Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-07-29
Condensed Locals.

Average temperature yesterday, so.s2 degrees.
Carbolic acid is sure death to shelters.
A large number of vessels are at the George
town wharvrs waiting for coal
The cross-iegged man was seen In the street
cars again this morning
Bids for supplying The nine million pounds OF
cast-iron pipe for the new Waterman promise
to come in lively from most Of the large cities.
Lincoln Hall was well filed last Sabbath
evening, and tomorrow evening the second
service win be held at o'clock.
The auditing commission have their hands full
of business. They yesterday received seventeen
claims against the defunct corporations, amount
ing to nearly so 600.
Messrs. Mundel s. Teckritz, of Brooklyn,
\. Z, are the architects for the Metropolitan
as published.
One John King "went for'' fellow giving his
name as "John A. Logan" in a den on 18th
street, near G, last night The row ended with
the arrest and incarceration Of King. Logan
escaped.
A man named Eberhart had his arm badly cut
last night ON Virginia avenue. between Third
and Four-and-half street, by the bursting of
bottle while ne was engaged in bottling tonic
beer. That beer must have been too-tonic.
The poundmaster is still actively at work. He
has but little valuable live stock on hand, m1st
of il has been redeemed. He as no end of dogs
however, but will not have 80 many tomorrow
morning. Nothing but stamps win save them
from humiliation.
Mr.. Cluss, architect of the Board of Public
Works, has prepared a series of rules for the
direction of builders. He proposes that here
after, in the erection of buildings, some uniform
rule shall be prescribed as to the thickness of
the walls, &c.
President Samson of Columbian College, of
this city, read paper on 8" Sign Language" at
the New Haven Pathological Convention, on
Thursday. 1t was listened to with the closest
attention, and IL spoken of as able and interest
ing.
Osborn Dawson n colored man emp,oved I'm
making the excavation for the new State De-
partment, was quite seriously injured this morn
ing by bank falling upon him. Superinten-
dent Adams procured a carriage and sent the in
jured man TO his home.
CoRREcTIoN.--To tle Editor Of The Star-Sir:
ceedings in the House of Delegates, but an anon
ylnous " friend" having called my attention to
the few lines devoted by your reporter to the
subject OF the assessment bill on Wednesday
last, take leave to disclaim having made the
motion therein ascribed to me to tax the Presi-
dents grounds. My proposition was just the re-
verse. The House having determined to except
.'burying grounds Of the United States" and
having refused to exempt any others, / moved
to strike out those words as being unnecessary,
because these grounds, together with all other
act; and, this motion having been rejected,
then proposed to exempt also the grounds of the
PRESIDENTIAL Mansion and Executive Depart
this motion will, L think, be perceptible to you
My motion in regard to assessors was to reduce
the number from % to IL.
Respectfully yours. WIN. W. MOORE.
THE ANNoUNcEMENT elsewhere of the Sunday
G1zette for to- morrow presents a most tempting
bill Of fare, and one that must create large de-
mand for that paper. Col Florence, since he re-
sumed charge OF it, is rapidly bringing it for
ward to leading position among the Sunday
journals OF the country-a fact which the read
ing public Is not slow to appreciate.