Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-02-15

thai the IaboTeTs on the Old canal shall be D I'd
ev' ~ week. The pay ron has been made for
tbs Week, ana they WIN all be paid this even
~
HoINEAD CEMETERY.
II project OF diSintcTring and removing the
q. al from tie iIOmedd cemetery to Rock Geek
cemetery Is being discussed by the com MIS-
SioneTs, and Inspector Wallace reports that
there are between three and four hun ired
ing h"adstOnes and others with only mount %
mark the spot OF burial. and that the cost OF
this WORK viii be about $500, which Will re-
guire al appropriation by congress.
LOOKING AFTER WATER MASTERS.
Water Registrar Cox this morning calle1 IN
his force Of inspectors ana armed each o! them
with the new patent adjustable combination
screw key with telephone attachment for test
Ing the flow OF water through the service pipes,
by which means waste can be detected with
unerring certainty. and after instrucLng them
in its use and their duty in cutting OF The sup
ply when found running started them on the
war path.
THE NATIONAL HACK STAND NUISANCE.
McSsrS r. Tenney & Co, proprietOrS OF the
National hotel. have SEM a petition TO the
health officer. signed by many male guests of
that hotel. asking relief from the offensive
odors Of the 9Th street hack stand fronting that
hotel. The health officer turned it over TO the
District commissioners. with the statement
that continued use OF this place as hack
stand has caused the ground 10 become satu
rated with urine and eXcremenf, and offensive
OdOrS. and to some constitutions injuries. arise
therefrCm. II some place less Objectionable
and not so densey populated could be selected;
| would rf commend the removal OF this Stard
and thorough disinfecton of the ground now
occupied"
VIOLATIONS OF THE LIQUOR LICENSE LAWS.
Assistant Attorney Miller. for the District,
has written an opinion to the District COslmi,-
siOneTs in relation to the prosecution OF persons
violating the liquor license law between the
times OF ming theiI application for license and
cases come before Judge Smell they must take
their usual course, and if the operation Of the
law should in any case be oppressive The COM
mlSsl0neTS can give relief by pardon. The Judge
VIII therefore, unless specially requested by
the commissioners, hereafter decline 10 post
pone cases TO await the application OF the party
Tor the Issuing OF license. When party has
been convicted in the Police Court and an
granted TO him thereafter it must date from the
day the application is made, or, better, from
the date OF the fling OF the information In the
Police court. In reference to the production nf
license at the appeal trial covering the time
In the information 'ie says that the rule reQuir-
ing fines imposed in the Police Court to be paid
before the issue OF new license IS very good
one. and it Will do much to secure promptneso
IN the payment of fines.
AnIUsenacDts. &C.
NATIONAL THEATER.-Mr. Lawrence Barrett
viii conclude his week at the National this eve
ming. appearing again, by request. in ~ New
Play. Tie week has been q successful one,
but not so successful as the entertainment Of
feTcd merited The presentation Of ~ New
Play" few nights since was a great success,
and ii viii doubtless attract q LARGE audience H.
kee Rankin. in iheSDanites. next 1--WE WcS H'' We
FOBD's OPERA HGCSE.-'' our Boarding House"
Dire" well again last evening. 1t will be repeat
ed tonight. and next Monday the Leonard
Grover company VIII give I'll. H. H. the
lrHce, ana the Remarkable History OF Lis
pet.
THE ITALIAN OPrRA.-Tfckets for the Grand
italian OFera III Baltimore next week-We;l-
Ie-daE. Thursday. Friday and SatUruay-can
Ge bad al Meuerott's. Arrangements for
N2ShlngtOnianS who wish TO attend the Onera
have been made. See the advertisement
NE CHARITY BALI.-The Annual Charity
Fan. the grand social event Of the season. viii
De given al Masonic Temple next Monday eve
Eirg. The proceeds Of the BAH go TO the Chill
dren'S Hospital.
THEATER CoMrQUE.-The Saturday evenings
al the COmique have begun to be marked with
extra attractions. The performance this even
ING VIII be varied and excellent.
At A MEETING Of the Board OF Trustees Of the
"M4tual protection Fire Insurance Company"
OF the District, held last evening al The once
OF The company 10 take action in regard TO the
death OF the late Judge Casey. the following
resolutions were unanimously adopted:
W hefedS, In His wisdom. our Heavenly
Father has seen lit to remove from his Held OF
usefulness our friend and associate, Hon. Joseph
casey a member OF our board from It's Organi-
ZatIon; and whereas, we deem it our duty as
well as our privilege to commemorate our sense
OF the loss we have sustained. Therefore
cCunSelS one who had endeared himself to Us
all by his nobility OF character and his child.
IKE simplicity and genial manner, and who was
al all times firm for the right as his light gave
hin 10 see it: who never failed OF his duty even
wren IN fulfilling " his Sympathiea were tried
and his best nature grieyCd.
EeS"'red. That in our friends death we have
Lost III our business relations wise. upright and
capable man, OF whom Ii can well be said he
was peer among his peers in this as III all
other walks.
E;PNnfrDd That tho Secrntqr,- no dira.,od 10
have an engfOsSed copy OF these resolutions
transmitted 10 the widow OF our late friend.
BUILDING ASsOCiATIONs-At the lOGth reefr
lar meeting OF the Franklin Cooperative Build
Ing Association three shares were redeemed al
FJ~2.~9 cdCh-Sl, l4S.G..
VI the 53d regular meeting of the jefferson
Cooperative Building Association $500 was
adVaEced at an average premium of % per cent
Al the list regular meeting OF the Arlington
cooperative Building Association s.. 500 was ad-
Ednced AT an average premium OF 81 per cent
monthly dues on ; 900 at the average premium
Did, IS on stock and return of advance Slp>4 OH
premium IF interest 500 total. $le.14.
PURSUIT or AN ALLEGED CHICKEN THIEF
Yesterday afternoon j. b. TruaX. farmer
living about Is miles below the city in Virginia
Followed c0lOred man named Jacob Quander
10 the city, whom he charged with having
robbed his chicken-hOuSe the night before
TruaX pointed ont the man to Officer Oliver
ara he was pursued 10 house in Temperance
Hal alley, where some Chickens were found
which 1rllaX claimed as his. Quander was ar
rested. and this morning in the Police Court lie
was dismissed. as the alleged offence was MOI
committed in the District.
DEEDS IN FEE have been filed as follows.
commissioners f. :. and 7. 60. to John NJ Kill
mon, lots i93 and I9l UniOntown Siuo c. II.
Douglas 10 +. Douglass, ST.. LOT So sec ,: 81 OOl
". : cox 10 IOhnO. Evans. lot % OF subs and
>. Sc. >'9: E 100. W. E. Barker to J. j. Albright
lot :, piCck ., and lots / =, D. . ld and g. block ?
LtIifolt PARK: sl2i95.i6. Helena Weeks to Peter
Mc''lnnloS LOT 10. So. G2:;; .5On. Peter Nct;in-
Mss TO Helena Weeks. lot - ST. JpI: < T.
Il W arner eL al. to Marvin Last wood lot Il 81
81. = .uon.
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hue, south side.
Miss MAY MARSHALL'S LONG Walk nj the
gymnasium Is still going on. At three O'Clock
IhlS afternoon she had walked , A uIl9rfpr
mles. The Gymnasium viii be omen tO-mor
low.
MARRIAGE LICENSES have been issued TO X
Tanner Florence II ant f.