Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-07-25
ABOUT GEORGETOWN
The Old Market House Inspected and
Pronounced Topheavy.
ALTERATIONS TO Be RECOMMENDED.
Rev. DR.. Stuart Resigns the Pas
torate of Grace Church.
OTHER NEWS MATT ERS

The old market house, whose dangerous
condition was recently brought to the eyes
of the Commissioners by The Star. has been
officially inspected and pronounced top
heavy, and Mr.. Entwisle has made known
his intention of recommending the destruc-
ton of the entire front or old part Of the
building and the taking of of the second
market will then, If his plan is further fol-
lowed. be built up but one story to cores
pond to the structure left standing.
A Pastor Resigns.
At meeting of the yestry of Grace P. E.
Church last night Rev. DR.. Albert r.
Stuart. who for the past three or four years
has been rector. rendered his resignation
and 1t was Immediately accepted. Until
the appointment of a successor Rev. DR..
ioWeils. the assistant. will have charge of
the church. DIR. Stuart has also for some
years been rector of Christ Church. The
cause of his resignation from the Grace
rectory would not be given out by the
talked.
Canal Matters.
Boats to arrive yesterday at Georgetown
with coal. via canal. We're as follows:
For Meredith, Winship & Conc. 49,
Capt. j. w. Mitchell ITO tons; No. I35, Capt.
D. knode, III tons; No: 49, Capt. Wright.
1l3 tons; Consol; No. II. Capt. Cartwright.
III tons; L. p. Reed, Capt. Champion, u3
TOMS b T. 3Ds Capt 4 M 90 s
w. r. Lewis. Capt. G. Sandbower, 10 tons;
w T. Coqlehan. Capt Jones' liz tons;
Capt. Collier. 10 tons; ]. ]. Alexander.
Capt. Renner. lib tons; Geo. A. Hoffman,
Capt T. Singer. liz tons: J. II, Mertins,
Bowers. 113 tons: Mrs. McComas, Capt. Fl.
Olphan, lis tons; r. l.. Somerville, Capt o.
Strickle. los tons.
Boats to leave Georgetown by canal yes
terday were as follows:
A Gable; Capt. A; Mills: Katie Hassett.
No. ia. Capt. n. e. stevens: Judge Brad,
ley. Capt o. Hammond; Florence, Macon
Boats left Cumberland with coal for
Georgetown July q as follows:
Capt REYNOLDS Reynolds; lls tons: Consoi. No; Is
Taylor. III tons; No. lis. Capt. Mills III
tons: No 12S Capt W. Hammond. lis tons
20, LIZ; capt Cramer, lib tons; No. 129
For J. p. Agnew & Co.-Beni. Vaughn.
capt Wilson. no tons; Amelia Meyer, Capt
McAtee, 1l6 tons.
Real Estate Matters.
In. Saunders of Washington Yesterday
bought at public auction the lot at the
head of Potomac avenue and adjoining Cur
tbs School building on the west Latimer
and sloan We're the auctioneers. The prop
a depth of $50. The price brought was 63
cents square foot. Should Potomac avenue
ever be extended. and there is a probability
in as a part of the roadway
e j. Humback has sold TO Mylon Roche
lot a. SQUARE n2. This is a part of the
tract known as Cooke Park.
OF the tract known as Jacob and st. Phil
ip and Jacob. J. p. Clark and E. P Cottrell
Yesterday sold to j. F. Cottrell for con.
and I, block "a For s16,52O, lots / and q
block n, and lot 1. block %, were also sold
Evading the Chinese Law.
Chevy Hung, Georgetown's leading celes-
tial. has gone to California to meet his wife,
who, IL Is alleged. recently entered west
ern port of the United States as the wife of
a Chinese merchant. The latter, it is said
took his own wife back to China, ostensibly
to visit friends. but really to leave her
there. In her stead he brought back Mrs
Hung. the wife of his old friend. Chevy.
Gripman Arrested.
Geo. Berry. a gripman on cable car No.
g. was arrested yesterday on a warrant
sworn out by his wife charging him with
threatening her life several times. 1t was
further charged that he carried revolver
continually and that it was one having the
SAYS his wife's mind is impaired and all her
charges are false. A metropolitan revolver
was lost about q year ago IN the twenty
tering house to make an arrest, was at
tackled from behind and deprived OF 1t by
some unknown person. Berry and his WIFE,
1t is said, do not live together.
Police Matters.
Lucy Rivers and Lucy Worthington. col
ored girls. were before the Police Court on
charges of vagrancy. The former was in
court yesterday as a witness, and it was
claimed by her counsel that her arrest
last night was the result of her falling to
testify the right way yesterday. The
charges were not sustained and the women
were discharged
John E. Prodigy. arrested for being dis
orderly on Congress street, plead guilty in
the Police Court this morning and asked for
time to pay his fine of S., but Judge Miller
said the credit list was already too long
and John had to step back.
Frances Poindexter. a colored woman
~ nni;cs ctrc,e fnr n,,har ~ ~ mas rs az
locked up last night for disturbing the
quiet of Cissers alley. Today she was
fined S, but being short of funds she was
given a two weeks vacation on the farm.