Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-02-21
TWO CENTS.
The District I'm Congress.

Columbia viii report the following bills
when called this afternoon:
NEW INSURANCE COMPANY.
To incorporate the Mutual Protection Fire
Insurance company OF the District OF Column
bis. IL names as cOrporatorS Geo. Taylor,
VIM Bsllantyne, j. G. Harknes, WIN. j .
chell. Joseph Casey, Chss. F. Peck. James n.
saw le, a. VI. Bruen, John II. Mcpherson
Nj n gomery Blair, Georye Lowry, John T.
Given, = II. Kaufman Nathaniel Wilson
George Hill, jr., John Msrkriter. John T
Mitchell. \. Pollok, John r. Bridget aud
James r. Fitch. The capital stock OF the
company is 10 consist OF the premium notes
given by the insured, the cash paid as In
terest thereon, and all property and profit de-
rived from the inyestm ent or use of ITS In
come or assets; but the reserve fund Of said
company shall not, at any one time. exceed
500 OOO, exclusive OF the real estate IL may
hold.
GEORGETOWN AND TENNALLYrowS RAIL
ROAD.
The committee viii also report the bin 70
incorporate the Georgetown and Tennally-
town railroad company. The iucOrpOrators
are; blchard W. Carter. Major A. Nichol-
son, Is. h. swart, A. Il. Pardon Lewis u.
Means, Isaiah Shoema ker, Joseph Weaver
Mo IRIS Adler, Jacob III. Keugla, John i Var
n p- Jas; HOFFMAN, Samuel ID. Linn, Philip
Brooke, Chas. Becker and Josiah Dent. Tue
route OF the road commences at the corner OF
Hlgh and Bridge streets, Georgetown along
iilgh street TO 4ih street, along attn street t.
rayette street. along Fayette street 10 High
street, and To its intersection with the
GEORGETOWN and Rockville turnpike ROAD
ahc atoms said road To rennallytoWn, with
lLe privilege OF extending the said railroad
from ieunallytOwn (along the public road
leading 10 Rockville) as far as the boundary
me OF The District Of Columbia. The capital
STOCK OF the company is fixed at 50. 600, and
not more than $4,000, in shares OF So each.
PRACTISE OF PHARMACY.
Ihe Oil 10 regulate the practice OF phar-
macy ID The District will be also introduced.
IL provides that a. shall be unlawful for tue
proprietor of any store or pharmacy To allow
person exec pt a registered pharmacist or re-
G!S!tred assistant pharmacist TO compound
OF ulSlense the prescriptions OF physicians
or 10 retail or dispense poisons. eXcepf as an
AID 10, and under the immediate SuperviSio,
OF, registered pharmacist or a registered
asst taEt pharmacist. and no proprietor OF
any store or pharmacy shall leave mis- said
store or pharmacy in charge Of any but "a re-
Clustered pharmacist or a registered assistant
phaTmaclst. Any person violating the pro-
visions OF this section shall be deemed guilty
pI n mlSdeTuC amor, and. on conviction there
OF, shall be liable TO a fine of not less than
I,Mtniy, nNe collars nor more than one hum
urea coliars Tor each and every sacl ofense.
Nav GAS COMPANY
Inc Dill 10 Incorporate the Capital Gas
cGnpal y. OF the District, introducsd in the
House to-day. names as incorporates: Thos.
s. Sprague. John T. Salter. George AZ. Dver.
WIN. w. Horton, John n. Harmon. James
A ken, Fred. ii. EIclbaum. James IL. Shell
don, austin Burt and John w. Polk. The
caplial stock Is fixed at 81 100000. in shares
OF Sl09 each. The price 20 be charged for gas
is Sl15 Per COO cubic feet.
lNEBRIATE HOME.
The bill 10 Incorporate the Iue5riate home.
OF the ID STREE, Introduced in tue House tI.s
morning, provides that board OF six man
ayers shall be appointed by the President.
VINO shall elect superintendent TO have
charge oi the asylum which is 10 be erected
Tor the most humane care aud curative
treatment Of the intempera' e and fnebriate
that is for habitual dTunkards, aud those
WfCm, Tor occasional drum kennesS. the DO
Ice or other officers may arrest.
GLESwOOD CEMETERY.
In the Senate to-day, Mr.. Sherman intro
duced Dill TO amend the act 10 INCORPORATE
GleAWOOd Cemetery. The bin puts the man.
agement OF The cemetery under a bOarI of
five trustees. to be elected b. the lot holders
The bin was referred 10 the District Com
mittee.
Az ADVERSE REPORT.
10 the Senate Ia day, Mr.. MerrimOn sub
NH led an adverse report on the petition OF
VIM. Ballaniyne, Henry Dickson aud VIM
King, praying that the supplies furnished
the public schools Of the District OF CoIum-
bia In the way of fuel, &c, be paid for IN
money instead OF bOGds.
QUESTION FOR THE BOARD OF AUDIT.
Senator Dawes has addressed letter 10
First Controller Tayler, asking whether the
Board OF Audit had authorized the payment
81 any money for publishing the evidence in
The last District investigation. aud IL 80 10
whom paid and by what authority.
THE 3.G5 BOND BILL.
III is understood that the conference com
mittee on the disagreeing votes OF both
Houses on the 3.G5 District bond bin has
agreed TO strike out that part OF their former
report allowing the Board of Audit to audit
claims for work already performed, and
abolish the board when the bill rs passed.
BUILDINGS RENTED BY THE INTERIOR
DEPARTMENT.
The Secretary OF the Interior reports 20
Congress that the following buildings are
rented for the use offhat department: -Four
story brick, No. 9l3 q street, from John w.
wright, at 5000 per year; siX-story brick
known as the Seaton House, for four years,
At rent per annum of $4,000; three-story
brlck, NO 62i, GO, 62S, Louisiana avenue, o.
James l.. Barbour and Edmonia Semms al
$500; three-story brick, No. Gle Louisiana
avenue, from Marshall Brown, at 81 500.
THE GOLD HUNTERS Cheyenne Flooded
nun MllleTS.-The Kansas City Times special
Black Hills correspondent writes from Chey-
enne that 5000 gold hunters are at that