Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-11-25
District Improvements.

ACTION OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
g. W. Goodall has been directed to immedi-
ately relay the sidewalks taken up by him in
laying sewer on street, between Az and 9th
streets. +. T.. g. Pettingill, having req uested
that the alley in square No. 40, recently con-
demned, be graded and paved, was informed
that new alley has been condemned, and will
be finished in few days. The contractors on
18th street, having been retarded in their work
by the objections of property holders, who want
the brick in their yards, Mr.. G. W. Cunningham
was directed 10 notify the contractors to take
the brick and relay the sidewalks at once.
TO-DAY.
MT. John +. Cook in reply to a communica-
ton calling attention of the board to the alleged
defective manner in which the contractor has
laid the sidewalk on the north side of street .
between 18th and 10Th streets northwest, wa
Informed that the inspector reports hat be and
the contractor have conferred on the subject
and it was determined that it would not be ad-
visable to relay the pavement at this late sea-
son, and that the contractor promising 10 relay
II early in the spring agrees to the withholding
from him Of sufficient funds TO pay another
party for doing the work, in case he fails to do
II. MIR. Samuel j. Davis, in reply to a request
that bis houses on ID street, between Eth and
18th streets, be raised on the lots filed was in
formed that while the board is disposed to do So
II cannot be done az present, As Mr.. Collins, who
has the work, is now too busy to attend to IL
Mr.. j. III. Knott, in reply to a request that the
northwest corner OF and 18th street be not
sodded, but paved, was informed that Mr.. Cluss
reports that II is not a business corner, hence
the general plan should not be departed from
and the request Is denied. The Superintendent
OF streets was directed to cause a pump on
Rhode Island avenue, between 9Th and 9TH
streets, northwest, to be removed and the well
filled up. The chief engineer WAS directed to
cause the contract with Messrs. Gray and King,
to be amended SO as to include the laying of a
"a inch egg shape single ring sewer from the
m2nhOle at 10th street and Massachusetts, ave-
nue. along the south side on \ st. eet to Follans.
bees feet sewer at n and 18th sereets with
necessary manholes traps and laterals. The
superintendent OF streets was directed to imme-
diately repair the wooden water shoot from the
junction OF 18th and Vermont avenue, and run
ming to point on street. half way between
9th and 10th streets. to answer the purpose of
sewerage until another sewer can be constructed
at that point
THE CONVICTED MEN IN JAIL.-Yesterday
Charles n. O'BTien, convicted of the murder of
Cunning ham, was visited in jail by his aged
rather and brother, and they had long inter
view with him, during which the prisoner was
greatly affected, and subsequently seemed to
be rather down-hearted. This morning he was
brought into the criminal court as the govern
ment expected to argue the motion for a new
trial. The counsel for the prisoner not being
ready, the hearing Of the argument was post
poned until tomorrow morning.
The announcement to Woods that the Presi-
dent had acceded to the request of his counsel
(Mr. RIDLEY and others, to grant a respite OF
ten days, made him much more cheerful than
lie was during the two last days of the past
week. He seems now to have no hope of a COM
mutation OF sentence, and has settled down To
preparing himself 70 meet his fate.
The c0l0red man johnson, who il under
sentence of death for the murder Of his wife,
seems to have no hopes Of escaping the scaffold.
and spends most OF his time in the work OF
structions from Rev. Mr. .Pinkney Of GeOr getown,
and Rev. VIM. Gibbons, Of South Washington.
They had long interview with him this morn
ing, and left him on his knees.
HORSES DEAD PROM THE PREVAILING DIS
BAsE.-The beautiful sorrel pony belonging to
hfrir hi oh hoe haow. Ia TO-
Of nearly everybody in the city for several years
past, succumbed TO the prevailing distemper
yesterday. His place in the Admiral's team
Dead horses to-day were reported IS follows
at police headquarters: In alley between 9th
and 9TH and e and streets northwest; No. 622
the county; corner 18th and Rhode Island ave-
nue. northwest; between l. and NJ and 22d and
and 23d, northwest; between + and r and ID
and Sd, southwest; corner Virginia avenue and
22d street, northwest; between B and G and
New Jersey avenue and list street southeast;
North Capitol street, between G street and
Massachusetts avenue; *, between aud F.
The FORTY HOURS DEVOTION to the Blessed
Sacrament commenced at st. Peters (Catho-
and will Close with high mass to- morrow morn,
ing at Z O'Clock. There was q large congrega-
ton in attendance yesterday. and the church
Rev. Father Boyle, the pastor, who spoke at
some length of the devotion then commencing.
Above the altar q large receptacle for the
Blessed Sacrament was erected representing a
halo, and innummerable gas jets illuminated it
and fragrant flowers surrounded it. The pro-
cession around the church bearing aloft the
Blessed Sacrament was preceded by twenty
little girls dressed in white with baskets of
flowers which they strewed in the way.
VISITING KNIGHTS OF PYrHIAs.-on
Thanksgiving day Golden Lodge, No. I, X. OF
P, of Baltimore, 100 strong, will visit this city
and Alex0ndria. The Knights Of this city win
meet their visitors at the depot and escort them
to the Metropolitan hotel, where the visitors
will be formally received. After breakfast there
will be parade through the principal streets
and after dinner the Knights will march to the
steamboat wharf, where they will proceed to
Alexandra, and be received in that city by
Mechanics and Oriental Lodges Of Virginia
TIE YUNHRAL Of the late Thomas Milburn
took place yesterday. Rev. G. @. Meador OH
ciated at the house, and the remains were es-
corted to the Congressional cemetery by East
ern Lodge and Grand Lodge Of Odd Fellows,
and Dawson Lodge Of Masons, where Rev. p. H.
Sweet oficiated on the part OF the former, and
W. Il. Chase Nv. NJ on the part of the Masons.
THIS Is 10 GIVE NOTICE. That the subscubsr
i has obtained from the Supreme Court Of tina
District Of Oolunbia. holding special term, letters