Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-10-17
District Government Affairs.


| District Government Affairs
| MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS.
| All the Commissioners were at their places to-
day. Commissioner West, who has been III, states
that he is on the mend, and feels much better to-
day.
| Secretary Tindall, OF the District Commission
Commissioners He indorseS the efficiency OF the
| employees and recommends the establishment OF
| Messrs. William Dickson, Stilson Hutchns and
others have petitoned the Commissioners to trans
| Ter to them the privilege OF putting up electric
| wires and lights, the same was granted to Mr..
warren Choate, who has severed his connection
with the company.
| OPERATIONS OF THE POLICE
| me quarterly report or the major or police for
| the three months ending September 30 has been
laid before the Commissioners. IL shows the total
number of arrests during the quarter to have been
| 4O21-3232 males and as females. Three arrests
counterfeit money. 8 for rape. for embellishments
and for highway robbery. Fines were imposed
In 1,SlS cases. and LILO cases were dismissed by
the leutenantS and at the Police court.
| BUILDING PERMITS
| The building inspector has issued building per-
mts to the following persons: Mrs. Isabella Hig-
gins, to build addition TO brick, l2th street, be-
tween st. and Massachusetts, ave. NV: ST 800
J: W. Little, build addition to frame on Monroe
| St, between Lincoln and johnson sts., Uniontown;
| $50 w. C. Alder, repair brick near Benning's;
FOO James o'Carter, erect blacksmith shop,
Harris, repair frame dwelling, e29 L street NV;
! $50. John Mulcahy, remodel, &C, brick, AS 81
street sw.; $500: E. o. sanderson, repair frame In
| alley between and and 9TH and Sth streets S.
e.. si5 A. F. Barker, erect four three-story brick
dwelling, sso-s26 street s.w.; $4,000.
| KEEPING AN UNLICENSED BAR--In the case OF
Fanny GARFIELD, charged with keeping an un-
| morning, gave judgment against the defendant in
| the sum of si05 and costs. An appeal was noted.
Witness in the Case and aed waS to sum- am
pear at previous trial OF the case, was brought
| In ON an attachment and fined 81 for contempt OF
| court.
FINED FOR CARRYING PIsToLs.-A young colored
| man, named Henry Hamilton, was in the tolls at
Judge Snells court yesterday on charge OF carry
Ing pistol A respectable looking colored man,
| lady out buggy riding Sunday, and when he drove
her TO her home in Clarke'S alley, Sunday even
| ing, the defendant and crowd OF Others attacked
| MIN because he was a stranger in that neighbor-
| hood. The defendant got 80 days on the farm, in
| default OF $50 fine. James BriScoe was fined so
oy Judge Smell yesterday for carrying pistol
NOT GUITEAU BULLET.-It was mentioned in
THE STAR OF Saturday that piece of lead was
found at the foot OF the heater the west side OF
! the main saloon Of the Baltimore and Potomac
| depot, which was claimed to have been one OF the
| balls fired by Guiteau at the late President Gar
Held Mr.. Kingsley the finder of the piece OF lead,
looked upon 1t as prize, but being peset by
| the news stand on eeEhibtfon In n the Course OF Of
| the day 1t was carried off, it is supposed, by an
Ohio man, who had been very importunate to get
lead is not bullet or piece or one, but had done
duty as one OF the lead seals used by Adams
| EApfeSS Co., WHICH SOInc ulSCNleVOuS party naQ
placed in the cavity OF the heater
A CHARGE OF FORGERY Nor SUsrA1NEp.-This
morning, in the Police Court, Prosecuting Attor-
ney Moore called Judge SnelPs attention to the
| In signing the name OF Lafayette Bingham to a
| letter. Mr.. Moore said that the warrant was not
examining ali the eydence In the csse h ana MY
| Coyle had come to the conclusion that there is
manifestly no case OF forgery against Pritchard,
ana he would nolle proSequi the case.
|
COMMITTED TO JAIL-Henson Perry, the colored
man who was before Judge Smell yesterday for as
saulting another colored man named Jno. Magru-
der by cutting him with a razor about girl, was
before the court this morning. the case having
Ball testified that the injury consisted OF a cut
across the nose and extending to the outer corner
OF OF the right eye, and reaching the bone Perry
| Was sent TO jail for six months
The Political Field.
| THE NEW YORK CITY DEMOCRACY NOT ALTOGETHER
| HARMONIOUS.
| The joint conference committee OF the demo.
cratic organizations in New York city last even
| ing divided the ticket, so that the naming OF
sheriff goes to Irving hall, the county cerkship to
| the county democracy, and the two judges OF the
superior court and the three coroners to Tam
many. Irving named for sheriff Alexander v.
Davidson, and the county democracy presented
| Patrick H. keenan, for county clerk. The suppor-
terS OF William A. Butler threatened to overthrow
the ticketin the convention to-day, and the friends
| Tammany'S convention. The ticket will be SUBJ
mitted to the different conventions this evening
| lOT Tdtlllcdtl0Q.
| THE OREGON sENATORsHIP STRUGGLE
The 22d ballot by the legislature or oregon to
| select United States Senator was taken Saturday
ana resulted: Mitchell, 80; Shattuck, 29 eX-Attor-
ney General Williams, 3; ex-Congressman Will
liams, 6; Judge Lord, 5, with number OF scatter
| ing votes Two other ballots were taken with the
same result
| CAMPAIGN NOTES
| The man-American Independent citizens OF
the 9th New York district last night nominated s.
The democrats OF New Orleans have nominated
| n ffv oHaf hoa daA fha r Dab
for mayor.
The county convention OF the young mems inde-
pendent republican clubs In New York yesterday
adopted resolution recommending Leon NJ. Bates
for mayor.
The Cleveland Independent republicans of New
York city have organized club which already has
over 1000 members. The club is composed OF re-
publicans who propose to vote for Cleveland for
The republican convention OF the Sd Maryland
judicial circuit yesterday recommended Hon. Ste
| venson Archer, OF Hartford, for chief judge, and
s Parker Bosley. of Baltimore county. for associ-
ate judge Mr. Archer is democrat and an indie
| pendent candidate.
| A correspondence is In progress in Kansas look
ing to the withdrawal OF both Ex-Governor Robin
son, the greenback. and Col Slick, the democratic
Martin, democrat, at the head OF the greenback
state ticket
in the republican congressional convention of the
| Cayuga- a-Wayne-Seneca New Yorkl district with
e out change. the vote standing-Camp l2, Payne
Gen. Butler made two speeches last evening In
Boston. He declared the river and harbor appro.
priaton bill 'did it" in Ohio, and not the liauor
bill. He also said civil service reform never would
have been necessary In this country II parties had
changed once in four years
The Civil Service Reform association of Mary.
land has addressed a series OF questions to the
candidates for Congress in the Sd and 4th districts
designed to draw out from them a specific state
ment OF their views on civil service reform meas
| ures. The association intends to interrogate
| other congressional candidates In the same way.
MI. Richard Harrington. chairman OF the Della
ware republican state central committee, has
written letter declining to reply to the recent
| charges made against him by Mr.. Bayard and
| the other gentlemen on the other side OF the
fence" He says his character and reputation
among his own people he submits as his vfndica-
tion. He also prOphesies republican victory In
Delaware in November.
j. II. Wallace, democrat, will contest the elec-
| tion of VIM. kcKinley, republican. from the
eighteenth congressional district OF Ohio, who has
been returned as elected by a majority OF eight
votes.
the Philadelphia citizens committee OF one hum
| dred has endorsed Michael Arnold, democratic
candidate for Judge, nominated Gen. J. VIM Hoff-