Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-12-12

10 incorporate the Capitol. North q and South
Washington street railroad. This Is the same
OIL presented in the House recently. a synopsis
Of which has been printed in The STAR.
District Government Affairs.
Inspector EntwiSle this afternoon took n
survey and examination OF the old truck house
on Massachusetts avenue. With the view Of
making plans and estimates for changing Il 10
an engine house.
The District Commissioners iSS,,ca an order
Today appointing Lieut.. II. l.. HoXie can't. W,
e. Brock. Martin CfOniR and Henry l.arfnan a
special committee TO open. I'm the presence OF
the commissioners all bids for general supplies
10 pe furnished The District OF columbia.
CONTRACTS AWARDED
@ Ihe rohlrict Tor constructing the bridge
acioSs i' l'lhey Branch. on the l4th-Strcet road
lds lds octh awarded 10 Mr.. }. j. Desmond The
work OF Cleaning out the old sewer RUNNING
under The squares bounded by 9Th and Int "a ana
- slitetS and Louisiana. has bcea given 20
Edward Kelly.
NEw roIICE HEApoUARTI.R~
Major Morgan has changed his headouarters
10 The fronI room over th. reStauran corner az
- s'Teei AID PennSylrania avenue, which
room mas been furnished with a handsome
Brussels carpet and fiNtuneS Workm,n are en-
gagged In hitting stoves, lltrObeS. Washing win
dow, dows and l!ooys- stopping up rat holes. making
cells for PRISONERS. painting ana puIiying gen
orally. Regrets are expressed prpitV generally
that the cost oi moving and furnishing their
new quarters had not been appropriated
towards tearing down and pnbaildifs. the old
central gaafd-hd,l>c. on Louisiana a.enl, De
tween 9th and l0lh streets To maEe il suitable
Tor headquarters and station house for the
@th precinct.
BIDS FGR FURNISHING SUPPLIES.
superintendent of Property f.. h. townsend
has arranged in his Office in the Morrison build
ing. samples 81 articles In the line of general
supplies used lay The District, for which propO-
sails have been advertised. Tor the six niontnS
ending Julie seth. ls1a. the bids for which Will
he he orfLed saturday next. the l4th in,t. Blanks
have been prepared, seventeen in number. I'm
classes. with each article in alphabetical order
and with serial numbers. The ciaSse, in order
embrace stationery. blank forms ana printing;
schooi-bockS, furniture. hardware. groceries
ana prov iotonS; dry goods, clothing and notions;
boots and shoes: Slddlery, drugs, cheHic ais and
paints; lumber aud building materials forage.
fresh and salt meats. ice; street Ianus. lamp-
posts, &c-: iuel and construction material The
estimates are based on the quantities consumed
me past year. The Commissioners reserve the
ight 10 reject all bids or parts OF bids. and TO
terminate any contract after made with proper
notice. From indications il looks as III there
VIII be a pretty spirited competition in the pro-
poSalS, out the successful bidders should make
Gp their minds 10 carry out the terms of their
proposals TO the letter, as the rules and fnstr1Ic-
lohS are Very stringent ana viii be enforced TO
the letter.
CHARGE at iNBECESr ASSAULT OK TWO LiTriE
NlRIS.-f hl- morning. officer Kelly arrested a
Middle age white man. named VIM T. parkiu-
son, on complaint OF one Bruminger. charging
Parkinson with an Indecent assault, On Louisa
and Matilda Br1lmnEer. his TWO little daueil-
terS. one Ten and the other twelve years of ace
on the 9Th instant. The father of the girls
states that l'arh inson called them into his shop
on PeEHst tlVania avenue, and gave them some
pennies. and Willie In there made the assault
Mr.. Parkinson denies the charge and states that
the gnls came IN 10 beg some money. but he
took no liberties with them. The case was
brought 10 the Police Court, and the hearing
postponed until Tomorrow.
ACCIDENT IN THE Corxrv.-About II ocloc,,
Tuesday morning Horace White. residing on
DahlelS road. IN the county, had his lefC thigh
broken hS being struck with the pole or his
wagon While placing il in his barn. Dr stone
was called in and rendered surgical aid.
w.
