Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-06-12

District GOvern0ent Affairs.
The six horses recently purchased by Chief
Engineer Cronin I'm western Pennsylvania for
the Fire Department arrived to-day, and are
models Tor strength and beauty. Tney are all
dark In color. and young and spirited, and one
pair OF them-blacks-wfll the Chief thinks,
make the boss team" OF the department.
THE REFORM SCHOOL,
A delegation OF trustees and officers OF the re-
form school, consisting OF Messrs. Burcheli,
Falls, Bailey and Clark, waited upon the Dis
something be done for the better maintainance
OF that school. It Will be recollected that the
last Congress appropriated $4,000 for the cur
with the estimates OF the District Commission
ers, which the trustees state Is insufficient, and
sney s, ask that the District In addition 20 this
sum zone hall OF which is drawn from the reve-
nues OF the Districp. pay 81 per each for the
| support OF the inmates. The district Commis-
sloheis d stated that they could not do 81 they
mao no authority TO make such expenditure.
Inc delegation then asked tha. the Commits
| sloners put their objection TO paying this sum
cent OF their board, so that they could 90 to
congress and ask for an APPROPRIATION.
NOT SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENT.
tho nss,rcI ana assessor Dodge In note to
the ground south OF the line OF squares fronting
| on the noi ith side OF B street, between 1th and
18th Streets lie states that street no occu-
pies the bed OF the old canal and that IS feet OF
| the north half or the original street has been
enclosed generally by a high fence and f. used
by the propiietors OF the property fronting on
| each OF the squares The market house occu
pies (under its chafter) from 9TH TO 9th streets
and is taxed for what it holds. In front OF the
other squares up to 18th street, there are lum-
Der yards, stone yard, livery stable yard, tar
sheds, foundry. shanties under rent, &C. All
these proprieor5 are supposed 20 have the
right TO all tie property lying between them
and the new street. They could not permit any
purchasers 10 occupy fJ, and thus cut them on
from their original street rights nor can they
IN no. x-nf -nrrlA o
be right that they should pay taxes for what
they enjoy, and FOR which other property hav-
Ing been substituted they are not deprived OF
their original rights. The Commissioners think
the title TO this property Is undoubtedly in the
United States, and is not therefore subject to
assessment.
IL will be remembered that on the 5Un day OF
August last a rain storm, OF extraordinary
volume occurred In this section, which so
swelled the sewers or this city that considerable
damage was Gone them. One OF the breaks
was In the TIber Creek sewer, In the Botanical
Gardens. The solid brick arch was lifted
Launches on each side, distance OF about four
huncred feet Ia length, fracturing and destroy
Ing II. The surplus water escaped through this
aperture and the man holes, overf1owIug the
grounds and adjacent streets, and ping great
damage. Lieut.. HoXie. In his annual report to
the District Commissioners fully described this
break, aid recommended how IL should be re-
paired, With an overflow so constructed as to
De automatic in its workings. A plan aud
Win his suggestion, ana the contract
TOT the work was given TO Messrs. Smith &
STanlord wen-known contractors, who have
unlsheo up the JOB In thoroughly workman
| like manner and TO the entire satisfaction or
Lieut.: Hoxie and Engineer Commissioner
Twlnlng This work embraces 461 nneal feet OF
segmentai arch, IS inches thick. 26.3 chord and
| 44l rise; 7o5 cubic yards brick, 5o7 do. rubble
and 62o DO. CT concrete masonry; 200 cubic yards
excavation, oca $500 cubic yards emoankment,
$500 square yards soddtng, 1000 feet board
measure lumber 30 lineal feet blue stone COP
ing and 100 lneal feet brick guttering. An the
cont1ac1nre mas oeen furnished ny the
was furnished from the District property
yards. and Is OF the best quality, the whole cost
including material and labor being about 81 500
The purpose OF this huge overflow Is to save the
sewer In case OF future similar storms and
with the system OF flood valves, as recommend
ed py Engineer Hox1e. to be attached 10 all sew
eTs connecting with cellars or Easements below
the line OF flow In the sewers in the low Dor
tons tons Of the city affected by these periodical
struct1on TO property On the line OF Pennsyl-
vania avenue would recur. The superintend-
ence OF the above described work has been by
Mr.. John j. Burr.
Sons OF TEMPERANcE-Natsonal Dipisssn of
North Anerica.-The supreme body OF the order
| OF Sons OF Temperance win hold its 35th annual
session In this city, commencing Tuesday morn.
aSd Se SsS IL Ths
ture-room OF the Congregational Church on
Tuesday evening. 18th inst, at O'Clock the
v
extend a public reception TO the visiting repre-
sentat1ves In the main audience room OF the
congregational Church. The exercises WIN
consist OF an address OF welcome by the q. w.
I. and response By the presiding of1icer OF the
National Division, Hon Geo. w. Ross, OF Can
ada; followed by addresses by G. II. Mead, esq,
Ohio; Hon: Award Longley, OF Nova SCOTIA and
others. A feature OF the evening win be a reel
tation by Miss Minnie Mosher, OF Baltimore,
entitled "Am ! MY Brothers Keeper9" Miss
Annie Lewis VIII sing and recite, aud Prof.
Blschon Will give some excellent organ music
psner n6 ,i,. interesting exercises are expected A
and VIII be furnished free OF charge on applica-
tlon TO the members OF the committed One
hundred, hundred and fity delegates WIN be present,
Provinces. Prominent among them are Hon
Sidney Perham, OF Maine; Hon. Hiram Price. OF
ssege c q N MAJOR
and Gen. Louis Wagner, of Philadelphia From
the Prov1nces-Hon. Geo. w. Ross, of the
( Hon s. L. Lnley, Finance Minister OF the
Dominion, and other distinguished gentlemen.
Most OF the veteran temperance workers
| body. Neal Dow, OF Maine, writes that his
recent accident viii prevent his coming, and
Rev. Theodore L. Cuyier is detained by other
GEN. GRANTS ARABIAN SrEEDs IN TOWN.
President Grant by the sultan or Turkey, ar
rived 1n this city this morning by way OF the B.
T: Railroad from New York, where they were
landed few days since, and were taken TO
| Prices stables, on 9Th street, between c street
| and Louisiana avenue. by Col. j. r. Loyett, who
has had charge OF them since thar arrival.
Col. Loyett is the owner and driver OF the cele-
orated mare American Girl, and is q thorough
| horSeman. Leopard, " one OF the great horses
Is dappled or spotted grey, six years old. and
full grown. "Linden Tree the other is q Steel
| grey, five years old, and they are beauties.
They can be seen for two days only. after which
time they are TO be removed TO Gen. Beales
| this city. Crowds OF horsemen and others are
| going TO see these handsome animals The
| trappings and horse-shoes brought from Arabia
| with them are also objects or great interest
Major Loyett states that numerous offers OF $50
| and S,5 were made for the old horse-shoes which
have been taken from their feet, and S. each for
| the nails. The shoe is heavy nat piece or
| sheet-iron, apparently cut to ft the shape OF
the hoof, and has slight bend TO mt up under
| the fetlock.
DISCHARGE OF A CoNsTABLEs PRIsoNER.-To-
day, application was made TO Judge Hagner by
| 8. s. Brooks q colored man, for writ OF habeas
| corpus he being In the custody OF James III.
1 Tucker. q constable. a warrant issued nv