Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-08-16
Condensed Locals.

Red-hot, and still heating.
Inc mercury has gone where the woodbine
tvineth. -"
a strange fly has made its appearance here.
Is 1t the pestilence fiy?
SIX additional members were enrolled in Capt
Clem's company last night
The contract Tor furnishing stationery for the
Agricultural Department has been awarded to
MessTs- Philip & Solomons again.
AT a meeting of the Columbia Guards last
night number of new members were enrolled,
ana constitution and bylaws adopted.
Mr.. VIM. Beers, Of Alexandria, fell into an
excavation near the corner Of eth street and
Maryland avenue, last night, and was severely
injured.
Companies A, b, c and d, Washington Light
infantry, will have battalion drill on the Ma
rlonu base Ban grounds ON Monday evening
Superintendent Frederici's workmen cleaned
the cutters on sth street, between G and III, yes
teruay, 70 ,ae satisfaction Of the residents in
that neighborhood,
Mr.: Reuben Worthinetot,. a vail tnooxn c;ti
"n. formerly of the clerks edce. CITY Han. is
living very IA H. :, 99mbetl ld where he went o
short time since for The benefit of his health.
A celered female infant was found last night
The child, which was alive, has six fingers on
each hand, and as many toes on each foot.
colOred woman has adoptedit
W. l.. Wall & Co., auctioneers, sold yesterday
afternoon on the premises, the brick house on I'd
street, between ID and L street north, to Edward
Stmmes for s. g25, also two story brick house
on LIST street, between ID and street, to Francis
Miller, for 81 $50, also one adjoining to Edward
Semmes, for 40.
THE BILL FOR THE ERECTION OF A MARBeT
House ON CAPITOL HILL-The bill passed by
the Council yesterday for a new market house
ON Capitol Hill, authorizes the Governor to
purchase portion of square 81, commencing at
ns ,ons ,b CORNER ns On s thence
inches; thence north, parallel with 7th street
east, 1874 feet IL inches, to North Carolina ave-
nue.; thence along the line OF said avenue TO the
northeast corner OF said square, $40 feet; thence
along the line OF 9Th street east, $40 feet 10inches
TO the place OF beginning, making IS, los square
feet: Provided, That no more than forty cents
per foot shall be paid for said land. Upon the
purchase OF the land, the Board Of Public
Works are authorized To cause plans and speci-
| hcabons 70 be prepared for the building
thereon "a a Inarket-house, of such materials
and dimensions as may be deemed most
advisable sOr that locality, and upon their ap-
provai az any plan they shall advertise for pro-
to carry such plan into effect, which proposals
shall he opened on q day TO be named in the adj
yertsement, and the contract awarded to the
lowest responsible bidder or bidders, upon their
giving good and suff cient seonrty for the faith
full performance of the contract, upon which no
payment shall be made in excess of eighty per
centum of the amount of work actually done,
until the entire symk shall have been completed
| and accepted, and then full and complete pay
ment shall be made, according to the prices and
| of Public Works to fulfH the purposes of this
| oct SEQ 900 is appropriated.
The amendment proposed to this bill by Mr..
Thompson was rejected and introduced as a SEP
arate bill by Mr.. Gulick, and read the first time.
II directs the selection of suitable sites for
kets in the northern and the eastern portions Of
the city; proposes the issue OF twenty bonds
70 the amount of three hundred thousand dol
lars, for ground and construction, and providing
sinking fund for the gradual redemption there
OF. -.
{ BUILDING observation-disclosures Oth monthly
meeting of National Union Building Association,
No. /, 10 shares we're cancelled by the assoeia-
tion, at an average of 23H.