Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-08-30
CITY AND DISTRICT.
Notes from the District Offices.

Mr.. Frank ID. Johns to-day requested permis-
sion to erect stand on the street wharf to
be used at the regatta of the National Amateur
Rowing association September 8.
THE ASPHALT PAVEMENT CONTRACTORS.
Messrs. Fletcher and Bailey to-day filed their
answer to the notification sent them by the Dis
trlct Commissioners in reference to being failing
contractors, giving the reasons for their failure
to lay the pa ements contracted for and asking
an extension of time to the end of the fiscal
year June 30, 1882. The subject is to considered
| by the Commissioners as soon as Major Twining
returns to the city.
MURDER CAsEs.-In the Jail there are now
the following homicide cases. John DOnohue
alias Greir. convicted of manslaughter of Mrs.
Catharine Baily and sentenced. J. 5. NJ. john
son. convicted of manslaughter of James A.
johnson and sentenced to 10 years. Chas.
Shaw, for the murder of his sister. John Muir
ply. murder of John Fitzgerald. since released
on 5000 bail Robert Orr murder of Stephen
of Clenny on Capitol Hill on the 23d of August.
Christina Taylor. murder of the Miller children
in the early part of this month.
PRESERVATION TO FATHER KELLY.-Some-
time before the departure of Rev. Stephen A.
Kelly S. j.. from the pastOrship of st. Aloysius,
church in this city, for Trinity church. George
town. (his new charge) the juvenile sodality Of
his old congregation, society composed of
young people of both sexes which he formed i'm
taking charge of the parish two years ago.
barely existing. but which he built up to nearly
a hundred members-conceived the idea of
giving him some token Of their appreciation of
the deep interest he always manifested i'm their
spiritual and temporal welfare. A committee
was formed with Miss Mary Scanlan at its head
and a handsome vesper stole and alb was at
length selected as suitable for their purpose.
With this gift deli lation of twenty-five pro-
ceeded to the residence of Father Kelly in
Georgetown. Sunday evening last. The pre-
sentatlon speech was made by Mr.. w. Soule.
Father Kelly in the course of a most happy
response. said the object of the visit of so many
OF his dear friends was much surprise to
him as the handsome gift they brought was
appreciated.
LICENSED TO GET MISUNDERSTANDING licen-
ses have been issued to ThOs. c. Watson and
Elizabeth Miller. both of Baltimore; w. III. Mich
olson and Kate Myers Israel S. Lee. of Orange
burgh. S. c.. and Harriet A. Dufiield, of vir-
ginia City. Nevada: Chas. Repp and Mary
Schench: Walter Etter and Ella G. Sherwood;
c. L. Royce and Lille Ubhoff; Fillmore HarTi-
son and Harriet w. Sheileum: Augustus Wells
and Rachael Meekins: Jas. Jones and Catharine
Fuller. both OF Fairfax county, Va; Jas. Ryon
and Millie Ryon'
DEPARTED PAwNBROKERs.-Reeently ]. N. &
R. Cohen. pawnbrokers, of Pennsylvania av
enue, above 1lth street, and 9TH street, above
New York avenue. left town, and reports have
it that they leave number of mourning cred
itOrs. Prior to leaving the avenue store a notice
was displayed in the window. ''Will return at
O'Clock tomorrow" but as vet they have not
possession of Mr.. Sellinger. their brother-in-law,
bill Of sale having been given Mrs. Cohen some
months ago.
Busy TINES AT THE RIVER FRONT.-Harbor
Master j. R. Sutton reports arrivals to-day at
the river front as follows: Pungy. J. A. Harper
Capt. Kelly, wood for H. L. Biscoe: long boat
Beamerter. Cannon coal for coal company:
cata (frnt.<
long boat Henry Leveridge. Hne. coal: schooner
c. E. Morrison, Smith, 74 tons of ice for Great
Falls Ice Co.; schooner o. II. Booth. Bennett,
$40 tons of coal for market; schooner Lizzie
Wilson, Wilson. 500 tons of ice for Great Falls
Ice Co.; schooner Hitchcock Reed 900 tons of
ice for Independent Ice Co.: long boat w. ID.
Clark. Nash, wood for J. o. Carter: schooner
Sally Gordon. wood for same: long boat Gettys-
burg. Smith, wood for market; schooner Ban
ner. Chiseltine, wood for j. II. johnson Bros:
sloop Carrie p Wright. Marshall. wood for same;
steamer Norfolk. Lawson, miscellaneous cargo
for j. H. johnson Bros; schooner Annie +.
Clark, Wheeler, 10000 feet lumber for several
owners; steamer Sue. Geoghegan, miscella-
neous cargo for Stephenson Bros: long boat
VIM. NJ. Price James, coal for market: brgan-
tine Ralph NJ Haywood, Doane, 500 tons ice for
Independent Ice Co.
SUDDEN DEATH.-Adolph Kunzig, keeper of
an eating saloon. No. 18Th street northwest,
died there very suddenly about 12 O'Clock to-
day. He was the man who swore out a warrant
a few weeks ago against Antonio Hiltz, chaTg-
ing him with outrage on his two daughters aud
servant and by mistake young German named
Antonio Hit, of Baltimore. was Illegally ar
rested and forced to come to this city. Nj.
Kunzig had, it seems been in ill-health for sew
eral days with an affection of the bowels for
which he had been attended by physicians.
UP TO Noon TO-DAY there had been received
at the Treasury department about nine and
half million of the twenty-nine million OF reg
istered five per cent. bonds which were outstand-
ing previous to the notice issued by Secretary
Window on the ID inst, in which he offered to
redeem the entire amount upon presentation
without rebate of interest.
A SUPERB PORTRAIT of President Garfield is
one of the adornments of the vestibule of Ford's
Grand Opera House. 1t is magnifcently framed
and rests upon an ebony easel, with phOtos
graph of Mrs. Garfield over it, on whith IS in
scribed the legend, 'sPatience and Faith" Under
the picture of the President is the simple word
patience" and beneath all is the latest bulletin
Of his condition. The whole arrangement is in
dicatiye Of refined feminine taste and attracts
both grsat aEten13oa andadmiration. 3altimcve
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