Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-10-30

Affairs I'm West Washington.
BuRaLARY.-Thieves were ct work last night
| within stones throw Of the police station. q
burglary having been committed n q the grocery
| by the forcing Of an iron bolt from . rear win
dow. The cash drawer was rihed of its con-
tents, amounting to about %. II 10 thought
that the thieves were frightened of bv The
sounding OF In, the burglar alarm upon the drawer,
CANAL LOCK BRoKnN.-Navigation on The
canal has been interrupted, Q rate Of one of
the seven locks having been struck and dam
aged by canal-boat q day or two ago. This
viii cause the Cessation Of transportation for
CATTLE MARKIr.-The following sales of live
stock at Drovers' Rest D, G., Yesterday are re-
ported: 81 up, So7 sold, "a left over; best ss<a
Nc; good, 34sSAc.; medium, 2NaSlc com
mon 2a21c. 2os sheep and lambs; sheep 211a
and calves, ss5 to 60 iM srss. a aaii Cows
PoILcE CoUBr CAsxs.-Gresn LiRhtfoot, q
colored resident Of "Bloodfeld," was ia town on
Saturday night drinking and went into Mar
madukes saloon on Market street, and wanted
to clear out the saloon, but before he could do
| 20 Officers Shanks and Sutherland arrested him,
and he was fined $5 in the Police Court yester-
day.7James Moody, virginian, was placed
behind the bars by the officers for disturbing
the quiet OF Market street. Judge Miller fined
him % or two weeks.--An old man named Mi
chael Rankin was in the Police Court this morn
ing charged with being an habitual drunkard.
ne was given twenty days on the farm in default
NoTrs.-There was meeting at tho Young
purpose OF discussing the advisabilfty Of hold
ing another entertainment.-An enjoyable
ball was given last night at Academy Hall by
members OF Potomac Tent, No. 165, /. o. o. R.,
and also BY members Of Peerless Tent, No. 26
/. O. o. R.-Police Officer Frank Lahna, q
a cd last ni0h In
Miss Mollie Snyder at the parsonage Of the
Congress-street N. P. church by the pastor,
Rev. DR.. Bates.
TEMPERATURE AND CONDITION OF WATER At
ton, 2; receiving reservoir, temperature, IS;
CONDITION at north connection, 8; condition at
south connection, So; distributing reservoir,
temperature, 81; condition at innuent gate
house, S6; condition at sfHuent gate-houss, So.
High tide in the river to-day at 401 p. m. (;
low tide at 10A5 p. m.
Alexandria Affairs.
Reported for TIE EVENING STAR
Ayes, No. s2e King street. adjoining the corner
OF Royal street, was broken in last night be-
tween IL and O'Clock, and four pistols, in
Guiding. an English bulldog, stolen. The
police, hearing the glass break, went into the
colored man, who ran on seeing them and was
pursued, but escaped. This is the fourth win
dow-breaking burglary that has taken place
here, and Is supposed to have been effected by
. Washington thief.
ARREsTKD.-Simon Thomas, colored, was ar
rested by the police here to-day, charged with
stealing boat from Thomas Arlington last
May. He is well known to the Washington
police and had just returned from Washing
ton.
FIRE AT IRoN-woaxs.-The iron-works Of Mr..
VIM. 8. Moore, at the corner Of Duke and
Union streets, were found on fire shortly after
2 o'clock this morning. The rafters around
one Of the chimneys had caught fire and was
burning fiercely when discovered. The Column
bia engine went into service. The loss will not
exceed 800 and will be repaired at once. Ow-
ing to some mistake in the alarm, some Of the
fremen carried their apparatus to the fourth
ward before going to the first ward, where the
fire occurred.
The GAS PIANr.-In few days the Philadel-
phia company which has erected oil gas-works
alongside the coal-gas plant at the City Works
Will commence operations, and will supply the
city with on-gas as an experiment. Last year
the works received S2l, s61. 80 for gas sold and
had a total income of S24 0SS So, besides fur
tremen, Light Infantry, and schools with light
free.
NorEs.-Logan Tribe of Red Men, of Wash
1ngton, in costume, are expected here next
Thursday evening on visit to Osceola Tribe
Of this city and most pleasant time viii be
succeeded Roger Brooke as clerk in the Poto-
mac freight office here.-Mr. Bernard Cline
has returned from hunt Of two weeks.-Mr.
A. j. Fisher and Mr.. 8. B. Stoutenburg build
ers, of this city, are now away with Alexandria
carpenters, &C., building large houses in Mary
land under contract.-Mr Walter Donneliv
and Miss Emma HILL Of this city, were married
in New York last week. Neither of them is
twenty years Of age.-Hon. NJ. Mayre, state
auditor, is in the city, but will leave in short
fIrna all - O. a..
will hold tonight services at the lodge room,
memorial of the late Grand Sire Thomas
Wildey.-The Young Womans Christian
Temperance Union is giving a series of COM
plimentary sociables each week at the residence
Of DR.. Becktl Pleasant entertainment is pro-
vided