Evening star., 1877-06-23
Distriet Government Affairs.

ten street lamps be erected on lith street
cast, between Pennsylvania avenue aud Ii
street north.
Yesterday the District Commissioners di-
recied Chief Engineer HoNie TO make "A con-
tract with Davis a Co. 10 lay Grahsmite
asphali pavement between the building lines
on r street, between 1th aud oh streets NORTH
west-some l.SOS square feet.
During the late heavy storms the large
sewer on North Capitoi street, between L.
and NJ streets north, csved In at the deep
cut, some thirty feet below the surface, and
rom present indications viii be al expen-
sive job TO repair.
THE REGATTA LAST EVENING The
Analostan Club boat house and all of
the whalves in the vicinity were crowded
last evening for the purpose of witnessing
the am ual regatta OF tie Analostan club.
The wind died away before the hour for
starting the races, aud the wstcr was in
splendid condition for success sful rowing.
The course was a mile down the river and
return.
Tie first race was between four-oarcd crews
composed follows: Blue coiors-Postal,
bow; Maddox, >, Douglass, ,: Rosertson,
stroke. White cosors-Burdett, bow, Roach,
2; Eckert, ;; Pairo, stroke The race was
closely contested, but the whites Were VIC
torious by seconds; time, 10 minutes.
The secOnd race was for working boats,
two oentries-Maunder and Marshall iu one,
and White and Mckenny in the other. White
and Mckenny won 10y is seconds; time. Il:l0.
The single seull race winch came next was
between Burdett and Eckert. Burdett led
from the start, but Eckert pulled well CON-
ing home, and materially lessened his oppo-
nent's lead. Burtett's time, 1870; Eckert's,
1914.
The last race was between the ten-oaref
barge "Analostaa, - Maunder, ,ooxswain, and
the eight Dared barge "Falcon," Hall, cox
swain. The "Analostan" won; time, ii:3oi
Falcon, ~ Has.
After the regular races there was a funny
tub race between nine wharfmen. The sup
SET" is the feature OF the tub race, but the
water was SO quiet that all reached the finish
without tipping over. The race was won by
John Easton.
REAL ESTATE TRANsFERs.-J.F r. Hanna
70 j. NJ. Johnston, sub. IS, square I59;
S2,1S2.50. Johnston and Hanna 10 A. Ste.
Denver, sub. 81, do; s4,lil T. K. wagga-
man, trustee, TO ]. B. Bryan. part 2, square
Gso; az 800. r. w. Dom TO r. b. Webster,
sub. 10, square 1873; q 800 Strasburgor and
Warner trustees, 10 u, Barlow, sub. n,
Samuel Middleton, part l6, square SIS; 500.
A. +. Webster 10 j.. w. Dom, sub. A,
square $50; 5000. A. e Loomis 70 Il. j.
cram, subs. c 10 r, and =, square sli; sioo.
aud ), square 2i7; 81 400. II. w. Garnet,
trustee, TO Patrick Madigan, part 8, AIuare
5SS 81 SO. {. Schmidt, eXecutrix to F. W
Sellhausen, part II, square S2l; 81 300. j. r.
Dyer, trustee, 10 the Corcoran Fire I,Isur-
ance company, sub. "a, square 9I2; - 900.
W; r. Mattingly ct al. 20 Mary Southern,
sub. I square 80; 1852. Mary A. McDufie et
al 10 :. NOrment, part -, square 5s2: S223.
George Foilansbee 10 John O'Conner, =,
square 566; 81 200. I. Miller 10 j. q. Naylor,
east part 6, square 7S; l,lOO. III. V. Cotton
10 Nay lor, sub. 30, square 625 $1,000. W. B.
Todd 10 j. W. Hamilton, west half q, square
3O5; $50. Ida NJ. johnson TO b. NJ. Smith,
part 4, square 2o5; si,5oO. W. {. offutt TO
]. w. Shaw 10 John Pesbody and NJ w.
Nosburgh, sub. i32, square 200; 5000. John
II. Cook 10 Ohio Branson, part 3, square iIO;
$500.
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