Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-02-25
District Gov4rpmentama,rs.

NtN'E. . AN IN r r OhAklDi-.
| Gen VIM BirEey- assistant attorney for
the District, las rendered an opinion 10 tine
District Commissioner in reply To a com
mUu1catiUn from Jas. II. NCGiiI. manager,
that the vehicles OF the Chariot company are
10 be ciaSSCd As OUn.ItuSSeS. and pay n IL
ceree tax Of so each. Instead OF "a vim the
lax aS q horse car or > each.
THE ToOE-HoUsE CROWDED.
Commissioner LUbey, OF the " a>hinEt0D
asylum. has addressed q commune ton 10
the / i~tgici Commissioners. COLLABORATION
10 the necessity OF Transferring Tie prisoners
from the Washington asylum to the new
jail. He states that portion Of the latter
hnilclnS l. now finished; that Immediate
SceIun is necessary as there are a. present
q persons corEred IN the pCOr house build
Ing, lLc!nclng the prisoners in the work
house TEe accommodations for the pTis-
q eTS are rot good; The rooms where they are
centred during tee day and night are t-J
small, AID ven tiistiOl is very bad lie calls
attention 10 a letter addressed by him I'm
March. 1sI5, 10 Tie Com a1lssionerS. upon this
subject, ard says II the prisoners are not 10
De iTausferrei To the new jail, that a wooden
bulItiIg De eTected IN the rear OF the ASYLUM
for their use. The Commissioners have re
teTTed The case 10 The Attorney General as 10
who mas jurisdiction in the matter.
THE PROPOSED CRFAT FALLS FISHwAY.
The District Commissioners have received
rom Inc resident OF the senate and speaker
Of TIE house Of delegates of the state C Mary
IsId 2 copy OF a joint resolution adopted by
lie legisl atuTe of thar state, instructilg their
Senators and Representatives, in Congress to
urge the passage of such measure rs Will Sc
cliIe Eshway around the Great Falls o. the
Potomac, 10 enable migrating fish TO ascend
me river above that point, and me apprO-
pIlaiiOn Unnecessary funds for such purpose.
The prea N bic preceding the resolution fully
sets forth the great importance 10 the states
OF Mars land Virginia, West Virginia and
PeEnsy lvania and the District OF Columbia
OF such action. The Com nissio-ers fox
warded the papers 10 Hon. II. G. Kerr,
consideration o. Congress thereto. adding
That Tie hzl supply OF the Potomac river IS
matter Of great Importance To the people
o. Ie Dls5I-ei o. Columbia and it, import
81 &C Is such as 20 make 10 proper thar they
earnestly csk attention 10 this subject.
\ CASE Or BODY SNATCHING.-We learn
the circumstances OF an affair which seems
90 % . veTi table case OF body sDatcuing. On
Friday last a CClored woman arrived at
BeantOvu rom Washington, and started to
walk 10 her home, some distance from the
station; when nearly home she was met by
her father, Who carried her the remaining
distance IN A-S wagon. She complained OF
feeling fatigued and sick from ner walk aud
grew gradually worse and died in the night.
Her body was carried % Piscstaway and
buried IN he gIavey arr there Saturday even
ing. The next morning y was fo1nd that
the grave had been disturbed, an attempt TO
resurrect the body having been made. Toe
earth had been removed from the grave and
the body was pulled half ont of the Cofiin Oy
means OF a rope tiesi around lb5 neck. II is
supposed that the resurrectiC1ist vas fright
ened by some one passing and LEFT his work
unfinished. suspicious white man had
been seen IN the village during The day. and
is llfNe1 maj ne tfSf +fsfn nfTgt aud
Dy some physician in Washington 20 procure
subject.-SieDt6oo Go-c'te, I'd.
Forts Opcr0 R1sse-The
Haverly TnlEStTelS programme last evening
was replste with gems Of u.rtn and melody,
and kept the audience In 4 continual roar oI
laughter nom the rising 10 the falling OF the
curtain. Cool Burgess is one OF the best
negro comedians that we have ever seen
here. and bis grand carnival 4 EthiOpe last
evening received repeated enCO-eS. Edwin
French. IN his banjo solos, and Primrose aud
| West In their silver shower clog dance. would
be very hard 10 excel. The audiences are
Ialways very select. and seem 10 heartily en-
Oy the CON. ca'ities Of the company.
NOiCrTi T'90fOT.-TLe centennial drama
IDeSs IN General Wasaiugtar." and tba
+Spy' OF NJ. Aldrich IS a very good bit OF
There Coa,s0r5e Manager Rogers. as usual.
has furnished q very entertaining till FOR his
patrons this week, aud il attracts large audi
enees- Nh. FOTteScue is very ZO0t bur
lesqUe actor, and the variety artists through
put are well up in their business.
AMERICAN INSTITUTE or MINING Excl
VI ks--Ihe American Institute % Mining
Engineers held an evening session at the
mi as oman Institution last evening. Nj.
Dudiey read paper on TIE "Dynogra PHI" a
lOvel and interesting Instrument FOR mea-
Surfing The trsctiVC force IN drawing railroad
rains. FTol. Fraser read an elaborate paper
ppoD the EtHolOgy o. the paleoZOiC aud me
ozOic IN Pennsy lyania- Prof. Archer, PEE
AetAl " ~ e Oydl UStuLl Oh science I'd
nc Art Al tdtnburS \. and chief OF the Brit
50 centennial comm issiOn, was introduced
Rnd made few graceful remarks compIi-
ner tary 10 the institute. and the lively in
crest taken by them il science MI With
erbee spoke OF the Cedar Point fuFnacesI
Prof. Raymond read a paper upon the spa
hic ores Of the Hudson Tiver."
The NETEEASS IN THE PRESIDENTIAL,
rAMPAIGN.-The committee OF the Union
feteTans last evening adopted a resolution
hat a national mass convention OF Union
eterans be held IT Indianapolis, Indiana
aTiy In September. ISs6: that an executive
pmmittee OF five members be appointed to
81 Z pom the veterans throughout the cum
~ 10 organize IN behalf OF the II publican
arly' and said committee 10 prepare and
nDisn an address, calling upon the Union
ttera1s 70 assemble az Indianap0lts and
1OlSn The same after the candidates foy The
fesloency have been nominated. General
T. Burnside, Hon. J. A. Garfield ~ s.
ooinsoni Coloaei y. +. Grafton. aud PIT
PIE l. p Dudley were aPpOi lted the exaeu-
We committee.
kONAS GOLD LOCKKTS, set with real Ro-
IAN gold, chains, sets, buttons 70 match.
rSC1fied teweiry. sets, bracelets lOekets
3th tDIilEs 10 match; Lake George dta. /