Evening star., 1877-08-11
transactions I'm Real Estate.

The following instruments in writing have
been filed in the Office of the Recorder of
Deeds since our last report:
TRANSFERS.
Julia NJ. Dean TO II. NJ. Burley. SIS 500, lot
6s, square 195. Thomas GOrley to ID. Daley,
S5, Part lots and 9, square 557. Mahlon
Ashfold and Thomas II. Callsn, trustees, to
John Ii. Barker, s1,.Oo. lot So, square 5l5.
Newton Case TO the Orient Insurance Com
pany, 81. lots /, g. 4, %, 26, a. IS %, 30, 81,
80, 80. "a and 35, square SIS. Fred. w. Jones
and Joseph r. Edson TO Mahlon Ashford
north of square 5l5. w. w. Burdette to ii. T.
Fees, So COO, lot 5, square 4JO. NJ. Z. Luckett
et al. TO Nj. Flanagan 81 coo, lot 8, square
l,C.6. Mary L. Luckett, guardian, to NJ.
flanagan 81 eco, lot 3, square 1,0l6. y. Mil
burn TO Miranda Clubb 5000. part lot 1,
square SIS. \. Gray 10 Jessie Williams $500,
Iot 10, square east of square 10S.
DEEDS OF TRUST.
Henry Jarvis 10 Edison and Hyde, TO secure
the Jefferson Cooperative Building AsSoci-
alton y SO, lot IL, square Isl. Chas. Banks
t. T. GleILan ct al, 10 secure p. Clark $3.50,
pHIt Of lot 3, block Is, Howard University
sutdiVis ion OF Smiths farm. Henry Ed
wards 10 A. de ard c. N. Thorn, TO secure
!, Moses Lewis TO Irving Williams onand
SamPheI Darlington, TO secure Asbury
Lloyd $50, part Of lots and 6, square III.
Je!eniah j BrOsnan tn j. I. Dyer and l.. w.
Wright, 10 secure John McDermott : 600,
lot II. square 55S. Ann McCanno to a
Hyde, ic secures James McCanno s6O1, part
". 1j III.
Ihoirl son, mortgage for $50 CC0, Oh lot 3,
squate 25L
RELEASES.
VIM. +. Mattinsly and Charles f. Prentiss,
trustees, 10 y. III. Warner. lots and x, square
north OF square l17. B. Milburn, trustee. 10
Bernbart Miller, part OF lot 6, square So.
John Ridout ct al. 10 G f. Luckett ct al,
raIt LOT 3, square SO. NJ. G. Luttrell 10 q.
r. LucBett et al, lot 3, square ,O76. F. X.
Dooley 10 A. Kirby, part 10; 10, square $50.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Richard A. Neal to T.. Z. Clark, tru Stee to
secure Arthur II. Glennan, $500 goods chat
tels, stock and fixtures at No. AIS 81 street
northwest. Certificate OF The election of five
aCftditt4nai Ct trustees Of the EnOn Baptist
u. Ashton, Thomas Chambers, Henry Har-
1od ard Stephen Jackson.
SPTCIAL TAxEs FOR IMPROVEMENT OF
COUNTY ROADS To day a committee OF
county Taxpayers, consisting OF Messrs
Goltin, Carpenter, Han, Kengla, and Col.
SWart, waited upon the District Commits
siODeTs in relati ion TO the special as sessnents
for Improvements on county roads, which
assessment u ey claim is Illegal aud unjust,
ard 10 ask that some plan be devised by
which roVlsioEs can be made, and in many
Cates the IsX be removed altogether. espe-
claHy upon certain roads which have not
ne, mn roytd a. bpt on which heavy assess
meLtS nave been ba ed. A list of these roads
was submitted, and the equities in each ca Sc
ciscus S6d at length. The consultation was
progressing at three o'clock this afternoon.
WHY He WANTS DIvORCE.-Mr c. Pei
nam 10 day fled hill for a divorce for Sam
Iy tfs HGrIon agt netule Gordon, formerly Let
ls.@, aud lived together until September, 1874
when she went 10 Florida to visit friends
9ha G relatives, she taking with her her child.
ne states mat She returned in November
lel5, and plaintiff was astOnished at her con-
GI,Ion, It out the cause was apparent in April,
le.S, when she gave birth TO male child He
asks The custody OF the child.
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JUDGING from the excellence of Chris.
Aanders celebrated ''Melliston," (the use of
NEloh affords an effective cure for dyspepsia a
pulmonary affections, and the various stages
OF summer complaint, and acting at the same
lline as a line appetizer,) IL ought to become
the favorite. One thing is sure, had it been
manufactured or put up east, the owner
WOULD ere This have amassed a fortune. Pa
tlenis t. ought by all means to give 1t trial.
FOR sale al depot, 9l1 9Th street, and al FIRST
class drug storts.-Adtt.
THROWS Up THE CoNrRAcr.-Mr. A. NJ
Sweeny to whom was awarded the work of
extending the Thomson School building
yesterday for g, 400, to day notified the Com
missiOners that he declines TO do the work
and throws mp the contract. The Commits
sioners have given him notice that any bids
he may In future make for District work Will
not be considered by them. II is probab BILE
if az the work will be given to the next lowest
bidder, Mr.. Thomas Lewis, for $3.50.
Hot SPRINGS, ARK, pebbles, set in gold
enamel hoop earrings; same as real dia
monds This is the best imitation in the
city. Price sIO. Received AZ Prisgs jswel
~ store, No. i51 Pennsylvania avenue, near
~ street.
e It's all up. No newspaper man can
go go. STh1ese tIase glory by being crematei. II
80, ne foreman or jury in Texas. which
ried her the same day "
- MISS Nelson will undertake In ride 1eo
miles In I'VE hours at Madison. Ind nSin1
twenty horses. An"'' osihs
ST The New York BARRIERS bav.
ed vigorous war on the nfiye-eenis sor .
shave shops" ueS Aof
1"Our new water works., proudIv "a
marks contemporary. Frop1 1~Sy I0