Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-06-17
GEORGETOWN.

MELVILLE c. SHUsTER's FUNERAL.-The fun
eral services over the remains of the late Mel
vile G. Shuster were conducted at st. Johns
p. E. church yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock
by the Rev. DIR. j. A. REGISTER. The pallbear-
ers were Messrs. III. s. Matthews, Ii. D. Cooke,
John ID. Patten, Thomas Davis. Pitt Cooke and
Col. Schayer. The remains were inferred at
Oak Hill.
RELIEF FOR DESTITUTE CANAL MEN.-Mr.
F. l.. Moore discussed about SOS among the
destitute canal people this morning. Trans
portation for the effects on three boats was also
furnished. transportation for five persons
will be furnished tomorrow.
FINED FOR FAST RIDING.-Geo Washington,
eolored boy, went out riding yesterday on a
colt. He drove through town several times
He was on street about O'Clock in the even
ing when the street alive with people,
The animal was going at a rapid gait when
Policeman Hawkins saw it. The colt came
near running over one of Mr.. Taggart's chill
dren. When the officers called to George he
| turned and laughed at them. They afterward
succeeded in capturing the boy, and he was
locked up for fast driving. This morning
when the case was tried in the Police Court
George told the judge that the animal had not
yet been broken and that he could not control
it, Judge Miller told him that to attempt to
break horse in the public streets was a
dangerous thing to do, and he would have to
learn better. fine of $40 was imposed.
POLICE COURT CAsEs.-Louis Diggs disturbed
tuc QUltt VI an dllty near congress street on
21st of March, for which he paid So i'm the Po-
lice Court to-day. George Taylor and Mary
Lawson. cOlored. were charged by Policeman
Bloom with using profane language on Olive
street. They were fined SIS each. Thomas
Hall was charged with a similar offense on
Frederick street. and he forfeited IS collateral
Jos. Brooks, a colored boy, who disturbed the
residents of Washington street yesterday and
was arrested by Policeman Bloom, admitted
his guilt in the Police Court to-day, and was
fined IS or Is days.
A LITTLE Boy RUN OvER-George Kidwell
was run over by bicycle last evening near tine
corner of S5th and streets. The little fellow
was painfully but not severely injured. He
was removed to the residence Of his distressed
parents on street, near 35th.
In A FIT.-Samuei c. Hanlon, q young man,
fell in an epileptic fit at the corner Of SD and
NJ streets yesterday. He was removed 10 the
station, where he was attended by DIR. Klein
schmidt.
TEMPERATURE AND CONDITION OF WATER AT
IA. M.-Great Falls, temperature, ~; condition
1; receiving reservoir: temperature rs: condi.
ton at north connection, 2; condition at south
connection, 8; distributing reservoir, tempera-
ture, 80; condition at infuent gate-house, 10;
condition at efiuent gate-house, s. High tide
pm.
II is said in Virginia that s14,000, 900 of
funded Riddleberger SIS have been exchanged
for 500, 600 new SIS, of which SOC, 600 have been
Cancelled.
A dispatch from Havana, June Is, says: An
other cyclone, similar to the one reported on
May %, is slowly moving up the gulf southwest
of this place. II is likely 10 follow the same
course as the previous one.
Nathan Banks. photographer, died at Graf
ton, W. Va, Friday, from drinking four ounces
Of laudanum with suicidal intent
The closing exercises OF the University Of
Virginia win begin Sunday, June g.
A six-year-old SON Of Ciprian Ferraudini,
while attempting 10 recover . ball which he bad
dropped at the mouth Of . streetsewer In Balti-
5000 Sntr.ncs nv The r,,shinS 49,. r.
hsavy rain storm. He was droWnsd