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Since passing through this place on nv last
excursion have learned some facts which con-
firm the belief then expressed that Tenieytown
Is the correct photography Of the name The
town, which Is older than Washington
city. was named after its first settler
John Tenley. MIR. Tenley was of En-
glish birth but,came here from Charles county,
Nd, in 1876. He was a blacksmith by trade,
and located his shop and residence on the site
now occupied by the residence of Mr.. William
BRITT. which is on the east side of Wis
consin avenue nearly opposite the
mouth Of River road. He was never
married. but two maiden sisters Sarah and
Elizabeth, kept house for him. Their remains
now rest In the back end of Mr. BIRTHS lot
John died suddenly at a public ball given in
the Tenleys and Mrs. Britt's family, the Light
foots, and the latter has in her possession
some relics Of the former which she highly
prizes. Among them is an old clothes brush
that must be more than 100 years old. 1t Is re-
markably well preserved. She also has a small
leather boz IN which Tenley used to store his
lucre. but as he was never in very
opuient circumstances it is not probable
that the capacity OF the box was ever over
tasked- Neighborhood gossip says that Mr..
teniey was man Gf q quiet. retiring DISPOSE
ton. but that he was not averso to participat-
ing III an occasional frolic
In order that tie memory OF the founder of
the rapidly growing town may be preserved to
pos'erlty. Mrs. Britt proposes to erect a suita-
bic stone over Tenley's grave.
Why the name OF the town should be written
Iennal!ytown Is mystery that probably no
one now living can explain. No one named
lennauy ever lived here. as far az can learn.
The place was originally part of Montgomery
county, Nd, and am told that in the old land
conveyances In the recorders Office at Rock
VIE the name is written Tenley. 1t appears
both ways In the papers filed with the recorder
OF deeds of the District.
The error originated. / believe. in 1916.
when post Office was first established here
Ii Is uniformly written Tennallytown in the
records OF the Post Office Department John
D. Harry was its first postmaster and his COM
mission bore the date Of December 10. 1876.
Changes in names Of places often occur
through inadvertence and ignorance. As an
instance Of this might cite the case of BedIoe's
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Violating the Prophecies.
From the Boston Courier.

From the Boston Courier
In the good OLD city which has been immor-
talized in story as Rivermouth it CHANGED that
y couple who did not move in the most exalted
society circles and from whom the most refined
sentiments might not have been expected were
united in the holy bonds Of matrimony upon
the day which followed the funeral Of the first
wife of the groom. The conventional sense OF
propriety in the neighborhood WAS shocked by
this haste in furnishing forth the marriage
tables with the funeral baked meats, and upon
the night Of the wedding company Of sons OF
Belial gathered themselves together and went
to serenAde the bridal pair with horrid uproar
Of horns and pans and guns.
The charivari was at its height, and all the re-
gion was aroused by the hideous noise, when
the bride appeared darkly at the window above
the riotous crowd and with supreme feeling
appealed to their delicacy.
"Ain't you ashamed" she cried in hot indig-
nation, Ito come here making . disturbance
like this when We had o funeral only yester-
day2"
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n
Island in New York harbor, which was named
In honor Of William Bedlow, who was postmas-
ter Of New York city along in NE l7sQ's
But be the spelling of the name what it NAV
the afix town" ought to be dropped alto
gether.
Now continuing along Wisconsin avenue
(Which becomes Rockville road at the District
line, mile north Of town, you pass on the left
and right. respectively, the mouth Of River and
Brookvile roads.
Emerging from the town the vision il treated
to fine landscape views.
The remains Of old Fort Reno are visible on
the right. while on the left, over on River road
line Of weli-preserved ride pits are seen.
North OF these pits, n half mile distant Mt the
Maryland line, stands old Fort Bayard Fort
Reno occupies the highest ground in the Dis
trict Of Columbia, being 429 feet above tide
level.
Crossing the District line into MARYLAND a,
the Glen Echo electric railway junction. a de-
cided change Is observed in the condition of
the road, which Is good up to this point II
now becomes q rough, apparently neglected
thoroughfare.
Balls blacksmith shop il soon reached and
you presently cross the east fork Of Falls
branch.
Landrum, the handsome country homs nj
Gen. Drum, IL half mile farther on. west OF
the road.
AT BETHESDA
Another half mile brings You to Bradley's
lane, Bethesda post ONCE being visible quar-
ter Of mile beyond, whore there il toll gate
Two miles further north 10 tho old village OF
Bethesda Church Tho proposed now villa of
Bethesda Park is west Of Bethssda Church.
In tho northeast angie formed by the Rock.
vile road and Bradlsy's line stands St. Johns
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An ENGINE IN THE RIVER
The Result of an Open switch ON the Cent?.
Road.

