Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-10-25

j X. Imbrie, vice president; w. c. Robinson
secretary; W: III. HeTvey, treasurer; and c.
Mcbride, critic.
BY the premature explosion of a blast in the
Virginia avenue tunnel for the Baltimore aud
Potomac railroad, between 9Th and 9th streets
est, yesterday afternoon, \ colored man named
lOosened earth. He was exhumed BY his fellow
laborers, and found to have received no serious
injuries.
The Republican Row in the second
District.
At meeting of republicans in Brightwood
I'm the Second legislative district) last night,
Mr.. II. ID. Ruin offered resolutions that as the
executive committee of that district has recon-
mended and ordered a convention of delegates
TO be held on the 10th proximO, TO nominate a
delegate, and certain disaffected parties boiling
the action OF the committee, are circulating a
call Tor mass convention: therefore this meet
Ing heartily sanctions the action of said commit
Tee, and sugmatiZe as disOrgani GERS all those
who are opposing the action of the executive
committee. The resolutions were bitterly CD
posed by Mr.. j. III. MeChesney. Mr.. Rufin read
Chesney denied that he gave any one the right
to use his name in favor of a mass convention:
also, Mr.. Bemuel johnson and Geo. I. Martin,
the presidents of the Neck and Tennallytown
clubs. Mr.. McChesney moved that the resolu
lions be laid on the table; lost. A scene of con-
fusion ensued, during which Mr.. Ruff and his
friends left the house.
NECESSARY DISTRICT IMPROVEMENTS Or
DERED-The Board of Public Works has direct
ed Is street lamps to be placed on M massachusetts,
avenue. between 12th and 10th streets, and one
at the corner of 18th and Samson streets
They also ordered Rhode Island avenue, from
Ith to Boundary street, to be graded, the side
walks laid, the street graveled and parked; and
the engineer was directed to survey the same
Second Assistant Engineer Il. ID. Carpenter has
been directed to have O fence erected on
the new road, near the large culvert
Pumps in various sections of the city were
ordered TO be repaired, and new ones erected on
ID street, between 9th and 10th southwest; North
"A, between LIST and I'd east; LIST, between North
Capitol and Massachusetts avenue. Hydrants
were ordered to be placed at the corner of sth
and streets southwest; list street, between G
and II northwest; sd and III; 22d and II; 18th
and Boundary; ist, between ID and Z northwest;
corner 9th street and South Carolina avenue:
9TH street west, between Maryland avenue and b
street; 9th street west, between ID and streets
The superintendent of streets was directed to
repair V street, between 18th and 18th streets;
also, TO have entrance to alley In square No. 169
repaired. The gas company and the water
registrar were directed to have mains laid on III
street, from Sd to Boundary, as soon as practi-
cable. The superintendent Of streets was di-
Iected to have an alley in square No. 333 con-
demned and opened; 18th and 9Th streets east be-
tween Maryland avenue and II streets t. be
graded and sidewalk laid; also. to have dirt de-
kosited at corner of 9th and NJ streets removed
main laid on north A street. The superinten-
dent OF streets was directed to have b and @
streets north, between LIST and nth streets
graded, graveled and sidewalks lads thereon
A pump was ordered to be erected at the corner
OF 18th and streets southeast.
An Assault GROWING OuT OF THE DARDEN
IRIAL.-festerday in the Police Court j. F.
Molere and Joseph X. Wheatley were arraigned
on the charges OF assault and battery with intent
to kill preferred by each other. The first named
re me mbered as witness for the defence in the
DaTden case. The charge against Molere was
hrst taken up, and Wheatley testified that in
passing up the Avenue Molere made some re-
mark about going to the corner of 18th aud
street to-(using the words OF witnesses
testimony on the Darden trial. and he
asked If holere referred to him, when
with knife, cutting him on the shoulder, AMI
he Nv y struck him with a cane. Molere testi-
ned that he was talking to Capt. Blount at the
came up and asked, {" Are YOU talking abont
me?" and he replied that he was mistaken.
when Wheatley struck him; that he (Molere)
mad no knife. Molere was fined 40 for using
profane and indecent language. and the charge
OF assault against him dismissed. Wheatley was
nned so and costs for assault and battery. Mr.
Williams gave notice of an appeal, and Wheat
ley was held in the sum of 500.
The BALTIMORE AND Potomac RAILROAD
On the tunnel, near the Maynard, for this
foad the work Is being rapidly pushed ahead,
but II is not probable that it will be Completed
before the middle of December, the work being
very heavy; There yet remains from four to
nve hundred feet of the arching with some exca-
waiting TO do, and If the weather continues
favorable the work will be Completed in the
time named above. Seneca stone was the ma
terial selected originally for the tunnel, but,
owing to the prevalence of chills and fever in
the neighborhood OF the quarry, the contractors
were obliged 70 obtain other stone, and are
now using blue gneiss with the Seneca
IL was suggested some time since, that a tenn
porary depot should be built east Of the tunnel,
and the road opened from that point as early a.
possible, and the officers of the company were
inclined TO adopt the suggestion, but we learn
mat they have abandoned this idea believing
that by the first OF January they will be enabled
10 run trains from the intersection of 18th street
ana virginia avenue to Gainesville, few miles
rom Baltimore, where they will connect with
the horse cars for that city.
REAL ESTATE SALEs.-Messrs Green & Will
liams. auctiOneers, have sold lots No. 16. II, 10
and 10, In square No. i'll, at the corner of A
street south and 10Th street east to l.. S. Thomp-
son, Tor 500; part lot No. 8, in square No. 40
being . feet front by % feet 10inches deep, with
new hree-story press-brick front house. to L.
+. SDOdgrass; part lot 8, In square No. 49, being
the east i6 feet front on south / street, by the
depth Of the lot, containing 1857 square feet of
ground, between 9th and eth streets west, with
the improvements, to Thomas Diggins.
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REGISTRATION IN THE SIXTEENTH DIS
the Board of Registration
we're in the sixteenth district, at the Office of
Justice ID. X. Smith, on Ak street. and re ,is-
tered 54 voters, of which number 3S6 were white
ard l51 colored. AT the first registration last
spring the whole number registered was $50, of
which number 49S were white and i5i colored
= IMPROVEMENT or g SrREEr.-Messrs. Him
Der and Davenport, who are improving street
In the First Ward, have already set the curbs
between 18th and 18th streets out % feet from
the building line, having cut down the bed of
the street four feet, and will soon Commence
that square.
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NEW PUBLIcATIoNs.-From the National
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day next, and Onee-d- Week, Fireside Companion.
Saturday Sight and Saturday Journal for next
THE COURTB.
IHE INJUNCTION CAsE-Coxrs a. Gessral Term
w. Cox concluded his argument In the Injunction
case on Davis ct al. agt Cook ct al, and to-day Mr.
rxE;h MIL CogkT. TO-DAY, Judge S.sn-yames
MIns ior iast driyinR, was fined 90. Ellen Nash,
pfsolsnisy; hned Is. Eliza criftenden, ~coiored,
alley. Lucinda Smith, q coIored girl sbont ittssn
years Of sss, testified that Eliza called her In her
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