Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-11-07
District Government Affair.".


and inguests held during the month OF october
shows ffty-fO cases altogether.
Proposals & have been invited from the District
street and virginia avenue southwest 10 the Tiber
The Commissioners have notified the president
OF the Belt line railroad that the roadway OF 11th
street between and y northwest, must be paved
with cObblestOnes.
Major Brock, OF the police department, has re-
commended TO the Commissioners the changing OF
the position OF a lamp and an additional lamp In
Majors alley, between 4th and 5th and X and L
streets northwest, which alley is reported to be Q
resort for thieves and other bad characters.
BUILDING PERMITS
issued by Inspector Entwisle: II. II. LansdaIL
erect two-story dwelling, Q, between 10th and
18th streets northwest; $1,000 Miss NJ K. Simp-
son, erect private stable. Massachusetts, avenue
between 9Th and 10th streets; $780, VIM. Kibby,
repair brick 637 louisiana avenue northwest $500
TELEGRAPH OPERATORS CoMBINING.-A meeting
OF teegrapherS was held yesterday, at which twen-
ty-five operators in the employment OF the West
ern Union Company and representatives OF the
Mutual Union and private lines I'm the city were
present IL was decided that they would open ne
gotiations looking TO an alliance with the national
organization already In existence. committee
was appointed clothed with power to Investigate
and report upon the effect OF competition by gov
ernment clerks and others with the employees OF
commercial telegraph lines II was alleged that
government clerks, after eight hours light work In
the departments, were employed at night in COM
petition with regular telegraphers
ARRESTED FOR AN OUTRAGEOUS ASSAULT ON a
LITTLE GIRI--Justus Schmidt, alias @. W. Smith.
alias Joseph w. Smith, was arrested last night by
the police OF South Washington, charged with
making an outrageous assault on an eight year old
girl, near the arsenal. The little girls name Is
Mary c. Meyer, and she is the daughter OF Mr..
John Meyer. She went TO the arsenal about four
O'Clock to visit friends and was waylaid 10y Smith.
He had succeeded in tearing her underclothing
from her body when her screams attracted
the attention OF a lady. An alarm was in
stantly given and Smith was put under arrest by
Onicer Wilson. Smith was arrested few weeks
ago for exposing his person At the first police
station book -peddler's license was found on the
accused. In the Police Court, this morning, he
was called up and charged with intent to rape the
little girl, and pleaded "not guilty." He is tall
square built man, with heavy dark mustache,
and was dressed I'm a blue cloth suit OF clothes
The little girl, Mary C. Meyers bright and pretty,
and nine years old, was called TO the stand and in
very Intelligent way testified that she lives at
1855 Union street, South Washington, and went to
the arsenal between 2and3 O'Clock yesterday after
noon, with Mrs. Barbara Blake, and took Mrs
BlakeS baby out, and was walking up and down
In the sunshine, with the baby, when this man
asked her to walk with him and she refused 10 do
so, and he promised to give her some candy and
she still refused, when he caught hold OF her and
made the assault on her and tore her undercloth-
ing. Ofcer Wilson testified TO arresting Schmidt
at the arsenal gate in custody OF a sentry. The
case was sent TO the grand jury, and Schmidt was
committed in default OF 81, ,o00 bonds.