Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-02
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOwNI
An Omcer Has Dangerous Fight
with TOughs.

Officer Bloom had a dangerous time of 1t
on Saturday night last at 1890 o'clock.
While attempting to make an arrest he
was attacked by five ruffians from "Foggy
Bottom and narrowly escaped being
thrown from the X street bridge into the
creek below. The strength and GOODNESS
displayed until the arrival of assistance
were the principal causes of his escape
The men had succeeded in getting the
officer over the rail. The blue coat had
fought them desperately for every inch. of
ground. and accomplished wonders for one
who was being attacked by five. Through
1t all he refrained from pulling his revolver,
though he would have been amply justified
in doing so. Just he was about to lose
the strength he had so exerted assistance
came, and all but one of the gang ran The
exception was in the clutch of the officer
and known as Tom Hickey. He was
taken to the station.
The trouble between the officer and the
men originated over the attempt of the
former to arrest one of the party who
was engaged In boisterous conduct. The
companions of the men objected to the
arrest, and through an attack secured the
original prisoners release, though got one
OF their own number incarcerated instead.
All the parties were engaged in opening and
drinking beer when the officer came upon
them.
Lutheran Pulpit.
The pulpit of the German Lutheran
Church. recently made vacant through the
resignation of the Rev. George Nixdorff
after a Passionate of twenty three years.
was yesterday filled by the Rev. Stanley
Billheimer, a splendid speaker, who made
a deep impression on the congregation
through his eloquent delivery and pleasing
manner. 1t is stated that until regular
appointment is made the Rev. Mr.. w. D..
nh pvin 90 hor Flor ha IoaI Of . ha
church. The German Lutheran charge here
Is one that is hard to fill. The congrega-
ton Is very small and not a wealthy one
In fact, the church is not able to support
a pastor. The Rev. Mr.. Nixdorff was able
to live without a salary from the church
and gave his ministerial services free. 1t
Is expected now, however, that the congre-
cation will hereafter be assisted in the
maintenance of head by the board of
missions. y
A Lively Scrap.
Bells court, opposite the Twenty Build
irgs" and but forty fifty feet from that
silent square known as the Presbyterian
graveyard, was last night made the scene
of a lively scrap over a game of crap
John Parker and William Active were the
principals in the affair Both came out
second best-Parker with a stab wound and
Active with a nose greatly mutilated by a
razor. The parties were arrested.
Notes.
For the week ending June % there were
shipped from the mines of the Georges
Creek region over the Chesapeake and Ohio
canal 1,O1G tons of coal. For the year end
ing that day 63, 196 tons were shipped, u
decrease of 45,516 tons, as compared with
last year.
The Rev. j. b. Stitt of the Dumbarton
Street Methodist Church last night gave the
first of series of Sunday evening talks on
Character Making. =
Mrs. Catherine V. Ridgway, widow of the
late James Ridgway, died at her home on
35th street near Z at an early hour yester-
day morning. This morning funeral SER
vices were held at Trinity Church at $50
O'Clock. Tine interment was at Holy Rood.
The first new wheat of the season was re-
ceived on Wednesday, the 9th, by w. III.
Tenney & Sons, who have had the first of
the season for the past twentyfour years.
This lot arrived by the steamer Wakefield
from the farm of A.Scates at Nomni Ferry.
Mrs. James X. Prodigy and family leave
today for the Green mountains, .