Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-04-13

Inc commissioners have issued an order amend
ding to section % the provision that projections
snail De limited to four feet street from 60 so
ieet wde three feet on streets from so to 60 feet
woe; TWO feet on streets from 40 TO so feet WIDE
Health Officer TownShend received letter to-
day from Prof. Baird, thanking him for the con-
Washington, adding, 'theSe are becoming more
ana more important in view of the decided in
crease in the supply of shad in the Potomac"
Two CHILDREN sUFFocATED BY SNoKE-The fire
reported In yesterdays STAR as having occurred
about IL O'Clock yesterday morning, in house No.
"a Free.nans alley, where two colored children of
Sarah Thomas, cOlOred, were locked In the ROOM
resulted In the death OF both of them, from the
effects of tnhalng smoke. The fire occurred in the
second story 1t is supposed by the children play
Ing with Goals from the stove, but was soon extin-
gus1ed by the police and citizens, and the chill
dren were removed In an unconscious condition.
The elder child, boy three years old, died soon
aIter tne occurrence, and the younger one, girl
ABOUT TWO years Old. died last night from the effects
OF suf1ocaton- They were not burned at all. The
IRE Did not spread much, and the smoke was all
confined In the room.
THE WESTERN BUILDING ASSOCIATION met last
evening The second annual report showed that
and the assets S40,l46S7. The following officers
We're elected: A. s. Taylor, PRESIDENT: Walter
SGeWar n wee president; W. H. Wetzel, secretary;
u = Kraft, S. Morris ThOrne, c. N. Moore, John
Irwin.
The NEW HAXPSHIRE CLUB, a social organization
comprising some OF the best citizens OF the state
arrived in the city last evening from Richmond,
ana are sightseeing to-day. This evening q
reception Will be rendered them by the New
Hampshire Congressional delegation at the Ham
be rendered them at Wizards. The members of
the club are quartered at Wizards ana tile
National, and Will remain in the city until Satur-
day.
LINCOLN HALL TOMORROW EvENING.-Great in
tereSt Is felt In the concert to be given tomorrow
lFr1day) evening at Lincoln hall by the Princeton
Glee Club, which sang SO acceptably here two
years ago The worthy charity the club will sing
To benefit Is the Central DispenSary and Emer-
gency Hospital. The lady managers are Miss
Waite, Mrs. McKeever, Mrs. ]. N. Carlisle Mrs
winthrop, Mrs. McCarty, Miss Ida Miller and
Miss Sallle Meigs, and the audience viii doubtless
be fashionable one.
THE COLD SNAP AND THE PEACH CRor-ssHas the
recent cold snap injured the peach blossoms"
asked STAR reporter yesterday OF Mr.. W. Saun-
ders, OF the Agricultural department. ssNot that
know OF. 1 havn't examined the blossoms par
ticularly. / went out yesterday when the Their
mometer had been down to % the night before and
picked handful or blossoms Off OF my peach tree
Or these only found two that would not make
peaches. But don't know that that was due to
the frost tel you | think the sparrows will In
Jure the peaches more than the frost. found a
group OF the little rascals in one OF my peach
trees picking OF the blossoms Tor the FUN OF Seeing
them fall ON the ground. They had no other rea-
SON."
PURCHASE OF VALUABLE PROPERTY BY THE Co.
ton OF the Columbian University at a meeting
held yesterday decided to purchase the Spacious
and eligible lot on the southeast corner OF 18th and
II streets as the site of the University build
Ing. The price paid for the lot was $4,000 The
lot previously presented to the University for the
same purpose by Mr. COrcoran, On the southwest
corner OF Vermont avenue and street, though
most desirable in point OF situation, was judged to
be too small as the seat OF the building contem-
plated by the authorities OF the University. We
understand that Mr. Corcoran concurred in this
opinion, and that he generously contributes $50
towards the purchase OF the new lot, that sum
being the estimated value of the lot previously
given by him, and expressing his continued Inter
est and faith In the future OF the University The
authorities hope TO break ground for the new
building at an early day. The lot is 154 feet on IL
street by 13l on 18th street, comprising more than
10000 square feet.
FURNITURE SALE--The sale OF parlor chamber
and library furniture at the old Club House. SOUTH
east corner OF 18th and III streets northwest To-
morrow morning, at 1890 O'clock offers a rare on
portunty TO those in search OF such goods as they
are all OF the best manufacture. See advt
ATTRACTIVE SALE.-Amongst the goods from the
Executive Mansion to be sold at DuncansOn Bros.
auction rooms Tomorrow are the very fine and
large Italian marble mantels out O. the east and
4 ft.-H~ 81 n