Evening star., 1867-05-18

JoooSo' 80 n, 20, ana 70, Square S13, to S. L
.noooiiIs' - at 20 cents per foot: Lots 81, ~ and
%, Ia same square, to E. Hergesheimsr. az Is
Sehts per foot; Lots 81, IS, 50, and 81 in "a ne
Tha Te' 20 john Green, at is cents per foot
ABOVE property fronts on @ street and
streets east. S'A SA0 ''n
On On Tuesday, the iath instant, the same firm
&C SOLO Lot ., IN square Alp, to L. Newmsyer.
az 81 10 Genus per loot lot "a, to L. Ne ewmeyer AT
~ cenIs per 100; lot No. l, to l.. Newmeyer, at
* cam asnas per foot; lot .. to w. F. Crowley, az
sen.s per loot; lot 3 an 4. to J. A Stephen.
soh, a' % cents per foot; lot 5, to T.. O Gunson,
GENTS per foot. The above property
aon.s Honss ON, on + and sth streets, Island, west.
cue aoJeining lot, being west part of lot g. i'm
squaTe SIT, TO same purchaser, at 81 cents per
aoSt, aeS iro1tng on East Capitol street. between
ironing on north street and MARY land ave,
nue.. ne 70 a. Best, at l0A cents per foot
instant same me grm n sSid on wsdnes lay, the 18th
Cook, at 19 cents per foot: fronting en- sontb q
Su,sst, f, near y street east Lot A, with the
ThpirSvsmen.s,l TnirS EN- ,l an Square 7ol, to VIM NC
ments' TO John @. Wilson, for S5a5: lots q
aio anu ~. IN same SO Hare, TO Chas T. Grifith, at
- cents per foot; Lots E and F, in same
square. TO the same purchaser, at tx cents
per loot fronting on 1st street east. between M
ana streets south Lot 1, in So uare o9o
TUdbsng Ubsng IL ieet front by s8 feet deep. to John
Cnapman, at 20 cents per foot; Lot ,. in same
squaTe' 10 same purchaser, at l6 cents per
1901; Lot }, III same square, to A p. Farden
vest near Chestnut street north. Lot a. in
Square 20i, with a two story brick house, to
A r. Caswell, for S1,6sO. Lot 5, in 50 uare
south OF square 104, with two story frame
house. TO 5. r. Seibert, for S2760 -
On Thursday, the 10th inst, the same firm
sold iot NO. ;, In square No. 25S, having 81
1eet 10Y inches front by 165 feet 10Y inches
deep, 10 thirty foot alley on Thirteen .and
a-haf street west betweenGC and ID streets
north. 10 George G. B. MitcheIls at 80 cents per
per foot; lot A, with " feet front on south side
OF Massachusetts avenue, between Tenth and
EieNeTth streets west, by average depth of
> feet inches, with three story brick build
ing. to Zeph Jones, for $500: subdivision of
lot y, II, square W. on New Hampshire ave.
nue. ana L street north: lot A, to James Waugh,
al cents per foot; lot b, to Jacob Colelasisr,
at cents per foot; lot q, at g cents per foot:
ar =" iot Z, at X cents per foot, TO Geo. Prem
utL; iot u, az cfts; and lot G, at cents
per foot to J. Schmoberger.
Yesterday the same firm sold lots Is and 49,
SUBDIVISION OF lots and 10, in square 357
fronting on Eighth street west, between p and
= streets north, having each 10 feet lol incaes
front, by "a feet inches in depth. improved
by y wo-story brick dwellings,, to q P Black
mar, 1or 81 100 each; lot-l4, in subdivision of
lots and 10, same square, with tue same mum
Der OF feet, and improved by a two-s story brick
dwelling, to s. j Kimball, for S2.O50 LOT s.
square 992, at corner street south and EIey-
sntn IS street @ east troptfn 40 feet on south E,
ana 20 feet IN depth, improved by a frame
dwelling. for Se4D, to Adam Gadds, ir lot
M, In SUBDIVISION of square %, on corner of
pennsylvania avenue and Twenty fourth St
70 Dr. NIL burr, at 60 cents per foot
PROVIDENCE HosPITAL.-The new brick
edlhcs on south ID street, near the corner OF ID
street east, for Providence Hospital is fast an.
