Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-03-22

NoTEs.-A large dead hog came floating down
this morning poisoning the air in its vicinity.
house on a charge of intoxication fell from the
bench to the stone floor, cutting his head badly
S Slx wnitewash brushes worth $40 were stolen
Potomac streets, Saturday morning. James
Brooks, the colored boy who was shot by
live. James Pool, an old colored man arrested
by of1cer Cotter for profanity in a house near
9th and High streets, was fined S5 or days by
Judge smell this morning.
The CANAL To BE LET ALoNE-Informa
ton from Annapolis is to the effect that there
of the canal at this session ofthe legislature The
joint special committee, it is said will not press
their bill. owing to Delegate Holes firm stand in
favor of the maintenance of the canal as a canal
connecting with q railroad at Cumberland
Water was turned on the canal here yesterday
and.
TEMPERATURE AND CONDITION OF WATER
AT A. M.-Great Falls, temperature, 40: con-
dition. II. Receiving reservoir, temperature,
connection. 4. Distributing reservoir tenn
perature, 40; condition at infiuent gatehouse,
10; condition at efiiuent gatehouse. Is.
Alexandria Affairs.
Reported for THE EVENING STAR
CLOSE OF CoURT.-The circuit court, Judge
Keith, which has been in session here for a
week, has adjourned until the 2Sth of Nav
The last case tried was that of j. A. Seaton agt
ienan Ws eve mnch he oe Of i9F p the de-
the final decree of the court of appeals in the
Evans case becomes operative; and this week
That portion OF the personal estate of the late
John L. Evans, which had been kept to await
the return of the missing John T. Evans ir
%1ll be dist I'll u among the three Aexan-
$500.
Hoskins, of Washington, q member of the
Painters union, and of Harmony Lodge, of the
knights OF Pythias, of that city, took place here
yesterday, the remains having been brought to
the residence of Mr.. III. NJ. FOltZ, his father-in-
law. Delegations from the Washington knights
knights and Knights of Labor, attended the re-
mains to the grave.
BAPTIsING.-Some twenty colored converts
were baptlsed by immersion yesterday after
noon In the Alexandria canal basin, u large
crowd of colored people attending and taking
part in the religious exercises of the occasion,
NOTEs.-At the Methodist Episcopal church
here yesterday Rev. John r. Wright, a resident
minister from Washington, filled the pulpit
1t is understood that if there be any movement
for local option" under the new law the Re-
form club will take no part in it. President
any action of the club on the subject-Presid-
ing Elder Samuel Rogers made a visit to the
NJ. L. church south, yesterday and preached in
King near st. Asaph street, owned by Mrs. D.
Appich, is to be rebuilt and converted into two
stores and a dwelling from plans furnished by
Mr.. $. Il. Stounburg, the builder-The loco
motive firemen have organized q lodge here
with eighteen members. Il. b. Kemp is chosen
master.
THE CALIFORNIA TICHBoRNE CLAIMANT
The man from San Diego, CAL, who made
sensation about two years ago by claiming to
be the lost Sir Roger Tichborne, heir to the
Tichborne estate in England, is now in this
city, and announces his intention of going to
England to establish his claim. A man named
Arthur Orion appeared in England about II
years ago and, pretending to be the lost Sir
Roger, set up claim TO the estate. He was sent
to prison tor II years for perjury. The present
claimant, it is stated recently received a sum
due him as arrears of pensions from the United
yh he mi will
able him to go to England and demand his
heritage.