Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-04-09
District GOvermment.Affairu.

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The time for taking out hucksters' and com.
mission merchants licenses has been extended
to the 18th instant.
The District Commissioners have given In
climbing the ladder at the stand pipe, and 10
arrest any one so offending for trespass
The Commissioners are daily IN receipt OF
communications from property holders on the
line OF N street urging the planting OF shade
trees on the line OF the new improvements, just
inside the curb line. Such letters are referred
TO the parking commissioners.
MRS. RoBRRrs' PENNY LUNCH.
Mrs. Julia A. Roberts, OF penny lunch tame, In
reply to q request for $500, on account OF Con-
gressional appropriation, has been Informed by
;he District Commissioners that the apprOpria-
ZION viii not be available until the first Of July,
when IT viii be paid In accordance with the
terms OF the law.
THE INDUSTRIAL HOME SCHOOL.
Yesterday afternoon Mr.. John ,1ftz. an>orn
panied by Commissioner Dent s.od M. ma =
Entwisle, inspected OF bu.,dfnQs made n Tissf
to the Industrial home school Tor orphans nd
the object being TO consider the plan az ne.
moving the work shop located at the Corner az
Congress and Canal streets, Georgetown, TO tAe
Rockville road. They first called &C the WorS
shops TO look at the machinery, and Afterwards
proceeded to the grounds and looked the situs-
That It Is very desirable to make this roueoySi
ana MI. Entwfsle was instructed 10 prepore
plan for or the new work shops and MAKO esu-
They found the institution well conducted. the
boys, although rather poorly clad, yet heslthy.
wen-penaved and willing TO work. The engine.
when the new building Is completed. with
these utensils all the tree-boxes used nv the
parking commission are manufactured by the
noys; besides this, they make brackets. mould
for sale. all which contribute toward PAYING
tne expenses. Mr. Hitz introduced MI. Demo,
the hoys and eYnrcascd hfroeeif Soii nloes.oS w
BUILDING PERMITS
issued by Inspector rEntwisle:-Bentamin Tflley.
construct house on 18th and L streets $50.
streets northeast; $50. Daniel Donovan. re-
pair brick, l0i / street northwest; $40. p. b.
McNantz, repair frame, l4s street southeast;
northwest; $40. mrs. Hoyt, repair frame, nS.
between and streets southeast; $50 Evans
Riggs, repair brick, l422 Corcoran street north
bricE dwelling, north Side West, between North
and Rock Greek streets, Georgetown; 8, 100. r.
Ambrose, repair frame, 40 g street northwest;
brick store, Market Space, corner of sth street
northwest; 8, 400.
SUIT AGAINST Ex-CoNGRRssNAN SYPHn-
To-day IN the Circuit Court, Judge Cox, the
suit OF the London, New York and Hartford
pgs1shing ac5on ~, ag Hon sypeer
furnishing the same, amounting TO ESQ, was
trfed-Mr Pelham for plaintiff, and Mr.. Riddle
for defendant. This is one OF the suits brought
sketches OF prominent men and f1rnishing
copies OF the book. Among the papers In the
case is one signed by Mr: Sypher stating that
he Will take SO many OF the books &C. The de-
fendant plead non-indebtedness ana that he
did not make the contract, and on the trial the
defendant raised the point that the company
and plafntfn being unable TO prove that It was
SO Incorporated the case went on on this point
the jury, under directions OF the Court, nnoing
for defendant.
TIE WORK OF TEARING Down the portsco or
the old War Department butldlnglhe nrut
step towards demolishing the building.is Ven
under way. The six white columns which sup
port the portico WIN pc f1ned S 0Ser Srs % the
placed at the main entrance 10 Arlington, 6roe
on either side. They viii support Q r0o1 @
some kind, and win make an historic gateway.
nifty. eight years, since the wooden building
which stood where the present building now 8
was burnt. The columns are about thifty-nv0
feet high and about nine feet In circumference,
They are OF sandstone.
FIRE IN MARYLAND-A special CORRESPONDENT
of TIE STAR writes from Great Mills, Sc. Nays
Allston's store burned last night. destWyIS9
several thousand dollars worth OF goo0s, saDs
poeed 70 De BET on fire. Col. Allston was "a at
at the time purchasing his spring stock
Insurance or not. It is great loss to our scc.
Ion OF the county"
OFFICERS ELIcTED.-At the election held To-
'ay 's tne ioilowing directors OF the Inland and
on, VIM. G. Metzerott, H. A. Wflsrd. Or. j. II.
3aLter, Nathaniel Wilson, A. II. Herr, w. W.