Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-07-20
District Government Affairs.


committee OF the whole.
|
District Government Affairs.
commissioner Dent returned TO this city from
berkeley Springs, Va, last evening" and was at
H nus once On ~ street to-day. He reports that
SUNDAY .1 a nlgnt at the hotel the apartments of
| Mrs. capt. Mullen, wife of an army officer were
entered by thief, who stole from her upwards
Oh SoGO worth OF jewelry, besides money and
! Mr.. VIM. St1ckney In a note to the District
| commissioners has asked that no more permits
| De granted beer gardens for charitable enter
| tail mentS on Sunday.
| The Commissioners to-day issued an order
that the collector of taxes shall transmit all
| corrections made On account OF special assess
! ments, upon Which lien certificates have been
Issued and are not held by the sinking fund,
| 10 the clerk in charge OF special assessments
| taking his receipt therefore.
| THE PROPOSED NEW SCHOOL HOUSE ON CoRCoRAN
SQUARE.
| This morning Messrs. Loveioy. Curtis. Somer-
| Vile ana Iemple, OF the school board building
/ committee, met at the Office of the District
COMMISSIONERS missioner to urge the use of portion of
| me CorcoIan market square, between Q ana
| and 9th ard 18th streets, for the erection of the
| new school building contemplated to be built IN
the northern section OF the city. Each OF the
| gentlemen named expressed themselves fayora.
Ole 10 ills site, and spoke OF its advantages over
| any other in that nelghborhood. OF the Com
mlssloners, Messrs. Dent and Twining only were
present, MAJOR Morgan being out OF the city
| MI Curtis said upon this matter there was no
! DIVISION or sentiment among the members OF
the board-they were all in favor of it. Commits.
sOner Dent asked Mr.. LoVejoy, as lawyer, what
| he thought, as to the powers of the Comynis-
| SloneTS. under the law In granting permission
10 occupy this square for school purposes. MI.
LOVeJoy said he had no doubts at all as to their
poWefs Nothing In the deed given by Mr.
Corcoran would Interfere with 1t, and it was
ABSURD 1or those opposing this site setting up
any. such argument. Major Twining had no
doubt as to their powers, but it was only
question OF economy; the District now derive an
income of about i've or six hundred dollars a
nm rlylto In
interest on the deferred ments the District
owes for the square. Mr.. Somerville Thought
that nothing should be done to conflict with
in the s6ess people st nov doing business
the street side of the sHuare
Mr.. Temple thought street, under the circum.
stances, the most available, although south
front was most desirable Mr.. Curtis was favor.
aOle 10 the U street side, because 1t was more
conspicuous, and besides south front was more
sunny SUI ny ms point was discussed at considera-
considered, that the street front would answer
as wei, In view OF the occupancy of the street
si ia Dy Inc market sheds. 1t was suggested by
site at once, and, after looking over the ground
return TO the District Commissioners Office
ana report This was done and half an
that the street side of the square would an
sWer, fronting 200 feet on that street and run
mig dl PACK 1SS feet to wide alley. This report
s Was accepted oy the Commissioners and as
calied together at once, the piansa greed UPON,
ana tne WORK commenced soon as possible.
also present at this interview.
~ TIE COOK DIVORCE CAsE-To-day, Professor
Truman A. Cook, the defendant In the divorce
case instituted by his Wife, Mary A. Cook, III led
a motion by his counsel, Messi.s. j. E. Norris
ara a. Fl: Jackson, to set aside the decree OF
dNOTce from bed and board which awards
aiimony to the wife made on July 9Th. The
grounds OF the motion are that the decree was
not submitted to his counsel before it was
entered up, nor does the said decree properly
represent the decision OF the court: and the
decree signed by the court does not correspond
with the decree as entered up, but has been
materially changed by interlineation, &C.
A REMARKABLE PRIsoNER.-There Is confined
IN tne south wing OF the District Jail most re-
markable prisoner and probably las hard a
case" as any now confined within the wall or
an american prison. He Is colored man named |
Jonh howard, who has spent several terms |
sentence OF five years for that offence ana |
Two years for assault and battery with Intent |
t ~ XII BOD Johnson, alias sporty Bob" some
Of hnr1So IosU Inere are now several charges
vi 11 uuiglaTy pending against him and he haviDp
peen indicted la each case for second Ofenc9 |
de Will on conviction, be liable to a sentence |
Of the noyer eSGn case II was the ntention
Mafcn term, but his case went over. ahont
Two months Ms ago ne made practical demon
stIaIlOn mat the theory In the case nj rho
colored cadet Whitaker that he had MAJ. ti5
tne Injuries On himself might be correcr, for
Win rope made Of sheets Howard sectiraIT
tied his hands behind him and then hung htTt
Self by the neck, but was cut down in tirna tn
save lie. He then appeared to be affectej in
me legs In such way that he could not Walk.
sorting that he Lad killed child and calIincr
for death to come TO him. In the meantime
keeping his cot. More recently his craze has
taken another form and he calls to the guard to
that he had killed Hirth last january. a nj he
insists that he did the job This has all been
said when he was apparently in adelirium Re-
Gently the physicians at the Jail have applied
the galvanfe battery TO his limbs, with some
success: and he Is now able to walk mis- cell, and
Is apparently RAPIDLY improving. The deleriumS
Is apparently over, but he complains that his
sion is that his entire strange conduct has beer
put on, and the jail officers are OF the opinion
that he could have deceived the best medical
experts In the country, but knowing N,u m Ia
one of the most tricky OF his class Iney regarded
the case from the first as an effort to get to the
asylum and TO escape the peniteptary. re viii
probably De ready for trial Isiien the court re
conVenes
FALL FROM A SCAFFOLD.-About 10 O'Clock a.
m. 10 day young man, named John Cramp-
say, residing on E, between 9th and Ith streets,
who was employed by Petit d Drtpps on the
TO the ground, distance OF 70 feet, receiving
severe injuries He was taken TO Scala'S drug
store, corner OF 5th and East Capitol streets,
and attended by DR.. Beall, and afterwards sent
to the Providence hospital
Mr.. TILDEN'S HEAITH.-Mr. Tilden, whom
rumor on Saturday night had numbered among
the diSlngqis9ed dead was apparently in his
who paid VISIT to Greystone, met him Just as
he was mounting his spirited horse for his usual
ride; He remained out for an hour and half,
! having ridden far below Yonkers. On his return
he alighted apparently not in the least fattvlIed