Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-11-01

by the mayor. and SAYS everything in that local
lily, but there are number of places here in
Washington fully aS bad. if not worse than any
thing saw in Chinatown"
Mr.. Charles OXe, who several weeks ago left
this city for Memphis as yellow fever nurse
returned ON "Wednesday night. The Memphis
ArGiGacke 0f Friday last Says:-"CharleS 0xe
the weilknOWn and competent nurse, from
Washington. ID. c.. il. We are glad to note on
duty again. He had Very severe attack OF the
fever
The thermometer had wide range in this
city during october. according to the summary
of the observer at this station. The highest
temperature was -I.5'; lowest 3o3, Il range of
- Tie rain fall during the month amounted
10 $50 inches; in October. last year. 6.55 inches
Labor Exchange meeting next Monday. See
advertisement.
ROBERT HELLER .>o.aefhtar P5fs9Hay tfv f.,
Htlise.f end FaHrjiH-Ejlitor Star:-A letter
fiom Washington TO the Cincinnati Itut,i.e.
and extensively republisleG in whole of in part
ia other papers. contains illusions To Robert
Eeiier and his family which call for some eX-
planatiGn in his Old home. and beg space IN
TIE STAR for that purpose. Without repeating
The palEitiiy untrue portion OF the statement.
desire simply u say that Robert HCllcr'S wife
formerly Miss kifckhdffer) Is residing in
Paris, educating and caring for their children
and provided fOr by him; that her health is as
hHe IS il ever WAS; that she ningleS-Wth her
e.deSt daltghter-in society, ana that her huS-
p:,Ed only LEFT her 2 fcW weeks since after a de-
hEhtful summer passed with her and their
children. More than that. her father Mr.
kiFCkn'rffer is now In Baltimore, and his bear
Ing tOv ards his SOn-in-laW is cordial and aTe.-
fionate. With these facts 50 easy OF verifca-
ton comment Is SuperiiuOuS, save to say that
when Robert Heller and his wife narted il WAS
Only when grim poverty would not permit him
10 have the company Of wife and family travel
ing with him. When his success i'm life en3 bIpd
him to do 50 he re-eSt abiiShed his home ana ne
has maintained il ever since. He has erred
doubtless, as many Others have done; but he
doesn't deserve To have his wife killed even hy
a Washington newspaper writer. Just upon The
verge OF his visit to his old home.
BALTIMORE. October 3Ist. 1878.
MARRIAGE LICENSES have been issued to Jesse
Penn, OF Washington. ID. c., and Margaret
Boles, OF Alexandria. Va; Frank Vigle. of
Prince Georges county, Md, and Julia Anfer-
son. of same place: Charles T. Conrad of Wash
InSton, ID. e.. and Mary W. Lyon, of Baltimore
Md: Orfin Day. Of CatSkill. y " and EnsaijP
Sunderland, of Washington, ID. c.: John T. Az
NOR and Annie f.. Goodwin: Andrew J. LOnl-
bard, OF Washington. ID. c.. and Susanna d.
BARBOUR OF Georgetown, ID. c.; J. j. Wilson
and Alice Anderson: Edward Brown and Martha
kehntJ; Anthony Stewart and Annie Palmer
Charles y. Wake Of New York city and Jennie
W. Mari; Samuel W. Paine, OF Falls Church,
Va, and Mary y. Benton: RinaldO Herbert and
FRANCES R0Uldin: Charles Robinson and Ellen
White: Thomas Bay ley ana Anne PhillpSon:
Thos Thomas and Maria Whist: Thos. H. Simp-
son. OF Baltimore. and Neeaah Upton; Richard
Ashby and Lila J. MOncure, both of stafford
county, Va.
