Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-29
AL NDRIA AFFAIR S
Further Extension of the Epidemic of
Burglary.
One-Sided Prize Fight Last Night
Getting Ready for the Campaign
Many Other Notes.


with as yet. Last night another unsuccess-
full attempt was made by thieves to enter
the safe in the feed store of w. d. Grill
bother G. Co., on Upper King street. They
had entered the store and had drilled a
hole in The safe. but were scared off before
they had sscceeded In getting into it. There
have been so many of these attempts Of
late that the merchants have adopted the
plan of having one of the clerks sleep in
their store each night There seems to be
q regularly organized gang Of these thieves.
who watch for the policemen on the beat
20 pass by, and then carry on their ne
farious work. That they will be caught is
only a question of time.
The new flooring for Hunting Creek
bridge Is expected to arrive on Monday.
when the bridge Will be completed accord
ing to contract, and formally thrown open
to the public about the middle of the week.
This bridge has been in use for several
weeks, some of the old flooring OF the
former bridge having been put down tenn
porarily. The new bridge is an excellent
one and reflects much credit ON the engin-
eer, Mr.. d. j. Howell. and the contractors.
Mr.. Ed. c. French of Louisville, KY, Is
in the city for few days stay.
Mr.. Harry Lester has gone TO Baltimore
on a business trip.
A handful of people went to Dan Henry's
Theater last night to witness the boxing
contest between Joe COrrlgdn w aSnlng-
ton and Jack Dougherty of Hamilton. Ohio.
Corrigan was no match for Dougherty, and
threw up the sponge in the beginning of
the second round. When the men entered
the ring it could be easily seen that Corri
gan was not in It," and at the end Of the
first round everybody knew that this was
true. When he returned to his corner a
the expiration of the first. he said to his
second; Il am going to give 1t up
Il can't stand up against that man."
his second, however. urged him on, With
the result as above in the second round
Dougherty Is cyclone. and a hit match for
any good man of his weight ia his viciu-
lily. He is rapid fighter. and appeared to
be able on a pinch TO stan1 any amount of
punishment. A match has been arranged
between Dousherty and Billy Young on the
night Of July H.
Much interest IS being taken in he match
between Glyan and Bateman on The nigh;
OF July 4, AMI Ine match between Hite
Peckham and Jack Corners, the Jersey
CITY light weight, which is to take place in
this city on July IL. peckham is trimming
lightly for his match.
The democratic convention to nomir ate a
candidate for Congress from the eighth
congressional district will be held IN the
opera house mere on August u. E.ch conn
~ IN the district Will be allowed one dole
gate ior every lVo voters or fraction there
or. These arrangements were male at a
meeting Of the state executive committee
yesterday. The agent OF the Phiiadc;p hja
construction company was in the city To-
NCffrC
booths. which will have To lie used for the
first time in the fall elections, in accordance
with an act Of the last Virginia legislature
The Philadelphia cafe expert succeeded
last night In opening the large safe in the
banking house of Burke & Herbert which
had gotten caught in some manner and
had stood locked for two days When
opened 1t was found that a small strap
had in some manner been caught in the
bolt and had become SO Wedged that the
bolt would not slip.
The Virginia Athletic Base Ball Club will
go to Burke's station tomorrow to pIav n
game of ball with the team from that place
The funeral Of the late William j. Boothe
TOOK place this morning at 10 o'clock and
was attended by large concourse of
friends and relatives of the deceased The
services were conducted by Rev Hender-
son Cater. rector of Christ Church of
which the deceased was a member The in
terment was private.
Rev 5. A. Wallis. now pastor Of Pohick
Church, near Mt Vernon, has been elected
professor of the chair OF Hebrew at the
Episcopal Theological Seminary near this
city. to take the place Of Prof. Angus Craw-
ford. Prof Crawford will sail for Europe
In a few weeks. and will be gone probably
for two years.
The Young Mems Sodality Lyceum will
give their sixth annual excursion to River
The county court has adjourned for the
term.
Alexandria Council. Jr, O. T. A. NJ, held
last night. No business o. Importance was
transacted.
The regular meeting Of Potomac Lodge,
l.. y. .. F.. will be held tonight.
Martina Stewart, the colored woman who
mas been held by the authorities until her
sanity could be inquired into, has been
pronounced insane by Justices May, Whit
ing ana Whittlesey. She will be sent to the
asylum at Petersburg
Inc nre department was called out about
o CLOCK yesterday afternoon by the partial
burning OF frame house on Gibbon street
The hre was extinguished In a few minutes
without much damage being done.
The second day Of the closing exercises
or the Episcopal Theological Seminary
commenced yesterday, Right Rev. Bishop
Whittle presiding. The address before the
graduating class was made by Rev. Beverly
ID. Tucker Of Norfolk, after which diplomas
were delivered to the graduates as follows:
b. e. Brown, Alabama: w. T. Capers Vir-
ginia; w. p. Crissman. West Virginia: A.
u. Chinn. Virginia; r. S. COPELAND. Vir-
ginia; f. w. Cowling. Virginia; j. S. Doug
lass Maryland; z. S. Farland Virginia
A. G: Gilman. jr., Virginia: Geo. Groves,
lr, virginia; W. Def. Johnson, Iowa; J.
u La Motto, Isle of Man; Reuben Meredith.
virginia; j. F. Plummer, Virginia; A. A.
Pruden, Virginia: Thos. Semmes, Virginia
and II. S. zimmerman, Virginia The or
dination services will take place this after
noon.
There was but one case before the MAYOR
this morning, that Of colored man named
Richard Reynolds. charged with disorderly
conduct He was fined $3.50.