Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-06-18
LOCAL NEWS.
Condensed Locals.


talking about organizing boat club.
The central guardhOuse has been disinfected.
The social Republican Club flung their Grant
and Wilson banner 20 the breeze last night in
front of their headquarters.
The New York Mercury states that Manager
SsviIle, of the National Theater Of this city has
0taken unto himself q country seat called Rose
hill. eight miles from Washington"
Mr.. T. j. Mackey, of South Carolina, ar
rived here Yesterday. and will address the Grant
ard Wilson ratification meeting on Tuesday
evening next.
participate in the grand ratification meeting on
TUESDAY evening next The meeting was large
and enthusiastic.
Methodist churches Of the District, last evening
,J.ck~oI,'S woods was selected a. the place and
the 9Th of August next as the time for holding
camp meeting.
col. A. Webster, with his family, will have
quarters At Monterey Springs. Pa, this sum-
uer. During his absence Col. ". G.. Moore Will
I'll the position OF adjutant general of the Dis
fret militia
Albert brisbane is in town, and, in connec-
fio- with the architect of the Capitol is prepar-
inc for the construction Of the pneurs attic tube
10 BE- laid between the Capitol and the Govern
NEXT Printing once. for the transmission OF
hooks. manuscTiptf, &c
Miss Hattie l.. Sergeant, for aecut seven years
past a clerk in the bureau OF statistics, Treasury
department. was married inst five weeks since
70 Ira F. MunsOn. OF Munson HILL Va Tire
AZ continued 20 grow worse until yesterday,
when she died.
The NEW WaTHR MAIN.-1Ae Work TO be
Dfas hg Hs Isl Of JHl}.-The work upon the new
3f-incL wafer main is being rapidly completed
AMI Gen. Babeock hopes 20 have tie water in
" in The course OF two or three days. The DELAY
has been caused by heavy blasting required in
making the trench between the reservoir and
Georgetown, but that lie Row nearly finished, a
few more sections Of PIPE only having to be put
in. To-day workrnen were engaged In putting
a stop cock in the new main just above Foundry
branch, and, as soon as that is finished, the
water will be turned on. Although the connec-
ton with the new 36-inch main has not been
made a. the reservoir il can be used, as the old
30-idch and T. inch mains bring down a very
large supply as far as Foundry branch, and at
thar point the new main was connected with the
old ones several daySago when the water was
turned off; hence the supply brought down by
the old mains canbe emp;iedin the new one at the
branch, and from thence come to the city
through al the pipes. at Rock creek the new
main u again croSs-cOnnected with the old ones
and when the new main is filed the pressure
comes Upoa all. The cross connections throu Oh
cut the city will soon he made, though as stated
in THE STAR short time ago, IL will not be
necessary ts make these connections before the
new main II filled, as the water can be shut Off
for enc or two squares At a time while making
these connections. IL is expected that the whole
work, including the connection at the reservoir
Will he completed by the first of July, and the
new man filed entirely by that time. At any
rate. by the fret of next week the supply will
be greatly increased by the Foundry branch
connection, As above stated, and the residents
OF the northern part of the city and Capitol Hill
will no longer have any cause of complaint
When the reservoir connection is made Ii may
lie necessary 70 again turn of the water for a
few hours only, aDt. il win probably be on Sun-
day, 80 a. no inconvenience may be occasioned.
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A MEETING OF TAXPAYERS in favor of Coun-
Gilman Gray bill in reference to the collection
OF special taxes, was held last evening at Union
League Hall, James L. Thomas in the chair,
and Wm. Freeman secretary. The bill having
been read, Alfred Jones spoke in favor of it as
being beneficial especially to the poor man.
Messrs Snowden wm. Syphax. Frank Gaines
and Samuel Proctor followed, all advocating
the passage Of the bill. On motion of Mr. Sy-
phaS, the meeting endorsed the bill, and the fol-
loving committee Of one from each legislative
district was appointed &c urge its passage BY the
District legislature: Chas. Z. Douglass. DR.. ID.
Breed, VIM. Barker, Jos. Smallwood, Alfred
Jones, j. p. Tustin, burden Snowden. Thos e.
Green, Sam1 Proctor, Columbus Alexander
r. w Tompkins, Michael j. Duffy, Isaac Lam
dick. Geo Martin, John Chew JOHN McDer-
mott, John Il. Costin. Sam1 Middleton, Allan
Coffin, +. 5. Atkinson, Frank Gaines andL A.
Wood.