Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-12
GEORGETOWN.

The ELECTRIC RAILROAD laying of the
rails OF the Georgetown and Tenleytown cleo
trio railway on SD street near X street was
not begun this morning as was intended, but
tomorrow morning will no doubt find gang of
laborers at work there. The work Of grading
and filling near Tenleytown was resumed this
morning, and it is thought that by the time the
rails will have reached that far the grading
the rails The site for the location of the
power house has not been as yet settled upon,
but will be in q few days.
THE CANAL REpArRs-The continuation of
such weather as today is greatly desired by
the contractors for the work of repairing the
damaged Georgetown level Of the canal The
two breaks just beyond the new bridge have
been repaired and the slope wall built. This
morning large force Of workmen were en-
ployed ON the break extending from point a
short distance west of the Little Falls church
to the chain bridge. Should the force that has
been at work at different times, numbering in
the neighborhood of three hundred, with
about twenty-five carts and forty-two wagons,
have favorable weather the job should be COM
pleted in about fifteen days. So stated one of
the masons employed ON the canal job this
m orning.
Cor The DRoP ON HIM.-Saturday morning
Mr.. Philip Hazel, living near Tenlytown, hired
Charles Dorsey, colored, to do some white
washing and gave him two new brushes for
that purpose. As Dorsey did not put in an ap-
pearance according to agreement Oficer
sutherland was requested to look out for
Dorsey, and yesterday he was seen by the
officer, who gave chase and ran him to a canal
boat He then asked the officer to be allowed
to go and get his coat, which was in the cabin,
which request was granted. Officer sutber-
land, thinking that Dorsey would attempt to
escape, entered the cabin and there was the
fugative, pistol in hand, in the act Of cooking
the weapon. The officer, however, was too
quick for Dorsey and in an instant had drawn
and had asnxo -
head. The terror-stricken negro was COM
PEELED to drop his pistol and to spend the night
in a CELL
TROUBLE IN THE FAMnY.-James Rollins,
colored. rushed breathlessly into the police
station house this morning in search Of an
officer, to whom he stated that he wanted pro-
lection from his wife, who was Jealous Of him.
An officer accompanied the hen-pecked hus-
band to his house. but no wife was there, she
having In the meantime procured warrant
for James arrest on the charge Of assault
and battery. The warrant was served and un-
less some Of James friends leave collateral for
him he win be seen by Judge Mills tomorrow
morning.
STRUCK WITH BRIcK.-During an ARRAY
Saturday night between Albert Murray and
Henry Stewart, young men, Murray hurled q
brick at Stewart, which struck him in the face,
just under his right eye, making an ugly cash
of about three inches. Both were arrested.
NoTEs.-Twenty charges of law breaking were
recorded at the police station during Saturday
and Sunday.--Miss II. D. Best is visiting
friends in Virginia.
TEMPRRArURE AND CONDITION or WArrR at y
am: Great Falls, temperature, IS; condition,
II Receiving reservoir, temperature, ~. Con-
dition at north connection, 10; condition at
south connection, IL. Distributing reservoir,
temperature. n. Condition at infiuent gate
house, z; condition at etfiuent gate house, 16.
High tide in the river today at 500 pm; 10 "
tide at sos pm.