Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-05-04
The District I'm Congress.


Mr.. Hamlin introduced a bill in the Sem
ate to-day, which was referred to the Dis
trict Committee, to establish a geological
park, near the Capitol, and TO Incorporate
company TO maintain the same aud con-
struct street railroad thereto. 1t names a.
incorporators Messrs. Jacob Roth, g. w.
Linville, John y. oliver, Sol. 8. Renkle,
George Juenemann, ID. ID. Foley, Jackson
Cole, and Lewis Neurath. The bill gives
them the authority TO enclose Mulliken Hill,
on the northeastern boundary of Washington
"a track not excr eding $50 acres-and name
it the Geological PARK; TO charge a reason
able entry fee to pay expenses; exempts said
park and its appendages from taxation; re-
peals the act approved June 81, 1870. estab-
fishing a similar park; gives them authority
to construct street rail way by the shortest
practicable route between the junction of
It'll street northwest and Pennsylvania ave-
nue., and fixes the capital stock OF the COM
paDy al 100000.
PETITION
signed c. NJ. Matthews, Frank Jones, II. NJ.
Sweeny, George w. Riggs, W. w. Corcoran.
Arthur L. Brice, Henry II. Dodge, z. p.
Berry, N. j. Adler, j. g. Waters, III. ID.
Cooke, Walter s. Cox, j. q. Berret and 9th
eTs, was presented In the Senate by Mr..
Burnside, and referred TO the Committee on
Commerce. asking an appropriation for the
removal OF certain rocks above the rocks
In The Potomac known as the Three SIS
ters." The petitioners represent that IN
view OF the recent construction OF an outlet
lock for the Chesapeake and Ohio canal,
WDertDy lI6 shipment OF coal VIII De largely
increased and the cost diminished. ,nese
rocks, which Obstruct navigation ct ysen
said outlet lock and the anchorage of coal
vessels, ought 10 be removed.
Important Arrest by Our Detectives
CAPTURE OF "BROKEN NOSE GEORGE"
PAL OF SNYDER, THE PERRY BURGLAR.
few days since Major Richards received
telegram from the independent de tective
firm Of Knox & Wren, Richmond, Va, sta
tlpg that Mr.. a. h. Snow, agent for the firm
Of Owens q Co, extensive Jewelry dealers,
No. Maiden Lane, New York, VINO was a
guest at the st. James hotel of that city had
been robbed of : ,0C0 worth of sample jewel
ry, and asking him 10 oe on the lookout as
The thief was suspecte1 of COMING: this way.
Yesterday morning Mr.. T. w. Uoenuiger,
proprietor of that hotel, arrived In this city
and proceeded TO headquarters, gave a NIL
mute description of the thief. Major Rich
ards suspecting who it was procured the pic
ture from the rogues' gallery of George
Sheckels alias "Broken-nOse GEORGE" when
Mr.. Hoenniger at once recognized 1t as the
man who was stopping at the hotel, and
was noticed by him to be shadowing MIR.
Snow, and was seen to enter his room. All
The trains and boats arriving from the
south have been watched, and this morn
Ing Mr.. H., who was on the "pipe'' at the
Baltimore and Potomac depot, discovered
the south on It's arrival here At the,
same moment Broken-nose George caught
his eye and jumped. Mr.. III. followed, but
before he could get the services of an officer
he lost sight OF him. Mr.. III. reported the
facts TO headquarters, and Detectives Nc.
Dewitt, McElfresh and Miller started cut
and secured the town, and just as they were
going TO give up the chase, they discovered
him and took him in. Mr.. Perry was at
once notified, aud repaired to Headquarters,
and general congratulations followed This
is the same man who with Neddy Miller,
alias Sny der, an expert craftsman, robbed
The Store OF the Messrs. Perry on Sunday,
The q Tn of June, 1875, of "a eco worth OF silks
Broken-nose escaped, but Neddy was cap
tured next day, AMI was subsequently batled
out by the "bogus Edes," and has since been
travelling and following his old trade. A few
months since Detectives McElfresh and Sar-
gent struck his trail in Philadelphia, but he
Jumped Just IS they were about to pull him.
The jewelTy mas not yet been recovered, but
1T is likely our detectives VIII recover If. II
seems that he has been following Mr.. Snow
for some time past, watching an opportu-
nifty TO rob him.
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT-JTsettl Of the
Commissioners The Board or Fire Commits
ElOnPTQ QSf Inn.