Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-04-18
District Govern rnent Affairs:

District Government Affairs.
The Commissioners to-day addressed to Major
BROCK, OF the police department., letter express
ing through him to Sergeant Tazwen B. Amlss
"their high appreciation OF his sound Judgment
and courageous conduct in his encounter with the
four thieves in the alley near the Franklin school
| building on the morning OF the 18th instant"
Mr.: W. o. Roome, chief Of special assessment
III, 719, 279, 121.
The District Commissioners have accepted the
offer OF Mr.: Wash. B. Williams, auctioneer, to sell
Ihe District property advertised TO be sold on the
10th Instant
The Commissioners yesterday made an order
proved April 1. 1882 the portion OF the alley rum
ming north and south In square 1885, from lots "a to
g. is hereby declared to be closed" and the sur
VeyOr Is ordered to make a record OF such closing.
BUILDING PERMITS
issued by Inspector EntwSle: j. T. Fry, repair
brick. 81 street southeast; 81 COO. G. j. Hilyer
Q street. between 2Oth and 2lst northwest; SIC 800
d. \. Hoover, build Kitchen to frame All street
southeast; $500 VIM: E. spaulding & Co., repair
brick 1924 Pennsylvania avenue; $500.
THE WORKING PEoPLE.-The galvanized iron
eornice makers last evening elected j. II. Wood
field. president; James Welsh, vice president, and
- Fisher, secretary and treasurer. A committee,
Q, Nm James Welsh and
mentS for the society entering the Federation of
Labor. The 1ourneymen plumbers and gas filters
Ill,
business Of importance.
Anderson Gordon and Maria Swami; Benjamin
Belt and Minnie Gill ChaS M. AylOr, OF Culpeper
county, Va, and Mamie o b Hawkins, Of Kappa
county, Md, and Marian s. Cross; Joseph E.
Copps, OF Richmond, Va, and Martha A. Derby, Of
Buffalo, NY; Clayton A. Edelin, and Sa!lie E.
Kersey, both OF Prince Georges county, Md. !;
Henry j. Meader and Molly Dunan; John Adams
and am Mary E Banks; August Kiuch and Lucy Ritz;
Elias A GcBee. Of Greenville, Sc, and Mary E.
Corse; Clement Krogmann and Lena LochbeOhler
GRATEFUL BoYs-Judge Smell, on Saturday, re-
ceived large bouquet OF choice flowers and a very
touching note from the two young white boys
Henry and Arthur McCabe, now OF Baltimore, as a
token their appreca ton OF his Kindness to them
In dismssng the charge ofincorrigihility brought
against them by their father In this city few
weeks ago. The flowers were presented to the
judge in his private Office the court by Police
man Montgomery, who also received bOquet from
the boys. The Judge said he was proud to hear
that the boys were doing 30 well and supporting
their mother.
THE CLAH-NA-GAEL CELEBRAT1oN-The centen-
NAL OF Irish legislative independence was cele-
brated last evening at Abner's hall by an enter
The audience was very large, and the program in
Guided Rotations and songs by the following well
k ksSs,a artists M MI W s Laskey Mrs Agnes
Mrs. j. ). White, MIR. b. A. FOrsman, Mr.. David c..
Bangs, MT. E. c. Gin, Miss Annie Renehan, Prof.
+. Bodie, Mr. j. NJ. McAvoy.
Tns CELEBRAr ED MORRIS claimant, Col Pinch
| auer, of Nevada, who has been trying to see the
Secretary OF the Interior for the past six years,
| accomplished his object On Saturday. When the
| Onicfals were filing in to bid Secretary Kirkwood
the , colonel Joined the
| presence OF the Secretary. He at once drew out
that massive pocket-book and produced papers in
regard to his claim, but was informed by the Sec
rotary that he would see him another day. The
colonel withdrew very much eiated.
DsEps IN Fer have been recorded as follows:
C. f. Henry, marshal. to +. KOOnes, lots 2. II. Ii
and q, block 8, Mt Pleasant and Pleasant Plains,
| s.. R. r Perry, trustee, to F. KoOnes, same
property; 3. B. h: Warner to G. W. Henshaw,
lot 40 sub lots In 50; 7ss; ,S25. E. E Cramer to
S. Johnston to Mary A. Lynn, lot Fl, reservation
b; $4,000 B. II. Warner to Il. A. Brawner, subs.
and 81 no sso g. ? Is: 6 riley . MaIgs.ss Y
al. trustees, 10 James T. Waugh, pit 8. SO. Ss;
a. sss p09s1 s5 Tiiss 70 70 " Ns,Io4 E
summerstoa, PTS @ ana Il, 50: ~; s. 40 VIM n
Francis Dick to W. Z. Hii, part 5, sa. SIS; s..
G. Dyson to Anne Kemp, lot l. 50. ss6; $500
lass Pc bs Ts'ss s ss spss Belt land Of the
sey, as heretofore stated in TIE STAR, win assem-
| BILE for their fourteenth annual meeting at the
Congregational church in this city tonight. The
Rev F. B. Pullan, Of East Orange, n j., and re.
ception, at which words OF greeting are expected
| from Representatives Haskell and BurrowR Sen
atOr Window. who was expected to preside at the
reception. being away, Senator Hawley will pre-
| side.
A WOMAN SHOT AT 4 COLORED BALI.-About
II 80 O'Clock last night, disturbance occurred at
| the emancipation bail, In the Galilean Fisher
mems hall, ON Pennsylvania avenue, between I'd
and ~ streets, which attracted the attention OF
Detective COomea Policemen Miller and Wheeler
went into the han TO Investigate the cause of the
trouble, and found pistols and razors being nour-
ished, and everybody In state of wild excitement
| over the shooting OF q woman named Annie Ring
gold In the 1eShy part Of her leg by Henry Jack
son, who was promptly arrested and pistol found
on his person. George w, NQkeS was also arrested
for n0urtshing large pistol In the Police Court
to-day, jackson was charged with assault and
battery with intent to kill Annie Ringgold, and
! was committed In default OF $500 bonds for trial
| when she is able to appear George w. N0IeS was
charged with carrying pistol, and was fined sc
| or 60 days
Mr. DANIEL A. BRoSNAN, for the past twenty two
years the sexton OF St Patricks church, g
street, Is lying very Ill at his residence adjoining
the church. OF heart disease and IL Is feared can
not live more than few hours days at farthest
Mr.. Brosnan has been In Ill health from heart
trouble for q long time, and some months since
! took to his bed, since which time he has been
steadily failing In strength. Mr. Brosnan Is about
IS years OF age, and has been married twice, but
/ has no children About year ago he commenced
business BOOKSELLER on 9th street. opposite the
Patent once, and was building 40 0uffa tYado