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District Government Affairs.

Building permits issued By Inspector Entwisle;
Austin Eberly, erect tnreestOry store, 18th,
between q and H streets north west: 81 900.
Mr.. w. q. RO0me. Chief OF the reyisions OF
special assessments. has made a report TO the
commissioners OF the work performed By his
efTice up 10 the present time. embracing all the
streets and avenues, but not the alleys, which
are now undergoing revision OF the original
assessments. The revision OF alley assessments
was suspended by the former Commissioners.
Collector Cook allowed interest on a coupon
OF one or two Of the eight per cent certificates
Fdeemab!e III 1914, which Treasurer Giltllan
decided to be wrong, as set forth In yesterdays
STAR The amount at issue Is only $40, which
has been made good by the Taxpayer. The
reason given by Mr.. cook for allowing 1t was
that when the certificate was due aud payable
she treasury OF the District was not In a condi-
ttoD TO redeem It.
LIQUOR LICENSES.
According TO the latest official figures 449
licenses for bar rooms have been granted by the
Commissioners OF the District TO date: "a have
been rejected and the money deposited has been
returned; 81 have been once rejected, the money
has not been called tor nor returned: d have
not been finally determined. How many OF
those once rejected i3O and of the "a not finally
determined viii be Issued cannot now be said.
out OF about teo applications about 2l were
fnally rejected.
TIE GARBAGE QUESTION.
The contractor. his agent and b0ndsmen, for
the of1ce OF the District Commissioners today
with Health Oficer TOwnsheDd TO make some
settlement OF the differences existing between
them, but no action was taken. The su5pen-
sion OF the contract by the Commissioners rem
ders it necessary at once that some new me as
Hfes be taken for the proper continuance OF
shS service and IL Is probable that On Monday
the matter will be settled.
TIE PHYSICIANS To TIE PoOa
yesterday visited the District Commissioners
20 consult about an increase OF their pay.
which Is now but go per month. The Com
DissioneTs stated that provision had been made
for increasing this compensation TO $50 ithe
amount asked for In the item for charities In
heir annual estimates. This item had been
cut down by the House District committee and
u now looked as II this service must cease and
the INDECENT poor be left TO care for themselves.
the hysicians stated that they propose d
10 go before the Senate committee UPON this
matter. There never was time when such
service was more needed than now, aud Ii dis
continued great distress and suffering would
eAsee among the poor who are unable to pay
Tor medical attention. The Commissioners
stated that should the Senate committee eau
upon them for Information they would cheer
Folly recommend the amount asked for as the
cffee Is generally acknowledged to be the
poorest paid OF any under the District govern
meDt- The duties OF some OF these physicians
are very oDerous, especially those In the thickly
peepled portions Of the city where there are
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NEWS FROM THE PACIFIC SIDE.
The California ElAAdS.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb later advIces report
that Marysville has not been Hooded the town
escaping Dy scratch. Sacramento is for the
present safe and may escape inundation as 1t is
supposed that the hight OF the waters has
been reached, though another freshet is an
Hounced from the mountains. Several times
to day the Sacramento and American river
were awash with the levees around the city.
but by bulk-headng and with the use of sand
bags, etc, the overflow was stayed, and at
the present writings p. m.-all danger is be-
liz we'd to be over al Sacramento. That city and
Malysviie. are the only towns of any con-
sequence, in district of 100 miles long by 40
miles Wide that have not been oyerfiowed.
This evening kilograms report rain ouly In
the southern portion OF the state. II fair
weather continues there will be no further
damage, as the rivers are falling 80 fast that the
rise coming from the mountains cannot do any
Iurther Injury. A dispatch from CORTLAND
says: At $3.50 p. m. to-day the Sacremento river
b, oke over the levee and flooded this town and
the adjacent country. The destruction TO
property was very great Dispatches say that
the towns OF OrOvilte, and Riggs. 10 Butte
county are OverhOwed.
PUEBLO. CAL, Feb. 5.-The Purgatory river is
hooded worse than ever known. At Los AMI
mas. about four miles OF the Atchinson Topeka
Santa Fe track Is covered by about three feet
OF water. No eastern mails have been received
for two days and there is no telling when they
Will get through.
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AMauNeiMentS. &c.

