Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-06-04
LOCAL NEWS.
The improvement, Roo,,

sUBVRBAS BUILDING oPkRATIoSs-wAsHrNeros
HEIGHTS AND OTHER POINTS.
among the recent important movements 10 sub
urban real estate is that OF Presorey Green. rea
estate dealers, who are the owners OF property
ioca.eo on Washington Heights, AZ the head OF
'Sonnecticut avenue and 10Th sfreet-a plataau
some seventy-flve feet above the CITY rhts
pIoper'y mas q history old and ancient. An
landed estate, gave IL by Will as the F1en os
his possessions, 10 his beloved wife and n still
Is sw,sno Known u,Ia In the county records as the
mapped and plated into lots so vssa sssaI
front, with depth OF loo TO les feet
streets have been opened, shade trees set and
for future homes Some have built. others are
building or making arrangements 10 do so az
an early day. standing on this high mount
OF observation, remembering what progress has
that these lands overlooking the capital at no
distant day will be occupied by stately man
SONS and beautiful cottage homes, rivaling
those In the suburbs OF any northern CITY,
The track OF the Metropolitan street road. now
lad 10 boundary. at no distant DAY Will be ex-
tended along Columbia road TO Mount Pleasant
Inc sdvantsges OF this locality have been for
seen oy astute business men, and J. W
I thompson, I; l: .Tullock, George Taylor.
=. +; T. Richardson. Julius Lansbury
& c Dean, and many Others having already
CT orge Truesden has choice site in his pesuf,.
ful Park View, which he has Just fenced
graded and set With trees OF every VARIETY
The Star Route Cases.
AS TO COL CoRKBIIl's COURSE AND COL COOKS
APPOINTMENT AS PROSECUTOR.
There Is much comment on the request OF
COL Corkhill TO be relieved OF the responsibility
OF the star route investigation, and the appoint
ment OF COL w. A. Cook as special attorney for
the prosecution OF the cases. resulting from
such INVESTIGATION. such request as was
MADE by COL Corkhill was not unusual In
times past In almost all the conspiracy cases
the safe burglary, the Lincoln assassination
conspiracy (trlal OF Surrattl, aud In numerous
cases where leading men were charged with
frauds on the government-speciai counsel has
been appointed. At this time, when the Dis
trict Attorney g Office Is crowded with business
mediately convening, and with the warm
weather approaching. when IL Is desirable 70
give all jail cases speedy trial, this action or
Col. Corkhtl would seem TO have been an ab-
solute necessity, unless the government should
nave been willing TO postpone the Inquiry by
the grand jury several months.
COL COOKS appointment causes, probably. the
most comment both here and Throughout the
country. and some persons are at loss 10 know
now ne came TO be called in the case. Col Cook
has heretofore made his mark as a success
ful DEFENDER, and has been especially success
ful In cases Involving technical points. His
course fn these cases as prosecutor will be
lawyers predict that he will be as successful as
prosecutor as he las been as counsel for d.
fence Although his Official connection with
The case has just commenced he has been for
some weeks well posted in this business, hav-
ing. while investigating the Fayman- Sheridan
mailbag fastner business, been brought into
close connection with the star mall route ousi-