Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-07-02
<fssr.et Goxerpmept Affairs.

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Noble Young. Mr.. Jos. Shillipgton NJ. John
L. Norris and Mr. Horace 3. Johnso,l. called
at the Columbia buildings his morning t0urCe
the appointment of DR.. ToWnshend as health
officer.
subsequently the members of the Board of
Fire Commissioners, with the chief and as
ssistant engineer .0f the Fire Department. and
the Superintendent of the fire alarm teIe
graph, called TO pay their respects to the new
District Commissioners, and through their
president tMr. C0lHus) congratulated the new
governors OF the District on their accession
to office under Sech happy auspices-with the
good will OF Congress and the almost unani-
nous approval of the citizens of the District
Captain Phelps, president Of the Board of Dis
trict Commissioners replied Cor himself and
colleagues in few well chosen words, compli-
mentary &c the management Of the Fire De
paItment, and, after general handshaktng
and mutual expressions of good will, the visii
ing delegation withdrew.
President Patten, of the Howard Universe
ty, and Fred Douglass called at the Office of
the Commissioners later to pay their respects
and urge the claims of certain of their friends
to appointments as school trustees.
A delegation OF coOred men waited upon
me District commissioners to-day to ask that
the work now done by the OdOrless Excavat.
ing company in future be executed by the old
process OF carts and horses, SO that employ
ment may be given to idle men. They were
informed that that matter was proper one
to be presented to the health officer, when ar
pointed.
The Commissioners were kept busy to-day
in response to delegates and personal calls of
cOngratul atiOnS and did very little business
up TO the hour OF J. o'clock, when they went
into executive session. 1t is not probable that
any appointments will be made for day or
two. although the public is SO anxious TO
know who is who.
RumOrS are in circulation about the streets
that the District Commissioners propose to
issue an order declaring all District offices
vacant and re-appOlntmentS to be made of
such as they elect, and new appointments
where deemed necessary and proper. as was
the case in the organization of the territorial
form of government, when II. ID. Cooke was
governor, but this cannot be traced to any re-
liable source The commissioners have not
indicated what they will do
BUILDING PERMITS
issued by Inspector Entwisle:-J. W. Hughes,
repair frame lOl2 III street northeast: so
James Mahan, construct d twO-s story brick
dwelling, eth street, between street and
massachusetts avenue northeast: $1,000.
It'll street northwest: $25. Patrick Courtney,
repair frame, No. 9 9Th street northeast: $50
l.. M4ngan, raise brick 1881 l., between 18th
and 18th streets northwest: 500 Noah Jones
crane, repair frame, Slf 18th street nOtheaSt:
go u. Ballauf repair brick, III 95h street
northwest; $l75 Lewis Hays. repair frame
3l4 Sd street southeast: 80 Henry Coleman,
repair brick, 3JS 10th street northwest; 5000
John +. Green, build three sheds. lith. be-
tween and streets northwest; so.
HARD TALK ABOUT THE LATE POLICE
BOARD--Ihere is considerable public talk as
to some OF the recent actions of the Board OF
Metr0pOlltan Police, which as an independent
board went out of existence on the 3Oth ult. 1t
Is stated that at the last meeting on Saturday
last they appropriated a sum of money Sufti-
Gent 10 pay Tor the missing reVOlverS, which
1t is alleged, were stolen by one of the EN-.
pI0yes of the board within the past few months.
I'M Inns money was appropriated from the pc
ncemenS 1und, 1t IS represented, which the
law pTeScribeS shall be devoted TO different
purposes: 1t will be remembered that when
Mr.. Herrsck was the property clerk, and arti-
n LOG roll l.,
responsible, and compelled to make good the
loss, and the friends of Mr.. Herrick say that
the retiring board Of police in this mat
On saturday they also accepted the reSigna-
ZION OF Mr. Curtis, as secretary of the board
and appointed him property clerk, position
winch they recommended last fall should be
aOOhshed, but III which the incumbent will
nave better tenure of office than as Secre.
tary to a defunct board. 1t will be remem.
pered That when the former secretary, Mr.
