Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-11-08

STREET IMPROVEMENTS, ETC.-Nr. George
w Eslin has been awarded the contract for
grading and gnsgelIng 18th strce&. from Boun-
cWy to Columbia road, et bOsd' pisces, and the
engineer has been directed - give the proper
grades. Nj. A. Patterson has been awarded the
contract of laying a lateral sever N the alley in
wezt side of square CD, n connect with the
sewsT now being constructed in Il street be-
tween 1st and North Capitol streets.
The following Us n specimeH oe-s.Yeral notes
issusd lately 20 parties in DISTRICT m ploy:
Mr. Poriel W. Bias: WV .
Sir: Having viossted the rutes prescribed for
superntendeuss, you are hereby notified that
yosr services are 1s 10 longer re1uired by the
Board o. Public Works. VeTy resp. ctfully.
a. X. S8sPE1lsD, Vice Prest B. P. W.
A NTw DopGE.-s Last MIGHT al,ezt o'clork
gentoel-lookisg colored man caEed at the
house Gf Mr.. less, 1907 L street. ant asked who
lived next door. He ugas informed that Mrs
wheeler lived fhere, when he asked the ques-
ton. WHO lives herc?'' He wac told Mr.
Ross, when he at once left, and sFaent to the
house OF Mrs. Wheeler aud stated that Mrs.
Mrs. Wheeler haHded HIM a ten and two fives,
when he stated that SHre. Ross was in n great
hurry, s1d would send in the 40 in q few min
utes- AfSer he had left, Mr.. W. susPeeting that
something was wrong ,>applied to Nrs. Ross, and
found that she knew nothing of the tneasaction-
Mt. applied at eace To headquarters. and the
case was given to Detective McDevitt, who il
working II up
BAPTIST ASSOCIATION OF THE STATE OF
MNRYLA8D AND DISTRICT OF CoLUsBIA.-
The above a.: ociatoa assembled in the E-street
Baptist Church at II O'Clock this morning, and
was called to order Nv A. Fuller Crane, Mode
r1tor. Of Baltimore. Prayer DIV Rev. MI. Har-
ri on. Letters were read from several ehfrches
belonging 10 the assoc st ton. showing their con-
dition membership. financial status, and gen
eral prospects. A resosution was adopted that
the association meet az az o'clock and adisurn
at 12k for recess. Meet st \ p. m. and adjourn
at 4. Meet s1 p. m, the irst half hour "a be
devoted TO devotional exercises and that to-
morrow be devoted TO devotional exercises.
SUIT FOR SALARY OF A DEPARTMENT
CLEIK.-TC-dsy, in the Circuit Court, Judge
Macarthur, the case OF Eastwood VS.. Il. F. Fte-
ler WAS heard, snd a verdict rendered for de-
PENDANT. Plaintiff, it appears, purchased the
salary of q. G. Parker as clerk i'm the Agricul-
tnral Department. for The meath of December,
1870, after defendant had, as disbursiag clerk,
endorsed the order that he woaid pay ii when
the salary was due. 1t was alleged that Fuller,
insteade OF paying such order, paid another claim
against Parker. Judge MacArthae decided that
the aetien, being as to q salary was against pub
lie policy; and under the instruction OF the court
the jury found for defendant.
The MAINLAND AID DISTRICT BAPTIST
SUNDAY SCHOOL AssoCIATIoN.-YesterdA I,
after our report closed, the following we're
year: Rev. s. ii. Mirick, William Stickney, John
s. Poler, q. A @. Smith, Samuel III. Yeatmaa.
Jared G. Nichols, G. w. WOLF. Henry rsyler,
n u.
and William Miner.
NEW PUBLIcArIoNs.-From j. Shillington
We have the richly Illustrated London Almanac
for 1872; also, the amusing pictorial Yankee
Doodle, BeAdleftSchool Speaker and Frank Les
lies Lady's Journal, SNo. - From the Ma
tisnal News Company We have late San Fran
cisco papers, AND Heartk and Home for Novem
Der 18th.
MIRA. S. SOLoMONs declines the republican
denomination for delegate from the Ninth dis
trict account OF other duties claiming his
undivided attention. This i TO be regretted. as
lie hos proved himelf very useful member of
the House of Delegates.
FINE PLATED STUDS, Spiral and Back Sleeve
Buttons, stone and enameiled: Chains, Opera,
Vest and Neck; Jet, rubber, Tortoise Shell aud
French Gilt Jewelry i'm all the pew styles, at
Priqg's Jewelry Store, No. At Pennsylvania
avenue, between AZ and 9th streets.
SKATING IN MAINE.-Prepare for winter.
See StinemetZ' Furs, 1877 Pa. avenue.