Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-01-13
District Coyernment Affairs.

Dlstrlct commissioners Dent ana Morgan
! spent most OF the morning hours today before
the House committee on the District to show
the necessity for the appropriation If $50 600 for
filling up the old canal, and there is fair pros
pect OF the passage Of the joint resolution for
that purpose.
THE NEW MUNICIPAL CODE
for the District of Columbia will be introduced
In the House at the first opportunity, SO that it
document OF over one hundred pages and mas
been put In shape by Mr.. Claggett, the efficient
clerk OF the District committee, who has spent
hours OF patient labor upon it.
PUBLIC SCHOOL ACCOMMODATIONS
Inspector EntwiSle and his assistants are en-
gagged in the preparation of the two plans and
speclllcations for the new school building on
Massachusetts avenue, for which bids will
probably be invited by advertisement to-
morrow. The two new school rooms in the
northeastern market house have been prepared
ana are now ready to be occupied. The old
school building on H, between 18th and l4th
Streets has been abandoned, and the school
transferred to the room formerly occupied by
the Sailors and Soldiers Orphans Home, on G
street. between 18th and 18th streets, which
has been leased for public school purposes.
There is accommodation here for two schools.
BUILDING PERMITS
issued by Inspector EntwiSle: Jas. L. Suman,
construct TWO twO-StOry brick dwellings, E, be-
tween lSt and I'd Sts NV; $500. II. Clay
Jones, construct two-story warehouse, N, be-
tween tween Del; ave and I'd St sw $500 Robert
between andG SITS. s.w.; S, 200
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL of the Mount Zion Bap-
tfst Church, 18th and E streets northeast, Rev.
Adam Green, pastor, held their usual Christmas
festival In the church on Thursday evening"
Jan sth. The exercises commenced by singing
..ShaIl we Gather at the River" led by Miss
Smith; an address by Wm J. Webb on the Inn
portanee OF punctualfty In the Sunday School,
and distribution of candies and cakes to the
children. After pleasant hour spent in sing
Ing and marching round the church by the
children, the exercises closed by singing and
prayer. The singing was led by Miss Martha
Moten
AN EXCITING SCENE took place this morning
at Police Headquarters In which Frank Minor,
Alexandra county, Va, took the leading parts.
They had had difficulty about the ownership
of horse and wagon In Virginia. Butler
NJ. Thompson, of Alexandra, that Minor OBJ
tained the horse and wagon of him by false
pretences This, he brought to this city yester-
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charging Minor as above. This was for the pur-
pose OF having Minor arraigned before the
the recovery Of his horse. @ It appears that after
Ter, on the 10th october last, he brought them
street, above G street Butler and his wife, a
few days since, came to the city In search of the
property, and discovering the wagon in the
possession OF 1t, hauled it to the landing and
shipped it to Buffers house. Minor this
morning swore out a warrant at the
Police Court, charging Butler with
stealing 1t, and both cases win come before
the police court tomorrow. Both Minor and
Butler were held in their own recognizance for
a hearing. At headquarters this morning,
Minor and Butler met, and the war of words be-
tween them was very lively, Butler accusing
Minor OF robbery and being q false pretendef,
and Minor declaring that he bought the horse
and wagon from Butler giving his note for the
payment 46S1, which Butler denies stating that
1t Is false, and that Minor met him on the htXll-
way and with pistol pointed at his head took
them from him by force Butler declarS tnat he
has the wagon, and now he VIII have the horse,
and Will land Minor In prison for robbing him.
eBLouis Reil OF the Red River rebellion no.