Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-02-15

lhti!, De among your SOOu resolutions: Il Will
work and will save, to the end that l may
become independent" This speech was en-
Enthusiastically received.
DR.. Patton thanked the President and Mrs
Hayes Tor their presence, and Mr.. Carpenter
for his gift. With a song, We Are Rising"
by the students, and the benedictiOn, the cere-
monies closed, when the guests We're each pre-
sented with a vignette, and the President and
Mrs. Hayes shook hands with the students.
Mrs. Abby HutchingsOn Patton and her hus-
band, Mr.. Ludlow Patton, sung the Freed
man. Song for the especial benefit of the
President and his wife.
The Market Company end its Char.
ter.
Mr.. Thomas B. Entwisle inspector of build
ings, at the request of some of the dealers in
the Centre Market, who are engaged i'm war
fare OH the market company with the purpose
OF prevailing upon Congress to revoke its char
ter, has made an examination of the original
plans and specifications, filed in the State de-
partment by the market company, upon
which their charter grant was based for the
purpose OF making comparison with the va
rl09s build buildings as nov erected and in re-
been discovered: The plans show a building
extending from eth to 9th streets on the lines
OF Pennsylvania and Louisiana avenues,
which has not been erected. and which at the
present prices would cost not less than 800 900.
This building was not designed to form a part
of the market proper, but it was made Obligi-
should be erected.
The original ground plans show surface of
market buildings proper, including, sheds.
as in the market buildings) of 81 433 superficial
feet, and were to have 800 stalls for dealers:
while the present market buildings contain
only 6l.750 superficial feet, OF % 6S2 superficial
feet less than required by the charter and only
f00 stalls, or 200 less than required. The It'll
street wing was designed to be 30 feet by 70
feet, but is erected 2OO feet by so feet. The
9th.street wing was designed to be go by SO
feet, but is erected 200 by 80 feet having de
creased the total superficial area on the two
wings, after 6ao deductIng the drveways ON their
from eth to 9Th streets, as also one in the center
oi the B-Street front to court yard, have been
omitted as such and covered by buildings
The court yard was to cover 43. 70j square feet
and Is only 1881 square feet, OF 22,T90 square
feet less than required by the charter,
being more than one half of the space.
The 18th and 9th street wings were designed 10
have a second floor and the second stories
completed. but they have been entirely omit
ted the cost OF them would be at least $4,000.
The building recently erected in what was in
tended to be the courtyard cannot be cOnSid-
cred as part of the market proper. and was not
contemplated in the original plans. Sheds
three sides of the court. and in front OF the the
originally intended sheds on street, but they
have not been fitted up with stalls as original
ly designed. The market stalls also provided
for in the charter and specifications along the
alley running parallel with the contemplated
building on Pennsylvania avenue and LOuiSi.
ana avenue and north OF the building erected
IN the courtyard have not been erected.
These market stalls We're to be forty feet wide,
ana OF similar designs and construction as
those on the Bstreet front.
ABOUT Mr.. MURPHY's PAY-Euitor Star:
An article in your issue OF yesterday in refer
eHce to Mr.. Murphy's pay and temperance
collections induces me TO give the following
statement of receipts and disbursements:
Total amount received by me, for collect
ing and admittance to hall, .s7l6.Ol: dis
music books, printing hymns, cards, dodgers,
&c, sll3.O3: advertising in daily papers. 1916;
sundry expenses, $ll; use of Lincoln Han for
Honse of Which o fo at EHett
paid MIR. Murphy for Mrs. Wilson and Others
So. Total disbursements, $1ll.12; balance in
treasury, s4.S9. There was but one collection
OF any Importance made in Lincoln Hall, viz:
on Sunday. Sd inst, $l05.67 was paid on that
day, and pledges were given amounting to
81 OF this amount Sil 80 has since been paid
due. The other collections were as follows:
January 9TH, $7.O9 18th, 500: 10Th. S7.H; Feb
ruary 9. $l45; Opera House collection, sll.93:
received from Mr.. ChOate. $l2. There is due
Mr.. Ford for use of Opera House, s2j, and for
advertising about $l7, to pay which there is on
hand s4.S9, and pledges as above $3.50. The
come into my hands. A. 5. PRATT, Treas.
THE SHINN EMBEzzLEMENT CASE IN ALEX
ANDRIA.-After the close of the Gdzette's re-
support the two special pleas of the defendant
respecting the alleged ineligibility of one of
the grand jurors was continued. At its close
Judge Lowe announced his adherence to his
ruling in the former case and overruled the
pleas. The jury in the former case were then
brought into court, and being still unable to
agree were discharged. The hearing of that
and the other eases against the accused was
then postponed until the April term, the Judge
announcing his intention to summon a jury
from some other city or county of the com
monwealth. he being satisfied that no verdict
either of conviction or acquittal could be
reached here.-lAlef. Gazette, 18th.
ANOTHER VICTIM TO THE HAY CUTTER
Yesterday morning, while John Chase and
Robert Fletcher We're engaged in cutting hay
In u. the loft of Chambers stables, on Capitol
Hlil, Fietcher's hand was drawn int the ma
chlne, and three fingers cut Off DR.. Bracket
| was sent for, and amputated two of the fin
gers at the second joint, and the other at the
| who administered chlOrOfOrm. The Doctor
mentions that no less than four cases of acct
demts ny nay cutters have come under his OBJ
serVatlon within the past year.
GOVERNMENT SUIT AGAINST Consul. AND
hIs b0ND l,;, District Attorney has
! pointed in October, 1870 U. s. consul at Honpp.
lulu, Sandwich Islands, and l.. G. Hine and
amount Of the bond he Seng for the
| deficiency in his accounts of Si,sS4.50.
| WANTS DIvoRcE.-Mr. A. X. Browne yes.
| terday filed a bill for Mrs. Ernestine III. Sind
! ley for divorce from SeymOre l.. Studley. A
! bill was filed June b. 1871, for alleged cruel
/ treatment of herself and children, and non.
| support but il was withdrawn. She now asks
! divorce and $50 per month alimony, on the
/ same grounds as at first.
YARD WIDE undreSSed cotton, s cents per
yard, sold at 10; yard wide percales, 81; Do
wide sheeting cOttens, 20 cents per yard plain
mOhair dress goods, Is cents, sold at IS; black
cashmeres, 25c. up; black alpaca, Is cents up.
Towson's, south side Pennsylvania ave. See
ad.-Adrt.
BUILDING PERMITS issued by Inspectnr En-