Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-02-08


About one o'clock this morning thieves broke
In a large plate glass window in Brooks New
York shoe store, Market Space. between Sth
and 9th streets. and stole some shoes and es-
capped without arrest.
District Government Affairs.
The managers of the Industrial Home School
OF Georgetown having obtained the consent Of
the school trustees for the establishment of a
school at that Institution, providing the consent
or the District Commissioners be obtained the
consent OF the latter was given to-day.
The District commissioners have addressed a
note TO the Secretary OF the Navy, stating thar
ttey are tiesiGOus OF establishing workshops at
the WaSl l. giOn asylum TO give employment TO
the able bodied paTpeTs and prisoners of the
WOrkhoGse- With THIS view they have obtained
the assent Of the War department to make Use
OF the old army magazine on the Eastern
branch. so far as that department has the power
TO give 1t. The commissioners ask that the
Navy department make a like REIMBURSEMENT
In the case OF the navy magazine in the same
locality: that in the event of such assent being
given the stores Low there could remain until
provision be made for their transfer, and pend
Ing their removal. would be safe under the su-
peTvison OF the District officers in charge.
THE BICYCLE IN WASHINGTON. wide and
smooth avenues OF the capital city. and the
easy grades are tempting few young men to
start bycicle club here BycIcles In Boston
aGd vicinity have become quite popular, and
many merchants living within radius of
twenty miles make the distance between their
places OF business and suburban homes by this
mode or rapid transit, while schools of fnStruc-
ton Tor riding the popular machines have been
established and are largely patrOniIed In
England upwards OF sixty thousand byciC.eS
were sold last year. An expert rider with
52-lnch machine has made mile in two minutes
and ffty-s1X seconds, and fifty miles have been
travelled In three hours, six minutes and fOrty-
five seconds, and 1O6 miles in seven hours, forty
eight minutes and fOrty-f0ur seconds The
best time made by amateurs is one mile i'm three
minutes. ten seconds; fifty miles in three hours,
twenty minutes and thiTty-SeVen seconds, ard
2o5 over turnpike road in twenty-five hours
The modern yelOcipede is a great Improvement
over that OF seven or eight years ago. The
seat Is placed almost directly over the center
OF the front wheel, thus allowing the use OF a
much larger wheel. Speed Is gained and the
machine propelled much more easily and BY a
motion OF the legs like walking. noticeable
improvement is a tire OF the best of rubber and
In the shape OF cord an inch in diameter, fit
ting into a grooyed steel ring. The machine is
propelled up moderate aScentS with the great
est ease, and even steep grades are overcome.
SINGULAR REPIEvIN sU1T.-Yesterday ar-
teTnOon a suit In repleviD was filed In the
clerks Office by Mr.. j. 5. Bourchard against
Mrs Belle j. Sherma Clapp, Samuel Fithian
and Margaret A. Fithian, for the recovery or
certain goods claimed TO be unjustly detained
from plaintin by defendants In the schedule
OF articles are seaiskin muff, bonnet, stove
bedSpTeads, china and crOckery ware and a
wedding outfit, consisting OF dozen pairs OF
stockings, dozen handkerchiefS, 2 do. en-
towels, 2 dozen napkins, pair OF shoes, pairs
OF Shippers, pairs or carriers. pair OF cOrSetS,
dozen garments, &c. Tine necessary bond being
given one OF the marshals officers last eVeninS
executed the writ and placed the articles i'm
possession OF the plaintin In case No = AZ
equity, t1led by MeSsrs. Carpenter and Cole
man, october 2Sth last, the defendant, Mrs.
Clapp- appears as the plaintiff against Ruggles
W. Clapp-application for a diyorce-and the
entries show that the latter is a nonresident:
that publication has been made, and the case
was referred TO j. y. Oliver TO take Testimony
On the Sth OF January, since which time the
divorce case has laid dormant. II is stated that
The divorce case is on the eve OF being arranged
between the parties.
IMPROVEMENTS IN EAST WASHINGTON The
committee On Improvements capitol Hill and
last W aShlngtOn Association met last evening
AT NcCaulcy'S Hall, Col. Darling in the chair
and ;. NJ. Wilcox secretary. After a general
lhterchanSe OF views. touching Improvements
generally, subcommittee, composed OF three,
DIR. ". Lee White and McSSrS. 5. M Wilcox and
Thomas Kirby, were appointed and iDStrI1ctpJ
TO see the District commissioners, procure their
estimates as recommended by them To Con
greSS, designate such improvements as in their
Ohe committees judgment should be made
ard at the same time suggest and recommend
the amount OF money necessary 10 complete the
the same. They were also instructed TO prepare
an ameEcInent TO the Rollins bill, relating to
SPECIAL i aSsessLn ,I The committee on loca-
lion or library building net at same time and
place, and discussed the matter.
TIE GEORGETOWN COLLEGE TAX CASE AGAIN
Yesterday, in tie Court in General Term the
argument in the case OF Georgetown College
agt- the District was CONGRATULATIONS r
T. Merrick and NJ f: Morris for plalL tiff, and
Messrs. Riddle and Miller for defendant. The
facts in this case are that Georgetown College
PAID, under protest, taxes for three Years
amounting TO $4,000, and sued TO recover the
sum back, and the case was certified 10 be heard
IN the General Term in the first instaEce In
the meantime an act OF Congress dire ted the
District TO pay back the taxes, and they were
so paid, but the college claims interest upon
the money paid under protest from the time OF
payment TO the date OF the refunding, a upon
this question the case came up for argument
yesterday.
EDISON IN THE EQUITY CoURT.-To-day. in the
Equity Court, the case OF Thomas A. Ed son and
George Harrington agt. the Western UIion TEL
eSraph company, Tor an account, &C, for using
lne quadruplex patent OF plaintiff. was heard
on motion 10 relnState. Some time since the
court sustained the defendants plea TO the iu-
r1Sdiction OF the court, and about q week ago
the motion was made TO reinstate the case, and
was argued at some length. To-day the court
denied this motion.
THE CASE OF GEN. BLUNT.-This morning
Lieut. Kelly turned into the Police Court a war,
rant charging Gen. Jas. G.. Blunt with the lar
ceny OF S54, endorsed with statement that in
accordance with Instructions he was about TO
execute Il, when ne found that Gen. Blunt had
been certified as insane by physicians aud bv
order or Adjutant General Townsend he had
Deen sent To the Insane a. Jun. The court a.
rected the paper TO be filed
CLOTHEs-IINE THIBvEs-Yesteriay SERGEANT
Heffner, with Officers FftzSimmons JenrieS and
LarTabee, arrested Albert Bowland John Akers
and Vim. White, for robhsng the clothes lines of
f. Robinson, on Franklin street, and Mr. Ellis.
on street, between 9th and eth. They were
committed in the Police Court to-day for hear
Ing on Tuesday.
NOTTINGHAM CURTAIN LACE, new stock lust
received, %, 80, 81, 45, 80 cents up CARPETS Is,
30, 81, ~, As, 50 up; floor oilcloths ali widths:
casSimereS for boys wear, new stock 25 81. 81
A. and Soc: table linens, napkins, towels white
eounterpanes, etc, etc, etc., at TowsonS, $50
Pa avenue, south side.
VERY WET calicoeS, honeycomb quilts, table
linen, napkins, towels; very dry black alpacas
wide double. only 121z; pure wool cashmeres
80; black and colored silks, IS; our splendid