Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-10-21
District Government Affairs.


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District Government Affairs.
petition signed by property holders on
Boundary street, between 18th and 18th streets
asking that water main be laid between the
streets named was presented to the District
commissioners to-day.
ENFORCING PAYMENT OF THE PERSONAL TAX.
Under instructions of the law, District Col
Iect0r COOK to-day proceeded to make dlStraint
for delinquent personal taxes in some twelve or
Tlteen cases on hOuSehOlderS and business men,
Leyies and seizures were made in only few
cases The de1nquentS coming forward and
ms Si; payments Mr.. Cook win follow this
up daily until his books are clear. and as his
duties are so alduous ii is probable that he may
nave 10 ask the Commissioners TO employ reg
uiar constable TO assist him in this duty, which
IS very unpleasant TO him. The amounts are
generally small and not many of them.
BUILDING PERMITS
issued by Inspector EntwiSle:-Little Sisters OF
the Poor. construct a carriage house III between
"a and Sd SITS. ne; $500. Peter Schenck, con-
slruet two story brick dwelling, Sth between
II anu SIS, NV; $3.50 Mary a. Staten, re-
par H. a6l E ST., s.w:; $50. c: W. O,Nelll,
repair frame, 1913 G St, Sc; $50. Michael
Crane, construct frame shed, 629 4th ST., NV;
so j. CraliSt0n, repair brick west side High
between Isl and cd sts.. Georgetown: $3.50.
" Ii. Herr. repair brick house, High between
ISL and I'd stS, Georgetown: Sl100. Thomas b.
>taIi construct Il two story brick dwelling 4th
near b 81; $3.50. Thomas HoltzclaW, repair a
brick house, 3So ST., NV: 800. VIM H.
Phillip, repair brick, As Pennsylvania avenue
NV; $500. Thomas A. Brown. construct a
Oflck Office. between 14th and 18th stS. NV:
stable. Massachusetts avenue between 9th and
,th SITS, NV: $40. Ellen c. Ryan, repair a
frame Utidln@- rs Isl ST, ne; 5000. Mrs. Mary
NV: $3.50. Samuel Bacon, make brick addition
62o f ST.. NV; 500. 4. j. 5. Perry, repair
brick, corner and 4th SITS, NV; sioo.
Amusemenfs, Etc.
ENGLISH OPFRA.-The first opera Of the sea-
son WIZ be given at the National thGater this
week hy the Hess English opera Companv The
engagement begins this evening with Faust
in which Miss Emma Abbott will make her first
appearance in this city in opera as " Margler-
it,. Washington has hitherto had the pleasure
OF listening 10 her remarkably fine voice in CON
cert. but this evening will be her first opeiatic
venture here Elsewhere she has been enthu-
are well known for their excellence: so the
lovers OF good music have a week OF unusual
enjoyment before them. Tomorrow evening"
"SnLmeS OF Normandy" Wednesday evening,
Bohemian Girl Friday, "Mignon." Tickets
are going off rapidly.
THEATER CoMIoUE.-In addition to an other
wise unusually fine bill, the kimball Blondes
VIII entertain the COmiQue audiences this
week.
ODD FELLOWS HALL-An excellent concert
Will be given here this evening by the juvenile
Amateur Orchestra II Will be under the lead
erShip OF Prof. Z. IIOler
ALEXANDRIA FAIR GRoUNDs-There will be a
tWo-rlnS tournament on these grounds next
a creased pig chase, mule race and other
sports, to be followed by ball in the evening
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.-Tne first lecture
IN the Eyceum course Will be delivered next
friday evening at the congregational church
The lecturer viii be the ReY. Joseph Cook anE
the subject Il Inmate America
Mr.; PARTELL0s SH00TlNo.-A dispatch TO the
New YORK Herald from this city says: With
reference to the challenge of Mr.. Frank Hyde to
moot l0r any sum from $500 10 $1,000 MI. Particle
says mat be has not received any personal COM
nr,uiIlcst;0n from Mr.. Hyde making this or any
other challenge as yet. but that II he had he
should be compelled to decline, for the reason
that the rules OF the Columbia Rifle Association
forbid its members participating in any match
for money. He is willing 70 say, however, that
he Will shoot with Mr.. HYDE for the honor
Of the championship between them or for any
other object WHICH Will not be IN the nature Of
gambling. and at any time and place which may
be agreed upon. Owing 10 the doubts thrown
upon the regularity and honesty OF Mr.. Partellos
score OF 224 by some Of the newspapers Colonel
Burnside has deemed it due to the Columbia
Rifle Association to make sworn statement of
the facts. This statement, duly verified by the
attendant witnesses and atteSted by notary
public. has been sent to the Spirit Of the Times
newspaper.
LIST OF PATENTS granted 10 residents of
Maryland. Virginia and the District of Column
bia for the week ending October s 1S,S:-Geo
H. Crun. Ladesburg, Nd feather ren0varorS;
cyrus L. Sabin, Washington, ID. c., butter pack
ages; Alfred Prosens. Baltimore, Md, thil-coup-
llIgc, jos HdlDtf. bditinofe, NIL, apparatus
for cooling wort during fermentation; JOS
Raiber Baltimore, Md, wort cooling watts: Mar
shall z. smith, Wayerly, Md, brick drying ovens
BYRON Tyson Washington, ID. C, washer and
amalgamator for hydraulic mining; George w
Croker, Charlottesville, Va, clothes washer:
Freeman S. Allen and Henry c. Lane, Washing
ton, ID. c., Pliers; John F. SnyderS, Culpeper,
Va, fence posts.
THE TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION met at ST. Joseph's
Hall saturday night TO take action in reference
TO the strike of the job printers, whose wages
having been cut down from so to ~ cents per
1000 ems last week caused them TO stop work.
! \ proposition was submitted 10 the Union TO pay
s. TO unemployed married men and s. TO single
! men pending the lock out, and an amendment
/ was offered liking the amounts at s. and So re-
/ spectNely. a long discussion enSued, but the
| Union arrived at no conclusion and adjourned
| ABOUT midnight. The down town men meet to-
| hiSht 10 consider the situation.
| ARD WIDE Pacific percales. cents; new fall
/ uesS goods, from H. l5 Is, 20 and % cents: all
WOol olack cashmeres, so, So 60. Is, 15 81 cents.
! ooSS caSsinereS, 81, 50, 90 cents; new STYLES OF
| cioahS rom 50 up; bed comforts IS cents up:
douoie Wnlte blankets, from So per pair; 2]S
! Wide sneeting cotton, 20 cents, at TowSon'S 6SS
| pennsylvania avenue, south side.-4dut.
| THE FIRE this morning was In ho,,se M 1oI
| L street northwest, occupied by Mr. d. G. Gran
| and about 500 worth OF damage was done. OF
! ficer Rhodes turned in the alarm from hox 81.
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