Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-07-17


upon Colonel Perry Carson and gave hin a
SereEsle II - house. CO.. CsrsCu made them
speech thanking them for the honor aud AZ
teTEards entertained them With a collation..
Nh. samuel Williams = ont in card deClin-
ing - contest for the republican nomination Is
candidate for che House OF Delegates from the
10th district. GU the ground that he desires to
see TIE republicans united in the coming cam
Psign, Tor which course MIR. Williams deserves
credit.
DIT. Josiah Slick, whose usrce was nlen- inr Ell
in yesterdays STAR IS one OF the delegates
elected hy tie "OrdTay strikers" in the second
district to the convention - nominate q can1-
Gaze Ict congress am il.stI uotSn 10 vote ioI u.
y. StrdHeT. v ritcs rs that be did not authorize
his TaE.g % be used fo- such purpose, AID has
10 syrrathy with the movement, being in
favor Of Re reelection Of Hen. y P. Chapman.
Extension Of the Capitol Grounds.
THE AFFEAIsgNENT or TIE GROUND IN
SQCAEEs 6ST AND 6SS.
Messrs. J. &. Mckei,ien, Samuel Bacon and
John G. Harkress, the commissioners appointed
10 assess the yalGe OF property in squares GST
and CO, required fC- the extension OF the Cant
tol grounds, HE'D thei- amended report with
Judge Humphreys, OF the supreme court of the
District Of Columbia. to-day. The amended
report = "a the shape % tabular statements
showing the contents Of each lot or part Of lot,
the value Ier loot, the value OF improvements
the total value, and names OF owners.
II SQUARE 6S1
TIE totals foot I'D as fOllOws:-Lot I. SS,175,
q
ingtcD, cas- part 3. $50, Phillips heirs; west
part ., Sy,2ii, ". ". COrcJran east part l.
Sll,32s, q ) Randall; YES, par !, -, 100, T. A
StrattOn; 8, 81, iS6, Bank Of Washington; g.
Sl9.Io6, T. ScIiveneT; !, SiS,i2s, Ckas. Ewing;
s, 81, III, W. P. Hicks heirs; o, $50 sol, Dor,
seys heirs: east kart 10, Sl,s15, do; west part
30, S4,sIj5 L. Browns heirs; west part II
s2,i0I %, Dorseys heirs, part IL, s2,7OI.25, do
north part II, S-ssJ1-Zj, +. Browns heirs; south
part y 1928, do; part Il, 5G7 D. DO part
u, sieee, DoTsey's heirs; 10, S13,I5O T. SERVE
4. M aahf ~
$3.50, CO.; west part 10, - $3.50. W. wurde-
man; east part l5 and west part Il, SlI,5E, r.
petersen east part u, sic, 5000, \. Green; IL,
Sor55s; II, SS.Ea.59. DO; p, 1900, Mary
ArhOId; -, S-z,i-1 %, X. Becks heirs; a,
S''f=S.tV, W Hickey heirs Total, S3i7 ,iI7.9j.
IN s9CARE GcS
the totals foot up a. follows: Lot 1, - so las
Adams; 2, $500, Jos. SaxtOn; s, 50 ,S5S, NJ
hlng.s heirs part 1, ss.iSo.50, james Adams;
part >lI.iSG.5O, j. e. Fitzpatrck's heirs; part
and ;, Slj,S19, f. Steinle; 6, SS.02a.E0' -
lis Bros; and 2. SO 10, John Coyie's hei-st
'i F'I.'5, NJ. Kings heirs; part
ii and Fart L. si2,22o F. tsn.., nara H. sl,312.
j. F. NAV; part II, S62i 20, ID. and II. ol.2lz;
part l., $50, n. Stewards heirs; 10, S3slJ1, r.
Hanna. part H. ass j. z Nay, part li Si,Olt,
- ara Al. ShuiZ; part Il, S5,li0, Stewafts
heirs; ., So. IA, CaspaTls Brosi 10, So,1i4, G.
Hitz; Il. SS,Ii2. ". C0Stin's heirs; part 49,
Sl6,ii2, Mrs. q. 3. Gardner; part IS, sIO,542,
TimLl-' heirs. part Is: Sl2 ,Ii2, Robert Browns
heirs; Il. >i9,i2o, John Hits heirs; part 90
SJ,5i4, ;. IGrEay's heirs; part g. - 92i, f. 2.
