Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-06-26
Excursions. ptcuics. &c


Alex. Merchant.
Excursions, Picnics. dc.
THE JOHN W. THOMPSON will leave the
9Th street wharf on Wednesday, Friday and
Saturday, at 40 r. M, for an excursion to
GlyT1ont. Fare for round trip p cents.
GLYNONT-The Foundry NJ. T.. Sunday
school Will give an excursion and picnic to
GlyIaoHt to morrow. The Jane MOseley will
leave at a. m. returning at p. m.
THE CHARLOTTE VANDERBILT will
make trl-weekly trips down the Potomac
starting at r. IN. on Mondays. Wednesdays
and Fridays, returning about p. IN. Tick
cts ~ cents. ON Saturdays, at $50 p. m. the
boat VIII sta!t FOR Piuey Point and Point
LOOEOUf. returning Monday morning.
THE M"ONLIGHT ENCJR sION given By
the OrIbeus cctsfte club 10 morrow evening
on tie CCckaCe city viii b. very enjoyable.
One OF the most interesting features of the
occasion VIII be the vocal music. in which
many pTOmineBt musicians Will take part.
THE regular LyceUm Bureau excursion
Will Je z wen tomorrow on the Mary WASH
1ngiCn: The Eastern Presbyterian church
Will loln IN The excursion. See advt.
RI-HMOSD.-The Waugh NJ. f.. church
will give an excursion 10 Richmond on the
18th OF July.
INTERFsTING TAX SALE SUIT-This
morning Col. Robert ChTiSiy, for Albert Gin
gria, filed a bill in the Supreme Court against
The District Commissioners, for a. account
and an Injunction. The cOmplainai was the
oWner of p lots, which he alleges have
been sold for taxes from time 10 time with
out due notice to him. and the case involves
a number Of interesting and important ques-
lions as To general and special taxes pertain
ing % lots IN various parts OF the city, in
clud Dg sales made by the Old corporation
for special Improvements made by them.
Among them are the following: 1st. Whether
the purchases made by the District Of Column
bia In her own name and for her own use in
1Ss2 are valid, and especially as a sale was
subsequently, made of the same property to
The same party (DlSt-tct OF Columbian in
Iss5-no authority TO make such purchase
having been conferred by Congress until the
act OF Is ID. Whether taxes assessed be-
tWeel the nrSt purchase in 1872 and second
purchase in ISIS are legal, the property then
being alleged to belong To the District of Co.
iuEl'la. Sd. As TO the construction TO ce
given The law of March I'd, 1871. which pro-
yides expressly that no deed shall be execrl-
ted II the District for any property purchaS-
ed at sale made under this act or any other
ACT previously passed. And that the District
Of Columbia shall have a lien only 10 b.
asserted and enforced by a suit in the
supreme Court OF tue District in equity
4th- Whether or not the issue Of tax lien GER
tlncsteS so calIv,J ais. the sa.2S made under
1heiL al the demand Of the holders are legal.
laWfGl. 5th. That the property embraced
in this bill having be- en- from time TO time
greatly damaged agd deprecated in value in
makhg 80 called improvements. and COM
IIaiLSnt never having had an allowance or
pay ior me same; and as the complainant
ma d en- deprived substantially OF It's use:
IN any instances the taxes assessed are
grossly III ISi and oppressive. Gin. That i'm
nGmeICu' sales for taxes. commissions, ex-
been added TO the general taxes assessed,
and the complainant is required TO nav these
unlawful and enormous charges as a cOldi-
tion 10 redeem the property. The complain
AMI lenders payment Of the taxes whenever
they have been ascertained, and ne pravS
thai an account be stated for this purpose
And ne also praysa restraining order to pre-
vent the execution of deeds either TO the bis
frlet or TO purchasers al sales under tax lien
certificates.
