Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-12-13
The Water supply Question.

request OF a number of citizens for whom he had
great respect, the following Dill:
Sec 1. That the main conduit OF the WASH
its present terminus to point near Boundary,
10th street and Vermont avenue northwest and
connected by proper mains with the present sys-
TEN OF distributing pipes, the conduit I'm its extern
sion to have the same capacity and TO be OF the
same general character as the portion OF the same
shall be done under the direction OF the Secretary
OF War, who is authorized and directed TO prepare
plans OF It's details and TO commence and prose-
cute the same to completion with as much dis.
patch as is consistent with economy.
Sec. 2. That whenever it shall be found neces-
sary for said construction 70 acquire the title 70
any lands not owned by the United States, the
- is authorized to proceed in acquiring Tho
same under and according TO the provisions OF an
act entitled, "An act 10 acquire lands needed fer
the Washington Aqueduct In the District OF Cob
umbia," approved April Sth. 1858, which act is
hereby revived and made effective for that pur-
Sec g. The sum OF $4,000, or so much thereof as
may be necessary, OF any moneys in the Treasury,
not otherwise appropriated, is hereby appropri.
ated for the purpose OF carrying the provisioN
OF the first and second sections OF this act. Re
ferred to the District committee.
DESERTED By Hrs BRIDE AFTER FoUR DAYS on
MARRIED LIFE.-To-day Mr. Mills Dean filed bin
for divorce In the name OF Harry T. Webb against
Edith Allen Webb. They were married i'm this ciu
on May 23d. last (her name being Allenl, and hA
charges that four days after said marriage sle
deserted him; that on November 18th, at hotel
in Baltimore, she committed adultery with a ma.
also with party unknown at house on Mary
land avenue on November 18th.
The CHRIsrIANCY DIVORCE CAsE-The counses
for Mrs. Christiancy in the divorce case have filed
Lovejoy) be charged 70 the plaintiff This doer
not include the stenOgraphers charges, which II
was stipulated some time ago should be borne
equally by the parties
DIVORCED TO-DAY.-TO-day Judge wylie I'm tn
Equity Court, made decree OF divorce In the case
OF Rose jackson, nee Carter, against Henry II.
Jackson.
ESCAPE OF PRIsoSER.-wm. Dodson, colored.
who was convicted in the Police Court to-day for
stealing goods from several persons In West WASH.
ingtOn, and sentenced TO terms In each casa
amounting to one year in jail, was called up on
OF the cell after the court dJourned TO concludo
the arraignments for noting appeals IN the case
and slipped out OF court and has not yet bee3
captured.
Affair In West Washingson.
Ross.KYnsinc,ar r. hncket5 is eta young cooree
with the larceny OF SIS from the store OF Frank
Junhens on West street, in this place. Mr.. jug
hens testified that last Sunday q week ago IA
store was entered and the money drawer broken
open with q cleayer and robbed OF Is. The caoo
was resumed in the Police Court to-day, when Jnos
II. jackson testified that Luckett admitted 70 him
that he got into the store by opening the doo9
with key, and opened the money drawer with .
cleaver. The court sentenced him TO six month";
n jail, and ordered restitution or 80 days addiN
PoKr-Entered- Il C. Knight, chichester.
Burton, Jarvis, from Washington, light; schr. s
Cleared-schr. Helen q. Benedict, Manson, Tor Bos-
ton with coal
THE Coal TKApE.-Fourtcen boats LEFT Cumber
land saturday with l,6o616 tons OF coal, as fol-
lows: For OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Co, 57l.le
tons: MARYLAND Co, ssl.b tons; Borden Co
Avon Co., l06.l6. For Alexandria-American Co.
34e E tons
The GRAIN TRADE-s,OO0 bushels wheat sol&
yesterday at S1.3s 10 t1.46
JOHN w. F0RNEYs FUNERAL In Philadelphia yen
terday afternoon was attended by many prominent
citizens, including Generals Hancock, Sickles and
Kun, ex-Spcakef Randall, Mayor King, George w
Childs John Russell Young, A h. Mcclure, ana
other well ll-known journalists