The Washington critic., 1888-04-12
WEST WASHINGTON.
present TO sd. John,..


Mr.. Thomas Hyde has recently pre-
sented to st. Johns Church very beau.
tirul aims basin. 1t is of sterling silver
and etruscan gold, fifteen and a-halt
inches in diameter very beautifully
chased with the design of the passion
flower, and on the rim the text: "The
Lord Remembers All Thine Offerings" +"
Around tho outer edge is engraved tho
following inscriptions "In Memoriam,
Charles Edward Rittenhouse, Died April
IL, 1880"
Notes About Town.
John Matthias was arrested last night
by Officer Welch, charged with destroy
ing private property. lie was found on
the grand stand tearing down the decora-
tions and giving them away among the
crowd.
Canal boat Senaca arrived to-day, with
5000 bushels of corn, and the London
with 1000 bushels, consigned to j 4.
Dunlop, and the boat Morning Star, with
$50 barrels of ear-Corn, consigned to j.
G.. and ]. NJ. Waters.
Temperature ana condition of water
at q. m. Great Falls, temperature, %;
condition, 1; receiving reservoir, tempera-
ture SO; condition at north connection, 4;
condition at south connection, l3i distrib-
hllnE lNefA NbAif AtAAHtAANulNf bbt NbhNANlVll
at influent gate-house, G; condition at eff
fluent gate-house, @.
Notes of the Celebration.
Many of the business houses on NJ
street were illuminated last night.
The Potomac Boat Clubhouse was
beautifully illuminated and large gath.
ering of ladies and gentlemen witnessed
the display of fireworks from the balcony.
The gas was turned on at the bridge last
night.
No accidents occurred to mar the cele-
bration yesterday, which is something
unusual among SO large gathering.
Only three arrests we're made through.
out the whole of yesterday.
To Mr.. W. X. Grimes belongs a large
share of the success Of yesterdays parade,
as he was the first man to canvass the
town for subscriptions to defray the ex-
pense of the project and 1t was through
him that the first meeting was called to
discuss the subject.
crows began to gather in the vicinity OF
the Free Bridge to witness the display OF
fireworks, and by the time 8 o'clock ar
rived there were not less than 10000
people on Prospect Hill and the streets
adjacent thereto.
Promptly at o. clock the first rocket
shot skyward, and the fireworks contin-
ued for over an hour There were roman
candles, nower-pots, shooting-rockets,
serpents and representation of Niagara
Falls. At the Virginia end of the bridge
huge bonfire flashed its lurid glare over
the dark waters of tho Potomac, and at
the north end similar bonfire was blaz-
ing on Prospect Hill.
The Georgetown University was illumi-
mated throughout, and from the tall
tower flashed forth at intervals red, blue
and green fires, which brought out the
college in bas-relief against the dark
background and made beautiful
| picture. A large number of fireworks
were set off at the college, and as the
| rockets shot skyward the students gave
the college yelP' in manner that would
shame Sioux Indian, and echoes could
be heard resounding in hills on the Vir
| ginia side of the Potomac.
| The fireworks on the bridge were in
| charge of Mr.. M. A. MCGOWAN, and he
had as his right bower and field marshal,
Ed. Neumeyer.