Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-03-14
District Government Affairs.


Liquor licenses approved: John T. Scrivener
3605 NJ street northwest; Geo. j. Beckert, 6l7
nnsylyaIha avenue southeast.
VIM. w. Hill was to-day appointed patrol
man OF the Metropolitan police force, vice W.
s. Martin dismissed.
The Improvement Of Indiana and Louisiana
avenues between Sd aud eth streets along Jht
front OF the City Hall has for some time peeD
In contemplation by the District authorities
and will probably be one OF the conspicuous
works 10 be done the coming season.
First Controller VIM. Lawrence in answer to
letter from the District Commissioners of the
10th instant. asking TO be advised whether the
provisions OF the act OF Congress to regulate
the award OF end compensation for public ad-
vertislDg In the District Of Columbia, approved
January q, 1881. applys to advertising Of the
District government, states: "You are In
formed that said act does BOT apply to adver-
tising for the District OF Columbia, and it does
lot, therefore, modify the provisions OF exist
Ing laws relative TO such advertising"
THK FUNERAL OF ANDKkw HANCOCK took place
yesterday afternoon from PAIL Pennsylvania
avenue, and was attended by large number OF
bis personal friends, among them many old
citizens OF this city and Alexandria, besides the
MasoIic bodies, OF which ne was for many
years an active member. The remains were
placed IN black walnut casket by Mr.. Buchly,
undertaken, on which was a silver plate in
scribed with the words: Andrew Hancock,
died March II, 1881, aged 76 years IL months
and II days" The services at the house were
by Rev. Mr.. Forrest OF Trinity church, after
WHICH d ldiE iEe tOECOuISt lOllOWeu Jue remains
to Oak Hill cemetery, where the Templar ser
vices were conducted by Washington Com
maDdeTy, No. l, and that OK the Blue Lodge ser
vices by Past Master Anthony Buchly, all IN
the most tmpreSslNe e manner. The pail bearers
were: FrCm Washington Commandery No L
c. w. Bennett, j. Goldsborough Bruff, Edward
Baldwin. Thomas bowling, from Federal Lodge,
No. !, f. A. A. NE. T. Schafhirt, w. II. NIL
ler, w. II. Goods and VIM. McFeeley.
Hon, RICHARD JOHNS BOWIE. chief judge OF
the 9th judicial circuit or Maryland, and one of
the associate judges OF the state court of
appeals, died at his residence at Rockville, Nd,
Saturday night last about II O'Clock, after
an illness OF about i've Gays, of Inflammation
Maryland. and was generally known and re
spected. He was In the 80 year of his age, and
leaves widow but no children. He had served
ties, and always with credit TO himself and
honor to his constituents; he served on the
bench as chief justice from 1861 to 1867. aud
alter ne had reached the constitutional limit
30 years-the legislature, by unanimous con-
sent, EXTENDED his term. After serving in the
state legislature he was elected TO Congress.
SUIT AGAINST A RAnRoAD.-To-day. John F.
Peyton, by Messrs Merrlck and Mattingly, en-
tere q suit against the Baltimore & Potomac
railroad for damages laid at $40 900, alleged TO
have been sustained, because defendant on
November 18th, IsSD, run an engine against
train OF the Virginia railroad, on which he was
employed, and he was thereby knocked down
anu cduSHt between tne platforms and perma-
nently Injured.
SINGULAR STORY OF DIsINTKREsTKDNESS was
developed In case decided In the Superior
court of Cincinnati, Thursday, against the
plaintiff. Ii was the suit OF Eliza COnahan TO
recover $4,000 OF Archbishop. b. Purcell, the
late Father Edward Purcell, and j. B. Mannix,
assignee. On his death bed Charles Conahan
confessed TO Father Edward Purcell that he
was 1nsolvent. This confession was kept In
sacred confidence. Father Edward assumed
the debts, paid them, maintained the widow
and family. bid In the stock at the settlement
OF the estate. and kept up his kind services
until his assignment. The testimony In the
trial was the first revelation made TO the widow
OF the outside world that Mr. Charles Conahan
was ipsoivent Pather Edward managed to re-
nit the widow money through Mr.. Woods, a
large shareholder Of the stock company In
which MI. Conahan did business, 30 that she
thought II came from her husbands estate,
vBNNoR PREDICTS MORE WNTER-vennor
say the winter Is not over yet, by any means
He thus puts it:-"There are yet at least three
storm periocs In this month, namely on the
18th, 13tn or 14th, on the 10th and nth. and
lastly on the Goth or 2lst The latter two
periods will give US heavy snow falls one OF
which Is likely to be the heaviest fan of the
winter. This will be pretty general over a
large part OF North America, and is likely to
cross over to Great Britain. There VIII be also
one more cold spell OF considerable severity.
The month will end with rain and slushu ST.
Patr1ck's day, IL will be seen is Included In one
OF the storm periods.