Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-09-22
Condensed Locals.

Attention Of justices Of the peace is called to
advertisement in another column.
The Central Irish Republican Association
have appointed Messrs. Carroll, Heron, Lang
tree, and OIeary a committee to revise their
constitution, in view of a revival for the coming
campaign.
and Tax Clerk have moved from the City Hall
INTO the new government building on X street,
and the Water Registrar will follow In a few
days.
Mass meeting of the woman's Club at Lincoln
Hall to- night
The purchase of the house No. 500 18th street.
by the "Woman's Club was consummated
yesterday.
The case of Duthie vs. George W. CASTELAR,,
engraver in the Treasury Department, pending
before the Commissioner of Patents, was yes
terday decided in favor of Duthie on all the
The Journeymen Plasterers Association last
night elected the following officers: President,
Emannel Russell; vice president, VIM. Webster;
recording secretary, Joseph Rosenberg; fnan-
cial secretary, Thomas MeCook; treasurer, JAS.
Barrett.
There has been proposed a new plan for the
completion OF the Washington National Monu-
ment. by the efforts OF the Freemasons through
out the country. There are said to be $40 900
Masons in the United States, and contribution
OF one dollar from each would complete the work
In the Police Board yesterday the attorney
W. A. Cook, ESQ.,, delivered an opinion upon
the question of the succession of Gov. Cooke to
the position of the late Mayors of Washington
board. He decided that as the Governor is the
successor of the two Mayors by virtue of the
Territorial act, by the same act he becomes an
eI o1ciO member of the Police Board.
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CONTRACTS FOR STREET WORK ACcEprED.-
Contracts recently awarded by the Board of
Pubnc works have been accepted. as follows:
Thomas Belts for grading 9th and 10th streets
from Maryland avenue to ii street. Morris MUIR
ply, for parking and grading Maryland avenue
in the Goth and DIST districts from the CaDitol To
Sth street north. Follansbee & Co., for the i'm
pIovement OF LIST street north, from Pennsylva-
MA avenue to + street, and End street northwest,
from Pennsylvania avenue to Massachusetts av-
enue. George Neitzy, for paving with Belgian
paucment, 12th street, from Pennsylvania ave-
nue. to the canal, and 18th street west, from B
street south, to the river.
BASE -Wdshington Defeated by Baiti-
nor,-The Pastimes defeated the Olympics, of
washington, again on the Madison avenue
grounds in Baltimore yesterday afternoon. The
Olympics made but three first and three total
bases on Matthews, whilst the Pastime batted
Brainard very finely. There were several errors
on the Pastime score, but no serious ones.
nate ones on the score OF the Olympics. and took
is sprinkled.
oiympic.........O oYS $3.50 %
Time OF game two hours and fifteen minutes.
REAL ESTATE SALEs.-Green & Williams
have sold part of lot No. 6, square 536, on Vir-
GINA avenue, between Sd and * streets. to s.
9. Magruder. for % cents per foot; also, lot No.
], in square 625 northwest corner of Massachu-
sets avenue and North Capitol street. lin all
$3.50 square feet,) to John Burns, at 50 cents
per foot.
Thos. w Fowler, real estate agent, sold, for
j. j. Sullivan, one of those 81 900 three-stOrv
brick houses on 9th street, between o and p
streets n. W., TO l.. Heilbrun.
CoLDER.-At O'Clock this morning the Their
mtmeter at 18th and NJ streets registered 80
degrees above zerO,-only seven degrees above
free zing point We understand, also, there was
slight white frost in the adjacent country, but
without damage to vegetatiOn.o
ALASKA DIAMONDS, French Gilt, Oroide,
Plated jet, Rubber and Tortoise Shell Jeweiry,
in all the new fall styles, received at Prigg's
Jewelry Store, No. 45I Pennsylvania avenue,
between 4 4 and 9th streets.