The Poughkeepsie express left Poughkeepsis
at 7:25 O'Clock Thursday morning, usual, for
New York. The conductor was WIN. Melins.
the engineer James Marshall and the freeman
Michael Burns. just south Of Barnegat, while
the train was running fifty miles an hour, il
ran upon an open switch leading TO . side
track on the river bank. At the other end Of
the switch was a train Of loaded stone cara
1,aOO feet from the switch.
Although the engineer used the sir brakes
and reversed his engine, the latter dashed into
the rear Of the stone train, destroying several
of the cars. and the locomotive plunged head
long down the bank into the river, the engineer
and fireman going down with it. The tender
followed and the baggage car was wrecked IL
il a remarkable fact that tine engineer not
injured 1t all and the fireman was only slightly
hurt on the wrist.
None Of the passengers were injured. though
all Of them were greatly frightened suPerin-
tendent Mccoy believes that somebody uncon-
sciously turned the switch, but that somebody
has not yet been found Five minutes after
the accident occurred a special palace car
train laden with the directors and Others In
terested in the Edison electric light works 60
ing to Schenectady stopped at the wreck The
main tracks were not blocked and trains ran
along a. usual
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ference OF the government We
say nothing OF debts due to the government
FOR public lands. amounting in the aggregate
to upward Of 81, 00o, 900. But we may be al
lowed to remark that If the debtors of the pub
lie treasury had been ordinarily true TO their
engagements, and every money-receiving officer
faithful to his trust instead Of the necessity Of
borrowing there would be at this moment
an overtowing exchequer." II seems that
even in the age which il regarded ss Col.
Force says, '.the golden age" that defalcaticns
we're really more numerous than nowadays.
When the whig party was in the ascendant in
the two Houses of Congress the investigation
into the past democratic administrst tons fur
and remember a letter YVES found and used in
the campaign most effec lively from an examiner
sent out to investigate the accounts Of a public
officer whose defslcation had been reported 10
the department. He recommended his reteu-
ton in Office, a. he said he has got now all he
wants and will not take any more, but if you
remove him the man you appoint will steal Just
a. much.
THE ALLEGED IMPEACHMENT FUND.
A correspondent asserts in the most positive
manner that he knows the sum Of S5o, GOO was
raised to secure the acquittal Of President
johnson from impeachment He saws it was
placed in the hands Of = certain gentleman he
names for distribution. II anything could dis
PioNc Wis kentleudu dsstEIOn the name OF
the custodian of the money would, for no one
would have trusted the person named with
$1,000 cents. He is dead, but WAS think, be-
fore the investigating committee and disclaimed
any knowledge. There are many who cannot
compre bend the ser sc Of duty which moved the
Senators who voted for the acquittal Of Andrew
johnson and apply the usually conceived mo-
tive to their action. The committee which was
formed at the time tried in vain to obtain
testimony against these gentlemen, and refer
him to the testimony and report of that COM
mIttee. Mr.. Noollcy of Cincinnati, who was
supposed. from the mysterious manner in which
he evaded knowledge OF what was done or
being done at that time,) to be mixed up in the
affair. was brought before the committee and
as he knew nothing he could tell nothing, but
the committee thought he could and they re-
ported him to the House and he was imprisoned
in the crypt Of tho Capitol for several days.
He weakened considerably and if he had any,
thing to tell it is very likely he would have told
it, but after some time he was released. II any
money was raised it IVES to defray expenses,
such az counsel fees. Any other use Of money
was impossible and the assertion of my CORES
pondent is absurd. JOHN F. CoYLr.
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AROUND THE MELON BOAT.
1 Scene That 10 Common at the wharves
Just Now.

