Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-08-05

iettel 10 haJOr hichards, superintendent OF 70
Ice requesting him TO keep suffi cent force on
ftnnSy lvania avenue, east of the Capitol, 20
4 prevent any interference with the labOrers en-
gsged IN laying wood pavement on the avenue.
l 10y hT. kIker, president of the Washington ana
4 OeorgetCwn railroad company.
on Saturday MIR. Shepherd received the fol-
! loving letter from Mr.. Riker:
1 OFFICE ". AND G.. Il. II. Co., Aug. 3, 1872.
| Hon A. r. Shepherd, Tice President Board Of
| Public Works.
| Dear Sir: In the absence of Gov Cooke we
desire 20 call your attention to the action OF your
/ chief engineer, Mr.. Phillips. He has forbidden
/ Us from laying the pavement in and bet ween
/ our railroad tracks between I'd and 4th streets
/ east. with warning that if we proceed to do So
! he viii order your vcrkmen 20 tesr W our work
/ as fast as il is done. We are surprised to hear
such an extraordinary authority claimed nv hi r,
I and presume it does not emanate from the board
/ ana we therefore beg you will inform rs what,
II any, action has been taken on this subject BY
me board, and that we may be sufficiently nOti-
| Lec d. you. cry respectfully, &c,
SILyAEUs ). RIKER, President.
10 this inquiry the following rep.y was for
BOARD OF Pun. WORKS, DIST. CoLVNrIA,(
WASHINGTON. August 8, 1872.
NiirCHuS q Riksr, Esq, PresjIeE, WcSbf3qlon
Inc Csfrgsfo'cn X. 2 Co.. Sir-N uT letter
the Sd inst, complaining OF the action OF CHIEF
Engineer Phillips in causing the saace between
your tracks on PENNSYLVANIA avenue east 10 be
paved with wood. has been received, and in
reply VIII state that the order under which he
Is acting emanated from the board OF public
works, and be is merely cerrying out their in
Structions in causing the paving Of tEe track To
ne OF Tie same material as the Tennaiule- of the
avenue. The law of Congress creating thi
board provided that we should make Al rrIcs
and regulations necessary for keeping IL repair
the streets and avenues of the District. We
regard tEis as 4 very esSentia! step tov-ara
Keel Ills important avenue in good st !t,, OF
repair and are convinced that no street can BE-
Kept III a proper state of repair il cob be-stone
pavement Is permitted to remain III the center
dishguTing and injuring the appearance of the
Woe street; and rendering proper degree o.
that as the people OF this District are mourning
great expense in putting its main streets and
avenues IN proper condition, that all corpora
tons shall at least comply with the same fegu-
lations that the citizens do, and 1 think that
yoq, upon reflection, will acknowledge that this
Is but III ht and just.
Very respectfully, &C.,
ALEX. X. SHEPHERD, Vice President
The railroad company. after the curb stones
Lad been set between % aud ith streets, and the
grading done for the wooden pavement on the
south side OF the track, commenced the con-
strucu0n of new track within the line of wood
laving. leaving one of the old tracks in the CEN
ueY which II Is the intention of the board of
pubhc works TO park. Last week when the wood
PAYERS were at work they were notified not 10
pave between the rails of this new track by the
suPerlnte ndent OF the road, but being backed up
by MI. Phillips, chief engineer of the board O!
public works, they have proceeded with the
work from % street 70 between Sd AMI i-h streets
east, paving from the curb on the south side OF
the Avenue to the curb near the center, includ-
ing the track MIR. Rtker finding Mr.. Shepherd
intended 10 have all that portion OF the carriage
way paved with wood this morning ordered tIat
portion OF the track not already paved with
WOOD To he torn up, and they were at work at it
to-day: The wood PAYERS intend to push along
as rapidly as possible with the work, anl It is
probable that Mr.. Riker will take the matter
into the courts.
FATAL RESULT OF A CUTTING AFFRAy.-
Arthur Cole, the colOred man who was 50 badly
injured by being terribly cut with knife by one
John Rollins, at colOred picnic on the Sth of
ill g.
Friday night last, and his body being brought
10 the city, DIR. Hartigan held post mortem
examination, assisted by DR.. Leech, who with
Dr Fenwick, had been attending him since the
occurrence His assailant is confined in the Jail
at Alexandria.
