Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-11-05


ton.-A nan named Stewart. hailing from Balti-
more, yesterday 60. into . dispute with w. ID.
hughes on Pennsylvania avenue, and q wa- OF
words ensued, ending in blows, which were de-
lvered thick and fast, until the belligerents
were separated by outsiders when Stewart took
short cut for the railroad depot, while Hughes
found his way to the Office of justice John ii.
johnson, and swo-e ont q warrant for Stewart,
charging him with assault and battery. Stew
art was arrested on the $50 rain and lodged in
the station house. The sequei to this will
be seen in our report OF the Police Court pro-
ceedipgs.
@THE PAVING OF INDIANA AND LOUISIANA
AvENURs-The work of grading Louisiana ave-
nue. Is progressing to-day, with q large force of
laborers at work, and the street presents the
appearance OF ploughed field Some dissatis-
the railroad curve on the corner of 5th street
1t is conteDded that the street railroad track
should be taken up and graded below where it
is now placed, and 5th street cut down rs far as
street, giving a gradual descent from that
point dow across Louisiana avenue. With the
railroad remaining as it now Is, IL will form a
sort OK ridge where the curve is in the track.
THE NATIONAL CoURsE-Runnin1 Races Tes-
terdoy-The lovers Of the sports o. the turf
we're assembled quite numerously yesterday at
terDoon at the National Course to witness a
running race between MIR. j. q. Cook sorrei
geiding Billy, Mr.. Oby Sanderson's brown horse
Benicia Boy, Mr.. Hopper's bay, and Mr.. John
sons black mare. Tue race as ranged was a
sweeps take of SIS entry, to which was added
SO by the National Association. The distance
was COO yards and repeat, and the race was COST
~ won BY Cook s Billy" in 80 and 80 seco nds.
THH RKLIRF OF THE FLOOD SuFFRRRRs-
Mes rs. j. W. Barker and Nj. w. q ALT collectors
OF funds for the relief Of sufferers BY the late
disastrous flood, in the valley Of Virginia, in the
second Ward, to-day turned in to the treasurer,
Mr.. w. H. Clagett, the fbllOwing subscript;ons
$50 sae Sarfer Gait aS.5 Bro W. Huntington,
kfdwell, S25 each; s. W. Owen. Jam: Sykes, J
r. EDujs, $40 each; Miller & Co., b. H. Slime
S2s3. '''
TIE THKATERs.-Miss Lucille Western per
formed the part of Peg Wellington in
ner, to large house. at the National Tneater.
last evening, and will tonight appear in her
great role Of Maggie Rookley," in "rhe Child
Miss MARKETS. Kayel appears for the last time
at Walls Opera Housen this evening on which
occaslon the local drama of "wild Cat, or The
Marriage by Moonlight" will be repeated.
PRoPosBD NAVY YAKD IMPRovENsSr-The
engineer in charge OF the navy'y ard here, in his
report to the Department. recommends the pur-
chase OF sixteen acres more grodnd on the east
ern and forty-o1e acres on the western side o I,
the yard as absolutely necessary. He recon-
mends tie removal OF the practice battery to
shoals in the river, an appropriation for dredc-
ing the channe', which Is filling up, and various
other improvements. The total amount or at
PFopri atoms which be asks for Improvements,
and TOR the expenses Of the yard, is ssi),O00.
BRACKETS, with bronze heads and looking
glass, something new, at Prggs Dollar Store,
Pennsylvania avenue.
.THl SAPPHo OpRRHrrA AND BuRIesoua
COMPANY, open at Wallis Opera House on next
Monday evening in comedy and burlesque.