Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-08-02

city, on motion OF Col. W IA. A. COOK, the con-
vention adjourned sire die, giving three cheers
for their candidate, and marched out OF the
ball singing John Browns Soul Is Marching
on"
Transfers OF BeaI Estate.
The following transfers OF real estate have
been flied since our last report in the oiice OF
the Recorder vi Deeds:
July I7-Kooues aid Bestor, trustees. to f. L.
SisLtCh, SAB - square go; Sl Ja. - htte, CaTusi
ssre u.s. 81 r1S,j IT tus,e al SUB n,H M
Eri!er, iot u, square 81; $40 J. n. Ormes to
Charles Kennedy, lot 30 snd psrt ~, square -;
Juiy Is Peter Klein 70 Kstrins Phei part
sqsafe 20. : 5yj Katrina Phei 10 Il Rupert, do;
500. v Browne TO a; EaElwopd, suts g 70 So
as. 2Sl & ut T. Van an s=yiek e Nm n NJ
lance lance Fsh,I :"Tt p slE3,e g2l lg9 g. w
james Paine to George Martep, part 8. square SIS
SI,it9 III. %. PLilbLook 20 7. 4 Mitchell, parts
jail Jg.-E. We'll 10 GiveI. and NorgeIl trustees,
para - ~, .gusrS 5'o So Jgl,i d Platt 70 ohR
trnste Il al % = HAYDEN scf bf 'S ot "l52
pa; { 40. Martin l. X. Josefti TO Evan Hughes,
John Il; shley, lots ana ,.saIsrs sos; ard :,
square COZ I, square so; soUf half II, square Col
a. e III Tu iIe r. H. st i IRE i IN
nelly part let 1, SQUARE 26i; > 90. Il. Laihr0p
JUL ;o-W " Gorc Siai-T to G : E and W. T.
Ls;it q, Il square rclth Si ~ sls III u III.
LaIcStSn 70 e Reissner, saiHe property; - $50.
PafEe 70 to b B sAi and HaSs o
II, 50 mare 1874: s2,4fS q. Z. Greenveii TO Suss1'
icE Welsh 70 Eliza Parksr Parf1s squarS 81
Hl,9O. r. Binnir ef al trustees, 20 James +
square as w S1G I'd 10 an r - sad lot
SANG properly s $50. II. n. Wad-v0rth "a Marga'
Tst G.s r sSb 20 sGusrs IA $500 Sane 70 John
J1!y .2-H; Browning to John Matthews, part
+: " CaIter,s -. AZ and pat lot 43 square sig
q, 60 522'9 e, Lc b. e 5 H. Mars part
Ss = 70 fS''Tf ~ s2s Robinson sna
81 square lS-, ; 30; James Adams 70 John Moore
1t A, sqraIe Gso; SIS. " q Il. Barclay to j c.
IS: sqaTe 3 sa Wright River Sst Beh H Ghalo
c SIS TO- Jsmes Pzs Par, i" fs snS y gGTe
nell, part sub. L. 'quare err 5 C0
Harriet NJ Ceney 70 ! enry wipst,p. lot on Besll,
f4 sSSI Rai 500 >' " fei e s5tt 20 ney
hu3 q cH west side Of Valley street, near Sod,
Fade part Of tract called .'Ths Cedsrs,@ corner
Eayet sfd Tth streets; $50. 0. d. n. Green 20
a air's aedii,I = 20 Il. Mccutchsu 70 p, D.
addition, bridge street, Seeo.
). a. Fieroe to CIV Michel, lot Il. block q. Ell
fnngl 9 rlsce; Size J T. ": 6ean ct al to
aus Cox, to L. Perry, lot s. PIeasaat Plains; $40 SO
Bsr $50 iis Xxi i2t u = fsSiSa
70 g. J. Jet ms LOT IS, UniOntown, s2-59a. a. viii
81 :eS. Heard University to NJ: c. Meirs, lots II
auc y, ticek Bingham PLACE. 81 go. Same TO 4.
a. to Jei5nai ColyiG jr Of St Philip and JAIL.
II acI es S2Oe Sane to z. Thompson, part same,
i1T Esiy PAP Pot ssne e:. 81 z
70 To-, 80, ~ rniontown; s%e5 a, Lowry TO s,ms,
Poneroy st al, trustees 10 RehspGion, lot ~.
section g Barry Farm: SEQ. Henry E. Riley,
lin, ly Serbia & Green, November IN, 1879 900
= s sq g. 'H2 haTFES SPs5 si 70 RfrFs&
trust lot /, Of Ash Lawn; sie2s + A Iitcheii t.
GrIgss, lot b, n" 3. = PadswaTth."4 acres:
u, block 4 9fsl. Gorge Barker TO Charles :
y arson, iots ~ 70 ~ IN tuyai's addition to
part OF M6unt View Il acres si9e9 PNInn,av
ct al to John James lot p, section s, Barry FARM
sac.
lNJgNCTIoS AGAINST THE BOARD OF PUB
&c WoREs:-AndeIson Richardson, Samuel
Butler and Samuel Craig have through 81. f.
Miller, entered a suit for an Injunction against
the hoard OF public works The plaintiffs com
pam that they are owners OF lots in section
Known rs How ard avenue. and their lots entered
70 The middle line o; said avenue. They charge
mat the Gefendands have disregarded their
rights, and have entered upon their lands and
are now at work cutting and grading and nv
so doing are endancerirC the Health and COM
Tort OF themselves and their families, and ex-
They sliege that they have endeaycred 70 nre-
vail rron the board not 10 interfere with their
rights until agreement could be made for the
purchase or condemnation OF said road, but
without effect.
GEORGE +. L. Cook REFLECTED SUPERIN-
JoUrnod special meeting Of the board Of trustees
OF coiored schools was held last evening. aud
an application was received from james II.
Schureman, for the position OF clerk OF the
n II Y oh
=. 7. Cook was re-ele cted superintendent. Tie
appointment or clerk to the board was laid over,
The contract tor repairs 20 stoves, Sc, was
awarded 70 Henry Warren, and for repairing
stevens school huildir" 70 Walter Jackson.
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THE NV JATL.-The Attorney General, TO
whom was referred the question whether the
commissioners 20 select site for the new Jail
for the District Of Columbia could select private
grounds for the purpose, has decided that they
have no power to select site other than pub
lie reservation, and General Babcock reports
that there il no public reservation suitable.
Gov. Cooke and the Secretary Of the Interior
OF the commission, held conference on the
subject yesterday.
A MIRACULOUS EsCAPE.-Last night a wo-
man named Annie Baker. while carving a
child IL her arms and attempting TO cross the
sewer Excavation corner of Goth and l. streets,
ie!I IN, distance Of about fifteen feet. Her
Screams brought some police officers to the spot,
and she was extricated from her unpleasant DO
sitiOn. Luckily neither mother~nor child were
injured further than receiving several trifing
bruises.
FINE, jet, enameled, plated and oroide Jewell
~ IL full sets to match received at Prigg's Jew
elry store, No. l57 Pennsylvania avenue, be-
tween / p and 9Th streets.
NOVEL EXCU RsIoN.-A party of sport
loving Englishmen, mostly LOndoners, are to
arrive in New York about the sd of September
in order to participate i'll q buffalo hunt ON the
western prsiries. Mr.. Shuiler, OF the Burling-
md a. IL