Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-09-12
District Go-crnn,en, Affairs.

The Commissioners have directed that the nnl,ce
Olncers be INSTRUCTED TO give particular attention
TO their Orjer OF last week n relation TO the ,rib
Dhngrof broken stone and other materials by the
being mPde on Iith and other streets of the CITY
with Instructions TO enforce 1t TO the letter
The inequalities In the pavement On street
northwest, between 18th and 18th streets have
been remedied Dy the District authorities al fhe
request OF Market-master Buell.
LIQUOR LICENSES
nave been approved as follows :-Ciustave Brooke
13ll E street northwest: Timothy Dowd, 6S5 /
street southwest; John III. Talyey county: John
w Gray, 423 10th street northwest; John +.
Nelly, 2J2 4 Z street southwest Dennis D. Riley
- Maryland avenue southwest
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE HARBoR MASTER.
Haroormaster sutton, in his annual report for
states the law as 10 the duties of the harbOr,
master and gives tabulated statement, showing
the material which composed cargoes OF SAILING
vessels which landed In the harbOr of Washing2
t9n duFinT the year, showing totals as follows:
her g, eo s 80 t9ns soft COAL 17O5s tons; lu
ger, H,l4iOOo feet: ice, 7o,I4 tons; stone Isl
TONS; wood. 1857 cords: cement 1000 barrels:
s s5sIs' 1 1870 s laths $4,000; guano, 1880
bushels; bone dust. ga bushels hay. ass ba Hsso
coal OIL, 400 barrels; corn, as bushels:
S rSs-s pile piies' -.o 1870; salt 2soo sacks
curing the year A list OF steam vessels p,yins on
tae Potomac river is given with statement of SER
gether; also list OF the tug boats On atogasher
The harborTnaster calls the special attention of
Tue major ana superintendent OF police the me-
ecssity Tor amending the law relating to the speed
at whleh vessels may proceed in our harbor cham
mel Ihe INV allows a speed OF eight miles per
hour, which rate is at least four miles per bonr
greater than should be permitted. He saws: 81
would earnestly recommend that the law he so
amended Us To limit the rate Of speed TO four miles
per hour"
CHARGES OF BEING UNLICENSED BROKERS DIS
4issED.-Ephralm Nash, one OF the Government
printing ONCE employees who is charged with be-
Ing an unlicensed broker was called fn the Police
court this morning. Ernest Hoffman. an en-
pioye or the Government Printing Office Testified
70 borrowing money from the defendant, and pay
ing MIN Si1 for it the next month, but there was
no understanding about interest Other witnesses
resumed 10 borrowing small sums from the defeni-
ant Inc court dismissed the case. James 2
DuilocS, also employed In the Government Print.
L,g Olnce, charged with the same ouense, was also
dismissed 80 "i0o
kEAL ESTATE SALE.-MeSSrs. John Sherman IT.
Co yesterday sold for II. III. I. Leopold trustee lor
IN oock Meridian HUI, adjoining tie residence
% Charies IT, ArmeS, esq, 50xlS0 feet, to Mr. Nm
Duft at 5o4 cents per square foot This Is an in
locally = 49, >-"'
koBBERY FROM A STEaABoAr-John Hutcbins
md John T. Middleton, two cOlored empoyes Of
the steamer keyport, OF the Potomac Steamboat
company, were charged before Judge Bundy I'm the
rotEe Court this morning with stealing a lot OF
company. The testimony showed that the prOp-
e!Sy was found In their trunks. The defendants
o1aime0 that when they were leaving the Eeyport
% go aboard the Leary they had permission 10 take
change OF bed clothing with them The Court
med them so or GO days In jail