Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-10-22
District Government Affairs

Tie interest on the old funded debt and on
The 3-s5 District bonds for the current fiscal
year has all been provided for by the sink
iLz IUEu com mi siOners.
The vessel containing the Belgian blocks
for the 1tb street pavement has been heard
from, and II is thought will soon be here
when the work will at once be renewed and
prosecuted 70 completion.
TEE NEw ATTORNEY FOR THE DISTRICT.
HOr. A. G.. Riddle was appointed this
morning attorney for the District. vice Gen.
residence here and his thorough knowledge
Of the laws regulating our local affairs rem
der him emiEently qualified for the position,
and the appointment will doubtless be re-
ceived with satisfaction by the public. No
appointment OF assistant attorney has as yet
been made.
DEATH OF Mr.. GEORGE r THOMPSON
On Saturday night Mr. George Richard
Thompson Whose illness was noticed in Sat
urday's STAR, died al his residence, No. i73
Maryland avenue. Mr.. Thompson had been
Ill several weeks. He was native of this
city, son Of the late VIM Thompson. for
many years a foreman in the Washington
arsenal. He received his education in the
public schools OF this city. and was one OF the
bright boys in the fourth district grammar
sci oOl-Nr. j. f. Thompson principal. When
quite young man he entered the hardware
store Of Mr.. j X. Elvans as a clerk. and was
subsequently, partner About fifteen years
ego tie firm was dissolved. and Mr.. Thomp-
son started firm OF Thompson q Co, at the
corner Of 10th and II streetS.l the business of
coach makeTS' and wheslwrights' supplies,
with a general hardware business, which has
been quite successful. Mr.. Thompson was
also an active building association mo-
having been connected with several as s<-cre-
tary, and was one Of our most upright and
energetic citizens. possessed Of many traits
OF character which endear red him 20 n large
circle of frierds. He was bright Mason
holding his membership in dawson Lodge,
No. Il, Washington Chapter, No. . and Co
lumbia COmman6ery of Knights Templar
His funeral will IA Ike place to- morrow after
noon al one O'Clock.
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THE FIRE To-DAY.-About I2l O'Clock
o day an alarm OF fire was turned In from
hcN 1i5 vermont avenue and street, A
IRE had broken out in n row of two story
frame houses in Wormley's alley. between
10Th snd 18th and and streets, and before
The flames were eXtnguiShed one of them
was well burnt out and another had the up
Per part pretty well cleaned out, involving
Ices Of about $500 One of the houses was
owned by William Wheeler and occupied nv
Mrs CHI man. and aroiber owned bv Mr.
Young. occupied by Mrs. Garner The fire
IL thought by some 20 have Rad an incen-
diary origin. and others ascribe n to rats
nfbbliDe matches As there was much prop
eIty adjoining and the wind was blowing
etiffiy at the time from the northwest. the
fremen bad much difficulty in confirming the
names TO the premises mentioned.
DEEDS IN ZEE have been filed as follows
g. r. Gulick TO Jane Brown. = 500. lot >, sub
square 9S7. Louisa j. Foote of Mobile Ala,
TO Robert Downing. $3.50. lot /. sub of lots i'm
square SIS. j. NJ Latts To Washington and
GeoTgetown railroad company, -795. lot 80.
"
Oimstead. 81 go, lots 81 ami 81 square 2i4
RilbCUrn Olmstesd to Washington and
Georg.ioWn Tail II con papy; - So. same
property Ann Carroll and Maria c. FitZ-
hugh Ia VI. J. Quigley. S2f7.So. lot 46 sub
square $50 Louise Peters to a. y. Kelly,
s2,eO TOT ., sub of lot ~. square AZ. White
and Moore trustees to James W Patterson.
$3.50 lots H. II and 70. sub. square 933; 400
lot IL, square 5I4
ACCIDENTs.-A youth named Nathan
GuiimaD had bis hand so badly crushed in
tbe wheels Of the press at the Critic office
Saturday To necessitate amputation OF a
Hnktr About seven O'Clock last night n
coal oil lamp exploded in the house of Mrs
Sarsh waller corner of 9th and III streets
20 'hwss'. setting fire tn he premises, hut
Aessrs Geo. Carl and Robert Dove extin-
Miss Minnie Waterhold, residing at No
14is street northwest, while on her way
home from the o street market, was thrown
ard severely injured about the head and
shoulders.
THE FUNERAL of the late Joseph G. Lewis
Tor many years leading agent of life and
fre insurance companies in this District.
ard for a long time past a deacon OF the First
Baptist church, took place yesterday after
noon from his residence, on the 7th- street
road, above the Schue.zen Park, and was
very largely attended. The services CONSISTED
OF reading the Scriptures by Rev. Dr. Cnth-
bert, address by Dr. s. p. Hill. prayer by
Kew. A. F. Mason. and singing by a select
choir under the direction Of Mr. Aver. Thu
inierment was made at the Congressional
cemetery.
LONG SESSION ANTICIPATED-Mrs
FsrtinstOn said TO Ike this morning, that the
EfenfOrial fuss at one end Of the Capitol
abCrt not returning their Boa rf il Louisiana
and the muss in the House Of Reprohates at
The Other. over demOrislizirg the silver coin
&nd Phi g. clustering about the Tniians in
The west, viii no doubt keep Congress busy
Tor several months 70 come: 10 say nothing
shout SheTman's Fallacy of calling in all
The greenbacks 20 that he viii have none of
them 90 condemn when the presumption of
specie pay mont bt gins.
TEMPERANCE ToPICs-The Dashaways
last evening listened tn addresses by NesSrs
Iunning, II. Williams, Reynolds, Nye.
Whetl Ter, Wilson. Joseph Williams and
others -...sonth Washington Division. No.
4, Sons of Temperance. have adopted reSo-
TUTORS commencing he act on OF the Wash
1neton Market Company IN refusing TO sign
the applications for LIQUOR licenses of parties
engaged in the liquor traffic on the square
fronting tie market house property.
MABKIAGK LTcENsTs have been issued to
Glib II st Clair and Emma Frances Ather-
ton; Frederick James Parks ard Annie Eliza
ley; Rudolph Pfel and Amelia a. Kerbv. of
frlnee Georges county, Md; q sol ge III. HOl-
lister ard Caroline Sharp; Robert Bell, jr..
OF Alexardris, Va. and Emma j. Same, of
carlisle, Pa; George r. Togle and Dora
Wasnann.
sTABBING AFFAIR-Saturday night
warren Johnson, cOloTed. was arrested by
Lieut. Hurley officers on The charge OF stab
Ing at a low dance house in alley bet waen
18th and 2Gfh and and h streets norI owest
Kept and fTequented by the most degraded
eharscters- The wound inflicted Is auite n
serious one. about Two inches long. in the
left side DR.. Mead rendered medical aid.
WHISKY AND WATER-SaturIsy even
Ing, man named Henry MOsely u der the
influence ofdriBk, jumped into the river AT
the Long bridge, aud wosld have drowned
had 10 not been for two gentlemen ma med
Gessford and Talbot, who. seeing the act
rescued him ard conveyed him To the first
precinct station house, where his friends
called for him.
MEDICAL LIBRARY AT AUCTIoS.-We
woulc cal the attention OF the faculty TO the
sale which takes place this evening at the
auction rooms OF Thomas Bowling of the
library of la:e DIR. Thos Many. embracing
many rare ard standard works. Sale COM
mences at 80 O'Clock precisely.
BLANKETS, CLOTHS AND CASs IMER IS for
men end boys wear; red fiannels, bed tick
ing. black cashDeres, black alpacas, new
N I.-l.s ala x~