Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-04-20

hkAe a. INC EcctucuCc VI MI w M fOrsTt0 Tor
the benefit OF St Eincents orphan asylum, was
won by Detective j. A. McDevitt. There were
one hundred and fifty chances at 81 each.
The New Building of the Second Ma
ttOnal Bank.
The Second National Bank of this city, or
eanized in 1872, and located since then on F
street, near 9Th, was to-day removed to the new
and elegant iron front building on 9TH street,
above r., opposite the Post Office department
was very apparent shortly after the bank was
established that more mOdiOus quarters
would be needed than the location on + street
aHorded, and the officers and management
loaking out for a location, found the presen:
site, and purchased IL. The lot fronts 80 feet on
.th street, and the northern part runs back 120
1eet, and the southern 60 feet, ali of which l.
covered by the building. 1t has An elevated
basement 90 feet in heighl. above which the
stories run respectively 10, II and 10 feet, and
above them Is the Msnsard story, II feet
Inc main entrance leads into a hall
or eight feet, in which is an iron stairway
continuing to the upper stories. The banking
room is on the south side of the building. and IL
entered by massive door. This room Is Il by
% ieet, and the door is tiled. In this Is a mas
ave counter with the necessary desks &C., and
in the rear the room for the directors is par
utloned on. In this room IL the safe. On the op-
posite side Is room of the same size, and on
tne upper stories and In the back building there
are conveniently arranged office rooms each
being supplied with water closet and wash
nssin. The entire building is fire proof. the
hoors being laid on arches turned from heavy
IRON beams The front of the bnilding il painted
French grey tint. This, with large windows
oIeet by 10. IN which are massive French plate
glass in frames ard sash, grained in walnut
makes very handsome show. The car
PenteIs work was done by Messrs. Bald
win Brothers, who hsd the entire charge
Of the work; the iron work by Bartlett. R56-
bins * Co.. Of Baltimore; the brick work by T.
Jones' plsstering by Fenwick & Stewart:
plumbing by Shepherd Brothers & Co. and
painting by L. A. Brown. The entire cost of
the building is $4,000, and the value of the
ground s45 600, making total of $4,000. The
nv 0fA
y. - Evans, vice president; T. l.. Tuilock Jas
Il. Barbour, i. l.. Hume, y. b. Fuyitt Lewis
Glephsne, q. F. Quick. G.. w. Balloch, W. W.
Burdette and +. h. Smith, directors; W. II.
Grihth, acting cashier, and Seth A. Terry
ook-keeper. The present capital is s3lO, coo
Large numbers OF our citizens have visited the
building to-day, and the officers have been
heartily congratulated on the com pletion AMI
occupation Of the building.
BUILDING PERMITS have been issued as fol-
lows since our last: L. O'Bryon, 2-story brick
II, between 1st and ID streets northwest A a.
rnmmell. frame addition, sd, between G and
X, DO. w. Kirk. story frame, 7th between
and g, southwest ID. RIordan, do. L. be-
tween lst ard New Jersey avenue northwest
=. SLlers, frame bath room, 4th, between New
YORK avenue and l. street, do. q. Dsmer s.
story brick, h between 7th and sth, do. George
Smithson, story brick, ID, between 9th ami Tth
sontnes a. VIM. Mclean, do; frame. f. be-
street, near Rock creek, Georgetown John
key"orth, 2-story brick addition, eth, between
frame, Sd, between and G. southwest p
hady, l-story frame addition, corner Tth aud c.
northeast g. p. Hopkins. 3-story BRICK corner
Massachusetts avenue and NJ street. near 1ith
northwest John Simpson, 2-story brick g.
