Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-09-27

+. H. Donegan, late City Surveyor, has been
appointed assistant engineer to General Green,
OF the Board of Public Works.
Fifty pounds of unsound veal and mutton were
condemned at the Center Market yesterday by
Inspector General Gatchell rs unfit for food.
The Pacific Coast Republican Association or
ganized last night by electing I. b. Campbell,
OF California, as chairman, and q. w. Lee sec
rotary.
r. X Hall. brakeman on the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad, had his leg crushed last night, at
the depot, while coupling cars. He was taken
to Providence Hospital.
Mr.. Clephane, contractor for paving the space
on Louisiana avenue, between It'll and 9th
streets, in front of the dry goods stores, COM
menced laying the wooden blocks this morningl
A protracted meeting has been in progress for
a few weeks past at Wesley Chapel Mission,
corner of 9th and streets, Rev. William Nc
Pheeters pastor, and TINS far there have been
quite a number of conversions.
IMPORTANT STREET IMPROVEMENTS Or
pKRED.-At the meeting OF the Board of Public
Works yesterday 1t was ordered that all permits
for excavating for purpose of introducing water
into buildings be issued by the Water Registrar.
The chief of the bureau of streets was authorized
to have foot pavement laid on 18th street east,
from III street to the Deaf and Dumb Institute,
the carriage-wNy to be reduced to forty feet.
When street contractors injure street lamps
directed TO withhold in settling with them the
cost OF putting the lamps in proper condition.
The chief of the bureau of contracts au-
thorized to contract with Timothy O'Brien to
lay foot pavement ON west side OF 18th street
west, between Il and south. The contract for
paving 9th street, from Pennsylvania avenue to
X street, was modified, changing the Belgium
Water street, from the east end of Potomac
Ferry wharf as far west as 18TH street with Bel
gian pavement, street to bereduced to fifty feet,
was ordered. The chief of the bureau of streets
was ordered to report to the board all failures of
contractors to comply with terms Of contracts.
The chief of the bureau of contracts was or
dered to reject all material furnished which does
not correspond with that contracted for.
The BOARD OF HEALTH, at its meeting last
night, continued the committees on the reduc-
tion OF meat inspectors; on an additional
Drovers Rest; and on ordinances in regard to
stables DIR. Cox explained that the proposed
Rest above Georgetown. The same gentleman
stated that he had had an interview with Col.
Berret, Of the sChesapeake and Ohio Canal
Company, who informed him that the engineer
had been directed by the company to investi-
gate the condition. of the canal between 18th
street and Georgetown, and Col. B. informed
DIR. Cox, to-day. A letter to Mr.. Langston from
VIM. A. Cook, Attorney for the District, rela-
tive TO the powers Of the board, was filed for
in place of Mr.. Dotch, was deferred until Thur
day evening. ID
A DIVORCED HUSBAND AFTER Hrs CHrL.
DRRN-A few weeks ago a decree was made in
our Equity Court divorcing Lieut.. Daniel f.
Stiles, OF the 10th infantry from his wife, on the
u,
Lieut.. Lincoln, .. 8. A, and the court also issued
decree giving Lieut.. Stiles the custody of his
two little girls, aged respectively six and ten
years. On the 18th instant, Lieut.. Stiles, armed
with his decree, proceeded to the residence of
his divorced wife, in Chelsea, Mass, and de-
manded the two children, and was refused. On
the 10Th instant he obtained q writ of habeas
corpus, to determine the question OF the care
and custody of the children, and on hearing of
the case in Massachusetts court, and the exhi-
b-tion OF the decree Of the court here, and a
All
that she had committed adultery with Lieut.
Lincoln, the court gave the wronged father the
custody Of his little ones.
THE NEwLY-APPOINTED TREASURER OF THE
DISTRICT, Mr.. John L. johnson, yesterday exc
thousand dollars for the faithful performance of
his duty. His sureties are James WormIey
Joseph Williams, VIM. II. A. Wormley, Carter
A. Stewart, Thomas p. Bell, Samuel Ceas, VIM
III. Chase, Herbert Harris, Benjamin N. Needs,
Delaware Hudnell, Thomas Brown, Andrew
TinDey, James Q. Dulin, George W. Goodall,
and f. A. Boswell.
CONTRACTS AccRPrED.-The chief of bureau
OF contracts under the Board Of Public Works
awarded the following: Benjamin Hutchins for
sewering n street, from 9TH to 18th streets, and
VIM. A. Fletcher, for grading, parking, and ma
cadamizing East Capitol street.
REAL ESTATE SALRs-By W. L. Wall & Co.,
last evening, lot No %, square 900, corner of B
cuSct Eoi III ON sIttt cast, improved Dy
two nearly new two-story frame houses, to T.
b. Hughes, for "A ,325.
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ALASKA DIAMONDS, French gilt. oroide.
plated, tortoise shell, and Jet jewelry, in all the
new fall styles received at Prigg's jewelry store
No. 457 Pennsylvania avenue, between AZ and
9th streets.
w. L. WALL & Co., auctioneers, call the at
tention Of buyers to their large and special sale
OF elegant carpets, &c, of this seasons importa-
MOI latest and
which will be sold in quantities to suit