Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-03-25
The Paving Contracts.

which less than zoe were COlOrPd. In the Ii-h
Stthe same hour $50 colOred had registered
and about 430 " hite-
The Paving Contracts.
Tie hoard II Paddle WOrss Of tie District a2t.
kGgOT Emery - al.
to-day. in the Equity Court, Judge Fisher
sud Mr.. ". A. Cook fled n ball for temporary
injunction in the name Of the Board of Public
Works "a ainst Mayor Emery aud others to an
mi the paving contracts. The bill Il in the
Iame CT Henry ID. Cooke, A. L. Shepherd, s.
p. Brown, A X. Mullett and James A. Magru-
der agt- W. G. Emery, George Neitze, W. III.
JsBiey- Albert Gleason, ThOs. ID. Lewis, Thos.
Joyce, VIM Hussey, Chss. Stewart. Charles
IL fsl1I AID q. ". G.. Esln. and after reciting
that the plant IL are citizens OF the District
and constitute the Board OF Pubic Works, sets
forth that The Est Congress. At it's third session
passed 90 an act To provide government for the
District Of Columbia, which was approved bv
tie President The 2lst of February, 1871, and
T'CI'6s the I'd, Slst, - III and 10Th sections that
IN accordance with the second section II. ID.
Cooke was nominated and confirmed as Gov
trDoT. and lie took the required oath and en-
tered On lis duties, that under the 5Ith section
We others we're nominated and confirmed a.
mem hers OF the Board OF Public Works,
and have JUslIr ed 10 enter upon their duties.
That they are informed that said Emery, As
s1ming 10 act as Mayor Of said city OF Washing
ton and under al ord, nance or pretended ordi-
panceS on OF about March 18th. entered into
arrangements OF contracts with various persons
for setfibg CEI b-tOues. paving. &c, that said
f'H'Iat'r or lFflcWISu contracts were made
Win defendants respectively; that SAID con
u acts were made Tor one wear, when the char
ter 81 said city will expire. on the Isf d5y of
June o. a. u = the PurIoso OF said defendants
- act d. accordance With the Aforesaid design
and execute the work tor one wear: that said
"OTk n necessary 10 be done 10 the streets ave
htes ALLEYS and sewers &c, bat much OF u j.
i0l Al present. lnieratIvety dem suied, and urh
VOL AZ der he law J. con rttet 20 the NJ A utftFs
1fsy therefore ask thai the defendants NAV he
f6s'ralEed Nv the order aui injunction of the
count fTCE carrying out the aforesaid arrange
M hts, snd IN performing ssii contracts in
relation 20 20 tie setting OF CARDS &c or from
SoiTE ANYTHING N relation thereto or of inter
ferT.rg With The 4 Eht> aul duties OF the ulaip-
- IA respect 70 the sane. that IL nav 10
'frrest aut t-Cls-ed r. the court tia; said
S'T tracts or pretended contracts are null and
-kow csnse Why the TEMPORARY Injunction
,h"u.1 nOf y male permanent issue. *.
Judge Macarthur made The order tor the rule
"a sac, fe,nrUst.e reNt wees.
TEE oEAT"Rfc Of the MESSIAH Il, t.e ...gsr. l,v
liF ii-a ii.i..r society Oh the .s'lr inst. j.
o" aIyeT--,d. u ITa.> ~ The chorus OF one
LEEd4Sd and n'ty voices. = = Cu.v necessary
70 quote Sic opinion OF P4Tepa who has
snl "iti he sr.iefy- that she had never SJ-.g
rlth a bette chilled canTus-I.ut eEcrpt.u-
tbt haTa-i fU@ Hayju Of Boston. wi.,,e fer'-
lal"u - WIDE The ~s'u1~.- are Cara g-tf>a
ft.OER-ghv~e great ability "a thus ~tvl. Of
music l. we'l known H. AutoIuef-r ~.arIiny.
VIE comes To ~ - th iTe>b l4u--l- from New
ork aud Bo~teu. were critic .. mo. r. con
sIegare- M,ssr- simpson AM Whitney. Wb,
have passed the ~ ~ -FvrTe criticism and
siWsVs received the TleHt,' 81 well done The
society ave a r-IetirI,u CT the Nes>.al q E4s
iIHrfe CI "wednesday.
EAEIu D'@ vas killed Yesterday A. F4J-
'huI.b, b a. hv Mr. DePeutrie. The dog for
hlt'iS "cloEgsd Elder Reed. lately a resident
o. tbe Tow r. Tie animal, for two OF three ,!avs
iss been seen 10 move about the town. from
ho"st 70 EoI 2, acting strangely. aLd probably
a. bitten most Oi 'he dogs IA the nr yhHurh1la.
u had bitten Nh. buPeUfrIe'S three dos .r.i
started al Ter ttc cgl"red woman ia his employ
lEtH n ne NaTd. hIt -Le escaped untouched
INTO the house Mr.. IsrPeutrle aud h !. coioTad
man u a, called luWsa sfejy. ami D. Wa w..a
gIeht J.iacaIty iLai &c could keep the dog from
t!'.HE b 20. With some Agricultural sutr.Irp.-+
IA b. h4Ha- mt. the cuIor-d man coul, o. =.
