Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-11-08
District Govern ,nent Affairs.

In reply 70 a letter from p. Brennan, the Dis
trict commissioners state that the recent change
In the hackstand on 9th street was made because
since the creation OF the 9TH street hackStand there
Is no necessity for a stand on 9th street
The District Commissioners have written let
Yer 10 Dr Duhdnel, the commissioner represent
Ing the District at the Yorktown centennial ex-
pressing their satisfaction at the manner In which
he discharged his duties and their pleasure in see
Ing letters from some OF the governors and state
The comfort and health of the visitors
building permits issued by Inspector Entwisle:
john DUNCAN q Bro, erect a two story dwelling
on the Conduit road; $780, A. T. Whiting, raise
and repair dwelling at Brightwood; $500 j. C.
Baum, repair brick, 500 b street northeast; $500
THE NORTH STATE MINING COMPANY. a corpora-
ton organized with capital stock Of 100000
for the development OF the mineral wealth OF
70 their valuable properties and to the privileges
granted them by a charter OF the legislature of
purposes perusal OF their card. which appears
elsewhere, Will AFFORD an opportunity TO parties
VINO take an interest in the matter TO form sound
opinion on the prospects OF this company. Their
stock is dealt in at the mining exchanges, where
it can be obtained at the current market rates.
DEEDS IN FEE have been recorded as follows:-
J. s. Tomlinson ct al To Caroline Rawlings, lot Q,
O'Leary, same property; s76sso J. 4. Barber a ct
al 10 Margaret C.. Barber, pts lots 27S and 219
Beall's addition to Georgetown; s1,ls5. Robert E
Ester Rcyser to Harriet Ware e SUBS S S and IS
s.. Elkonah n. Waters to Robert J. Smith, sub.
Ca. NJ $780, +. d. I'D III. w. SInitn,
lot q. ssI. 4S3; s1,125. Mary f. Cody to Edward
Bowie, lot 166 sub. So aO6; $4,000. Helmick and
Alleman, trustees, TO Margaret b. Bush, lot 2, So.
90; s25,3-07 W. ID. Cassin, trustee TO p Klein, lot
q, SD 1876; s1,100
The GARFIELD MEMORIAL HoSPITAL--Sunday
being The 1rst Sunday In the month, and therefore
devoted 70 special collections by most OF the
Churches here and elsewhere, the appeal In behalf
OF the National Garfield Memorial Hospital was
read. and notice given that upon a subsequent
sunday such collections would be taken up as
would gladden. the hearts OF the large number OF
: people VINO are so theoretically engaged in the
good work, for, besides the executive committee,
Soout forty ladies and gentlemen. all volunteers
nave been engaged every night for the past two
weeks In the Census bureau, sending off nearly
twenty thouSand circulars OF various kinds adj
UreSSeu 10 all parts OF the country, and from none
VI mhch Is there time to have received answers
III own people cannot, of course be indifferent to
LIE movement, for, aside from the hOnored name
us proposed TO enbalm in such a nracticaI . nd
SAceuent manner, there is not comInuntty of two
nundred thousand Inhabitants Such 90 ours
throughout the world that has NOT the Itnd NJ
general hospital that is Intended to be hiiShed
here. w eS'S'oiianeo
THEY SwAPPEp CoATs.-In the Police Court th,c
morning James Thornton was Charged with staaI
Ing 81 from another white man nlmed Cbas JoSter
J0ster testified that he and Thornton We're drtnE
Ing In a saloon in the ''Division" yesterday and
ne was asleep In the saloon. Thornton charged
yoster In the court with having his coat on and
Soster replied that he snapped coats in the ba r
room and gave him 81 10 boot. Thornton evidently
got worsted II he did get the 81 as was charged.
Tor tue coat that he got for his good one was en-
1reiy TOO thin for this weather, and Was about a
foot too short