Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-07-16

CONTRACTS AWARDED.
Contracts for repairing school buildings have
been awarded as follows:-Steyens building
Tbos. A. Watson. SIS, painting. Chamberlair
building, c. c. Hail. S31, whiteWashing
THE NEW SCHOOL BUILDINGS.
Since the bids for the erection Of the proposed
new school buildings-one ON Massachusetts
avenue and one near Stanton SQuare-were
opened a few days ago, it has beeh found that
allowed. and the committee on buIldings on Of the he
board OF school trustees have, at the request
Of Commissioner Dent, taken the matter in
hand. The more costly building is the Cluss
are made In the plans and specifications the
amount need not be exceeded. 1t is under
stood that the committee at a meeting yester-
day agreed on these recommendations, and they
this aftereOOn had an interview with COmmiS-
siOLer Dent on the subject.
SALE OF THE DISTRICT hay SCALES.
THOMAS Bowling, auctioneer, sold yesterday
for the Engineer Commissioner, the following
scaleS:-NO. l, situated opposite the post Office.
Un10ntOWn. to NJ. Martin, for $40; No.. 9, situated
Clark, for SO; No. 3, situated at corner Of 10th
and Louisiana avenue, to S. Bensinger. for
$1,000; No. 4, situated at the Northern Liberty
on Prospect street west OF s High
DC, to L. ID. Means, for $3.50; No. 6, situated at
intersection OF Boundary and II SITS. northeast,
to I. r. Benson, for SO: No. I, situated al
Brightwood, d. c., to John II. McChesney, for
s23
CLEANSING THE ALLEYS
DR.. ToWnshend, the health officer Yesterday
two cities be placed in the best possible SAM
tary condition, and one of the first steps to be
taken toward the accomplishment of such a
purpose Is to thoroughly cleanse the alleys.
two cities reveals the fact that many are in O.
filthy condition and all need disinfection. They
receive the drainage from back yards, stables,
&C., ard become saturated with foul matter,
which can only be removed or rendered inert
by the use OF disinfectants" He recommends
that numter of alleys named be thoroughly
infected at once. The alleys named are as fol-
lows: Between LIST and Prospect, Frederick and
water streets; Congress street, opposite Post
Office; Market, between 1st and I'd, George
town: between III, ], Goth and 21st streets,
Pa: av., II, goth and 2lst; Pa av., 1, 22d and 3d.
go, oath, l. and NJ; 18th, 18th, Pa. av. and H.
10th, 18th, and W; 9th, 10th, and w; 18th,
and Q; /, X, 4th and 5th NV; I'd, 4th Md ave
and G.: II, /, so and 4th; II, /, I'd and Sd; G, II,
I'd and Del, av:: It'll, sth, G and | Sc; 1st 2d.
Sd. 18th, M and \: 3d. AZ. c and D; AZ, 9Th, E
and F; AZ, 9Th, Md. av. and C; 7th, Sth, ID and
E: sth, 9th, E and F; Sth, 9th, and G sw
The communication was referred to Engineer
Commissioner Twining
To-day the number Of dog tags issued footed
up 1,692.
WILLING TO GIVE 500 FOR SMALL OFFICE.
The following letter was received this morn
ing from the Georgetown post Office by one OF
the District Commissioners, who takes this
method Of acknowledging its receipt:
N, MT -, -; esq.:zSSir-If you will get me EN-
Payment that Will pay not less than $50 per
month, l will be willing to pay 500, and as
sure you the matter will never be called in
question. Or If you could get me situation
ness according to my pay. Address w. j.,
Georgetown p
BUILDING PERMITS
issued by Inspector EntWiSle:-Kate Mari, to
lower floor and dig cellar, S1I 18th st. NV: $3.50
H. j. Daily, to build two-story back building, 73s
o ST.; $3.50. John +. Green, to make general re-
pairs, &C., 1412 Samson ST.; 5000. Mrs. NJ E. Cis-
sen, ou1ld summer Kitchen, M St, bet 18th and
Goth sts.; s25. P. Murphy, raise back building,
1928 18th st. NV; 500.
THE MATRIMONIAL FIGHTS OF Mr.. AND MRS.
