Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-08-01
The New Dsstrics Goyernme,t.


IMPORTANT ACTON OF THE COMMISSIONERS.
The District Commissioners have abolished
the offices Of Physician and apothecary to the
poor.
Orders have been issued, directing all en-.
ployes Of the Engineers Office to report for
duty daily, ut O'Clock o. m.
The receipts of taxes at the collectors ofics
yesterday amounted to more than s1l0,o
owing to the extraordinary pressure Of business
1t was found impossible to close the days ac-
enant and his assistants, was engaged until q
Thedirectors Of the Washington market COM
pany have been requested to make statement
of their accounts with the District
Mr. Francis McCooey has been appointed
captain OF the watch of Morrison's bailding,
vice w. E. Horton.
Mr.. Q. Eddy, first clerk in the board or audit.
resigned his Office yesterday to engage in busi-
ness for himself. Mr.. Eddy was employed for
some time under the late Board of Public
damages incurred by public improvements
PAYING OFF EMPLOYEES.
Inc only business of importance transacted
at the Columbia building to-day Is the paying
Of the employees of the late Board of Public
works. The entire pay-rolls foot up nearly
$40 600; Sc, 600 OF which was dsbursed to-day
by the Controller.
The pay rolls for the teachers of public
SCHOOLS have been adjusted, and the entire
force OF the CONTROLLER and Auditors offices are
now employed on the rolls OF the police which
week, when both the teachers OF the public
schools and police will be paid. The m alter of
the duplicate acquisitions for teachers pay for
March has been satisfactorily explained to the
Auditor by MIR. COwan, ex-treasurer of public
schools.
CONTRACTS FOR STREET AND SEWER WORK
APPROVED.
The Commissioners yesterday approved con-
uacts as follows:-James T.. Gregg, brick sewer
from 18th and G streets northeast to Eastern
branch; z. Brennan, grade and lay brick side
X and
vest; ii. Browning, curb and macadamize
pennsylvania avenue, from 8th to 18th streets
east; Dan: Connolly, brick sidewalk on 81 street,
between Maryland avenue and street north
east; III. Gallagher & Co., Tiber creek sewer:
Samuel q. Wroe, sewer laterals, water services
and sewer ON New Jersey avenue, between
curb, relay brick sidewalk and construct pine
sewer on street, between 18th and 10th; Also
grade and lay brick pavement on s street, be-
tween 18th and 14th; Brennan 81 Hutton, IL inch
pipe sewer In alley in square 326, and on b
street, between Sd and 18th northeast Hamilton
q W h1tmore, Finch sewer on 18th street, be-
tween and z south west, 15-inch on 18th, be-
tween y street and Maryl land avenue, Is inch on
Maryland avenue, between 18th and 49, streets,
and 2einch on Maryland avenue, between 1917
and 1ith streets southwest; Joseph Smolenski,
grade and lay brick pavement and brick cross,
walks on % street southeast, between Pennsyl-
yania avenue and ID street; John III. Clark; IL
inch pipe sewer and cobble-stone pavement in
alley in square 1851; VIM. Byrne, grade and lay
Robert =. Boston, 12-inch pipe sewer In alley in
square 2iS; Allan Chappell, "a inch pipe sewer
east SIDE OF 9TH street northeast, between G and
i s1teets; y. v. w. Vandenburg, remove iron
between 9th and 18th west; David Roach, grad,
ing I'd street, between 10th and Boundary: John
". Evans, lay nag footway and Belgian pave
ment on b street north, between 12th and nth
northwest.
