The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1889-1889, 1889-06-18
CITY AND SUBURBAN.

The residence of Captain w. W.
Miles Of the steamer Bartholdi at Oc-
ccquan was badly damaged by fire
Sunday. The cost of the building was
$4,000.
John l.. Keith. Kate Patton and Polly
Lynch are all residents of the Division,
and all black. Last night Keith stopped
a row which the two women had started
in his saloon by rendering Kate uncon.
scious by means of good beating. lie
was released on leaving $50 collateral.
The District Woman Suffrage Asso-
citation have offered two prizes of $40
and IS for the two best essays In favor
of woman suffrage written by pupils of
the eighth grade schools of the District.
The competition is open until Septem-
her 10. Mrs. H. u. Spcry, Mrs. e. III.
Mohl and Mrs. E. A, Chambers are the
prize committee.
Two negroes engaged In disturbing
The peace of Takoma Park on Saturday
evening went into the drug store OF
Mr. Moss and made themselves exceed
ingly Objectionable by their loud and
boisterous language. The proprietor
struck one of them with an Indian club
and laid him out. A little while after.
ward they returned and threw stone
through the window, striking Mr.. Moss
on the head, iniiicting a severe wound.
Several thousand people witnessed
the exhibition drill of the High School
Cadets last evening on-the plaza in front
of the Arlington Hotel. The cadets
were In command of Major Borden and
the evolutions showed careful training.
Commissioner Douglass reviewed the
body from the balcony. Lieutenant
HAT of Company b afterward treated
his company sumptuously at soda
water stand on Seventh street.
DR.. Samuel +. Linn. of 1884 Thirty
Second street, Georgetown. yesterday
afternoon went home and found Guy
GLASGOW. a tiftecn-ycar old boy who
lived next door, on the fence that d.
vides the back yards. The boy had
been often told not to get onto the
fence, and ms soon rs he saw him DIR.
Samuel got his gun and filled young
Guys back full of bird shot. The boy
Is very seriously hurt though not nee
essarily fatally and the doctor was ar.
rested.
The Gentlemens Driving Club of
Alexandria has elected w. b. Dam
gcrfield, president; Richard Windsor
vicc-president; b. b. Smith, secretary;
and NJ. B. Harlow, treasurer. Mr..
Daingcrfcld will appoint the executive
board. and arrangements will be made
for meeting at the track for the early
part of next month.
The National Roll Paper and Cutter
Company has been incorporated In
Alexandria The officers are Il. G.
..l ,N,.npi1nnt. H.,
president; Neil Dumont, secretary, and
X. S. Fletcher, treasurer and general
manager, all of this city. The capital
stock is to be $3.50 600
Sixty-tive dollars, besides lot of
clothes and provisions, were distributed
to the canal sufferers yesterday at the
Georgetown Station House.
The steamer Corcoran will leave her
wharf on the National Rifles excursion
al $3.50 o'clock, and not 1880, as pub
lishcd In Sundays Herald.
Last night VIM. $. Harding got into
"A dispute with his son-in-law, Charles
&. Rehner, over some domestic matters,
and the quarrel ended in Harding's
plunging knife into Rehner's side.
They were at llarding's residence. No.
1903 Third street northwest, and Rehner
was at once removed TO his home, 2035
Ninth street. Harding was taken to
The Second Precinct Station House. and
on the way stated to an officer that he
intended 10 kill his son-inlaw. The
wound Is not serious.
John Hawkins attacked Il. l.. Lee
the colorcd cook ut the Washington Inn.
above Georgetown, yesterday. The in
strumcni used was large carving
knife. A general scrimmage ensued,
during which Mrs Humphrey got cut
: on the foot. A stage driver named
Hutchinson drew pistol on Hawkins.
and the latter was tied with o rope until
Officer Riley arrived. This ought TO
have been excitement enough for one
day, but Hawkins wasn't satisfied As
soon as he reached his cell in the sta
tion-house he tied two pocket handker.
chiefs together and tried to commit
suicide. He had them tied to the
grating, and was just getting ready to
mess up Inc place with his corpse when
Station keeper German found him,