Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-02-24
The District I'm Congress.

Inc mouse committee on appropriations this
morning finished the deficiency appropriation
ohL Among the appropriations made by it are
The following:-S24, 199. Is to enable the Secre-
taryoI the fntei iOr to purchase all the remain
ing real estate, and the improvements thereon,
I'D squares tsi and SIS, to enlarge the Capitol
Improvements shall be purchased at the prices
Ix u IN the report Of the commissioners an
rointt BY the supreme court of the District,
made on July l2th, 1872. The bill also author,
ICES the Secretary OF the Interior to sell at pub
lie auction such material in the buildings on
sun squai es as Is not necessary for the public
works IN he District, and from the proceeds of
such ales shall be paid by the Secretary of the
1i:.erioF all actual and necessary charges for
advertising, auetioneer's fees, extra clerical
sc. To enable the Secretary of the Interior 10
Lave the title To the above property examined.
600. To pay John W. Wright for rent of
srans ann %nde n lease dated Nay 10Th $50
ihomas Lewis for rent of building under lease
OF June I'd, Isl, al 500. To reimburse 8.
VOL; recorder Of deeds for the District OF CO.
lunola, Tor certain books of record and in
:.exes Purchased of him for the use OF his oftice
IN lo.l-'2, Sit provided that hereafter the
District OF Columbia shall pay the amount ne
cessary to furnish the books for said Office. For
repair and Improvement OF the Congressional
cemetery. 81, 900. To enable the board o.
health Of the District of Columbia (, perform
the duties imposed upon them by law, s39.3oO
FOR completion OF the building known As the
columbia hospital for women, SIS, 600
Destructive Fire On Seventh street.
About sx O'Clock last night Officers Column
bus and Daley, of the sixth precinct. turned
IN an alarm OF fire ITom box s., corner of eth
ard streets, for fire discovered in the Sc ,nd
story OF house $40 9Th street, between III and l.
The IRE depai tment and police responded
promptly, and a general alarm having been
struck the en-. re department was soon AT work
and succeeded IN extin2uisbiny the a .mcs The
IRE original III the room over the store of A.
and l.. X. Ho'mead, crcckery dealers which
was occupied by Gotthelf, Behrepd & Co.
heaieis IN fancy goods and notions am. COM
hlunc-tcd To the adjoining building on the
north occupied by GOttbelf BehreDd & co
anu 20 the building adjoining on the south
Occupied by POplus chyson ROGER Ard bard
wire dealer. The buildings were owned nv
MI IhysOn, whose loss amounts to ahout "a oo0
" hlch Is insured. The weather was intenseIv
cola, and IL was rot long before the fremen and
the ponce were coated with ice, but all worked
manfully until the fre was stopped Ciottbelf.
B~hrend Y Co state that they had lust stored
Ihelr spring goods, making the total value from
$3.50 10 $1,000. on which there Is an insurance
81 e3,oeo- Until the stock can be looked over il
L. impossible % come at the loss, but il cannot
De ltss than the amount Of insurance Messrs
HOlmeads loss is less than slOO0 which is fully
lnsrred IN District and Baltimore coInpanies
"amnersc'tg, (bOS manufacturer loses
$780, -+~nt IL was
considerable bv damage ~ s..~-. =
stated that the fire came from a stove in Messrs
GOtthelf. Bebrend * Co.'S, but the fact was
subseqps n;ly developed that a hole was first
burnt throu n the floor at some DISTANCE fr~I,n
tie stove.