Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-02-17

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town, DC.
District Government Affairs.
The District Commissioners to-day issued sew
eTdl permits 10 farmers In Prince George county.
Md. to haul garbage and night soilfrOm this city
10 their farms during the winter months, and
until the health officer shall deem it advisable
to recommend the revocation of the same for
sanitary reasons.
POLICE PROMOTIONS.
: The following promotions and appointments
to fill vacancies in the Metropolitan police force
were made saturday: Sergeant Joseph Acton
10 be detective, vice j. a W. ClaTvOe, deceased.
Acting Sergeant J. f. Mulhall. to be sergeant
vice Acton, transferred; Private c. A. Saffel. to
be acting sergeant, vice Mulhall, promoted:
Station-keeper y. j. Powell, TO be private, vice
Private Saffel. promoted; W. E. Ridgeway, to be
station-keeper, vice Powell. promoted.
A ROBBERY IN SPAIN.
The District commissioners have received
letter from Hon. VIM NJ EvartS, Secretary Of
State, respecting late robbery in VALENCIA
Spain, enclosing a note and schedule of prop
eTty stolen from the Spanish minister in this
have given Instructions to the police In relation
TO the same, should the articles be in this Dis
trtct.
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
superintendent OF Property Townsend today
supplied the two new engine houses with bed
ding, and the new companies took possession
OF them to-day and are now ready for service.
The ire department of this District is now
more thoroughly equipped than ever before
and stronger by Two companies.
THE CHINESE AND JAPANESE high class art
objects. now on free exhibition at No. 1425 New
York avenue, is attracting crowds OF visitors,
Including the best cOnnOiSSeurs i'm bric-a-b rac
There Is much greater range in this collection
than was contained in its predecessor, which
was sold last November at the COrcoran build
Ing, and the excellence OF many OF the articles
has never been equalled here. The decoration
has that Opulence and novelty which have been
remarked in Sir Rutherford AlcOck'S recent
articles from China, where he studied this
branch OF Industrial art with educated appre-
citation. A particular merit of the sale is that
Ii blends art with industry, and is aesthetic and
educational as well as pleasing. The whole eX-
hibit is from the well-known house OF A. A.
Eanttne Co., OF Yokohama, Shanghai, and
New York. Every article viii be sold to the
highest bidder. Wednesday and Thursday after
moons and evenings, at 214 and ~ O'Clock. at
the comfortably arranged sales room, No. 1925
New York avenue. 4 visit of inspection will
repay our readers and afford them an oppor-
tunity TO properly debate the Chinese queS-
ton.
CHARGE OF SwINDLISG AGAINST A TEMPER-
ANCE APosTLE.-A special dispatch to the Phil
adelphia Press from Annapolis, Feb. a. SAYS:
Rev. T. T. Eendrick, OF Washington, delivered
a series Of temperance lectures here sometime
since, and under pretence OF entering into bust
ness induced David T. CaprOn, clerk in the An
napolis post Office, TO go on his note for $3.50,
not 10 be used, but 10 show that his credit was
good. The note was signed. and afterwards
sold 70 party in Washington by Kendrick.
Mr.. Capron was surprised to-day to find that it
had been sent here for collection. He will take
steps TO effect Hendricks arrest as swindler
1t has also been aScertained by private letter
from Steubenville, Ohio, that Andrew J. Bowen
who advocated temperance here for six months
and was personal friend of kendrick has vic
timiZed citizen OF that vicinity In similar
manner. and has since decamped.
A MEMORIAL SERVICE was held In Wesley
4 honor Gin
ingtoD, wellknown cOlored man who died last
month. There were present the Sons and Ddugd-
tiers and Rising Sons and Daughters OF Levi
Moses and Joseph, the Young Ladies' United
Benevolent Association, the Young Mems Bril-
liant Star Benevolent Association. and the
Labor Mechanics An address was made by
member or each association. Charles H. Mar
shall read resolutions eulOgtstico OF the deceased
which were adopted. For several years the de-
ceased bad been treasurer OF the org lnizatiOns
named above and whenever called on his ac-
counts were always found straight 10 cent.
THE BOOK SwINpIING DorGE has been re-
yived- Friday last a genteelly dressed white
man called at the residence of Hon. NJ j. Dur
ham, No I25 9th street, and told Mrs Durham
!nat her husband had sent him to get copy OF
the Revised statutes and several other valuable
books which he named. Mrs. Durham. think
ing all was right. let the man have the books
In oundliDg them up he said that he had too
many 10 carry ard would put some on the table
and call again for them. He took most OF them
away with him, but has not yet returned for the
others.
THE DAsHAwAys held meeting last night in
Franklin hall, 9Th and streets Vice President
Guy Wines introduced the new president OF the
club, Hon. D. p. Holloway, who made appropri-
ate remarks. Hon. Elijah A. Morse, OF MaSsa-
chuSettS. made powerful address. Jas Lee
{. W. Litchfeld and Guy Wines made speeches
bud" Eagleston appealed for Signers and many
signed the pledge; and the choir. conducted by
Prof W. T. Nimmo- furnished music, and Mr. {.
Palmer favored the audience with an appropri-
ate recitation.
ARREST OF ALLEGED THIEvES-Last night
Offcers Shanks and Ecklon, OF the 9th precinct
covered quantity OF carpet, wood and coal
stolen from the residence OF Mr.. A. Walker 12 n
sth street, yesterday morning. After locking
him up Lieut.. Greer, with Officers Shanks UurSi
and Eckion started out again, and soon returned
with Clayton Jones and Lizzie and Sarah Robin.
son, and locked them up for being connected
with the robbery.
THE OTHER SIDE OF THE HACK QUESTION
A Well-kDown hackman writes to THE STAR
saying that 1.-the members OF Congress ana
others who signed petition for the removal OF
the 9th street hack stand, were miSinformed
ana they are sorry they signed It, as the
nackhen only occupy the stand for the six
says there can be no nuisance DURING that fime
as the hschmen clean The street every day.
PERFECT IN EVERY REsPECT.-Five cases OF
yard-wide bleached muslin, (superior M An.
drosecggin). at cents per yard; and a great
many more bargains too numerous to mention
at Towson's Dry Goods and Carpets, 636 Penn.
sylyania avenue, south side.
CHEAPEST [wet) dry goods In WASHINGTON.
wet Dleached cotton 6; wet towels, wet napkins
pure linen, very fine, 10; wet bed ticking hest
quality In the world. only 20; wet bleached table
a kals " q ~ss1rk