Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-01-07

| III accordance WIN the provisions
OF this act, and also to lay or cause to be laid
| simultaneously with the grading or paving of
any avenue, street or alley, in which a main
water pipe, or main gas pipe or main sewer
may have been laid, water or gas service pipes
or lateral house drains from such water or gas
main or main sewer, TO one foot within the
cnrb line, in front of any lot or subd, vision
part OF lot which may bound on such av.
enue, street or alley, or to which q gas or
water service pipe or house drain may not
have been already laid, and TO psy the cost
TO lay and collect special tax on eyerv such
lot or subdivision part OF a lot.
AN UNFoRTUEATB ENrERPRIsR-A few
Gays SINCE we notsed that number Of articles
on exhibition at the recent fair OF the East
Washington NJ. p. Church Sunday School had
been stolen on Saturday night last, and now
.s rave 10 record another robbery on the same
parties. Some Of the ladies engaged in moving
the articles temporarily left the hall on Mon.
cay afternoon, and during their absence a
woman dressed in deep mourning was seen to
enter the nall and leave shortly after with q
bundle OF small articles. woman answering
the description was seen a day or two after.
wards Oh Capitol Hill peddiug fancy articles.
ihis was not the end OF the troubles, for on
Tuesday night some parties broke into the
church at the corner of 5th street and Virginia
avenue. Navy Yard)-prohably thinking that
the remaining unsOld articles were in the
ehurch-and took the large bible from the pull
pit and carried it to the basement where they
thrust 1t into the fire, in which 1t was partially
burnt.
These outrages entail on the Sunday School
loss OF about $780, and the managers of the
late fair TO pay for the articles stolen are de-
termined to hold another fair in February. and
solicit from the public money or articles which
may be left at McPherson's drug store, Capi-
tol Hill
CHARGE OF LARCENY.-Jas. Williams, Nell
son Bland, VIM. Boyd, were arrested by OIL Ger
Hurdle on Thursday, for the larceny of a gun
from John Burle. 1t appears that Williams
sold horse to Burle about months ago, and
received Sl5 in part pay. Williams could
never see Burle again. at last Williams went
to BGrles house. BuIle was not at home, but
Williams saw gun, and asked whose it was
and was told 1t was was Burle's. He took the
gnn and told those present that he took 1t for
the debt. Justice Buckley decided they had all
cone wrong, but ad vised Williams to pay the
debt. Williams said he had no money, but
fnally raised eight dollars, which he paid
Burle and took the gun. The case was dis
missed.
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF FSCIRNCgs.-The fol-
lowing papers were read al Yesterday IS session
OF the National Academy of Sciences:
On q method OF exhibiting certain statistics
OF hospitals, by DIR. John L. LIE Conte
On the changes that have taken place on
Charleston bar since the sin king of distractions
In the main channel, as developed by Professor
j. +. Rillgard, of the Coast Survey
On the glacial phenomena and present con.
fguration of the State Of Maine, by Professor
gassiz, which gave rise to an animated dis
cussion.
And on the dimensions and proportions of
American soldiers, by DR.. B. A. Gould.