Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-05-27
District Government Affairs.

government Ana1fS.
Permission was given by the District Com
missiOners TO Bethlehem Baptist Church to
hold a prOtracted religious meeting of one
month at Locust Grove, across the Eastern
Branch, commencing on the 3Oth of May.
BUILDING PERMITS
issued by Inspector Entwisle: DR.. Van Ar
mum, construct a frame shed, 1413 q street
northwest, SIS. ID. b. Graft construct two
twO-stOry brick dwellings, alley between 18th
and 18th streets northwest, $3.50. C.. f. Prem
tlsS. construct a tWO-StOry brick dwelling, 9th
street, between North Carolina avenue and
street southeast, 8, 800. j. Thurman, construct
a two story brick dwelling. 9Th street. between
North Carolina avenue and b street southeast,
$3.50. j. i. AtchisOn. construct three story
brick store and dwelling 18th street, between
Rhode Island avenue and \ street northwest,
1850. Geo. I. Langley, coal yard. It'll, be-
tween X and S streets northwest. $50. Geo.
w. Green, repairs on frame house corner I'd
and streets southwest. $50 L. T.. ElmOre,re-
pairs on brick house, 7l2 9th street northwest
${25. John Hughes, construct a brick dwell
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RIGHT OF THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS TO
CONDEMN LAND FOR PUBLIC ROAD.
In March last. petition, quite numerOuSly
signed, was presented to the District Commits
siOners asking fOf the condemnation of new
read beginning at Boundary street, at the
junction of LIE DrOit Park, running north
wardly TO Elm street, thence easterly across
the farm of George Z. Moore, to connect with
a private road running in nOrtheaSterly di
rectiOn, and along the valley traverSing said
farm to the northeast corner of the same A
pI Otest was subsequently entered by Mr.. Geo
r Moore, through his attorney, Mr.. Il. X. FL
HUtt, on the ground that the Commissioners
have no jurisdiction in the premises by virtue
of any valid enactment comforting upon them
authority to exercise the sovereign right
Eminent Domain also that the necessities
OF the public do not require the opening of the
road; and on the ground that the road would
alone benefit the owners of LIE DrOit Park,
this protest the attorney for the pstret to
whom the paper was referred, has rendered
an opinion that the Commissioners have plen.
AIRY powers in the premises, and that the work
Is OF sufficient public Importance to be exc
euted, and closes with recommendation that
an order be made directing the marshal to
proceed in the condemnation, and the Com
missiOners have so ordered.
TEMPERANCE MATTERS The Dashaway
meeting last night at Lincoln Hall was crowd
ed as usual. MIR. John b. Wheeler presided,
and made stirring temperance address, after
which Over the Hills to the Poor HOUSE" was
Ieeited by MI Hinman, Of Baltimore. Ad-
more, d. p. Holloway, IN. Nye and other
popular speakers.
Saturday night large. audience met at the
musical programme was faithfully carried out
Miss PrOSperi at the piano. Masters Sheppard
and Donaldson performed duet on the piano
and violin; Prof. Rowe solo on the violin,
with accompaniment on the piano by Carl
Richter: Misses Neidfeldt and Hopkins, and
Master Sheppard sang a trio in solos; Miss
IL.
Messrs. Cridler, Forsyth and McGinn, solos a
recitation was given by Miss Skrving, and an
other by Prof. E. b. hay. An interesting meet.
ing OF the Legion was held yesterday after
noon under the management of l.. III. Patter-
son.. Addresses We're made by Mr.. John T..
Dunbar, Mrs. Church, j. b. Cumming and JOS
Williams a number OF people signed the
pledge
SHETLAND SHAwLs, pure white, blue and
pink chldren'S stockings, cream, pink and
very light blue, in good quality only; DR..
Warmers celebrated cOrSets, one dollar: lace
Tor curtains casSlmeres and linens for mems,
boys and chlldrenS wear; cotton, good as
fruit OF the loom, s. beautiful Pacific lawns
10, not II; black, cOlOred, striped and checked
silks; immense assortment of silks, one hun
dred tlUO) pieces, just received at the popular
cash dry goods store, Carter's. III Market
space.-AdCt.
A WAR RELIC UNEARTHED.-The workmen
engaged III relaying the cObbleStOne pavement
IN the alley between New York avenue and X
and IVth and llth streets dug up, last Friday a
silver hunting case patent lever watch, on
which was Inscribed the name of Il. Nee E.
company b, 18th Pa. Yols.' 1t was probably
lost by the soldier whose initials are given
some tine during the war The works were
very much rusted, and the case somewhat
bruised.
BASE BALL-The New Ravens were defeat
ed last Saturday afternoon by the Nationals
IN The presence OF the largest audience that
has attended any game this season. The score
was eleven 10 six. The game was good one
and was TO great extent battle between the
pitchers of the two mines. The Nationals soon
mastered Cummings delivery, and batted him
AL over the field The New Ravens could not
however, get down to Banning, and c1nse-
Guently made few base hits
100 PIECES OF new style spring dress goods
Just received, Is and . cents per ward hest
goods in this country for the price. ParaSoIS
new stock just opened, plain and fancy han
dies. and plain and twilled silk, from al 81
$50 and up loo pieces of new styIe lawns
from cents Many other bargains too m
merOus 10 mention, at Towson's, 636 Pennsvi-
Fanla avenue, south side.-AdUt.
By MOMENTS INVESTIGATION it can easily
Se demonstrated that liable Bros. men and
boys cl0thlers, corner ID and It'll streets are
selling the best grades of clothing at least 80
per cent. below prices asked elsewhere. Try
"HkRiAGE LICENSES have been issued To
~ Maddey and Ida Nj. Curtis and b. r
IA a aLni Rose \. Curtis, all of Alexandria.
al ,LeMts huctz and Frederika FrankeI.
Tai IA aT,IeInach and Hanna Rosenberg Alfred
IL GETS PER YARD for buntings. in all
colors, al Towson's, $50 PENNSYLVANIA avenn a
south side, near eth StTeet-adyT so" AVENUE