National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-06-13
4 LIFE IN WASHINGTON.
SKETCHES 4BOUT THE CIT mr. THE
REPrBLIClN REPORTERS.

Bon HARRisoS's EsTATE.-Ycstcrlay in the
Probate Court. Mr.. Fred. W. Golladay, on
whom notice was served to show cause WHY
certain money alleged to have been in the
house when Harrison died should not h.
turned over To the collector appointed by the
court, filed his answer. lie states that after
Harrisnns death he, QGOlladay,l having Us.
listed in nursing the deceased, took the money
(Si,n9l) aud a check for Sl01.Ss and dcpos.
tied IL with Rigs 4 Go. for Safc.kccping, and
that he has transferred II TO the collector.
THE NEw POLICE CorRT.-Thc case Of Jesse
b. Wilson ct nj. Va. the District Of Columbia,
was taken up in the Equity Court before JUS
tice Wylie yesterday. This is a hill to cnjOn
the District from using the Unitarian church
property, corner OF Sixth and ID streets, for q
Police Court, and the respondents filed u
engthy answer, claiming the right to lease the
premises and use IL for the purposes intended.
The complainants wcrc represented by Mcssrs.
w. :. Cox and Davidgc, and respondents by
Messrs. BiTney, Totten aud Kent. The argu-
mcnt will he concluded to-day.
THE EVENT OF THE SEASON will be
the annual moonlight excursion of the
Bank Clerks Association on Thursday
evening, June H. The steamer Jane Mnseley
will start with the guests from Sixth-strect
wharf promptly at o'clock p. NJ, and uron
arriving AZ Marshall Hall the light fantastic
toe will lie trippc,l" and general hilarity pre-.
vail until the return at , a. M. The names Of
the gentlemen who comprise the executive
committee is an evidence that no pains will he
spared TO render the occasion n joyful one in
the extreme. The following is the executive
committee, from whom tickets may he pro-
cured At a cost OF ~ each, admitting a gentle
man and one lady: J. W. Thompson, president
National Metropolitan Bank; II. e. swain
cashier Second National Rank; &. 4. James
cashier Rank Of Washington: e. +. PrrntiSS
cashier German tmerican National Rank: J.
A. Run, Metropolis Savings Bank: W. Laird,
jr., cashier Farmers and Mechanics National
Bank: John HitZ president German American
Savings Rank; George II. u. White. cashier
National Metropolitan Rank; W. y. Roach.
cashier Citizens National Bank; Charles A..
Bradley. cashier National Bank of Republic:
ii. Z. Ofticy & TO.
STREET PAVING CoNTRhCTs.-Therc is little
doubt hut what there will he another invcS-
tigatiou into the District affairs ~ soon as Con
gr%Ss meets. The action Of Commissioner
ketcham in ignoring the lowest responsible
bids for rUHiring IaVemCntS and letting the
bulk Of recent awards TO the old ring con.
tractors at u probable loss to the District of
over S+n.un. will he the basis of an invcSii "a
tion. Interested tlN-raycrs arr already col
Letting proof and getting the facts in condition
10 lay before Congress when il meets. The
statement of one Bailey before the paving
'''hhi'''' VI your city government ihat HiA
Thousand yards of the new tirahnmite and
Trinidad pavement on Pennsylvania avenue
had bccn condemned aud rClad is not true
The last OF that pavement was laid on the
Avenue Un the 18th ult. and no part has been
condemned or rr!aid, and the whole has stood
the intense heat uf the last two weeks without
a sigh Of snftcuing or dissolution. This same
Bailey received u smell awanl for laying pave
mcnt at the recent letting, hut Jailed to con
vince the Commissioners Of hi, ability IN carry
it out. and the Commissioners have already
began negotiations with other parties to rclCt
the work Awarded to him. fact worth noting
by Boston authorities, since he is an applicant
for pavement contracts in that city, IuhWg-
tOH correspondence Boston Post