Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-03-31
TO THE CENTER MARKET.
Inc Work on the Anacostia Railroad
Extension to be Begun Soon.

Mr.. II. A. Griswold. president Of the Ana
costa and Potomac River Railroad Company.
today hled in the recorders Office a plst OF the
proposed extension Of the company rsilrosd.
authorized by an act approved on the oath in
slant The proposed extension eonnec,. vttA
the present tracks OF the company NJ lith ana
\ streets southeast and proceeds along lltA
street TO q; thence TO ath street east 20 stree,
to Canal street. to Sd street west 10 Missouri
avenue and past the 9th street railroad along
street TO the Center Market There will be an
extension eastwardly also along q street 10 the
Congressional Cemetery, and the tracks will
be extended on the Anacostia side Of
the river TO St Elizzbeth's Hospitsl
for the insane and to the German Orphan hsv-
lum. Ii is intended and the profile plot fled
mately with the proposed extension on Canal
street and the present tracks in South WASH
ington by way OF ID street. Mr.. 6riswold
stated 70 a STAR reporter today that the COM
pany had on hand much OF the material needed
and was contracting for the rails He hoped
he said. 70 have the extension TO the
Center Market completed by the LIST OF July.
his extension and the old line would give the
Residents OF the southeast short routes 10 the
Center hsrketand the steamboat wharves in
one direction and Anacostia and the Congress
sional Cemetery in the other. The company
proposed. he said, 10 lay grooved rails OF APP
proved pattern. The character Of the motor
10 be employed has not yet been determined.
n Wife Beaten Gets the Worst Of IL.
Yesterday afternoon James Dement, OF 40
U street southeast went TO the house Of Andrew
Wonder near the Washington and Georgetown
car stables LIST and b streets southwest. where
his wife is employed, aud was badly beaten. 10
Is stated that Dement, was intoxicated and went
10 Wonders house and ordered his wife TO
leave, but she refused 90 do SO, when he seized
anu dragged her from the house. and as he was
dragging her by the hair Wonder aud other
persons ran to her assistance and rescued her
from his clutches. Dement, was badly hurt
and complained 10 Officer Eaton that be had
oeeh Kicked IN the abdomen and WAS badly
hurt. The officer took him to the Emergency
hospital. where he was treated. and he wss
then sent 10 the Ereedmans Hospital
He Fell i'm the White House Grounds.
Following his usual custom Theodore scriy-
ener got drunk Saturday afternoon. He then
started to visit the White House, but fell down
and had to be carted away in the first precinct
patrol wagon by Officer Eaton. yagrancy was
the charge on which the prisoner was srraigned
IN the Police Court this morning. and although
he had been ln court many times before be
seemed indignant that he should be charged
with such az offense. Il Was sick" he said to
the court. land when get sick am likely 10
fail any place. but L was only in the White
house grounds anyhow"
What have you been doing for living
since you we're here last" asked the Judge
Digging post-holes, was his reply SERVE
ner said he had job OF work TO attend to
this week, but the judge sent him down to the
farm for sixty DAYS