WILLIE EDoUIN's SPARKS Will be the at
traction at Ford'S opera House next week. II
is musical burlesgue comedy entitled
dreams; or Fun In Photograph Gallery. y
John Antonio Binks, retired farmer, aged 20,
Is The central character, personated by Willie
EdOuln, who INDUCES fl eely I'm the festivities Of
family reunion, and at the close is very tired
he sinks into an armchair before the hearth
and, falling asleep. dreams The funny incidents
that follow in the second act, and which are
located IN Pickleoack Gaoritall's PHOTOGRAPH
gallery-a supply depot for tintypes, at the rate
OF seventy-IiVe for % cents Here the eleven
persons composing the Sparks company appear
In multiplicity OF characters, ranging from
broad Durlesque 10 tragedy, and from ballad
singing to Italian opera.
'NEEDLEs AID PINS attracted very large
aid fashionable audience az Ford's opera
House last night, as II should Go, Tor no tluer
comedy combination is on the road this season
The play is bright and amusing, and those who
have not seen Ii should embrace the last Oppor-
tunity To do so, tonight
NATIONAL THEATKR--MisS Mary Anderson
VIII play Ion" tonight at her farewell per-
romance. Next Week Mr.. Joseph jefferson
will be at the National. He viii play during
the week RIP Van Wrinkle and "Bob Acres
In THE Rivals as only he can play them.
LINCOLN HALL--At the grand combination
concert at Lincoln Hall next Tuesday evening,
the following will appear: Miss Amy SherWin,
the noted soprano; Bernhard LiSteman, violin;
Edward Heindl, flute, viola and either; John
Mullaly, prim. viola and violin; Fritz Liste-
man, violin; Alex. Heindl, Vtoloncelio and sax
ophone and Henry Greene. double bass.
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Telegraph Consolidation.

NEW Yokh feb. s.-The stockholders OF the
western Union Telegraph company met to-day
at noon for the purpose OF ratlfying the agree
ment or consolidation. RuflS Hatch was pre-
sent with his counsel. eN-Judge Fullerton. At
one O'Clock the meeting was sun ID session.
ne A. and 7. telegraph stockholders held a
meeting II two O'Clock this afternoon for the
same purpose. IL was not known AZ the ONCE
OF tne American Union Telegraph company
Wnether there would be meeting o; the stock
holders 10 day or rot
Lafer.-The meeting OF the Western Union
Telegraph company adjourned about half past
O'Clock. when it was stated that majority OF
the stock, - per cent OF the whole amount
had been represented. Two resolutions were
voted upon. one approving the contract en-
tered into on the 18th OF last month and the
other approving the action OF stock
holders az the meeting hello on the 50
instant. 30,,22 shares voted In favor
OF the resolutions, and 6no voted against them
301, $50 shares were voted upon In favor OF In
creasing the capital stock or the company 10
So, GOO, 600. and 100 shares voted against that
measure. IL was stated that Rufus Hatch. who
was present with bis counsel for q short time
during the proceedings had entered q protest
against the action OF the stockholders.
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Sale Of "EckingtOn'' Ordered.


