Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-08-30
Condemned Locals.

Condensed Locals.
Another delegation of japanese is inspecting
our city.
The Board of Public Works took possession of
their new quarters in the Morrison Buildings to-
day.
Many fine private dwellings are going up in
the square situated between 18th and 18th and .
and Il streets.
Jw lie Barnes and A. NJ. Green have been
appointed custodians of the tools in use by the
laborers for the repair of the streets
The Island Baptist Church gives moonlight
excursion down the Potomac tomorrow evening.
See advertisement.
To-day workmen are engaged in laying the
Schillinger pavement in front of the new Dis
trict offices, on Four-and-a-half street, in place
OF the old brick sidewalk.
A frame back building of house in an alley
between III and and sth and 9th streets south
east, owned by Mr.. Nichols. OF Georgetown,
was burned last night. Loss about 800.
Company ID, First National Guard, held
meeting at the Armory last evening, Captain G.
l.. Hulse in the chair. Several new members
enrolled their names, and thirty additional uni
forms were ordered
The residence of Barney Fabian, of Beltsville,
Md, was burglariously entered by sneak thieves
on Sunday night, who found their way into the
room of j. Beardsley, clerk in the War De-
partment. when the Inmates of the house awoke,
and the thieves made their escape.
A cart ran over and broke the leg of a boy
named John Given on I'd street, between Penn
sylvania avenue and Ii street, Yesterday. Drs
Williams and Ardella set the limb and the boy
u,
northwest.
The Church of the Epiphany on 1 near 18th
street, was crowded last evening by a large and
fashionable assemblage to witness the marriage
OF Mr.. b. Il. Tracy to Miss Anna T.. Putnam, OF
New York. The Rev. DR.. Jones, assistant
roo,or OF the church, performed the ceremony,
after which the couple left for New York
The congregation of Emmanuel Episcopal
Church, AnacOstia, have called the Kew. Mr..
Mckee, OF st. Mary's Church, to be their
pastor. To eI able Mr.. Mckee to enter at once
h,1 1srtf u
has released him from ST. Mary's and has ap-
pointed the Rev. Mr.. Graves to succeed him in
his late charge.
"THE VICTIM OF SURGICAL EXPERIMENT.
The statements under the above heading in YES
terdays STAR as TO an operation said to have
9een performed by physicians of this city on
Jane Hawkins, a dwarf colored woman, residing
on 10th street, above q, last week, and her sub
sequent death, were obtained from residents in
the vicinity who were and still are under some
excitement in relation to the case. We are in
for med by good authority, that the reports i'm
circulation are the exact opposite of the facts,
which are as follows: The attending physi-
clans, hve in number, some of the number
among our oldest and most experienced prac-
titioners, ascertained that the unborn child was
dead, and were further satisfied that from the
peculiar conformation of the mother, her life
could only be saved by the Casarean operation
the last resort in such cases. The operation was
performed, to save life if possible, the sufferer
being under the influence of ether, as much as
1t was safe to administer, and not tied down
There was no dissection of stomach or liver no
struggles previous to death, and no bursting
open of the wounds. The physicians labored
faithfully to save the life of the mother from II
O'CLOCK In the morning until in the evening, to
the neglect OF other patients, but their efforts
were unavailing. She would have died sooner
had no operation been performed.
We sincerely regret that our reference to the
matter instead of giving the praise due to these
life OF this poor woman, should, through the
mistaken reports in circulation, have taken the
shape of censure.
HANDSOME IMPROVEMENT ON FoURTrENTu
STREET-FINE PRIVATE SCHOOL EDIFIcE-
Mr.. Charles Ii. Young has long been known as an
the teacher S and as the proprietor of
Washington. For nearly twenty wears he has
worked in our midst, building up first-class
institution and educating scores of Young men
who are winning distinction in every walk of
Life Mr. Young seems determined to make his
schooi building as good as his school. Hitherto
a modest One-story edifice, twenty-five by ninety
feet has accommodated the teachers and
pupils of this permanent school. We are glad
10 announce that an elegant new building
is just being completed on the site of the old
school house. to be devoted exclusively to school
purposes, and in the highest degree credit
able to the taste skill, and iberality of all con-
cerned. The building is thirty-two by ninety
feet has three stories, fifteen feet each above the
basement, front of pressed brick, with iron
trimmings, and is well ventilated and well
lighted throughout. Walter s. West the archi-
tect has displayed excellent taste in the design,
and the contractor, Mr.. B. ID. Drane, has spared
no pains in the execution of the work. One of
the rooms is to be fitted up as gymnasium and,
in short nothngis to be left out that is necessary
TO the convenience and comfort of teachers and
pupils. We congratulate the friends and pat
rons OF the school on having their boys so COM
modiOusly quartered. The building is no better
than the high reputation of the school deserves.
THE WASHINGTON CANAL IMPROVEMENT
Workmen are employed in taking up the south
wall OF the canal, from the bend between 9th
and 9TH streets to Sd street, and removing the
stone to 18th street, where they to be used in
the new wall now being constructed in the CEN
| ter of the canal. MIR. A. Gleason, contractor for
grading and paving 9TH street, is filling up the
canal between ~ and 9Th streets, with the sur
plus earth taken from 18th street, by direction
of the Board of Public Works. A sewer is 10 be
left on the north side, which is TO be covered
With an arch, and it is proposed to carry this to
he cut through to the James Greek canal in the
course OF next year.
CLAIMS AGAINST THE OLD CORPORATION
Claims amounting to upwards of $50 900 have
been filed with the auditing commission and as
the time limited by statute expires on the LIST
day OF september, ii is a matter of some inter-
est what the status OF the many outstanding
claims will be after that date. This should be
Immediately considered by persons holding
claims, and if any holders are not prepared to
prove them, they should not tail to place them
on file on or before the evening of the LIST day of
September, after which time they can produce
INC ueCessdiy pfOol.
The STANTON GUARDS held meeting last
evening at their headquarters, corner Sd and G.
streets, Col. Bowen in the chair, and a commu-
nicatiOn was received from Captain Young's
company, east Capitol Hill, numbering IS men,
asking to be attached to the Stanton Guards.
which was received. DIR. Newton was elected
surgeon of the battalion; T.. s. Atkinson was
appointed adjutant. The Guards now number
eight companies.
| REAL ESTATE SALEs.-W. Il. johnson real
estate agent, sold on yesterday portion of the
Highland property, on the ID. & o. X. r., four
| miles from the CITY, recently owned by j. p
BarthOlow, Esq. The mansion house, with %
acres of the park, were purchased by Charles
| Kennedy, for SIS, 900.
| MR.. FRANK MYERS BAR at the Schuetzen-
| fest, situated near the southern entrance is the
best patronized bar on the grounds. The reason
| Is becarse he sells the best beer and the people
who 20 to the fest find it out.
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| The new monthly Masonic journal to be
| started here i'll October is 10 be edited by Dr. A.
G. Mackey and published by McGill L. With
| crow.
| j. Z. PARKER sends us the Applston's Journal
| for Sept. 9; from the National News Company
we have San Francisco papers of Aug. Is.