Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-03-11
District Government Affairs.
A STREET IMPROVEMENT WANTED.

STREET IMPROVEMENT WANTED.
A statement has been received by the Commits
soners from the property holders and residents Of
10th street northwest FROM o street TO Rhole
Island avenue setting forth the condition OF that
street, and asking Tor its paving. II was re
ferred to the Engineer Commissioner who states
that as temporary relief portion OF the rotten
wood pavement IN tie center OF the street was
taken up and replaced by gravel in the fa OF 1850.
The gravel like all gravel in this vicinity. is full
muddy. The street is retained In the liss OF
wooien pavements TO I've replaced, but IL is not
equ5l Ia importance 70 some OF the principal ave-
nueS which have not yet been repaved
BUILDING PERMITS
issued by Inspector Entwisie: J. Smith, erect a
two-story and basement dw ling, 23t. between
PENNSYLVANIA avenue aE1 street northwest 81 coo.
C. h. Tanher. erect two-stOry dwelling, L, be-
tween Sd and 4th streets nortAwsSt; s4,5Oo
There are 155 new advertisement In THE STAR
to-day.
SYsTEMATIzED CHARIrY-The third meeting OF
the board or managers OF the sixth subdivision
Associated Charities was held last TueSday even
Ing at the residence OF A. S. Pratt In the lbsenct
o! the president, Hon. AM2c Arthur Vice Pres dent
Pratt occupied the chair. The treasurer reported
total receipts from memberships and donations
since organization, sos; disbursements, S56 25 and
Dill Tor printing unpaid. The secretary made an
interesting report, from which we extract as
follows: Applca ations Tor aid since organization,
February 81, through visitors. etc, 81 OF the Sc l6
were White, and 45 were co,ored: 26 OF these VIZ
II Whit and 10 colored Were helped To food and
fuel-belng very deStitute-thTee were furnished
with work and two fouEd in such immediate and
pressing need were given some money by the wis.,
tor until the necessari OF life could be sant them
Many sad Gases OF GeStitution Were found in the
helrt OF our city-between NJ and O ana 4th and
Ith StfeetS Many very needy and most worthy
have not received help Tor want OF ICn!s. The
commute on providing visitors for each square
reported that this WORK had been nearly COM
Mir: AtLec, Mr.. E. X johnson, Miss Fratt Mrs
Robbins, Mrs French, Mr.. G.liingS, Miss WIthing-
ton aud Mrs. A: b. Wolfe. Of the yIsitiGg commit
tee, offered and were appointed TO solicit member
IL
dlXston. The labor committee Was Increased 10
Ve ana were requested To take the necSS lry steps
Tor the holding or public meeting ana the giving
Oh an entertainment at which contributions OF
food, fuel, clothinr, etc. should be received
Tor distribution among the needy.
DEEDS IN FEE have been recorded as follows: NJ.
Oppenheimer to L. Tohrner, part ID, square 493:
s. E. II. Thomas, trustee, TO A. Eehrend, part
=, square 51S; s. Patrick E O'SuDvan TO T. J.
sullivan, part z, square $50; s20oo. Clarence +.
Cobb TO George NJ Wood, p, t /, Mount Pleasant,
(Park and Pine streets) si,4i5.
INDICTED FOR MuRDER.-The grand jury to-day
returned an Indictment against William Harris for
the murder OF Joseph Banks by striking him on
the head with stone the 5th of July last.
Also, an Indictment against Hugh Strider second
offence petit larceny.
SENT TO THE PEsIrENTI.Ey.-To-tiay commit
mentS to the Deniteptiary were ma.ie out for the
following convictS:-lienry Kaiser ana james
Ru tin, second offence larceny. two years; John
aa Weedsn,, burglary and larseny, years; Albert
years; Charles Morgan. Richard Butler and VIM.
Thomas. grand larceny, years each; james SOFT,
alias Scott Thomas, petit larceny, years; Milly
Peyton. 2i offence, petit larceny, tnree years.
WIFEs SUIT FOR DIvoECE.-Maria Byrnes TO-
day, hv Mr.. j. A. Smith, filed bill for divorce
from Patrick Byrne>, To whoa She was married I'm
Poughkeepsie, n. Y, in May, 1866 The charges
are cruelty, &c.
INTERESTING POINT UNDER THE OIFoMARGARrSE
LAw.-Hf Zeliah Naple ard II char; Hudson, COM
l.. r.rtlIs 10
exposing and Offering for saleS substance i'm sem
bllnce or tutter, called 0eomaigaril and that
they neglected and refused Lo have stamped i'm
half-inch letters the name ot the substance on
1882, they sold such article 10 one John
L. Douglass. MeSSg'S. bnpa Hunton and
F. II. Fail appeared for the defendants,
and filed a motion tn u1ash the Information, on
charge is brought The Uilltat st les statute, ap-
proved January 18th, 1879, which il claimed to be
defective" re.dS that any p r>on selling the Olee-
margarine in the way described shall forfeit and
pay fine OF 500, TO b. recovered, by Indictment
In any court OF the District OF Columbia having
jurisdiction for the trial OF misdemeanors-one-
half OF said fine going 10 the infOrner' and the
balance TO the treasury or the District OF Colum-
Dla. The defence Claim that the statute providing
that the case shall be tried 10y indictment, and the
Police Court, not having power 10 try by Indictment,
has no jurisdiction in the matter: hence the motion
TO quish Ii this po1lt is carried then there can
court The Grimm 4 Court being the court which
tries by Indictment cannot try miStemea nors. and
as The very detective ST tlte classes this nSfe-
meanor, then there is no law IN this District by
The defence asked for q continuance, which was
granted until ncXt Wednesday, ans. the defendants
gave their personal bonds In the sum OF $500 for
their appearance.