LaZenDy, was dismissed, he was granted one
months leave OF absence during which Mr.
Curtis. performed the duties of the office and
pald his salary for that month to Mr.. Lazenby.
AT the meeting on Saturday, Mr. Curtis was
reimbursed the amount he paid Iazenby. Tie
Tact that right on the eve OF going out. the
OOaTd ordered new carpets and furniture for
many OF the rooms, the cost said to amount To
Sz.Ic, also causes some unfavorab.e com
mentS
ECLECTIC SEMINARY.-The Baptist chapel
on Iith street was filled to overlooking Tue sday
evening, with patrons and friends. to witness
the closing exercises OF the Eclectic Seminary
under tne management of Professor i. Rich
ardS ana ms wife, an experienced teacher and
graduate OF HOlyoke Female Seminary. About
81 children We're upon the platform, ranging
from ~ 10 ! years OF age, most of whom did
not know the alphabet when they entered the
school: They were put through continuous
nrlll OF TWO hours, in reading spelling reclta-
lions: sngly and in concert; singing, notation,
numeratiOn, addition. subtraction and multi
pncatlon: reading and defining of botanical
terms, description of flowers drawn upOn the
6 6lackb0ard, naming in order all the Presi-
dents, with historical facts, &c. The children
went through all these exercises, showing
great intelligence, without apparent fatigue
AT he close Rev. DR.. Gray remarked that he
mad been frequent visitor to this school, aud
While the great progress made was a wonder
the better part was the fact, that "the children
think it is all play
REAL ESTATE TRANsFERs.-Mary j. Call
man to John 7. Audenreid, lot "a, so. 675:
s 500 j. !. NJ. Gross to Ferdinand schmidt,
VIM Beck parts of lots 20 so and i Hne Thre %
R n ADDITION TO Georgetown; s., 500 j. c.
HEAD trustee to T. Schneider, lot H. So. 293
Ackmann, lot "A, 50. Sic; 1880. j. c. Fay.
trustee, to C. 81 Underwood, subdivision OF
Tract OF land called friendship $500: Edward
-. Lawrence Wrenn to Margaret Manguin,
sub. 2, So. ST; S345. II. G. ThySon to Rutiedge
Mise On lots ll5 JIG and NJ Subdivision OF So
E-'vON. IL DlOOhS 10 margaret laylOr.
SUP -, So. 5Ss; 1850. GeOrgeanna Davis to L.
j. Davis, part of SCI. 345; Sl.OO0. A. J, Foster
r s6 J banIs - part Of lot 345 $3.50 A
~, So 30; S3I39o Maria FREDERICK to Arthur
ChrlsIe, property on the Good Hope road:
5000. Ihos Young to nj. Staterman, lots and
:; 50. oh s5Z'. John Lockley to Mrs. E. n
CoWan, part OF So Isl, 81.
The POLICE UNDER THE NEW DISPENSE
IiOS-MaJor and Superintendent of Police
hos. L. Morgan to-day issued an order to his
GfncerS, notifying them of the transfer to him
by the District Commissioners of the dutjes
and responsibilities of the Police Commission.
erS until further orders and that hereafter
and until further orders, reports must he
made to him of all complaints of citizens of
any derelictiOn of duty on the part of officers
or privateS, who will be held to strict account
Tor any attractions of the rules In converse
ton this morning with Major Morgan. he in.
formed STAR reporter that he desired the
el1zens generally, whenever they had cause
TO complain of lawleSSneSS of any kind or de-
reIlctlon OF duty on the part of officers, to re
port the same to him, and il the cause is not
removed he is willing to take the censure
upon himself
HE ARRESTED GEORGETOWN Posi- OFFICE
CIERk.-George T: Berry, the clerk i'm the
Georgetown branch post office. arrested hv
Special Agent L. L. Tidwall, as mentioned in
esterday'S STAR, has given bail before s g.
Mills, I. 5. commissioner, in 81 600 for his an
pearance to answer the charge, which is that
he on the Goth OF June before delivering a let
Ter 10 fann1e King. care of VIM King No az