Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-10-14

short visit to New York and was at his Office in
the Columbian building to-day.
A petition from pTOperty-hoIderS and resi-
dents on 18th street, between Pennsylvania
avenue and street northwest, was presented
TO the District CommlsSlnnefs To-Day asking for
the requirement OF this street between the
points named. stating that the easy grade of
This street makes it a thorOughfare from tie
central TO the north and northwestern portions
Of the city.
BIDS FOR THE NEW TRUCK HOUSES.
Bids were opened this morning in the Office OF
the District Commissioners for the construction
of a truck house on Nav Hampshire avenue and
one on capitol Hill for fire department service
as follows: J. g. NaylOr. Y. H. avenue s. 4l9
DO, capitol Hill s5.6I2-s11.121. John H. How
lett Capit0l Hill. S5625 do, y. H. ave. S6560-
S12,i25. W. III. Dyer d Bro, y. III. ave. $3.50
Jas. W. Barker. y. III. ave-, $691s: do Capitol
mn s,eolasl3,s25. Henry Himber, Capitol
HILL $500 10; do. y II. ave-, s., I16 So
No award was made to-day
BUILDING PERMITS
issued by Inspector Entwisle: VIM Muirhead.
repair frame corner 18th street and Virginia
avenue southwest: S25. j. H. Johnson construct
three-StOTy brick dwelling. corner sth and c
streets southwest; $4,000. L. w Hummer, re-
pair brick 49, 9TH street; 5000. j. NJ. johnson.
repair oriGk, 1916 PENNSYLVANIA avenue north
vest $40. DIR. Gunton, repair brick 30S 9th street
northwest SIS. J. c. McKelden, repair brick,
18th street. between Massachusetts avenue and
/ street; $50. G.. b. GautrOn, repair frame, 500
street nOrthw est; S25. ThOS Wilson. construct
frame shed, corner 9TH and streets northeast;
Sl5. Fl BehTenS, repair brick house, 1875 9Th
street northwest; slT5. Patrick Cronin, construct
a twO-stOry brich dwelling, Virginia avenue, be-
tween Sd and y streets; $500. John Bell, repair
frame house, LIST, near street northwest: SOS
J. NJ. kenney, repair frame house. 18th, between
l. and vi streets southeast; 500. ThOS N Nau-
dain. repair brick house, NJ, between Sth and 9th
northwest: $780, j. Adam Roth. construct she'd
corner A and sth streets southeast; s35.
Amusements.
NATIONAL THEATER.-The SO Hidden Hand,u
(dramatHed from Mrs. SouthWOrth'S novel;
n of tllrN fI,;e,
like - [ ncle Toms Cabin " represents planta-
ton life in the south before the war, but is
hvelier than that production with more dra-
matte merriment. more fun. and less mOraliZing
1t will be presented in as excellent manner as
- Uncle Tom y was last week The scenery will
DE new and realistic and the tobacco plantation
scene with its jubilee singers madrigal BOYS.
and banjoSts, will he immense. The cast of the
play is carefully selected
ROCKVILLE FAIR.-The closing day of the
Montgomery county fair at Rockville has been
postponed 10 Wednesday next. On that day
there will be Steepie chasing, tFotting and sack
races, dancing and other amuSementS. See
advertisement.
THRATER CONIQUE.--The COmiQue this even
ing will present a new programme of unusual
excellence. This week will be crowded Will
good entertainments at this popular theater.
LINCOLN HALL.-The musical event OF the
season VIII be the concert II Lincoln Hall next
Tuesday evening by Herr August Wilheni. the
Nlollnisr. He has received uGstinted praise in
New York and Philadelphia. His power is dis
Cribed us wonderful and he is regarded as the
master OF his art
TAIMADGE HALL.-Col De- Alma will deliver
his lecture on ''CiVil Service Reform here next
Thursday evening, and expects a crowded
house.
COMPLAINT AGAINST A JUSTICE OF THE PEACE.
ON Saturday Justices Lathrop, Walter and
Bundy. Il committee OF the Justices aSSOciat ion.
had consultation with Chief Justice Cartier.