THE HUcKsrER AND THE SKIPPER STRIKE A
BARdAIN-How THE BOAT Is UNLoADEp-BoYs
WATCHING FOR "BUsTERs"-THE SKIPPER AND
THE BOY WITH THE FISH LINE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-08-15

A private letter received at San Fran
cisco from Mrs. Robert Louis Steven
SON gives gloomy outlook for Europeans in
samoa. Writing from vailura. near ApiA.
under date of July l6, she says: I'VE live in
cons tant tumillt Of threatened war and mas
sacre Of the whites. There are no men of war
here but one German ship, and that don't
count, ss it only makes more trouble. I. viii
our country would send us o ship"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-08-15

A. o. Zimmerman Of the New York Athletic
Club Thursday lowered the half-milc ordinary
bicycle record to minute and 10z seconds in
. trial against time at Springfield, Mass. The
best previous record was LILO rs:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-08-15

The factory Of the Henry c. Hart Manufae-
turing Company. at Detroit. WAS DESTROYED BY
IRE Thursday night Loss estimated at si2o. 00os
insurance, s76,000 Three hundred men ssS
thrown ont Of employment BY the ere.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-08-15
n OF TABLE NAMES,
Many Who Lived in Washington
Seventy Years Ago.
RANDOLPH'S ARISTOCRACY

Stories About the Rosnoks statesmsn-Ths
First Tslegraphic Message and Who Sent
It-Ths Struggles Of Prof. Morse to Obtain
Recognition for His Invention.
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Why Mr.. Mocke Orange Lost His Train.

THE Must Have Been Written By . WomaA !.
From tho Cape Cod Itsu.
'Funniman has fallen into . fine situstion"
'.Ie has?''
s'Yes; he il writing the jokes for woman's
Journal"
II thought writing Jokes was bark work"
'Not for o woman's paper. He writes what
he pleascs. The editress doesn't know q good
Joke from poor one. No woman does."
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MANY pEFALcArIoNs.

AsearIy a. $50 there were many defalcations--
% many, indeed, that Col. Force, in his review
OF that year, says' 1T is necessary to record,
with the severity Of remark which historical
truth requires, that there have been . number
OF pecuniary delinquencies Of the most shame
tul nature, by which the public treasury has
been deprived Of money, 20 considerable In the
sum total - TO demand the peremptory inter-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-08-15

I was allowed few days by Dr.. Danl B.
Clarke, president,and Mr.. Young, the secretary,
to examine the book in which the first meeting
was recorded OF the gentleme who organized
the Franklin Fire Insurance Company. It was
held at Davis Tavern. July 10, 1918. Those
present at this meeting were DR.. Frederick May,
Alexander Mccormick, David OFT, Peter Lenox,
Charles Glover, Col. Samuel Miller of the
marine corps, VIM. A. Bradley, John Law,
Robt. Y. Brent and John Davidson. Mr.. David
son was elected president and MIR. Charles
Glover secretary. Tho first insurance issued
was to Elisha Riggs, the grandfather of MIR. E.
Francis Riggs; Vim. Williamson and Col Bonn
ford In 1920, when Mr.. John Quincy Adams
was Secretary OF State, he purchased some
shares In the company and continued to pur-
chase them as they came into the market, until
he and his son. Charles Francis Adams, owned
One-third of the whole stock of the company.
The last Of these shares of stock was purchased
from the estate of Charles Francis Adams as Late
as 1889 Looking over the stock book find
the signatures of our old citizens who hive
long since passed away, but in some instances
the stock has remained in the families of the
original subscribers. Joe Gales and ". W.
Seatons familiar signatures appear, Philip
Mauro, james McClery. John F. Webb, the
father of William B. Webb; Walter Cox, grand
father OF Judge Walter s. Cox; DanI Carroll
OF Duddington and Robert Leakie. Mr.. Leakie
was an engineer or builder and constructed
Y,
after it had been burnt, for its future safety,
but 1t leaked and the failure was the subject Of
good deal of trouble Ned Wyer, one of the
wits OF the day, said: 'Of course it leaked; how
could a man named Lenky make a tight
reservoirF Ned Wyer for years had lived at
Gadsby's on tho best the house afforded,
and on the arrival OF the stages he was on
hand to greet the passengers, and his acauaint-
ance was universal, who generally stoppedwhere
Mr.. Wyer was. On one occasion the hotel was
crowded and Mr.. Wyers room was changed.
He sought Mr.. Gadsby and told him his hotel
was too crowded to accommodate him, and
full as you are, sir. I shall go to A. Fuller"
who had recently opened what is now Willard's
Mr.. Myers baggage was replaced in his room.
Mr.. Wyer was elected sergeant-at-arms Of the
Senate and when friend Congratulated him he
said: Sir, am not TO be congratulated; am
ruined ! will now be expected to pay my
debts" The names Of Rev. Father Matthews,
John Brannan, the father Of Gen. John NJ
Brannan; Col. Michael Nourse and others all
this ancient and ttme-stained volume.
MANY DEFALCATIoNs.
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The events connected with the bequest Of
smithsou and it, transfer to the United States
(the funds being in gold sovereigns), the long
debates in Congress regarding its acceptance
aud disposition and the history of its invest
ment are beyond the province of this article.
The following statement, however, made by
Mr.. Rhees, Is pertinent here: THE arst an
nouncement made to the American govern
ment Of the fact that the United States Rad be-
come entitled to the bequest of Smithson was 4
dispatch dated July Is, 1885, from Hon Aaron
vaA, charge d'anaires Of the United States Il
London. % Hon. John Forsyth. Secretary Of
State. This communicate The intelligencs
Los Angeles herald., 1891-06-23
NO WATER.
THE SERIOUS STATE OF THINGS
AT THE WEST END.
No Water at the Engine House-People
Who Have to Get Up at O'Clock at
Night In Order to Get Enough for
Domestic Purposes.

