Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-05
ABOUT GEORGETOWN
The Swift Murder Suspect to Be
Given a Hearing on Thursday.
A PUMP HOUSE DESERTED.
Many Boats Arrived from Cumber-
land With Freight Yesterday.
MIS- CELLANEOUS ITEMS

On next Thursday, the 10th, Richard Bur-
giss the alleged murderer of Swift, the
Connecticut soldier. will be given a hear
ing before Squire Birch of Rosslyn. Since
the Incarceration of the man he has been
questioned and cross-questioned good
deal but overlooking some contradictory
statements that may have been made UNI
der the excitement of the time nothing
of convicting nature has been discov-
cred since his Imprisonment. He absolutely
denies the ownership of the coat found
near the spot where the murder was COM
mitted.
Burgess for some time has been living en-
Madison street near the southern boundary
of Holy Rood cemetery, and is known as
man of odd jobs. 1t is stated that he was
formerly Maryiander
Station Keeper Conway, who was for
merly a justice Of the peace in Forrestviiie.
Prince Georges county, Md, said last
night in speaking of the arrest of Burgess
that he thought the suspect was the same
Richard. alias Dick, Burgess who five or six
years ago was known throughout the
county an unlawful character and who
number of times was confined in the
Marlboro Jail.
Canal Affairs.
Boats to arrive yesterday via the canal
knight: Consolidation No. 16. Capt. Spong;
| r. H. Gibbs. Capt Penner; No. 3S, Capt.
Penner; d. W. Sloan. Capt. Smith; Console
dalton No. Is. Capt. Cofrman; Ollie ". Capt
| Bowers: Judge Cox. Capt. c. Shaw: No. 120.
Capt, shaw; j. A. = Garfield; Capt J. Ward;
Capt. j. Moore; E. Pratt, Capt. ]. Magru-
der. and No. 122. Capt. J. c. Boiler.
we Sea' j. r. Saps y A.
keedy. Capt. Il. Jackson No. III, Capt. j..
Snyder; Lafayette. Capt $. Creamer; No.
Bo 30 p' Seneca. Capt. T. TrasSer: a 9uine
van. Capt; H. Williams; c. F: F: Beale.
Capt. F. Hobb; Consolidation No. "a; Capt.
dation No. II, Capt. H. Sensel: No. los,
Capt. W. III. Wilson. and R. ID. johnson.
Boats to clear Cumberland yesterday with
coal for Georgetown were as follows: W.
I. Stephenson. Capt. Gernew. log tons: w.
r. Servis. Capt. Sailbower. log tons; No. 1o1.
Capt ]. VI. Fisher. ioa tons; ". s. Reed,
Cnderdonk. los tons; John Runaway. Capt.
Higgins. IS tons: Marshall Wise. Capt.
Swain. JOG tons: Consolidation No. 9. Capt.
mend. i04 tons: No 1874. Capt w. swain, io2
| tons; A. H. Brodt, Capt Alex. Root, 1O3
fonsi Fred oa wiIand Capt BoT Yes i TONS
| Goddard. Capt. j. Bush. 1O1 tons, and Mer-
tinsville. Capt. J. W. Parton. 1Oa tons.
|
the upper Potomac and canal. which has
somewhat increased the depth of water in
| the latter and allowed the heavier loading
of boats
The Daniel B. Fearing has finished un-
loading her cargo of 1000 tons of Penob-
scot ice. taken on 1000 tons OF Cumberland
coal and started for Boston. where the
black cargo will be discharged. Capt. Cliff
ford is In command.
with ice. is now discharging her 100 tons
at the wharves Of the Great Falls Ice Com
pany. She. too. will reload with coal. Her
the commercial service and is known In
every seaport on the Atlantic coast. He is
also man well known in the principal
| time in European and Asiatic waters.
A Pump House Deserted.
Yesterday the entire force with the ex-
| ception Of one man. Mr.. James r. Nash.
| were taken from Georgetown's old pump
house and assigned to duty in other stations
belonging to the Districts water depart
| ment.
Mr.. James T. Greaves. who was the en-
gineer in charge. was sent to the U street
inspectorship in Washington MI. Luke
new duty. Mr.. Nash will take care of the
deserted pump until further notice AS IL
may be several years before the proposed
structed. and as Tenleytown is daily becon-
| ing in more need Of an adequate supply of
water it is not at all improbable, it is said.
| that the pump will be called into service at
| an early day to send water to the proposed
stand pipe on Fort Reno. the highest point
in the District of Columbia 1t Is Thought.
not later than the fall Of the present year
| News Paragraphs.
| At 1890 O'Clock last night the residents of
Prospect avenue between 32d and Potomac
streets were disturbed by loud cries of
| Help! "Murder." &c. But by the time
the police arrived in Lynch's alley, where
| they were located, the disturbers had fled
1t was an unusually noisy colored family
| row.
| The retreat Of the priests of the Rich
| mond diocese ended this morning with the
| ceiebration OF a low mass in the Dahlgren
| College.
Fort Reno's trenches are full of stagnant
water that at all times pollutes the sur
rounding air. The colored people who prin-
| cipally occupy the neighborhoOd claim that
| their health is being seriously injured as
| evidenced by the amount of sickness tina I
| Is at present in their midst. The water has
| no outlet.
Mr.. William Talbot was yesterday pain
while endeavoring to light gasoline
| stove.
The mother of Mr.. F. A Myers of 1911
| 18th street died yesterday in Philadelphia
I large number of men under the super
| intendence of Builder Morrison have been
! put to work on Prof. Bells Volta Institute.
/
| in the construction is being made The
| building will cost $4,000.
| Mr.. G. w. Offutt and wife have gone to
| Atlantic City for ten days
| Mrs. X. z. Smith of 1907 p street left yes
| terday for Virginia, where several weeks
| will be spent.
! j. H. McGowan has sold to Eugenia Pru-
| den for S332.69 lot "a. block ]. Of Wesley
| Heights.
| Mr. Isaac Birch and family are back
| from Ocean Grove.
| Mr.. II. j. Gross and wife of goth street
| have gone to Atlantic City for a stay of
/ two weeks.
| Two Accidents.
| Frank Shelton. living near tie Scheutzen
Park, fell unconscious at the corner of IT,
| and 18th streets Yesterday afternoon SLID