WILLIAM CAHILL.-This morning, VIM. Cahill,
whose matrimonial troubles have heretofore
been before the public, was in the Police Court
as complaining witness against Mrs. Harriet
CahilL. who was represented by Mr.. l.. Brown
Ing. Mi. Cahill testified that on the 4th of July
she struck him with her hand and a glass.
struck him with a chair while lying in bed, and
also with an umbrella; and again yesterday she
attacked him with chair, which was broken
between them The defence claimed that CahiI
had no business at the house, as he had been
en1Oined from interfering with the property,
and in answer to the question whether he was
not under bonds to keep the peace. he replied
tnat until ne was placed under bonds there was
no peace for him.
Mrs. Cahill testified that on Monday, 14th, her
husband was the aggress0r, and assaulted her;
ard yesterday he abused her, calling her bad
names. She did not strike him with cane
The court required Mrs. Cahill to give 500
bonds to keep the peace In the case In which
she admitted striking him. MI. Cahfn was ar
raigned on the charge Of aSsaulting his Wife on
Monday last, and she testified that he struck
her with an umbrella. The court concluded not
to forfeit the bonds given in former case and
to dismiss the present one, thus allowing each
party to continue under 500 bonds. The court
called both up and gave them a word Of eau
ton, admonish1ng them not to keep this quar-
reling.
DEEDS IN FEE have been flied as follows:
John Alexander to Thomas Keating, part lot s,
Il. Ward, trustees, to David L. Morrison, lot 8,
In sub. so. 365; 81, 900. Jonathan King to Nathan
C. Page, lot b. In sub. of lot s, in So 49, 81 500.
B, and G, In sub. OF original lot 10, in so. u;
g.. Richard T. Morsel, trustee to Julia
O'Hare, part Of lots II and IL. so. ZIG; 1850.
Theodore sheckels and Elizabeth A. sheckeis to
Dorothea Repettt, lot 1O7, In sub. of so. POS;
$3.50. Thomas E: Waggaman to Ann MCGEE,
real estate on Valley, near Brown street.
G Gee g etown; s, 500. "; P: Young and E: j:
lot !, SO. 759; $3.50. C.. F. E. Richardson to G.
81 Turton, lot 20, so. 623; $3.50. j. H. Smith,
trustee, to J. W. owens, part Of lot I, So. %;
part Of lot 5, SO. AS; s.. r. G. Thyson Ct e al
TO Palthenia Thyson, part of lot 4, SO. 42s; s.,
Parthenia Thysc-- . J. A. Ward, part OF lots i,
5, and 9, So. 42o, 8. j. A. Ward to Parthe-
Mia Tbyson, part OF lots 4, 5, and 9, SO. AS:
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A CANDIDATE FROM WASHINGTON.-The TOpe-
ka (Kan) Commonwealth Of the 18th says:-"We
understand that our democratic friend, Dr.
Struggled, will be candidate for the demo-
cratic nomination for Congressman from the
third district
DR.. F. NJ Struggled Will be remembered by
many OF our readers He was for number OF
years book keeper In THE STARS business
Office, and subsequently, under the adminiStra-
ton Of Mayor Emery, was secretary OF the
Board OF Health. Dr. S. married daughter OF
the late DR.. MunsOn, and since he settled in
Kansas has built up quite practice, besides
taking leading part In politics.
MARRIAGE LICENSES have been issued TO JOS
;. Browning and Ella V. Fisher; w. Z. PeregOy
and Lucy V. Keller, both or Baltimore, Md
George II. Thompson and Martha CLANCY; An
thony A. Stocks and Julia d. Grant; Abaer l..
Moore and Ann Elizabeth Chenault, both OF
Manchester, Va: John w. Carroll and Hannah
Sullivan, both of Georgetown, ID. c.; Adoiphus
Patterson and Mary Warick; David p. Day. OF
Newark, \. j., and Alice Meekes OF Washing
ton d. c.; Henry Snowden and Lizzie Butler.
Carlisle +. CIump and Sarah Matthews; Charles
oscar Campbell and Mary Susie Cummings
both OF Richmond, Va; George Marston and
Julia Casey.
NARROW EsCAPE.-LaSt evening about ten
O'clock, while number OF ladies ana gentle
in frop M no of