Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-09-06

lack OF frmness to enforce order. and the bes
conducted schools were those in which there hat
reen nc eorporeal punishment administered.
Transfers OF Real Estate.
Inc ionoWing transfers OF real estate have
been filed since our last report in the Office OF
August ~ Sophia @. snyder, to Maxwell v. z
SoodhnlI pert of subs Of lots to =, square rs:
square ,oa sse koeh AND sCphsy
TOT Behren, part ;, square 4so; s ,8i5. Z simms,
6 IaInserhe ID, lots j. = and 81 square IS: scS
it to sqn. ssis to Joseph B. Ashley
Aus sgs S'tis ApSrsx
f ;Ss 'sc square rsl 5;
sSsiO seaten and 1--WE Br al Z,
t ssA. e do Part T. '2Ta,e TO- same 70
square !ss; $50 n a; Browne. TO B: Nsies,
August 2s,aIaose. Kelly to $. Mack and v. Mar
i ai,l sn6. II. square liz SIG same to
]. i. olmsiead, 10. Il, square 50; $3.50. A. a.
Ksyser 20 same: cubs. IS and a, SQUARE 49, S SO
sub. 6 Ia and s. aa aTse ssS snG
y B5Sxn e RShD part let. and
s s1s S y,Suf5s sS M.1 IRhOnDs9n
y. k! .sH:Is <; Paiy 9, B,odSsaa; 10.
al to 7. Huyseman, part lot 4, square l,Oo5: 9425
Gates TO James Mcdonnell, part lot /, square
IMPRovEMENrs ORDERED BY THE BOARD
OF PUBLIC WoRKs.-The contract for grading,
graveling, paving gutter with cobblestone, and
building the necessary brick and stone masonry
on Nichols avenue, in the county, has been
awarded to Peter Mcnamara, for the sum of
81, 81. The work Will be executed accord
ing to the plans and specifications i'm the engi-
neers office. DR.: G. II. Nichols, superintendent
OF the Insane ASYLUM, has been requested to ex-
ercise general supervision over the work, and
to see that it is properly done. In accordance
with the contract the work is to be commenced
Immediately and finished within sixty days. Su-
perfntendent Chase has been directed to ex anime
the sewer connections ON Massachusetts avenue,
between nth and 18th streets, and to report to
the board where the new drain shall be made,
and the length Of pipe necessary to make the
OF the same. The plans Of Mr.. Cluss for en-.
closing the parks on I'd street, between Indiana
avenue and street northwest, have been APP
proved by the uoard. Citizens living on Massa-
chusetts avenue, between 18th and 18th streets
having, during the past two weeks. complained
that they have been without water, the board
TO have mains arranged on that avenue so as to
run inside the park, and also to have a main
laid at once in the north park from 14th to 18th
street, and connections made with houses where
they have been broken. These prompt remedial
measures will insure the needed relief. PERMITS
sion has been granted to Messrs. Mohun Il Son
twelve feet beyond the building line in fpont ~
their lumber yards. Mr.. Andrew Gleason's
contract for the improvement OF Maryland ave-
nue. was yesterday extended so a. to embrace
the graveling, setting curb and laying footwalk
on said avenue, from 9Th street east to Boundary
street. The roadway on B street, between l;t
and third northwest, Is to be reduced in width to
thirty-hye feet.
REAL ESTATE SALRs.-Messrs. Latimer &
CIeary, auctioneers, have sold eastern % feet OF
lot 1, in square 923, and improvements, "a two
story brick house, situated on 9th and streets
southeast,) to Mrs. Julia Matfield, for 90 $50;
also, frame school building to VIM Humstead,
for $500; also, a small frame building I'm the
War department grounds, to G. A. Davis, for
tlSo; lot 1!6; ana Improvements, in Dole &
Wrights subdivision of part of Mount Pleasant,
to Owen Shugrue, for sl,io0.
Messrs. Green & Williams, auctioneers. have
improved by ,hree-story brick house, to BENZ.
s. Elliott for 81 $50; 50 acres, 2 roods and 6z
rods near Fort Carroll, Oh Piscataway road, in
the county, improved by two story frame build
ing and stable, to II. NJ. Lincoln, for s. ,000 part
Of square 52I, Sd street west, between and X
streets north, improved by two-story frame
house, to Absalom Brown, for 1925; lot 4, square
southwest, improved by two. story brick house,
to Frances Collins, for s135; parts OF lots and
8, in square 353, improved by brick dwellings,,
81 l.. saasss @ soaS 9s 9s and
George N attngly, for 50 cents per foot; and lots
i, X, and l., same square, to W. o. Berry and
Francis Profit, for 35 cents per foot; and lot G.,
same square, TO g. Berry, for 30X cents per
foot.
Two DIVORCE CASES To-DAY-To-day In
the Equity Court, j udge Humphreys made a
decree OF divorce in the case of Ida T.. VI. Adj
ans agt. II. Adams. The plaintiff sets forth
that she was married to respondent February
complains that defendant refused to make any
provision for her support, and for the past five
years has abandoned her. Mr.. Norris appeared
for plaintiff, and Mr.. Cruikshenk took The testi-
moDy-
Also, in the case of Laura A. Thomas agt.
George II. Thomas. The bill in this case sets
forth that they were slaves, and previous TO
their emancipation they, on the 18th of July,
lS5I, agreed to occupy the relation of husband
and wife, end they lived together as such until
November last, when defendant deserted her;
that they had six children, five living. She
charges that in $50 be committed adultery, as
a,so more recently, with q woman in this city.
Mr.. II. A Newman appeared for petitioner
and AIR. Cruikshank took the testimony.
THR BOARD OF POLICE YESTERDAY appojnted
W. H. Bryant an additional patrolman for six
months, TO do duty at 9TH street wharf private
Thomas j. Steele, charged with neglect OF duty
and characterization, was dismissed the force
priyates VIM. Cunningham, George q. HAMS
VIM. Z. Shlmoneck and David n Felt each
we're sentenced to be reprimanded for Violation
OF the rules and regulations; Philip Shea and
David e Chase were appointed privates on the
| force; private John A. Swindle, of the Sd pre-.
cinct, was promoted to be q sergeant, vice
| Charles L. B0armsn, deceased.