Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-07-30
ANACOSTIA.

DIsoRDERLY CoLoRED GArHERrNo.-This
morning about O'Clock Douglas hall, on
Nichols avenue, was the scene of disturbance
which came near having serious ending. A
colored sparring exhibition and dance was
given by two colored athletes There was a
large attendance of colored people, mostly
from the city. When the hour OF midnight
arrived there were probably 500 persons in and
about the hall, and many of them were intoxi-
Gated. There was SO much noise being made
that Policemen w. T. Anderson and Kirby
went to that neighborhood and paid their first
visit to the house of man named Goodloe.
where they had been informed whisky was
being sold. When the officers entered the
house some one extinguished the lights and in
the dark stones were thrown at the officers,
fohceman Kirby drew his revolver and the
weapon was accidentally discharged and one of
the ofticer's fingers dropped to the floor. The
stone battle was continued in the road and the
officer arrested a colored man named VIM
Bryant, whom they charged with disorderly
conduct and with assaulting Officer Kirby. Of
Bryant, brother of William. Both were in the
Police Court to-day charged with disorderly
conduct and William with an assault on Officer
Kirby. Officer Kirby testified that with Officer
Anderson they went to Goodloe' sand the crowd
inside attacked them with stones and thew
were obliged to draw their pistols, and witness
had his finger shot off. Alexander was the one
who put the lights out Officer Anderson cor
roborated Mr.. Kirby, stating that it was the
most disorderly crowd he was ever in The
defendants made a general denial, but the
court imposed a fine of IS in the case of Alex
ander and $40 in the case of William BRYANT
NoTEs.-About 1880 Saturday evening last as
Geo. Goode was talking to colored man on the
street, four other colored men came up to
them and grabbing Mr.. Goodies watch from his
pocket made their escape.-Citizens' asso-
citation, No. 8, meets IN the police station to-
morrow night to complete reports and recon-
mendatiOn to the District Commissioners
The A. M. E. church of Surrattsvile opens a
camp meeting Friday and will continue it till
the l2th.-There is good deal of complaint
in the village about troublesome unlicensed
dogs.
Eight Thousand Miles in Nineteen DAYS.
A consignment of silk and first-crop teas fill
ing over l6 freight cars has just arrived in New
York from Yokahoma, having taken but 10 days
to come the 5000 miles of distance. The stuff
was carried to Vancouver by steamer in IS DAYS,
thence by Canadian Pacific to Ogdensburg. n
T., and New York, Ontario and Western road to
New York city.
The British steamer Thordisa, loaded with
crude petroleum, was destroyed by fire at
Philadelphia yesterday.
In Philadelphia yesterday before United
States District Attorney Read. Cant Jacob
Sheldon of the ship Emily Reed which has lust
reached port from Hull, England was accused
OF criminal negligence on the high seas which
caused the death of one of the crew by not try
ing to save him when he fell overheard
At Danvile. Va. in the U. S. court yester-
day, VIM. Soyers, Patrick county. moonshiner,
was sentenced to five years in penitentiary for
firing upon U. s. marshal who raided his still
Marshal d. Elliott of Live Oak, Fla. ar
rived in Richmond, Va, yesterday with a
requisition for Edward Wambly, charged with
shooting and killing Marshal George Over
street OF Live Oak ON the 18th of last January
Gov. Lee will issue warrant to-day.