Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-08-16

district Government Affairs.
VIII. Prince has been appointed station
keeper for the I'd police precinct stasioh-
The District Commissioners have granted
John NcCauley, the lowest bidder 1or the
garbage and night soil service, iurtner IiintM =,
until 70 morrow at O'clOck-to procure MS
Mr.. T.. H. Moran has been notified, in an
bis LOT tse naGor
Tguor licences in his case, the Commissioners
decline to interfere.
INSPECTOR Entwisle has informed the. trus-
he has examined the bell tower OF thc.t church
ST. uctuIe, as to its strength to sustain a bell
weighing LOCO pounds, and finds that it will
need strengthening which he describes.
THE WOOD MEAsURERs' DISTRICTS.
The Commissioners have reconstructed the
wood measures districts, and have cOnSO-
dated the Rock Creek district with the George
town district. under the name of Rock Creek
district, and appointed Henry Burrows in
spectOr and meaSurer of wood therefor. They
yesterday consolidated the first and second
the name Of Potomac district, and appoint ID
Henry A. Jones inspector and measurer for
the same. The Anacostia district remains
and measure T therefor This action reduces
the districts to three, and the expenses in pro-
potion.
THE DAMAGE To THE MINER SCHOOL.
The trustees of the Miner school building
have called the attention Of the DISH ict COM
missiOners to the condition of that building,
which was damaged materially by the ssorin
of the 5th instant, by which the ROOF was blown
off and otherwise injured. They quote
clause in the lease, in which the District au-
thorities agree to provide for ordinary repairs,
and claim that the District should put the
building in good order under the contract
The Commissioners have replied that while
they diselaim their liability for anything more
stances they will pay for the repairs provided
that they do not cost above $50.
UNSAFE.
inspector EntWiSle has notified Mr. Mark
Young that the walls of the burnt mil on
Water street, between Frederick street and
the Aqueduct bridge, Georgetown, are in a
very urSafe condition and dangerous to life
and limb, and are therefore condemned. and
he has been requested to have them taken
down to the top of the stone wallis within ten
days, and to repair the bridge over the slute
on the tOWpath.
TIE DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS SIT DOWN ON
THE PROPOSED CHANGE OF TEXTBOOKS
The District Commissioners yesterday after
noon considered the subject of the action of
the school trustees in changing the arithmeics
in our public SchOOlS-diScdrding Davies and
substituting therefor Robinson sand as the
.esuit of their deliberations directed Secretary
I'll dall to send the following to the school
board.
Gentlemen In response to the resolution
pas ID by your board on the 18th instant,
recommending that contract be consum-
mated for the exchange ard purchase OF GER
tain books Ill accordance With the terms
c'l'rPd 10 the isrp hoard, an he SpCaia : IS
OF. Eed 10y Messrs. Ivison, Brakeman. Ia yiDi q
Co ! a IN directed TO inform you that The Corn
mlsSl9herS decline at present TO make any
contract looking ~ a change of text books.
BUILDING PERMITS
issued by Inspector Entwisie:-W. Wilson,
trustee. repair frame house, 1919 III street
northwest: Sl25. WIN. NJ Williams, repair a
frame house, 23l1 Fl street northwest; so. w
W. CorcOran, repair brick house, 1879
street northwest; 500 John Moore, repair
frame $50 eth street northeast: $25. j. II.
Lkldmore, build shed on wharf between l0th
and llth streets southwest; S75. W. j. Will
bus Alexander, raise frame house 1910 L str ct
northwest SIS. Mrs. Whitney build shed,
kingman court, between z and Q and 18Th
and l4ln stf.ets northwest; SIS L: T. Shoe
west: 800. VIM. New Hams. construct a
two story brick stable in alley between 18th
and 1875 and c and ID streets northwest; 81, 40.
WATCHED--The employees of the Kennebec
Ice Company, last Thursday evening, present
the company, with fine 500 Chas. Perry &
Co., Liverpool, Eng. gold watch, through Mr.
Geo. Purcell. as their spokesman. Asa b. Jr,
ness that utterance was impossible, and Prof
w. D. Webster (nO relation to Daniel), had to
respond for him.
On the occasion, yesterday, OF attaining his
majority, ROley Lee, Oldest son OF DIR. w. Lee
White. OF Floral HUI, ID. c.. was The recipient
OF several handsome presents. including a fine
gold watch and chain.
BEAUTIFUL lace white striped goods, o:
Victoria lawns, 10; beautiful figured lawns
Pacific, 10; beautiful calicoes, 5; chidrens
parasols at real cost. Carriers, III Market
Space. Excellent black alpaca, p; black
ca pure wool, so; gauze vests for
so; shetland shaWls, white, blue and cardinal:
one hundred 1G0) pieces new and beauti-
ful lawns, Just arrived, including sideband
laWns.-Adct.
TRAINS DELAYED BY THE SToRN.-A wash
out on the Richmond, FREDERICKSBURG and Po-
tomac railroad, between Fredericksburg and
Milford, caused by the heavy storm in that
section yesterday, has placed An embargo On
travel; the train due here last night at / ~
beln detained by it, and the mails were sent
over the Virginia Midland road. In c0nse.
quence of the break the trains which were to
have left at As and 9this morning We're not
started.
A HORSE KILLED BY 4 LOCOMOTIVE
About o'clock this morning horse and cart,
the property of Peter McVary 6l6 "a street
the B. p. r. R., on Virginia avenue I and
hs
without injury.
NEW PUBLiCATIoNs-From j. c. Parker
We have the Atlantic Monthly, Peterson's
Nogazirae, Frank Leslies Lddys Mngazine.
ara DemoreSt's Monthly: from ShillingtOn
r. Ean A 9es. Iaags Ap gse oun qS
the publishers, Springfield, Mass SUNDAY
After7aOOra,-all for September.
WASHINGTON CATTLE MARKET-OueenS
term stock Yards, August Is. 1S7S-Number
Of cattle lo0, sold from $31a to Si.62I, per cwt.;
cows, % sold from S25 to $50 per head; sheep
20 sold from 81 to Az cents per Id. Market
brisk.
A VERY DECIDED BREAK IN PRICES has been
made by Hable Bros, eth and ID streets They
are running most elegant line OF cassI
mere suits at only $40 a suit--iust about hall
prict.-AdU.
MARRIAGE LICENSES have been issued to
Fierce Ridden and LeOna W Beavers Cole
inau Booker and Rebecca F. Watson
AN APPROACHING MAkRIAGE.-The mar
mage OF jeanette Bennett To Isaac Bell jr is
eAloCtec to take place III the Newport CitT-
Ole church about the middle OF Septemtar
both Miss Bennett ana Mr.. Bel being cath
ohcs. Cardinal McClOskey, who is now O.
eGeSt AZ the Caldwell cottage. will perform
the ceremony. 1t will be remembered that
the cardinal administered the last rites of the
church to Miss Benefits father in 1872 Miss
BENNETT has become a great favOrite with
Newport society for her unaffected simplicity
winning ways, quiet charities social imiabii-
ties, and clever chat. The grandfather Of the
happy intended was. on the fathers side a