Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-11-20
District Government Affairs.

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~ containing popular novel.
District Government Affairs.
Collector Cook has furnished a statement
TO the District Commissioners of the coIlec-
tons for the month of October, from which
IL appears that the receipts from general
county for the year ending June3O, 1876, were
$3.50 ,129.f9; from the same source for the year
GdiDg June 80. 1875, Sli,ls sos; same for year
ending June so, 1874, - ,Os6 %; redemption OF
TAX liens for 1871 ., II HOS; from redemption
of tax lien sales $50 ~: same for 1875, S5I7 90
tax sales, 1875, s1S3 i3; licenses. - rs 81; ad
NeTtlSing District of Columbia. 1S12-5, ST.,
GO 81; arreaTages corporation of Washington.
Slits; do Levy Court, S15O.7j; special taxes
sl,i32 .; water taxes, (advertised,) SOIL 81;
permit fees, 90; deposits To credit OF
western market, Ssh; same To Georgetown
market. : 1913. 30; making a total of $3.50 .g3s %
The distribution has been made in the usual
manner.
BUILDING PERMITS
issued to-day by Inspector PlOwman: John
Beha. tWO-stOTy brick StOrehOuse west side
10th. between VI and n streets northwest;
S2a0- James Robbins. two three story brick
dwellings south side y, between 18th and
18th streets northwest; $4,000. T.. l.. Porter,
brick store south side Bridge street, George
town, between Rock Creek and Montgomery
street; $500. p. j. Callahan, frame stable on
Market street, Georgetown; $50. T. w. V.
steel, tworstOry frame storehOuse west side
nth, between : and streets northwest; $500.
AQUEER Doc CAsE-In the Police Court
Judge Snel) to-day, James Shields. colOred,
was charged with the larceny OF a setter dog
cash, OF the Marine Service who testified TO
the larceny, and on crOss-eXamination teSti-
ned that he estimated the value of the dog by
lts qualities, the same as he did that of men.
Other testimony was given to show that
Shields took the dog from Major CaSh's resi-
dence, and Henry Lacy testified to recover
1rg the dog from Shields, who told him wit
BesS) that he had been employed by Mr.. Cav
ansugh TO get this dog which belonged to
Mr.. Clark. Mr.. William NJ Evans testified
pf rNe lOSS of
the dog during the absence of Major Cash,
ard that he (witDess) got Lacy To find him..
ress). and he gaveit 10 Mr.. Cash. He found
The dog in the Office of Mr.. Clark, on 18th
street, and, Shields refusing To give il up,
during which Shields made his es,
cape with the dog through a back door.
Mr. w. H. Clark, agent Of the American
Press Association, testified that Mr.. VIM.
NJ. Evans sent the dog to his house, his un-
dersfaDding being that ii was present from
and last fall it was taken from his house.
He applied TO Mr.. Cavanaugh To hunt it up,
and Shields was employed TO get IL for him.
Mr.. Evans was recalled. ana testified that
be gave the dog to Major Cash. Mr.. Clark
was very DESTROYS or getting a setter, and re-
Cash, which he did, resulting in the latter
letting Mr.. Clark have the dog to use, with
The understanding that he was to deliver IT
him whenever he CASH requested. This
understanding was afterwards totally ignor-
ed. Mr.. Clark holding on TO the dog Witness
subsequently went with Major Cash to MIR.
Clark's house, and finding the latter absent.
he took the dog away with him. The court
decided that this was not case to be settled
by the criminal law; that the remedy was
by civil process. and discharged Shields.
THE THEATERs.-"Dot,o or the Cricket on
the Hearth" dramatized from Dickens
beautiful Christmas story was performed
before very large audience at the National
quaint and PATHETIC aCaI eb Plum 4ens
drew from his auditors alternate tears and
smiles. Miss ThOmpsOns rendition of the
character OF Bertha. the blind girl, was about
the finest ever seen here. while the "DOt" of
Miss Osborne. the John" OF Pierson, the
,.Tilly Siowboy" Of Miss Paul and the MRS.
Indigo" OF Mrs. GermOn were all capital,
making IL about the most satisfactory per-
Torrance of the week. "DOt'' will be re-
peated tonight, together with The Hap
piest Day of my Life" making q very at
fractive double bill.
On Monday evening the vIvacious and
ever-w welcome Mrs. Oats and her lively
troupe Of comedians and singers in an Eng
lish version OF "Grofe Girofia."
Next week Ford's Opera House will be re-
oreDed for the unique performances of
Salsbury's Troubadours (tbe American
Eokfsl in their extravaganza entitled
Patchwork"
ATTRACTIVE AUCTION SALEs.-The sale
of nne furniture by Thomas Bowling which
was TO take place to-day at his sales room.
STAR Office buildings, is postponed until
Monday morning next. This collection, we
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ntture, from the finest In the most ordinary
offering hne opportunity 10 parties pur-
chasing
The same auctioneer will sell on TUESDAY,
next q large and varied collection OF oil
PAINTINGS, which are well worth the atten-
lion OF lovers Of the nne arts.
Also, ON Wednesday, the Path inst, supe-
Nor class Of furniture on z street, near 18th
street.
HICHARLEs COUNTY, To-, HOMICIDE
Henry Washington, of this city, charged
with the murder Of Chas- Green, In Charles
county. Md, in May last, was tried In the
Port Tobacco court. Judges Brent. Magru-
by CO.. w. A. Cook, OF this city, and Mr..
kdelin. Of Port Tobacco. The deceased was
Iound heating In creek near Glymont with
gnnsn mol wound on the side OF his head, and
menceu ~ Green, and the accused was act
ing in seif-defence. The Judges decided that
the prlsons. was not entity, Judge Brent de-
REAL ESTATE sALEs.-Messrs. Duncan.
for Fendall l.. Alexander, trustee part or
lot 5, In square $50, fronting 1872 feet on an
alley between ID and + streets and North
Capitol street northwest, containing 6 $50
cents per square foot
Thomas z. wag2an,an, real estate broker,
$40 eth street, has sold, for Theodore A.
Curtis, lot II, IN square east OF ei3, for 10
cents per foot.
THE RECTOR OF THE CHURCH OF THE
EPIPHANY, Rev. w. +. Watkins, Is now de-
Iivering series Of sermons on Sunday eve
nings on the subject OF "Moderr Doubt and
how 10 meet it,n designed particularly for
mat class OF thinking people whoSe minds
Aon OF science 10 religion,