Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-10-26
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and GOSSIP.

PAyNAsrER j. HENRY BUCKLEY has been
detached from the Monocacy, and ordered to
settle his accounts.
The MINISTER TO ENGLAND.-It il generally
understood that the appointment OF Minister
to England, in place OF Senator Morton de-
clined, " i'll not be made until after the arrival
he ,e of Senator Morton, who is expected daily.
The AVENUE PAvYNENr.-w. f. Vermillion,
T. j. Gait, John II. eros ,man and Jonas b. FL
lis have been appointed by the commissioners
for paving Pennsylvania avenue a deputy su.
perlntendents to take charge OF different sec
tons and see that the work is properly done.
TROOPS FOR SOUTH CARoLINA.-Gov. Scott,
of South Carolina, having requested the gov
ernment to send him troops to keep order In thu
State, the President instructed the Secretary
Of War to notify Governor Scott by telegraph
that he should have all the United States troops
he required for the preservation of the peace of
the State.
SCENE AT THE OFFICE OF THE RIoKRrrY
REPuBLICAN.-PoorM urtagh (bitinR his uails)-
Say, Connery, this is bad business-your smut
and rape cases are running everythiny-sub-
scriters falling of, advertisers leaving.
Obfuscated Connery.-Wot's the-hic-odds.
SOS you're-hic-'appy.
Poor Murtagh.-But il is matter; we've lost
half our subscribersLmore than q thousand
and the other thousand II 60 when the Pstriot
starts. biting his nails.) Harris brags that
they've got 5000 subscribers to the Pdiriot
already.
Obfuscated Connery.-wot's the-hic
Poor Murtagh.-You see this kind of smut
don't 60 down here-it may suit New York-and
then you know l am q class-leader a. Ryland
Chapel
Obtuscated Connery-The hill you are!s
Poor Murtagh (another bite -Yes-yes-and
Superintendent of the Sunday School
Ob. Connery.-Ho! Ho! flo, and you're a.
Observation-Disclosures! no amt you hunky
old classleader Hic-Nellie was . LADY
Poor Murtsgh Enormously. There! There /.
don't cay any thing about Nellie
obfuscated Connery.-And 90 you're a-hic-
cl-c l-class-leader
Poor Murtagb.-Ye-a-s, and think vou had
better not use more than tWo or three rape cases
a day. The people won't stand 1t. Our adyer-
tisers and subscribers are leaving. The STAR
gets the news, but Is decent and everybody takes
il.
Obfuscated C.-Bully for the-hIc- STAR,
Poor Murtagh.-Yes, The STAR is twenty
thousand ahead OF us on subscribers, and JUS,
see its advertising, (biting his nails.) WHY. TIE
STAR had ninety new ads. yesterday, and we
had only five.
Obfuscated Connery.-Bully for the-hic. STAR
and for Nosby 8. Croise-.
Obfuscsted c. collapses under table, and end
of tableaux.
Going 70 Have Market Hougc-Sure-
Well, the shaking up of the elements has
ended at last in getting the project Of a new
market house In shape to promise results
The complications and entanglements of the
old organization were such as to compel the
forfeiture of their charter and the organization
OF new company under the act OF Congress
by that act new company could be
formed under certain contingencies with ALI
the privileges given by the franchise to the
original company. In this new enterprise all
the active elements of the old organization are
embraced, and also additional forces from
other citizens Of character and means. The
subscriptions are all bona fde, fifty thousand
dollars have been paid in. and the underta king
is now on a clean cash business basis
A meeting Of the company will be held No
vember 9Th to effect an organization, and then
the work Of construction will, it is understood,
be entered upon at once. In the meantime the
requisite notice to obtain possession OF the premi.
ses will be given.
is probable that Sir. Henry ID. Cooke viii
be made the President Of the new compauy-an
EXCELLENT choice, as ell will appreciate-and it Is
intended that the Directors and other officers
shsl be men of such character as to satisfy the
community that the enterprise is to be carried
out in good faith to the end of making a great
public improvement.
The work on the eth street wing will be COM
menced first, and it is proposed to enter upon it
within two weeks, and have it completed before
the first Of January. The other portions of the
building will then be taken in turn, and with
view to incommode the market people as little
as possible.
Mr.. Cluss, the architect OF the building, is
already busily engaged preparing detailed plans
and drawings tor the builders.