Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-07-28
District Government Affair.".

District Government Affairs.
Tne number OF certificates OF drawback IS
sued by Mr.. Roome. clerk In charge Of revisions
OF special assessments, up to to-day was 49, the
amount aggregating sl3,9l216
Health omcer Townshend made an additional
requisition to-day for more disinfectants for use
IN the foul alleys and sewer traps ABOUT tne
city. He finds the present sanitary condition
OF the streets and alleys pretty good, the last
rains having done much to flush them out. Yet
more dsinfectants will be necessary In few
days.
To-day Messrs. G. B. Church, C. P. Culver and
Dr. Allen called at the District Office, on ~ st.,
his conclusions in relation to the washington
channel. Major Twining explained to Mr.
Church. who was 1rst on hand, stating that the
sewer discharge difficulty could be overcome
washington channel. Afterwards Major Twin
ing and Mr.. Church repaired to the river flats
together TO compare ideas and plans with ret
ereDce to proper understanding of this matter
THE HEAVY RAIN AND THE SEWERS AND ROADS.
Up to midday today no reports of damage to
the county roads by the heavy rain OF Saturday
mad been received at the District Offices on ~
street The outlet of the street sewer, near
1'tn street, however, sustained damage to the
extent OF about $500; by the bursting of the
sewer, where 1t had been weakened by the ex-
caVatlons for the new intercepting sewer run
Mug across the White lot, where 1t connects
with that sewer. This damage falls upon the
contractors con l tor the new intercepting sewer,
70 any extent. Some damage was also caused
TO the new fntercepting sewer on Boundary
street northeast. now In course OF construction,
which also falls upon the contractor for that
work. Cellars were flooded on line OF Penn
sylyania avenue and other low streets, which
cannot be prevented without a system OF
sewer valves, and automatic valves with sewer
connections on each separate premises.
COMPLAINT AGAINST THE B. d p RAILROAD
delegation Of owners OF real estate fronting
on Virginia avenue, between Sd and ~ Streets
consisting OF Messrs. E. d. Wright, George Won
eff, K. Bid and P. Lynch, waited upon the Dis
trict commissioners this morning and laid be-
fore them petition that they may be relieved
occasoned by the B. & P. railroad In converting
Virginia avenue into general depot, where
coal, lumber, stone and almost every variety
Of freight Is loaded and unloaded before the
houses Of the petitioners, making the street i'm.
passable They think that it is within the pow
ers OF the commissioners, through general
ments, to prevent the continuation OF this griev-
ance. Commissioner Dent listened to the COM
plant, and said they were in sympathy with
them, and would do all in their power to remedy
the evil, which they knew was very great. He
referred the petition to the attorney as to the
extent OF powers the police authorities held
over the management OF that road
ALLEGED CRUELTY TO ANIMALs-This morn.
ing, in the Police Court, John Carroll, LOny
Latham and John Rawlings were arraigned on
lIt Charge vi CTutlJy u dUIflldlS, ana Mi, A, x
Browne appeared for them. Officer Rank testi-
lied that on Tuesday last, in consequence of
report, he visited the slaughter house of the
parties, on Naylor road; saw three cattle there,
TWO very poor, and he got into the pen when q
neighhor handed him over some water and he
gave them nine buckets Of water. and they
would have drank as much more If he gave 1t.
Mrs Storer neighbor, testified that they were
not given food or water for eight days. MI
Storer testified that once since the cattle were
there they were let out 10 bare pasture where
W. nj hot
down In their efforts to get water, and their ap-
pearance was such that he gave them hay. A
hol!e prosecute was entered as to Rawlings, the
attorney stating he had nothing against
him. Mr.. Latham testified that with Carroll he
is engaged In buying cattle ard slaughtering,
ana they had employed boy to drive them
out on he pasture. On croSs-eXamination wit
ness said the pasture was well burnt up. but
there was good grass In the bushes. Mr. Raw
lings testified that he Is employed there, and
That the cattle were taken every evening to the
attend them testified to watering the cattle
and letting them go up In the woods for grass
The attorney said from the facts developed he
would not ask a conviction. The court said
that 1t was clear there was no intention to
violate the law. 1t seemed to him that the par
ties should take warning and not trust the care
all the evidence, that the cattle had suffered.
but at best it was doubtful case, and he dis
missed 1t.
BURGLARY ON TWENTIETH STREET-Mr Nor.
gan, OF the Bureau OF Engraving and Printing.
was Frustrated by extreme heat sometime ago
by sea to New York on his return to his resi-
dence, ISIS Goth street, at midnight on Saturday.
he was surprised to find his wife and children
glarized the night previously. Among other
things stolen was valuable violin, a very
haIdsome Britannia metal cake basket, all the
s silver ara I'd other spoons forks, knives: &c,
sugar. The burglars had helped themselves to
apple fritters and had gone to the refrigerator
and finding two bottles of lager beer and one
OF salts and SIENNA had sampled the latter but
neglected the former.
- DIsREpUTABLE LoT.-This morning Officers
Mari and Slater had in the Police Court half
dozen colOred sisters, cousins and auntS, resi-
dents OF Chinch Row, between 1st and I'd and o
and street northwest, charged with vagrancy
Ellen Carter, Henrietta Jones, Sidney Stmms,
Ada Shepherd, Mary E. Smith and Sarah Tay.
ior ana the court discharged Jones and sent the
Jones and Charles Liverpool who live In the
same row, were arrested and similar charges
were made. They each protested that they
were not vagrants, but the court said it would
do them no harm to send them down, and they
went to the Workhouse for 80 days.
FIRE THIS MoRN1NG.-The alarm at 6 O'Clock
this morning from box 12l, corner ~ street and
Pennsylvania avenue, was for fire in the photo
l1thographing establishment OF Norris Peters,
VI GuC oOuLu SLUG VI fcuUSylVaOla ave-
nue., near ~ street. The fire was confined to
the cellar, where it Originated, with a loss of
900, which Is covered by insurance. The cause
OF the fire Is unknown, though some claim 1t
was caused by spontaneous combustion OF a
quantity OF chemicals. The discovery Of the
IRE was made by Olmstead Turner, Janitor at
Police Headquarters, who saw the smoke
Issuing from the basement and gave the alarm.
TO which the fire department quickly responded
with the result OF saving further loss.
CHARGE OF STEALING A COAT.-Greenbury
DuVall was to-day arra1gned on the charge OF
the larceny OF coat from Chas kaufman on
Thursday last. Detective McDevitt testified
that he found the coat In pawn shop, having
been put there by party giving the name of
Greenbury Chase, and on this party being ar
rested he acknowledged he was In the store
when the coat was taken and to being present
when 1t was paWned. Duvall tried to explain
1t, but was fined $40, or 30 days.
IN THE HARNESS BADGE SHOOTING MATCH at
Bennings' last Saturday the following scores
were made: Col. Burnside-sOO yards, %; 900