THE WASHINGTON MARREr COMPANY WANT
AN observation-disclosures. Birney and Birn,.y
yesterday nled a bill for the Washington Mar
ket Company against the District OF Columbia
Tor an injunction TO restrain the District from
selling the property OF the market company
upon the lien OF two special assessment ctrti-i-
Gates amounting 10 S5.o94.3O. The bill sells ont
mat III MAY 1870 the market company became
Dy virtue OF an act of Congress, the tenant of
the United States under a lease of 80 wears of
reservations upon Which the market is situated:
that Il, 9TH and 9Th streets, binding upOn This
reservation. were improved by the board OF
public works. ana that the actual cost of such
improvement was paid by the nited states, but
That two tax lien certificates were issued against
the market company's property. and that il is
n0W threatened 10 enforce by sale the payment
OF such certificates. The bill asks that the sale
be restrained and the certificates declared Void
temporary restraining order was made
SINS. SINS. SnKs.-We are selling the very
best heavy gro grain satin finish black silk in
thlS CITY for u. We are selling our 81 30 black
SIX for S1.aI. Black silks, -. Sc ST. 81 -
zoe $50. -, 30 Coiored silks every shade
Light silks. checked silks, striped silks Black
cahhmeres. pure wool, double width. SOC Col
cifd c2shmereS, pure WOOL double width. only
3tc. be&qllIHl dress. all prices, and the very
iateSi style, from 15c. 10 80 COlored silk vel
vets, black silk yelYets. Carriers. Market Space
4Adci.
4 HORSE DROPS INTO SEwER-Ona OF The
horses belonging 10 col. Wright. contractor for
sweeping the streets. last night fell into man
hole, cOrne! Of b and 9th streets The animal
started down tie sewer towards the 10th street
crossing. one of the men entered the Inanholf
az 10Th street 10 Try and save the horse. which
WAS valued at SOFA, but discovered that one of
MS legs had bteh broken, and IL was shot Mr.
Wright has filed claim OF 500 for the loss of
the horse.
THE EXTENSION OF THE CAPITOL GROUNDS
Yesterday afternoon, in the District Court
Judge Humphreys, the case OF Secretary OF the
was up. and costs taxed as follows. ITnjred
states marShals fees. $50; clerk of the court
So o9: advertising, $3.50; H. II. Wells, attorney
Tor carl Sch'rZ, $500. The bill of the commits
sioDerS fof compensation was held for furf her
consideration. Adjourned to November 18th.
WASHINGTON CITY CATTLE MARKEr-Opeeax-
tstss, DyOre TdTuS. Oct. 81. ls.S-There were ~,
cattle offered and Is left over; SO. butchers cat
Tie sold at prices ranging from 3 TO - cts par
pound; stockers. do. do 10 3 cts. per pound
go sheep and lambs-o.d sheep sold from z To
cts. per pound; lambs from 4 to 5 cts per
pound: Is cows and calves sold at prices rany-
ING nom $50 TO $50 per head Market dull.
FLANNELs, FLANNELs-Red twilled 20, p. 30,
SIC; white wool flannel, 12, Is, Is, 70. 25c can
ton annels, g. S, 10, I2c.; shawls. large stock 10
make selections from, from $l.5O, So s. 30 S.
$3.50. -; efoakS, S. So s., IS, SO and up; black
blankets and comforts, immense stock: at Tow
sons, SS6 pennsylvania avenue, south side, near
.th Street.-4dCt.
A King once asked ithe Originally Rothschiid
now he became sd immensely wealthy. ROths-
child answered by buying dear and selling
cheap. Mr.. justin, better known OF Justh's old
Stand, has followed Mr.. RothschildS method for
Years, and has opened branch eSta biiShment
Ihose that would like rull explanation OF the
ment. - ~ " ~
eikhhs ana others going home 10 vote vino
tsslfe proper outfit for that puYpose viii n,
Interested IN the announcement of Sfraus tha
ciotnlef. IN another column But moi those
alone. The cant-get-awayS ara equally inter
ested IN Knowing where they can pet The he
for the least money.
REAL ESTATE SALEs.-TnOma, Downing arIe
tiODeer, sold yesterday afternoon for j, III q
Young, trustee, 65 acres of land with conforr