Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-04-30

Tur CANAL inPEcvExENr -r,rs moenisc
~. Cs"sl lsosrd.. composed Of Mayor VA
iach. Randolph Coyle Wafer R-gisirAr, Wm.
tur,ytn, civ Surveyor; David H-pbara. Ca
nsI Commissioner, ard EK-t'Auai Commits
s,orer wm. ID. Tise, me, At tle once OF the
Engineer. Mr.. Svrrsss. (w. J. Donoho seiRg
ne secrrtsry,D TO consider the bids opened on
Saturday,. for removing the deposits al the ca
nal, between the Tirer I'd street vrstl aad The
Eastern Branch The CONTRACT was awarded
20 the iowtst bidder, Mr.. Patrick farquher
(whose had - 80 ceEts per cubic ysrd.) who
Is 20 give bond in the sum OF sAco Cor the
faithful execution OF the contract, with NO
sureties Assessed on the books Of tbe Corps ra-
ton. Work Is 20 be commenced Immediately,
snd is 60 BE- finished within sixty days. 1N-
work Is 10 be paid for Ne it PROGRESSES.
ST SrErHEs'sUHAPrT This morning. Sur
veyor Forsyth staked out the lines FOR the
foundation OF ~. STEPHENS Catholic Chapel 10
he erectrd under the supervision OF her.
Father White, of ~. Matthe VS. Church, on the
corner Of e5ih street ard Pernsylvania svenuR.
opposite the residence OF the British Minister.
This chapel Is 90 relieve 81 Matthews eongre-
cation. which, during several years, has an
creased. until u ~ absolutely necessary 90 erect
this cbSpel for their accommodation. The To-
cslity is well chosen, IS largo numbers OF the
cor greRation reside In the First Ward, AID, 10
attend the services of the church. are ohilgei
20 walk from the western extremity of the ctty
TO 18th street.
SHouLD HE SEEN To.-A crazy fellow Is 80
ing about town full OF plan for seIzIng the
n
lunatic asylum and proclaining himself king
He offers 20 all mo Will enlist an his cause the
sum of s5O0 pay able out Of the q. =. Treasury
when he gets his throne. He has somehow gOt
posted 10 some extent m the workings of - -r-t
political organizations IN Europe, sod pro-
poses, 20 save his followers from danger uf
identification by name, 10 give each a numbsr.
GRAVY as is his project and talk, ne seems quite
far atical enough 10 undertake any desperate
exploit on his own hook, and % would be well
for the police 20 keep an eye upon tlm.
The WALLACE SCHOOL HoUsK-Mayor
Wallsch on Saturday sent 10 the corporate
authorities of Providence, Rhode Island, who
had requested them, plans and specifications
of the Wallach School building. prepared by
the architects, Messrs. Cluss and hammer
hueber.
Senior Domingo r. Sarmieuto, Minister of
the Argentine Republic, made \ request for
copies Of the working drawings a snort tine
since. IL being proposed TO build a first-class
school building in the city Of la Plata with
which the Mayor promptly complied.
CHARGE oP GRAND LARcENY.-This morn
ing Superintendent Richards called up the csse
OF Belle Bennett, who was arrested last night
by detective McDevitt on n charge of stealing
$50 from Robert =. McGee. The defendant
was stopping Al house on 10Th street south o.
the avenue, which was visited by the COM
plainant, and yesterday he lost his money, or
comp, aimed that be lost % in the room occu pied
by The woman. The complainant did not ap-
pear this morning and there being no eyidenos
against the woman she was dismissed.