Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-02-02

The District Commissioners have made re-
QUESTION on the ordnance department for $50
latest improved Springfield rifles. $50 gun
sings aEd $50 bayonetS and SCabbardS, to be
delivered to Capt. W. G. Moore, OF Company A.,
Washington Light Infantry.
Complaint having been made TO the District
Commissioners that three or four persons have
been driving carts and horses across the newly
improved sidewalks and cutters on NJ street,
between 1st street west and lSt street east, and
on North Capitol, between K and Boundary
streets north, the Commissioners have, III ac-
coldance with the recommendation Of Lieut.. f.
V. Greene directed that the police arrest all
parties violating the law by driving over the
walks.
The District Commissioners have caused to be
prepared set OF maps for the Information OF
the District committees In Congress, showing
the present lines of street railroads, and the
probable future routes for such roads, showing
their direction, in orderto guide legislation upon
this subject.
BUILDING PERMITS
issued by Inspector EntwiSe:-H. L. King. con-
struct two three-story dwellings, 18th street
northwest; 81 800.
NoMINATIoNs.-The President sent the follow
ing nominations to the Senate to-day: Francis
T. Griffith. supervisor OF census sixth dtStric!
Indiana, vice VIM. i. Seymour-nomnatlon
Withdrawing also several postmasiers.
THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS had a
long. discussion this morning on the several
iuDding propositions pending before the COM
mittee. No conclusion was reached as to the
rate OF interest or the date of the proposed new
bond; but a motion made by Congressman Car
Isle, OF Kentucky, was adopted, TO the effect
that future funding operations shall be confined
only to the 5 and 6 per cents and not TO the +
and ~ per cents.
STURGEON IN THE UPPER PoToMAc.-when
taking fish from his outlines in the Potomac
river, near Green Spring run, yesterday, Jos.
Fox, Of North Cumberland, found caught on
one of the hooks notwithstanding fish that
fr-Q cd II hot ha Iii 11a1 III
lfberating whether to throw it back into the
stream, he decided to bring 1t home, and did So
1t was exhibited at Gross q Co. S yesterday and
attracted many visitors, who pronounced it
everything from lizard TO shark. Experts
however, recognized it to be sturgeon. It
was about is inches in length. and was conse-
quently, young. 1t is supposed that it, and
perhaps others of its species, got among the
supplies of young salmon, ETC.. put into the
river at this city by the state and L. s. fish
commissions. Others will probably be caught
next tSummer.-Cun1be1ld1ad NelrS.
SOME GRANT DELEGATES TO CHICAGO FROM
Allegheny county. Pa, met Saturday to elect
eighteen delegates to the state convention. The
meeting was stormy one, and several fights
occurred. The delegates were Instructed for
Grant by vote of los to 48 for Blaine aftei.
hot debate, and Cameron was loudly cheered by
his friends and denounced by some of the
Blaine men. Dauphin county, Senator Don
Camerons home. also instructed its four dele
gates for Grant. 1t is now conceded that Sena-
tor Cameron if he so wills, can easily send a
Grant delegation to Chicago. The only question
is whether he will dare do it in direct opposition
to what is known to be the will Of the people.
Many think he Will be satisfied with the pas
sage OF a unit resolution leaving him free to
shape things after he gets to Chicago.
HoRsEwnIrrED BY A MARYLAND MoB.-At
stockton. Worcester county, Nd, on Tuesday
night of last meek, a negro entered the
room OF young lady with vllaiAous inten-
tions. As she felt his hand on her person, she
jumped screaming from the bed and reused the
family. The negro made his escape, but on the
following Thursday night he was found secreted
in the engile-house at Franklin and brought
back to stockton, where body Of disguised
men took charge OF him. In an adjacent woods,
to which he was subsequently taken. he was tied
up and received the worst horsewhipping on
record. After the crowd was satisfied that he
mad been Sufficiently punished, he was allowed
to depart, with the Injunction to never again
make his appearance In the county.
AFFAIRS IN ALAsKA.-Tbe steamer California
has arrived at San Francisco from Sitka. Col
lector Ban Is passenger, en- route to Washing
ton In response to telegram from Secretary
Sherman on the petition Of citizens asking for
some one direct from Alaska to represent their
needs In legislation proposed this winter. The
Call1ofnla found war raging at Wrangle be-
tween the Hoochenoo and the Stickeen Indians,
and the HoochenooS were getting the Worst,of il,
Deputy Collector Crittenden, with about eighty
whites, had enforced temporary truce.
THE MOUNT WASHINGTON BLIzzARD-A dis
patch to the Boston Journal yesterday from
Mt. Washington, says there was the greatest
change in the weather ever known on that
mountain in the same length OF tme the tller-
mometer at noon being 19 degrees above, and at
> 3, o'clock last evening q degrees below zero
The wind was blowing at the rate OF 80 miles an
hour.
eE The new Postmaster OF Providence r. l.,
Henry w. Gardner. took charge OF his Office
yesterday. The deficiency of the retiring post
master will be officially reported at about
$37 500, which his bondsmen will make good,
az -Chas. B. Titus has been sentenced in New
York TO two years in the penitentiary for forg-
ing check for $4,000 on the Bank OF America
in September last.
H-T The grand jury in Cincinnati have found
a true bill for murder in the second degree
against VIM. Smaller, for maliciously and felon-
iously killing Harry Baldwin on the night OF
March 18th, 1879
- A careless servant In the house of Jonathan
wesley, at shenandoah, Pa, left tub of hot
water on the 1ioor Saturday morning. into which
Wosleyis four-year-Old child fell and was
Scalded to death.
~ Nieman Lens Co. S furniture factory. at
Chicago, was burned Saturday night, and
Polish boy, who was asleep in an upper story,
was suffocated.