Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-04-20


Chronicles abuse of the city authorities for not
cleaning Pennsylvania avenue we stated that
Congress was the party really at fault in not
attending the Commissioner OF Public buildings
who has charge of the avenue adequate means
to keep it in proper condition In this connec-
tion, Commissioner French says:
al have only to say that Pennsylvania
avenue is four miles long and one hundred and
sixty feet wide, and prior 10 the establishment
or that blessing to all citizens, the horse rail.
road, was pretty much cut to pieces by omni.
buses; and the work of in Jury has since been
nearly completed by army wagons. To keep
oil this road in repair, Congress appropriated
last wear six thousand dollars I called the
attention OF Congress 10 the condition of the
avenue in my last report, and to the made
quacy Of the appropriation, and asked for
1wenty thousand dollars, which sum. judiciously
expended, might keep the avenue in decent
order.
"By some means, the sum asked by me was
reduced, in the printed estimates, TO sir t0nsGnd
dollars, a sum as entirely inadequate to the
purpose as six thousand cents would be, and
the Committee of Ways and Means have, /
understand, agreed TO report that small sum,
notwithstanding that went before them and
stated the error, Of error it WAS, and informed
them that Pennsylvania avenue must continue
IN a state of nuisance unless more generous
appropriation Were made.
"The appropriation OF last year was long
since exhausted in endeay ors to make the ave-
nue. toleIable by patching the worst places
along it, and removing the dust and mud.
have done my utmost with the means placed
In my hands, and can do no more until further
means are at my disposal, and $4,000 will do
but little, as all practical men must be aware"
An IMPROVEMENT Messrs. Job Angus mot
q Augur," as a city paper has it) and Thomas
Lewis have leased from Mr.. Thomas Donoho
<not Dougherty,' as another city paper has it,
the ground al the northwest corner of and
9th streets, adjacent 10 the residence of Mr..
Donoho. The Iessees have taken the ground
for term of ten years at the rate of 81, 100 per
year, the buildings they place on the ground to
revert to Mr. Donoho at the end Of that period.
They propose to place upon 1t a two-story
fnil IA fact nv he frSt tn hQ nSaI
for stores and the second story as first. class
saloon.
The venerable owner of the property (well-
known as for almost lifetime the respected
chief clerk Of the IRteHigencer office will doubt
less miss the grateful shade and other pleasant
accessories of these grounds, but we suppose
he thinks that SI,lO0 per year is rather too much
money TO pay for the luxury.
THE REV. DIR. BUpINsToN, Of Brooklyn, N.
", requests us TO state that the announcement
In the marriage notices Of the Star Of the 18th
instant, purporting TO be the marriage of his
daughter, was entirely false, as we'll as ma
Icious.
On referring 10 the advertisement marriage
notice. in question we find 1t duly endorsed,
according 70 the requirements OF the office. with
the name OF the party bringing ii, snd vouching
for its correctness. This style of silly as we'll
rs malicious mischief is growing too common
and the northern courts, we see, have lately
punished the par les practising 1t severely. We
Tu.t the guilty party in this case may receive
s0natuch wholesome lesson.
VERY fINE-A city contemporary, describing
the search for girl in a house of intamy SAYS
OF the young lady: sShe had mark on her
cheek which neighbored dimple whit never
her lips would be wreathed in smiles, and
which showed itself perceptibly whenever she
manifested colloquial animation" This is
Tery fine.
ASSAULT AND BATTERY.-On Monday after.
noon Levi Humphrey and q German named
quo n EyrIng, met in a restaurant ou<0 be.
tween Y and 9th streets. Pumphrsys on some
provocation, real or imaginary, struck Eyring
an the face. Officer McColgan arrested PUN.
phrey and took him before Justice 9iberson
VINO sent him TO Jail for court