Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-03-17
District Government AfFairs.


PROPOSALS FOR SUPPLIES.
The District Commissioners have just had
printed schedule, embracing every possi-
branch OF the District Observation-Disclosures
schools. fire department, &C, which thew
may need from time to time, and everything
wanted Will hereafter be purchased from the
TAPPERrIT AGAIN
The Tappertlt who led his crowd of strikers
last Monday night to the Presidents house
contractors, yesterday waited upon the Dis
trict Commissioners sin the capacity of a
upon the same subject. He charged that the
contractors who owe the laborers are allowed
to draw certificates on account of their work
and asked that the Commissioners assume
the responsibility of paying the laoorers,
which they have no power or right to do
During the discussion he became quite
no notice was taken, and he left saying that
was no place TO find justice or discuss legal
questions.
THE GRAND JURY to-day returned true
61lls OF indictment i'm the following cases:
James Johnson, horse stealing; VIM
Mothey, resisting an officer; VIM. Timber
lake, robbery; Julius West, assault with
intent to Kill; Abraham Douglas, resisting
an oncer; VIM. johnson, assault with intent
TO Kill; Louis Wagman and Charles Burrell,
resisting an officer; Charles Nugent. robbery;
VIM. jackson, larceny; James Walter and
Spider Brown, burglary and larceny; VIM.
Smith and DraytOn johnson, alias Grayson
Church. do, John Snowden, resisting officer;
Henry Taylor, burglary and larceny; George
Braxton, assault with intent to kill; James
Smith, burglary; a. Turner, VIM. Thomas
and Gray Lewis alias George Berry, burglary
and larceny; John Watson, larceny; Lee
Levi and William Smith, do, and Alfred
The grand jury also recommended that the
following be dismissed: William Stepney,
perjury; Barbara Phfer, assault and battery,
with intent to kill; William Curtis, larceny
OF drums; John Powell, larceny; Hoby MIL
Ter, burglary; William Blackstone, larceny;
ID. W. Irving; assault, with intent to kills
Murphy, resisting officer; Sarah w. Comp
ton, false pretences; James HI. O'Brien, re-
sisting officer.
AT LAsT-Hugh Strider, a noted thief.
was arrested last night by Officer Sutton, of
from Detective McDevitt, who has been on
the lookout for him for some time past on the
charge of breaking into THE STAR office, in
December last, on Sunday, and robbing il
OF several articles. Strider has since been
serving time in the Alexandria chain gang
on an old charge, and escaped from the gang
some two weeks ago. He was found in the
Division, and is held to answer the charge
stated above.
REAL ESTATE SALEs.-Messrs Young d
Middleton sold yesterday afternoon, for
Messrs. b. H. Warner and Henry Stras-
burger, trustees, houses SIS and $40 n street
Charles T. Davis has sold to r. s. Parks
the east 20 feet inches of lot 9, in square 5l3
fronting on M street, between 4th and 5th
streets northwest, for 90, 5O0 also, to Angus
tus Davis, esq, sub lot 81, in square 5f3, for
SO 900; and to E. II. Cole, esq, sub lot 6s in
square 49, for $4,000.
PUss OAKLEY PLEADS GUILTY OF KID
HAPPING THE BECKwITH BABY.-Sarah
Parker alias Puss Oakley who was arraigned
in the Police Court to-day on the charge OF
kidnapping the child of Mr.. j. A. Beckwith,
pleaded guilty, and was ordered to be COM
NJ nf fl.n
fixed at s., 600.
CHAIN BRACELETS in plate, with gold
fringe, at Prigg's jewelry store, on the ave-
nue., agent for the Lake George diamonds.