Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-12-02
Dis,rie, f,overnment Affair,.

west.
Capt. Phelps, ex-District Commissioner, wa
| at the District Office this morning packing I'll
some private letters and documents to remove &
his residence. Commissioner Dent occupies hi
| own old desk In the Office, and COMMISSIONS
| Morgan occupies the desk left vacant by CAPITAL
| Phelps. Commissioner Twinfng occupies his oil
| desk.
Coroner Patterson's report to the Health OH
Ger shows fOrty-three dead bodies viewed anI
lnquestS held during the month ending Nov. 81
The Commissioners have decided to turn owe
| to the Board of Fire Commissioners the contro
Of the EN- FIRE plugs throughout the city and lie
| 1t has been decided by the Commissioners Il
| pump out the large reservoir In front of tn
BANK OF Washington, and have it ref1lled witt
pure water. This is one of the largest reSer
vOlrs in the city, and was constructed under tn,
Old corporation Of Washington.
GAS CONTRACT
The secretary of the Washington Gas Company
| has notified the Commissioners that after Janu
airy !, 1880, the price to be paid for gas consumed
by the District will be 80 per 1000 feet, and thai
the price to be charged for street lamps will be
| $3.50 per annum, each. The Commissioners
| have given directions that new contract be
made with that company for one year, at the
price named.
CAPTAIN PHELPS RETIREMENT.
| AT meeting of the clerks and employees in the
office Of the District Commissioners, yesterday,
DR.. VIM: Tindall, secretary to the board OF
Commissioners, was called to the chair and
stated their object to be to express the regret OF
the employees at the loss Of Capt. Phelps from
the board OF Commissioners. Mr.. j. c. Rock
chief clerk in Lieut.. Hoxie's Office, was chosen
secretary. A committee to draft suitable reso-
iutt0nS was appointed, composed of Messrs. J..
I. Petty, bo0kkeeper in the Office of the auditor
and controller, DIR. Smith Townshend, health
officer; A. Mckenzie, clerk in the auditor and
controllers Office; Martin Cronin, chief engineer
OF the fire department, and Roger Williams clerk
in commissioners Office. The committee soon
reported resolutions ''that we have heard the
announcement Of the retirement Of Captain
Phelps with feeling of sincere regret, believing
that the District has lost an able intelII-
gent and faithful officer, whose aim has ever
been to subserve the best interest Of the people,
etc. These resolutions were presented by DR..
Tindall, in the presence of nearly all the en-
ployes of the Office, in neat speech Captain
their good wishes. He left them with great
deal OF regret. He had taken the Office and held
It to crafty his desire OF doing good service to
the citizens of this District and had as a matter
ofprde carried out his objects to the best of his
ability. He referred to the difficulty the Com
missionerS have in carrying out the civil service
rules, importuned as they always are by all
sorts OF persons to influence them in their
appointments. He in conclusion counSeled
them to uphold the Commissioners in every
possible manner, for in doing this they were best
securing their own interests. 1tWOuld be much
better for them always to stand together in the
support of those highest in authority. He
thanked them all for their expressions Of good
will Commissioner Dent here remarked that he
would see to it that their request that the reso-
lutionS be spread upon the records of the Dis
trict government, should be complied with. A
handshaking then followed, and each individual
had the opportunity to express his regret at the
departure of Captain Phelps from the board.
Soon afterwards Captain Phelps returned to his
residence, near Iowa Circle He will leave soon to
return to the Hot Springs, for further treatment
for his lameneSS.
RELIEF OF CnI0RED WOMEN AND CHILDREN.
Mrs: Martha S. Pomeroy, Emily L. Sherwood
and Lucy S. DOolttle, president, secretary and
treasurer Of the National Association for the re-
lief of District cOlored women and children,
have submitted their annual report to the Dis
trict Commissioners. This institution Is Situa-
ted on 18th street, beyond the Boundary, having
capacity of accommodating one hundred chill
theH have h Seen oh%ed fH res ri their nmheT
to eighty. Accommodations for women are eX-
ceedingly limited, only five inmates being there
at present. During the past year there has
men have been sent to homes in various states
of the Union. Parties taking the children Obli-
gate themselves feed, clothe, school,
an ana also to n1g them up TO $50 some use
is a day school held in the Home, with siXty-o
children In attendance; also an industrial school
where the children are taught occupations. A
and the managers find that they will require
$1,000 to fill up the home to its full capacity.
The expenses the past year has been s., $780,
1HE NATIONAL FAIR AWARD.-lne following
explains itself, and simply shows that the enter
prising dairyman is appreciated at home as well
as abroad:
No. $50. WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. I'd, 1879.
Treasurer National Fair Assn OF d. c.:
Pay to F. K. Ward (''Alderney Dairy'0 or order
10000. WIN. NJ. GAIT, Pres't.
No. 500. WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. I'd, 1879.
central National Bank:
Pay to F. X. Ward (''Alderney Dairy'9 or order
one hundred and three dollars.
$4,000 H. BROWSING, Treasurer.
The above is the largest premium awarded to
any exhibitor at our recent fair.
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL INSTITUTE, to be held
under the direction OF the S. S. superintendent
Union. at the Congregational Church, next
occasion of rare interest to the Sunday school
teachers and officers OF Washington. Dr. j. II.
Hincent, of New York, who is probably the ableSt
Sunday school instructor in the country, will
conduct the institute and will be assisted by
Rev. j. A. Worden, of Philadelphia, President
Cattell, DR.. Gallaudet, and others. The lectures
and addresses will be upon topics directly con-
nected with Sunday school work, and the entire
programme will be instructive and interesting.
MARRIAGE LICENSES have been issued to
Lewis Brown and Dolly Smith; John NJ. White
and Genevieve Ellis; p. G. Riley and Elizabeth
Wenzel; Robert D. Weaver and Mary A. X. Yea
bower; Lemuel Gibbs and Annie Anderson;
Chas. Fl. Evans and Genevie E. Myers; Jere-
son and Lou Ransom; Richard Eastland and
Sarah BROKER; Peter A. Smith, OF Baltimore,
and Bridget Z. Mccain; Henry B. King and
Emma NJ. Mitchell; Chas. Carter and Martha
Dixon, both OF WestmOreland county, Va; /. N.
Hall and Leonary Carrier; JAS. II. Block and
Mary Hankey; Thos. j. Stanton and Mary Glib
hons; Geo I: Thornton, OF Baltimore, and
Sarah H. McFadden: j. X. Freeman, of Eng
land, and Marie Ellen Weaver; VIM. Ford and
Sarah +. Johnson; Rev. John D. Hail. of Frede-
rick county, Nd, and Annie p. Frasier Richard