Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-06-29

MR. EDITOR The item in yesterdays STAR
headed WANTED her baby burisdso she cenld
60 70 pic-nicn does the parties great Injustice.
in very respectable white family, has not NJ
to this time feft the bed in the house Of her en-
ployer. The lady employing her, ascertaining
course 20 pursue, had her ssnt for and entrusted
the dead infant to her for interment, At the same
time furnishing the certificate Of death, furn-
pany With an acqu.intance, carried the cSlld
and certificate to the station-house, where they
were informed what was necessary, whereupon
If she would accompany her TO the ONCE in the
morning, when her compsnioninfor med her she
Was going on picnic, and could not. Thus it
the aunt OF the ,hiid and not the mother "who
wanted her child buried 20 that she could 90 to
PICNIC" The mother Is still under my pro-
bed; to my positive knowledge. Respectfully.
&C., SAM'L +. BOND, NJ. d.
WASHINGTON, d. G.: june p, Isl.
ROAD IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CoUNTYS-Mr.
b. ID. Carpenter, general superintendent OF
public work in the county, has been directed by
responsible person for the repair OF Bunker Hill
road, between Queens Chapel road and the
District line; to construct sewer culvert at the
intersection of i4th and Stoughton streets; and
to have that portion of Piney Branch road be.
tween Central and Gieason's roads Strengthened.
Jacob Devan has been ordered by the board to
streets, Mount Pleasant; and to gravel Park
street, between 18th and 10th street roads.
A Plan for the extension OF 10th street from
Boundary street to Woody lane has been pre-
pared, and proposals will soon be advertised for
the same.
Mr.. F. II. Cobb, draugntsman to tile board of
grading of streets in Unontown, which work is
In conte mplation.
The BALTIMORE AND POTOMAC RAILROAD
Messrs. Dubarry, superintendent; Little, Drill,
Young, and Others of the b. s. p. X. r., were In
the city to-day, engaged in making Preparations
for the running Of trains on the road next week
Mr.. Smith, the general ticket agent at 9Th street
and Pennsylvania avenue, and Mr.. George Gil.
bert the newly-appointed ticket agent at 9th
and b streets. were also busy in their prepare
tons. The time table for the present has been
arranged for six trains each way per day.
Some of the b. & o. y. Il. IS friends were in
of rGmor that treaty of peace had been con-
Guided between the two roads, by which it is
sad TIE fare win be uniform on both roads
somewhere in the neighborhood of a dollar be-
tween this city and Baltimore; democratic con-
vention round trips at Si.5o each.
Walls New OPERA Houss.-Mr. John
Frazier, architect, formerly of Philadelphia,
has completed the plans and drawings for Wallis
Opera House, now In course of erection. The
building viii be three stories high, with man
sard roof, the windows to be of gsivani zed iron.
On the 9th street front large portico, support
ed by d0ric columns and capitals, and sur
tuountcu W q dollc pcuahent eeaulng lnu6 q
wide staircase to the second story, will be
erected. The second and third stories win not
be completed this year, il being the object Of
the proprietOrs, Messrs. Wall q Berry. only 10
furnish and complete the lower story, which will
contain five large stores. In the event of the
upper part being leased for theatrical purposes,
it will be fxed up to suit the plans of the lessee
The stores will be completed in four months.
SUIT AGAINST THE DISTRICT GOVERNMENT.
To-day, MIR. w. ID. Davidge filed for Eliza Lay
cock and Fayette Sherlock bin for injunction
against the District OF Columbia, w. II. Slater,
w. ID. Tenley, o. Gleason, and S W. Cisseil, to
restrain the collection of a special tax for i'm
proyements in front OF certain lots in square
334. The bills set forth that the defendant
Tepley a. Co, were enjoined in the suit institr-
ted on the 18th of March, 1871, from doing work
under a contract then made, and charge that
the date of the contract was fraudulently
changed.
OFF FOR ALBANY. Last night Deputy
Warden Russ and Mr. q. w. Duttsn, of the
county jail, left with the following prisoners
sentenced at the June term Of the criminal
court to imprisonment in the Albany peniten-
tiary:-Robert Goodman, burglary, years;
Margaret Clagett, larceny, I'D offence) year;
Washington Dudley and Edward Smith, grand
larceuy, wears.