~ and shoe &C. It, eye> were rel with f.ry
MI bePeutTle shot III own Dog Iulrpaf- ,rarv
> 81 'i'S> OF The euriTe ueI ghJOrhOCu should BE-
Aiiicd al once.
1hE OHIO S.,fAE-E Al NIari1f'- Hall Ia.i
evening, beng TIE NH OF their rits vi rrcrr-
lions VA ~ many respects one u thr IA >.
% it..a''f ahd eUI0y able sU;Fee- 90 tue -et-or
ere "a Is.t-VOcs. anu Insrrg mrHts.-4nI
Iitel ANNE 0f twenty dances. among those
iltsSLj VCTe President Grant Wee PrastI-r-
t0liay- Senator Warner, Hon. =. A G4rt.-,d
Hon >. A. Wilson, Hon. A len Rutherford Hon
d - osjer- Hon Me~-rs- Mcknight samson
Al q : iIsgue. Hon e. v Smith. Sen .t1r- Sher-
IA ahd feITN ho"est lee Coz and Ni>- .I4lis
COZ soE aId dsu gLt.I OF colonel Gov OF the
Interior Department al many othels,
NATI"SAL JS.vER-rIY.-The corporat5r. Of
thls University met last evening. the pres. lent
= aI1t> ! Ls'!1, p g.. ia the chair. Dr + A.
hteht as'eG - SecTeisIE The following dele
talts Ne.e s. 10 MED 20 attend The Teachers
' ohFShiOH, 20 assemble a. st Louis Mo. In
a 'Gts. net Hon. q q. Gov. DT. A. q Ma
80 = Richards, Thomas q. Connolly. AMI
appointed ~ follow 2 e. Connolly Hor O.
Z Coz. u n ". Z. -. Clinton I-svi y X
LeN'IeuA- w. b WeGLwOOd, Dr. \ q Markey.
q , Stsr-uGry- lr. l. VI. Warren. AMI -Itul,s
4. iusJiu.
IFt sFTsENavN SERVICES A. Lincoln HAL
=" morrow ". 90 OF Sls.lA' interest re!a,lr,
70 1t JhIIsiis aspects and bearings %. tent.e-
Farce Rev. Or CEicEeTiu.. who haS been wei
Somea To MANY PuipJrs aud SUNDAY schools
here, Vii eve his last pa olic a dress b-fora
iea'' icr ho~tcE- Judge strong. Of the g. y
Snlleme Court President Gallduirt and Pro
.ss>Of thi-keIlIg, " The National Deaf Mute
:, q. 49, Kew d.. Rankin VII AXE part in
" proceedings BY reference e. lie advertise
,neni y WI be seen thsr services will 40 ne
mes a ti'i. f'Aits tenn in the evening.
I've Pas oF rHE AsNrN.r,r,,> o, "a.
bi'~-tu ~ J. today ~As Ohser we'd as sunday
~ our Athohc citizens, AMI services we're bsId
~ a.. ,he T.utches, iaI &c congregations being
IRE ent- Ire festival j. one OF great dsxo,iors
bstrg CON " ernOTAtive OF the incsrnafi1n of 80,
LORD APPROPRIATE sermons were deh,sr.d
and MANY re.ied from seeuisr empioyraeut
during the solemn season or Lent were a. %
, Ated to-diy IN EOnOr OF the festival an ths
''6iOris IL kyceiS>,' also omitted IN Lent Wa.
sung In the mas.
SALyoR IN ELEGANT RKsIDzN, on FRANK
IiN SSrAEE-NcS>rs- Fitch ~ 70. real estate
brokers, have >"ld 20 Hon. Nosh II Suayne OF
ne supreme Court OF the United STATE the
three story brick dwelling WIN Fr-nrl roc' 90,
bach baiidinE' numbered L,GG X street b,!ilf
some three years since By DIR. y. j Hory;tz .or
rs ovn IRE. and more recently owned bv ID,
Edward Mayns.d. The price paid Wa ssl .tss,
The BrRNs CTUB has elected the f1I'osirg
o'h.s - for the ensuing year. President Thos
81 wilson, trst vice president. Albert Wooi,ey:
setono Wee PRESIDENT, Richard ROthweii. treas
nLsI alexander Patterson, secretary, George ".
ihh 81 kirNK-fhAt Internal tiD-bos.&nI-
srlT 1s'rGmsnt OF tortnre-h.- been a snort
iNtd pui>snee- The police deserve All credit
Tor racing u out OF existence % so,,. SoN n
tSty can only catch aud hang The invsntoT tbsir
voEs IN that line will be done '