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The Washington critic., 1888-03-17
CITY NEWS PARAGRAPHS.

The Washington Cadet Corps fair
closed last night. 1t has been very sue
cessful.
Thieves broke the show-window of
ii. S. Linker's store, at 40l Eighth street
southeast, and stole $50 worth of shoes.
Jealous Estelle Washington was ac-
quilted in the Criminal Court yesterday
Of assaultng Nettie Johnson last October.
Rev. DR.. John p. Newman of the
Metropolitan M. Il. Church was returned
to this charge for the third time and was
given warm welcome by his congrega-
ton last night.
The funeral of the Rev. Eugene Peck,
who was killed by b. and o. train
Thursday will be held tomorrow from
the Eastern Presbyterian Church, Rev.
Dr. Chester officiating.
The first and final count ofthe admin
istratrix ofthe estate of the late Chief JUS
tice d. X. Cartier was approved yesterday.
Mr.. Bergin of the Government Print
ing Office has been congratulated by his
fellow-employes on his promotion to the
foremanship of the Congressional Record
Lewis Woodiey and Lucinda Woodiey
yesterday obtained verdict of 81, SOC
against the b. and P.-Railroad Company
james Mccarthy was found guilty
yesterday in the Criminal Court of per
| Jury in his trial in the Police Court fol
selling liquor to minors.
The International Copyright Associa
| ton was permanently organized yester
day with DR.. j. @. yelling as president
The Washington critic., 1888-03-17
WEST WASHINGTON.
G.. and o. Canal Matters.


The Western Maryland Railroad people
have Withdrawn their bill for the lease of
the upper part of the canal. President
Gambrll of the Canal Company thinks
that if any benefit is to be derived from
the building Of a railroad, it would be
lust as well for the company to construct
such a road which could be done for $2,-
100000.
Water will be turned into the canal on
Monday, and the entire line is expected
to be ready for the opening of navigation
by March 26. Following is the full list
of tolls for the season: 70 Hancock, 16
cents; Williamsport, 20; Shepherdstown,
25; Harpers Ferry, %; Point of Rocks,
30; Georgetown, 40. -Four cents wharfage
to be added in each case.
Good Prospects for Real Estate.
The indications are that the real estate
market in Georgetown will be unusually
brisk this spring. On all the property re-
Gently offered the bidding has been very
spirited. The property at the corner of
purchased for Messrs Beckwith and
Quackenbush, the great water-works con-
tractors, through Mr.. M. J. Adler, brought
SO per square foot ON the M-street front.
This property would not have brought
more than 75 cents or 81 per foot three
years ago. The same gentlemen bought
a piece of property on the corner above
two years ago which cost them only 81
per foot.
The Bridge Celebration.
The committee of five selected by the
Executive Committee of the Free Bridge
| Celebration to choose route, select q
marshal and fix the day Of celebrating,
met last night at Association Hall, but
| did not arrive at any definite conclusions.
They will meet again on Monday, and ex-
! pect to have the arrangements all per
| fected.
| Notes About Town.
@. II. Tickling, the well-known real
estate dealer, is confined to his home by
illness.
Mr.. Isaac Branzell, who was the toll
keeper on the old Aaueduct Bridge fol
many years, was accidentally shot yes
bridge, by his brother, Mr.. Benjamin
Branzell, who was handling shotgun
supposed to have been unloaded. Tht
shot took effect in the neck. The wound
is not serious one.
See ad of Smith Transparent Ice Com
pany under City Specials.
Mrs. Elizabeth Cullen died at the resi-
dcnce of DR.. Sheckells, 1920 Thirty
second street, yesterday evening in thu
Goth year OF her age, Mrs. cullen, wn'
was formerly of Delaware, was tn
mother of Mrs. Jacob Herdman. Sh
was an invalid and had been II suliere
from paralysis forabout three years. Th
deceased was an unusually large AM
fleshy person, weighing something owe
300 pounds.
Potomac Commapdery No, 3, X. r.
are taking great interest in their weekl.
drill. They are periectlng themselve
in the manual, and will show one of TIL
best drilled communicates at the Wash
ington Masonic Centennial.
Organist Blois of Holy Trinity Churcl
deserves credit for the change he In
made in the choir which now include
Miss Carter, soprano; James p. Collins
the tenor and j. Delevine, as bass. Tn
Lahache mass, which will be the seconl
sung by the new choir, will be rendere'
tomorrow.
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wasn't fer the irish vote, he'd be away
over yandtr among them heather, i'm
moral, polygamous Turks, that hasn't got
no more political sense than 10
set down as q vice what all of
us has always recognized as
a needcessary yrchor, namely, to wit,
licker drinkin'. [Great applause ls
thar n man I'm this vast assembly that
aint with mc2 Loud cries of No. NO
set em up &c, &c.l They say that the
Irish is pore. And what if they air?
They air politicians, and the porer
politician Is the more credit IL is TO him.
loud applause. St.. Patrick was pore
man, and do we homer him the less fer
that? Not much, we don't He turned
the snakes out of Ireland, and CT he had
a been rich, ten to one he'd a. organized
q Snake Trust and got u monopoly of
every Ticker establishment in the Island.
loud applause
"As said before, friends and feller citi-
gens, I'm fer the Irishman, fust in war,
last In peace, and all the time in hot
water. They air the fermentin' element
in the wine of government, and they put
bead on to it that keeps it lvin' and
sparklin'. fCheers.l They air the spur
that tetchos up the wheel hosses Of politi-
cal parties. They air the bone and sinner
of our railroad enterprises. They air the
wit of labor, the humor of poverty.
They air the power behind the
throne. They air the statesman's hope,
the patriots pride, the terror of England
the Children of woe and the wards of the
universe Loud and continued APP
plause.1 They have future always be-
fore them, and through me this day in the
National Capital ofsixty millions Of peo-
pie, free and equal, Wayback greets the
Irish, and extends welcome to the suf-
ferin', ballot.box to the oppressed
and offices TO the active. Great cheers ]
| st. Patrick and the Goddess of Liberty
| hase clasped thcr bands. and the time Is
comm when they will stand upon q
wreck of thrones, piled ON the dead car
cass of tho British Lion, and with the
Stars and Stripes in one hand and the
| American Eagle in the other will pro.
claim to all the world the jubilee of uni
| versal emancipation and the final tri-
umph of the Democratic party"
GLoud and continued applause, during
which the Jedge bowed and sat down.
He was Immediately surrounded by
his colleagues, who congratulated him
warmly, and in response to an inquiry
from THE CRITIC reporter, who asked
| about the last portion of his speech, he said
that tho Democratic party he referred to
was not the well-known political party at
| present prevailing, but an ideal party OF
which the principle Of pure democracy
| was the genius. He had merely used the
words in. that order in Difference to the
| preiudices of majority of his listeners
II know which side my bread is buttered
on" he said in conclusion, and the re
| porter didn't contradict him.
The Washington critic., 1888-03-17
The shamrock Social Bali.

