Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-08-13

home e. street, between sth and 9th northWeSt
yesterday yesterday morning and her parents are much
medium height, wore a white sack, brown
calico dress and black sailor hat.
louis S SIM s,,a alias Lyer and Caarlas
by Detectives McDeyitt and McElfreSh in
South Washington last night.
District Government Affairs.
G. b. Wibert has been appointed an addi-
i-Onaf private of the Metropolitan police
force, to do duty at the Georgetown lchool
buildings Tor one year.
Mr.. q III. Phillips. manager for the Potomac
Ferry Company, has requested the DiSti.ct
Commissioners to lay flag foOtway from the
once OF the Ferry company across 10 the east
side OF Water street.
Dog licences to the number of $50 have
been taken out to date.
DIR: Geo. c. Sampson has been appointed
physician to the poor in the fourth police pre-
cinet. in place of DIR. H. M. Newman, (sOn of
Dr. W. q. II. Newman, physician TO the po-
The !ease of the Miller school building hav
ing expired, Mr.. Baldwin,. trustee for the sec
Ond division, recommends that before it be
renewed the owner. Mr.. j. W. Barker, be re-
QIlfed TO repair the premises So as to put them
IL abitable condition.
The property owners and merchants doing
cuisine $ on the north side Of Pennsylvania
avenue, between 1lth and 18th streets, in a
communication 10 the District Commissioners
repre- ent that the llth-street aewer is so filed
up with mud and debris that at every rain
storm, no matter how hight. the cellars are
filed up with the overflow. damaging health
and property. Tney ask that something be
done 10 remedy the evil complained OF.
CONDEMNED BCI DISGs
inspector EntwiSie this morning condemn
ed two frame dwellings belonging 10 Hannah
Reynolds OH The northeast corner of JG n aud
ID streets northwest, as unfit for human habi-
tatiCn. and has notified the tenants to leave
the premises.
THE PAYING OF SEVENTH STREET
Mr.. Henry Hurt, president of the Washing
ton and Georgetown street railroad company
IN communication to Engineer Hoxie, relt-
tive TO the paving of eth street, states that the
company prefers 10 do all the work between
The outer rails, leaving the carriageWay on
each side to be finished up TO the track by the
contractor, tie work done by the company to
OF the engineer.
PROPOSED Removal OF THE POUND.
Health Ofncer IOWnShend recommends the
removal of the pound located on I'D st.ce,
grounds, TO some other place. aud sugg 3sts the
HelghbOrhO0d at OF neal the foot of 1Sth stree
as proper locality, where there are no houses.
mucn complaint mas b made by the resi-
dents near the present pound site Of this
nuisance.
BIDs FOR THE REMOVAL OF GARBAGE AND
NIGHT SOIL.
Bids were opened at 10 O'Clock TODAY i'm tie
ONCE of Health Officer Townshend, on street,
IN the presence OF Commissioner Phelps, the
health officer, the committee on bids and T e
bidders, for the collection and removal of gar
bage and dead animals, and the tranSp0rta-
tl0n of night soil III this District for three years
or a longer term, at the option of the Commits.
sioners. The following were the bids: GeOrct,
w. Cook 81 Co., $1,000 per annuIl for live
years serviyetin1ormail. q. III. LESS. sl3, 300 f.
M Draney, $4,000 for three years; also an az.
ditlonal bid AT SlS5l6 per annum for the frs;
five years, and 81 go per annum for the secoi d
hve years service. {. H. Haywood, Slj.sO0per
annum for three years. S. Taylor SUIT. s15g50
per annum. John A1cCauley, Sl0,2 3llf,l per
annum: VIM. Morton, Sill per annum. w.
e Lewis & Co, Sl5,s15 per annum: George r.
Abrams * Co., Sli.WJ VIM. Wolf & Co
$1,000 per annum. Heretofore the two seryic- 8
have teen separate contracts, but have cost
the District $3.50 per Year. Prior 10 this,
for two years Under the Board of Health the
cost 81 this service was se,n1 per annum.
and prior 10 April. ISIS, the cost of the service
under the Board OF Health was S20,GJ0 per an
mum for removing night soil and S22 900 per
annUm Tor The collection OF garbage in the
city OF Washington and Georgetown. The
tldS were handed over to the committee on
bids to be, scheduled, after which the award
Will be made.
