Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-01-05
District Government Affairs.
THE WATER DEPARTMENT.

Police Court to-day.
District Government fairs.
THE WATER DEPARTMENT
Since assuming charge of his office our new
wafer registrar Iho>. e. Cox. esq. has been
giving special attention IL its details. with the
view of inaUgUTating the most simple and
practical system in its administration, having
reference 10 efficiency and economy. 70 This
end. he has divided the whole territory over
winch wafer mains have been laid into ten
water districts the numbering of them tO
commence az the Navy Yard and 50 on tn and
including Georgetown: each district 10 be
under IN" ca"e ana management 81 4 cUmpe-
tent Inspector A complaint book will be
opened ut the water registrars office The
inspectors viii he required tn inform them
selves daily vi the contents of this book make
immediate investigation and apply the nCceS-
Naly remedy. \ chici inspector VIII be- dp-
pointed. who viii have general supervision
amt oversee the operations of the ten Sub-in-
SptrtoTS- No additional wafer mains will be
laId until spring. On account of the recent
cold snap many persons have permitted Il
continuous flow "f water in their premises, in
ORDER To prevent 4 freeze in the pipes. and as
result the supply on the higher grounds has
betn considerably diminished. Til" water de
partmrnt announces thai il this practice is
from All premises found - wasting
RAID ON ~ ALLEGED BAWDY HOUSF-
Last night Lieut.. Austin. of the fifth precinct
with SeT2cIntS Arnold anu HOllenbeTger and
his officers, entered and took possession of an
alleged house of ilLfamp. NJ. ~ 18th stree:
The proprietor lEUcky White. and two fe-
male inmates. who -dVe their names as Ann
Wood and Fanny Thompson. with Two colored
servants. were put under arrest. Ducky
was held lO answer. In the Police Court To-
day she was charged with keepin. a house of
llllamc. and pleaded not guilty. Maud John
son a i"mai" inmate. testified that She had
Been living ut this house for some time paving
So per week iHr her board and portion of
her earnings Another inmate, Fanny Th"mp
son Il young woman. testified 10 the same
effect. Sergeant Arnold. who aided in the
falG idSt night testified that several com
plants have been received about disorders
and r0hhcTEe> OF guests. No defence wdS
made. and the court. in consideration Of this
nting second offence. imposed fine of SiJD.
Appeal taken: $|ts bonds. The witnesses
were required To give SEQ bonds each. and the
court recommended tO the prosecuting at10r-
ney hat the c;Sr ne called MP in the Criminal
Court at the earliest possible day.
DELEGATES TO THE ~IXTEENTH ANEND-
HENT CONVENTION 10 meet 1T Lincoln Han ON
Tuesday and "Wednesday next. are arriving
daily. Riggs Horse VIII be the HEADQUARTERS
oi the delegates. Isabella Beecher Hooker ana
.JulIa smith. OF Glastonbury. Connecticut are
me guests oi MIS- Npohord. Ut Riggs House.
Eliza beth Cady Stanton and hPr daughter are
guests OF Mrs. Sargent al L.: De ~dleS street.
Lille DcyereaUX Bake and Mrs Teresa Juan
guests OF Mrs. Foster. 1U36 Eth street Rev
D,iympla Grown v III he the guest Of Dr. Caro-
Thompson, OF Portland, Oregon. is the guest
OF Mrs. FL. Smith. 17l2 J. Street. Dr.. Glenn
elce y SOgUr. the president of tie National
NGrdnS Suffrage Association viii be the
guest of Mrs. Dr.. Newman Helen NJ, Conk
Will be- the guest of Mrs. Amanda NJ smith
ISl2 Hih street. All delegates will register AT
Riggs House. where they will be assigned 10
me homes OF or hOSpitahle citizens. There
VIII be lively week on the woman quest ion
1Tcm present appearances.
AMUSEMENTs-NdtiOnnI THPater-Anothrr
sood audience greeted the FiorenctS las; eve
nlng III their lively comedy The Mighty Dol
l.. for. H.
