The Critic and record., 1891-04-09
SOUTH WASHINGTON.


Inasmuch as colorcd man named
John used blackjack upon the skull Of
white man named Schwartz over at
Monte Carlo for little or no cause, ably
assisted by four other blackiacks, calling
themselves sherfis assistants, citizens
should keep sharp lookout for other
dangers besides tiger claws in their pre-
carious pursuit after the elusive free coin
age of Uncle Sam in that locality.
South Washington is building up so
rapidly that soon the cold commons
will have disappeared and the small boy
will have no breathing spot or play
ground left upon which he can spin
top or "play marbles.n If he takes to
the street he is liable to be run over by a
herdic or a train of cars. If he flies kite
or tosses ball in the public thoroughfares
or goes in swimming before the big
gun at the Arsenal knocks the sun down,
he is liable to be arrested, and so, which
over way he turns the future of the small
boy in the southwest presents wierd,
phantasmagorical aspect.
president Harrison and the whole Ad-
ministration can seek Dibdin's Point, Al
bemarlo Sound or elsewhere in quest of
ducks" exclaimed Comodore Pruitt of
the fast and commodious steam launch
Nellie Mari, "but YOU can put me off at
Whitebacll Bar with decoys, box and gun,
and II make feathers fly. Last week
was Obliged to fix a 'whistle-wing' off
Regans wharf to keep him from taking
possession of the boat-house, and -Four
Mile Run, from Daingereld' S TO Hunters
bars, fairly glimmered for the past two
months with trasurc troves of red
necks, mallard and shutters"
Eleven rounds and nine knock downs,
with incidental casualties, were the re-
gna1f Of sl.uV l.,s,, ~.
| tween fish. cutters and colOred men al the
| Eleventh-street wharf yesterday. As every
| ish-cutter is accompanied by Il keen
| sheath knife, which he uses for the pur-
| pose of ripping shad and herring up the
| back, il is astonishing that the result was
not more bloody and serious.
1t is time the people of South Washing
ton were organizing standing committees
| to press the claims of their section upon
| the attention of the local and national
| authorities. Every other section is fOs-
tered and guarded by committees of lead.
ing citizens, and the Southwest, with It's
important interests and large number oi
| representative men, should not be neg
lected in this particular. Let the South.
west compare its schedule of public inn
| provements for the coming year with
that of other sections, and it will discover
that eternal standing committees are the
price of public improvements.
The excavation for the foundation oi
the new Epiphany Chapel on Twelfth
street, between b and c streets, is almos
completed.
The Smithsonian Park, and, in fact thI
whole stretch of territory included i'm tn,
mall, should be lighted by electricity
While that locality is not as dangerou
ground as it used to be, yet the dimll
lighted, streets and pathways leading
through it are not the most pleasan
thoroughfares for women children or am
timid person after dark.
II is a peculiar coincidence that st
Dominics Church, erected under the di
rection of the Rev. Father Donely n
Denver, COL, should have been destrOyet
by fire almost before dedication and tina
the same misfortune should have oC
CURED to st. Dominics beautiful churcl
in our own city, which was partially de
stroyed by fire almost Immediately afte
its completion under the direction of tn
same energetic priest.
At Gospel Hall, GlS Eleventh stree
southwest, where the South Washington
branch of the Central Union Mission /
located, the services are always interest
ing. The good order that prevails is no
ticeable. The spirit and general excel
lence of the singing are remarkable, an,
the benefits of the mission are recognizes
by the entire community. Meetings ar
held here every Tuesday and Friday
John G. Stuart is the superintendent, ]
G. Severn, Mrs. Carroll and Mrs ROal
are the leaders, and Mrs. Smith organist
Mr.. S. j. Hadley, the superintendent o
the Jerry McAuley Water Street Mission
New York City, will appear tonight q
the Rescue Mission, conducted by MI
Dietz, at the corner of Sixth and l
streets.
Mr.. C. II. Yoder, an old war correspond
ent of the New York Tribune, who ha
been i'll with the grippe, was up an
about to-day for the first time in severs
weeks. His many friends will be glad
learn that, although still quite feeble, h
is on the mend. Mr.. Yoder is putin
up, at cost of $1,000, handsome dwell
ing with brown-stone basement an
pressed brick front, at i05 Sixth street.
The public school entertainments ft
raising a general library fund take plac
ON this and tomorrow evening. Anon
the members for tomorrow is a quartet
OF those popular gentlemen and singer
Messrs. G, Miller, b. Il. Taylor, L. b. Tal
lor, and J. T.. Taylor.