Stanton lot y, Sil.Cii, do; =, SIO,5.5, z. Gal
iasb5E tlog iouLGf, :, &c ,325, :. @. Busey; 81
- 1850, james Adams; part 10, s6.l64. Caspa-
rs Bros. Total IL square GSS, S35i, fI0.9o total
tCr both squares, SC31 ,SIS.6j.
The court made an order for the publication
81 tne report III several Oh the papers OF this city
ara New YORK.
TIE WATEE POWER AT GREAT FALLS
For several weeks past company OF wealthy
gentlemen from tie neighbOrhood of Boston,
" ass, have been prospecting around Washing
ton for a site TOR extensive manufacturing
works, and have finally determined that the
Great ais Of the Potomac possess unusual ad-
yantages An agent was employed 10 ascertain
Tor shat price the land they selected could be
purchased, ana he, having procured their fig
Ures, viii leave tonight tor Boston to present
his report. Tie price asked for the land is re-
gsTded By many persons as exorbitsnt; the
aggregate TCT so acres, including the water
privileges, be1ug 2Ij,0O0 The Boston com
Tany proposed To establish cotton mills and
otheI WorAs, fer which, IT Is stated. they in
they could he met fairly BY the landowners
SASITARY.-FrOm recent careful estimates
by The of.ceTS of The board OF health il Is ascer-
tanned that thirty tons OF night soil and about
forty tons OF garbage accommodates daily in the
cities Of Washington and Georgetown, which
Is passed O1.thrOugh the sewers into the river or
removed ty carts. Arrangements wiil be
completed "a a few DAYS 10y which night soil will
De taken down the river on scOEs, where it will
y u
receiving by the boats will be at G. street wharf
northwest and ) street v laTf southeast, where
i VIII be dumped on board, through tubes OF
SlIl Gent size. and by process CI di-infeCtiOn
will be rendered entirely inoffensive. The
scaVeiStr on Thursday next will commence
furnishing this tisIniectant az all places where
tiey nave occasion 70 remove the night soil.
TIE WASHINGTON DisrRIcr CAMP Ny.r-
ING--ILe committee OF arrangements of this
camp meeting yesterday visited Jackson's grove,
IN Anne ATUH-C. county, Nd, foT the purpose
OF making arrangements for the ten DAYS cam
meeting which viii be commenced on the tn OF
August. The committee met at the grove a
number OF me members OF Severn circuit, who
intend ping there, and the ground was LAID
or, and oth-zr arrangements made. That pOr-
ton OF The ground near the stand will be ar
ranged "a formerly. and quite portion of tn,
open space IN the circle will be occupied b,
tents this year. The seats Will be arranged s.
that al persons VIII face rhe preaching stand.
WONT EAT, DRINK Or SPEAK.-Yesteriay
bfhceT Bryan. OF the fourth preCinc I, took int
custody 2s a suspicious character q man at th
circle, corner 2zd street and the av enue, VIII
refused 10 give HIS name or TO speak st all
flhc.ns I'm persistent In his refusal TO talk, h
was turned over 20 headquarters. This mornn
several physicians were summoned. and afss
consultation declined to give q cerudcate o
insanity; and the man was sent to the aims
house He appears 20 be a German, and refuse
To eat, drink or speak.
TIE School FUND OgsRDRAwS.-Ths ex
animation OF the school fund account from j an
], iS7i, TO June 30, 1872, il said TO sboN an az
cess CT payments over receipts to w ashin gto
OF s1C1 .oi2-Oo; 20 G Georgetown of SIG o.: AMI 4
the county, OF sl9, 56..s2; making a total eyes
OF si2i yS5S-S. This excess had to be mad
mp from other appropriations, which will here
after have to be reimbursed by the legislatiy
assembly.
DECREE OF DrvORcE-To-day, in the EIuit
SonIt, Judge Humphreys, Q decree OF diyorc
- hane IN the case OF Annie &. Crowell az
BENJAMIN W: Crowell. Plaintiff sets forth tbs
sne married defendant in Herkimer county,
n, in May, 1853, and charges that sfter goin
TO CALIFORNIA with him in 1855, and living
various places until lsG3, she was sent back I
his mother. ~
BETANTs nissrRKLs, always popular /
Washington, give two entertainments a. "a,
coin Hell-One this evening aud one 10 ,no-rn,
evening. Tickets for reserved seats can M =
secured at Ellis music store This tronns a.
too well-kDown here TO need more than An =,
nouneerient OF the fact OF their appearance.