preaching completion, and will in the course
OF few months be ready TOR occupancy. The
oulidlDg Is divided into three sections or
wings, the main building being 5O by As, of
Tour stories, surmounted by cupola Is feet
square ard l6 feet in height, on winch cross
20 feet in height will be placed. The center
portion is of three stories, 64 Feet in length.
snd IS feetin width, and the east wing "A by
70 feet, Of four stories, surmounted by small
cupola. In the house there are four large
wards 40 by % feet, and seventeen private
wards, which will accommodate from two to
three hundred patients, and the whole house
IS very conveniently arranged There are
bath rooms and water closets on each floor,
and the entire building Is heated by steam
Inc WORK mas been done more with an eye to
comfort than show, but the wood work
throughout is being grained, and the brick
work Will be cleaned. while the sills and
heads of the 1I2 windows which are in the
building, will De painted and sanded to imi-
tate brown stone. Messrs. A. Grant h Co. are
the contractors. whose superintendent is Mr..
the brIcklayers;J. G. Waters the plasterer;
Parker & McNieol are doing the painting. and
Mr.. BashaW, Of Baltimore, the plumbing
ALEXANDRIA CANAL CoMPANY.-The stock
holders OF the Alexandra Canal Company
convened in Alexandria Wednesday last, bpt
there not being quorum present, adjourned
10 meet June Is. Prior to the adjournment,
an d for the Information of the stockholders
present, the report of the president and direc-
tors was read II com mences by saying: ,sOn
the 18th day of May A. d 1866, Messrs Quig-
ley, Wells, and DUNCAN became, you are
aware, the lessees of the Alexandra canal for
the period of ninety nine years from that date,
upon the terms and conditions embodied in the
lease, the most important of which was that
they should, after obtaining. possession of the
canal, then in the custody of the Government.
put the same in repair, and keep 1t in that con-
dition.'' 1t then recapitulates the labors OF the
lessees IN obtaining possession OF he work
deem it but simple justice TO the les sees TO say
that they have, at all times, and ander all cir
cumstances, since they have had charge of this
work, done all that men could do TO put 1t In
a navigable condition at an early day as
possible and are now, learn from them, ar.
ranging to build an entire new trunk. 10 be
put in place over the piers during the coming
winter" s.4 a .f-
SUSPICIOUS CHARAoTERs.-Yesterday De-
tectives Kelly, Bigiey, and Miller met squad
of four notorious individuals, who had but re-
Gently arrived from Philadelphia, and whose
anteeedsnts justified the Detectives in sus-
pecting that their business in Washington was
not Of proper character, and they arrested
the SO uad, and carried them to the Detectives
cells at police headquarters. Yesterday even
ing they were examined by Justice Tucker,
and their account of themselves being very
unsatisfactory, and they having no visible
workhouse for ninety. days in defaults. Of
security for their good behavior lntendant
hodsssn is van, 81 , ba nsaas
for the season. Their names are Thomas
Monear, "a weli.known snarp,) Thomas
Flynn James Nernan, and John Wilson,
Their licensees were taken for the gallery at
police headquarters before they were sent to
the farm. ana 1A =. g44ayl-t
THE CARPBNTBRs.-The Journeymen Car.
penters' Association held a meeting at Tenn.
perancs Hall last evening, j. H. Reed prssi.
dent and w. III. Champion secreiary The
meeting was very wen attended, but. no ousi-
ness Of public importance was done other than
receiving the report Of the committee on hand
bills. which stated that the bills have been
printed and distributed. The bill states
t.Carpenters are paid the poorest OF ary class
of mechanics; are burdened with the expense
OF tools, which other trades are not. Flour is
so per barrel. and the price Of provisions has
SO Increased that our present wages will not
buy these and pay our rent. e Therefore every
1ourneyman rs expected TO Join us, and ask
"a so per diem for his pay, that he may 1--we
and support his family properly and pay his
rent" F9-- .--.. - D. .ss-.-
THE PROTESTANT ORPHAN ASYLUM Last
evening an exhibition was given by the chill
.den of this asylum at Wesley Chapel, where
there was large audience. The exercises
consisted OF, singing, defamation, DO, IN