Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-09-23
District Government Affairs.

The District Commissioners have appointed
Mr.. John 81. McChestney assistant assessor of
personal property.
The forty sets OF cavalry equipments ordered
several days since arrived at police headquar-
fers to-day. and were distributed to the mount.
ed men. This makes cavalry force OF forty
men.
The District Commissioners to-day approved
applications for liquor licenses from Frank
kappel and George n. THICKER.
Citizens. of South Washington have called
the character of the houses on Maryland
avenue, between Sd and Az street. stating
that row OF houses owned by John Shea and
characers and AK that u aes nSrS st 6 ana %
rid the neighbOrhood of this kind OF nuisance.
District commissioners TWining with Iu
spectOr EntWiSle and Commissioner CaSWelI,
OF the aimshOuse, made visit 70 the new
almshouse to-day for the purpose OF thorough
Health Officer Townsbend made requisition
to-day for ten barrels Of Carter'S disinfectant
TO strew over the fats of the river below the
lcng bridge. and he viii personally supeiir-
tend its distribution tomorrow. It will he
done by means of boats at high tide when the
crust viii be floating.
PROMOTIONS IN THE POLICE FORCE
have been recommended by Maj. Morgan and
approved by the District Commissioners as
follows: Acting Sergeant j. A. Huntington
TO fe sergeant, vice-Sergeant l.. b. Clements
dismissed; Private isaac Pearson to he act
Private T. =. Amiss to be acting sergeant
vice-Aeting Sergeant o. T. Stur2is, dismissed.
BUILDING PERMITS
issued by Inspector EntWsle: Daniel Lin.
kins. repair brick on F. between 9th and 18th
SITS. SIS. Geo. Gross, NJ. d., construct q three
story and basement brick, Botanical hospital
and dnebP II asylum t on East Capitol st..
Brown, repair house sol ? st. NV; s25. Mrs.
Taggart, make eo frame addition to house 3l5
struct q three story livery and sale stable on
E, between l3H and 18th SITS. n. W., on old site;
s2COo. Fred Slut, construct a two-story brick
dwelling, 1920 st. NV; $1,000.
DEEDS IN FEE have been Sled as follows:
Howard University to j. 3. johnson LOT Is,
9losk 1 4 smitn 81 farm r y Clark to
N. White to J. B. johnson. lot II. block 4. do:
t, Sg. rs; !, 500. A. B. Harvard to Catharine
2p MEL osfo 81 g Ss o y B + aoE oa t?
SLIGO. J. S: Edwards ct al. trustees, to Wiuni-
1Ted s Harbaugh lots and r. square i2G 8.
land u. square l26: s., eco. Frederick ,Statz,
I H0;:,s sl2fc o9s " 81 DeeSman e SsEisl
Mahon Ashford to f mrs rs S aTDS rhe lot = sa
SAVINGS and Trust Co. TO 4. P. a1i { G r.
Waggsman, trustee, to G. T. McGlue, lot s, so.
70; $l.S90 John TOOmbs to Joseph Teom6e i6t
!, square 65e s.; :. Mills Dean, tgstee, to F.P.
=
Cuppy, trustee, to Mills Dean, lot n, square
Sc; s.. w. +. Mattingly CT al, receiy ers. t.
Z. =. Burrows, lot Il, Friendship, etc; 1865 Is.
CLoAKs, new styies-iust received large
q sortruent, from $40, s., s759 &c. $40 and up;
new fall dress goods opened t0-day,,sik
mike d. ali the new eolors, p cents and up:
colo~ed cashmeres, from so cents up; black
ca.hmeres, 20, as 5oc up; black mOhairs, 3
euts; boys cassmeres, from 81, Il, so. GO, IS
cents. 'Towsons, 656 Pennsylvania avenue,
south side.-AdCt.
SIIK CAsHNEREs; table damask; Grape
vells; black cashmere shawlS pure wool, finest
blankets, s.; colored silks; plum, cardinal,
cream, brown, steel blue and all the very
light shades OF colOred silks, very cheap:
Carriers, III Market Space. Our 81 anu I.25
damasse; grenadines, only &.-Adtt.
For LIGHT AND SNow-wHITE BREAD. use
Steriings 81. Louis fancy patent iour.