The Washington critic., 1889-06-21
CITY AND SUBURBAN.

CITY AND SUBURBAN.
A meeting was held last evening at
A25 Twelfth street northwest, for the
purpose of forming an organization to
be known as the Builders Exchange.
The following officers were elected /:
Charles A. Langley, president; ID. j.
Macarty, vice.presidcnt; Il. j. Harmon,
second vice president; Thomas J. King,
secretary; William G.. Morrison, treas
urer; =. N. Dryer, +. N Dcvercaux,
Morgan Thomas, Thomas p. Stephen.
son, James w. Considine and William
Cammack, board of directors
A charter has been granted the Pc.
tomac Mining and Reduction Company,
the object of which Is to purchase,
lease or sell mining lands In Virginia or
elsewhere, to dig, lore, wash or exca
vatc gold, silver, copper, oil coal, salt,
DC. The capital stock is TO be 81, $780,
600. The principal offices arc to be In
Alexandria and the officers are: A. b.
Mccker, president; Reuben Doolittlc,
vicc.prcsidcnt; T. d. McCleary, treas
urcr; r. Randall, secretary; G. b. Pet.
ter. assistant secretary. all of Washing
ton.
Mary Robinson, little coored girl
eight years old, was taken from col.
ored woman named Isabella Brown at
1929 Braincrd alley by Officer McCabe,
last night, and sent to the almshouse.
The woman had come home in fury
about something and dubbed the child
most numerically, after tying her
hands behind her back The child was
very poorly cared for, and was often
obliged to shift for something to cat as
best she could.
The contract for the repair of the
Georgetown level of the canal was
signed yesterday afternoon without any
material conflict of opinion by the mil
lcrs and President Gambrill A stipu.
lation was made by President Gambrill
requiring that the level should be
cleaned its whole length and made navi-
gable, and the feeder repaired. The
price named in the contract is S13, $50
Becker & Blundon are to be given the
contract.
Thursday night articles of agreement
for skin-glove fight for $500 within
two months and not more than 100
miles of this city between Mike Reidy
of this city and Joe Kennedy of Phila-
dclphia were signed. There will be but
limited number of tickets. Kennedy
is in training at Northbridges saloon
at 314 Eleventh street and Riley is q,
Connclls
Jimmy Miles fell off the Eastern
Branch Bridge yesterday evening while
he was fishing. and, us he could no
swim, was being drowned, when some
body picked up his fish pole and helt
II out for him to catch hold of. "Fo
Gods sake don't break my pole,
Jimmy gasped. and he was finally res
cued with difficulty, without breakin,
the pole.
General Ordway. Cononcl Cecil Cha,
and Lieutenant Chase visited the site o
the National Guard camp at Fort Wash
ingtOn yesterday and determined {
name the camp Washington. Six hun
drcd tents have been received from tn
War Department, and there will b
room for 900 men in the camp.
Maryland Haycock attempted to sto
a runaway horse at Thirty-tirst and
streets, last evening, but was knocke
down and badly hurt. He was take
into Cropley's drug store, where Dl
Mackal attended him. and was then re
moved to his home.
The Commissioners have written
several parties who requested to use tn
site formerly occupied by the Analosta
Boat Clubhouse that they would cor
suit the club before taking any actio
In the matter The Analostan's will /
given the option.
- i heodore weed 13-year.old colore
Ind 81 NInro,a m,
laundry wagons by its collision with
street car at Thirtieth street and Dun
barton avenue yesterday afternoon an
hurt about the head and shoulders.
Mr. lIampden Zane, well-k
citizen of Washington, died suddcnl
"Wednesday evening at his rcsidenC
1918 Nineteenth street. Mr.. Zane WI
native of Louisville, KY, but has +,
sided here since 1885.
II is reported that number {
colored families living on the flats
Anacostia are utterly destitute. The
made a living by market gardening an
the flood entirely ruined the Sprlr
crops.
The commencement exercises of Il
school connected with the lmmacula
Conception Church took place yeste
day. The premiums and medals we
presented by Rev. Father 5. +. Rya
The lowest bidder for earth excav
ton in laying the new 4Sinch wat
main is r. Il. Coyle, at "A cents p
cubic yard, and for rock excavation /
Davis, jr,, at $l.25 per cubic yard.
James ID. Donnelly of Fourteeni
and | streets, was fined $105 yesterdi