Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-06-23
LOCAL NEWS.

Gin street " mari and the Arsenal grounds.
On square 210, A. p. Douglas has purchased
the old school .house building out of Riees'
subdivision. and intends to build thereon two
bea autiful cottages.
On the Island, several of the alleys have been
surveyed, and their graduations determined
ana liked for the perfect drainage, grading and
Gated,
The "Printine ONCE Square," which has
been such a nuisance, is now thoroughly
drained, graded and paved.
Arsendt-Extensive Improvements are In
progress In and around this important Govern
substantial sea wall along the west front. tits
also contemplated to open "James creek" canal
as far as the Arsenal grounds extended. This
vears that mart Of thu mas sis LOT many
thence, and be of incalculable benefit to the
Arsenal.
Surveys have been made for many dwelling
houses on Square No. 9S9, fronting East Capi-
tol street, 10Th ard 11th streets east and street
south These houses are for the "Philadelphia
Company"
Ninth street west is paved and graded, and
also b street north, from Seventh to Ninth
streets, with suitable sewers and perfect drain
age.
B street north, between 9th and 18th streets
That street was so much used by Government
teams that 1t was cut in many places three or
four feet deep, rendering it impossible to do
business along the whole canal line OF wharf
pressing an Improvement so expensive to the
city.
Sewers six feet broad, on 9th street, from to
L, are being continued, with suitable drops and
traps. Similar Improvements also on 7th street,
between and l. streets north When these
are completed, the cross cutters will be abol-
ished, and through street grades established.
In 9th street north the sewer will be con-
tinued from Massachusetts avenue to L street
north, thence along L street north to the center
of the square, for the purpose Of draining the
alleys in Square 269, which have been nui-
sance for many years.
THE WILEY.BRowN CAsE-In the Circuit
Court q Judge Wylie,) yesterday, after our re-
port closed. this case was continued
Mrs. Elizabeth Brospn was recalled by the de.
fense, and examined at considerable length in
regard to her administration on the estate. Wit
nsse did not have the marks on Emily's hand
kerchief &c E. NJ" altered to I" E. B." Just before
she went to school, nor did she know any girl
named Elizabeth Gross. Witness recollects
letters of administration, that the names Of
NJ arshal Brown, Jesse b. Haw, and George B.
Prentss, OF Illinois, were named as the next OF
kin.
S. D. Castleman, sworn.-Witness was we'll
acquainted with Tillotson Brown, and after his
death had a conversation with Mrs. Brown, in
which she mentioned the names Of Marshal
and others as the next of kin, but not the name
OF Emily Wiley. Witness never heard Tillot-
son say that Emily was his daughter.
Jane Robinson sworn.-Witness resides in
Baltimore, and nearly 80 years ago used to 60
to the house OF Miss Smithson, on Garden
street, where Mrs. Brown was, under the name
Of Lizzie Reed.
Justice VIM, Thompson testified tn at in 1899 he
year he had placed in his hands q bill against
E. r. Philips, or Read, for amount due Han
nah Smithson, as witness thinks. for board,
which he collected in part from the same per-
son he now recognized as Mrs. Brown, who
was then living on street, between I'd and Sd.
Witness reierred to his account book and found
an entry Of the bill.
Mrs. Elisabeth Wall, sworn.-Witness' maiden
name was Elizabeth Gross. Has known Mrs.
Bro wn since she (witness) was q school. girl,
and recollects, when her daughter Emily was
about six years old, Of being at the house on
street, between I'd and Sd, when Mrs. Brown
was getting Emily ready to send to school.
Some Of Emily's handkerchiefs had been
marked with the letters ''E. NJ" and at Mrs.
put in the "B." Mrs. Brown said that Emilys
father was DR.. Miller Of Baltimore, but that
she intended that Emily should pass by the
name of Brown at school.
On cross examination, which was continued
at great length, the witness refused to tell her
age.
r.. II. Lasky sworn.-Witness was the coun-
sci OF Tillotson Brown several years before his
death, and counsel for Mrs. Brown afterwards,
and he identified the petition filed tor letters OF
administration in the Orphans Court as in the
handwriting of Mr.. Davidge, with some OF his
(witnesso interlineations.
This petition was then admitted as evidence,
and read to the jury.
Witness stated that he employed MIR. Dav-
idge counsel with himself at the instance Of
Mrs. Brown.
AFFAIRS IN GEoReETowN-Canas.- Since
our last report the receipts of coal was by the
Cumberland Co., lib 1910 tons; Central,
329.2l; Consolidation, 475.AS; American, 6il.5S;
Happshire and Baltimore, 342.24 Borden,
54939; J. q. Hieston G Co., 1910. The coal
trade is lively, the shipment from the docks
continuing to be as brisk as the receipts from
the coal region.
The E. b. Hartley arrived with grain for
Hartley & Bro; the w. J. Worth with lime
stone for w. H. Cooley; and in addition to these
was the very unusual arrival of a raft of logs
for Strong and Morrill,. Departed Boats
Maude, for McCoy's Ferry, with salt and vim
egar Six Days, for Hancock, with dry goods,
DC: and thirty boats light for the coal region.
PORT OF GKoRGETowN.-Entered
Empire, Hunter, New York; Saxon, Clarke,
do; Time, Bennett, Philadelphia, with mer-
G.. r. Conaway, Jones, Spite and Evil creek,
Jamestown, Magee, Port Morris; w. L. Day
ton, Layfeld, Baltimore; L. Pierce, Tyler,
land Point; M. G.. Leonard, Leavitt, Deighton;
Sarah Jane, Bailey, Pocomoke; Congress, Jones,
Wycomico; Mary and Virginia, Webster, Port
Milstead, Mattawoman; Mount Pleasant,
Leatherbury, Baltimore; steamer Saxon, Clarke,
New York. schr. NJ johnson, Rawlings Nam
tcoke; Catherine Jane, Damon, ST. Marys;
Boston; NJ. Brownwell, Davey, New York;
Active, Fisher, Boston; M. ]. Fardy, Harper,
Salisbury; w. II. Dawson, Johnston, Havre-
de-Grace; Brunett, johnson, do; Enterprise,
Foxhall, st: Marys; W. Frazier, Applegarth,
Baltimore; @. A. Crook, Eversham, New York;
B. X. Hull, Holmes, Hudson; Tropic, Banks,
Salisbury; Mail, Jenkins, do; S. b: Grice.
Leaford; B. Strong, Brown, Deighton; Federal
Hill. Wheatley, Port Deposit T. E. Ballard,
Crosby, Accomac; Helen, Carroll, Boston: Ne
racius, Fletcher, Bermuda Hundred J. A.
Stephens, Speaden, Port Deposit; T. C. Wor-
rel, Hubbard, Havre. de Grace; j. w. Willin,
White, Deal's Island; O. Broderick, Tyler,
Cherrystone; James H. Cater, Lang, Bermuda
Hundred; sloop Merry Andrew, Rote, St.
James, steamer Whirlwind, Rogers, Norwich;
schr. S. H. Gibson, Bartlett, Boston; Tornado,
Dodge, do; Swift, Seward, Baltimore.
POLICE RKPoRTs.-Second Precinct.-Htram
Sherman, ID. Walsh, H. S. Campbell. Patrick
McCarty, and Francis Duran, disorderly; 30
each. Morgan Erving, Elm Stevens, and
Frank Dorsey, do; IS each.
Third Precinct-Sarah Powell, Aaron Hale
Robert Roden, John Shackletord, disorderly.