Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-09-19
District GOvernmle Affairs.

THE AWARDS OF CONTRACTS
for furnishing the police with winter uniforms
were made to-day as follows: Messrs Resented
Bros, Of Baltimore as follows: Overcoats, s24;
or the bids for hats to b. Ii. StinemetZ at 81 Is
each, he being the lowest bidder.
BIDS WERE OPENED TO-DAY
In the Office Of the District Commissioners for the
improvement OF 18th street southeast. The bid
derS were N. Fitzgerald, Il. Mccartney, j. A. Blum
dpn; D. Gudmo g r. Mal1ney VIM HqsSsy and W
his bid being s3,aOs75: Bids were also opened Tor
the Improvement OF 9TH street northwest, to
Boundary street The bidders were j. A. Blum
don, j. Taylor, j. Reynolds, Thomas Joyce and w.
II. Mohler. The lowest bidder was Mr.. j. A. Blum
don, ,5999 90. The above are bids in place or those
set aside few days since for being too high and
readvertiSed.
ANOTHER swINDLyR.-For two weeks past the
Post Office department has been in receipt of let
tiers from western postmasters stating that farm
ers :have been vlctimized by a man advertising
.new amber wheat' for sale for planting purposes
The advertiser having disappeared before the Post
Office authorities could issue any order in the
premises, the various postmaSterS have been d.
rected to return to the senders any registered let
tiers directed to him.
INJUNCTION AGAINST THE UNION IRON WORKS
This morning Judge Hagner, in the Equity Court,
made decree granting an in junction In the case
OF Reh agt the Schneiders, proprtetOrS OF the
Ohio avenue. The decree enioins defendants
from operating their foundry In such manner as
to jar complainants residence adjoining 1t, or in
conveniencing him by smoke. cinders, ETC.; and
the judge held that the rights OF citizen must
be protected against great manufacturing mOnop-
olies and that they could not locate their manu-
factories anywhere without respect to the rights
OF others
from the decision OF the Patent Office I'm refusing
him patent for car coupler was filed in the
clerks ONCE to-day.
A CoLoRED DESPERATE named William Slmms
was before Judge Bundy in the Police Court this
afternoon, charged with HOUSEKEEPING and also
with assault and battery with intent to kill Rus
sell SteptOe. Mrs. Felix Muldoon testified that he
came into her store at the corner OF 10th and r
streets yesterday afternoon, and on being told
that her husband was not there he lourished q
club and said he was going to kill him. He was
and took two boxes OF cigars and rifled the money
till, and struck her cOlOred man, Russell SteptOe,
he ad we MT ne 0 man saSTea
prisoner did with the weight Judge Bundy said
he would hold the defendant for the action OF the
grand jury In 3. goo bonds In each case.
STEALING POSTAGE STAMPS FROM THE AGRIcuI-
TURAL BuREAu.-A colored employe OF the Agri-
cultural Bureau, named Alexander Manning, was
arrested on a warrant sworn out by Ezra A.
Cromer, charging him with stealing icy three
the bureau. He was taken to the Central station,
and locked up. In the Police Court this morning
he forfeited IS collateral
NOT HYDRoPHoBIA.-Thes supposed case OF hydro
Te1OOla which was taken W tiic rItcuuCuS uoS-
ptcal-Taylor Day, co!0red-iurns out 70 oe no
case at ali of the kind. but epilepsy merely.
DEATH OF A PROMINENT RESIDENT OF THE
CoUNTY.-Mr. Archibald White, well-known far
mer and citizen OF the county, on the 9TH street
road near Brightwood. died aL his residence In the
county about ~ O'Clock last night, after sickness
OF about one weeks duration: Jaundice and con-
gestion OF the liver being the Immediate cause.
Mr.. White was from one OF the oldest families In
the state OF Maryland, his ancestors having come
here with Lord Baltimore. The landed estate
was originally quite large, the grant being issued
by Lord Baltimore to the ancestors OF Mr.. White,
and the name has not been changed. He was q
most public spirited gentleman and OF the strict
est integrity OF character. He leaves a wife and
several children, some OF whom are grown One
Is DR.. James White, q medical practitioner near
Chicago, who was telegraphed for yesterday.
GONE HoHx.-Chief sexton, Of the St Louis nre
department, who has been spending noene days
here IS the guegt q Chief Cxon1n, IN Goe hone