Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-06-21
The District I'm Congress.

appointed by the Speaker pro tenn. of the
| House q member OF the board OF trustees OF
the Reform school of the District OF Column
bia.
THE BALTIMORE AND POTOMAC DEPOT.
The Committees on Public Buildings and
| Grounds of the House and Senate held q
| Joint meeting to day and considered the
| question OF the removal Of the depot OF the
| Baltimore and Potomac railroad IN Wash
ineton, and the tracks on 9Th street. No
| vote was taken, but the subject was refers
to a subcommittee OF both committees for
careful investigation. On the part of the
| Senate committee there seems 10 be q de-
| cid; disposition to remove toe depot and
| tracks, although several OF the lagye on
tie committee doubt whether it eau be
| legally done. On the part of the House
| committee IL is understood that majority
| Will oppose removal.
| THE OLD ARMoRY BUILDING.
| After the departure OF the House commit
| tee, the Senate committee agreed TO recon-
mend the insertion OF clause in the sundry
| civil appropriation bill appropriating $4,000
| to 1T mp the old Armory building, on 9th
| street, for the temporary storage of the col
| lection OF natural and other collections con-
| tributed by the Smithsonian Institution to
| the Centennial Exhibition, after they shall
be return ed from Philadelphia.
| THE CAPITOL BUILDING AND GROUNDS.
They also agreed to increase the appropri-
alton of 500 600, in the same appropriation
bill as passed by the House, for paving the
| SIOuDus around tapllOl, Inc
| paving TO be placed in charge of the COM
| mission appointed TO pave Pennsylvania
| avenue.
The chairman was authorized to insert an
amendment in the sundry civil bill appro
priating sum not exceeding SO, 600 TO de-
| fray the expenses of examining the gas
mains in the Capitol building aud replacing
such as are worn out.
LAW IN RELATION TO DOVER.
In the House OF Representatives yesterday
| afternoon, Mr.. Lawrence, from the Judiciary
| Committee, reported bill, which was
| passed, to improve the law in relation to
| dover in the District of Columbia, which
| ing shall be endowed of one fun and equal
third part of all the lands and teneinenJs of
which her husband was seiZe1 as an estate
of inheritance at any time during the cover
| ture; and she shall IN like manner be en-
dowed Of one third part OF all the right, title
or interest, legal or equitable, that her hus-
band, at the time OF his decease, had in ANY
| lands and tenements Said dover may be
| assigned specifically by metes and bounds,
| or as OF a third part OF the net annual value
| OF the rents, issues and prodts OF the lands
| and tenements, or interest therein, in which
| the dover right exists.
| PARTITION OF REAL ESTATE.
l. Mr.. Lawrence also reported bill relating
| to partition OF real estate in the District OF
| Columbia, which was also passed, and
which provides that the Supreme Court of
| the District OF Columbia may decree a parti-
| ton OF any lands or tenements Within said
| District, or any right, interest or estate
| therein, either legal or equitable, on the bill
| or petition OF any joint tenant, tenant in
common, or any parcener, or any concurrent
1 owner, whether claiming by descent or pur-
| chase; or II 1t appears that the said lands or
| tenements or right, interest or estate therein
| cannot be divided without loss or injury To
| the parties Interested, the court may decree
sale thereof, and a division of money
| arising from such sale among the parties
| according TO their respective rights. T1is
act shaIl apply TO cases where all the parties
are of fun age; and TO cases where all the
| parties are infants, and TO cases where some
| OF the parties are OF full age and some in
| fants, and to cases where some or all of the
parties are non compos mentis; AMI also to
| apply to cases where any or all OF the par
ties are Don-residents; and any party,
whether OF full age, infant or non compos
unentis, may file a bill under this act. an 10
fsnt by his guardian or prochein ami, and
ron compos by his committee or trustee.
LAGER FOR RoYALTY-The Poughkeep-
sic Eagle of Monday says:-"In our report
OF the visit OF Dom Pedro, the Brazilian
Emperor, to West Point, we noted the fact
| Josefina da Fonseca, Visconde de Bonn Re-
trio, and Chevalier de Masedo, did not cross
the river at Garrisons to inspect the United
desiring needed rest from long jouraeyings
Hardly had his Majesty the Emperor,
| reached Gen. Ruger's headquarters when the
| Empress and Dona Josefina, wi tn their male
| friends, alfghted from the Wagner drawing
| room car aid made their way lelsurely TO
he nearest grocery. Now, there was nothing
very peculiar in Brazilian Empress APP
| preaching an American grocery, but when
| ner Majesty the Empress of Brazil seated
herself upon the steps OF the aforesaid gro
l cery, with DOna JOseina by her side, and
| the male attendants called for lager for four
| then came that true ilwardaess OF feeling
which always surrounds merry group
| gathered for festive round or two OF the
famed Teutonic beverage"
COMMODORE VANDERBILT is growing
weaker. The summer heat affects him uu-
favorably, and yesterday he felt cousIdera-
bly, depressed In both body and mind, but in
| The evening he rallied and felt comfortable
! enough to fall asleep. His physicians still
4 say there Is no immediate danger of his
death; About week ago Bishop Mcryere,
| president of Nashville university, came to
| Visit The commodore, who feels great in
terest In the university which, as he once de-
clared. is his part OF the kind and brotherly
charity that the north owes TO the south.
Before the bishop went away last week the
rich commodore added $500 900 TO the endow-
9s to i1hH 81 1ne college making his total
million.-tM Y. World, 20th.
THE COAL MARKET is without specia
feature, with little or no increase of orders
for coal by reason of the temporary stoppage
| OF production. There is very limited de-
mapd for IL at all those points where con-
| sumption OF coal is most required. At the
last meeting OF the associated companies IL
for the month of July, and Is cents per ton
| for August. Some of the circulars ANNOUNCE
| itg this fact are dated as far back as the 18th
| instant, and all of them give promInen &c
| 70 the advance to take place in August. Tue
1 New York papers are very severe In lam
guage on the coal associations for their at
| Tempt 10 limit the supply OF coal TO the de-
nands OF the markell PhiJd Ledger.
THE INTOxICATING QUALITIES OF La
| GEk.-A Rochester beer dealer named Ran
| has had test case before the state courts,
| al Albany, n. Y, touching the Intoxicating
| qualities OF lager beer. In the decision lager
beer and ale are considered as fairly within
| The spirit and letter of the Sunday prohibi-
| tory law. The decision was telegraphed to
| the office of the district attornev, who sent
| copy OF the telegram to ex-Judge J. j,
| Friedman, the counsel for the New York
saloon keepers.
| MISS EYTINGE's REAPPEARANCR-The
| Milwaukee (Wis.) Sentinel of Saturday