The scarcity OF water in the west emo
OF the city is causing a great deal of in.
convenience, fear and just Indignation
among the residents of that part of the
city. Why it is that the water company
can not supply their patrons is not ex-
planned by the company or understood
by the people. However, there is one
thing they do understand and know, and
that is that their water bill falls due on
the 1st of each month and must be paid,
water or no water. The condition of af-
fairs is really very serious. People liv-
ing in the districts covered by the Citi-
zen's water company have been able to
get scarcely any water for the past three
days, and now even the insurance com
panies are threatening to cancel the pol
icies on property there.
Saturday night a telephone message
was received at the HERALD office. from
the Temple-street engine house stating
that they had not a drop of water for
domestic purposes. What would be the
result if confagration should break
out under the existing circumstances :?
Simply, as a suffering citizen remarked,
see our homes, and with some of us our
all destroyed. Last night there was not
a drop of water to be had until mid
night"
A well-known citizen, living on Car
roll avenue and Edgeware road, stated
that the grass caught fire on Sunday
around his premises. He could not get
any water and he and his wife were up
till midnight fighting the fire away from
their residence with sacks.
Colonel j. D. Stewart, living at Bel
mont avenue and First street, also re-
ports that up to II O'Clock Sunday night
he could not get any water. He came
home after church and thought he would
make a lemonade, but there was no
water, and the colonel states that when
he retired there was still no water.
Another citizen. who is partner in
one of the largest wholesale and retail
establishments in this city, gave his
opinion in no uncertain tones. Said
he: I'm giving you my knowledge of
this unspeakable outrage L only echo
the sentiments of my neigh bors, among
whom are such men as w. G. Furrey,
Fred G. Bosbyshell. the banker, Mr..
Stewart and many others. Today was
compelled to go to Woollacott's and get
three large whisky barrels to fill with
water for domestic purposes. OF course
can only fill these when the Citizens
Water company has little water run
ming, whichswill probably be between
midnight and daylight. We send out
good deal of our washing, but there are
some of the childrens' clothes that we
desire attended to at home. This morn
ing our servant girl was up at o'clock
in order to get sufficient water to wash
with. Then again, there are numerous
ladies, including my wife, who get up
after midnight in order to try and get
some water to keep our small lawns
from drying up.
To show the great hardships and in
tolerable nuisances that the citizens in
this district are subjected to-, the
HERALD will tomorrow contain inter
views with prominent people on this
serious oueStiOn
Los Angeles herald., 1891-06-23
HosTILEs.
The Areibe Indians Have Taken a
Hostile Stand.

