Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-05-02

and is now pending in the House of Represen-
tatives. so as to allow justices of the peace and
them; and after some discussion, il was laid
over, and the House adjourned.
Transfers Of Neal Estate.
The following transfers Of real estate have
BEEN filed since our last report in the Office OF
the Recorder of Deeds:
%, square IA; 1882. Thomas Love to Alfred
Gunther, -, square Il; S232. e. s. Wallach
ct al, trustees, to Jos. F. Wolard, lots to Z :,
square 40; s1,GI3. White, Carusi and Mat
square west Of 4Si; SIPS. j. II. barrow to
Laura +. Kimmell, sub 1i3, square 365; $4,000.
a; q L. Gaddis to G. Schultz, =, square 995;
1882 Faber j. Bennett, ex'tr., to John Stearns,
lots /, 2 and 3, square 40; s1,lOo.
April 25.-Julana Gideon to j. Kirby, part
lot 4, square $50; s.. Mamie X. Gedds to
ter, trustee. to W. b. Todd, sub 1, square e29;
S1,c2i. ID. FOwble to W. H. Wilson, sub 9,
square 35s; SEQ. G. Ingle, trustee, to John
CHAPMAN, sub Is, square 2l1; $3.50. c. w.
King to James III. barrow, sub SO, square 49, ;
s1,2eo. A. r. shepherd to j. o. Evans, sub II,
square 169; $4,000. John Snow, ex'tr., to Thos
ETans; part lot :, square al; $1,000.
part To- 8. square Sc; 5000. Otis Bigelow to
David L. Morrison, part lot B, square H; 81 800
Joseph Prather to Ii. s. Elliot, lots 9 to II,
low, part lot Z, square Az; 81 200. A. B. Duyall
and X. II. 4. Leopold, trui tees, to h. H. Warner,
part lot %, square 1876; LOCO. T. W. Jones to
same, lot II and part lot 49, square SOP; Sligo.
T.. e.. English to W. II. English, lot 10, square
6s2; lot "a and parts lots 20 and q. square 1872;
$1,000. w. III. English to James Il. Pike. lot "a,
square 1S2; S2,750. j. X. Moore to Sophia A.
Neiser, lot 3, square CT; $500.
April Is. T. Drury ct al. trustees to NJ.
Maher. part lot IA, square 30; $4,000. NJ. Nal er
to Mahtr ct al, in trust, part lot 5, square So:
sub. Is, square $40; s3,G62. H. Keyworth TO s.
T.G- Morsell. part lot 2, square 400; $500. s. L.
Loomis to II. Pinkney, trustee, sub. II and sou tn
Kenick, sub is, square sSS: 500. Marv F.
Evans to Litchfield & Augherton, part lot 15
square 5l6; $500. W. j. Wilson ct al to l..
NI part lot ], square Ice; e. E. b.
Cocndge to II. W. Blunt, trustee, lot and parts
lots ], and 3, square 325; 500. o. G.. Houghton
10 MARY Z. Moore, part lot 8, square north OF
5l5; SID II. \. Howard to A. James Chip
man CT al, all OF square 240; s. T.. II. Shor.
ter to Ellen n. Thomas, west half lot IS, square
1C6; s1cO.
SERIOUS CHARGEs-This morning, ELF.
Hartgan, acting coroner, held an inquest on
the body of a cOlored infant, found on a vacant
lot on 18th street, between p and Q streets, by
omceI French, of the I'd precinct. Mary D.
Angel, a white woman, who lives adjacent TO
The place, testified before the inquest that she
saw Isaac Williams, a colored man, who claims
10 be morse doctor, throw the body into the lot
ana NICK d!rt over 1t; that ste afterwards sent
her boy to the station-hOuse TO report the mat
ter; that about two years ago she saw this same
man throw the dead body of babe away on II
street; that Williams is an abortiOnist and his
reputation is notorious, &c. Williams asserted
that this was false, and that he could prove that
ne was not out Of his home at the hour the OF
fence Is alleged to have occurred, and Dr. Har-
tigan adjourned the inquest until 5 O'Clock This
evening, in order TO give him an opportunity 10
prOGuce his Witnesses.
BAD ECYs.-Editor .Star. Please obliee :
Old subscriber of your valuable paper by inser
ing the following The carriageway of Gtl
street. between y and streets, n. W., IS con
unuaiiy INSTRUCTED by children, who have made
IL tneir playground, and are great ANNOYANCE
10 drivers of vehicles, so that their utmost care
II necessary 10 prevent accidents 4 police Of
hcer In day time above n street is miracle,
and only from time to time we have the pleas
ure oil seeing mounted officer. This leaves ms
10 the mercies OF a lot of boys, who are tit sub
1ects lot the new reform school to be established
ILL 'ne Dis'fiet. SIXTH STREET.
FISH AND OYSTER Ma RKET-Boord If H.ara
Mspschons-Inspecto General Gatchel reports
a. .1e lolo|ins arIivals:-ai,o0O herring, selling
AT from 81 TO So per thousand. 5000 sbad
se-nng at SO per hundred. 600 talors selling
at Il 90 to s1.75 per hundred. 800 eels, SELF
M AT 80 to So per hundred. 600 punches
nsh, seiIing at from 19c. to 25c. per bunch 4
surgeon, selling at from $3.50 to 81 each.
Dbl; fresh mackerel, from New York con-
sign signed TO VIM; knight. 200 bushels large oys-
Oyster market very dull, prices ranging from
15c. to soc. per busieh
THE BOARD OF PUBSIc WORKS have awarded
the contract for paving Louisiana avenue from
yth 10 10Th streets, and 10th street. from TO
rennsylyania avenue, to George Neitzy & Co,
,ae pavement cement to be of the Belgian block.
Messrs- Neitzy q Co. have also been awarded
The contract for paving G street north from 9th
to ,"'h street west; and 18th street from street
north 10 p, ~nsy!yania avenue, the same to be
paw ed with the cc"hie stone which is to be re-
moved from ID street, from .lth " 9th street, so
far as ii goes.
BuRGLARY.-Last night some thieves entered
the grocery, flour and feed store of Mr.. q. Ash
ford, corner OF 18th and ID streets, and took a
LOT OF cigars and tobacco out of the boxes and
carried II away, with other goods amounting to
about 100 in value. The entrance was effected
by cutting through shutter and raising the
window. There is 10 clue to the burglars.
RAILROAD CHANGE.-The train from Rich
moDd. on the Richmond and Potomac railroad
yesterday ran through to Quantico for the first
time. THE makes the distance to be travelled
by water to this route fifteen miles less than
when the connection took place at Aqua Greek.
DIRECT IMPoRTATI0N.-Mr. F. Y. Dooley
has just received at his pharmacy, on Capitol
Hill, from the custom-house direct In or .-..:,
packages, one Of each-brandy, port and sherry
wines, which he assures US can be relied on as
incidentally pure.
WE ABE rIEAsRp to learn that Mr. L. NJ.
saunders. who has been lying very ill for the
last ten days, at his place OF residence, 1908 X
street, is better this morning. He hopes to re-
turn TO his ONCE and business by the first of the
coming week.
REED PoULToN, an old and worthy citizen of
Loudoun county, died at his home, few miles
from Leesburg, recently, in the S0th year of
his age.
Prices DOLLAR JEwBLRY STORE, No. 457
pennsylvania avenue, receives new styles every
morning. All the earrings in this store has
plated or gold wires. =
Court IN GENERAL TKRM.-To-day the ar
gument In the Poilard-Lyon Islander case was
esumed.