Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-03-17
District Government Affairs.

THE DEBT MUST NOT BE INCREASED.
The District Commissioners have Issued
the following order 10 the various officers ol
the District government
The attention OF all officers and employs
OF the District Of Columbia is hereby called
70 section of joint resolution. Apr 1vsd
March 18th, 1876, as follows: That there
shall be no increase OF the present amount of
the total Indebtedness of the District of Co
lumbia; and any officer or person who shall
knowingly increase or aid or abet in in
creasiDg such total Indebtedness shall be
deemed guilty OF high misdemeanor, and,
on conviction thereof, shall be punished by
imprisonment not exceeding ten years, and
by nne not exceeding $4,000. All said Off
GERS and employees are strictly enjoined to
the faithful and literal observance of said
enactment, and are directed in respect OF
their several offices and duties to take all
measures and precautions necessary or ex-
pedient for such strict and literal observance
OF the law"
BUILDING PERMITS.
VIM. Daunige, two-story frame dwelling
on the east side Of 18th street, between II and
northwest; 81, 800. w. s. Dutree, repair a
chusetts avenue, between 9Th and 9TH streets
northeast; Sis. John Egan. a two-story
frame dwelling on the east side OF Sd street,
between X and l. northeast; $1,000.
ELECTIONS OF OFFICERs-The new d.
rectors OF the Columbia Railroad Company
elected Mr.. Henry A. Willard as president
and Mr.. VIM. III. Clagett as secretary and
treasurer, TO serve during the ensuing year
Mr.. W. Is. Reed was appointed chairman OF
the finance committee.
Alta meeting of the Knights OF St Domi-
nick last night at st. Dominick's hall, Off
GERS were elected as follows: James Collins,
commander; NJ. l.. O'COnnell, first deputy;
James j. Hayre, second deputy; James Sulii.
van, third deputy; Andrew Baldwin, almo-
neT; Thomas King, secretary; Patrick Tyne,
nnanclal secretary; James Kelley, standard
bearer.
AT meeting of the campaign committee
New York Republican Association last
j. y. Bolway was elected secretary, and DIR.
j. L. Halves, treasurer. Sub committees
were appointed, and their preliminary work
assigned with view to an early and yigor-
Gus prosecution OF the campaign.
ARREST OF AN ALLEGED MURDERER
On January 18th last, Major Richards re-
ceived a dispatch from James II. Bull, dis
trict attorney OF Chester county, Pa, notI-
lying him to look out for a colored man
murder OF Abraham Simms, OF that couaty
and giving description of him. Nothing
since was heard of the case until this morn.
Ing, when Detective Clarvoe received a dis
patch from Captain Webster. of the Alexan.
dria police, notifying him that Melton was
under arrest in that city, and asking him to
SEND an officer for him Detectives Coomes
and Miller were sent down, and brought the
prisoner to this city, arriving at about IL
O'Clock. He is held for the action of the
pennsylvania authorities.
A HABEAS CORPUS CAsE.-Yesterday, F.
w. Wheat was before Chief Justice Cartier
uTon writ of habeas corpus. The return
set out that Wheat was held under a COM
mitment In. which he was charged with col.
lectiDg s64 16 dne Hon. r. J. Alcorn, and con-
verting the same to his own use. Mr.. Bundy,
counsel for Wheat, commended that there was
no law In the District under which collec-
tor or attorney could be prosecuted crimi-
pally for non-payment of moneys collected
for clients. Chief Justice Cartier concurred
In this view and discharged the accused,
saying that the proper remedy was by civil
action.
A SAILOR DROwNED.-Yesterday a sailor
named Peter Donald fell from the Schooner
White Swan, lying at the foot OF 10th street
wharf, and was drowned. The BODY was
soon afterwards recovered, and the coroner
notified. The verdict was accidental drown-
ing.
ROMAN gold necklaces, lockets crosses.
sets earrings TO match, onyx necklaces
lockets, and earrings to match; Lake George
diamonds In gold plate and jet, received Al
Prigg's Jewelry Store, No. 451 Pennsylvania
avenue, near ~ street.
WAsHINGroN FISH MARKEr-sold bv
X. A. Golden & Bro, agents. 600 stad. al
$50 per hundred; I, 900 punches OF dsh, at from
10 TO IS cents per bunch.