Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-22
GEORGETOWN.
CONTENTS OF A BOTTLE.

CONTENTS OF BOTTLE.
Last evening tightly corked floating wine
bottle was found by two oarsmen near the Aque-
quot bridge and on breaking off its head the
following miscellaneous articles were found
therein: Two hairpIns, o shoe button, a beer
bottle label, a leaf from "Robert Elsmere," .
piece of gold watch chain and lady's dirty
pocket handkerchief, with the initials G. F. in
one corner. Written on the handkerchief in a
neat feminine hand were the words: ''Guees
hesitatingly come unto you" One of the oars
men has preserved the articles and is guessing
every five minutes.
AHANDsoME NIGHr-BLooMING cEREUs.
DR.. A. B. Shekell is the proud possessor Of q
night-blooming cereus plant, bearing twenty
eight handsome buds. Four Of them expanded
to their fullest width last night and for several
hours the doctor = parlors were taken posses
sion OF by an admring botanical crowd. The
open flowers measured nearly nine inches in
diameter and were perfect beauties. The
plant itself is u fine healthy one and gives
promise of many more early blooms.
BASE BALL
The Olympic base ball team yesterday gained
a glorious victory over the Arcades. The game
was played On the college grounds and at the
expiration Of the seventh inning the score
stood Il to l. The Arcades believing they
could not recover themselves then yielded up
the victory. The battery of the winning team
was composed of Barnard and Hardse. Keliher,
late of the Potomacs, was first baseman. and his
excellent playing was the feature OF the game.
A good crowd was in attendance
The Hoys, who made quite a record for them
selves last year, have recognized for the
present, and now consider themselves one of
the strongest amateur teams in the District.
Its members are Hanlon, Chamberlain, Talbot,
L. Keiiher, Moran. Smith Hardge, Haney and
Thompson. On Thursday they meet the Falls
Church Club on the grounds at the southern
end OF the Aqueduct, and an interesting game
is expected.
FINE DOG DROWNED.
Yesterday morning Mr.. Alex. Wishner of
Alexandria county, Va, was the owner of a dine
setter dog that he had been offered $50 for and
yesterday afternoon at o'clock he had neither
dog nor money. The canine was very fond of
going into the water after sticks, balls, &C.,
and while in the Potomac near Tenney's mill
about 4:3O o'clock he suddenly and without a
struggle went down and was not seen again
until nearly an hour later, when his dead body
was sighted floating 100 feet from the spot
where it went down. Mr. Wishner was much
affected by the loss of his dog and he could
assign no cause for its going down, as he was
an excellent and long-winded swimmer and al
most lived in the water. If he had been taken
with cramp it is very probable that he would
have struggled.
HE WILL WORK.
II don't work in the summer was what
Isaac Snowden. colored, told Policeman Bloom
last night when he was arrested as a vagrant.
When he appeared before Judge Miller this
morning he had changed his mind, and Judge
Miller discharged him with warning that he
had better go to work.
This afternoon two more tents will be
stretched at Colonial Beach and five of George
towns bright young men will assist in haul
ing to the top Of the pole a bunting strip bear
ing the words, Camp Chautauqua." Among
those who eft we're Messrs. Erwin Williams,
f. w. Duvall, Charles r. Murray, Samuel King
niger and George Won Duchenhausen. Two
weeks will be spent in campland.
The Iiddledy-winks Club, composed of Messrs
David NJ. Wood, Joseph Beauregard Harry
Allison, Denis Sweeney and Edward Smith,
leave for the same place on next Monday
Many people are availing themselves. of the
pleasures ut Bethesda Park. and each succeed
ing day witnesses a larger crowd at this pleas
ant place. Good music is nightly furnished
and the electrically lighted dancing pavilion is
much patronized.
Officers Lyddane. Sebastian and Hall are on
the sick list.
Mr.. J. G. May is stopping at Pen-Mar, Pa.
jas. thornton plead guilty in the Police
Cour. today to charge of using profane
language on Water street As he did not ha We
50 to pay he went down for two weeks,