REAL ESTATE TRANsFERs.-D. b. Graf
10 X W. Bates, subs 81, 81 and 50, square 23S;
$1,000. ID. W. Stewart TO f. Vanvalken-
burg, part l, square $50, $3.50. Thomas Blag-
den 70 W; y. Croggon, n. part S. 6, square
81I; $50. W. +. Hoffman 10 j. s. Miller,
part Is, square $50; s325. Ivory s. Kimban
10 Mary 5. Sloan, sub. 81, square 9s9; So 900.
Aaron Bradshaw to Nathan \. Fuller. part
4, square sCg; $1,000. f, G.. McIntire to John
Z. Wilson, part S. "a, square 331: 81 400.
9, square 50; 200. Il. II. Warner to George
,; Bond, sub. a., square So; $500. W. a.
Aoll!dge to K; 5. Langley, $: a, square $40;
S1,051. G.. J. Bond 20 Il. II. Warner, subs ri
30 80. square LII; $3.50 j. @. Payne. trus-
tee, 10 :. VI. Pitcher, sub. -, square 4g2; $50
L. u Hlne. trustee, TO G.. Rupert, sub. "A,
square AZ, $500. n. Acker TO James f.
BarIes, his interest in lots l. and part IL,
square ts3; $3.50. A. q. Hall TO Elizabeth
s. Howiand, part 3, square PCS; II to 25.
square i,0s4; sub. +, square -; subs. Il aad
IS, square 90, 8 -, square 90; -, so. CSC: H.
square go; , and ~, square l ,O01; : and s,
square ! ,l01; :, square ,Oi6, %, square LOS.
and part = square 60. T.. Murphy to NJ.
square IA. II, square -; $500. John
ON ELL 10 Isabella bowling, part TO- square
gil, ard part &, square leo; sl,5O0- John C.
Hit 10 sarah {. Crane, lot and part ,, so.
40J; $4,000.
BUILDING PERMITS issued by the inspnc-
TOR OF buildings: Geo. Truesdale, construct a
three-stOry brick dwelling, q. between 18th
and 18th streets northwest; 5000. Stephen
BrS1ssll, two-stOry brick dwelling, 2Jth,
between NJ and y streets northwest; 5000
Trustees Children's hospital, construct a
three story brick and stone building for the
purpose OF a hospital, W, between 18th aud
18th streets northwest; S25 90. John H
sonlers, a two-stOry brick dwelling Mary
lahd avenue, between 11Lh and 18th streets
northeast 500. j. G.. Dealley. construct a
two-story store, 9TH, between G and III streets
southwest 500. 4. kennedy repair a two
story brick dwelling, y, between Ist and 2d
struct three story brick dwelling house, n.
between 18th and i4th streets north west,
$1,000. John Sherman, a brick stable X
between 18TH and lith streets northwest; 500.
REAL ESTATE SALEs.-Yesterday Messrs.
DoIeanson Bros, auctioneers, sold for j. w.
McEiroy, trustee, lot I, in square 634, 'front.'
ing on North b and North Capitol Streets
and containing 5,7OS ! square feet, to ThOs.
same purchaser lot No. ?, fronting on North
street and New Jersey avenue, containing
s,SS1 square feet, for sl.05 square foot; also 70
Jersey avenue and containing 3,74I square
feet OF ground, at 95 cents SQUARE foot
.CoSTRAcTs as below were awarded by the
ArShltect OF the Capitol to-day: - 900 Yards
AsIhaIt, for inside court, east front OF the
Sapitoi, 10 W. r Davis K Co, at s234. 5000
yGus on East Capitol street front, at Sos
10 matt Taylor q Co. 2OOO yards from the
FOUNTAIN 10 pennsylvania avenue southeast
at eZes, TO Crawford Il Hoffman,. All the
faSements will be OF pure asphalt.
MARRIAGE LICENSES have been issued TO
Banlel Magruder and Margaret Elridge;
hahard T. Drew and Martha Taylor; Bepia
MI mia howard and Winnie Nelson; Forrest g.
6nesternan and Elvlra Gilman. both of
Etnmond, Va; W. NJ. Evans and Mollie r.
Taylor, both o. Richmond, Va
5CNrING In black, navy blue and cream
co.9 very cheap; closing out parasols at
~, iawns In seal brown, dark green, navy
80 ana olaek, with handsome bortier Al
e@r'er ;, Market Space.
KS REPAIRED AND CoyERrn CHEAP
shoSe w,I trunk Factory, on the Avenue.
H HShr my cents a bottle for LodiIIe.s
@oaene specific By all druggists,