decree for the sale of lexington the
estate OF the late Joseph Gales, was made yes
terday by Judge COX in the Equity Court On the
petition OF William B. Jackson against Juliana
Walker Gales. the administrators OF Sarah j.
Nj. Gales, widow OF Joseph Gales. James S.
EDWARDS, Calderon Carlisle, and A. B. Duvall
are appointed trustees to sell, on filing ap.
proved bonds In Soc, 600 each. They are to ad.
vertise and sell for one fifth cash and the bal
ance IN four equal instruments, payable In six.
twelve, eighteen and twenty -four months. The
proceeds are to be paid into court, and after an
account by the auditor, distributed to the cred
ttors OF Joseph and S. j. NJ. Gales, and the heir
at law. This place is very handsome country
residence, just north OF the city limits. at the
head OF list street east, and was the residence OF
MI. Gales, the senior editor Of the National IN
te'tlgtn nicer for long series Of years and subSe-
quently OF his widow. During the early part OF
the war 1t was occupied by the late Cranston
Laurie, OF the Post ONCE department., and his
soD-ln-laW, Iheophilus Youngs, who is now
engaged In New York In the attempt to prove
that he is still alive to prevent his estate being
hanGec over to his Wife. who claims TO be his
widow
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building Improvement.
1AEpsOBE EBw BUSINESS HOUSE on n


fASpsObE EBw BUSINESS HOUSE On NINTH
STREET.
Mr.. ". NJ. Calf, the prosperous flour merchant
OF Tits city, Is just having his workmen put the
finishing touches On what Is considered by ex-
ferts as one OF the finest stores I'm the city, Its
elevation towers up as high as the Patent Of
ace. which It faces. Thts new building is the
third monument 10 mark Mr.. Galt's enterprise
erected on this square during the past two
years- It is 221 feet front by 80 feet deep and
ls four stories and basement high. The front Of
the frSt or principal story Is exceedingly open
and Ia built OF iron and French plate glass the
side plates being about the largest In the CITY,
The platform, the whole width OF the store en-
trance, Is OF east Iron. TILED with Hyatt's patent
oalIS eye lights, ana supported on strongly
framed rolled iron girders. The front doors are
wide and high, and are made of walnut, With
the upper panels filled with large plates of glass
and trimmed With bronze hardware and one of
the latest style Yale store door locks and atches
one or tie features or this store front is the
bearDess that the plate glass In both the show
windows and doors come to the floor the
front above the show windows is supported
oy massive girder made of three rolled iron
beams oolted together. leaving the front OF the
nrst story unooStructed, ana throwing the en-
tire weight OF the supeTstructure on the side
piiasters OF the first story. This construction
permits OF the peculiar arrangement OF re-
ced1Dg show windows that has been adopted
The front OF the building aOOve the first story
h OF pressed brick laid In black mortar with an
abundance OF ela0orately cut light gray OHIO
sandstone sill courses, HntelS bond blocks and
other trimmings Each OF the second third
and fourth stories are in one room. The wood
work about the principal part or the building is
or selected Georgia pine and walnut, finished
with new preparation called architectural
wood finish" which brings out the natural
grain OF the wood to great advantage. From
The front pavement 10 the cellar vault street
elevator or hoistway is 10 be built with tracks
and truck leading back 10 the elevator near the
rear. which connects with everything in the
building.
Mr.. Gait has had this fine building erected as
an investment, aud lot for his own use, and In
his instructions TO Mr.. James Fl. McGlll. his
architect, directed him TO put up a building
that would not only be sought after by mer-
chants needing first-class store, bar also build
an ornament 10 the city, ana this without doubt
has been accomplished.
The work on the building has been done by
the day. under the foremdnshlp or Mr.. Burdette
And with the architects general supervision.
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Wall Street To-day.

NEW YORK, Feb. 5.-The Posts financial
article to-day says: The Stock Exchange
markets are active. L. S. bonds are unchanged.
Railroad bonds are irregular and generally
lower than the latest prices Of yesterday. The
stock market is also as rule lower than yes
telday, the notable exception being Northern
Pacific, Lake Erie and Western, which was
sold as high as 50, and Peoria and Evansville,
which has been up to $50. The stocks which
have been notably weak are the telegraph
shares, Lake Shore, New York Central, Mlchi-
gan Central, Canada Southern, Union Pacific,
the Elevated railroad and the coal stocks. The
money market Is easy, at 4a6 per cent for
call loans, the ruling rate on stock collateral
being per cent. and on L. S. bonds per cent.
Time loans are to ~ per cent, and prime
mercantile paper Is 4La5 per cent.
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West Washington. nee Georgetown.

