Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-07-25
District Government Affairs
NOT REGARDED WITH FAVOR.

On an application made for pardon for an IN
mate of the wOrkhOuSe the District Commissioners
to-day made the following endorsement: "The
practice by offenders OF appealing from sentence
inflicted by The Judge OF the Police Court and then
out having been subjected 10 the labor and diScip-
line OF the workhouse being brought to the notice
OF the Commissioners, such appeals Will not be re-
eeived with favor"
BUILDING PERMITS
issued by inspector Entwisle: August Grass re-
pair brick 2)04 New Hampshire avenue northwest;
500 William Hahn, repair brick sic 9TH street
northwest; $500 W. l. Nash, repair frame 4O2 1st
street southeast: $50 Major A. III. Nicholson,
repair brick No. Dupont circle; 800 l. c. Marini
repair brick E, between 9Th and 10th streets north
west. $500.
NEW MINING ConPANY-The certificate of in
corporation OF the Hades Canon Mining company
OF New Mexico was hled In the Office OF the
corder OF deeds yesterday. The capital stock IS
each. The incorporators are Nicholas T. Armijo,
Chas. W. Lewis. VIM ii. Main. JAS A. Main, G.
Hayden and l. Z. Main.
DEEDS IN FEE have been filed as follows: Mary
a Hartley to Augustus ID. Grummond, lot 16, So
coz; 90 SEQ Anna NJ. Eslin To John Mel. Iipseomh
SUD- sIs 10 ana 70 So sl $40 j. NJ Lpseomo to H.
signee, TO W. T. Collins, sub. 76. so. 6ss: $2l0G d.
O. knight 70 C. II. Knight, pts. 20 and 2i So ST.;
SCI 6s4; 3. Hooe and Darneille, trustees to G.
l. sheriff. lots and Q. So 323; 1854 p II White
whyte Overman 10 Asa Whitehead, lots II and
1e. sub 50. 90; sI.OO0. H. Potut TO Sarah A. Van
Daiip, pit -. sd 49, 3: X. c. Fox to w. c. Hill.
btT block I. Meridian Hill; S2.5l1 %: and lot s.
same: s2,s06 so j. Small TO w Mayse. Jr pts. n,
20 ana q, So sc9; $50. W. Mayse. jr, to W. A.
Stewart, same property; 500. w. X. Woodward
trustee, 10 same, pit 8. So. 09; 1921. J. j. OAR
lington. trustee. To S. Norment, sub. A, So. 4C3;
s2,12. j. ID Clarke To Rosalie NJ. Bradford pt II,
se- 2S; $4,000 II. v. GO1man to S. Pumphrey pt
u, 81 SOB: $40 W. Mayse. Jr., TO Eliza A. Brooks
lot 49, 50. sos; siCo r. W. Carter 70 sarah l. Dou,
oJ. w. Belt, lot 81. Keating estate: Ss25. G. b.
TOwies ct al, executors, to w. E. Edmonston.
~ ., 81. 4o5; 4, zoo
An CSHsPPY SggENADE.-Sadie Jones and Ellen
moss, two dusky damsels, We're In the dock at
Judge SHELLS court this morning, charged with
also colored- Charles told the court that he got
tight the other night, took his guitar and went
down on ~ street TO serenade these ladies' and
fell asleep on their steps. When he aweke hi,
guitar was gone He went back the next day and
saw IL in their possession, and had them ar
rested. The prisoners denied the charge ana the
ease was dismissed. N 'A0
LAST NIGHr's FIRE.The alarm at s:.5 O'Clock
last night from box - was for fire in a row OF
frame houses at the corner OF 4th and l. streets
northwest The fire originated In house No. 1894
4th street, between h and l., occupied by Harriet
Nolan and owned by Mrs. Shea, which was
damaged about 500. All the furniture was con-
scBed or ruined by the fire. House 1880 4th street,
occupied b. John Wells and owned by +. B. Duffy
was dan aged TO the extent OF 500; house 1872
occupied by VIM Wheeler and owned by Duffy
I'D, and house 1898. occupied by DenniS McMof-
T0w, by whom ft was owned and used as a grocery
store, was damaged slightly, while the stock was
Gsmaged about 500 by water. The cause OF the
IRE Is BOT positively known, but Is believed To
Es.Fe originated from the explosion OF a coal oil
lamp The firc department RESPONDED promptly
alter the alarm WAS turned in, but there was n
delay OF several minutes caused by the iislayiag
q Erc alarm KEY.