The third grand reception and ball of
the Shamrock Social Society of Washing
ton Barracks, D. c., given at Recreation
Hall last evening, exceeded the expecta-
tions of its friends and admirers. The
hall was beautifully decorated with Irish
and American flags, and the attendance
of guests was very large. The music was
furnished by the Third Artillery band.
Among the officers present were the fol-
lowing; General and Mrs. Gibson, Mr..
Gates Gibson and lady, Master John w.
Mount, Lieutenant Pratt and ladies, Reg
Assistant Surgeon Byrne, and Captain J..
Smith. Mrs. HosSins and daughter were
also among the guests
The Washington critic., 1888-03-17
A CRAZY MANS SHOT.
David Laverone Attempts to Kill S. {
Casassa.

Casassa.
AS Stephen G.. Casassa, the fruit dealer
at northwest corneS of Sixth street and
Pennsylvania avenue, was standing in
front of his store last night, about 1880
o'clock, an Italian rushed up. with a
pistol, which he discharged rapidly three
tunes at Casassa. The latter made %
dash at his assailant, who retreated and
again fired. All four of the shots took
effect in Casassa's body. His assailant
then threw aside his pistol and closed in
a desperate struggle with the wounded
man. Detectives Wheeler and Mattingly
and Officers Sutton and Middleton ar
rived just then and separated the men.
The man who did the shooting said that
his name was David Laverone, and that
Casassa had sent men to kill him. Cas-
assa had also, he claimed, caused trouble.
in his family.
Mr.. Casassa was resting as comfortably
as possible under the circumstances to-
day. His brother says that Laverone'
is undoubtedly insane, though he never
before was violent. Casassa had
sent Leverone's children to friends in
Buffalo mt one time when their father
deserted them, and this angered LAYER
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Arraigned ana sentenced,

In The Criminal Court to-day the i0I-
lowing were arraigned and entered plea
Off guilty;
Luminta Jackson, colored, alias Mary
Williams Benjamin Pollard, colored,
Jefferson, alias Thomas Garter, alias
William Davis, larceny; George Brum-
brey and Richard Johnson, making false
ailidayits to a pension claim.
Sentences were imposed as follows in
the Criminal Court to-day:
William Miles, alias Moore embezzle-
ment; six months in jail; Charles Brawi-
son, ,oolored, petit larceny (second oiiense)i
three years at Albany. Charles Brauner,
assault with intent to kill Charles Night
lngale two years at Albany.
The Washington critic., 1888-03-17
PrInters, Union EIectlon.

