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

artfcleS-H. III. Blackburn, chairman and the
committee OF the whole.
District Government Affairs.
commissioner Dent returned TO this city from
berkeley springs, Va, last evening, and was at
nus once on ~ street to-day. He reports that
sunday night at the hotel the apartments OF
Mrs. Capt. Mullen wife OF an army officer, Were
entered oy a thief, who stole from her upwards
valuable clothing.
Mr.. VIM. Stickney, In a note to the District
commissioners has asked that no more permits
be granted beer gardens for charitable enter
ailments on Sunday.
The Commissioners to-day issued an order
that the collector of taxes shall transmit all
COLLECTIONS 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
taxing his receipt therefore.
THE PROPOSED NEW SCHOOL HOUSE on CoRcoR AN
SQUARE.
THIS morning Messrs. Loyeioy, Curtis, Somer-
Vile and Temple, OF the school board building
committee, met at the Office OF the District
commissioners TO urge the use Of a portion OF
the CorCOIan market square. between o ami =
and 9th ard 9TH streets, for the erection of the
new school building contemplated to be built IN
the northern section or the city Each OF the
gentlemen named expressed themselves fayora.
Ole TO this site, and spoke OF its advantages over
any other In that neighborhood. OF the Com
mlssi0ners, Messrs. Dent and TWining only were
present, Major Morgan being out OF the city
Mr. curtis said upon this matter there was no
division OF sentiment among the members of
the board-they were all In favor OF it. Commits
Sloner Dent asked Mr.. LOvejOy, as a lawyer what
he thought, as to the powers OF the Comns-
S10nerS, under the law In granting permission
10 occupy this square for school purposes. MI
Loyejoy said he had no doubts at ali as to their
powers Nothing In the deed given by MIR.
Corcoran would Interfere with 1t, and it was
absurd for those opposing this site setting up
any such argument. Major Twintng had no
doubt as to their powers, but it was only
question OF economy; the District now derive an
Income of about five or six hundred dollars a
year from the market aboN enough to pay the
owes for the square. Mr.. Somerville Thought
tnat nothing should be done to conflict with
tne market people now doing business
i In the sheds ssnsof on street. and advocated
Mr.. Temple thought street, under the circum.
stances, the most available, although a south
IIo non was most desirable: Mr.. Curtis was favor
conspicuous, and besides south front was more
sunny. This point was discussed at considera-
Ole length, and 1t was finally decided all things
CONSIDERED, that the street front would answer
Side by the market Sheds 1t was suggested by
Mr.. Dent that the committee take trip to the
sue at once, and after looking over the ground,
return 10 the District Commissioners Office
and report. This was done and half an
hour later the committee returned and reported
that the street side of the square would an
sMer, fronting 200 feet on that street and run
was accepted by the Commissioners and as
sented TO, The full building committee will be
calied together at once, the planSa greed up1n,
anu a tne WORK commenced soon as possible.
also present at this interview.
THE COOK DIVORCE CAsE.-To.dav. Professor
Truman A. Cook, the defendant In the divorce
case instituted by his wife, Mary a. Cook fiied
a motion by his counsel Messrs j. E. Norris
ara a. II. Jackson, to set aside the decree OF
y-Ii
ai1mony to the wife made on July 9Th The
grounds or 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 lnterlineation, sc.
A REMARKABLE PERSONAL---VERY. Is confined
In the south wing Of the District Jail most re-
case" as any now confined within the wall or
an american prison. He is colored man named
Joih howard, who has spent several terms
"a t1e penentiary for burglary, the last being
sentence OF five years for that offence and
Two years Tor assault and battery with intent
70 XIII BOD Johnson, alias ''Sporty Bob. some
e q, ABOUT 1870 There are now several charges
vi gay penang against him and he having
peeh indicted la each case for second Ofanc.
lie Will, on conviction be liable tn a sentanno
OF 70 years IN each case 1t was the Intention
Malcn Term, but his case went over. Ahout
two months ago he made a practical demon.
stLatlon that the theory In the case OF the
colored cadet Whitaker, that he had inGictad
the Injuries on himself might be correct for
With rope made OF sheets Howard spcrIraIv
tl n,1 MI MS hands behind him and then hung biz
Sell oy the neck, but was cut down in time IN
save life. He then appeared to be affecte in
Ine legs IN sucn way that he could not W alk,
and also feigned insanity, now and then a.
serting that he had killed child and calling
for death to come to him, In the meantIne
keeping his cot More recently his craze mas
taken another form and he calls to the guard to
send for priest that he may confess
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 delirum. 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
head feels curious like" The general impress
sion Is that his entire strange conduct has been
put on, and the jail officers are OF the opinion
that he could have deceived the best medical
experts in the country, but knowing BIZ n ba
one OF the most tricky OF his class Uney Regarded
the case from the first as an effort to get te the
asylum and TO escape the penitepuary. Re viii
probably be ready for Trial When the court re
eonyenes.
FALL FROM SCAFFOLD.-About 10 O'Clock a.
~. 10 day young man, named John Cramp.
say, residing on E, between 9th and Tth Streets