The Washington critic., 1889-04-08
CITY AND SUBURBAN.

p. II. Duffy arrived from the South
yesterday with string Of horses for Ivy
City.
Duncan McGregor of the New York
Evangelist Society spoke 10 the Y. NJ. G. A.
last night on 'These Pcrilous Times"
Tho body Of John Moore, who was
drowned on Friday at the foot of Twenty
fom III street, was recovered last evening
near where he fell In.
George Carr, negro who escaped
from tho workhouse several weeks ago, was
arrested Saturday night by Officer Els
worth of the Eighth precinct.
Thomas Fields, q colorcd boy, was shot
and seriously wounded without provoca-
tion by negro named Henry Holly, near
Sligo, Montgomery County, Nd, yester-
day.
The Sunday afternoon Lyceum Of the
Second Baptist Church, colorcd, was largely
attended yesterday, addresses being made
by Wm. Bolts Of Petersburg, Va, and
others.
City Surveyor Howell of Alexandria Is
engaged In making survey of the south
western part OF the city, In order that the
contemplated street improvements may not
DO delayed.
Potomac Lodge No. rs Of Alexandria
held very interesting meeting on last
Friday night, at which time their new
degree staff conferred the initiatory degree
ON three candidates.
The attention Of the Alexandria City
Council will be directed Of its coming meet
ing to the offer OF the Schuyler Electric
Light Company to put IN sixty light arc
plant for Sl3,500 and allow ten years for its
payment.
Judge Keith Of the Circuit Court of
Alexandria granted charter Of incorpora-
Hon t.. tl,n atta aYal Il g.nIy ,al
Fence Company. The principal Office Is to
be there'and the capital stock not to be less
than 5000
Tile pulpit Of the Plymouth Congrcga-
tional Church. corner Seventeenth and 2
streets northwest, was filled yesterday for
the first time by the new pastor Of the
church, Rev. Sterling Brown, formerly of
Cleveland, Ohio.
Mrs. W. +. Tinsley, w. Gray Watson
and Powhattan Boiling committee rep
rescntiDg the Richmond Boat Club, are 10
the city to invite the Washington clubs to
participate In the regatta to be held at
Richmond on July4.
arrangements have been made for an
exhibition of pastellc paintings at the
Cosmos Club rooms ON the evening OF
April 10. An exhibition Of the works of
local artists will be held in the same hall,
beginning April23, and continuing the cath,
satn ana 9Utn.
"A. Walsky's second d-hand shop at 1908
Seventh street aud similar store at 12OS,
belonging to Joseph Bildman, were burned
last night. Owing to the domoralized state
Of the ilre-alarm system the lire gained con
siderable headway before the engines got
there, and the damage was some - 900.
"A dozen or more sanitarlans from the
North and West left Washington late last
night for Jacksonville, pursuant to resolu-
tions of the Florida Legislature inviting
public health men to visit the State aud,
with the Florida State Board Of Health,
look into the sanitary condition of Florida,
The funeral Of the late Andrew J.
Fleming toek place FROM his late residence
on Duke street in Alexandria yesterday
afternoon. The services were conducted
by the Rev. j. !. Vance of the Presbyterian
Church, and the pailbearers were Messrs.
w. A. Moore, q. W. ,Jamason II. Bryant,
A. Slayinaker, A. &, uher and X. Kcmpcr.