Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-05-20
District Government Affairs.

at the District Commissioners office. on ~
street, to: morrow morning to consult with the
commissioners on District finances.
BUILDING PERMITS
issued by Inspector Entwisle Epiphany
church, repair house on H, between 18th and
brick house, 1lh, between and G SITS. Sc. !; S.
a DEPUTY SERGEANT-AT-ARMs OF THE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CHARGED WITH
FOkGERY.-Ih his morning, in the Police Court,
(yudge Snell,) Frank A. Prescott, respecta-
Oe-appearlrg young man, was arraigned Oh a
charge OF forgery, on information sworn out
by Morris s. Belknap, who charges that on the
ID h day of October, 1877, Prescott felOuiOuSy
and fraudulently cOunterfeited as true the
special committee of the House of Represent
ativeS of the Forty fourth Congress, to investi-
gate Louisiana affairs, which signature pur
ported to have been signed in approval of a
certain bill rendered by Prescott for sJ75 as
moneys due Prescott for services as deputy
sergeant. alarms by means of which he fraud
ulent!y obtained from Belknap the sum of 500
win intent To cheat and defraud him. Pres
colt plead not guilty and waived an examina-
ton, and the court fixed the bonds at 900 for
appearance tet0re the Criminal Court.
MARYLAND CHROME MINEs.-The Columbia
Chrome company has recently been Or
gained to mine, chrome and other ores in
Maryland and elsewhere. The object is TO
work three mines OF chrome in MONTGOMERY
county, Md. Chrome mines are rare In
Europe the ore is found only in Southern Rus
,
all leased by White Brothers, of Glasgow: but
owing to the recent war those resources have
been cut of very materially; In this country
the ore is found only in California and Marf,
land. The ores will be brought to Georgetown
ID. C., for manufacture into bichrOmate of pot
ash, chrome yellow and other products. The
capital stock is fixed at $4,000. Christopher c.
Cox is president and Chas. Mittendorff trea-
surer.
HAMBCRG EDGINGs cheap: parasols, plain
and twilled silk, from 81, $50 s., s. 80 So {:
new spring dress goods, all the latest styles
cheap; black grenadines, from 1913 cents up !;
mereS cheap; cloth for boys wear from Is, p
y. 81, 30 cents; lawns, new styles: plaid Swiss
ave-, south Side.-Adrt.
SHOT IN THE Professionally afternoon an
alteration took place at the corner of 81 and
ii streets northwest, between Thomas SiSSon,
Keeper OF milk depot, and crowd of corner
ioaferS who hang about there, and one OF
them, named Frank Blair, struck him, when
pattern) and fired at his asSaIlant the ball
taking effect under the left eye. The bali has
not been extracted, and Sfsson is held to
await the result of the injury.
DEEDS IN FEE have been filed as follows
Thomas mas and NJ G. Young to G NJ; Hayward ct
+. Dodge. Sl,1u0, part "a, Pleasant Plains ::
Lewis Mcpherson to Alfred Lee, $, part 49,
square lS5; Leonard johnson to Thomas My
rick, Syl. lot in James Gift u. q. Bright ct al
10 j. f. SimOnS, $500, Sub-lOt of SQUARE 396 ;
NJ. A. Curtin to J. l.. BrinkhOrn, $3.50, sub-iotS
80 to s. square 9S7.
PACIFIC LAWNS oAly 10 cents French lawns,
linen lawns pure silk and wool black gren-
adineS black cashmere, all pure WOOL very
fine, only 30; excellent black silk. 81; our real
satin finish black silk sl.25; the one dollar
and sl25 black silks are special bargains
light silks, white ground, with very small
check and narrow stripes black, lavender
brown and navy blue; new paraSOIS new par
asols. Carriers, III Market Space.-Adrt.
Kelly with Sergeant Acton and Officer Kear-
| ney and Martin, raided reputed policy shop
| in Balls alley Saturday night, and arrested
| the alleged owner, Calvin GrintOn, and five of
| his patrons. They also scOoped in Dave
| Thomas and Tom Rollins alleged keepers of
| similar shop on H street. All of these par
| ties are c0lored men.
| CLOSING ART SALE.-Faluable oil paintings
| at Marble Building corner llIh street and
| Pennsylvania avenue, at any price Monday
| Tuesday and Wednesday, morning and even.
| ings, this week.-Adrt.
| WASHINGTON FISH MARKET.-Sold by r. A
Golden & Bro, Agents, Washington, May %
| loIS-2,UO Shad, from $li to SIS per loo; 40 0OC
| herring, at 81 per LOCO.
|
| a "ORKINGMAN'S SUICIDE-Wm III H. Gro
iOOt, mechanic, of American birth in a fiji OF
dependency, brought about by fears of fail
| uIe III supporting his mOtherleSs children in
| consequence OF his recent discharge from the
| mount care shops of the Baltimore and Ohio
! day afternoon at his home, No III JahnSnn ~
| In the southern part of the oity nv sLNItins "