The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-04-06
TOWN TALK.

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Residents of Q street are protesting in large
numbers against the proposed railroad ON that
street.
The House on Tuesday passed the bill appro-
priating $4,000 for the National Biological Park.
Andrew Smith. colored, aged seventeen, was
struck on the head with stone by Joseph Sell
vey, also coored, of the same age, on Saturday
night last. Smith died on Wednesday. Selvey
is in custody.
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Postmaster General Wanamaker, Capt. Jack
Crawford. Representative Morse of Massachu-
setts Mrs. Foster, and others delivered addresses
at a temperance mass;meeting at Foundry
Church Tuesday night. The affair was conducted
by the A of the
10 the Bleaching of the ocean steamer City of
Paris but said that the loss of all the steamers of
the lnman line was n small affair compared to
the loss OF one soul by strong drink
A curious rumor was ahoat yesterday to the
effect that Postmaster General Wanamaker had
bought the st. Vlncent's Orphan Asylum prop
erect on it large building, in which to open a
branch OF his Philadelphia business. lnvestiga;;
ton by SUNDAY HERALD reporter showed
there was no truth in the rumor.
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Henry Johnson. a colored youth, has been
ana to pay a fine OF S. for mansiaughter. On
June 90 last Johnson, while drunk shot Enoch
Turner, a companion. lie was convicted on
February q.
Speaker Reeds boom for the Presidential
nomination grows apace. The Thomas b. Reed
Republican Club was organized at 42G l. street
northwest Tuesday night.
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While playing in the lower story of the build
ing in the course of erection corner OF Seventh
and " streets Mark Aaron, boy Of ten years
was struck on the head by falling brick, injur
ing him fatally.
Charles Laugster, colored, was tried in the
Police Court Thursday for stabbing another col
Ored man in Il saloon in the "DYsion." a fine
Of $50 or three months rustication was imposed
"A number of suits will be entered agains
the District by Avenue merchants for damages
caused by the choked-up sewers during th'
ilood last June.
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AT 923 Il street Tuesday night, Mount Vernon
Lodge No. ], Shield OF Honor, was instituted by
visiting delegation from the supreme Lodge o
William IL. Lacy, Senior Master; w. f. Balder
sston, Worthy Master /. /, +. alexander, Junio
A. Skinner, Financial Secretary; William A. Ren
nett Treasurer; George w. Taylor, Chaplain; g
NJ; H. Benedict. /. S. Of W. ~; ". Brooke,
S. of j. NJ; William Geddes, l.. S. of j. NJ, an
William A Bennett, Representative to Suprem
Lodge.
"A new commandery of the United Order 0
the Golden Cross was instituted Thursday nigh
in Masonic Hall by Grand Commander N. EhlC
The commandery named itself Mount Vernon,
ana decided to meet the first and third Tuesday
of each month The following officers wer
elected: Past Noble Commander, ReY f. A
Stier; Noble Commander, DR.. B. w. Sunny
Vice Noble Commander, Miss Maggie u. Weaver
Worthy Prelate, S. Norris ThOrne; Noble Keepe
If Records. NJ. i. Yenable; Financial Keeper o
Records, DR.. William GeGdes; Treasurer, Di