Evening star., 1894-04-13
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN
Reception to Bishop Donahue at George
town College.
The Sad Ending of n Boating Party on
the River-The Operations
of Thieves.

ing came over early in the afternoon from
Baltimore with Rev. Father McGoldrick
of the college. At o'clock he was escorted
TO dinner in the university and placed or
the seat Of honor in the midst of the in
vtted pastors of the various District
churches, together with some of the Fro
fessors from the Catholic University, tht
vicar general of Wheeling, and Fathers
Olevier and Mcbride. also of that city. Al
s o'clock the company went to Castor Hall
where in the presence of many friends a
presented The bishop, attired IN his pom
tifical purple, entered with Rev. Father
Richards president of the university. The
speech of welcome was made by Mr.. F.
Vincent Smith. Mr.. Robert F. Collier spoke
on The Bishop an APOSTLE" Mr.. John F,
OBrien. THE Bishop a Theologian;" Mr.
]. Neal Power, THE Bishop a Preacher, "
and Mr.. w. d. Bradley, THE Bishop, a
Pastor" The applause that followed every
speaker testified to the ability displayed.
The violin selections of Mr.. Anton kaspar
were artistic and pleasing to all.
Mr. William j. Garyey was the last to
address the new bishop, wishing him God
speed on his new mission. The work of the
new college banjo club was highly COM
mended. But three or four public appear
ances have been made yet the members
have attained an excellence which 1t Is
thought promises early and successful
rivalry with similar Organizations of Yale
and Harvard Mr.. ]. "A. Fogarty is the
leader and Mr.. r. d. Douglas the man
ager.
Bishop Donahue is a SON of Georgetown
College. native of Washington, where for
some years he practiced law. On entering
the church his rise was extremely rapid.
AS chancellor of the archdiocese of Balti-
more ne became widely known.
Among the prominent ones present last
Eight by special invitation were Justice
Whlte, Gen. Dunn, Senator Walsh of Geor-
gia' an old student: Rev. Father Scan
thews, Rev. Father Sullivan. Rev, Father
Gloyd. Rev. Father OConneli, Rev. Father
OConnor of West Virginia, Rev Father
Lee, Rev: Father Delaney, Rev. Father Gill
Iespie OF Gonzaga College, Rev. Father
Lancaster of Leonardtown Nd Dr. Quinn
Gen. O'Byrne and Gen. LeFerre
The Jesuit Cardinals.
Last night there were exhibited at George
town College for the first time four of the
twelve portraits of the Jesuit cardinals that
have been presented to the college by the
Rev. Father Healy. a former president. The
other eight are said to be on their way
from Rome, where they were all painted by
Gosllardi. celebrated artist. Three of the
four already at the college are portraits of
Italian cardinals. The fourth is that of
Cardinal Franzelin. who has just died.
Drowning of Young Parker.
At $50 o'clock yesterday afternoon as
Charles Simmons and W. A. Thomas were
sitting around a fire on Tenney's wharf.
near the Aqueduct bridge their attention
was attracted by cry coming from the
structure some distance off. accompanied
Dy 1rantlc gestures, indicating to them that
man was overheard. a hurried look over
toward the Virginia end of the bridge dis
closed capsized boat and four men cling
ing 10 IL. PUSHING out as rapidly as possi-
Dle the men made for the scene of the acci-
dent. Before they reached it, however thew
saw one OF the men strike out for the shore
lie had hardly gone dozen yards though
oetore ne gave out and after vainly crying
Tor assistance, which could not reach him
In time. went down with the usual strug-
gle. Just as the capsized craft was reached
a second OF the four men who had occupied
II. TOO weak from cold to longer maintain
the hold he had kept on it, let go and went
down. The rescuers, though, succeeded in
grabbing him he came up for the first
time and hauled him into their boat. Then.
with extreme difficulty, the other men We're
given assistance enough to keen their heads
above the water, the rescuing boat not he
ing large enough to hold them until the
Virginia shore. forty feet away. was reach
e1- On carrying the half-frozen parties to
Clark s restaurant, in Roslyn,the men went
back to search for the body of the drowned
one.
When the three rescued companions of the
dead man had recovered sufficiently to en-
able them to talk, it was learned that the
rivers victim was ]. d. Parker of Mt. Pleas
ant, formerly a shoe clerk in Moran's. on
9TH street. He was but twenty-one years
OF age: The capsizing had been brought
about by the attempt of young Parker TO
step from the stern TO the bow. His foot
had been caught in rib of the boat, which
Jared and overturned it.
"A reward of 800 was offered by the res
cued ones for the recovery of the body
of their friend, and many fishermen and
boatmen went to work at once dragginC
After nearly twelve hours the body was
brought to the surface by George and Benz
Turney. whose efforts were rewarded about
1:39 o'clock this morning. The body was
brought to the seventh precinct morgue
Responsibility of Wharf Owners.
For the wreck of the Ellen Tobin the
schooner which. while lying at the foot Of
32d street some months ago, was moved by
a storm on rock, causing the demolish-
ment of her bottom, the courts have not
yet decided who is responsible. While the
suit of the owners against the wharf peO-
pie is pending, the schooner, under the di-
rectiOn of her new owners. who bought her
at public auction, is being reconstructed at
Alexandria. In about three weeks she will
once more be seaworthy.
The original owners, who We're New .Jer-
sey meH, claim, 1t is understood. that the
Potomac Stone Company, at whose whar e
she was lying. is liable for the loss. as it
was the business of the company to see
that there were no dangerous rocks off
their property on which to invite the prop
erty of others.
He stole the Money.
\ man named Charles Williams was
arrested yesterday afternoon on a charge
of having stolen $50 from the home of Mr..
James Manogue. father of the new col
lector. Mr.. Manogue was changing his
residence from NJ to P street, and had en-
gagged Williams TO assist in moving. A
pocket book containing $50 had been ac-
cidentally left on a bed. and on return
ing after a short absence, Mr.. Manogue
found 1t gore The man SUSPECTED of hav-
ing appropriated 1t, however, diSclaimed all
knowledge of 1t. He had been seen,
though. to enter a stable shortly after
the money must have been taken, and a
thorough search of the premises disclosed
the pocket book, though relieved of it's
contents. On being arrested the money
was found on the mans person.
Safe Broken Open.
Mr.. W. H. Gaskins, the flour commission
merchant, stepped out of his office yester-
day afternoon and remained away about
half an hour, and when he returned found
his outer door broken open, the inner one
Of his large safe forced, and 800 in cash
gone. Officer Bradley later in the day
arrested a nOtoriOusly bad boy named
Kline, charging him with the theft
Libel Suit MOL Pressed.
In Circuit Court division