Evening star., 1897-08-06
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN
Domestic Affairs of Canal Boat Party Aired
in Court.
Meteorological Summary From OBJ
Personal and General News.

The meteorological summary for the
! month of July. from observations taken at
Braces drug store, corner of Both and NJ
streets, by Professor NJ. F. Burrows, shows
the maximum temperature of the month TO
have been 81 degrees, occurring the I'd, 9th
and 2}d The minimum temperature was
50 degrees, which occurred the 18th. This
would give monthly range Of temperature
of 81 degrees. The greatest daily range of
the thermometer for any day occurred the
18th and I'D, being q degrees, while the
least daily range was 10 degrees. occurring
the 1st. The mean monthly temperature
was 1856 degrees.
The rainfall for the month was rather ex-
cessive, the total being 5SS inches making
a daily average of nineteen one-hundredths
of an inch of rain. There were sixteen
days upon which one one-hundredth of n
inch or more of rain fell. Thunder storms
occurred each of five days. During the
month there were eleven fair days, ten
clear ones and ten cloudy days. The pre-
vailng direction of the wind was from the
northwest.
Frederick Weishaupt of the canal boat D.
N. Sloane was arrested last evening hy
Policeman Passeno and charged with as
sault and battery. The arrest was made
upon warrant sworn out by Martin
Smith, the captain of the canal boat, who is
also the father-in-law of the prisoner. On
the trip down, it is alleged, Weishaupt
caused more or less commotion on the boat
threatening to kill all hands, and beating
bis mother-fn-law in a shameful manner.
After the arrest of Weishaupt the mother
1n-law and the father-in-law proceeded to
get hilarious by indulging in the use of
liquor. The woman became so demonstra-
1--WE and profane that she was arrested by
Policeman Passeno. on charge of disor-
DERBY conduct, and locked up in a cell sd-
Joining that of her son-in-law. Shortly be-
fore midnight old man Smith was arrested
Dy the same policeman on a minor charge
While this morning the daughter swore out
warrant against the mother charging
her with assault and battery
In the Police Court today the charge
against the son-in-law was dismissed, the
court holding that he did right to protect
his wife from the wrath of her mother.
Ine charge OF assault against the mother
fendant being taken. The old man was
made to pay a fine of s., and the old wo-
man. for disorderly conduct, went down for
fifteen days. in default of payment of a
hne of 50. This ended the trouble
Mrs. Nellie G. Nicholson of 291O M street
left this morning for a stay of one month
at Oakland, Md
Messrs. Joseph Boyce and Joseph DAILY,
formerly managers of the Bon Ton Dane
ing Academy, are managing the dancing
on the new pavilion at Cabin John bridge.
Postmaster William Hutchins has left
for fortnights stay at Atlantic City.
J. z. Willett, jr.. mas left for a stay of
three weeks at Capon Springs, Va.
Miss Mabel Burrows and Miss Miff ac-
companied by Miss Bess Moore of Capitol
Hill, are at Wesley Grove Nd, where they
will remain during the summer.
Rev Mr.. Jackson will preach this even
ing at the tent service of Ebenezer A. NJ.
+. Church Sunday evening Rev. DIR.
Moore, the financial secretary of the Afri-
can Methodist Association, will deliver the
sermon.