At yesterdays annual election of Co
lumbia Typographical Union, No. lOl,
the following were successful; Presi-
dent, Dickman, j0l votes; vioe-presidcnt,
Lamson, 3SS; secretary, Padgett, 1856;
treasurer Higgins, l06i sergeant-at.arms,
Ross, $780, reading clerk, Young, 53l;
doorkeeper, Hadger, Ill trustees, Brad
ley, 1888: Depue, 70l delegates to Interna-
tional Union, Nolle, i9G; Tracy, 355; In.
gals, 927 Blake, 2s7i delegates TO Fedora
Richards, 1872; Patterson, 1913; Berkeley,
$50. The votes cast numbered S08, more
than ever before in the unions history.
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The Smith Transparent Ice Company.
MANuFAoTURED Ice SuPERIOR.


Seven years ago the Smith Transparent Ice
Company was formed, for the purpose OF man
ufacturlng artificial ice, at their present
works on Water street, Georgetown, and they
now occupy buildings Nos. 1897 to 1891.
The superiority of their Ice Is best told IN
the fact that besides the large number OF
private consumers on the routes. they also
and many of the prominent hospitals, where
the pure article is in demand; They use noth-
ing but the best filtered hydrant water and
their water supply Is obtained from the city
water main.
The ice made by this process is superior in
hardness TO natural ice, because II Is frozen
at a lower temperature. IL Is superior In Its
keeping quality and leaves no sediment when
melted.
Their ice-house has a reserve supply on
hand of 1900 TONS and runs throughout the
summer months night and day, turning out 40
tons per day, so great Is the demand for the
ice. The wagons of this company are on the
streets of the city at all times, and consumers
can leave orders with the drivers or tele-
phone us at the works. The ice Is delivered
daily 20 customers in quantities TO suit and
| al the same price as the other dealers.
Messrs. Smith and A. w. Ward are the
| managers of the company, and they are
| thorough gentlemen and energetic business
| men. That they will succeed beyond all their
previous efforts in placing the Ice before the
| public cannot be doubted. They aim TO
| please and ask trial, willing to leave the
| consumers TO Judge for themselves. Their
none but their own drivers sell the ice.
| Place your orders before the rush,
SMITH TRANSPARENT ICE CO.,
| 0fiice and Mandatory, Nos. 1897 to 333l |
Water Tor K) street, West Washington, ID. O
Telephone, 1866.
The Washington critic., 1888-03-17
AIleged PensIon Frands.

George Brumbry, the one-legged colored
man who fraudulently obtained pen
sion by pretending that he was Florida
man named Ford, pleaded not guilty IN
the Criminal Court to-day to Violating
the section Of Revised Statutes which
provides for Furnishing the making of
false aflidaYits 10 pension claims. John
I, Thomas, who was indicted for making
affidavit TO his claim, pleaded guilty.
Richard Johnson, charged with the same
ofepse, pleaded not guilty.
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Haven,t strnok Her Yet.

"How do the new-fashioned bonnets
strike you2" asked lady of an ac-
quaintance on whom she was calling.
"There hasn't any struck me yet" she
replied, with a glance toward her hus-
band. ~ am sitting around patiently
waiting for one of them to come in my
direction, n--[Merchant Traveller.
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DIED.

MoTTER.- March 15, 1888, j. @. Motter,
1910 New Jersey avenue southeast.
Interment at Frederick Nd, Monday,
March 10, 1888.
TAYLoR.-At his residence 517 Third
street southwest Philip beloved son Of
Thomas and Margaret Taylor, departed this
life March 1b, 1888, at 4:30 p. m,
Funeral will take place from Wesley Zion
Church at p. IN. Sunday,
(Rlchmond papers please copy.l
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
Petroleum,

Petroleum.
B. X. Plain & Co., st. Cloud Building,
furnish the following Oil quotations
Closed yesterday, 974; opened to-day, 07is
highest, 975; lowest, 07i; II m, 074.
New York Stock Market.
The following have been furnished by
b. X. Plain & Co., Brokers, st. Cloud
Building, Ninth and + streets:
The Washington critic., 1888-03-17
PEERLESS DYES Sore sSGslI rs Sn1asi:E. RnsS;
PROVISIONS,

H,IRCLE MARKET, CORNER VERMONT AVE.
" AND l. ST. N. W.
awe thank the public for their liberal patron
ago during the last year, and will continue to
furnish the best meats and provisions In the
market In this city, and by so doing will ex-
pect continuance OF your support. Motto
The Best Goods at the Lowest Prices. Mar
keting delivered free.
s. L. WILLETT a s. II. GwYNNR.
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Funeral of Mrs. Rutherford.

