Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-08-19
Condensed Locals.


our public schools reopen on the ith proxIrao
FRUIT thieves are complained of at Mount
Pleasant.
Rev; Geo. A. Han, Of the Y. NJ. c. A, has re-
turned.
Mr.. Arthur Shepherd has been appointed a
notary public by Gov. Cooke.
a petition is being circulated PRAYING for the
abolition of the Police Court and the reappoint-
ment OF the old police mag istrates.
See advertisement of change of time and
Tempar.
Grand Chancellor Richard Goodhart, of the
hnlghts OF Pythias, WAS serenaded last night al
ms residence, in Philadelphia Row, East Wash
%. X. OF p.
The contract for constructing a sewer along
Sd street northeast. from f toll streets has been
awarded to Mr.. o. O'Hare at the following
pTlcts FOR the main sewer, Ss'.i5; manhOfe
sIo; traps. Sl10; 1S-inch pipe, 500.
hre occurred last evening at the northeast
corner OF u and a3th streets, caused, it is sup
posed by the falling of coal oil lamp. The fire
was soon exUngaissied by the Gre department.
Loss about 500.
The railing aroursd the Lincoln Monument. in
Irontof the City Hail. has recently been bronZed
The grass within the railing looks as ii il had
en- bronZed, too. A little water NOW and then
might give 1t the greenssh hue which some pco-
pie prefer IN grass 10 a dirty brown.
THE FIRE CoNNIssIoNERs met last nipbt.
and contract for furnishing blue fiasnel siirts
to the company was awarded TO Messrs. Wall x
Robinson. The time for furnishing feed bids
was extended until August %. The Superir-
tendent OF Fire Alarm Telegraph was allow, d
the use of horse. The supplies committee
were Instructed to have the hook and ladder
Truck repaired and reprinted Mr.. McDeyitt
sau ne did not consider one truck suff cent for
tne city, and accordingly offered a resolution
mat a committee be appointed TO confer with
the Council and ask them to have the bin,
winch is at present before them, amended so as
to move the Franklin, No. 2, to some northern
part OF the city, and also, that q new truck be
built Dir. McDevitt said that some other place
IMAM that at present used by No. Q Company
should be procured, as IL would benefit the
department.. The persons who resided in that
locality were not of the best. He Hoped its loca-
uon would be changed. The resolution was
discussed at length and finally postponed. A
re. 9iution was adopted that the board confer
with the Governor and obtain rooms for ,,Seir
journed. ~
ALMOST ANOTHER POISONING TRAGEDY
tiers of Mr.. Michael Duffy, at No. 81 II street,
on Thursday night, number of children were
suddenly attacked with violent vomiting and
were soon in attendance and the little ones we're
relieved from their sufierings by the prompt adj
ministration of antidOtes. Mr.. Duffy suspecting
that the servant girl had, by mistake, put arse
me IN the pound-cake, which was eaten bv the
children, yesterday discharged her. The little
ones have ali recovered from the effects of the
poison.
A FORMER WASHINGTON BELLE" IN
IRoUBLE.-A woman giving her name as Mrs
Judge Watson, W. recently arrested in New
YORK, charged with ,aiUing money under false
prctences and defrauGing the Coleman House i'm
that city. From the following extract i'm the
Sacramento (Cal) Reporter, it appears that she
figured in this city in years gone by: ''Mrs.
Watson, 1t Is ascertained from those who know
her, was married ten years ago at Washington
where she stayed rome time. at Wiliard's Hotel
She was considered the belle at the time, and
dressed in the richest styles and wore costly
and magnificent diamonds"
STRUCK WITH DEATH IN 4 CuURCH.-Mary
Bell, colored woman, while attending meet
ing at Asbury Church last night, fell PROSTATE
10 the floor, and was conveyed in an insensible
condioon TO house on the opposite side of the
street, where she died. Disease of the heart is
supposed ID have been the cause of her DEATH
THE GLASS WORKs.-Mr. John Purdv has
rented his glass works, on the corner of 25th and
Ns,iScets, to New York firm, who propose 20
commence the manufacture of glass there during
the next month.