The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-08-03
TOWN TALK.


Tacoma Park Railway Company has been organ
lied, as follows: President, A. NJ. German; Vice
PRESIDENT, 5. d. Gibbs; Secretary and Treasurer,
John b. Wight II. p. II. Holt, L. s. Carroll, ]. D.
Gibbs, 5; a. Terry, G. NJ. Heaton, and a. NJ. Cor
man. The gentlemen engaged in the enterprise
are energetic and determined, and mean to push
the project to completion as soon as possible.
Good summer readinR-a Washington story
py Emily u; Sherwood, a well-known society
writer, willis Peyton's Inheritance" For sale
at all book stores and news stands.
The grand jury has been called to meet on
wednesday next, August 9. 1t was originally
to convene on September % but has been ordered
to meet earlier to act on cases which would be
outawed by the statute OF limitations If not dealt
with before that date.
For one week only, commencing August 4,
we viii make special reduction Of St per cent.
ing. Eiseman Bros. 7th and L.
The cornerstone of st. Mary's Roman Cath
olic Church, Rev. Father Glaab, pastor, was laid
be located on Fifth street. between G and II
northwest. AT o'clock procession of twelve
direction of Chief Marshall j. H. Buscher The
ceremonies were conducted by Bishop A. A.
Curtis, of Delaware. The members of the build
Henry Rupert, Philip May, Frank Miller and
Robert Berberick, assisted in the ceremony of
laying the stone
Good summer reading-a Washington story
by Emily L. Sherwood, a we-known society
writer, willis Peyton's Inheritance" For sale
at all oook stores and news stands.
On Monday afternoon last Edward Parker,
young negro, assaulted Andrew Jackson, also
colored, with a knife, intlicting three severe
wounds. jackson is at Freedman's Hospital
and will probably recover. Parker is in jail
Radcliffe, Darr s. Co., auctioneers, will sell |
on Tuesday morning, August 5, at 10 o'clock, on
account of refurnlshing, the contents of the
Solari Hotel, lab Pennsylvania avenue north
west. For full particulars see their advertise
ment.
Full value given for your old square piano
in exchange for a new Bradbury upright, bal
anee $40 monthly or cash. F. G. Smith, 1925
pennsylvania avenue.
William w. Pyeett slater, died at o'clock
wednesday evening from injuries sustained by
a. fall e from seafold at o'clock on the corner
overcome by the heat.
Mems, youths, boys, and children's clothing
at 66G cents on the 81 for one week only, COM
mencng August 4. Eiseman Bros, 7th and E.
The racing at Bennings on Wednesday was
first race Otto won all three heats, Tomoko Sec
ond. In the second John J. Hogan's Lynx won
in three straight heats, with Edsall second. The
third and last was a running race. three heats,
hve:eighths of mile each. Fl. r. Dulany's Mo-
second and third.
Gently found white infant in the custody of
colored family who would not say to whom it
belonged. The child was placed in the Founding
Hospital.
The Equity Court has been adjourned for the
month of August. The term of the Circuit Court
has been extended one week for the purpose of
completing bills of exceptions, after which time
there Will be no more sessions OF that court dur
ing this month.
William Brown colored boy, fifteen years
OF OF age. was seized by cramps while bathing in
the Eastern Branch near the railroad bridge
Thursday and was drowned.
Good summer reading-a Washington story
by Emily En- .!u l. Sherwood, well.known society
writer. willis Peyton's Inheritance" For sale
at all DOOK stores and news stands.
At meeting of the residents OF Mount
Pleasant on Friday evening resolutions were
passed demanding that the Georgetown Railroad
Company Immediately put two extra cars on the
Fourteenth street extension and cease collecting
the additional three cents fare; and resolved
further, that they would Use every effort to Sc
cure the passage of the House bill now before
Congress requiring the company to run its double
tracks through to Howard avenue at the usual
rate of fare. Another resolution was presented
and agreed to, promising the Herdic company
their support in case they should run an opposi-
tion line to the car line.
Who will be the lucky winner of the Prize
Essay Contest? See advertising columns.
The Commissioners on Friday ordered a COM
mttee of two-Capt. Russell and Maj. Moore-to
examine the crossings of the cable road in this
city, to report at what points tiagmen are needed
for the protection of the public, and to corre-
spond with the authorities of other cities having
such street-car service and learn the methods
they employ in similar situations, also what rate
of speed they allow on cable roads.
"A reduction of 33t per cent; on all mems
youths, DOyS. ana ChlldrenS clothing from Au-
gust until Augusta Eiseman Bros, 7th and e.
AT the regular meeting of the stonecutters of
this city on July 80 Thomas Philbin and j. Ben
Mdd were chosen as delegates to the convention
to be held in Philadelphia August 4. The object
oil the convention is to form general union in
the Eastern States.
Mr. George H. Rhodes, aged sixty.one, resd-
ing at III Third street northeast, in attempting
to get off a cable car at the corner of Seventh
and streets northwest was struck by another
cable car and sustained severe fracture OF the
skull besides other serious injuries. 1t is
thought he will not recover
Mr. Henry f. Bauer. the popular paying
teller of the Lincoln National Bank, on the
occasion of his thirty-eighth birthday, which
occurred on Friday, receiyed an ovation from
his many friends in and out of the bank. The
day was spent in receiving congratulations bou-
quets. cigars, and other tokens of kind regard.
present in gold was made him by officers and
directors of the bank.
The comrades of Hancock Command No.
on Friday evening presented Capt. William p.
Pierce, lately appointed consul at Trinidad,
handsome gold badge as token of their esteem.
Mrs. Mary Raleigh, of $40 Ninth street north
west, on Friday fell through a skylight in her
roof and fractured her right leg, also breaking q
small bone in her left. She was taken to Garfield
Hospital.
Louis Upperman, an eleven-year-old white
drowned on Friday in the river near the Inde-
pendent Ice Company's wharf, at the foot of
Ninth street.
.,,i, labor Day will be celebrated in Washington
Monday, September l. A bill is pending in Con-
gress to make this day national holiday
See advertisement of Prize Essay Contest
OF the Madison-avenue Presbyterian Church of
New York City, will occupy the pulpit of the
Church Church OF the Covenant this morning. at II
also preach at O'clock in the evening. Stran-