Evening star., 1877-07-23
District Governments Affair.".

The District Commissioners have issued
orders that the offices of the District govern
ment be closed on Saturda Us at 3 O'Clock y.
m. until otherwise ordered.
THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS AND THE
SPECIAL TAXE5
The attention of District Comm iSSioners
Bryan and Phelps is now mostly directed to
the adjustment of special assessment ia yeS
Nearly four fifths Of these assessments are
objected 10, for variety of reasons which
are generally fully set forth by the tax-pa
These differences arise from a variety of
causes, and are of a complicated nature gen
orally. growing out of the diversity of legis-
lation by the old corporations of Washington.
Georgetown, the Levy Court and by Con-
gress. The disposition of the Commission
ers in their reviewal and revision of these
grievances of the citizens is to follow a lust
and equitable course, rather than 10 embar
rass settlements by legal technicalities
which lead To expense and veXatious delay.
Governor Dennison is still absent from the
city with his family, at Oakland, Md.
BISHOP PINCKNEY UPoN THE PREvA-
LENT DISoRDERS.-Bishop Pinckney visited
yesterday, at the II O'Clock service where he
preached and confirmed. The church was
well iiied on the occasion. The Bishop was
assisted in the service by the Rev Mr. Nc
Nee, rector OF the parish. In the course of an
eloquent eXtempOrary address the Bishop
touched on the practical atheism so preva-
lent among the men in this country in the
present day. He had noticed that in the as
sernhlies for worship in the various Christian
churches the proportion Of men was COM
parativcly small: He had often observed,
with pain, that while in some Of those reli-
glCus coDgregat iOns the ladies' could be
reckOned by the hundreds or the thousands
The men could be counted by the dozen or on
the fingers; and, as 10 the whereabouts of the
GOdleSs absenteeS many of them might be
seen louHSing around their homes in dleness
anu yaculty, or carouSing in taverns or
Other vicious places. The natural result of
this state of things was vitiatei tastes and a
lack OF moral perception. To this Goddess
ness OF so many of the men of the day the
BISHOP traced the growth OF that licenttOus
and turbulent spirit whose present violent
outbreak has spread like wildfirc along GER
tam lines OF railroad. bringing misery in
It's train, and, requiring the most stringent
measures on the part of the authorities TO
represS disorder and vindicate the supremacy
OF the law.
a FRACTURED SKULL AND AN ARREST
Saturday night, Jos. Freund and Charles
Knoll got into quarrel in Knolrs shoe store,
on l2tb. between F. and streets northwest,
when Knoll, seizing heavy stick, dealt
Freund violent blow on the back of the
head, fracturiDg his skull. Knoll was ar
rested by Officer Amiss. In the Police Court
this morning Knoll was charged with as
sault on Freund, and the court imposed a
line OF $50, or sixty days in Jail.
AFTER THE CONsTABLEs.-A movement
has been started by Mr.. Stratford Fendail
foE a court investigation of the county con-
stables of the District as TO their fitness for
for holding commissions, many of them
having In their acts lost the confidence of the
immunity. Mr.. Fendall contends for the
kimmen and T. j. Bicksler on specific
charges.
ANoTHER evidence of the energy Of Mr.
ROBERT Portner, president of the Pioneer
Steamboat Company, is the inaugural by
him of those delightful family excursions
every Monday and Friday evenings, on the
hne steamer Vanderbilt, Capt. Chas. En-
twisle; the price of fare having been reduced
10 70 cents. Steamer leaves 7th street wharf
This evening at $50, returning at 1880. A
orass band is engaged for these occasions.
MARRIAGE LICENSES have been issued tn
EMANUEL PinkwoOd and Kate q aiway; John
RoSs ana Alice Reeder; Joseph Edw. Polly
and Martha Cecilia Luckett; Frank Mar
Shall and Annie Bennett; John Edward Will
hamS and Malvina Walker; James Jackson
and Ellen Hunneman; Howard Roots and
Lucy Carr; Henry A. Boden and Mary c.
Towers; p. Ii. Cook and Mary E. Fan Horn
THE AMOUNT OF DISTRICT TAxEs col
lected during the month of June from the
redemption of tax liens, licenses, arrearages
special, water taxes, permit fees, advertise
ment, men &c; was sos sos 81; which has been
poses prescribed by law.
SEAL BROWN. navy blue and black lawns:
ure; laco stripe white goods; black cash.
meres; black alpacas; black silks, at Car
t'i D, 'u' market space.
FOR reliable fire insurance policy on real
estate and personal property call at office of
flremen S Insurance Co. of Washington and
Washington.
DON'T drug your children when afflicted
WIN summer complaint. Pure raspberry
wine, as offered for sale by Carts. Xander,
9ll 'th street, Is sure cure.
NONE TO COMPARE with the Canandaigua
III champagne Beer. Miller & Jones, National
Iheater building.
IHE PRoPRIEToRS of the Ebbitt House
Drug Store manufacture Lodilles' Headache
Specific.
THE LATE pprs,nyyr,.,. Cn,-,-- - =,