The funeral of Mrs. Mary j. Rutherford
took place this morning from st, Peters
Church, where requiem mass was cele-
brated by Rev. Father NJ p Sullivan.
The interment was at Congressional
Cemetery.
The Washington critic., 1888-03-17
The Murder VIII Ont.

Mrs. Biggins--Ah, Mrs. stiggins, itinot
every woman who has a husband like
yours. They say he is very indulgent.
Mrs. Stiggins-Therel told Joshua
that if he Kept on indulgng on the sly
somebody would find it -[Tid-Bits.
The Washington critic., 1888-03-17
NAIderney Dairy Wagons" I"

Fresh Alderney butter, churned every
morning and delivered in lib Ward"
buttermilk and sweet milk, DC. per at.
Cream, 16c. per pt.
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In the Police Court-Judge Smell !;
'McCracken, do understand you to say
you arrested this man while injuring
public property ?'
Officer McCracken "Yez sor
catched him pullin' up the Potomac"
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An Equestrian entertainment.

An equestrian entertainment will be
given at the Riding Academy, corner
Twenty-second and p streets, on the even
be gwen to- the Eastern Dispensary.
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Colonel Staples of Willard's Hotel
gave away hundred gallons of beef soup
police.
Theodore NJ. Vail of Boston has
bought the plant Of the Washington Heat
and Power Company for $4,000
The river press., 1888-02-01
A New General Manager,

The rumor has been flying about that
J. M. Egan, general superintendent of the
Manitoba road, was about to sever his
connection with that company and accept
position on the Chicago, st. Paul &
Kansas City. Mr.. Egan himself refused
to be interviewed on the subject, but
President Stickney Of the latter road,
confirmed the report. Mr.. Stickney says
that on February 1st Mr.. Egan will be
come general manager of the Chicago, st.
Paul &; Kansas City road, and that the
present general manager, Raymond Du
Puy, will be made second vice president
and attend to many of the duties hereto
fore devolying on the president. When
asked if any changes in the organization
of departments was to be made Mr.. Stick
ney said this would be in the hands of Mr.
Egan. Mr.. Egan came to the Manitoba a
year and half ago from the Canadian
Pacific, and before going to the.latter road
was division superintendent on the Mil
waukee road. He is considered one of the
best informed railroad men in the north
west, and especially qualified to be at the
head of the operating department. -Pio-
neer Press.
The river press., 1888-02-01
MARRIED IN NEW MEXICO.
A Choteau County Lady's Romance.

The many friends and acquaintance oi
Mrs. Jas. Gaskill, formerly resident OF
Fort Benton, and who afterwards took ur
a pre-emption claim on Belt creek, near
this city, will be surprised to learn that
she was recently married to her first love
whom she met at Santa Fe, New Mexico
The following account of the happy end
ing of lifelong attachment is given by
the Santa Fe Daily New Mexican:
Mr.. Frank Killala, the we'll known SUI
perlntendent of water service on the west
ern division of the D. d: r. G. road, arriv-
ed IN the historic city last evening in COM
pany with Mr.. James GaskilI, and at 7:30
tonight, at the M. E. church parsonage,
Rev. DR.. Moore will pronounce them hus-
band and wife.
There is tinge of romance in the affair.
Years ago Frank Killala and Mary J.
Bradley were school children and play
mates in Watertown, N. Y. Frank grew
to manhood and came west, but he never
ceased to cherish warm corner in his
heart for his little playmate.
In time she was married to James Gas
kill and removed to Montana, and after a
few years her husbands death came to
the knowledge of Mr.. Killaia and he ven
tured to write her and renew the friend
ship of former days. Within few days
past Mrs. Gaskill came down to Antonito
prepared to give her heart and hand to
her lifelong friend and lover, and at 7:3O
tonight the happy denouement is to fol-
low.
Mr.. Killala is one of the best known
business men in southern Colorado;
counts his friends by the hundreds, and
has earned nice little fortune by the
conscientious exercise Of every duty that
has fallen to him to perform. Mrs. Gas
kill is herself in very comfortable circum-
stances, and both are as happy as any
couple ever were. Mr. Killala has al
ready invested in real estate here and an
that the early spring will find
him calling Santa Fe ''home" The hap
py pair leave tomorrow for ten days
visit to Ojo Caliente, going thence to An
tonito to remain until spring. Joy attend
them ever!
The river press., 1888-02-01
Funeral-ot Thomas Boffin.

