Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-08-01
The Primary Elections Yesterday.

The primary elections held in pursuance of
Tie Recommendation of the general republican
committee, passed or very quietly in all tue dis
tTlcts Candidates for the House OF Delegates
were voted for as follows:-First Districts G.
Brown, 50 votes F. DouCIlss, jr., votes;
and -. Miller, l vote. Second District-O
D IL Wall, 80 votes; W. j. Harry. II. scatter
ing. =. Third-W. Y. Collins, Isl. Sixth--Iobn
r.: Murray, $50. Eighth-Thcmss w. Chase,
81 jos X Brooks, 3. Tenth-Matthew Trim
be %; ". X. Herring,I. Thirteenth-Arthur
shepherd, 81. fiiteCnth-D. T.. CahiU ~: A.
L. baI,ley, 40; +. ii. Smith. 81. SIXTEENTH.
W. hchnght, 80. Eigh:eenth-w. R. Hunt
45'- Nineteenth-M. r. Urel 422: g RYAN ~
Iwentieth-J. q. Carroll, 4Oi; Gee. Bassett. 4.
Iventy-frst-S. W. Herbert. lis: G. NJ. Barton.
los Iwenty-second-W. T.. Vermillion, PSI:
Henry Stewart. 100.
The names OF dele gates 10 the convention will
he found in another column.
limitations are vet 20 be made by the An,
9Th, 9Th, Sth, 18th, nth lith and nth districts
COLoRED School TRUsIEEs.-At a meeting
OF the colored school trustees, last night, Mr.
GRAY was authorized 20 close the contract for
furnishing fuel with Dickson & King Appli-
Misses Mary Gsllegc, O. Everritt, Mary A
Ward, Mary f.. Chew, Jane T.. Kelly, Ida s.
Marshall, Julia X. Crosby, Eva George, A.
Garter, and Messrs. Z. II. White and c. H.
Richardson; also, applications for the position
OF clerk 10 the board from j. II. Richardson
and James II. Muse; sl Of which were died.
Estimates for repairs on the several school
buildings were received from Messrs. Walter
Jackson, James II. Hill and A. X. Manning,
and the work ordered. Mr.. Searle presented
plans for improving the Stevens school uilding,
and was Instructed 10 proceed to alter the base
nsnt according to the plans presented.
THE BOARD OF HEALTH met last evening.
Three new cases of small pox lone fatally were
reported by the health officer. The new cases
were In localities where the disease has pre-
vailed heretofore. The meeting hour of the
board was changed fromseven TO half past seven
O'Clock p. m A resolution was adopted con-
demning q nuisance the hog pei, or M
Clarke on LIST street, near the Baltimore dsnot
and directing that IL be abated. The treasnrer
reported that he was unable to paw the er
pioyes OF the board as he had not vet received
the money due to the board from the Distr let
government. DR.. Verdi stated that he wouiS
advance the necessary amount and would
charge 10 interest.
RorBING JoURSALIsr.-Last eyaning ius,
before he train LETT this city for New York
come thieying scallavag with more nrofession al
enterprise than discretion, entered ora of the
Pullman sleepers and carried OF a Russian
leather travelling bag belonging to W. b. shaw
the well-known Washington Correspondent
Fortunately, and naturally enough, il coptaineJ
only Papers, which are valuable alone 10 tine
cwIer-doubtiess rough notes for Congressional
speeches, campaign pamphlets, and saeh. Ol
course when the thief discovers that he ha.
made the mistake OF robbing a newspaper man
he will return the property with suitable apoi.
ogy.