between LIST and ID, do. James Mclaughlin
tnree 2-story frames, i, between 26th aud q tn,
tween lst and ID, southeast. Judge Strong, p
story brick back building. III. between l3th and
10TH, northwest VIM. Chambers, 2 story brick
iOtn, between q and p, do. +. Ballenger, do,
~, between l. and NJ southwest Sarah Stat,
terry, do, Maryland avenue, bet ween 81 and 4th
suees nortnesst. John DolAn. do, corner 9TH
street and North Carolina avenue, do. ID. Fall
oey, six 2-story frames, LIST, between q and H.
northeast W. Dole, 2-story and Mansard
rooi PRICK, 18th, between and l., northwest
Frank Lord, 2story addition, I, between ith and
5th, do. A. and j. W. Frey, two g. story bricks
west, oetweenW ashington and Congress streets
SSssoleetown. Thomas KINNEY, two 2 story
brleks, 18th, between l. and NJ northwest.
DELEGATES TO THE INTERNATIONAL Typo
GRAPHICAL CoNyBNTIoN.-The election for
delegates from the District of Columbia 10 the
international convention OF printers at St Louis
on the lst OF June, took place on Saturday eve
streets, snd resulted in the selection as delegates
Of Mr.. William K. Mclean, of TIE EvxSING
STAR, who is the president ofthe international
Union and Mr.. John NJ. Richards. of tue Ma
tsonGl RePHbiioGn Office. A tie occurring between
e. NJ. Cyphers, or the document room Govern
ment Printing ONCE, and Allen Coffin, of the
piece der artmeRt of the same ONCE, a new cleo
ton will be necessary for one delegate. The
following II the vote in detail:-Votes cast ~
William X. Mclean received 25s; John NJ
Richards, 2J7; G. NJ. Cyphers, 1So; Allen Coffin
1SG; A. T. Randolph, III; h. A. Ford, 49,: John
w Thomas, %; n. Watkins, IL; Jabez Lord, %;
T. ID. Sandy, 20; A. II. Plat, 6; scattering, g.
Pressmens' MON. No: 1, on Saturday elected
hr VIM. ID. Redheld delegate to the Interna-
uonal typographical Union.
RIVER NKws--The new tugboat "RoysI
Arch )" Just built in Baltimore for Cast Hiram
Green, of SOHth Washington, and intended or
PO%nmaH ns 70 rfya
here night. The steadily increasing business
on the river, specially in the coal trade, keeps
for more OF these boats has been telt for some
time oy skippers, who are frequently compelled
10y Dsy ny hours At g time waiting for q pilot to
oiint mem INTO port. The lack Of a necessary
number OF light houses between the Chesapeake
Day ano mead OF navigation Il q serious impede
NJ rsr ~ ne uanc, which TO some degree may
boats with competent Pilots Farm nrasnsa
AND garden truck, which abounds On hoth
game, find . ready sale in our markat. anu anu
requires TO be brought in fresh daiIv rhe
Royal Arch will be a welcome accession TO the
means employed 20 tbs eLd, ana no doubt vii
drive thrifty business.
FoRzPAusH's GREAT SHOW is In town, and
the procession down the Avenue this m1rnin,
attracted large crowds OF spectators, Young
America being well represented THIS com
national representation, and will doubtless
ara" well during its stsv In Washington.
mA6NoLiA GRAN DE FLORA AT AUCTION
hessrs- Latmer X Cleary will sell to- morrow,
IN mont OF their auction rooms q splendid a..
tortment OF Magnolia Gran de Flora. together
Win a me assortment OF evergreens sc. Par
ties desiring ornamental trees should not fail 10
attend. ~
DROPPED DEAD CashArine Wolf, a denizen
o. Flsnting alley, South Washington dropped
Iown aead " the house OF Mrs. Mullin In that
.ocAnty yesterday morning. The coroner was
noIneu, out held no INQUEST, deciding that an
opiexy v& the cause Of death. "P
wasHIseIos FIsH MARKET To-pAY.-sold
~ ~. a: Solden q Bro, 1900 shad from sIs
70 20 per hundred; 5000 herrinss a. 10 ~
Per thousand, 5.oeo punches rock ana perch. 10