Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-07-16
The District Commissioners

10 attend this meeting, as also the Washington
Grove camp which IS held August eth.
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The District Commissioners.
ANOTHER OFFICIAL ORDER.
Yesterday afternoon the following was issued
by the Board Of Commissioners:
OFFICIAL ORDER.
OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONERS
or THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA,
WAsHINGToN. ID. @. q, July Is, 1874. \
Ordered That the Comptroller, Auditor, Col
leetor, Treasurer, Superintendent of Assess
meDts, Water Registrar, aud the Engineer. be
requested TO promptly furnish the Commission
with roster of the names, class, date of APP
of the clerks and other employees in their re-
sPectlye oftces, and whether temporary or
permanent. VIM TINDALL, Secretary.
Mr.. Cassin, Of Georgetown, waited upon the
Commission to urge the improvement of Fayette
street Of that city.
The Commissioners of the Northern Market
are enteavoriDg to obtain authority to negotiate
the market house bonds, and proceed with the
erection of the structure. They claim that one
hundred and twenty thousand has already been
EXPENDED, and that under the law IL is necessary
that the work. which was suspended on account
OF the depreciation OF the bonds, should now be
resumed.
Yesterday Mr. j. Pope Hodnett called upon
the Commissioners with his batch of claims, and
commenced a set speech about his instrument
tality IN originating the bill making the appro-
Priauon for the lsborers, his labors In their be-
half, and demanded that his fees of 25 per cent
be withheld from the amount TO be paid.
he was nipped in the bud by Mr.. Blow, who
intimated that his remarks were unnecessary,
az all the labOreTs would be paid the full
amounts found to be due them, and that the
claims and pay rolls would be referred to the
controller for adjustment. The claims amount
to about si3 600.
Lieut.. Hoxie has been i'm consultation most
OF the day with the Commission in relation to
the unfinished contracts. The points considered
to-day were as TO which Of them are to be fin
ished ard which 10 be discontinued. There are
altogether one hundred and seventeen OF them
ana II has been determined to carry on the
sewer work, particularly such outlets as are
absolutely necessary TO make available work
already completed. Some Of the street con-
tracts Will probably be Discontinued. when they
travel.
Mr.. Thomas NJ. Plowman has been designated
as inspector OF buildings, vice Mr. B. b. Curran,
removed.
MR.. CLgPHASH RESIGNS
MI. CIephane, after mature deliberation, 20
Gay addressed the following to the Commis-
siOners:
COLLECTORS OFFICE,
"DIsTRICT OF COLUMBIA,
WARRINGTON, July 10, 1o1i. }
"Gehtiemen-t UNDERSTANDING that II is your
desire to make changes iu the offices of the
District OF Columbia, and not wishing TO en-
paIfass you, respectfully tender my resi- na-
ton of the office OF collector OF taxes to take
erect CT the 10Th instant.
81 nave the honor 70 be. yours, &C.,
"LEwIs CLEPHANE,
"COllectOT OF Faxes, ID. G..
''IoH- ". DsHEisog, a. T. Blow, J. H Kerchqm
"ComHiSSt0HerS, de-"
HIGHWAY ROBBERY IN TIE SMITHSONIAN
GEoU SDs--Mrs. &. L. Widstrand, residing at
No. col T. street, proceeded YESTERDAY NV " sv Of
the Smithsonian grounds to the Island 10 order
coal. just as she entered the grounds she TOOK
out her pocket book and inspected the contents.
with a view OF ascertaining how much money
she had in IL. She had gone brit a few rods
when an apparent cripple emerged from a
clamp OF bushes and sOliciteG enOug money to
enable him 10 have filed q prescription, which
had been, aS he alleged, given him by a phy-
stefan. The lady was about to comply with his
request, when the ungrstefui scamp seized her
poeket-boOk. His pedal extremities which
had before been crooked like a serpent, lin
beTed up and Strengthened ont, and he scam
Pered OH with about sl3 in greenbacks and the
pocket-bOOk. This highway robbery took place
IN broad day light. Occurrences like these
should suggest 10 the proper authorities that il
REQUIRES eternal vigilance to protect the com-
mrnity IN TINS much travelled thoroug hfare, even
In the light OF day.
PETITIONS FOR DIvoRCR-Yesterdav. in the
equity side OF the Supreme Court or the Dis
trlct, Annie Maria Mayhem fled a petition for
divorce from her husband, Erastus T.. Mavhey
one states that they were married in Alexan-
dIis, Va, in 1862. by Rev. b. Z. Roberts, and
came immediately TO Washington, where they
lived together until May 10th last. when he de-
serted her, leaving her with three children
She charges that in July, 1873, he Committed
adultery az the "LutZ House, I" on Pratt street.
baIumore, where he registered himself and a
strange woman as "ETastus r. Msyhey and
wife" and in August, 1873, he repeated the OF
tense at Laurel, Md, and has since been an
hahItual visitor 10 houses of i'll fame in this civ
This morning Gen. Hinkle filed a bill for q
divorce for Joseph Mcintosh sgt Jane McIn-
tcsh, in which the latter Is charged with having
in the fall OF last year left the Complainant AND
taken up with George Cole.
The NoRTHHKN MARKET-rhe Northern
ma ket- house tCorcOran squsre) commission
yesterday Afternoon was engaged Tor some
hours IN drawing up report OF the exact con-
ditiOn Of the market financiaiIy and otherWfse
Messrs. X. ). Bond and .. 5. b. Wall were ap-
pointed committee 10 present the report TO the
District Commissioners, and give an the de-
sired information. The committee st once re-
ldhel 70 AioTrisons building and presented
IepOrt 70 the Commissioners, explaining every
thing In connection herewith. Thew also ex-
tended an invitation TO the Commissioners to
visit the ma-ket-ho and Inspect the work
ateauy competed. The invitation was ac-
cepted, and the inspection will probably be
made to-day.
TIE BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS me,
last nj ght, and report was received from the
Chlef Engineer, recommending that Engine
No. &c sent TO the manufacturers for thoTo1yh
repair; laid over. The superintendent of are
alarm telegraph reported that extensive repairs
had been made TO the wires, rendered necessary
by the damages by the late storm. On motion
OF Mr.. Reed. the superintendent of IRE alarm
telegraph was authorized to employ a tempo
L ny repair man, at salary not exceeding sixty
1oaAs month. Applications for appointment
from Benjamin o. Owens and Charles K. Daw-
son were placed on nle.
BUILDING AssoCIArIoNs.-At the last nas,.
ing OF the Franklin Cooperation As,ociation
100 per cent. premium. vi
At the SD meeting of the Six Per Cent
Building Association, on Tuesday niyht I6
shares were redeemed. This associ alton "a yino
been IN existence over i've years u now Winding
up. s
NEW PuBLICATIoNs-FromJ j. c. Parker wa
have lie Bon Ton AOHthly Report Of Paris Fash
loES Tor August Frank Leslie's Lddy's Ma0axins
Tor August, and Harper's Weekly for july .:
from Jos. Shilington We have Demorest's Mirror
u FdShiOr and Frank Leslie's Lddy's Na1arfn,
for August, and Harper's Weekly for July IS;
also, from Robert Beall, Harper's Weekly for
same date.
SUDDEN DEATE.-Mrs. Margaret Swiyart,
VIE Of Jehn w. svigart, residing at No. AS
street, died very suddenly this morning
que was taken sick about Il O'Clock last night
A. oled about O'Clock q. m. DIR. Brookheir1er,
VINO was IN attendance, decided that II was
,fa CONGESTION OF the brain superinduced By