The Washington critic., 1888-08-13
CITY NEWS PARAGRAPHS.

There were thirty carloads of people at
the Ridge from Washington yesterday.
Frank Bour, B. e p II. II. brakeman,
had his hand smashed while coupling cars
Saturday.
The Citizens Association Of Northeast
Washington unanimously approve Of the free
water movement.
"A large number of Washington colored
people were out to the camp yesterday at
Good Hope, near Anacostia.
MI. Charles H. Miller, a well.known res
taurant-keeper, died on Saturday evening at
his home, No. 43l ii street northwest.
Colonel Royal T. Frank, four batteries
and the Artillery School Band, returned from
Washington to Fort Monroe yesterday morn
ing.
Nelson Thurston fell under a wagon at
First and & streets Saturday and was seriously
injured. He was taken to Freedmans Hospi-
tai.
The National Fencibles, with about twenty
friends, left on Saturday afternoon for Fau-
quier Springs. The National Drum Corps ac-
companied them.
Arthur Bivaus l7-year old white boy
who lives at jackson aud Taylor streets, Ana
costa, shot himself in the leg yesterday. He
is not badly hurt
"A colorcd boy named Stuart was overcome
by the heat at Sixth and East Capitol streets
yesterday aud removed in the patrol wagon to
his home OH Navy street southeast
General Ordwuy, last Friday night, mus
tered in the new National Guard Drum Corps.
The members have also been furnished with
uniforms, instruments and equipments.
Jacob Kessler, who lives on D street north
west, went to sleep in Judiciary Square Satur-
day night, and when he wolioup Sunday morn
ing his hat, shoes aud s. had been stolen.
The baggage of the Washington Light In-
4 Al. ~
to Atlantic City on Saturday. About forty
tents, known as hospital teuts, were sent
away.
Captain j. H. Chatham has reported to
Harbormaster Sutton that SO had been stolen
from the cabin Of his schooner, the Flora
Thompson, yesterday. lie suspects a colored
sailor.
Temperance meetings were held yesterday
at Prohibition Hall, with speeches from Messrs.
Boyd and others, and at the Fifth Congrega-
tional Church, with an address by DR.. G. w.
Whitney.
The only boat running to Colonial Beach
to-day Is the Wakefield, the Excelsior having
been taken off from the run. Tomorrow Tho
Arrowsmlth viii commence her regular trips
to the Beach,
The funeral Of Mrs. Mandamus Clark tool
place yesterday afternoon from the First Bap
tist Church of Georgetown. The deceased
was 7S years of age, and had lived many years
In the western part of the city.
Mr. Albert Herman of this city wal
united In marriage with Miss Mile Seligmar
OF Baltimore, last evening, Mt Lehmann's Hall
in that city. Two Of the ushers were Messrs
A. Wallach and A. Goodman OF Washington
Mr. Norman j. Fake, nephew Of Commls
sioner Colman. was drowned on Saturday
while bathing in the river about three mle
above the Free Bridge. Robert Golden anC
J.. T.. Brown recovered the body and brought
it back to The CITY, II was taken to the fam
lily homo at Richlleld, N. Y, last evening.
Three little colored girls, Matte Fortune
Alverta johnson and Lizzie Simms, all livlnl
on the upper end Of Ninth street, this city
were found on the streets In Baltimore las
night and held as rlnaways. Matte said tha
her mother had given her money 70 take Il
her aunt and that she had been looking 70
her.
The Central Democratic Committee vii
hang out their Cleveland and Thurman ban
nor across the Avenue at the Committee room
at & o'clock tonight. There viii be an illumi
nation and speeches by Representatives WI
son OF West Virginia, Townshend of Illinois
McAdoo of New Jersey, Hooker OF Mlssls
s;ppi and Others.