Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-01-13

report. showing total receipts. 1886 SIS f3, and
disbursements, 1854 1924. The table of as
sets foots up $500. 9i5s7. Included are So
miles trackS+4 on Pennsylvania avenue,
* miles on 9Th street, and IL (singlel on
14th strreet-s2eO,OoO; 5O7 horses, s5o,7oo; 50
cars, SIS. 500.
Appended is list of suits for damages,
numbering eight.
District Government Affairs.
LIEUT.. HoXIE's ESTIMATE FOR THE NEXT
FISCAL YEAR.
Lieut.. Hoxie Engineer for the District of
Columbia. has transmitted to the Commits
sioners estimates for the operations of his
office for the fiscal year ending June so, 1876,
which is the same as was embraced in his
annual report. with the exception that he
has changed the amount for gas for public
offices and buildings feOm 500 ,e0660 to
S144,0Go, and that the sum of 10000 for pur-
chasing machinery necessary for repair OF
concrete pavements has been added. The
current expenses, embracing repairs of wood
paVements, concrete pavementS, repairs of
county roads, pumps. sweeping streets.
cleaning alleys. cleaning sewers and traps,
removal of ashes, parking commission, gas
for streets. public offices. &c. gas lamps and
repairs. rent for public buildings. repairs Of
public buildings. extension OF sewers. erect
ing geo street lamps and for purchasing ma
chlEery necessary Tor the repairs OF streets,
amount 10 S5S0643.6l. Amount estimated for
salaries. embracing Engineers Office. Office
of lamps and gas. surveyors Office, inspector
Of buildings. public buildings and wiarves.
western. northern. northeastern. eastern. and
GcOTgetOWn markets and special police is
DFDiCtiet
Improvements within the fiscal year, EN-
br8cln9 additional work required for the
completion of Improvements on streets on
which contracts are now in operation streets
which had been improved. streets which had
not been improved, sc, 10000
ELECTIONS OF OFFICERs-At the annual
meeting of the stockholders of the National
Metropolitan Fire Insurance company. held
Monday afternoon. the following directors
We're elected for the ensuing year: MeSSrs.
Moses Kelly, NJ. g. Emery. John r. Blake,
William l.. Wall. William G.. Metzerott,
George F. Gulick. John T. Lehman, j. w
Parker, and Edward Clarke.
The annual meeting OF the Continental
Hotel company took place Monday evening.
a. i. G. Dodge, occupied the chair. with A.
Is. TalcOtt as secretary. The list is headed
by; President, John Iiitz; secretary, A. b.
TalcOtt; treasurer. u. w. Middleton, &c.
The stockholders of the National Hotel
company have elected the following officers:
Shas. T. Calvert; president; Jas. c. Mcclure,
w. y. Calvert. ID. G.. Campbell and G.. A
BOhrer. directors; g. A. BOhrer, secretary.
and c. y. James, treasurer.
THE NATIONAL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
y movement has been i'm progress som.
months past to combine the graduates of all
The colleges and universities in the United
States INTO one grand National Alumni As
ISOLATION. The effort is very SIlccnSsfIII
The presidents of Bowdoin College. Yale
college. Delaware College, Western Mary
land College, Trinity College, Oberline Col
re, I NlNer>lJN OIL california. University of
He9rgia. Illinois Industrial University. Ken
lucky University, University of Minnesota
University of Nebraska. East Tennessee
nlNerslty. University Of Vermont, and Uni
NcrSltN OF Virginia have consented To act i'm
tle hoard OF directors OF the association. \
meeting Is 10 be held NJ the lecture room g2S
I'm street northwest. in this city on Friday
evening next. for consultation ON their future
action. 10 which all graduates i'm the city
are invited.
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FUNERAL, AEPS MYFPS ft,por,I
oi the lamcnted Mrs. Eliza II. Myers took
place at 10 o'clock this morning, from the
residence OF her son. Mr.. VIM. II. Mclean.
No. Al / street northwest and was largely
attended ny the friends of the deceased and
of the family. An affecting and imDrpSSiye
discourse was delivered by Rev. Jacob d.
Wilson of the First ". y. church aftprwhich
The remains were taken to Glenwood GENIE
terry for lnteTmrnt-McSSrS &. = Moves r
l.Stuart, ThOs.W. Howard, j. r. Given. /
h'''eilher' anu ; J.. liable, pall-bcarerS.
PETITION OF NAVY YARD EMPLOYEES
IN the senate tcrday petition. signed by
I'VE hundred mechanics ami other EMPLOYEES
OF The Washington navy yard. was prcSenteJ
and referred 10 the Committee on Naval
AhalrS. lt praYS that in view of the impoS-
Slblllty OF obtaining employment I'm private
yards, the recent lack of work and the cold
season. that sufficient appropriation be
made 10 continue the yard with its full work
ing force.
THE CELEBRATED EMILY SOLDFNE. with
Htf ijSil>h Opera BOuffr CDInpanV. COM
nltnce brief engagement at the National
1hc;ttcr next Monday evening. Miss Sol
don" first regular appearance on the boards
TOOK place Just five years ago. and she has
fecn for AT least two Of those years racpp-
nlZed as one of the leading singers of opsra
houff". and has gathered around her a com
pany Oh ability, both as comedians and sing
CTS.
FTNFEAL or JULIAN G.. HOLLAXD-Tnc
lGh' raj oI the late Julian g. Holland took
place NcSieTpaN afternoon. from his late rn>i-
dchcc ON | street. The -bearerS-NcS,rS
topeI hayer. Baker. Mcintosh. Mudd HoI-
llngShcad and Farquhar-wercaI young IN IN
about the age of the deceased. The services
were conducted by Rev. Dr. Elliott. OF the
Hiirch OF the Ascension. and the remains
were inferred in the family lot i'll GlenwooI
Cemetery.
y ERnICT OF 60 Nor GUILTY IN THE
LION tASE.-1hiS morning, in the Criminal
court Judge Macarthur, the trial of the ease
OF Edward L. Leon, charged with man
slaughter in producing an abortion on Susan
y. Mclaughlin. was resumed. and after a
number OF witnesses for the defense had nean
examined. the jury found a verdict of not
Gullty-MesSTS. Barrett and Browne for the
defense.
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