Evening star., 1869-12-09

TRANSFERS OF REAL EsTATE.-The following
transfers have been filed. since our last report,
in the Recorder Of Deeds office:
Dec. 3d-A. X. Shepherd ct A., trustees, to j.
Penn Jones ct al, trustees, sub. l. and 10,
square 36a; James n. Callan to George Auger-
ton. sub. 1. square s29, $500; Isabella X. Thomp-
Noah Jones to \. jackson, trustee, sub. ],
square SO. $40.
Dec. 4th-Noah Jones to Nathaniel jackson,
trustee, ~. square 5s1 500; Thomas NOriect to
w. b. Dyer, sub. Il, sqnare Gl3, 81 80; Wallace
Eliot TO Jonathan kirkwOOd, south half G,
square $40, $4,000; .Jere COnnor to John Doyle,
to j. Bell Adams, sub. AZ and part II. square 6G.;
john j. Foley to Jas. II. Murphy, south half
sub. D, square %, $4,000; NJ. Shinar to j. Bell
admir-. 10 G. w. Invite, lots 81 to a inclusive.
square s67, s5 $780, \. Il. Britton ct al. to
Thomas Blaglen, sub. 20, square $50 $4,000; w
b. Evans, trustee, TO John Ii. Goddard, trustee
parts l. and ,. square 396. lot 8, square u.s. lot
10, square 2. lot ;, square 53i, lots ~ IS and -
square 3Es, lot 10, square JIG; X; II. 4: Leopold
December 6.-N. Green TO Il. H. Clarke. part
and 8. square 4o2, ~ ,sJG James Fraser to f.
f. Mitchell, lot IL, square ss;; W: H: Ward ct al
to oJobn Scanlon, sub F., square 49, 500.
December 1--G. W. Linvillc ct al. to W.
Perry, q, 8. and O. square 5I3. 5000: G. II.
Holden to D. Nolan, part :, square 7GJ. ss26; Il.
A. Waters to F. Joseph Waters, south-half II,
square i3, and east half 3. square 3i7, - 900;
Mary \. Cox to George 5. Cox. parts "a and 25.
square 80, 500; Joseph Frank to w. L. Todd,
TO Albert Cumberland, part 32, square 53l,
$500; e. ). Jones to G.. e. Weston, part - and
-, square 2ss, -, 300; James II. Shreve to q.
Giesler, part 22, square 512, 81 $50; w. W. Met
calf to John w. Starr, ene-third interest i'm sub
H. ~, 3, and 81, square 1872 $500; j. q. Meyer to
X kopp, lot 20, square 40, -, 900; III. d. Phil
brook to g. w: Linville, part p %, and p,
square 5i3, sG,s45.
THE OFFICE OF RECORDER OF DEEDs-A Com
Ptete T,ansfor rnatioR.-Mr. s. Wolf, the present
Recorder of eeds, on entering on his duties on
the 10Th OF May last found the Office in bad con-
dition; many of the records going to rack; the
records had no indexes whatever, while the
desks, tables, &c, were on the "railrOad to
ruin" He, without waiting for any appropria-
menced the work, taking the responsibility of it
on himself, and has just completed it, and the
office is one now which many of those who
eifectually has the work been done and It's whole
appearance transformed. The suming up of the
work proper is as fOllOws:-6OO books reiettered
Sound X numbers given them ~ 6ers re-
books; 6 indexes for lapse Of years, from 1852
TO 1850, which never existed, have been prepared;
400 patent cases procured, in which to keep the
accumulated deeds; new tables, chairs,
mating, has been purchased and placed i'm
the office. All this has been done at the ex-
pense Of the Recorder, who now asks of the
the proportion due by Georgetown and
the county. He proposes that the Office shall
bear One-fOurth Of the eXpense-abOut $500
about 81 800 to pay, and no one who will take
the trouble to examine the work and compare
the Office now with what it was, but will be sat
isfied that the Recorder has done his duty i'm the
matter. One important feature introduced is
the abOlishment of the old system Of keeping
three bOOks-deeds, trusts and chattels-and the
substitution of but one general book, i'm which
all these are recorded seriatim, thus simplify
ing the work.
De- a. nv.
dOlph EichOrn, being at the corner OF Sd and
streets, sent a boy named Robert Steenbach,
aged between fourteen and fifteen years, whom
on an errsnd i to the neiehbcrhood Of Lincoln 9;
Depot, but he did not return, and the fact was
reported at Police headquarters and dispatches
were sent to the various stations to look him up.
Nothing was heard of him until this morning,
when boy named Francis Saegmaier found his
body in the branch near the corner of ID street
east and street north, and Oficert Atchison
The Coroner. DR.. W. ". Potter, was notified.
and he, with DR.. Todd, made an examination OF
the body, but could find no marks of violence,
branch he slid ON it, and in doing SO broke in
and went under 10; or that he fell down the
bank, and being stunned got under the ice
been the son Of deceased matchmaker of Balti-
more, and Of an excellent character.
THR WATER woRxs.-Yesterday, the steamer
Cr0nin, was engaged In pumping water out of
the excavation made to repair the leak in the
water works near the distributing reservoir,
from 81 to 6o'clock, and It was found that the
packing in the Joint had blown through. The
leak was effectually stopped, and water consul
mers may expect no further trouble.
CHARGE OF INSULTING LADIEs.-On Tuesday
Detective Bigley arrested a young man named
NJ Austia for insulting ladies In an auction
room, and Justice Harper fined him s5. There
mas been much complaint of such conduct re-
Gently.
MEETING OF tho friends and pupils Of the
late Mrs. n, A. Amidon, and the trustees and
ex-trustees OF the public schools, is called at the
Female Grammar School OF the Fourth District.
on Saturday morning next, at O'Clock.
SALE OF A FINE STORE AND RESIDENCE
Cooper q Latimer, auctioneers, yesterday sol,l
the large three-story brick store and DWELLING
on the southwest corner Of 9th and II streets, to
William Calf, Tor si2, ,s0o
AN APPRoPaIATH NAxE-Yesterday after
noon Nancy SCOT, colored; occupation, miii-
maid, was arrested by Ofhcef Smith, ani Jue- j
tee Thompson fined her g for O violation OF