IL appears that when the justices were ap-
pointed some OF them determined, with view
of securing uniformity OF practice, to form an
association. Rules and regulations were
adopted. and ii was not long before there were
complaints that some OF them were not strictly
complying with the rules, and recently the as
ISOLATION took action on these alleged VIOLA
lions OF the rules by adopting resolutions set
ting forth: That Justices Helmick and Harris
had by their own admissions entered into spe-
cial arrangements with certain prominent real
estate firms TO transact their business at less
than the rates adopted, the direct tendency of
such action being TO destroy unbiased and i'm
partial judgment and to bring reproach upon
the magistrates; that as Justice Harris has
perSiStently placed obstacles i'm the way of par
ties defendant who We're DESTROYS of awaiting
themselves of plain and mandatory enactment
relating to a change OF Venue by threatening to
present their names TO the grand jury for in
dictment for perjury. and by refusing in at
ieast one case TO certify the papers TO the
nearest justice; that such conduct should
he condemned as improper, unjust, and inju-
rious TO the best interests OF the people Of the
District; declaring il is their firm purpose TO
refuse all oVertureS to transact business at less
than the established rates, believing that every
one. whether rich or poor having the control OF
hundreds OF houses or being the humble tenant
has an equal right TO demand fair and impartial
treatment, and " that said justices, Helmick and
Harris he expelled from this association The
action in regard TO Mr. Helmck was promptly
reconsidered, and he was reinStated, as hereto
lore mentioned i'll THE STAR. 1t Is claimed that
Harris persists i'll his independent course. there
fore the committee, as stated above called on
the Chief Justice, tin compliance with another
IeSolitiOn.} and presented the matter The
Chief Justice holds the matter under advise
luent. Justice Harris. in reference TO these pro-
CeedngS, publishes card thanking these gen.
tiemen for this manly action as il will give me
an opportunity before an impartial tribunal TO
answer the malicious charges which they have
been recently circulating, and which heretofore
/ nave treated with silent contempt. / ask
suspension of public opinion until the charges
are heard by the COURT Harris was formerly
the attorney general OF Mississippi.
DEEDS IN FEE have been filed as follows: r.
r. Perry and w: p. Young. trustees to Citizens
er, trustee, TO Mercy NJ. Gray, lots 6, :, Is and
49, So. 65S, and lots 20 and q, So $685. 81 900. j.
7. Birch TO John Brown, lot 153, So. els; 5000
Henry Biittner ct al, trustee, to Chas. Schroth,
lot SO, so. s93; $500. W. F. Hoffman to A. A.
Birney, lot 4, So. 414; Sl,0,5. II. f. Gatchel ct
al trustees, to j. G. Ames, lot TO- So. 15s; s1,17o
G. s. Palmer to Wm Parker, lot !, So. $50; $40.
John Sherman to Morton TOulman, lot 80, so.
800: s., 500. ii. G. Ames to j. II. Mari, lot &c. So
l31; $1,000. {. III. Buxton TO A. ii. Herr, lot OF
Howard University; $500. owen Fegan to
d. r.
trustee. 10 William ODOnnell, lot II, so. 42l
S61; $3.50,
STrABBING IN CELL-The Albany Journal
says:-Peter Hyde is So years of age, unmarried,
and was sentenced 10 the Albany penitentiary
for tive years from Washington, ID. c. Daniel
Van DeuSen is 30 years Old, and belongs in this
city He was arrested in May, 1915, on charge
of stealing. The two men occupied the same
cell. ON Thursday Hyde lay reading book.
and Van Deusen paced the stone floor. Without
word Van Deusen suddenly ceased his walk
i'll front Of Hyde, and, drawing shoe knife
which he had secreted on his person, plunged il
into Hyde. The wounded man grappled with
the murderer and called for help, and Van Det-
sen was secured and HYDE taken to the hospital
BILL FOR DIVORCE was filed on Saturday
by Margaret ROderick against Charles Rod
erick. The bill recites that the parties were
married in this city october 10, 1864 by Rev. F.
E. Boyle, of st. Patrick's X. c. church; that
they shortly afterwards removed to Harper'S
Ferry, where they went to live with her
mother; and she charges that from that time
he commenced to grow desperate, and finally
from the constant use OF Intoxicating liquor, be-
came mOroSe and abusive TO her, so much so