REVIVAL IN THE PRICE or REAL Estate
Warner. estate hr0kar
eer, sold at auction, yesterday afternoon, the
Following property at prices showing that conf
dence Is being restored in money matters, viz:
For Woodbury. Wheeler, trustee, part of lot 3,
square 55e, fronting % feet on X street north
by depth of II feet Ii inches on Sd street west,
improved by an S-room brick house, to Thorn As
fronting 10 feet on Sd street west, with a depth
or 50 feet, TO Augustus Gersdorff, at &C cents
per square foot. For Messrs. Stickney and AL
word, trustees, the following lots in Wilkes
SUBDIVISION Ia square 634, fronting on North
capitol street, between 3 and G streets north
and = street north, between New JERSEY ave-
nue. and North Capitol street, viz: Lot %, con-
tanning ,4i5 square feet, to VIM. H. Lee at7I
cents per square foot; lots %, 30 and 81, con-
tanning 6,135 square feet, TO j. g. q. Kennedy,
az % cents per square foot; lot 80, containing
! 1913 square feet, to l.: Whitney, at 81 per
square foot; lot 50, containing 1928 square feet
to l.. Whitney, at 10 cents per square foot; LOT
"a, containing 1 ,I2S square feet, TO l.. whitney.
at II cents per square foot, lot s., containing
VI. a
cents PEI square foot; lot SO, cont aiming 172S
square feet, TO j. q. q. Kennedy, at 90 cents
per square foot.
HUNTING Down A VILLAIs.-Yesterdav
LieEt. Austin, with a portion OF his forcs
secured the woods and jungles along the East
ern Branch Tor considerable distance, spending
the entire day il search of the colored man who
attempted to outrage the celored girl few
Gays since near Good Hope, but were not fortu-
nate enough to find him. Lieut.. Austin states
tnat the families residing on the other side of
the branch are In great fear of this scoun6rel.
| some OF the shanties in the woods occupied
by colored people the men will not leave their
homes TO attend to their work. fearing that
their families may come to injury in their ab-
sence.
TEE CITIZENS NATIONAL BANK, lately re-
moved from HagerstOwn, Md, will Confluence
business to day, in the old banking house of Jay
Cooke x Co, on 18th street. The bank has ar,
authorized capital of half a million two hundred
thousand of which has been paid up. Its off,
GERS are Messrs. j. Tome, president; A. X. Ap-
pieman. vice president; ". +. Weygant, cashier
and George t. Castle, assistant cashier. Ex-
Postmaster Generals Blair and CreswelI and III.
F. Davis, William IL. West, John Van Riswick.
Alfred Richards, W. +. Brown, w. f. Walker,
and A. Langdon are Of the board Of directors
TIE BEEcHER SCANDAL BEARING IT'S FRUIT.
General Henry Green was arrested last night
by Omcers German and Taylor, charged with
disturbing the religious Congregation which
holds open air meetings at the corner Of Penn
,gifauld dFcnuo anu Tn street. he was taken
to the It'll precinct stationhouse, when a friend
gave collateral security, and he was released.
The officers state that he behaved in a very dis
orderly manner, ealing out to the speaker
! How about Henry Ward Beecher," sc. He
forfeited collaterals in two cases, one as stated
above and the other for cursing.
ATTRACTING UNIVERSAL ATTENTIoN.-The
great closing ont dry goods and carpet sale of
Wolford & Shilberg Is drawing large crowds.
The firm, previous to retirement from business,
are holding out great inducements to pur-
chasers. Their fine stock OF summer and winter
goods is being disposed of at sacrificing rates.
Read the advertisement in another column.
SALE OF REAL ESTATE AT AUCrIoN.-J. Il.
Wormley, real estate broker and auctioneer,
oily Pennsylvania avenue, sold for George
W. Stickney, trustee, on Thursday last, at auc-
ton, parts of lots 1S3 and 185 OF Beals addition
TO Georgetown, improved with a tgo-story
brick house, for 50 200.
THE COURTS.
Police CoURT-Judge Smell.
To-day, Jenaie Williams, a prostitute and
vagrsnt, was sent to the workhouse. Lawrence
Whitehead, profane; So. Mary Ann Curtis,
same; So. Chas Stepney, a little bOy, CHARGED