""rHS acting and happy hits. and Mrs
FlOi ence's French aifs as-"Mta. Girfory."
We're continuous. They will appear for the
last time Tonight. Those who have not vet
seen them should take advantage nf the only
remaining opportunity. Next week. MT.
Lawrence Barrett. young actor of wide
repufe and promising contestant for the
highest honorS of the stage, viii assume some
appear as Cardinal Rirhelieu.r i'm which
character hr compares favorabIy with any
actor on the stage in the opinion OF a great
many.
TTsatsI. CUmig,.".-T0- night viii be the hast
gresenfaiion Of The sensational drama Wild
Bill Next week 4 new programme with Il
host OF new attractions IS promised.
DEATH OF IN OLD CITIzEN.-NIr VIM Viii
son, Who in ante Ec!ium days AIN well
known halter keeping a store on 9TH street
and vhO subsequently Tor many years had The
care ot Odd Fellows Hall. on 1th street died
yesterday. Nr. W i.>On was LamIliarly known
as Uncle Billy and had passed his three
score and ten years. For the past two wear,
he has been gradually failing. and his death
took place about O'Clock yesterday morning
He has held his membership in Washington
Ledge. No. g. Of Odd Fellows. for wears. His
fmcIal viii take place from the IaEl on 7th
street. a. TWO " COCK lnmorr0W afternoon.
RAID OK N ALLEGED POLICY SHoP-Ser-
eednt Guy. with officers O. liver and a. Hare
yesterday afternoon surprised policy shop.
under the gUI>e Of barber shop. opposite
Wizards Hotel; said 10, be kept by a man
R1..A NF.r L 4,
proprietor. with Charles ii. Tyler and Frank
EOZZenS. The officers a. the same Time Sc
cured number ni slips used in the business.
WEI ~ lists at drawings on manifold paper.
The alleged proprietor was locked up f0r q
hearing to-day.
DIvORCFD-NeStrrday. Judge Wvlie. in the
Equity Court. made a decree divorcing Ed
ward Wentworth Irom he bonds Of matrimo''-
with Mary Adelaide Wentworth. The ~
were married IN O>Wtg0 New No P'T,le>
1871. and they lived together TX IN MAY.
October. lsI6. He charg' ,. :! ms cl.I M3i l.
SetohsT o. th%i yea ,re commjfie2 adnItrry
SEnneT AZ Al d. Beam appeared for pefi-
,S'r' " The testimony was taken by J. J.
SUIT FOR A,coy>r AND ixJCxCTIov-YeS-
teTday II. W. Classic for Zimri Mcdonald,
hlcd a bill against Bradley Barlow AMI Jerome
j. Kinds. tor an account aud injunction 10 re-
strain them from receiving money for carry
ing the mails on his blank drafts as contractor
Tor carrying the rails in PcUuSy lvdnia. Mary
land: Ohio, Mississippi. North Carolina and
South Carolina.
REAL ESTATE SALE. T. COT,lwelI rea
estate auCtiOHeer has sold at auction fOr Fred
eTick Bates and y. H. Warner. trustees The
southern - feet lnis inches front 10y depth OF
lot IL, IN square No. ij5. improved by Z four
story and basement brick house. with back
building. used for Offices. tNO. 81 It'll stree
northweSt,1 to K. VI. Dawes at $4,000. Suhjec
to The special improvement tax.
observation-disclosures Lodge No. II. X
oi T., has installed the following named on
cerS:-P.C., j. \. Eberiy C c.. !. i. Conner
N.C- w. ii. MOhIer: T.. ". L. MOcS bee VI. %
r., j. w. Iaibert: NJ. of F., Nj. c. Mitchell: |
81: w johnson O-G-. j. Hayward Represent
atiyes to the Grand Lodge. PC'SJ r Cold
MeH, r Schuh, b. I. Evans. NJ c. Mitchell, j
Hayward.
ONLY a Few days longer 10 buy the chednes
dry goods IN Washington at Carter's 7G7 Mar
ket Space This stock of dry goods must poSi
lively be closed out. This store and 6xture,
for rent. All Of our double fold very fine col