CHokED TO DEATH--A telegram IN the New
York Hcrdd from Petersburg. Va Dat,embe.
10th, says: 4 singular accident occurred yest.r
day in Chesterfield county. near the co n pits
by which Young coiored girl lost her life. She
relifed Father pfeciritately from dinner. az
which rabbit pie had been served. and when
found shortly after in an adjoining room was
extended al fun length i'm chair and was
entirely lsIeleSS. \ doctor was nevertheless
summoned. who pronounced her death due 10
disease OF The heart: but as the body was being
made ready Ior burial IL was discovered that
hef throat had been cut by sharp rabbit bone
which piotfaded clear through the skin.
SPOTTED TAIL the celebrated sioux was i'm
councilwitll his brave, The other week. During
the session he told the Indians that no honest
men were now TO be found; that a perfectly
honest person had growing from the palm OF
his haud luft Of hair. The Indians looked
lncreduGus. but spotted Tail gravely assured
them 'llai such was the case; that from his own
PAIN Il tuft OF hair once sprung but that he
had worn IL ali off by shaking hands with white
people.
ARRESTS FOR INTIMIDATION IN LorIsI.SI-
Ernest MoSln. DR.. 5. 4. Scruggs jackson
BuaId, James & Johnson, Wm. r. Hart sr j.
H. Roch@l and Washington Cockfield OF Natchi-
loches, La, have been held In s2,0o9 ban for
trial, charged with intimldating J. K Hornsby
from giving his support 10 j. Madison Wells In
the recent congressional election. lIornsby was
must stop or quit the parish.
VALUE or DRUNKEN HusB.Np.-Mr. Eliza
beth Casey. uf Cobeskill, NY. has brought
suit against christopher Brandenstine and
Maria Blodse1t for sio,0e0 damages under the
Civil damages act. The plaintif'S husband was
turned ouI ot BrandeStine's saloon on the night
OF July 4. l>.N, and was run over by a railroad
train.
SUICIDE IL JAIL.-A telegram TO the New
York Hefdtd, from lIagerstowd, Md, December
l"th. SAYS: benjamin Long. a well known citi-
zen OF this county, al one time quite wealthy,
but Who has been reduced to poverty by CON
tln'led litigation for the past twenty years. and
was confined in Jail under indictment for burn
my the barn Of Samuel Claggett two years
ago. hanged himself this morning, about
TWO O'Clock. in his cell. using two white pocket
handkerchiefs fastened 10 the cross bars OF the
door. He had been melancholy since his arrest
and had declared his intention 10 commit sui
eide. lie had two fellow prisoners in the cell
with him, hut lac accomplished his purpose
without attracting attention.
ONE or ArGUsTIS SCHELI's nephews married
niece Of Tiffany, the 1eweler. The young
couple. George +. Tucker and wife. went 10
cleveland 10 live. Tucker got TO going with fast
young bioodS and since last spring has spent
S2ootw OF Ills WiieS money. On SATURDAY. there
was scene al the Lake Shore depot where
Mrs. Tucker left her husband togo back 10 her
fathers in New York
STENGER TO CONTEST FISHERS SEsT-Ir Il
gwen out thai Ar. Stenger proposes to contest
the right Of Mr.. Fisher TO his Seat In Congress
from the Chambefsburg district. This disease
appears 10 be coniagious.-fPhiLa. Press.
THE RAIN STORM which visited this locality
on Monday and Tuesday seems TO have been
unprecedented in its extent and character
Returns from the north and east show great
damage and loss Of life from sudden Hoods
and accidents on railways traceable 10 the
storm
VIVA NoCE VOTING IN vIRGISIA.-Mr. W. d.
Taiiaferro has introduced Joint resolution IN
the Virginia house OF delegates proposing au
amendment 10 the constitution of Virginia by
which voting shall be viva yoce and moi by bal
lot.
NEWS travels slowly la Kentucky Governor
McCrealy has just heard OF the disturbance in
Beathitt county and has ordered out the milf
Tia. tndcr cover OF his armed legions the GOV
ernor should throw squadron of Missionaries
into Bredth1tt aud follow un with a rayimaDf -,