Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-12-23
District Government Affairs.

city, IL one OF the point designated.
District Government Affairs.
Tie school teachers will not receive their pay
Ter December previous TO the HOLIDAYS, as WAS
intended ~ the District Commissioners, in con-
sequence or the Hardness OF taxpayers coming
CT with their ts1es. The January interest
however. has been provided for.
To-day, Controller COyie is paying Off the Ia
horeTs under W. II. Adams, and the pressure
- very great az his office DOOR Messrs Ewing
ard jackson and Pope H0dnOt, attorneys for
The men, are present, and Mr.. Coyle puts the
question IN each case a. the applicant appears.
Did YOU give a power OF attorney to Mr.. Hold
not CT Mr.. Jackson, CT both, and who do YOU
want The money paid to-" The laborer then
sivt the name OF the enc he desires to receive
" lestsTcsy, Dir. COy1e received note from
AsssTs- EwiI : and Jackson, requesting him to
pay tie men whose names appear on the Adams
roll without any reference 20 fees due them for
professional services; that they did not wish
their claim on the men TO delay action on the
part Of Ar- Coyle. The total amount OF the roll
~ 81 8. 90. which Is divided up to meet the
Claims, varying in amount from two dollars NJ
anoIg the hundreds
FIRES AND ACCIpEaTs-At ten minutes II
: O'Clock last evening, box - Congressional
Globe Cfree) was Turned IN fer fire discovered
IN tie store of Mr.. George Savage, PennSyIva-
ma aStnge, between Sd and = streets. Loss
slight. While No hose carriage was on ITS
way 10 u Il tre, in tCTniTg the corner OF New
JeTsey ayerue and Il street the left hind wheel
was WTeTched on, Pre- "pltatDg the fremsn u
tie ground, Eoue Of whom. however, were Sc
r1oUSly Injured, although some received slight
injuries.
At ten minutes or 10 O'Clock word was sent
over The police telegraph wires 70 tarn in an
alarm of FIRE from the police station corner 5rh
street ard South Carolina avenue sIutheast
The Cfcer on duty At the central station sent
word up Stsirs 10 the fire telegraph Office TO
turn in bOr 16, (statiOn-hOuse corner of 9th and
T. streets southwest, > which was done and the
Departing Mt promptly responded, only to find
out tha- BY ReglectIng TO consult the FIRE alarm
Station hnusa 2S
have been box :. The correct box was than
Turned in, rausiug the different companies 70 20
over the unfinished parts of the city getting
frCm one box 20 the other. III the meanwhile
TIE companies Who are oct OF the district of box
DC responded 20 box :. as when tao alarms come
in about the same tine the companies out OF
The district in which the fire IL must rssnon+
The FIRE was fortunately put out before the ar
rival OF the companies. and was caussd by the
syploslon of coal OH lamp in the honse Of M
WCecIands No e22 h street southeast.
TIE FUNERAL Of the la'e DR. L. NJ. Smith
who fer several years past has been clerk 10
the war Department, took place from Mrs
DAVIS sth street, between l. and NJ this morn
ibg. Tie services we're conducted or Rev Dr.
John G. Smith, and the funeral was attended
by large number Of the friends and relatives
OF the deceased, a. also by the uniformed p4tri-
aTet al members Of ODD Fellows. Columbia
Ivcse, No loi Mount SebO Encampmeat; AMI
the Grand Lodge, l. D. q. F., who headed by
DCnCh's band, escorted the remains to the Bal
timore and Potomac depot, and in charge az
The following persons they we're sent bY the
To q train Ia York. Pa. for interrasDt. lanes
Hughes, K. G. SimOnds and l.. ii. Henry. of
Columbia Lodge; W. p. Frazier and A r.
GawleF, OF the Grand Lodge. and ) W *
Hardy and Il. W. Waters. OF Mount Se50 Ea-
canFmSEt.
TEE BOARD OF HEALTH met last right
The health Cheers report was submitted Sh0 =
Ing % BHisances ahate,i. causes OF death inv.
ogated. 9; buT!a!s az pubiic expense 3: pa-ispts
treated by physicians 10 the poor. DR.. Keene
SUI nltfsd TesOluti n that the two frame shan
ties and premises III alley, between AMI IA ana
tfh and 9Th streets northwest, the property OF
John Mccarthy, be condemned As nlfss1cas
and Their abatement ordered: adopted. Tue
registrar OF vital statistics submitted a state
ESht of mortality for the pas week showing
total number OF deaths, g. Among the prom
IsLt causes were consumption, paeumJn:a.
bfthSLltr, congestion ~ brain, vh0OUiu-
cough, CiPhthsIia, CONFUSION, AM epiIep-.5
Marriages =, births, -.
