty Of the place is well known, and
those interested In the enterprise purpose dividing
the tract Of ninety acres bought into lots Of about
ten thousand feet each. tameettng held on Thurs
/ day last prominent architect was authorized to
| draw the plans and secure the estimates for the
building Of q handsome hotel. The first story will
he built Of the greystOne 30 plentifully found in
that vicinity, and the upper stories In hard wood,
Queen Anne STYLE 1tscapacity will be two hundred.
| BY next summer, It's projectors say, the enter
prise will be In good running order.
The Vice President General OF the Cincinnati So
cety, DIR. William A. Irvine. died at his residence,
at Irvlne Pa, September in the eightyhird year
| of his age. He was the son Of Gen. Calender Ir-
| vine, and the grandson of Maj. Gen. Irvine, who
commanded the Pennsylvania troops In the Revolu-
tionary Army. He married daughter of the late
DR.. Stephen Duncan, Of Natchez, Miss, and two
daughters survive him. Mrs. Thomas Bddle, Of WASH
ington, and Mrs. Thomas Newbold. of Philadelphia,
Pa.
Mr.. D. c. Bangs, Of the Supervising Architects
once, has gone TO Oak Lane, Pa, on a three
months leave OF absence. He has q substitute
for that time.
Samuel c. Lovejoy, Of the Registers ONCE,
Treasury Department, left last week for his home
| in Rockland, Maine, on his annual monthly visit.
William Blssland and John johnson, Of the
Registers ONCE, have gone to Atlantic City for
brief visit.
Chief Clerk Youmans will leave Monday or
Tuesday for Elmlra and Bnghamton, to be gone
several days.
Mr.. Harry West, managing editor OF the Post,
will shortly take a two weeks vacation, which he
will pass among the trout and bass streams in the
mountains OF North Carolina. He cOntemplates
covering about q hundred miles OF his journey on
foot. Besides being an accomplished journalist ana
expert angler, Mr.. West is great pedestrian. He
Malta
! appetizer before breakfast. Hence he win do
his great l0O-mlle-walk act more from choice than
necessity.
Mr.. Frank L. Johnson OF the Treasury Depart
ment has returned from short visit to his mother
| and sister at Hamilton, Va.
Christian services this Afternoon at Odd Fellows
Hall.
| Mr.. Samuel Lloyd leaves tomorrow to be pres
ent at the four Industrial expositiOns-Clncinnat,
Chicago, Minneapolis, and ST. Louis-where he has
models of his patent tventlating wlndow-awnlngs)
| on exhibition.
The attendance at the "Grauge Camp" on the
Washington, Ohio and Western 'Railroad, near the
station, Dunn-Lorng, in Virginia, has been very
good since Its opening Wednesday, considering that
the enterprise is In It's infancy. While the special
trains to the grounds have not been crowded, they
have carried quite large number OF Washington
people to the exhibition. Friday, the tournament
people being present. The exhibition Will close
Wednesday next with grand tournament and ball,
and 1t Is predicted that double the number will at
| tend this week as last
Messrs j. Elliott Shreeves, John II. johnson, and
| Howard Wall have returned from a four weeks
cunning, fishing, and yachting tour to st. Georges
Island and the Lower Potomac. They maintained
q monopoly in Walsh Beady's goods while away.
The majority of the police omcers Of this city
| favor the helmet that Maj. Walker has prescribed
| as the regulation headgear.
When will the Washington and Georgetown
Street Railway Company attempt their scheme OF
| running their cars by electric motors? They have
1t under adyisement, and are busily at work
testing the feasibility OF success In the venture.
The "winston Blues" Ia now tho soubriquet for
the High School Cadets, as they took the place OF
the National Rines, who had been erroneously ad-
| vertsed to appear.
People Of West Washington arc carrying para
sos and umbrellas opened over their heads at night
in order TO protect themselves against the millions
Of caerpllars running the trees OF that locality.
Gen. Charles W. Field Superintendent OF the
United States Hot Springs Reservation who has been
visiting his family at Winchester va Is in WASH
ington for a few days Gen. Field Ia In splendid
/ health, and was very cordially welcomed here
among his old friends. lie leaves Wednesday for
| Arkansas.
| Mr.. q. Monroe Rmmerich mas been, for the
past ten days, the guest OF his friend, Mr.. Il. h.
| BRADY French, at New York City. Besides visit
Ing West Point, Newburg, Concy Island, and the
| various points of interest about the Empire city
healso Witnessed the nrst days yacht race between
the Maynower and Galatea, with which he was es-
| peclally delighted. Mr.. Emmerlch returned yes
1 terday, regrettng that the demands OF business
prevented him seeing more OF the metropolis.
Il Al II
French, OF Capitol Hil, Ii very III at Colorado CITY,
| Col, where he has been engaged upon the survey
| OF the Colorado Railroad Being OF strong coDsii
tuition aud Injured 10 outdoor fe his many friends
| here expect to learn Of decided Improvement In
his condition shortly.
The Irish Catholic Benevolent Union at It's re-
cent convention selected Washington az the ne xl
| place for their annual meeting.
Fathers IIeddrick and lyman, two OF the newly
| ordained Jesuit priests from Woodstock, Md, and
residents Of this city, said their nrst mass here last
| week.
| Much complaint Is being made by the yarou'
station keepers OF the police precincts against the
| plan projected by MAI. Walker OF conpe Hing then
10 wear uniforms The small salaries received by
these hardworked men Will not Justify the outlay o
| a regulation uniform.
On ANA after Wednesday, September 10, II. II.
| Taylor's store, 9sS pennsyydnia avenue, Will be
Kept open until O'Clock r. NJ. daily.
--larryT Dodge, a lad Of thirteen. while prac
tioing ON a bicycle hia home, "a Fourth stree
n0rheast yesterday afternoon, took header an fel
on the concrete pavement. lie was carried 10 hi
home, where he laid for several hours In an Dsensl
Z | be condition. Dr. lIalen said he was suffering
. iIon concusslon OF the brain. ilo rcgained semi
CONSCIOUSNESS al late hour, but was unable 10 un
! | dersland how he was Injured.
The IOerality OF washlngton's citizens ,owar'
the stricken sister city Of Charleston will be furihe
/ | demonstrated Wednesday boy a grand concert a
, Abner's Garden. at which tue Washington Sanger