Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-04-29

N ., DaniGl T. BaIfe.t, A. C., and James II.
promenade concert. under the auspices of
fhe Me G''se de Nosilles, Mrs. General Shcr-
ma, man MIs. Senator Gas srly, and other ladies'
ne Home for the Aged, VII be given on the
evening Ga May 9th.
The Miehler Place FIRE Amin
ANOTHER STATEMENT Al OUT THE DELAY IN
TURNING IN THE ALARM.
"Mr. Charles VI. Young. SIgsal Office l. 8
a, sends Us a communication asking "a small
space in the columns OF your valuable paper for
fhe purpose of correcting eversi errors in he
communication of Mr.. Henry Moore" Mr..
Young says that at O'Clock a. M sunday he
lift the Signal Office for his home, and had lust
reached the corner of q and Eth street when
he beard the cry Of ''iire from a man who said
large fire was at the corner of 18th and r
streets Mr. Young thus tells what followed:
81 ran back to the Office and knocked at the
ZOO, immediately bringing down Mr.. Robbins
te ling him to get the box key and 1ound the
alarm Having obtained the key he at once
tarned N On alarm, and in a few minutes the
bells sta uck our numberGS This only occupied
The small space of five minutes, and at twenty
m nu.es pet one O'Clock, the engines were on
Moore) did rot kick the door Iof the signai
onice) 10 arouse the inmates (as we do not Keep
hotell TOR dad he get posse sion of the key, as
o. his hands unless ordered by the officers of
Is once. do not say he Mr..
Aoorel as uttered things that are false, bat
must 50 v think his imagination is very vivid.''
Another correspondent writes to saw that q
sergeant o. the watch at the signal Office found
two poiiceren trying 70 open box 6s, but the'-
teys DID ros + :, and he, using the ONCE kew.
open TIE box ct TO a. m, but tie bells failed
20 srfe- Later he turned in Az alarm. No
oneT PerssE, not connected with the signal
ONCE, ever turned in an alarm from box S.
TRe irst alarm did rot reach heac1uarterS
eees.se otner police officers were at the same
Inc trying TO give an alarm from the box on
i9th street and from the one on Riggs Bank
building thus confusing tie signals.
The Two NEW CaIEP CrrrUs ErYa.. L
NJ Faehtz, yeSte. day elect q chief clerk te the
cornell OF the legislative Assembly. was Lorn
IN Cinz- Aus "a in 1S2s came to this country
IN l.5i; VS. natuTAlIzod in 1856 and was IRE.
vioUs 20 the war, % incipal of two academies
one IN Penn syivsr'& and one in Maryland. He
entered the MON army "a captain, in 1851, and
was discharged in 1855, as lieutenant colonel
commanding the Sth MARYLAND infantry and
SIevet colonel. Since ne came to tkIs city he
mas been mem her OF the commission to audit
outStsrding claims of the old cOrpor atisns tand
recently secretary to the board Of appeaIs.
NIiilam j. DonOhO, elected chief clerk TO the |
son OF 'he late John r. DOnOho an old resident |
o. TINS b-7trISt- and Tor many years a leading |
grocery he1C rant on the corner OF 9Th and ID |
sTeets. the premis- now occupied by Me srs
Green ~ Williams. Mr.. DonohO is now about
~ year OF age HE has no profession or trade. |
but Toy sc. ieS o. wears has ocCupied the pDsi-
non OF clerk in different branches of our mimi
PAL government, in all of which he has borne
the reputation OF a capable and faithful officer
for some years he was tax clerk under the old /
corporation. ard more recently has been ern-
Picyed in the Office of superintendent OF assess
democrat in politics. but respccteJ for bis
candor and akabiiity by his political antagonists.
