Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-11-20
District Government Affairs.

The number of drawback certificates issued by
Mr.. ROome, clerk in charge OF revision OF special
assessments, up 10 2 O'Clock to-day, is $780, ag-
gregatng s$49 s56.6I. on hand waiting claim
ants, s99, s39.6l
LIQUOR LICENSES
of the following persons have been approved by
the committee on liquor licenseS:-George w.
Aires, August Beckman, VIM. P. Cole Christie
pher Dickson, James 6. Daley, Joseph Engle-
Gallagher, Kate Kessel, owen Leddy, c. NJ. Nc
Keever, James Mclaughlin, Dennis O'Connell,
Michael Scanlon, James White, VIM. Widmeyer,
Henry Wills, Hermon Thurm.
THE ASPHALT BUILDING NUISANCE.
Health Officer Townshend has received a note
from L. 5. Attorney II. II. Wells, in which he
acknowledges the receipt of communication
sent him by MIR. Riddle attorney for the Dis
trict OF Columbia, under date OF Nov. IS, in rela-
uon to certain aSphalt-buiding establishments
with the information that the health officer can
furnish him with the witnesses and other facts
necessary to lay the case before the grand jury.
He states that the grand jury Will only be in
session for a day or two longer, and there is,
therefore, pressing necessity for haste in the
matter. He asks TO be furnished with deScrip-
ton OF the kind of business carried on stating
in null the place where II is done, the kind and
character and description of the building, erec-
tiOnS, &C., employed, and the nature OF the
nuisance caused thereby; and also the names OF
the parties who carry on the business, and the
witnesses by whom the facts can be proven.
To this Mr.. j. II. McGinn, clerk to the health
officer in the absence of the latter, makes reply
that there are three such establishments on b
street, between 18th and 18th. The first, Situa-
ted on the corner of 18th and B Streets Is car
ried on by MeSSrs. Henry L. Crawford and L. NJ.
Hoffman; the second, on corner OF 14th and b
streets, by W. G. Murdoch, and the third, on
corner OF 18th and B streets, by the Trinidad
Asphalt Company, Of whichsMr. II. r. Davies Is
president; that the nuisance consists OF Offen-
sive odorS and noXiouS gases generated in the
distilling, refining, boiling or heating of asphalt.
list OF witnesses is also transmitted.
BUILDING PERMITS
hy ntNNiG hot allv
construct Two two-story brick dwellings, cor
ner 1lth and SITS. NV; 81 400.
A PRIESTS LIBEL SUIT.-A telegram from
Long Branch, Nov. 18th, SayS:-The Rev. JAS
\. Walsh pastor OF the Catholic church OF Our
Lady Star OF the Sea, will serve papers to-mOr-
row on Jacob Stulz, editor OF the Long Branch
DdRg NelcS, in suit for libel, laying damages
at $4,000. Father Walsh, 1t seems upheld The
Hibel nian organization here until last sprinr
when the society disbanded, voting the m ,ney
In their treasury TO the diSbandiug members In
stead OF deyoting IL TO paying a debt on the
church, as he had requested them to do. This
annoyed Father Walsh, and recently, in the
Te1rs, he published several letters rejecting on
the Ancient Order OF HibernilnS. On recent
Sunday the pastor caused to be handed out at
the church circulars rejecting on an individual
member OF the order, who in Saturdays issue
the Ne,rs replied, denying the pastors allega
tiOns. on this communication Is based the al
legged libel