Evening star., 1877-11-10
District Government Affairs.

Mr.. 4. Il. EItwisle, inspector of buildings
has sol mite ed his annuaI reI Ort for The year
eDdit DC Ober u. 1874. A tabular statement
OF Permits issued for buildings, from No
yembor %, 1876, fo February Sd, 1874, without
lee, shows IS buildings erected at cost of
S!3@43. The statement of permits issued
fom February Sd. 1S11, TO the present time,
with fees, shows. with permits for repairs,
J ,f0 permits issued, the total value of the
Improvements being 81 ,GiS,2.6. TIE revenue
from permits for the nine months is - COO
The total Lumber OF new buildings erected
tng ourlng ne year ending OG'Oher 5ist, is ~
making total number of buildings erected
IN The cities of Washington and Georgetown
Of 21,lsi. This is exclusive of buildings
Owred by the United States. The total num-
her OF brick dwellings erected This wear is 7l1
The estimates for the year ending October 81.
1sI', are as follows-Repairs of station
houses, sinCO; completing north wing apd
center building of new worShOuse, - 5OG;
building sOutn wing of wOrkuOuSe. $40 .0IO:
repairs OF Industrial Home school. $500;
building four new engine houses, Sfi OCO. re-
building the Georgetown engine house,
SIC, zoo; general repairs to engine houses.
S3!sO; building 9Th street front 10 Northern
Liberties m arket house. $50 000: general re-
pairs 10 market houses, -, 000; for new school
buildings, S2S CCG: general repairs to school
buildings, $1,000 Total, s1C5 zoo.
RBPORT OF THE RELIEF COMMISSION
The president of the relief commission,
Mr.. VIM. Stickney. has submitted his report
10 The District Con missioners, giving an
account OF the distribution of the 500 600 ap-
propriated by Congress at its last session, to-
geiber with don atiOns from private sources,
amounting 10 $40 I5, and s9.S75 from the
market fund. He states that OF he S2DG00
appropriated by Congress, -, ,o56 n was dis
buIsed by the county committee. The total
amount disbursed by the commission for the
poor OF Washington ard Georgetown was
81 2Os.t2; the number of orders fillsd was
1907; nun Der of families helped. S.lgl: fuel
and groceries were supplied amounting tn
S25.tC5 81 To DO this there were employed
hve clerks. AT : 20 per month, and four visi-
tors, at $50, making total cost for service
Ssss 90. Other expenses. including room
N m ~. Z c OF
increase the whole cost of spending the
81 - 6.G2 To ~ .Ci2fs. or less than per cent
OF The principal. The clerks and visitors
Mofked from 10 IL hours per day. Mr..
Stickney says our whole charity system or
want Of Sy stem requires revision. Hethinks
plan should be devised by which all appIi-
cations Tor charity should come through
some single. central bureau. If the partv
was found deserving, AFTER invest CATION. he
could Then he referred to some of the present
Charitable organizations for relief. IfalI cur
benevolent societies. public and private
would unite IN such Plan, refusing III out
side applications, IL il suggested the poor
and distressed would be better cared for tban
BY The hap hazard style now practiced. Mr.
Suekney says the want that now over
SHADOWS all others is want of employment.
To meet this exigency he suggests plan
which has been attended with marked sue
cess IN Other places. viz: For the city au-
thorit1es 10 supply labor Temporarily 10 the
unemployed 81 about Oue-half its par value
simply as mes MS o. charity, until tie la
borer can fud remunerative employment
pauIeTlsm, give him the satisfaction of
earning his bread. and the city would re-
eeive full equivalent FOR its money.