ARREST OF ALLEGED BURGLARS-It will be re-
membered that from time to time there have
appeared notices In THE STAR OF various bur
glarteS committed In this city, mostly In the
northeastern section of the town. The police
have had sharp lookout since the occurrence
Of the first burglary, which was az Mr.. Fl. II.
lowed the burglary at Mr.. Cranes, on the same
street, about square south OF Mr. Doige's:
then DR.. Peters office, under the residence OF
Mr. W. r Beth, on Q tBealD street. Finally the he
police got on the scent, and yesterday arrested
three men-two colOred and one whlte-on
suspicion OF being the parties engaged In each
OF the above named burglarles. The men ar
rested are Richard Hall, white man, and
native of this place. said to be well connected
who lives on Grace street; Lewis l., Nlckens,
maker by trade and who has recently occupied
a shop-doing cobblers' work. On esth (Green)
street, near o tBealD street, and Washington
Alexander, big black fellow, who lives on
lice state that at the house OF each of them
some OF the goods stolen from the different
places named were found. Or: Peters books
were all recovered some at Halls and some at
Alexanders. Mr.. Dodge's horse blanket was
found at Alexander's. OF Mr.. Cranes goods
napkins. napkin rings, forks, spoons. table
and some at Alexander's. or Mr. Blrch's prop
perty, some was found at all three Of the
houses Only portion OF the goods OF each,
were sent to the Police Court this morning
DEATHS.-Mr. Joseph Weaver wellknoWn
and highly respected citizen OF this place. died
at his residence, on the heights. this morning,
after long illness. MT: Weaver, whose Illness
has been mentioned in THE STAR, was thought
some time ago to be better. but tt
was false hope. He was q director of
the the Georgetown Gas company, and also
largely interested In the High Street Market
company here and in the Citizens market Ia
Washington. His funeral will take place
Monday.
MIR. watkins Addison, jr., whose illness has
also been mentioned in THE STAR, died yester-
day, at his fathers residence, after IN illness
OF some months, aged Is years. Mr.. Addison
was member OF the Jonadabs, and was PROM
iDent In the temperance cause.
FROZEN TO DRATH.-The death OF John Evans,
OF this place, last Wednesday, BY freezing to
death In Montgomery county, Maryland, has
eeen mentioned In THE STAR The Rockville
Sentinel, OF yesterday, says: ut Is supposed he
saw the light In the window OF the residence Of
MI. Veirs and attempted an approach thereto
to seek shelter from the severity Of the cold
stormy night, and. perhaps, to beg mOrsel to
eat and when he entered the yard fell dead,
every circumstance revealing his death to have
occurred without o struggle. Ills height was
i've feet Six or seven inches. between SIS and 60
years OF age wore chin whtskera and long
brown hair, a comfortable winter suit, brown
overcoat with velvet collar, and black Stin hat
with Washington STAR OF September last
under the sweat cloth 10 adjust the hat to the
hea0.
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TIE KNIGHTS or PYTBIAs.-Representat
or the nfteen lodges OF Knights OF Pythias in
this jurisdiction met last night at Red Mans
hall 10 further discuss arrangements for a
grand drill and parade OF the order on the 25d
Instant, TO celebrate the anniversary or the
order Mir. j. T. Coldwen occupied the chair
and Mr.. j. L. Smith secretary. Mr.. Nelson
nom the committee OF fifteen, reported that
many more members OF the order would visit
washington on the occasion OF the parade than
had been originally calculated. 1t was an
nounced that the grand chancellor would be
present On the I'D and address the knigats
The Grand Lodge Will meet Monday night at
the corner OF 9th and ID streets 10 take final
action In the matter
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HuIlnfnE Sores,

