Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-09-08

PUBLIC AND PRIVATE IMPROVEMENTS IN
South WAsHINGToN.-To-day gang of labor
ers under the superintendent of Commissioner
Gunnell, commenced the grading of sth street
southwest from the river to Maryland avenue.
This is done under instructions of the Board of
Public Works, and the intention is to give suffi-
cient fall so a. to drain the large surface of level
ground bordering on that street The dirt is TO be
used in filing up back OF Water street, and the
rest will be cart It'd to fill up the canal between Sd
and 9th streets.
Union street. running from NJ street to the
Arsenal grounds, between 9Th and Ak streets Is
being cut down 10 correspond with tie grade of
Din street. This Is being done by MIR. Buckley
under contract, who Is also grading the hill in
the rear of the OLD Powhatan Hotel on NJ street
The work OF laying the sewer on eth street is
progressing as rapidly as possible, considering
the depth of the cut. The street cars are com,
PEELED TO stop at street, where they have line
OF omnibuses stationed to convey passengers to
the wharf by way OF 9th street. The work it
is expected, will be so far advanced by next
"Wednesday that the cars will run to the ferry
house on that day.
On7th street. there is to be built several stores
this fall, work on one of which has already been
commemorative of Messrs. Wolfort & Shel-
burn for dry goods house-the size of the room
on the lower floor to be 80 by "a feet, with a
French-plate glass front, costing about $500
Two large rooms above win be used for car pet
warerooms.
Mr.. James A. McDevitt, detective, has re-
Gently had finished a fine brick dwelling on this
street, costing about Sc 900. The great expense
laid out on the improvements of 18th street will
doubtless draw much business in this direction
MATRIMONIAL PARTNERSHIP DISSOLVED.
Yesterday Judge Wylie, in the Equity Court
made decree divorcIng Daniel f. Stiles from
the bonds OF matrimony with Annie X. Stiles,
giving plaintiff custody of the children The
petition filed in this represents that in
January, 1861, petitioner married defendant in
chelsea. Mass, and charges that she committed
adultery with one w. A. Crofts in house on L
street, near 10th, on the 18th of May, 1867 when
he was absent with his regiment in Texas; and
that she has committed adultery with divers
other persons; and that on his return TO the CITY,
in March last, defendant left for her mothers
in Massachusetts,. There was no appearance
for respondent. The testimony was taken by
Commissioner j. j. johnson, and Messrs HenkIe
and Ingersoll appeared for plaintiff.
ARREST OF AN ALLEGED BURGLAR, Con-
PIDENCE MAN, ETc.-Detectives McDevitt and
Coomes and Officer c. III. O'Bren arrested last
night a young man named VIM. Timerblake,
alias Taylor, on the charge of having robbed the
house Of MIR; }. c; woodward, on 9th street, be-
tween and G., of a gold watch, iewelry and a
quantity of lace. He was taken to headquarters
and other charges will be preferred against him.
among them one of the larceny Of a sewing ma
chine from dealer, and other robberies with
which they expect to connect him. He halls from
COvington, Kentucky, and IL is said he has ''done
time" For some time past party has been in
the habit of playing confidence at houses and in
failing he would take the location of rooms and
work the house at night, and the detectives be-
iieve that they have got the right party in the
person OF 1llnerD!ake.
A CHILD KILLED BY DRUGGIsT's MIS-
TAKE.-Night before last DIR. S. A. III. McKim
was called in TO prescribe for the child of Mr.
Robt. Dunn, residing on q street, between 4th
and 5th streets s. f.. The prescription, consist
ing of calomel, ipecac, magnesia and rhubarb,
in six powders, was put up at the drug store of
DIR. Taber, 18th street east, and instead of the
fifteen grains Of rhubarb it Is alleged that fifteen
grains of opium were put in the six powders,
making 2k grains for each: The first powder
that was administered had the effect of throw
ing the child into a stupor. from which IL never
allied, although DR.. McKim did everything in
bis power to restore it, and 1t died early yester-
day morning.
SMASHING THINGs.-This morning as the reel
of No. engine was on its way to the alarm of
fire near the corner of 18th and streets, it ran
into buggy near the corner of PENNSYLVANIA
avenue and 18th street, completely smashing it.
and the truck horses were a little cut about the
knees. The hose carriage an old one and
had no brakes; the carriage generally used by
No. being at the shop for repairs.
For GOOD double-barrel gun 90 TO Princes.
on pennsylvania avenue, between 10th and 18th