/. o. o. F. RxsEsTATIoN.-Isst niybt =
very interesting meeting of Washington Lodge,
30 Z. = q. -. F.. tCCk place at their room, IN
ocd 7 tHoWs' Hall and there was q very large
aifenGsrce IN anticipation OF an interesting
Irtsehta'io1- AFTER the usual work OF the lodge
= handsome miniature monument, rl4Is br
Past Grand Ball, "a member o: the order for s.
years. of spalis OF marble embracing every DE-
scriptiHE Of stone used in the construction OF
tbe t&F.tOl building, was unTailsd. and Mr. L.
n patterson, on behalf OF Mr.. Ban, presented
u te The lcCge. Noble Grand BGShr0d VI. Reed
responded On behalf of the lodge. Hon NJ J
Durham. Grand Sire or the order. deity
sre0 sn eloquent address. The GA FeIlozs'
choir added greatly 10 the enjoy neat OF tie oc-
css5On.
TEE NATIONAL JACKSON DEMOCRATIC As
EtCiATICN Eet last hight a. SsngeTbUBl Han,
the President, Mr. John +. Norris, in the en- III
Al q Dr. CEsrics Allen, secretary. The exscu-
i've committee was annoUDced as fOiIows
tolCmbGs Alexander. George Il. Stewart, Dr..
Charles Allen. TiM0thy Y. E0ODan Efward
Eammersley, y. c. Swart, and Nick SsnderSon.
Ges>Es- John ". TrO0k and John ". Collins
were elected men beTs. Er. Z. L. Culver VA.
appointed 20 select place fOs fature ueet.ug..
a Resolution Was adopted requesting the Metro
poh,an Club 20 unite with the ASSOCIATION in
eeiebIatlng The anniversary OF the battle OF
New orleans, = January next The resignation
OF William b. Clagett a. financial seceetary
was received and accepted
ACCIDENT ON TBz PoIsr OF Rocks RAIL
ROAD TBIs NoRNiNG--As the down express
main on the Point OF Rocks road was pas-in j,
Brooks station this morning at the rate al
forty miles an hour, it struck the market wacsn
CT Mrs. CTieh, smashed IL into a hundred piece
and threw her violently TO the ground Forth
pately, the horse ana front wheels had cross,
the rack, and as Mrs. UricS was sitting rtro1
the front seat, she escaped Eith her lie, but
was severely bruised Mfr. p y. Middleton
living In the neig borhoOd, kindly cared for
her and cent her home,
Masonic FLRCTIONs.-At the annual meet
Ing OF Federal Lodge, No. I. Z. /. \ 81 ar
night, officer were elected for the ensuing Ma
. nc year, a. follows. WIZ. 4 Short, ". VI /;
Joseph HamscheT, $. w; W. =. Jeuks. y. w.
W n. Goods, treasurer; ". Ct. Brock, sscre-
fary; W b. French, TYLER.
At stated commune atom q AcaeIa Lodge.
No. l., L. A. A. NJ. held on ri I'D ius'A.,- tne
following officers were elected. br-W- y. Young.
w. N j. X. heIeb ant =. W; DR. j. Il. Il m
y. W L. NJ. HaAso n, treasurer; DR.. j. j. Lit
tie, secretary.
The jury IN TIE HOWE SToRT CASE DIS
AeRkE.-This morning In the Circuit Court
,iucge Cartier, in TIE case OF Ca,herins V
STORY against Freeman ". HoWe-actiCn for
breach OF promise OF marriage ami Ia sfi0n, "a
which Zoo Camskes are ciGim-i-tle jury
were brought In and annOuncet that thew we're
unable TO agree upon n verdict, and we're d.
charged. IL Il said that the jury went out Il
for III ding . verdict for ptaIUtiff, AMI one for
defendant, ut. ". e.. Harper, J and that they
way until dismissed Her council, 10 Il re-
ported are determined 10 press Der case.
SALE OF LAND n THE CoUHTY.-B. II. War
p6T. real estate broker sNd sucti0aeer sold yes
t.rCay afte ~ GOD, ~ auction, for Mshloa Ash
ford. ESQ, trustee, j. ID acres Of laUd H-ar
GCCG Hope, being a pArt Of ira = clI.si
''BSalls Discovery - in the county OF Wa-tIns-
ten, ID, G., 20 MIs. J., e. MOeser, at Sl,59j.