Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-07-01
LOCAL news


No small pox or Cholera reported to-day.
Capt. y. A, Kyther, who has been danger
ously i'll for q few weeks, Is slowly recovering.
Edwin Perkins, OF the Third Auditors Office,
Trt ssury department, has been transferred TO
A game Of base ball yesterday afternoon be-
tween the Interior and War departments mines
resulted m favor OF the former by a score of q
70 10.
John Mccormick, Emanuel Hewlett, Charles
b. Madden, Charles 4. Rittenhouse, IT., and
Arthur W. Burchard were yesterday appointed
additional letter carriers in this city at $500 per
aDnum.
Mr.. Henry job nson, the president OF the col
ored school board, continues quite sick, and on
awarrant by his friends Major Richards has
ordered the arrest of Keith Smith alias Cor
della, !" who struck him (Johnson) with brick.
The Grand Family Excursion Of the L. o. o.
p Choir on the 4th offers great attractions to
and in good company. Every care will be
taken, u viii be seen to make the party select
and agreeable.
cation, on Pennsylvania avenue, were robbed
during last week OF all the furniture, book
cases, and books by parties unknown The fur
niiure, valued at $500, was found at the pawn
brokers' shop of NJ. II. Prince. The books
have not been discovered.
That it is proper to spend the 4th Of July in
quietly and vet carry oct the intent Of the cele-
bration, families have IN opportunity of visit
ing Mount Vernon, as will be seen by reference
TO the column OF excursions Capt Frank
the 4th.
Federal City Division, No. I, Sons Of Tenn
perance, last evening elected the following Of
Madison; r. SD: z. Shepherd; A. r. s., r.
NJ. Barr; +. s., ". b. Shepherd; T, VIM Van
Week; Chap, ". b. Burger; c., s. M Yate-
man A G., ". j. Z a. ue: L. s., Il. V. Darrall
o. s., j. L. II. Winfield.
ORDERS o. The BOARD OF PUBIC woRKs.-
The superintendent of lamps has been directed
by the Board of Public Works 70 place two
lamps on Vermont avenue, between Q and Il
streets. The superintendent Of street has been
directed - have the pump on 9Th streets, be-
tween ID and L. put in good order. A u inch
sewer WIS ordered TO be put in on 10th street be-
tween Rhode Island avenue and street north
west. Permission has been granted the West
ern Union Telegraph Company to place a line
of poles on street, between 18th and 10th
streets northwest The following water mains
were ordered to be laid, viz: Six-inch on Sam
son street, between 18th and 10th: 6-inch on 4th
street, between A and East Capitol streets
northeast, 6-inch on 18th street, between and
Il streets, and extend the main in Pierce Place
10 10th street; finch on west side of 2d street
from East Capitol TO Pennsylvania avenue
The inspector was directed to have the inter-
section of 18th anil y streets northeast graded.
The board have di rected the superintendent OF
streets 20 remove the pamp on Massachusetts
avenue, b6twe6 n 4th and 81 streets north west
also, directed that the old rotten ties of the
railroad track on T. street, near the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad, be removed and that blue
stone pavement be laid, TO correspond 70 the
rest or the street. The superintendent of roads
has been directed to have Stanton avenue
graveled; also, to have Central avenue covered
with a coat OF gravel; also, TO make the neces-
sary repairs and alterations on Broad Branch
road. A pipe sewer has been ordered To be
laid on 10Th street, from T. street 10 Virginia
avenue. along Virginia avenue TO 18th street;
also, through square 10i, from 21th 70 list
streets.