RUNNING SoREs.-Heury LandecEer. Dover y
H.. certifes that August 49, 1877, he broke his le.
The bone was set by hysiciau. Upon removing
the splints sores broke out from the hnee to the
heel. Doctors called them varicose veins, and Or
dered rubber STOCKINGS. Paid $50 for stockings,
without any sign OF cure. Bought CuTICCRA REM
EDIEs and was rapidly AID permanently cured
Certified to 10y Lothrop h Pinkham, Druggists.
Dover N H.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-02-05

CgTrcURA REMEDIES sre prepared by WEEKS l.
POTTER. Chemists and Druggists. 800 Washington
street, Boston. and are for sale by ali Druggists.
Price for CUT1CURA. Medicinal Jelly. small boxes,
80 cents large boxes, 81. CUTIoURA REsoLyRNT,
the new Blood Purifier. 81 per bottle CUr1ouRA
MEDICINAL TOILET SOAR, Is cents. CUIroURA
MEDICINAL SHAVING SOAP. 10 cents; in bsrs. for
BarbeTs and large consumers. 20 cents.
D~AH mailed free on receipt Of price,
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A Respite.

WILMINGTON, DEL. Feb. 5.-Counsel for VII
liam Neal. colored. sentenced to be hanged on
the nth OF February, for an outrageous assault
on white woman, have agreed with the at
torrey general that respite would be proper
In his case. and the matter now needs only the
sanction Of the governor. The case is to be
removed to the L. s. courts on the ground that
In accordance with the state law only white
men are on the Jury that convicted him. The
argument, which involves the constttutionality
of the state law cannot be heard, hence the
necessity of respite for the condemned man.
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SrrOfuia.

ScRoruLA Hon. William Taylor. Boston, state
Senator Of Massachusetts,, permanently cured Of a
humor Of the face and scalp that had been treated
unsuecessfully for twelve years by many of Bos-
toms best ply sicans and most ted oecslists as
well as European authorities. He says: II have
been SO elated with my successful use OF the Quit
cura Remedies that have stopped men in The
streets to tell them of my case"
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BALTIMORE, Feb. 5.-virsinis sizes. deferred.
PAST ao c sdnoSs do so se0snd s 81 DO
Do es ten f IS,yn ssupoS. sss lid 70 day ~
so1,hsFn red. l;l2al Is do. amber l. 2Ssi al 10
ana Mar S,n'fF TsS s BID
. south 1iC s.aI ion May Lo1inally Corn
s,ected- outhern white, 5s.5i; DO yellow. So
t R1 ssie spGs s and
Sees o Sst i ast do mixed %.
WIN jo6bDs faoa demand fr gnte1 s Gep
.e a 20 eaoise , Western RaSse oaa2
ornafy 70 t nGmps Se
quiet soft 9is whisky DOLL ii for ' lob Si's ts
AND sheas $. bnsssgs
$500 bushels: oats, l.o!5 bushels rye. 300
ia olu bushels. Sales wheat. 4o7, 500 bushels
NEW YORK. Feb 5.-Stockr irregular Money,
es6 EIshange-iong. 4sl'4, short 4S5, Govern,
NEW YORK. Feb 5.-Flour dun whes, active
NEW YORK. Feb. s. IL a.m.-The Stock Market
ehsBse IN prices The specHi,tion was fairly ACTIVE
but the fluctuations We're confined within q mar
c csx to ss sks ks ans o II
fhSrs &c "a Vs. 1nn defined
fss money a., s snats sSS tsr Is
Great Western first mortgage trustees oeraficatea.
63; Atlantic and Great Western seconds, 30k.
Ere; Sgr New Yori Central: 1919 Reading. 81.
LONDON. Feb. s. 2 so y. m.-U. 3. bonds
per cents. 1l6 New York Central. J5l. Atlantic
and Great Western secend mortgage trustees GER
uhcateS. 81. Illinois Central. 1865.
NEW YORK MARKETS THIS AFTERNOON.
vo The following Quotations were current in New
johnson 4 Co %. 6. per cents, ll21S bid, 1l2S
asked: q. z ~ per cents, 112 bid, ll24 asked; d.
O. S65's 1o254 sales: New Jersey Oentrsl 9I7s Ohio
and Mississippi, Al; Erie. As; Michigan Central.
119x Hannibal and at. Joseph. =; Lake Shore
127h: Northwest 1919: do. preferred. =; Iron
Mountain, So Rock Island. =; st. Pau, il3&
do preferred, -; Wabash. st. Louis aud Pacific
471f: do: preferred. S7h; Kansas and Texas. I6s :
VI. q. Teegraph, 1I51s: O. O. and I O., AS, ;
Pacific Mail. 6lh; Union Pacific. ll5ss.
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kilograms to The Star
Death OF Thomas Carlyle.