The funeral Of Mr.. Thomas Boffin, of the
Highwood, whose death we announced
in our last issue, took place on Tuesday
from the school house at upper Highwood.
The services were conducted by the Rev.
w. W. Van Orsdel, and the funeral cortege
which followed his remains to their last
resting place was the largest ever seen in
the valley. Mr.. Boffin was much loved
and highly respected by his neighbors,
who mourn the death of one who was
faithful and upright in all his relations
The river press., 1888-02-01
A Joyous Type Founder at Last.

The last drawing of the Louisiana State
Lottery has made at least one San Fran
ciscan happy, and he is William Leslie, of
Palmer & Rey's type foundry, No. 407
Sansom street, who resides with his fami-
ly at 2,505 California street He had the
good fortune to hold a one tenth ticket in
the second capital prize Of $4,000, his
share being $1,000 the money being drawn
through the agency of Wells, Fargo & Co.
San Francisco (Cal) Chronicle, Nov 30.
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WAT THEY SAY OF THEMSELVES
r,,ah7e Admissions of the Great
nc - uo+.r Power and Townsite
Company.

Tho following is a true copy of "pro-
test" filed by the attorney OF the Great
ToIls Water Power and Townsite compa-
~ To say that it is "rich, rare and racy"
is putting it mildly;
~ tbe Honorable Board of County Com
,,,;eeioneys. sitting as Board of Equal
ilGfi0n n, and for the County Of Cho-
team, III. r.:
GENTLEMEN: The Great Falls Water
Power and Townsite Co., against the in
crease Of assessment on property in and
about Great Falls, NJ. T., for the year 1887,
respectfully protest on the grounds that
such an increase is illegal, unjust, une
quail and oppressive. They object to the
theory that values should be placed upon
property on account of it's future pros
poets or the price which it's owners may
set upon it, No merchants stock of goods
is assessed upon that theory. No town of
the same size in this territory is assessed
so high. They claim the valuation put
on the lots by the list handed in by the
company is more than affair valuation and
higher than that placed upon similarly
situated lots in Fort Benton, town of
greater age and containing more and high
er priced permanent buildings and public
ones These lots cost less than five dol
lars on the average. The three newspa-
pers of this section outside of Great Falls,
which represent the people Of their respec
tive localities and the utterances of the
assessor, maintain that Great Falls is a
town Of mushroom growth" The lands
adjoining Great Falls townsite should not
be assessed higher than other unoccupied
lands in the county. The cost of these
lands has not averaged more than six to
eight dollars per acre. They protest
against the high assessment placed upon
them.
Such course is oppressive and illiberal
and has the tendency to drive capital
from this section of the territory. It is |
detrimental to the best in4erests of Cho-
teau county and tends to promote litiga-
tion.
The NE4 SW a and 81 NV a Sec.
10 SE..114 NE d, section 9T 20 n. r. 3 E. is
in contest. The Townsite Co. have no tt
tie to it, but another claim has been al
lowed by the U. S. land office and it will
be years before the title will be determin-
ed by the interior department and the
courts. SW 4 section 10, NV d section
13 and lots l, 5, 8, 9 and Sc a NE sec
tion Ia township 20 north of range 3 east
and NV a section township 90 north of
range east are also in contest, No title
can be gwen to any Of these lands if sold.
Nor are they salable to anybody save
those interested directly or indirectly in
these contests. They request that these
lands be stricken off the assessment list
entirely. They claim the right to a fair,
impartial and unprecedented consldera-
ton of their claims.
Great Falls Water Power and Townsite
By III. p Rolfe, their attorney.
October 10, 1887.
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q
The Bridge Contract Closed.

From Hon. w. G. Conrad, president of
the Board of Trade, who has just returned
from Helena, we learn that the contract
for building the bridge across the Mis-
souri, river at Fort Benton has been let.
The approaches and piers will be built by
Messrs. Ryan & Henry, an eastern firm,
and the iron superstructure will be fur
nished and placed by the Milwaukee
Bridge company. 1t will consist of three
spans of $50 feet each, not counting the
approaches. No wood work will be used
in the bridge and it will consequently be
fre-proof. The piers will be built of solid
concrete encased in 38-inch boiler iron
and rip-rapped to protect them from the
ice. The total cost will be $4,000, which
has been subscribed by the business men
of Fort Benton, and the adjacent country,
who were interested in having the great
made.