Evening star., 1863-05-09
LOCAL NEWS.


now that this will be Il busy season in Wash
lngton in the way of improvements, pub
lie and private. Mr. VIM. Forsyth, the ener-
setlc CITY surveyor, and his assistants. have
been hnsily employed in making surveys pre-
paraory TO the speedy completion OF those I'M
Irovtments, among which we miy mention
the folio wing:
For the Corporation.-The long needed flag
tootways on the south side of III street north,
between New Jersey avenue and First street
west, will be speedily finished, the necessary
surveys having been made, and the order Z,
begin the work given. This will h+ graf
convenience fer The residents OF that locality
generally, and especially for the employees OF
the Government Printing Office The Surveyor
has also made surveys of the alleys in this
square, and by his efforts the paving of them
Will soon be commenced, and the completion
OF the work will abate nuisance Of several
years standing. The alleys in the square
south OF the Government Printing Office are 10
be graded and paved. The grades having been
rec' nIIy established, the work will soon COM
mFnce. They are now in a miserable condi-
lion. The public is also to have line of flag
tootwars from the east side of Second street
west, 20 Douglas Hospital: an improvement
much needed. Firststreet west is 10 be widenai
At the Capitol grounds, and for the speedy
commenc cement OF the work, Surveyor FORSYTH
has by recent survey established the correct
line of The Botanic Garden at this point.
I'rtrote ImprorementS.-A survey has been
made of lots 35 SO and 81, in square 4se, 'front.'
ing IS feet on Fonr-and- a. half street south,
{lsland,) with depth of rs feet. Messrs.
dnSlgA
building upon 1t a fine dwelling, connected
with business halls or store. rooms Mr. r. b.
tisIk designs building vera! brick dwellings
NJ cn square 5ii, fronting the same street Capt.
Michael Hall recently purchased lot 81, in
square 5tU, fronting Sixth strs eft west near K
sttest sou'h, and designs building q fine we'll
ing upon II, for which the survey has been
made. Mr.. George Navlor designs erecting
several dwellings upon five lots in square SIS
for which purpose the lines and grades wer.
established by the Surveyor. Mr.. Patrick
DDonoghue has recently sold between fifteen
and twenty lots IN squares 1lS and 40, near
the Railroad ard Delaware avenue, to various
purchasers. who intend immediately improy-
irg those squares with dwelling houses. The
nect SsaTy surveys have been made. Aleyan-
DER Boriand Is preparing for extensively i'm
proving square 1877, First Ward, with a line of
dwellings, for which the survey has been made
adam Dooson is building q fine house in square
2t9. opposite the kingman property. on Four
tefnth and + streets. Mr.. s. Wroe has ius.
completed TWO fine brick dwellings in the same
square, fronting Twentieth street Jos. Hu.ig-
son is preparing for the erection of large
dwelling at the corner of New York avenue
and Sixth street west, square 45a w O.
B.rry is erecting beautiful dwelling on south
q, between Four and a-half and Sixth streets
hr. Strain ng is erecting fine brick dwelling
house near the corner of Eleventh street and
Maryland avenue. Mr.. Stinemetz is erecting
tine dwelling on street. hetween Twenty
third and Twenty fourth streets.
The Clements property, near the corner of
Eighth and streets north. has been purchased
by Mr.. James Towles. The meas sursment was
mace by the Surveyor preparatory to the pur-
chase.
an the above are the opening surveys for the
current season, beside which the field hook of
the Surveyor exhibits large humber of sur
Teys OF lots for smaller Improvements; bus
which are important furnishing employ
ment for many mechanics during the coming
summer.
TIE BARNEY CASE AeArN.-The intermna-
BILE Barney case was before the Supreme Court
OF the District yesterday sitting in bank on
molten by Mr.. Dayidge. counsel for Samuel
Chase Barney, TO dissolve the inj junction grant
ed by Chief Jus5ice Cartier fof this COURT on
the 2lst of March last, restraining Barney from
acting, under tliC indnuato or TIC CJirc uit
Court, as the natural guardian of his minor
children, giving bond and security as such in
administering the estate left by their late mo-
ther, and IN whose favor, it will be recoliecsed,
decree ofdyorce had been granted by a court
in Iowa some time before her death.
Mr. h. ;. Coke made an argument before the
Judges, in opposition to the motion to dissolve
the Injunction. The court holds the matter
under Amusement
ATTEMPT At BURGLARY.--About 70 o'clock
last night an attempt was made to rob Nickel
den Stanley's shoe store, on Eleventh street
above X, by some burglars who first attempted
to get in the front door, but Tot being successful
they attempted to get in by forcing out the
transom oyer the back door. Their noise
awakened Mpssrs. Nick. and s., who sleep in
the store, and Mr. Mex. shot at them, when
they made of.
For HEARING.-I4ast night, Mr. George S.
Cation was arrested by officer O'Connell, on the
cath of Thcs. HI. g. Hintop, coored. charging
Mr.. Cation with committing violent assault
and battery on boy named Hamilton Wilson,
colared. The case was ruled for hearing at
O'Clock p. m. fc day, be ore Justice johnson,
Mr.. Cation giving bail for his appearance. Mr..
Lay appeared Tor the complainant.
Presentation. w. T. ditto, assistant Sec
rotary OF the Interior. returned to this city last
evening from his visit to Indiana, and is stop
ping nj the Avenue Hense.
Gov. Curtin, OF Pa; Hon. j. B. Henderson,,
of No.; and Hon. George Lincoln, OF NJ y;
are in town, stopping at Willard's.
THE CoLoREp REeIMENT.-1ti is stated that
the colored regiment being organlzeo oy KEYS.
Gel + ID. Tur er, and 1t COL w u, Raymond
already numf ers six hundred men, ana tn
quarters will be assigned them next week.
VIOLATING THE REVENUE LAWS A few
days since, Deputy COLLECTOR John p. Hilton,
seisa, the steamer Seth Lowe al the sixth street
wharf for violating the revenue laws; hsr
papers not being IN proper shape.