Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-09-24
Condensed Locals.


A IRE In house NJ. lOO6 W street, occupied by
Mr.. Bayne and Mrs. Robinson, about o'clock yes
teTday morning, did damage 10 the extent OF $3.50.
Two de.d infants. cOlored, were found at the
corner OF Maine avenue and AZ street yesterday
morning.
M. Ayers, mechanic, at work IN the rebuild
ing OF Belts burned planning mill. fell through a
scanOdlns saturday afternoon and Was badly
injured IN the back He was removed to his home
Complaints have been filed with the steamboat
Inspectors oy the captains OF the George Law anu
the city OF Washington, each charging the other
with running INTO hi, vessel
Mr. Robert W. Bradford, formerly practicing
lawyer in tals city, died at his home In Gaines
Vile, Fla, saturday morning, after lingering H.
hess Willard Bradford, mis- son, is now SERIOUSLY
Sick with an attack Of " pho.d fever.
Al the bicycle races at pougnkeepsie, n. T., on
Saturday, ". l. Crist, OF Washington. won the 3
nile amateur race, sixteeu-Ininute class, In
le:ssa4. ami the Emile amateur, l.. 6:OO8.
III. decision Of the church council announcing
the dissolution OF the pastoral relations between
The Plymouth Colored Consres atlonal church a. ID
Rev. Wm- Z. Peel, was read 10 the Plymouth con-
gregatlon yesterday by Rev. DIR. Patton, who con-
duct q the morning services.
MeSsrS Fraser Cornish and Gregory, the COM
nLtee appointed TO investigate the Charges OF In
efficiency made by Principal Cardozu OF the col
ored High School, against Mr. Browne, his assist
ant, uegan their work saturday evening, anu
examined several Witnesses
1he pump at the corner OF 10th and streets
southwest Is out OF repair and net ds attention.
Saturday afternoon a horse attached 10 Il sulky
owned by Mr.. y. W. Saunders, Of Potomac Md,
ran away near 18TH anu streets MIR. Saun Iers
eisht-year-Old daughter was thrown from the
sQlky and slightly Injured
This morning the grand jury OF the Grim. nal
Court resumed business, Judge COX, in the absence
ofJudse Montgomery, opening the court All the
grand Jurors were present
kobt. A. Walker mas, by Mr. W. A. Cook. entered
suit against the District OF Columbia for SO 900
stop-cUck above the sidewalk OF AIS and 42O 10TH
street northwest
suit against the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad
co. Tor $4,000 damages TO property on Virginia
avenue, near 1st street southwest, by reason OF
II want 10 80 TO Richmond" said John Brown.
when arraigned before Judge Miller to-day on a
there." asked the Judge .Waix there he ~.
swered The judge TOOK his personal bonds.
TEE FATHER OF SIX CHILDREN DEAD AND THEIR
MOTHER lSsANE-Last evening lady named Cal-
Ian arrived at the Baltimore and Potomac depot
from Baltimore en- route for her home at Knoxville
Tenn. where her six fatherless children reside
she conducted herself so strangely that DR.
Townshend, the health officer, was called In TO
examine her. de found that she was insane and
ascertained that she had brother In BaItiInord
and telegraphed TO him DIR. Townshend mad her
removed 70 the National Hotel, where Two ladie,
took charge OF her. and her brother arriving later
made arrangements TO take her back TO Balti,
more.
RosDERrRs RrPoRTKD.-Smith Cranberry, el2
street northwest, reports the larceny OF $50 from
or TN and streets southwest reports she had
stolen from her or lost, near the b street marker
u,
chain.-Henry Thorn, OF rs 18th street, reports
the larceny saturday morning of 800 from a
oure1u drawer In his back room--BF.C rawshaw,
$40 l3In street northwest, had his house robbed
between the LIST and 18th instants OF vest, rye
shirts and 90 yards OF carpet, valued at SIS
ports that he had stolen from MIN or LOST from ,
his hip pocket In Center Market saturday night
his pocketoook containing three checks for s4JO
ana 80 In mOney.-Daniel Murphy. OF Pals
street northwest, reports that ne lost or had
stolen from him IN the neighborhood OF 7th street
and louisiana avenue saturday night a black
diagonal sack coat
DYrxIBurISe THE PKHEs.-saturday night there
Rifies' Arrnory 10 witness the pubic dlstrbution
OF 5000 worth OF household goods given by
Messrs. House Hermann, the furniture mer-
chants, OF gs2I and 923 9TH street. and 636 Massa-
ch1setts avenue To the first hundred correct
answers drawn from box nled with all the cor
rect answers received 10 the rebus they issued
some six months ago. The distribution was In
Charge Of MI. Ford; the committee OF presiding
judges comprised Geo. W. Moss, Jas. f. oy ster and
gatta OF theNColum0ia Athletic Club took place
Saturday afternoon on the upper course OF the Po-
tonac- There was but one race, eight-oared, be-
the former winning by q length In s:33. The crews
were: Reds-Elder, bow; Kenyon, 2; Bell, 81;
SS een = ks5 1s 3 NV Wocowa o. hSnSrap aaT
bow; Miller, 2; Brock, 8; Hyde. 4; Pickett, s.;
Wade, o; Moore, 2; Reed, stroke, and zeiger, cox
and steered over the course wfthoutft
TIE NEW RAILS ON THE WASHINGTON AND
GEokGEIowN kAILkoAD.-PreSident Hurt or the
Washington and Georgetown Railroad Co, In an
ewer 70 question by q STAR reporter to-day as 10
the distance the new rails will be laid said: -As
IA as IA tons Will reach, or from l1In street 10
the curve near Aloaugh's Opera House, at the cor
nef Oh lotn street and Pennsylvania avenue, and
rom the Peace Monument, at the foot OF the Capt.
to 70 9th street. all of which should be completed
In about % daysvif We have favorable weather. "
SrN0 ZOE HIS CoxNrssIoSs-wm. NJ Mervne
Is attorney Tor Geo II. Tlehenor OF this city, has
brought suit In Philadelphia against the Wells
bach Incandescent Gasllght Company OF Penn
Vivanla, 70 recover some S., $50 alleged 10 be due
20 Nj. Ilchenor as commission for placing the
stock OF branch company In this city.
EXCURSION TO ORKNEY SPKINGs-The Aryan
Society OF America, Tor the adv ancement OF utera-
ture, arr, romance and chlvalry OF the south Will
meet q Orkney springs, Va, for one week COM
mencfng Friday, s. pteuber Is Men and women
known 70 lame In these branches will be present
and participate In the proceedings. Orkney Springs
Zoo feet above sea level II situated on the nne of
picturesque Baltimore and OHIO, and at this sea
son OF the year. when the forests are dressed In
their varied autumnal tfnts ODER UNSURPASSED
attractions for q week In the mountains Tine
hotel II urst-class IN all It's appon tmenta Charxe
Tor week Of the convention $40 Railroad fare 10
and from the springs from Washington "a Tickets
n sale a. Baltimore and Ohio ticket ofnces Sep
lember y7lh and 18th, good ten daya-AdUa