Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-01
GEORGETOWN.

BAD SrREET.-Residents in the county and
other persons who have to travel over SD street
from the corporation limits to W street com.
plain bitterly of the frightful condition of this
portion of the street. 1t is said that the sur
face of the roadway has been washed away and
the cutters are useless.
BROKE HER LE6.-A stone several inches
above the level Of the sidewalk on 32d street,
between the canal and NJ street, caused Millie
Motley, an aged colored woman, to fall and
break her leg. DIR. Kleinschmidt rendered as
sistance and ordered her removal to Freed
mans hospital
The REMAINS of Mrs. Porter Heap, whose
death occurred at her residence on Staten Is
land last Tuesday, are expected to arrive this
evening, when the body will be taken TO her
private residence, No. 3l47 street The funeral
will take place tomorrow from Christ church.
The remains viii be inferred at Oak Hill
CENSUS SUPERINTENDENT PoRTEB's RESI-
pENcE--The house corner 29th and p streets,
recently occupied by Gen. sawtelle Of the
quartermasters department, has been leased
by Robert P. Porter, superintendent of the
census bureau.
NorEs.-The Georgetown hay scales were re-
Gently purchased by John Archer. The du-
ties of weightmaster will be discharged by Al
bert Ofutt-Oficer Brown is spending his
leave Of absence at Colton's.-Mr. ]. Miller
Kenyon, a popular member of the Columbia
athletic club, left last night for Buffalo to enter
into business.-Mr. c. II. Tickling ana fam
lily left to-day for Atlantic City for stay Of
about two weeks.-Dr. J. Van Rensselaer,
who has been on a visit to his parents in
Georgetown for a week past, returned yester-
day to his duties at the Charity hospital, New
York.-Mrs. Elizabeth Reynolds, an old and
highly esteemed resident Of this place, died
yesterday at her residence, No. 3265 Prospect
avenue.
TENPERATURE AND CONDITION or WATER at z
Am: Great Falls, temperature, ~; condition,
4 Receiving reservoir, temperature, 76. Con-
south connection. 8 Distributing reservoir,
temperature, 70. Condition at infuent gate
house, 8; condition at efiiuent gatehouse Sc.
High tide in the river to-day at la pm; low
at 504 pm.
To ATLANTIC CIrY VIA B. AND O.-The short
est, quickest and best route to Atlantic City Is
via b and o. and Reading route. Street cars
run direct from B. and o. station in Philadel-
phia 10 the Reading station and B. and o. ham
som cab service Is also maintained to same
point-Adut
The Rome correspondent Of the Catholic Re
Tralee. has been appointed 70 succeed the late
Bishop Higgins of Kerry, who died May /. The
reported summoning OF Archbishop Corrigan
to Rome il untrue.
Gov. Beaver Of Pennsylvania Yesterday re-
ceived through the German consul at New
York 10000 from the people of Berlin and
over ei.200 from the mayor and council of
Mannheim for the Johnstown sufFerers
All the bricklayers of the Norfolk navy yard
were discharged yesterday BY order Of Commo-
dore Brown and new men viii be employed. IL
being alleged that the men were not doing the
work satisfactorily.
Yesterday the first negro Official ever elected
IN winchester, Va, entered upon the duties Of
his ONCE a. street cleaner. II q claimed That
among these duties viii be the exercise Of DO
ice power, and that he win have The right to
make arrostA