National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-03-25

Inc contractor mas Deen n0tlneU 10 re-
lay the stone pavement over the sewer on street,
near Seventeenth northwest.
Allen Dodge, esq, of Georgetown, de-
MES thai he is an eminent Democrat, that he is
seeking the position of collector of that port.
Now let Washington go in for that
Worlds Fair. Mr.. Gerutens says he win put up
part of the money If other people viii stump up
the rest
The three-cent bob-tail cars went on
duty on the Avenue yesterday for the first time.
legend inscribed on the side of each car announces
" No transfers given
AIR. W. W. Barnard, as solicitor for
John H. Barker and Others has fled bill in
equity against George Penn and others for par
tition of the real estate OF Maria L. Kidwell.
Proposals were invited yesterday by
the Commissioners for constructing another sec
ton of the large Boundary street sewer lying be-
tween Eighth and Twelfth streets northeast.
The Commissioners, having issued an
arder to the auditor to cancel at once all uncan-
celed sewer certificates now in his custody, that
official yesterday proceeded to perform the service.
The contractors who laid the sewer on
Boundary and streets northwest and Virginia
avenue southwest have been notified to begin re-
laying the Sidewalk and carriage-Wa over the
same without delay.
Mr.. Sturgess, head of the railroad di-
vision ofthe Land Office, was severely injured last
night. being run over by carIiage on Seventh
street, street northwest. MI. SturgcSs lives
at 613 II street northwest.
Justice Wylie yesterday granted Mary
f. Freeland divorce from John Freeland ON the
ground of desertion and freed Charles Miller from
The bonds of matrimoDy with Anna Miller, he
having charged her with cruelty.
The President of the Belt Line Railroad
has been notified to repair the pipe under their
track the east side of Sixth street, on Maryland
avenue southwest, as TO remove the obstruction
to the passage of water at that point
Colonel J. s. Rogers, aide to Governor
Jerome, Of Michigan, and principal Of the Michi-
gan Military Academy at Orchard Lake, left for
home Yesterday Under Colonel Rogers super
vision the military academy has become famous
for its many exceuencies.
The workmen broke ground yesterday
for the new extension of the Government Printing
Office The stables Will be rebuilt on the lot re-
Gently purchased by the Government for the ex-
tension, and then the addition proper will be
pushed ahead as rapidly as possible.
The street lamps have been ordered to
be erected in the following localities: Two on
Tenth, between D and Z streets southwest; one on
Rhode Island avenue, between Ninth and Tenth
streets; one on the corner of Ninth and e streets
southeast one on the corner OF Tenth and streets
southeast.
Yesterday in the Equity Court Mr.. Y.
H. Miller, counsel for Ye;ta Block il suit for di
yorce from her husband, Leopold Block, obtained
an order granting her alimOny at $50 per month,
that the defendant pay her counsel fees, and be re-
strained from dlSposing of any OF his real or per-
sonai estate pending the hearing of the case.
Marriage licenses have been issued as
follows: William speek and Isabel Waters, Henry
Crump and Annie Honesty, Luther Thomas, OF this
city, and Maggie Martin, of Rockville. Nd; Ar
mot Stoddard, of Philadelphia, Pa, and Grace II.
Berlin, of J0hnstown, Pa; Nathaniel Stoddard
nd Sr1-oy oil HQIy- Iii nj
Eliza johnson, Arkarey Groves ana Louisa Beckett.
The following building permits were
issued yesterday: H. Clay Stewart, five thres-story
bricks al Twelfth and Fl streets northwest $4,000:
C. B. Pearson, one two-story brick on ", between
Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets northwest 81 600;
Mat Flanagan. one two story brick on BcnnngS
road, near t0llgatc, 500; John s. Everett, one
$500.
Some Of the school buildings recently
erected have been visited by Health Officer Town
shend. Inspector Entwisle, and Plumbing Inspector
Robinson for the purpose of examining the water
cl osets where they had been placad in the base
ment Of the 5qildinE: They haze not yet finished
gene everything was found TO be in satisfactory
condition.
In a discharge at the Government
Printing Office yesterday twenty out Of twenty
eight were Republicans, and several of them
soldiers most of whom went home and voted
the Republican ticket This, with the Office full
of loud mOuthed Democrats, makes It hard on the
Stawarts. Major Davis, the foreman, it is said,
told one Of them that mans Republicanism did
not help him.
The following applications for liquor
licenses have been approved by the examining COM
mittee: Daniel Hannah, jr., 200 K street north
west; William g. Keifer, 1904 Twentieth street
northwest: George F. C. Drescher 1850 D stree,
southwest William Sanderson, New Jersey avenue
and street southeast: r.. ID. Pollard, east end of
BenniDg's Bridge: Margaret Boyle, Eleventh ard
streets northwest.
Justice Cox yesterday, sitting in The
Criminal Court, listened TO argument on demurrer
60 the Indictment against William Cone, alias ".
hOhi, alias George Wood, alias Charles A. SUetson
for forging a power of attorney in the name Of
George Mountaineering Riggs d Co. 10 collect
Treasury draft for S3I6s0, the defense holding that
the charge i'll the indictment did not constitute an
0fensC known TO the law