Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-07-21
LOCAL NEWS,
Condemned Iacags

tenements between the old Chronicle Office and
the corner of 9th and f streets. was bid in yes
terday al auction by the trustees for AL 600
The full Marine band left to- day for Balti-
more, whence they viii accompany the 18th
Maryland regiment to Long Branch. They
will return in about ten days.
certificate of Incorporation of the Mount
Pleasant Division. No. II, Sons of Temperance,
vas tiled yesterday by MeSsrs. Thomas NJ. Ex-
jr.. and j. I. Jenes-
'-apia Association last -
elected the following delegates to the e0uven-
ton which meets at Harrisburg august 10:
Capt. W. III. Turner, Paul Hersh, Capt. A. ID.
Hazen, l.. Harrison aud Capt. ID. Roth.
The firth Of a series OF meetings in the inter
est OF the approaching camp meeting at Wash
ington Grove was held in the basement OF Dun
bartOD-street NJ. Z. Church. Geor getOwn, last
evening. Rev. George W. Hobbs presided,
sisted by the Rev. Nessrs. Ealisnt and Brown.
G.. f. Smith, who erected for the late Prof.
Morse the first line OF telegraph poles in this
country, between Washington and Il tltimOre,
in 1874, died at his residence in Sswfsd,
Maine, few days since, at an advanced age:
The Prince Georgian cOrreCts its report OF the
death Of Mr.. Phelps, who was accidentally shOt
by J. Il. Strickland the i,h instant. u ,ar
Marlboro. Mr.. Phelps Is conyalesce1t and out
The following is list of patents issued to res
idents OF the District of Columbia tor the week
ending July p: Il. Finley Hunt, Improvement
IN mOldtDg cellulOids for dentists and others;
Richard Powell, Improvement in iron vessels.
Mr.. NJ. W Barr, agent for the Southern As
soeiated Press, IS rus;Ieating in western Mary
land. During his absence the southern papers
are we'll supplied with Washington news by Mr..
James G. Holland, Of the New York Associated
Press.
Attention is called to the card elsewhere Of
Messrs. Lewis & Barry. These enterprising
gentlemen have just opened their office, and
will doubtless Go q large and successful bust
ness. They viii announce full particulars here
after.
The fifteenth annual convention of the Chi
Phi Fraternity will be held at Willard's hotel,
N ~ IN ring rha fraf It Ia
expected that full delegations will be present
from at least twenty-five chapters, and that
every state in the mon Will be represented.
little boy, who gives his name as Willie
Gorman, seven years OF age, was found on the
Glenwocd road yesterday morning, and taken
TO the second precinct ststioD-house, where he
still remains, being unable to tell where his pa
rents live.
Messrs. Cook, Son & Jenkins, tourist and ex-
curslon managers, Of New York, have inaugu-
rated a system of cheap excursions through all
parts of the United States, having control of
over one thousand routes by rail, steamboat anu
stage. just 81 this time IL may be interesting
to know that AIR. Will. A. Short is the agent for
this city, Office No. 7O1 18th street, where tickets
can be procured much below the usual rates.
IMPROVEMENT ON SEVENTH STRERr-Yes-
teTday afternoon the brick work OF the new row
OF three-stOry buildings on 9Th street, between
street and Massachusetts avenue, being about
finished, the buildings were formally ''topped
out" From the top two fine American flags
were displayed, and during the entire afternoon
the workmen seemed 10 be in extra good humor
Tor the old custom seems to be but seldom OBJ
served OF late years, and a " topping OFF f" in
ionS 70 ne e,soggs .a[r Inc IHui,hngs pc
years since erected on the west side of eth street
eight three.stOry buildings, which have recently
been remOdeleC. There are eight houses in the
new row, each averaging 20 feet front and 20
feet deep, containing 10 rooms, beside the
stores on the first story. The fronts are OF
pressed brick, with iron trimmings. Mr.. b. B.
Curran is the architect and superintendent, Mr..
~ w. Rogers has done the brick work, and the
Downing brothers are the carpenters. The
cost OF the Improvement when the buildings on
the east side are fnished) will exceed 800, COO.
About I'VE O'Clock p. m. the bosses, mechanics,
and lsboreIs were called from their work, and
joining few invited guests the tables in an
ADJOINING house were surrounded and the cola
non-lfquld and sOlid-was greatly enjoyed.
Mr. CteTmehle was cOmplimented on his enter
Prise and reference was made to the time when
IN lsI4 he was regarded as slightly demented
for building three story houses on the opposite
OF the street, when the principal building in
that section was a two-stOry frame shop known
as the "WGoc-sawyers' Hotel"
BUILDING AssOCIATIoSs.-At the first an
nuaI 18th monthly meeting OF the MetrOpOli-
tan Building Association last night Mr.. j. \.
Prescott, the secretary, presented the first An
nnal report. 1t shows receipts OF si9,si3.1O, in
GLIDING Se,19l repayment of advances on l6l
shares settled; disbursements same, including
$500 advanced on 5T5 shares. and - g4OT5
Tor redemption OF so shares OF stock. Assets
So, 0J1@s; original number shares OF stock,
$40; Withdrawn and Cancelled, 493; number
advanced on, III; number not advanced upon,
2-5to; value OF each share, Sl2.S3: profit, IL 80
FER CENT average premium COS per cent. The
following officers were elected iTr the ensuing
year: President, VIM. Dickson; vice president,
John Cook, treasurer, James Frazer; secre-
tary, John a. Prescott; directors. George w
Cissel, VIM. II. Brown, T.. G. Eckloff Joseph X.
Edson, +. NJ. Detweiler, NJ. z. Calian, i. W.
Wallace, John e.. Thompson, Geo II. Wood
Twenty-siX shares of stock were advanced on
at premium OF s. per cent.
At the b,th meeting of the Fifth Ward Build
ing Association last night IL 40 was received
and paid out upon Withdrawals at $3.50 pre-
MUM per share.
REAL ESTATE TRASsFHRs.-Wm. y. Cor
don, iI., trustee, TO IL. II. Psrmenter, part 4,
block l, Mt. Pleasant; Patrick Cleary to Fran
c,s Linkins, lot IA, block u, Meridian Hill,
SEQ; y. .. Howard, trustee, 10 A. Langdon LOT
II, square IS, lot Is, square 2I5; Horace s.
WalbTidge to Hannah A. Foster, part lot 6,
square ~, sc 900; j. Ford Thompson TO j. W.
Herbert, situate in the county called Roberts
Choice, 81; j. W. Herbert to j. Ford Thompson,
situate IN the county called Roberts choice, a;
I'd. l.. stanton, receiver, &C., TO Charles A
Schneider, lot 1, square 81, %, 80; f. T.. Nav
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