Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-05-20
District sse.era,nrnf Agsnir.

District sscsersfsnrnf Affairs,
the 13tI instant Mr. Neil rs t. their opinion
upon the merits o. iaI5e hi 09i, ITO reunl the
ass ntI mt Il uni r the adnniStr ttioa of NJ.
g. En- r.. while IN yor OF WtSlin rton, AMI Tor
oth'r purposes y" TINT the preamble on waicP the
bll Is based Is not VII founded Apart from
rOfS o. 81 item mt on ain"! in thu pre- imbla the
Commissioners state that they are OF opinion that
le-isl ton In special o assessment made for
not desir be- but that general hill covering the
entire grrinl an making i'm / disposition OF all
thes as snenfs nj OF the complications which
htVS grown out o. them. l. tn only safe and sat
1s:1c tory method of dealing with the subject
Building permits issued by Inspector Entwlsle:
1ith and 18th str cts northwest; q, 500 Mrs. j.
Ill gins. erect q thre9-Story dwelling, Massachu-
sets avepne. between 18TH ana 18Th streets north
west: $500 bert Reach, erect two-StOry
dwelling. Mount Pleasant; S1.GG0.
PErITtON FOR REPEAL or THE WOOD INSPECTION LAW.
A petition 10 Congress from about fifty owners OF
wood boats. who ship wood ON the river line from
Maryland and Virr nll TO this District, sent to
the Commits lOnerS for their views today from the
House District committee. The petition states
Virginia, largely engagpd in the woo. busine s.
principally with the District OF Columbia repre-
seat tnat they are aggrieved and greatly injured
In their business by the existing laws OF the Dis
trict requiring all wood offered for sale in said
District 10 first be subjected to an inspection and
measurement by stated inspectors and measurers
that under the operations OF this law your p-ti-
timers have GOOD reason to complain they are
snSj'.,t 10 final settlement OF their interests by
n cert cate issue by said officials and with
o.is remedy 1ney pray the adjustment OF the
Ciice O! Inspector and meaSurer for said District,
ilI IA; tae trade in wood shall be carried on in
sara DiStf1 9 on the same principle as prevails In
the city o fillmore and other large arts OF the
t0uaty" the Comm ssioner3 have returned the
petition without recommendation, but state that
t!ie Wo0d dealers are una nimOusly opposed to Its
repeal
COIORED Girl. FINED FOR ASsAULTING A WHITE
MaS-Two gofgeouSiy attired cOlOred girls. Anna
S,hnct Ter and MlsS Foreman. were in the dock at
Ire Police Court yesterday, charged by Jos. F.
ffrSeT, white nun, OF No. 305 Missouri avenue
" ~ aSSaultlng and rO5bing him. He told the
coGTt ~ 4 he Is from Savannah. Georgia, and
"boCt 10 O'Clock Thursday night he met these girls
On tIc avenue, AMI. GA invitation from them.
accompanied them 10 their house. oppos te Armory
ssiu re, and a'ter sitting in the parlor a few
minutes they turned the light down. and he saw a
hand md mans head at an adjoining window
ia1, t:s.na.ag he WAS in den OF thieves he got up
u i-ave, when they tried to prevent him, and
wien n inii~tei on leaving. one OF them struck
BIN over the eye with spittOon and the other
81 u III q Si'A MS own cane. The girls denied the
l5b9cry. GUt omitted clubbing him with the cane
becIcS' n re- 5el 70 pay bill he owed them The
e)UT I.SniSft1 the charge OF larceny, and fined
TIE S-hbai!cr girl SO or 30 days Tor the assault
AMI dismi sci the other girl
MesSrS. ID 'sm0n1 AMI Fitzy raid, contractors
u ave Just ccnOleted for the Baltimore Potomac
Ililro company the sidiny several hunt red feet
1tfhEth. nn6.ting the arrnory Fling with
INT Rad, for the use OF the United Suites fish
commission.