Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-10-02
District Government Affairs.

District Government Affairs.
MI. VIM. Bruner, veterinary surgeon for the
w. & e. street railroad. has brought in bill
OF $3.50 against the District for damages Sus
tanned by his running into ditch on Mary.
land avenue on the nth of September. break
Ing his buggy and harness and injuring him.
self and sister. WHO was with him.
First Controller Hon X. NJ. Reynolds. in &
communication TO the District Commissioners,
asks to be Informed whether the accounts OF
some thirteen contractors. who he names,
have been settled and paid prior 30 the pas
sage OF the act of June 3, 1874, as there have
contractors.
The complaint of j. Fl. Fowler, contractor
for cleaning the alleys of the District, of per
sons throwing garbage into the alleys was
to-day referred 70 the commissioners and by
tFem TO the Eeaith officer. who reports that
citizens are being constantly advised by the
inspectors not to throw garbage into alleys
and any one detected will be prosecuted in the
Police Court.
n requisition has been Inade.by the MANA
gers OF the CEildren'S hospital upon the Dis
trlct commissioners Tor $2,5U0, which has been
hOnOTej by them
a re examination Of old applicants for a
position on the police force will take place in
a few days, giving those men a chance iOr Az
pOlntment. They will be duly notified.
TIE BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS
at a special meeting last evening unanimously
agreed to recommend to the District Commits
Sloners The purchase OF part of lot l., in square
~ corner street and New Hampshire ave
n "a Py n ss 81 fe roSs and the Lot
street, near G street. offered by Mr.. B. Ii.
Warner on which TO erect the two new hook
ana ladder houses, and the report making
theSe reccmme ldalOnS, signed by MeSSrs.
Collins (preSldent), Bacon and Hume, was
forwarded TO the Diatrict Commissioners to-
day 1t was found on actual Measurement
that the sire g; IN front CT the Williams Let, in
Inc hrSt ward originally recommended by the
Fire Commissioners is So narrow that the
turning Of the truck would have been difficult
and IN bad weather might be dangerous.
The recommendations on the report OF the
FIRE Commissioners were approved by the
District commissioners today and the report
referred 70 the purchasing cOmmittee-MeSSrs.
Dodge. Collns ard B0hrer-With the recon-
meIdatlOn that they use all possible speed in
closing the purchase Of the lots.
THE EIGHTEEN NEWLY MOUNTED POLICEMEN
nave been assigned to duty as follows I'm the
first precinct Officers MaIkWCOd and s. D.
Lewis; SECOND precinct, Officers White aud
and OiEcer Workman fourth precinct, Officer,
Cole and tiu1nlaD: Htth precinct Officers
Landers and Bit; SIKH precinct, Oni3et,
hiarr and Cooper; seventh precinct. OHIcers
4 unni ian ard Felt; eighth Precinct Gari-a4rI-
MeCathran and Officer Berkeley: beadgIart-
ELS. CIleer5 Slater ana Mcnamara.
THE RIVER FLATS Nuisance,
AeSteruay Health U.Icer IGwash9ni mad.
another tour OF inspection of the river Gits
He states that the disinfeeEants used tn ~
recently have had the eject to destroy ali tn.
nOXlouS Od0rS from the filthy aceulnulatiOus
thereon. This. however, does not affect I'll.
portion or the matter under the water, al
when stirred up by the rowing of boats tn
stencil is the same as before. He secured
samples OF this filth in boxes, which he took TO
The Agricultural department fur chemical
analysis, which the officials of that depart.
ment have kindly consented to make and a
report VIII be made IN due time. No further
com plants of bad OdOrs have been made bv
the CITIZENS OF South W ashingtOn or the rail-
road men since the disiIfectants were used.
DIVORCE CAsE.-In the Supreme Court of
the District, to- gay 40 ., ~ Catharine s,y.,
Charles pbrnfi r.
was taken up. his is suit for a divorce By
tie vile against the husband, on the ground
of cruel and inhuman treatment, refusal of
support, and for alimOny. The parties were
married in 1857, and have two children-one
about Il and the other about Il years of age
Ine defendant is a physician IN lucrative
practice In this city. The bill was FLED IN
Oliver, and on July 10th, 1877, Justice Wylie.
sitting IL equity, passed decree granting the
pialntif divorce nlenSd e tt0r0, ana ali
moDy at SltO per month While both children
should remain under her control, SIS while
only one child remained with her, end > - Dar
month when she should have neither Of the
children. ana 80 for attorneys fees From
this decree the defendant appealed To TIA.
Court N BaDc. MeSsrs. DAVID ,e and Meloy
appear Tor The appellant, and AlesSTS. T0tten
and St1is0n for the appellee. The argument
was concluded this afternoon, and cause sub
United.
STOP H!EF."-QuiJe lively chase took
place IL the neighborhOOd OF the Police Court
this morning, 0ccasioDed by colored thief
named ROBERT Jones aPprop,iating gas
tween 9Th and eth streets. a crowd pursued
him down tth street, and he was Captured bv
0ihcef Middleton Oh e street in the rear OF
me National hotel and taken Into The Police
Court, where lie was punished by commit
ment 10 Jail ii default Of'iHe.
MARRIAGE LICENSES have been issued to
Homer h. Collins and III. Emma ScarI; An
dersOn j. Collins and Dulcenia Barns: j. Hale
Williams Fanny - ~
ShTeyeS and Mary J. Harrington; James C.
Napier, of Napleyille, Tenn, and Netiie u
Langs snd a MSasGiagOn 0 Fran'
Alice b. BliscOe; Chas. FL Daker and
Ruoh: Myron Board lit and Julia s.
n. Y, and Ami" -.nan, OF Trumansburg,
ne, - u. StutZman, of this city.
IN silks, eolored silks, black cashmeres.
-uIored cashInereS, black alpacas; beautiful
dress goods, part WOOL l5c.: black cashmere
shawlS, black crepe wells. Carriers, I'll Market
Space. Cardinal, blue, and white Shetland
shawls, sl59 and =; DR.; Warner hea'1 =! COZ ,-
and SO; ladies' real English stockings, Sc;
lace Tor curtalnS.-furf.
REAL ESTATE SALE&aAMessrs Duncanson
Bros. sold yesterday at auction pant lot L.
square I33, being az cCrner * street and New
story brick house, to p H. NcNantz, Tor 81 ,GCl j.;
also, part lot 8, square 7i3. NJ street between
New Jersey avenue and LIST street, improved
land, for 500.
A DOG CAsE.-John Boyle to-day, filed a
suit In Tep,ev1n 10 recover from John f.
Brown. a policeman, one black and white.
male Newfoundland dog. valued at $50 Both
parties claim the animal, but the complainant
offers the proof that he procured the license
and paid for the dog and therefore thinks that
he holds the best right TO the dog.
Two HUNDRED pieces of new fall dres:
goods. ALI the latest designs and colorS at >
cents. Half wool dress goods, latest coorS, i.
cents. All wool cashmereS only % cents col
ored cashmeres, all the new colOrs. 80 cents
pure mohair alpaca, silk faced . cents blan
kets from $50 per pair up, at TowSon'S, o.
pennsylvania avenue. south Side.-dGUt.
A SPLENDID OPPORTUNITY for Investment
m the business property on 1th street, between
I'd and streets northwest, presents itself IL
tne sale TO morrow afternoon at IA o'clock
improved by O-stOry warehouse. Those il
need OF such place should attend this auction
sale. t
Hot fried oysters 25e. per dozen, In a box, a