For THE EYE OF THE CARRIAGE MANI.
Editor; notice I'm TIE STAR of yesterday that
me garbage carts were ''parsded" for iLspec-
clean Now, if the health officer will 'sparade"
through the alleys of South Washington he will
find the garbage has not been removed since
last saturday. Query-Which is better, clean
carts or clean alleys? INVALID.
July 81, 1872
REMEMBER THE ORPHANs,-The festiva, a.
the 9TH street SchuetZen Park on Wednesday
and Thursday next, for the benefit Of ST Josepb,s
GDIphan Asylum, deserves liberal patronage.
1here are now over hundred boys depending
upon the contributions of a gene rous public
The institution is badly in want of means to pr0-
VIDE the necessaIies of life for the orphans.
TIE LLoYDDoNoHUE SHOOTING CAsE-The
case OF the United States against Richard b.
Lloyd, charged with assault with intent to XIII
harry Donohue on Saturday night last was
continued in the police court to-day until to-
morrow. the principal witnesses being absent |
MIR. Lloyd renewed his bonds.
DuFRsz AND BENEDICT's gigantic minstrel |
troupe opens at the National Theater this even |
ing. They hold the front rank in their profess |
sion and ought to draw crowded houses.
THE COZ hts.
EQUITY COURT, Judge Humphreys.-In re-
ram Albemarle; order authorizing W. Peterkin |
to Intervene. Mills agt. Lindsey; bond OF trus- !
tee approved. Miller agt. Miller; order re- |
ferring cause 10 auditor. Greenagt. Merrick eft !
al; decree refusing injunction, and requiring |
complainant to give bond of indemnity. LYON |
sgt. Brett; order directing decree to be carried
into effect. Reilly agt. Eanderwerkeu; order
confirming auditors report, SC. Chandler agt.
real estate. DeVaughan ast' DeVaughan; or
Der referring to auditor to state trustees ac-
count In re-, squares 6S7 and GSS; c0nsiJera-
ton postponed until Wednesday, 18th.
Police COURT, Judge .SneH.-Daniel Marsh,
assault and battery on Robert Mills This I'm
Guilty occurred on Saturday, and grew out OF
the alleged failure Of Mills, who i q tenant OF
Marsh, to pay his reGt. Several passes were
made by Marsh with a butcher knife n Mills,
but Mrs Mills warded off the blows. He then
threatened to kill Mills wherever he foun him:
800 bonds TO keep the peace. James Curtis
~ edult ana DdtteTE on Anthony BOtire, - aud
Cvsts. Joseph Atwell assault a:.is!. BATE, on
join Thompson: SO and costs. Richard Kelly.
assault and battery on Alexander Fultz; IS ard
costs. beverly PeytOn, colCreG, charged with
assault and battery On Of;ceT Harper, o.
Georgetown, by kicking him and seriously in
turing him; three months in Jail. George
NCEtee, assault and battery on Peter Lynch
with a pop bottle; So and costs. Fl-rence How
ard, q fIail woman. charged with asszu-- AMI
battery on Nj II. Green, 2 police OF Ger; 70 and
costs. Clara Garner, tTiu-lC0king LITTLE. 40
man, charged with assault and battery On PAU
Ire Eolb, little girl with a brvcI-, which she
Used on the chiid's head; So. 9IIsi. Thomas,
assault and battery on Benedict Kuib ~ I;roca-
IN him over the head with her shOs. BenediCs
SAID he felt badly fOur days after; - and costs
John bennesey, soldier, assa1it GEt battery
o.. John Brooks, a barkeeIeI, SO. A-nU X NJ,
donizens of the division charged With
yGgTanIy; bonds required or wOTl; house ninety
days. Some fifteen cases OF common DRINKS
and di>Ovder!y conduct were nearl. acI tie par
dies tined. VIM. Mullins. violating the law
violation OF the law requiring drivers OF hacks
TO keep within a reasonable dist ance o. their
teams while not in motion. Beverly PeytOn,
d4sorderly conduct and swearing on Bridge
street, 50. Darius Il. Gladmon, running two
wagons without license; - each. Salnyly!
IsGgely, colored, LOUD and boisterous taking: