Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-12-13
THE EVENING STAR.
TUESDAY. December I3. ISS
I'd Edition.
District Government Affairs.

District Government Affairs.
Mr.. w. o. Roome, Chief in charge of the special
assessment division, has completed reyisioDs OF
assessments on alley in square l59.
BUILDING PERMITS
issued by InSpec tor Entwisle:-D. r. Gron. erect
three two-story dwellings. 5th, between and
streets southeast: $500 Frank Renshaw, erect
three-story store and dwelling corner 2d aud High
repair brick asaa street northwest;
| northwest; $3.50. Maior r. p. Ferguson. erect a
tWo-story stable on y, bet 14th and 18th streets
northwest; $500 CHER Justice Charles ID. Drake,
ereeG ihree-StoTy dwelling on 20th, between q
and p streets northwest: $1,000. Gen W. T. Sher-
man, repair frame dwelling at Mt Pleasant; sscoa
DETERMINED WoMAN-Catharine Dillon a
| neatly dressed white woman Of 14I2 PENNSYLVANIA
avenue, was tried in the Police Court this morning
on the charge OF aSSauiting a stable. named
Henry ID Pfeil. who testified that he went II Mrs
Dillon to serve q thirty days summons Tor nom
payment of rent on Ter husband and Mr. Dillon
net being present, he attempted to pin the notice
on the door. which Is the CUSTOM when Mrs Dr.
lon tore the notice IN pieces. and struck him in
the lace and showed him out. Mrs Dillon took
the stand and testified that her rent was paid ND
TO The fist OF next month. and she dii tear the
notice OIL her door. ana showed the constable down
the steps The court told her that she would have
To pay tine of -; and she replied that She would
not pay cent The court told her that il she did
not pay the line she would h ave 10 go la Jail She
Stfd she would go Ia jail before she would pay
ilne Tor no offence and she took seat inside the
bar 10 wait for the van.
THE THOMAS DIVORCE CAsE-Judee Wylie. In
the Equity Court. yesterday ,ecreed 2 divorce i'm
lne case or Sarah Thomas agt Thompson l..
Thomas. The parties were married some four
teen years ago. Mrs Thomas sued for divorce
on the ground OF cruelty and bad treatment The
respondent charged in his cross bill that one John
r. keenan, had alenated her affections and that
That was the cause OF their troubles. large
amount OF testimony was taken In the case by EX-
alninerS 1ngie and ForreSt-Mr Ncloy for COM
p!ainant and Mr.. j. b. Sweat for respondent The
| custody OF William Edgar, one OF the children OF
the parties which has been the subject OF inquiry
In several writS OF habe0s corpus, was by the de-
| cree OF yesterday determined 10y refusing the
PRAYER OF Mrs. Thomas, the petitioner for the pos
session OF the child thus virtually confirming the
right Of Samuel II. Cuttings, its present custodian
| 10 retain possession OF il.
THE ASSOCIATED CHARITIEs-The Society of thp
Associated Charities met last evening at the
bureau or Education building, Mr.. A. :. Solomons
| In the chair and Mr. L. s. Emery secretary The
IesisnallonS or Rev }. @. AInes. Dr. Vim. Tindall
and MIS- I. l.. Tu!locb were accepted. and Dr. j.
| Tabor johnson and Mr. S. ". Tulloch were elected
members Mr.. Dunwooly. from the Parish Union
| of All Souls church. stated the desire OF that
| organization TO Cooperate with the society The
plan for subdividing the District for the purpose
OF facilitating work, published in Saturday s STAR.
whom the subject was referred. and the report
was adopted. Committees were appointed as fol-
5"s Emery Ra plans FOR Proeang
Mitchell To prescribe plan for the registration
OF applicants for charity-Mrs s. A. NJ. Garfield
10 secure room for central office where reg.stra-
Ton may also be carried on-Col. Dent, Major
Brock and Mr.. w. S. Tulloch. To report a nI1n Tor
establishing industreS-lir 4 S S0lnrnOnS Mrs
sara A. Spencer, John F. CooI, A. :. Pratt and L.
| 5. Emery. These committees are to rcr,ort at a
public meeting TO be held next Monday night
MARRIAGE LICENSES have been issued to Sidney
Martin and Eliza Goodwin; W. A. Nice and Carrie
| virginia DespauN, both or Baltimore, Md: James
Alien Of Fortress Monroe, Va, and Mary Cole
man; JOHN l.. Gamer and Louisa r. Dulcy, both
OF Prince Georges county, Md; Peter C. Garnet,
| OF EsSix county. Va. ana Susan NJ. Slyinder. of
Charles NJ N
| Charles county, Nd, and Rosie NJ Posay: Melvin
B. AIaop and Helen VI. Caytll, both Of Fredercks-
! burg. Va: James n. Catlett, jr, OF FaGquirr
county. Va, ana Fannie L. Tre;iick OF Prince WI
liam county, Va; Thaddeus Mead and Kate Pes
| kinS
| RIVER TRADE.-Tarbor Master Sutton reports
arrivals at the river front as folsows:-Str.
| Sue. Geogbegan, merchandise for Stephenson
Bros. schr. Brade, Gaslee. $1,000 feet OF lumber
| for Z. Z. Jackson & Co.: Schr. Andrew and Jake
lorke 22s tons OF stone for Mcknight; barge John
Miller, Miller. 125 tons OF coal for Miller; SchrS.
Pilot, Mary Parks, Peri, and longboats Rising sun,
| Five Brothers. Cora Smith, Silver Star, Kate, and
! Urah Horner, all with cord wood for dealers;
schrs B. +. Braxton. Miami, and John Francis
with oysters for dealers.
STUDYING OUR SYSTEM OF CONTAMINATION.
Mr.. Bryce, MP, and professor at oxford, Eng
land, is in the city, studying system of gov
ernment Senator Edmunds took him to the
| White House last night and introduced him to the
President. with whom he had 4 conversation as to
the American system OF government, its practical
workings, etc.
|
RECENT RoBRERIEs.-Wm. Dyson, colored, was
convicted in the Police Court to-day OF stealing
| some carriage rugs and covers from the carriage
! house Of MT. Horace Jarboe, in West Washington.
He was sentenced to six months in Jail in this
case and noted an appeal, and was committed for
the action OF the grand jury in default Of bonds.
| He also got six months additional for stealing
| some property from canal boat in West Wash
| ingt0n. Scott Thomas. colored, with several
| aliases, was held by Judge Smell yesterday for
the second offence OF petit larceny. in stealing $50
| feet OF rope from Sears Taylor, and committed
| for the action OF the grand jury.
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