Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-03-26
Affairs I'm West Wash,nrsou.


and Ohio Canal with water is about completed.
and 1t Is expected boats can leave Cumberland for
this place tomorrow at the latest. Shipments
loads OF the Georges creek Co coal on the basin
wharf The companies that are expected TO ship
I1s RnFasH season d are the Creek
tee OF citizens appointed by Mayor Shuck, OF Cum
berland, under the resolutions passed by the city
railroads held meeting saurday evening ao eoo 10
slider the bill introduced in the Maryland egisla-
ture THURSDAY, looking to the construction OF a
measure about as Objectionable as the original
lease bill, and decided to oppose II. Ferdinand
Williams and Col Alfred Spates were authorized
TO represent the citys interests in the NATTER
QUARREL ABOUT HYDRANT.-En ma Mills of
36Os street, and Josephine Ball, who lives next
door TO that number, were In the Police Court
this morning for the purpose OF having Judge
Smell decide petty quarrel between them about
me use OF a hydrant, during the course Of which
told Emma that no person had the exclusive right
to public hydrant 1t was a case in which a line
OF s. should be imposed, but as she was Girl he
would only fine her 81
A FAMILY Row.-Saturday afternoon, near High
ana Grace streets some trouble occurred between
the families OF Frank Harper and James l. Collins.
and this morning representatives of bo, FAMILIES
appeared before Judge Smell, to whom explain
attons were to be given Collins had several scars
while Collins penknife caused Harper to carry
his arm In sling. Many witnesses had been
summoned SUNNI! BY each side. and Mr.: shepperd told
turned upside down. The whole trouble was
caused by q difnculty between Mrs. Harper and
MISS Mss Annie Collins. IN which a charge OF hair
after warrant for Mrs. Harper her husband
struck him In the eye In self-derense Collins cut
were required give their personal bonds TO keep
the peace and Harper was fined $40. Collins was
PoLIcE COURT CAsrs.-John Henry Butler. col.
ored, pleaded guilty in the Police Court this morn
ing to charge Of disorderly conduct, and was
nned $5 OF 1o days John Hughes. charged with q
pleaded guilty to a charge OF vagrancy and was
given 20 days on the farm.
TEMPERANCE MEETINGS. A large delegation from
Potomac Tent, Independent Order OF Rechabites,
attended In body and in uniform the regular
Sunday meeting OF the M-street Christian Union
y Temperance % Association Ion held last night at the
BY Messrs. J. J. Murray, A W0Odford and John
Gates. An interesting temperance meeting was
P. church under the auspices Of Heber Tent, In
Order OF Rechabites.
The FUNERAL OF Miss Catharine Seymour took
place Saturday afternoon from the residence OF her
brother, w. +. seymour, on Prospect avenue. Rev.
Dr. REGISTER, OF st. Johns NJ. r. church, oficated
the The pail,6earers I've were % Messrs Thomas Knowles,
TERED at Oak Hin cemetery.
wha ar hss BEEN 20
house on the charge OF vagrancy, came TO the
station yesterday and requested to be sent down.
stating that he was starving and that this was no
weather TO work in. He was accommodated
CRAP-PLAY1Rs CAPTURkD.-A gang or young col.
bred boys were playing crap In Hanlon's Alley on
Saturday, when Oncers Sutherland and COtter
made their appearance, and the boys their disap-
John Butler and John Hughes were
captured and locked up
GRAIN RECEIPrs.-Schooner Lizzie Reagan ar
1ed with 200 bushels OF wheat for q. L. Dunlop
ranal boat Wheatley Bros. arrived with 4,O6O
bushels OF corn for J. @. and ]. n. Waters. Canal
boat David Knode arrived with 1000 bushels OF
wheat for J. G. and ]. II. Waters