Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-01-27

TRANSFERS OF REAL EsTATE.-The following
transfers of real estate have been made in the
Office u Mr.. ). Wolf, Recorder of Deeds, since
our last report:
part sub. 2, 8, 4, and s, square 435, 1855; X: NJ.
Hall TO X. LObsiger, (county) L. Renaud to
Priscilla X. Kitchener, lot square 5l3, So 900;
John +. Preinkhert to Frank j. Weaver, part
"a. square All; p A. Darneiile, trustee, ct al. to
James II. Waugh, east part Is, square 236,
S1,75o; Martha A. c. Lnville to e. w. wolcott,
part 10. square 725, Ss73.s6:
January "a. +. Dnlin to r: Mcdowell,
lots Is and IA, square 1,0I1, $500; e. III. Town
send ct al. to y. VIM Wallace, sub. 8, square 1916,
$500; w. II. Ward, trustee, to w. j. l.. Nichode-
mus, 10, square AT, 81 $50.
january H.-R. l.. Jones ct al. to Thomas
Maloney, south 8, square 80, 1000; John w.
Compton to W.J. Brooke, IL, square 1000 $3.50;
WI. Brooke to s. Cross ct al, same $500; w. Z.
Downing ct al. to T. Edward Clark, sub. IA,
square 1888, 81 ,049.40; Robert Downing to same,
sub. Is, do, do; 8. 5. Stone to III. A. jackson,
sub; 80 and part sub. 80, square l5s, 1856; John
So 200; s. L. Loomis, trustee, ct al. to George
Tobin. part n, square 1O7, 1896; G. w. Riggs ct
al. to w j. Sterling, SUBJ 6s and 60, square 2os,
Murt, sub. 8. square BOG; Corporation of WASH
ngton to Marcus Rowland, sub. IS and 26,
square GIG.
ago the " Mechanics State Council of Califor-
MIA" declared: "We wish the people to under
stand Our object is to establish the eight-hour
system Of labor throughout the whole country
Now comes the announcement by telegraph
from London: THE miners in Cheshire and
North Wales have struck for q reduction Of the
days work to eight hours" In this city we have
National Executive COMMITTEES urging upon
Congress An amendment to the eight-hour law,
70 that contractors for public work shall be
compelled to require OF their men but eight
hours day. The mechanics of the District and
the State Of Maryland are trying to organize the
labor element, 50 as to unite in whatever may
be necessary for their advancement. Their con-
vention met on the 18th OF this month, and ad-
journed to meet again on this evening, the 9th,
at Trades Union Hall. The Committee ON
be ready to report q constitution and bylaws.
A FIRE In THE REAR.-Dick Brown, q noto-
ri0us thief, well known to the police, and to
Lieut. johnson in particular, (having caught
MN on tne commons some time since rolling OFF
barrel OF coal oil y was discovered last night,
by Lieut.. Johnson, laying in q shanty in the
northern part Of the city, badly hurt by a gum
shot wound In his right side. On inquiry as to
how it occurred, Dick utterly refused to give
SON pursued hisinvestigations further, and found
that he had been fired at while attempting to
rob henr00st somewhere in the vicinity of Six
teenth and Boundary streets, and was afraid to
A surgeon was called and the bali extracted
from the fieshy part, where It had glanced from
the hip-bone, the point struck first.
THE INDIANA REPUBLICAN CLUB met last
night at Liberty Hall; Mr.. e. NJ. Gibson in the
chair, and Mr.. j. H. Barrett secretary. Among
the notables present was Vice President Colfhx.
After the transaction of the usual routine bust
ness, Hon. Jasper Packard delivered An elo-
quent address ON the future mission Of the
Republican party. The club agreed to print the
address for use at the coming election In the
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