SAVINGS AND BUILDING ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ASSOCIATION held its nj 4 aruaal meeting AT |
mon League Han last night. and the first an
wal report was presented. 1t shows receints l
2ea, and disbursements SiG2i2S2 in /
So WHICH are 900 advances on IS
Shares. l.. se,s value o. advances on 79;s shares,
s3s o60-So) ti,i60.s4. -mmhar re Il, me STOCK oo
a. count shows original sa u shares Z,tO.;
g .nceiIsd by wifhd. avail, 13e 90 by settlement,
81; advanced on, 19.s. leav ing 30 sS.sa
on Average rate OF premium on -.
timasing the proportion OF expenses OF organ
izing, printing, &C., chargeable TO the past
yeSr, (instead OF the whole cOSt,) would ell |
nance the value of each share to $3.50, an
eIuivalent TO 10 per cent. per annum interest.
The election OF officers for the ensuing year
resulted as follows: 5. r. Bond, president; W.
". BIZ ,..ette and Alex. T. Britton, vice presi-
Jients- Edwin J. Swecct secretaryi William l..
Bramhall treasurer; A. a. Lo::s,lev, s. s. Baker,
o. ". L0ngan, j. q. Parker, Geo. w. ,,.SSei' !
s M 81 fsp hsxs b. irectSI. Geo W. sfiaI
nsy-John q. Holmes, and Eugene A. Fiske,
finance committee
Arrest OF BRooRLYS LAwYEE-AUe9si
ErOrbifdRt Fees an Psasi0H Cdsss.-Last week
the District Attorney here received copies of
two indictments found by the grand jury of the
u ;. Circuit Court Tor the eastern district of
New York, charging one Frank W. JOres, a ]
lawyer Of Brooklyn, y Y, with having received
more fees in prosecute ng two pension claims (Of
widows than is allowed by the law. It was be-
heyed then that Mr.. Jones was in this city, and
a bench warrant was issued and placed in the
hands of Detectives Sargent and McElfresh.
These officers ascertained in a very short time
that Jones was not in the CITY, but found where |
he fsd stayed while here, and when H. was
expected to return. In accordance with the /
information theT received they Yesterday went |
10 his room on 18th street, near New York ave-
nue., AMI finding him there took him into Gus
tcdy. Mr. Jones eXpresSe ell some surprise at his i
arrest here and with the officers proceeded TO |
the residence of a relative and with the latter |
he appeared before Chief Justice Cartier. and /
gave b Ill in $500 to appear and answer the /
charge at the Nav term of the L. $. Circuit /
Court for the Eastern District Of New York.
TIE BOARD oF HEALTH met last evening |
ard the application or Mr. Chase for position /
as sanitary Inspector was referred. The reply |
OF the board 10 the communication in reference 1
to the removal OF the small pox hospital was /
read and approved. Ii will be forwarded 70 the |
Governor. A motion OF Mr- Marbury TO dis /
Iense with the boarding -hOuse for the Use of Il
the small pox hospital employees, and directing
the disposal OF the furniture used therein. was |
being oppO, Ell 10 it. Mr. Lsnyston moved that /
the whole subject be referred 10 a special com
mittee, 10 consist OF the health officer and Mr. |
MarbUry; which motion was adopted. Mr..
Marbury notified his motion 20 as TO dispense |
with the feeding OF the small poS employees by |
The bond after May LIST, and the motion a. mod |
OF cases of intermittent fever in the vicinity OF
18th and ; streets, which he thought arose from |
the stagnant water laying there. The health |
officer was instructed TO make thorough in
spCcton Of that portion OF the city. |
SNAIL POx CASES have been reported at the |
health on &C since our last report Saturday a.
follows tone At each place.: On lumber pile |
corner 18th and Canal; GO h street southwest; |
between Ii and and 4 Z and 9Th streets, do;
81 I street northwest; al Office, reported self; |
SZ3 nth street northwest; S3f + street south
west; Coles Row, IN county; SIS q street south
west; y, between LIST and = TO-. ) a. 9lI sth
street Co.; 461 street do; alley between ID ami
r. and 9th and 10Th do; do. ID and x and T.
and do; walked to the hospital and picked
up in the, streets Also, the following fatal
cases: W. III. Bailey. dIed ut the hospital; jos.
Parker, at 2T street southwest; Ella Yearly,
at $50 X street do; 2 on n, between AMI list
do: Edward Briscoe. 9th. betWeen q and III