Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-09-05


to pave East Capitol street with wood, in COM
Iliarce with the request of the property owners
on that street NJ. j. Laughlin's contract has
bSen amended by the board 20 a. - include the
grade OF 18th and 2lst streets east to Virginia
avenue. VIM. Carpenter, superintendent Of
roads, has been authorized to make the neces-
saTy repairs to the wooden bridge on Grant
street, and FOR the extension OF Sth street. Mr..
a. W. Thompson has been authorized to Law a
double track railway on Connecticut ayenIe
but y advised that the work should be executed
promptly Contractor Nanderwerken has been
directed 20 remove a large quantity Of s'ones
now accumulated on Virginia avenue between
tth and 'th streets southeast. Mr.. Chase, the
snperlntentent OF sewers, has been directed Z,
put down atwelye-inch drain pipe from the COR
ner OF 18th and ID street northwest, to conoa-r
Wiz me i' IN street sewer. This im"rOyem an-
VIII Gram the surface OF square No. l72.
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RKrA1Rs At TPH WHITE HOusE.-Darin,
the absence Of the President and family tbs
summer quite number of needed reDsirs hava
been made TO the Executive mansion ami the
building has been made somewhat more con-
foItable new stairway, with black W tlnut
rail-, has been erected in the private part OF the
house in place of the uns;ghtly pine arrange
neht previously there. The ceiling in the prIn-
eiIal hail. considerable portion OF which had
fallen down, has been replaced and the interior
OF the house reps nted. A new copper roof has
been put { n in Ila = OF the old one, which was
full OF holes and leaked badly. In the fall new
carpets will be put do sn in the private part of
the house, and some new furniture put In. The
conservatory has been oveThauled, and a new
noor upon brick arches and iron girders put in.
1he will be covered with concrete. The old
one was completely rotten from the action of
sater, but the new one will be durable and last
LOT many years.
DELRGArBs WHO REPRESENT Noaopy nrrr
IHrxskLvEs-A handful OF colored liberals
net AZ Union League Hall last nisht and elect
ed a. M Green, q. W. Hatton Marcellus west
delegates, and John Hicks, wm q. Crsvford
VIM h. shorter, alternates, to the colorsd ma
tlonai liberal convention at Indianapolis IN IN.
11th instant. Resolutions euf,orsing ~ n s-se
Brown and denouncng Frederick Douolsss srd
John u. Langston, were adopted. II the three
dele gates and three alternafes above mar sfnnS1
all go TO Indianapolis, Washington win be Win
out any coored liberal party7vhich n ssd.
Masonic vIer-A meeting Of the Joint CON-
mittees Of the several comnanderies In this Dis
srict 10 receive and entertain the WASH nstou
nandery No. I, Of Hartford, Conn, on their
Welt here ON October 18th, vas held last niSht
Al Masonic Temple, and sub-committees we're
aPio'h.eo 70 arrange for the excursion down the
river. 10 Mount Vernon, &c The visifiny Cir
knights Viii number one hundred And tventy-
nve ineiGding either the celebrated Americsn
hsnd OF froSidence or Colts srmory hand of
Hartford. oAuo Vi
The REGIsTRArIoN-Ser,na D;,,~u, IT,,
BOARD OF registration, on the corner OF f-tb al
% streets. yesterday enrolled the na,,e - s,a
voters or the Seventh dis,rics-I2S vhIts a., AZ,
cOiored- TIE total registration I'm this distri.,
last year Was 16-l92 white and S5i co.orei.
MILITARY NoTEs,-Conpany D., VII
Captain l.. G. Lewis, will ATTEND the Frederick
osnty. Nd, agricultural fair next week.
The CcTeoTsn Zouzves, Captain Plant had
elIeSf Dar.Ce la<r EVENING