Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-06-21
LOCAL NEWS
Condensed Locals.

LOCAL NEWS
Condensed Locals.
Tie tile 5osrinc OF the north front Of the
TItAssTy department. Is undergoing repairs
From j. c. Parker we have Godeys Lddy's
MIS- DIT. Verdi who has been very III, Is now
considered out Of danger By her physician, DIR.
The Eve mile trotting race at Piney branch
course OIL Monday will be no doubt an exciting
one
The Sunday Go1>tte for tomorrow is to be
enc Of the spiciest issues Of that excellent jour
The carpets in the Executive Mansion are to-
day being taken up, to be replaced with straw
The many friends OF Mr.. Richard Harrington
will regret 20 learn that his interesting little
child died quite suddenly at his resi-. ence, OF
Prom Brad Adams we have 4>,nr.,on,, 1,v--
nal for june "a; the Scientific .ericaa for .June
Daily Sr6Psse i or 9aso 20; Jolly joker for
The game Of base ha. between the Atlantics.
Of Brooklyn, and re Washington nine on the
eIounds OF the olympic club, yesterday,
resulted IN q tte, each club scoring IS runs.
The case cf me Board of Health agt Samuel
Sorment fcr whitewashing a house after the
renovation small pox cases. ruled before Justice
Klofer, was settled yesterday before it came to
trisl.
Some Of the prisoners in the jail confined in
IN ''iron clad" cell on the first floor were dis
10 leave. They had broken of the iron plating
and worked a hole about half through the wall.
Mr.. Elijah Ourand, who for nearly 40 years
has been IN the employ of the Treasury depart
neDt, Is, We regret 20 state, living i'll of paraly
sis thsving been attacked Thursday night at
his residence, on 18th street. above X.
The corner stone of the new gatehouse at
Prospect Hid Cemetery will be laid tomorrow
afternoon al o'clock y. m. The gatenouse and
other improve ments were planned and SUPER
INTENDED by the well known architect VIM.
Bauman.
The new organ built by Nessrs Hutehings,
Piaisted x Co, of Boston. for the New York
Avenue Presbyterian church, arrived on the
steamer Lady of the Lake this morning. IL will
be put up by workmen. under the direction of
bir Plaisted, who came with il, some time
Nr. J. Weed Corey, president Of the Virginia
republican association of the District Of Column
Via has appointed Hen. Joseph Segar. j. W.
Cromwell. W. ID. Pemberton g. b. Anderson
y. b. Mansfield. +. r. TAYLOR, r. w. Moore
Wyatt Archer. and Edgar Snowden, IT., on the
cam paign political contest in Virginia.
There was fled yesterday at the City Hall
Sertihcate of incorporation of the .sGerman-
American Club" the object of which is the ina-
yrOvemert of the social feelings of its members
The corpoTators are T.. l.. Schmidt NJ Pfeiffer
y. b LiPpOld, George Otto. Anfirew Bischoff
William Fendner, C. Lefevre, G.. Ebel. John
oSsinger, Fred. Hugle, r. Hines, and Conrad
jest.
lEFROvRsESTs IN SOUTH WASHINGTON
MT r A. Boswell has had plans prepared for
substantial edifce, to be erected on the north
west corner of y and r streets. to be used as
banking house for the firm OF Boswell Il Co.,
and for other purposes. The building will
seventy feet On + street. 1t will be three stories
high, Of pressed brick, with brOwnstone trim
miEgs and steps The first floor, with ante
rooms and vaults, V i be used for the banking
and real estate business of the firm. 1t will be
lifted up with counters aud desks of uniform
stN'e and neat design. The vault and safe will
pc OF modern make, FIRE and burglar proof.
TIE floor will be of hard wood. and a full SUP
ply OF gas and water fixtures are provided for
The second story will be divided into three fine
cMees One of them will he used a. the office
or TIE South Washington Fire Insurance COM
IaIy- now being organized. The third story is
tgt a single hail, and will be used for meetings
81 associations A telegraph station for the ac-
ceInmoIatlOn OF the people OF the section will
he located in the building.
TAX LIN CEETIPICATEs.-TheC Collector of
raves has prepared the necessary blank forms
ioT sertineates, to be issued immediately after
the first day of July next, for all taxes due and
unpaid, OF whatever kind and nature upon All
property, In compliance with the provisions of
certificates, bearing interest at the rate of ten
Per cent. per arnum from July 1st are to be
deposited with the treasurer of the District as
fast az they can be prepared and issued and
the controller will then negotiate for their sale.
Al the expiration of one year from date of issue
the holder of such certificates will be entitled
TAX liens. This will defer the advertise ments
IN the newspapers until one year after the issue
or the certificates, and do AWAY with the ems
Cd scnary tax sale in its usual form.
TIE BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS met
ast evening, and special order No. of Chief
Lngineer Cronin was approved, which directs
nat whenever the president or any member of
the Board Of Fire Commissioners the chief en-
Der Of the District government shall visit any
OF the engine or hook and ladder houses OF this
department., the members Of said companies
ehall assume their respective stations alongside
o. the APPARATUS. and stand n
the visitors retire, or until they are dismissed
by the omesr in charge. The men will be in
81 Mr.. Collins, IL was resolved 70 hold special
meeting OF the board on FRIDAY evening next
for the purpose OF acting upon a new set of
1''s 'o' 'he so1erhment OF the department..
WORK OF THE s. p. g. A.-During the past
A. has caused To be killed OF horses ? ON az
count Of CHAMBERS, and the others on account of
injuries He has also turned out of harness q
Evans. y. Hall, ,Bohn Wilkinson g. Dennison.
Mrs. Bowen, and a man by the name OF Robey
Ewing IN tniontown, have each been fined from
" 10 so for cruel treatment TO animals Mr.
custody that were found working on the streets
when unit for labor, being driven by ANAL
Leid accourtahie for the offence. The animals
viii De held until demanded by TIER owners,
wien The law will be enforced.
Did PROM HER ISJU RIEs-Mrs Mary r.
Chichester, relct of the late Capt George Chi
chester. Of Fairfax. died at her residen e IN
That county last night, from injuries received
several months ago in Washington, bv being
ran over by wagon Mrs. Chichester was a
relative OF Gen. AZ. ID. COrse, and after her ae
we're accident was brought 10 his residence in
tbs city. where she remained until a few weeks
ago, when she taken ~ her home She
never rallied from the shock, and gradually
sank, her death being undoubtedly caused by
she criminal careles~Iess of the driver of the
wagon ey which she was injured.-T Igiaia S.a-
ssss!, 2ovA inst.
HE COLoRED SCHooLs-Superintenie
Cooks report Of the condition of the colored
-scLco,s for the month OF May last shows the
fonovfng: Percentage of Interchangeable ,ijs-
met, 81 5; I'd S5-S; 81, 95.s; 4th, ga 9Th 81 g.
Cases Of tardiness-1st district, los; ID. %: 81,
Y; 9Th. ia; 5th, ). Suspensons-ist district.
II; I'd. o: Cd, o. 4th. q 9Th, Cases OF CORPORAL
punish ment-1st district, ~: I'd, IL; 3D. 2: Itb
&; o,h. ]. Total percentage OF attendance. sI.5:
ea-es Of tardiness, 2ss; suspensions, Dc cases OF
corporal punishment, 10.
A DESIRABLE PLACE.-Persons desiring a
pleasant summer resort can hardly do better
than 20 visit the Lakeview house at watkins
xsfE in h.