Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-03-18

IMPORTANT REAL Estate SArHs.-Mr. Geo.
Earle sold short time since all OF square 362,
bounded BY 9Th and 10th and s and streets, to
Dr. X. y. I. Cissell, in trust for Sarah C. Jones,
for sIl .4so. This square contains 1ss 400 feet,
and the rate per foot lie 10 cents. Mt. d. l.. Car
berry, as trustee, has sold lot 2, square 6S5, cor
ner OF b and North Capitol street. for 81, .A,
and lot 4, square 2ei, on F street, between 18th
and 18th, for s2i,5lo Mr.. j. c. Kennedy has
purchased OF A. y. Vose all of square s32, be-
tween 5th and 9Th and H and streets northeast,
containing Go So 50 feet, for 81 5ls-66. MI.
A. X. Shepherd has bought of Mr.. j. ". Thomp-
son 10 subdivisions in square i64. bounded by X,
I and 18th streets and Connecticut avenue, for
5000 Howard University has sold to Andrew
Langdon, for $50, 600, two tracts of land-one
commencing at the corner Of 9TH street road and
Pomeroy street, extending to 9Th street ex-
tended, and the other lying east Of said tract,
extending to 18th street extended.
VERDICT AGAINST THE WASHINGTON AND
GEeReETowN RAILROAD CoNPANY.-In the
Circuit Court to-day the jury rendered a YER
dict in the case Of Vim. H. Wheatley agt. the
Washington and Georgetown railroad company
suit was for $4,000. The circumstances Of the
case as appeared I'm testimony for plaintiff were
that on the 18th December, 1871, Mi. Wheatley
the conductor failing to heed his cali, he fell
off, striking his head on the ground, where he
laid in an insensible condition. A car coming
along on the Other S track vas
was that Wheatley did not wait for the car to
stop, but jumped off, and that the damages
were not inflicted by passing car, bat by a
runaway team passing between the tracks about
the time he fell off,
ToBE Torn DowN.-On the recommends alton
of Mr.. Adolf Cluss the Board Of Public Works
have directed Gen. Ball0ch, superintendent of
of streets, to tear down the dilapidated frame
building on street, between 18th and 10Th
streets, 1t having been reported as nuisance
and dangerous to public safety both by the
Metropolitan Police and the Board of Health
This is the quaint old shanty with a cupola of
sticks occupied long time by fortune-teller,
but for some time past abandoned.
CURE FOR DYsPEPsIA.-One of our detective
officers has some time past been suffering from
dyspepsia, and he thinks that over hundred
r,;medies for its cure have been recommended
hun. The last one was that of frst-class ply
sician given this morning, which was that he
steal horse. "What," said the astonished hy
cop, '.You'd have me locked up in jail?" There's
just where would have You, on prison diet for
one month; it would be sure to cure, said the
doctor.
THE EMANCIPATION CELEBRATION CoNvEs-
TIoN.-A meeting OF citizens Of the 9Th district
chosen chair man, and A. Day secretary-when
the following delegates to the emancipation
convention to be held at Union League Hall
inson finance committee was chosen as fol-
lows: Henry Wiggington, George Phillips, VIM.
Payne, Jas. Thomas, John Thnles.
STABLE BuRNED.-About 51 o'clock tn
morning an alarm of fire was turned i'm from
the first precinct station, caused by the burn
ing of stable in the alley between AZ and 9th
aid l and X streets southwest, owned by
Joseph Jones. II was caused by the upsetting
OF candle In some straw with which the horses
ONLY ONE NEW CASE OF SMALL pox was re-
ported to-day-in rear of 10l4 X street south
east, and one death at No. 124I Pennsylvania
avenue southeast.