The Areibe Indians Have Taken a
Hostile Stand.
The following dispatch was received
yesterday at army headquarters in this
city:
AREIBE VILLAGE, Ariz., June %, 1891.
Assistant Adjutant General, Department OF
Arizona, Los Angeles, California:
Came with Mr.. Collins and small
detachment today to Areibe to assist in
arresting several Areibes who had de-
stroyed surveyors marks, threatened
the school and the lives of the faction
favorable to the government. We were
told by the friendly Arches that if we
entered the village we would be killed.
We entered and were confronted by
about fifty hostiles, armed, stationed be-
hind strong barricade with loop holes.
They openly declared their hostility to
the governmentand a fight was barely
averted. In my opinion, strong force
is Immediately necessary here, with a
Hotchkiss gun. anticipate serious
trouble if these hostiles are not sum-
marily dealt with. Courier will wait in
Holbrook for instructions.
(Signed.) BRETT,
Commanding Detachment,
Keam's Canon.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-06-23
THE SUPERVISORS.
The Proposal to Tax the County for
the Worlds Fair.

tAC w oltu , r aits
A committee from the chamber OF COM
merce appeared before the board of su-
pervisors at their session of yesterday
and asked that the board levy tax to
collect the $4,000 which this county is
authorized to raise for exhibits at the
worlds fair. The matter was discussed
briefly and then taken under advise
ment.
On motion, the clerk of the board was
instructed to publish in the HERALD and
other daily papers a notice that the
board of supervisors will sit as board
of equalization for ten days from and
after July 1st.
The bids to supply the county with
coal, which have been under considera-
tion for some weeks, were all finally re-
jected on motion OF Supervisor Forester
and the checks ordered returned.
On motion of Supervisor Davis the
petition for the formation of Levee dis
trict No. was wanted and an election
ordered.
Action on the petition of George HI.
Bixby for the repainting of bridges in
the Long Beach district was deferred
till the August meeting of the board.
On motion, the county treasurer was
instructed to advertise for bids for the
$3.50 900 of court house bonds remaining
undisposed OF.
The resignation of A. S. Butterworth
as constable of Pasadena was accepted
and the petition for the appointment of
William S. Noteworthy was granted.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-06-23
POVERTY A CRIME.
The View Burbank Constable Takes
of the Question.

OF the QueSEOn.
A case OF an outrage committed in the
name of the law was repo rted yesterday
at the HERALD office. 1t seems that a
poor boy, who had lost one arm, and
who was evidently suffering from illness,
was riding on the front platform of the
baggage car of the San Francisco train
which arrived here on Sunday.
The trainmen out of pity for the suf-
ing lad did not interfere with him, but
when the cars reached Burbank, a con-
stable there, for the sake of the $3.50 fee
he would get from the county for max
ing the arrest, hauled the sick poverty
stricken cripple from the car platform
and put him IN the calaboose.
The engineer called to the officer,
"You're in fine business for man."
and the fireman added, "You'r re dirty
cur" but the officer either did not or
would not hear them.
Such an arrest as that while perhaps
technically within the law,is worse than
an absurdity; it is an outrage to the
rights of the individual. The vagrancy
law was never intended to apply to peo-
ple who were without means through
misfortune. The poor boy in question
was probably on his way to this city in
the hope OF getting medical treatment,
yet to put $3.50 in constable's pocket
he is subjected to the humiliation of ar
rest, thrown into a miserable country
calaboose. and perhaps sentenced to a
term of imprisonment in the county jail.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-06-23
no THE PUBLIC.

take this opportunity OF highly recommend
ing DIR. Wong Him's abilities as a physician to
ali who have any diseases, especially those
whose complaints resist the treatment of other
physicians
For two months suffered from impure blood
and disordered stomach, together with a sore
lip which failed to heal, and was finally per-
suaded to call and see DR.. Wong Him at his Of
fice 500 Upper Main street. | had consulta
tion, and after an examination of my pulse he
gave me powder foT my lips and medicine in
ternally, aud said he would cure me in one
week or ten days, and at the expiration Of that
time declined to give me any more medicine,
because was cured, which statement l fully
endorse, for have not been SO well for a long
time. JOSEPH X. DUBBS,
February %, 1901. Los Angeles, Cal.
had been sick five months, paid out large
sums of money for doctors and medicines but
derived no benefit DR.; Wong Him was recon.
mended to me by friend. did not think l
could get well, as my lungs ard kidneys were
very bad and getting worse all the time. DR..
Wong Him took me in this condition; he has
in two months time entirely cured me, and
now feel it my duty to testify in his behalf
/ wish to recommend him to the public as an
efficient and skillful physician.
THOMAS WHITE.
Los Angeles, May 13, 1891