The National tribune., 1892-09-01
THE WEEK I'm WASHINGTON.

SUNDAY AUG. 21.-Two barge-loads OF roughs
and toughs were towed by steam tugboat
from Washington to a point near Mount
Vernon, Washington's old homestead, where
ring was pitched and brutal prize light
witnessed 1t would seem that the Virginia
authorities are very lax, or such brutal ex-
hibitions would not be permitted within a
stones throw of the tomb of the father OF his
couptry,-Another hot wave struck the
CITY, and every excursion boat on the
Potomac was packed as consequence with
perspiring humanity, who went to the vari-
Gus resorts on the river in search OF cool
spot in which to spend the Sabbath day.
MONDAY, AuG. 22.-Hon. Charles Foster. Sec
rotary of the Treasury, returned TO WASH.
fngton from his Ohio home, ana resumed
his duties at the Department to-day. Inc
Secretary says his health has been much I'M
proved by his trip and The respite from Off
cjal cares -Orders were to-day issued by
the War Department TO ship lot of artillery
ammunition to Tennessee on requ.sition
from Gov. Buchanan, which was received 5y
telegraph.
TUESDAY, AUG. 23-The remains of Lieut.
Col John III. Gleason, SD n. Y. who died In
Washington some days ago, were to-day
transferred from the section OF Arlington
National Cemetery which is allotted to pri-
waite soldiers and placed in the section where
deceased officers are inferred. Of late years
Col. Gleason was employed IN subordinate
position in the Government Printing Office,
and several veterans employed in the ONCE
remembering the Colonefs gallant services
to the Government went to the Quartermas-
ter-General and explained matters and had
the remains of their comrade inferred in the
place he was entitled to occupy among his
brother officers
WEDNESDAY, AUG. 25.-Another accident oc-
CURED on the Washington and Georgetown
cable road in the afternoon. The Pennsyl-
yanfs avenue line crosses the Seventh street
cable, and it is necessary for the gripmen to
loosen their hold on the cable while crossing
This one of the men failed to do, and, as a
consequence, the Seventh street cable was
cut in two like piece of Irvine. Both lines
were delayed considerable time. The av-
enue car which did the damage was brought
to such sudden STOP that the passengers
were thrown with violence against the seats
In front of them and two or three were quite
badly injured.
THURSDAY. AUG. Ex-senator Perkins, OF
Kansas, reported to-day at Police head9uar-
tiers that he had been robbed of $50 while
on a sleeping car en- route from New YORK 10
Washington. On entering the car he placed
his pocket book in his pantaloons pocket,
and upon his arrival at the Baltimore &
Ohio Depot in this city he found that some
one had distracted it. The police are in
vestigating the matter.-1t lie an expensive
luxury under the new Law to be caught
carving concealed weapons in Washington.
Three persons were convicted of the ofense
to-day, and they were each fined 500, or 80
days in jail
FRIDAY, AUG. 26-Dr. Hammett, the Health
Officer of the District of Columbia, said TO-
day that he did not apprehend visit OF the
cholera to Washington, as the city at pres
ent was in the best possible sanitary condi-
tion.-As local Alexandria train was
crossing the Long Bridge in the evening.
cries for help and splash in the water were
heard. The train was stopped but nothing
could be found. 1t is believed that colored
man fell from the platform of the cars into
the river and was drowned. Search will be
made for the missing man.
SATURDAY, AUG. 27.-The ladies of the
womsn's Christian Temperance Union held
m alley M issions mass meeting In the G-
street Congregational Church, at p. m. to-
day. Mrs La Fetrs presided at the meeting
and the little folks from the Willow Tree
Alley kindergarten sang several selections,
and addresses were made by several ladies
interested in the good work Of retaining
the population inhabitating the alleys and
back streets of Washington. Several inter
esting reports were made Of the progress OF
the work.