BUILDING PERMITS
issued by Inspector PlOwman: f. StOhlman,
repair frame building, 70 High street.
GeOrPetOwn: $50. G. l.. Sears raise a frame
building, in alley between T street and Ma s.
chusetts avenue and 18th and 18Th streets
northwest; SIS Judge Casey repair a brick
dwelling, corner I'd and A streets northwest:
$50: John McArden, raise frame dwelling,
Jackson alley, between North Capitol and 1st
brick house 1871 Pennsylvania avenue SIS.
NSAfE 1t1DES.-MF- A. A. StoarlS, OF
Cleveland. Ohio, writes to us that he employed
q Onelegged man, who gave his name as Lew
rs, as guide at the Treasury building a few
days ago and after visiting that building they
went 10 the White House, and then to the
State department. Here they were Joined by
man said TO be named Murphy, who stated
that he was from London, Canada, and he
proposed TO go to Arlington, and they all start
ed. Over the bridge they We're Joined by an
otfer man, accompanied by a guide. lwho
gave the name OF Wagner who said ne had
been ''fteeced in Baltimore by some sharperS
Under the pretence of showing how it was
done, ne produced some wellwOrn cards and
Mr. StearnS, fearing that he was in the hands
OF the PhilstineS, started back when the Vir-
glnla guide demanded his money, and the
fused, and returned to the Treasury with Muir
ply and Lewis, but Murphy declined to enter
the building, and the facss were reported to
duct before.
DEEDS IN FEE have been filed as follows
gu anna GiiswOld to HI. j. Schulties, lot 2
lewis a ON s5 a TT ssd
500. Joseph Gawler to John Rider, lot r.
50; ll0: go =, j: c; MeKelden to j. 4, Mont
Beyeridge, trustee, lot a. 50. 2s5; -. Same
Same to II. ii. MeReidin, lot ii, So So Ass. and lit
Leighton, lot IL, so. 9g2; $50 John F. Sur.
ray trustee, to lyman, lot 50; 1ss; g. NJ.
w. Is. stevens trustee, to w. III. Miller, lots II
and Is, sd. So; ,079.
A SURPRIsE-LaSt evening, at the close of
the drill OF Company A, Washington Light In
fantry, al the armOry on Pennsylvania ave-
nue., near 9th street, Capt. w. G.. Brock and A.
NJ Tubman appeared before the company,
and Capt. Brock, in a brief speech, presented
me resolutions of Washington COmmandery
OF Knights Templars, thanking the company
LOT thelr escort on the I'D of May. Col. w. G.
Moore made an appropriate response.
SUIT FOR DIvoRCE-Messrs Birney & Biz
ney nave fOr Lucille Josephine Trent. filed a
OH I0T divorce from Richard Owens Trent.
1ne parties were married in ID 3trOit, Mich,
DScem0er lS.5, and she charges that on
APiu -. 1873, the defendant deserted her
without cause and has ever since refused to
i've WIN her as his wife, and has wholly neg
Il 'ted 10 provide for her support
SILKS. SILKS, SILKS: buntiuss bnnt;r.s
pontings pure wool buntings only pie Lace
Duhtihg, &c beautiful dress goods mart VOL
1oc checked and striped silks: i,n,nansa az
:0rtment black silks, all prices g. ~ $40 Al
SIS and Sl.1o; our 81 and 81 y black silks arc
great bargains; real satin finish and hesvv
groS grain; closing out parasols at cost. Ca
fers, III Market SPace.-Adrt
AN ATTENPT was made yesterday, about one
O'Clock, TO destroy the wood aud coal yard of
Mr.. B. r. Clark, on 18th, between.K and i,
streets, by placing quantity OF straw under
pile OF LUMBER, standing just inside the yard
fence, and setting fire to il. Ii was Fortunate