Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-07-14
LOCAL NEWS.
AmaaeSmeufa, 90.

Am0Demeufs, &o.
DAILY EXCURSIONS TO Glymont on the steamer
q. p. Smith.
EXCURSION of the Bank Messengers
ABNERs SEVENTH STREET PARK-C0hduc-
tors and Drivers Pic Mic.
DAILY ExcuRsrou Of the steamer Arrow to
Mount Vernon.
SuurH's Art GALLEY, 245 street.
MArxRrrra's AIT GALLERY, 4ss It'll street.
BA1Iovs Art GALLERY, 81 Pa. avenue.
FINE INPRovENKNr.-Last Friday morning
ground was broke on Pennsylvania avenue,
near 4 street, for the erection Of q magnit-
cent building for the use Of the Freedmen's
Savings and Trust Company as bank, and for
other purposes. The plans which have been
adopted contemplate q building which Is to
cover the entire lot of ground owned by the
company-1T feet on Pennsylvania avenue and
i3S feet on 15H street-and includes the con-
templated purchase of 90 feet additional on 15k
street, which did not belong to the original lot
purchased, and where stands the old Provost
Marshal's Office. The building at present con-
uacted for, however, embraces only one-third
of the accepted plan, and the remainder will
he left until next year. The building is to be
seven stories high, the ceilings to be 1is II, Is,
IS, II, IS and II feet respectively. The plans are
by Messrs. Starkweather * Plowman, archi
fects- The style Is Romanesque and French.
The material for the walls is Seneca freestone.
This building is to be of the most substantial
character, and the ornamentaton quite elab-
crate and tasteful. The foundation wall is to
be three feet thick and of the same stone The
-
walls resting on this foundation to be 20
inches in thickness, and taper upwards to Is
inches at top, and are TO be constructed hollow,
(the inner surface of brick which IL regarded as
the most substantial kind of wall, and affords
ventilation throughout. The joists are all to be
II inches deep, and the lower story fire-proof
All the cornices and root decorations are TO be
of galvanized iron and stone. The estimated
cost of this entire building is $500 900, and one
thlrd OF II Is to be put under cover this season.
The contractor is Mr. Robert Fleming. of this
city, and the stone work by Mr.. Michael A.
MCGOWAN. The building committee are MesSrs
81. W. AlvOrd. Col. ID. 3. Eaton H.. Richards
Geo. W. BaIloch. Col. = Cole, l.. p. TuttIe
and Walker Lewis This building, when fin
ished, will be an ornament to that section of the
city.
A GOVERNMENT CLERK ARRESTED ON THE
CHARGE OF STEALING MONEY FROM LETTERS
Asa ID. Wood, first class clerk in the Dead
Letter office, was arrested yesterday afternoon
on the charge Of purloining money from letters.
ana was taken to police headquarters, where he
was retained until this morning, when he was
taken TO the Police Court, where he waived an
examination and was held to bail in the sum of
$500 for his appearance before the Criminal
Court. At noon to-day he had not succeeded in
obtaining security.
Money has been missing for some time in this
once, and letter containing ten dollars and ifty
cents was used as decoy the money being mark
ed and afterwards found in his pocket. The ac-
eused denied any knowledge Of the money when
first charged, but on being taken into a room to
be searched the money was found in his pocket
book, as before stated.
TIE ". A. AND q. X. r. Co-Yesterdav in
the Equity Court, Judge Wylie the case OF
Davidson VS.. Washington, Alexandria and
Georgetown Railroad Company was taken up.
This case comes up upon an application by the
attorneys for the Alexandria and washington
Railroad Company, that the control of the road
on this side of the Potomac may be transferred
from Mr.. Lewis Clephane, receiver, to the Alex
andria and Washington Railroad Company of
which Mr. Shoemaker is president and Messrs.
Stevens and Phelps the general managers. This
company contends that, as by decision of the
Court OF Appeals of Virginia and the United
states Supreme Court OF Virginia, the Virginia
portion OF the road has been delivered into their
toss. sion, The interests Of the whole road wond
be promoted by placing the entire line under
one management. Judge Wylie granted leave
for all parties concerned to file proper papers in
time for further hearing ofthe case.
No SALE.-The celebrated steamer Virgin,
built in England during the late war for a
blockade runner, at a cost of Sl20 900, was of
feTed TOT sale at auction yesterday at the Wash
Ingt0n navy yard but no one being disposed to
Bad $1,000, the lowest sum the Secretary of the
Treasury was willing to accept, the sale was
postponed. This vessel was seized in Mobile
bay in lsoi, and shortly after sold for $50 600 to
party who subsequently became a government
defaulter. The steamer was seized at New Or
leans as part of his assets, and has been in the
possession of the government about four years.
The attendance of bidders was quite large, there
being present parties from Boston, New York
philadelphia and Baltimore. 1t understood
that Secretary Boutwell, will order the vessel
sold on the LIST OF next September.
CORPORATION FINANCES In the report of
the City Register to the Councils. as printed in
Tuesdays STAR, the amount to the credit of the
ten year bond fund, as furnished by the book.
keeper OF the Corporation, July 4, IL given as
e',io.9.; while in the postscript to the same
The bank statement of the same credit, July 3,
D. given as SlOS ,12.15. This apparent large dis
SIepancy Il mainly due to typographical errors.
Inc hgnres should be, in the first instance,
$50, -, and in the second 500, 722.75. This
actual difference was occasioned by the Collec-
tor having in the meantime made an additional
deposit 10 this fund.
TRYING TO wRIGGLE OUT-The odium fall
ing upon the Noble Bowen Eight of the Board
OF Aldermen. for their factious opposition to the
Reform nominations of Mayor Emery, has
caused good deal Of wriggling in certain quar-
tiers, and the Ckroniele of this morning under
takes to deny that either Mr.. Bowen or William
A Cook has been present at the caucuses of
the Bowen Aldermen. Nobody cares q straw
whether they were present or not, or how the
rangement was q Bowen Cook Morse Himber &
Co ring job is a fact too notorious for the most
unbiushing efirontery to attempt to deny.
TIE REMOVED FIRENKN.-The firemen who
were superseded yesterday by the appointment
of Others, appeared at the Mayors ofice to-day
and hled a protest against the action of the
commissioners, in which they claim that the
commissioners have right to remove them
except on charges, and also claim that they are
stll members Of the department, and in vacat-
ing the engine houses they only Welded TO supe-
Iior force They have employed Mr.. A. G. Rid
die as their counsel.
SALES OF REAL EsTArK-Cooper x Latimer.
auetoneeTs, have sold lot 50, in Gilbert's subdi-
vision OF square 315, with improvements front
ing on Grant street, between 9th and 10th
streets, to W. Ii. Dunwoody, for As 100; also
part lot IL, in square Isl, with improvements
fronting on 18th. between n and l. streets to
Lawrence Rossiter. for 81 zoo; also. part lot 12
square 40, fronting on + between 18th and 18th
streets. to Joseph Durham, for 80 cents per
square foot.
The SIxTH-sTREET BRIDGK-Messrs IT
Lucas " Co. have completed the bridge over
the canal AT 9Th street, thus opening that bean