TIE DOUGLAS PICTURE
SALE--ln spite of the rain which began
atout seven O'Clock, the attendance at the
4bONe safe last evening was quite large. In
de- every seat In the spacious and beautiful
gallery was Ccs upied long before the hour OF
his star d There was hardly an irch of stand
Ing room left. The prices obtained were in
tCme cases fair, but they mostly ruled very
low. The whole catalogue for the evening
was finished and purchases were male by
several foreign ministers and some OF our
most prominent citizens. The sale will be
concluded this evening. and as the catalogue
for the second right includes a number or the
very best pictures, there will doubtless be a
large attendance and brisk bidding. 1t will
De remem bered that all the marbles, brOnZes
and medalliOns remain 10 be sold tonight.
sALE OF VALUABLE REAL ESTATE
We call the attention of our readers to the
auction sale advertised in another column
by Thomas bowling, for J. +. Riley. esq,
trustee, 10 lake place next Wednesday, Nov.
~, at 3 O'Clock r. m. on the premises. of a
large nun her of small and large LOIS OF land
In square No 619. lying between New York
avenue and NJ street and lst street west and
North Capitol street There are 81 separate
lots, containing from SO 10 $50 square feet,
10 be sold separately, giving purchasers an
exS,ei!ent Opportunity 10 obtain small lots
favorable terms. Besides, there are three
Other lots containing in al! about 81 900
tfuaTe feet with large and fine brick
oweliirg house thereon, 20 be sold subject 70
lie estate.
NoRNAL SCHOOL EXAMINATIOS.-The
FIRST quarterly eXaminatiCu OF the Normal
School for the present school year took riace
AZ the Fran klin building YES lerday Trustees
Brown, CragiD, Smith. HOvey and Holland.
with superintercert Wilson, being the ex-
5mirers. The exercises were Interesting and
1nelIeSd prs ctice In phonetics ard drawing.
nv Ls~ll
teacher; theory and art OF teaching music
roDducte cd by Prof Daniel; and teaching In
Practice room female primary. By the pu-
pills, whO were the subjec OF complimentary
remarks by the trustees and others.
A NOSE BROKEN AND AN EYE KNOCKED
OUT Yesterday, at Green's junk shop, cor
Ter lllh and q streets, difficulty occurred,
and John Smallwood was struck with an
iron bar By John Williams alias W. 81.
schuyler alias John Batterfoot, receiving a
nrof en rose and having an eye knocked out.
smaliwood was taken TO his home. No. 21l9
1iih street northwest, by Officer Jennifer,
where he was attended by Dr. j. r. Winter,
and was subsequently removed to the Freed
mans hospital. Ba'terfoOt escaped.
HEssRs. Il. NJ. WHITAKER & SoN send rs
sn iDkstand made by the Providence Ink
stand Go. which has the three conspicuous
merits OF Keeping the fluid fresh and free
from dust, of preventing evaporation, and of
not allowing the fingers 10 become stained
with INK.
THERE is no place where you can get as
gooa bargains as al the boys clothing mouse
Oi H. Robinson 4 Co, 500 Pennsylvania ave-
nue. Boys suits and ovefeoats great yari-
ely OF elegant patterns, at very moderate
prices; Kilt suits, In new and fresh patterns
and Inviting styles, size TO years-Adgf
AoCTpENT.-Mr. William Dixon, Of the
beard OF assessors, in attempting last nj hi
70 get cut OF TIE way OF a reckls lsssly driven
carriage was struck by a street car at n
corntrof 9Th ard + stree S, and thrown down
with some iOlence. larGing him somewhat
but fortuI ately doin. him no serious injury.
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FIFTY PIECES new style dress goods just
opened, at 25 cents per yard; carpets and oil
cloths; cassimeres for mems and boys
clothes; black cashmeres, black alpacas, red
fannels, white fsnnels, canton fsnnels;
wafer proof cloth, Gil cOlOrs. TowSOn's,
Pennsylvania ayenue.-Adr..
ROMAN GOLD, Lake George diamonds,
coral, onyx, enameled and Jet Jewelry, from
cne 10 twenty dollars; the best fifty-cent eye
glass In the city, at Prigg's jewelry store,
No. 451 Pennsylvania avenue, near "A
stTeet---Adrt.
AT THE JOB AUCTION HOUSE, si7 Mar
kef SPACE, large lot Of carpets and oilcloths
al auction prices; also, real handsome dress