Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-10-24
Condensed Locals.

me Board OF Pubic works, returned 70 the city
last evening.
j. L. Carpenter has been appointed by the
President trustee OF the House of Correction for
the District OF Columbia.
Judge Fisher has rented Gen. Whittlesey's
residence ON 10th street, between l. and NJ
streets, for the winter.
Mr.. MAYHEM, late president of the Spiritual
Society, says in a card that the investigation of
the phenomena of the haunted house at the
Navy Yard by ga celebrated test medium from
Boston" was wholly unauthorized by the spirit
ualsts of W ashington.
President Howison and Superintendent Ged-
ney, Of the Potomac Ferry Company, waited on
the Board of Public Works yesterday to ask that
the street facing the wharf be made passible.
They also complain that the sidewalks on both
side of7th street, from to streets, are in such
condition that pedestrians are unable to walk on
them.
Residents on and about sth street. between
ard t, were terribly excited last evening, in
consequence of the report that ghost had made
its appearance in house in that neighborhood
and soon the streets were crowded with old and
young, male and female, white and colored,
each anxious to See the goblin without getting
too close to it. On investigation by some courage
Gus soul, the spook was discovered to be a white
dog, and the frightened family returned to their
domicile from whence they had fed at the first
ALARM
LABOR AND WAGES ON DISTRICT WORK
Yesterday, at O'Clock, the committee appointed
by the Fifteenth District Republican Club to
wait upon the Board of Public Works to consult
on the public works 80 for eight hours labor
met at the Office OF Vice President Shepherd,
when the matter was preached in a general
conversational manner, during which George
Hatton, mber of the committee, assumed
to lead of.
Mr.. Shepherd remarked that he did not desire
to have anything to say to Hatton; that he had
denouncedthe Board of Public Works as thieves
and robbers on every public and private occa-
sion. and it was primd facia evidence of bad
faith his part to come to treat or consult with
them, for if he believed them to be thieves he
could not, If he assumed to be a gentleman,
hold communication with them. Hstton there
upon subsidized.
MI Warren Choate, as the spokesman, then
presented the wishes of the club and Mr.. Shep-
herd replied that the BoardOf Public Works, the
Legislative Assembly, the Governor, and the
workingmen's associations could not regulate
the price of labor; that in his opinion it would
regulate itself. II the supply was greater than
the demand the price would go down, and If the
demand was greater than the supply the price
would 60 up; that their labor unions could
accomplish very little, as by the system advo-
Gated the drones and shirks would receive as
much as the most energetic and industrious
among them which would be unjust. He assured
the committee, however, that the board would
look as vgilantly to the interests of the labOrers
as to those of the taxpayers. They would revise
the present system on the basis Of paying the
men in the exact proportion of their value, so
far as their merits could be ascertaned.
The committee expressed themselves entirely
satisfied with the proposition advanced by Mr..
Shepherd; and retired.
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IMPROVEMENT OF EAST CAPITOL STREET.
A meeting of property holders on East Capitol
street was held last evening at Dooleys Hall
Hon. Nathan Sergeant in the chair, and VIM.
W. Seton secretary, who read petition pre-
pared for signatures, asking the Board of Public
works to lay macadamiZed pavement on that
street Before action on this petition, another
was presented favoring the adoption of the con-
crete pavement. After discussion as to the
respective merits of the two pavements, a vote
was taken which resulted in favor of the ma
to wait upon the Board of Public Works and
express the sentiments of the meeting, and also
urge change in the plan proposed by the
Board which is to have 80 feet In the center
parked with a 80 foot roadway on either side
and the foot pavements extended to % feet.
The properly holders propose to have the park
ing 40 feet in width, with roadways of the same
width, and the foot pavements to remain as now
20 feet wide.
MRS. F. s. CHANFRAU made her first appear
ance before Washington audience at the
National Theater last night, appearing as
Christie tombstone, ;" in the play of that name
Mrs Chanfrau has q fine figure, q pleasing
to possess unusual dramatic ability. She created
a very favorable impression upon her audience,
and will doubtless become as great a favorite
here as In Boston. The same piece will be re-
peated this evening.
"THE WITCHES OF NEW YORK" made their
appearance at Wallis Opera House last night TO
a very large and delighted audience-Mr Albert
w. Aiken assuming very cleverly four of the
leading characters, and fully dem0nstra tng his
ability as an actor in certain lines: The play is
highly sensational, and is crammed full of thrill
ing scenes and exciting situations. The bowie
knife conflict is very effective. "The Witches
may be seen at Wallis every night this week.
REPORTED SALE OF RAILROAD AND STEAM
BOAT LINE-There was a rumor on the streets
this morning that the Richmond, Fredericks-
burg and Potomac Railroad and the AQUA
Creek line OF steamers had been purchased by
the Pennsylvania Central Railroad Company
for 20 600 600, but the president of the road re-
ported to be sold, who was In this city on Satur-
day last, knew nothing ofit.-Alerandria Gazette
HOTEL IMPRoyEMESTs.--Althou the hotel
Accommodations of Washington bid fair to be les
sened in extent this winter IL will be isfaction
to the travelling public to know that they are to
be improved in quality.at least in one respect.
an elevator put in for the comfort of their
guests.
1T WAS STATED in the city morning papers
yesterday that a money drawer had been found
in the enclosure of Mr.. A. w. Denham at the
corner Of 10Th and streets. Yesterday it was
been stolen out of small provision shop kept
by colored man named Harrison Bundy, on u
street, between 18th and 10th.
IT WILL BE SEEN from the notice elsewhere
that the Republic Insurance Company which is
reported to have offered to pay % per cent of
its losses is not the New York company of that
name, of which MeSsrs. VIM. L. Bramhall & Co
are the agents in this city.
PATENTS have just been issued by the Patent
once TO the following citizens of Washington:
To Dennis ID. Foley and John J. johnson, for
cap and other papers, and to Samuel Ross, for
lamp burner.
THE INJUNCTION CAsE-Ddris ct al. rs Cooke
ct dt.-At 1870 O'Clock to-day Mr.. Cook closed
his argument, and W. s. Cox, Esq, commenced
his argument on the part of the petitioners, and
was speaking when our report closed.
>, FROM the National News Company we have
Zadkiels wonderful Almanac, for the ''year of
discord' 1872; also, the latest numbers of Har-
per's Bdzdr, Frank Leslie's illustrated Newsp1-
per, and the San Francisco Weekly Bulletin.
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