Especial Dispatch TO TIE Epelling star 5g the
French Atlantic Gable
LONDON. Feb. 5-Thomas Carlyle died at
hait-past eight o'clock this morning. From flge
O'Clock last night up to the time of his death he
was unconscious; respiration was extremely
feeble, and the hearts action barely percept-
able. He suffered no pain during the last
thirty hours. Dr. Maclagan attended him
this morning. but the veteran author was
beyond the aid OF scientific Skill His niece,
who has been his constant companion for
many years, tended him with unremltting care
to the last.
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CUTICURA
Miracles Of Healing T. Va raiIeIed in tledi-
cal Hist Iry.

CUT1cURA REsoLvENr. The great natural blood
purifier, absorbent, req rator and vitaizer, has
shown its grand curative Gower in scrofnla, white
swelling, ulcers, erysipess, sweled neck. scrofu-
lous infammations ercuriai affections. old sores.
eruption of the skin. sore eyes and scalp affections
with dry, thin and falling hair and when the CUrI-
CURA. s Medicinal Jelly, and the CUTIcURA SOAR,
prepared from it. are applied to external symptoms,
the cures effected by the OUTIcuRA REMEDIES are
marvellous.
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A BRICKLAYERs UNION was organized last
night, with Mr.. Joseph Annard, president;
Chas. Hope. Vtce-presldent: Geo. Taylor, re-
cordfng secretary: Jas. OBrien, financial sec
rotary; Geo. Longdon, treasurer; Patrick
Bresnan, sergeant-at arms; Geo. Taylor, Geo.
lIongdon. Jas. Barry, ehaS. Freese and Thos.
Allen, committee On constitution and bylaws.
one hundred and sixty -four members were en-
IOlled.
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THE GALE COILECrIoN-Ths collection OF
line paintings still continues to draw those who
are judges OF works OF art. The day is passed
Tor selling works that have no merit. People
have become educated, and no ordinary cOllec.
ton can find purchasers. The collection sold
here last March by MIR. Scott will be remem.
bered, II being the finest ever offered in this
city. The sale commences on Monday evening,
at O'Clock, at which time IL is expected that
very large and appreciative company will be
present
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CITY ITEMS.
The Marked PnnuIar Eaxnr

The Marked Popular Favor
Accorded to Hub Punch" is amply warranted
by the purity OF the liquors OF which IL is CON-
posed, rendered still more acceptable by It's
fruity taste IL can be used With hot water or
Ice water, soda water, lemonade milk, fine Ice
or whatever you choose. No other punch made
when required for use can rival IL Sold by all
druggists, grocers, and wine merchants at 81. -
bottle.
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SAN FRANCISCO. CAL, Feb. 5.--The Changers
convention to- day adopted resolution endors-
ing the Nicaragua canal project, and appointed
committee to go to Sacramento, and to pc
tition Congress to aid the project. II was said
In the convention, that were the canal In order.
California would save 81 600 600 in freight
this year.
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Salt Rbeuni,

nos, Grand Rapids, Mich, was troubled for niue
years with Salt Rheum. Tried every medicine
known to the trade. and was attended by many
physicians with only temporary relief. Carsd by
CUTICURA REMEDIES.