Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-11

brought out'the body of Capt Simms,
which was buried under the wreckage
and 10000 bushels of wheat. The re-
mains of Capt. Simms were taken to
the house of his son-in-law. James
Carroll, on l. near Third southeast.
Capt. Simms was born in Charles
County, Md. and had lived in Wash
ington 10 years. Continuing, The Star
| reporter wrote:
1.-The house was one of the oldest in
| Washington, having been built over
so years ago. 1t belonged to the es-
tate of the late William Spedden,
whose son, with his partner, Mr..
| SmOot, a short time since reconverted
it into a warehouse"
| Monday. January -. 1S63-"The
funeral of the venerable William NJ.
| Morrison, bookseller, near the corner
of Pennsylvania avenue and FOur-and-
a-Half street. took place yesterday
afternoon from his residence, on Four
and-aHalf street. A very large num-
Der of people attended to pay the last
sad honors to the respected dead. Sew
eral of the Supreme Judges and other
| distinguished characters were present.
The funeral sermon was preached by
! the Rev. DR.. Morsell of the Episcopal
| Church, and an excellent biographical
sketch of Mr.. Morrison was read by
DR.. Sunderland"
Another very large drove of fine
heeves reached here yesterday by the
r. G. o. Railroad, and were at once
driven to the Monument Grounds"
For some time past Mr.. John NJ.
<ilmOn, corner of Twenty-second and
NJ streets, missed large quantities of
cabbage" A watch was set, land on
Sunday morning about o'clock two
women, Mary Kienan and Elizabeth
Walker. got over the fence, and after
securing as much cabbage as they
could carry they started off" Ar
rested and committed to Jail.
You remember when it was hard for
citizen to escape being presented
with a goldheaded cane? Well, on
Wednesday. January IA. 1863. ]. F.
Brown, alderman from the third
ward. was presented with that kind
Of a stick, the presentation committee
being JOB w. Angus, A. C. Richards.
j. F. Hodgeson. G.. Alfred Hall and C.
w. Spencer. The Star said:
"The cane is got up in Sam Lewis
best style"
Citizens became indignant and told
1T to The Star in 1868 as now. Listen:
January 16. 1363-'Editor of The
Star: Can YOU inform your readers
of the seventh ward why it is allowed
tnat whole acres of ground lying just
north of James Creek is permitted to
be the receptacle for all dead horses,
mules and other animals that die from
disease in that part Of the city, or,
rather, it would seem from the num-
Der to be from all parts of the city?'
Signed IAN Old Taxpayer and Reader
of The Star
Same date-"Attention of the police
is called to the garbage thrown out
on the street in front of the lager beer
saloon of Henze, Mcneil & Mertlein,
on d street between Eleventh and
Twelfth"
''Mrs. Eliza Latham of Virginia was
arrested at Alexandria by Col TAFT
'cr attempting Go take contrdband
gocds through the lines" Committed
10 the Old Cal&.<l Prison.
Star, January 8, IS65-"ysecIIon OF
officers of the Columbia Fire Com
Dany: President, Thomas H. Robin.
ion; vice president, Jacob Dyser: Sec
'etary. George Hitz: treasurer, James
1cDermott; corresponding secretary,
1arcellus Marceron; librarian, W. p.
Hicks; marshal, Isaac Beers; cabsain
f engine. Thomas Marsh: captain of
lose, James r. Dobbyn; engine direc-
ors, b. F. Beers, L. Roach and j. 2.
Keith; hose directors, II. B. TAFT.
Daniel Barron and w. Mahoney: dele
.ates to the Fire Department, T. II.
robinson. I. Margh, b. +. Beers, ia
OBJ Dyser and John Peabody"