Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-08-10


BOARD.
The Board Of Metropolitan Police met
last night, and IL was decided that, In
view Of the low state OF finances, no more
promotions of station keepers to be police
men would be made until Congress shall
make additional appropriations. A motion
made by Mr.. Cisseil, that the pay Of laborers
be reduced from $50 to S35 per month, was
adopted: As the pay Of la6orers Is nxed P 6y
some people whether the board has the power
to make the reduction.] communication
T., calling the attention of the board to the
manner OF issuing liquor licenses. They
take the ground that the board has no power
rooms fronting ON government reservations,
District property, markets, &C., the law re-
| curing that IL shall be necessary before a IL
| ceDse is issued that persons owning real es-
tate on the side of the street that the license
| Is as ked for, and the opposite side, must sign
such application. The communication was
legal opinion. 1t was decided TO accord the
temperance parties q hearing before the
board on the subject as soon as the opinion is
rec eived.
MR.. GATCHEL RESIGNS.
In secret session, the president, Mr.. Theo-
dore r. Gatchel, stated that owing to private
business engagements, and in view of the
prospective labor of preparing the annual
report of the police board, he felt compelled
TO tender his resignation. This was in ac-
cordsnce with determination conceived for
some time past, and he did it now with con-
siderable regret, as their relations had uni
formly been pleasant; but in view of all the
circumstances, he thought 1t but just to the
board and himself to take this action.
The announcement was received with
some surprise, and after considerable dis
cussfon, In which regrets were freely ex-
pressed, the resignation was accepted and the
beard adopted
THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTIONS:
Whereas, our colleague, TheO. F. Gatchel,
because of the Immediately occurring duty
ANIMAL
which involves so much labor and such out
lay of time as to seriously interfere with his
pending business engagements, has deemed
II ssary, to his own interests, TO resign
the presidency of the board of police.
Resolred, That the board accepts the same
with an expression of its high appreciation
of the satisfactory manner in which he has
discharged the duties of said Office, and of
The very valuable services he has therein
rendered 20 the public interests.
MIR. BRITTON ELECTED PRESIDENT.
The board then went into an election for
president, and Mr.. Britton was elected on
the first ballot.
President Britton then, in a brief address.
thanked the board for the honor conferred,
and assured the members of his purpose TO
erdeavor TO discharge his duties in an i'm
partial and faithful manner.
Transactions IN Real Estate.
The following instruments in writing have
been filed in the office of the Recorder OF
Deeds since our last report:
TRANSFERS..
William Stickney to Wilmer L. Vale,
$1,000, lots Is and Is, subdivision Of Metrop-
oils View. EnOch Totem, trustee, to VIM.
IOgelweyed, $3.50, lot IL, square i5i. Vtr-
ginia Zeilin TO j. B. Cecil, 81 600, lot 3, square
926. Cornelius p. Clark to Charles Banks,
$3.50, lot 3, block 1s, Howard University, SUBJ
division of Effingham. Joseph $. FOertsch
10 Catherine III. ArlOn, $3.50; part of lots 43
and "a, In Peters square, Georgetown. Geo.
FOllans bee to Henry Edwards, $3.50, part of
lot s, square So. j; p. Franklin, trustee, to
o., square PIP. Columbus Alexander and
VIM. f.. SPaulding to Mary Ann Deeges
quit cIaiml, S6i1s, lot 2, square 163. r. w.
Bates TO b. kernon, 4,6O0, part lot 10, square
az. Mary NJ. Manning to q. NJ. Hart, 500,
part OF "Bealis Adventure" in the county
lhree-fOurths of an acre. b. Miller to e. A.
Hammer, SEQ, part lot 6, square 5S2. II.
Contee TO John Bowling, $780, part lot Is,
square 693. II. Kilbourn, trustee, TO NJ. Ash
ford, trustee, S34 coo, subdivisions of lots 80 10
81, McRae's subdivision Of part of square l51.
M. Ashford TO kilbOurn and Olmstead
s5i 900, lots 80 to SO, subdivision of part of
square 15I.
DEEDS OF TRUST.
Sarah j. thompson TO George F. Appleby,
TO secure Julia A: Hoover 5000, part of lot ii
in square 345. Joseph b. Cecil to X w.
bowman and U c. Green, TO secure Vir-
ginia Zeilin SEQ. part of lot 3, in square 926.
sarah Goddard TO Fitch and Fox, TO secure
3 s. Mitchell SLIGO, part lot Il, square 2og.
w. III. Burke TO Z. s. Wescott, to secure VIM.
Sayre 500, lot Y and part Is, square III. c,
secure Metropolis Building Association, No.
4, $500 lot 6, square ts2.
RELEASES.
George IL. FillebrOwn, trustee, TO John A.
Smith, Part OF lot $, square So Charles \.
zimmerman and Ryland Ruff to Sarah Jane
Thomson, part OF lot II, square 3i5. VIM.
II. Woodward and Beu jamin +. Morsen,
trustees, 10 Jackson Deveale, part OF lot r la
Adams subdivision of lots 10 and 20, square
35l. Anthony Hyde and Thomas Hyde TO
George Eollansbee, part OF lot 8, square
- L oft lrt
square IA
MISCELLANEOUS.
Certificate of Selig Baumgarten and VIM.
Baun garten, OF Baltimore, that they have
WITHDRAWN from the Baumgarten Seal En-
craving Co, and have transferred their in
terest TIC the remaining corpora.ors.
TIE DEATH OF Mr.. JOHN T. FoRD's
DAUGHTER--Bref mention was made in
yesterdays STAR of the sudden death of
Mrs. Frank a. Thornton, formerly Miss An
ME r. Ford, The eldest daughter OF Mr.. John
L. Ford, OF baltimore. The Baltimore San
CT this morning says she died suddenly az
the residence Of her husband, near Forest
WIG, Prince Georges county, Nd, on Wei
nesc6y afternoon, after an illness of tws I've
Lours. "A telegram was received by the
family In baltimore early Wednesday mora
ing announcing her illness, and Mr.. George
i. Ford ard Miss Lizzie Ford started for
ashlngton. Later in the day Mr.. John L.
Ford, who had been absent from home, left
with Mrs. Ford, but did not arrive al the
house of Mr.. Thornton until after midnight
when they were shocked to learn that death
bad occurred. As Miss Annie f.. Ford, Mrs
Thornton was well known and generally es-
teemed In Baltimore for her many charitable
def cs and for her literary Attachments She
was lcentifed from the first with the assOcia-
ton for Tree summer excursions for the Door
Some years ago she went to Europe and re-
mafued there twelve months. Capt I'M
Gutsch. Of the steamer Braunschweig, re-
turned personal thanks to her for her unre-
Uniting care of the sick aboard on the voyage
She was educated at Mount St. Jos-pG's
Academy, in Maryland, where she STOOL
very high in all her classes, especially in
modern languages. Her letters from Earopc
Were published and attracted attention IN
Baltimore, description of the Paris opera
House being particularly striking. While
In Paris Miss Ford became member of the
Catholic church. She wrote drama called
"Pique," which was acted with success, as
were many OF her demonstrations and adapt
atoms, including edwin Brood" "Daniel
Boone Berthe" 1.-The Daughter OF Ro-
land, ""Old Mamselle's Secret, )" "Oyer YOn-
der" &C. Miss Ford was also q liberal con-
trioutor TO magazines and other literary
papers She married Mr.. Thornton, q son of
Purser +. A. Thornton of the navy a LITTLE