Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-02-26
District Government Affairs.

Ire DlstT1ct Commissioners have received
communication from Hon. A. II. Buckner,
Chairman Committee on the District of CO.
Iumbia, requesting the Commissioners as
executive officers OF the District 10 furnish
an estimate OF expenditures for the fiscal
year ending June 3Oth, 1871, for Metropol tan
Police. Board of Health and The several re-
formatOry institutions.
BUILDING PERMITS
issued by Inspector Plowman: James Barry,
a two story frame dwelling, north side K
between list street and Delaware avenue
northeast 500. Zachariah Hazel. a frame
dwelling, north side G, between 18th and 18th
streets northeast; $40. II. Clay Stewart q
two. story and basement brick dwelling.
west side 18th, between X and l. streets
northwest; sis Geo. Or. Busey, two story
brick stable, west side Vermont avenue he
tween l. and NJ streets northwest; ~ 500.
Michael Coon bS, thTee-stOry aud base
ment brick dwelling, east side 10th. between
III and / streets northwest: IS 900. Thomas
king, two-stOry and basement brick store
and dwelling, east side 81 street, between G
ard n street southwest; SO 800; John r.
Wright, a twO-stOTy brick store and dwell
ing; east side 10th, between N and o street
northwest; $1,000. VIM. Fegan, two story
BRICK dwellings, south side n, between "a
and I'd streets southwest; 90 eco; Richard l.
Bsrry, two-siory brick dwelling. west side
sth. between X and s streets northwest;
$1.2oO. John o Evans, a twO-story brick
stOTehOuSe, north side Water street, south
Westi 5000. John O. Evans, four three
story and basement dwellings, ga - side ian
street, between l. street and New York ave-
nue; $4,000.
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF NISISG ENGI-
NIERs.-The American instituted Mining
Engineers, at I'll Smithsonian Institute,
yesterday, listened TO papers read by Mr..
Dudley on analyses OF Gases from Loco
motives Mr.. GOIyell-'sThe DfatOmaceOus
sands OF Richmond, Va Mr. Birkenbine-
"Suspended Hot Blast Pipes" Mr.. r. Hunt
The Worthington compound Duplex Pump
for High PRESSURE" Prof SmOck-"The Use
Searching or Magnetic Ores" Prof Wurtz-
CONCLUSION OF paper on .'GeomefricaI Chem
1stTy." The usual resolutions OF thanks were
passed 10 the officers Of the Smithsonian
Institution and others and the Institute then
adjourned until June next, the time and
place o. meeting to be announced in the
LeWSpapers o. the country. AT p. m. re
cePuon was gwen the gentlemen Of the IN
sttnte by Professor Henry, OF the Smith
foLlan Institution, which was largely at
tended.
A GOOD WCRR.-AbOut tire first or the
present month a few young Ren, beiOu giug
To eyar 2eliCal denominations, projected a
mission enterprise or 9Th street, near y p, and
~ was opened first or the 6th instant, in q
ommodiCIs stOreTOom fitted up quite COM
foTtably. The exercises usually consist OF
actresses BY the young men, singing and
pray eIr and their efforts are devoted wholly
10 the cow erEiOn and reformation OF those
who attend. Thus FAR there have been over
Twelve persons con VeTtec, some OF them men
VINO through drink had reached almost as
men 20 reach. The mem bership now num-
Iers thirly-tWo, and temperance pledge
fas been signed by over forty, and some OF
mem nave heretofore been regarded as hay-
1pg totally wrecked their lives. The mission
lions.
SUITS AGAINST PoLICEMEN.-Messrs
harrington and Darlington today entered
Snlt IL behalf OF NJ .chael Murphy against
Olheer William II. West for malicious
proSeeution-claimIng $500 damages The
plalnun claims that the defendant maIIci-
ously caused bis arrest on the 10Th instant
upon charge OF larceny, and detained him
10 the station house for several hours until
coIateral could De furnished, and that upon
nearing at the Police Court ne was dis
charged, there being no evidence against
nlm- The same nrm also entered suit for
Patrick Murphy against Oficer Hamiiton
n Redway-fOT trespass in entering MS
premises and searching for goods without a
waTrant-the plaintiff claims that Dy said
tTespass be was Injured 10 the extent OF
5000.
HE CASE or CHARLES G. FIsHER--Yes-
terday, IN the Criminal Court. Mr.. w. A.
Sook moved for reduction OF bail in the
case OF Charles g. Fisher, charged with aO-
siTaeting papers from the clerks office. and
81 allowing straw bail. he argued that there
were only Two valid cases against hfs client
and that more than 5000 bail in each case
vas excessive. Gov. Wells made an arVu-
meht Asalnst me motion. and the court re-
served its decision TIN Monday.
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BRACELKTS, chased all round with Chains
and chains enameied al round and half IN.
man gold chain bracelets, childreu's win
chains, Roman gold necklaces loc gets with
pearl center, Lake George diamonds sets,
earrings, buttons and studs 20 match, re-
eeivtd at PIiggs' Jewslry Store, No. 45T Pa.
syenUe, rear : u street.