Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-09-03

The OpuvS.
Police CorRr, Judge Gray.-Aftsr recesye.-
L. \. W. Carrie Adams, colored. charged with
seeplng hawdy house ON Massachusetts ave-
eue, not sustained. and charged dismissed.
Anna Mokoeser and Michael McKeever,
charged with using profane and indecent Ian
gasgc on seth street; dismissed.
Moot Delaney, colorsd charged With commit
ung an assault on Thomas Ford. colored; fined
- and costs.
In the case of John Moulder, charged with
robbery, before the court In the morning the
Judge dsm'sed the accused
TODAY.
cooperation vs.Edward Downey charged with
ui~otaerly conduct in the streets; fined 50, or
wotkbouse ten DAYS.
Martin Greason, tor the same offence; fined
~ and costs, or wcrkhouse 20 days.
hooeft Tyler, for profane swearing in the
suteu' nned 50, or workhouse 20 DAYS
John Hagan. colored, charged with disorderlv
conduct and throwing filth into the doorway Of
aneigheor; fined sl0, or GO DAYS in workhouse.
tni,ed States sgt. Richard Ward, charged
with stealing gold watch valued al AHA. be
longing to Daniel Crafty; charge no. sustained
and case dismissed.
H.nns bridget, charged with An assault on
Luxe Connor, near the Pennsylysnia avenue
Circle; dismissed.
Dunesrson Dcgges, coIored, charged with
making threats of violence tn VIM Edmonson;
required TO give bonds IN the sum of Sloo to
Keep the peace Fix months.
nan'l Campbell, charged with making threats
10 Wp- Campbell. both coOred; dismissed.
Ihos McCoy, charged with leaving his horse
ana prgey standing on flag footway, obstruct-
ing the travel; dismissed.
THR | STREET IMPRovrMENr--A Wooden
Iarement agreed Cpon--The adjourned meeting
OF citizens owning property on street, between
S,h ana 10Th streets, wss held last night at the
residence OF John L. Given, Esq, to hear the
report of the committee chosen on Tuesday
night last on tie kind of pavement to be used,
the cost, &c. MIR. Given, chairman, stated that
the committee had visited the Office Of General
Mich er, and examined about fifty specimens Of
pavement on exhibition there, and they had
brought with them two samples, the Burrows
and Ballard patents, which the committee
thought the best among them all. The whole
subject OF stone and wood pavements was fully
discus after which a vote WAS taken as
to the kind OF material to be use.i, and a
large majority were in favor of the wood.
Tie Burrows patent was then unan-
imously adopted by the meeting. Nessrs
Given, Edmonston, and Larner were chosen
TO act as commission to make the con-
tract for the work Aid supervise il during its
progress. The Burrows patent is q groiued
arch Of wood extending from curb to curb. tie
joints between the blocks to be filled with In
asphalt concrete, and laid in narrow sections
which can be taken up separately, without dis
turbing the adjoining work, whenever it is
understanding on the subject, the meeting ac-
Jourred to meet at the call Of the Chair After
wards, the committee waited on those citizens
living ON the street who were not present, and
obtained their assent to the action taken.
THB CENSUS OF WAsHrNeroN-Edi.or Star.
Has the census of the Second Ward been taken
and have the returns been made to the Census
once? IL 30, fear the whole population ha.
not been enrolled. judge % from the fact that
ject, the other day, three had never been called
on to make return by census officer. II this
is a sample, the job has been badly done.
CITIZEN.
The NATIONAL THEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE
Suit AGAINST The First National Bdnk.-Messrs.
Morse have, by Messrs Fisher and Harrington.
their counsel, entered suit against The First
National Eank Of this city for the recovery of
t. ey claim, are in possession Of defendants, wi O
refuse 10 give them up to plaintiffs, who Claim
damages at sI5,OCO. The plaintiffs claim to be
acting as committee of the National Theology
cal Institute, the funds OF which, it is alleged
were carried off by persons who had TO legal
right to the same. A suit in equity resulted from
'his case and last spring 1T was dismissed.
DISCHARGES AT THE NAVY YARp-Forty
hands were discharged from the equipment de-
laItment at the navy yard yesterday. the ma
army and navy during the rebellion. Unlers
additional ve:sels are ordered to the navy ward
Tor repairs, IL is feared that heavy discharge
will be made during the coming month. The
navy yards throughout the country have forces
1T work ranging from 600 to 2, 600 men, while
the ravy yard here has but about 600 men en-
ployed.
THE KNIGHTS or PYTHIAs IMBRoGLIo-Tc-
day the property of Damon Lodge, knights Of
Pythias, which hes been in the hands of the
Police for the past two months, was repleyled
by "Nlr. +. &. Calvert, Grand Chancellor of the
District Of Columbia, and the goods were re-
moved TO another place. Messis. Hinkle and
ingersoll appeared for Mr.. Calvert, aud of
cour e the cT.e now goes to the court. and will
it IS likely, he tried at the ensuing (Octoberl
term OF the Circuit Court.
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THE CONCORD GRAPES grown by Mr.. r. a.
Phillips, at North Arlington, Va, are certainly
ported fruit have seen. The clusters are
erge and well-formed, with no uoripe or i'm
PEI feet fruit and the grapes ere very juicy and
tised In The STAR as tor sale by ~ ". Bur-
chell, grocer, in this city.
IHk SUNDAY GAZETTE will be interesting tC-
morrow. Rev. DIR. j. p. Newman has written a
long letter for 1t descriptive OF his travels from
omaha to the Big Trees, and OF his discussions |
at Salt Lake. The great story OF John whop-
Per- n. local !, story, "The Mysterious Clerk"
social, local, and general news, will appear.
THE PACT that the proceeds Of the excursion |
row. are to be devoted to the releto, the German
sufferers by the present war in Europe should |
insure large attendance, as it doubtless will. i
But aside from this consideration, the occasion
$500
ORPHANS CoURT.-To-dayt the will OF the late
George Wood was admitted to p: obate and let
tiers Documentary ifsued to s. H. SavilIe-bond
$40 GOO. Mary Baker qualified as admnistra-
trix of the late Francis Baker, Of the United
States army-bond 80, eco.
THERE came near being a riot up town yester-
day because a German painter insisted upon
using "Prussian blue. - instead Of ''P arts green"
upon a Frenchmans house. Upon investigation
it turned out to be only a blind.
THE WKATHER.-The thermometer at the
Office of THE EVENING STAR registered fol-
lows tO-day:-8 O'Clock, 769; 10 O'Clock, re; II
O'Clock, 19s; O'Clock, 77'.
POPULATION OF THE FOURTH WARD.-The
deputy marshal for the Fourth Ward reported
to-day population of 10 $40 in that ward.
ATTENTION is called to the advertisement, in
another column, of Mcssrs. FAINT, Washington
& Co., bankers.
FROM Shillington we have the Sunday Aaga-
.ine, Good Words, and Good Words for the Young,
for September. .-