Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-06-07
Di.tric. Gexernmen, Affalr,.

District Government Affairs.
Pending the action OF Congress upon the bill
now under consideration In that body abolshing
the Office OF water registrar and placing the duties
In the engineers office, the Commissioners will
make no appointment OF successor TO Mr. Cox.
The report OF Collector Cook for the month Of
May shows total collections for that month to
have been sI43. al.
Building Inspector Entwisle has been directed by
the Commissioners to construct brick wall around
the lot occupied by the fourth precinct station
house, on K, near Goth street
causes OF fOrty-Seyen deaths were inquired Into
during that month seventeen OF these OF infants).
There were no homicides or suicides, and but
three accidental deathS-two from drowning.
LIEN CERTIFICATES ISSUED.
Mr.. W. o. Roome, chief in charge of revisions Of
special assessments, has issued lien certificates
against property on account OF revisions OF I'M
42l 425, 727, Sa9 80. SOL, rs, Az 62 So 49, 3S,
800 $50, 254 the 7th-street front or square 49,
ALLEYS alley In squares 81 A. 49, s e7s: nth street
street front in square Al; alleys in squares 500,
49, 81 square east OF SOC, squares 555, 116 reServa-
ton Z, and square 467.
APPOINTMENTS AT THE WASHINGTON ASYLUM.
The Commissioners have appointed Mr. F. B.
Graft oyerseer of the Washington asylum. The
COMPENSATION Is $500 per year. They have also APP
the same Institution.
BUILDING PERMITS
issued by Inspector Entwisle: John Brinckly, re-
pair brick, no N street southeast; $50. Ellen
"ood, ADDITION to frame, 2226 nth street north
west; $1,000. John Chambers, addition to frame,
152s North Carolina avenue northeast; 500. A.
Btnre9d, repair brick, 4SS III strdet northwest;
81 600. c. Nj. Bell, make show window to brick,
4o3-465 Pa. avenue northwest: $3.50. &c. A. Muncas-
TER repair frame and brick bud:ng on Canal St,
Georgetown; $500 Riggs & Co.. REPAIR brick 1926
18th ST NV; $4,000. VIM. Patterson, repair frame
Jul l9tn ST., NV; 500.
GENERAL SCRIMMAGE.-This morning In the
Police Court three Weil-dressad white men, named
Samuel II. Sherwood, Chas. E. johnson and Henry
[: underwood. were charged with engaging in AQ
affFay on the street Sherwood has been before the
court several times OF late for want0nly assault
Ing persons, and his sanity has been questioned.
His face and head were terribly bruised and
swollen, and as he stood In the dock he attempted
TO throw some dishes 1T the other defendants, who
were sitting with their counsel, Mr. F. H. Falls, in
SIDE the bar. He was removed to the cells and the
trial went on without him. The evidence showed
that Sherwood went into house 1881 New Jersey
avenue northwest and after creating disturb
ance assaulted Underwood, who had been
asked by the Ladies' OF the house to request him to
leave. In the fight which ensued johnson took a
hand. The court said he had received certificate
from Dr. Adams which stated that Sherwood was
insane, and irresponsible for his acts but as the
physician did not state on what he based his opin-
ION the court could not give the note any weight at
present Mr.. H. II. Wells, jr., SherwoOd's counsel
asked that Judgment in his case be suspended
oe made The court said he would fine Sherwood
the usual fine, as or Is days) and require him to
give 500 bonds to keep the peace toward these
people. The other defendants were fined 81 each.
MARRIAGE LICENSES have been issued to Israel
Long and Annie E. Hilton; Philip Johnson and
Jane Chase, both OF Charles county, Md; Joseph
NJ InOmp son and Josephine Lucas; Wilbur F.
George, Of fauGuer county, Va, and Ella S
Cooke; John b. Barthoow, of Frederick county,
Nd, and Mary N. Gambrill; Joseph B. Church:and
Laura V. Murdoch; c. p. Harrington and Mary
Gervila Straker; John Hunt and Hattie Mcdowell;
Shedriek ToliTer and Salle Davis; Lawrence Cole
man, or SpottSylvanil county, Va, and Julia
Robinson; Etienne Joseph Thelon, OF Cologne
russia, ana Annie Anderson. OF Stockholm, Swe-
den; w. j. Naylor, of Philadelphia, aud Elizabeth
s. Robinson; Richard H. Summers and Annie N.
Paugle, both OF L0udon county, Va; W. b. Boggs
and Ida G. Work, OF Phil; James Irvine OF Phil,
and Florence Ridenour.
BIBELOUS HACkMAN-A colored hackman
while testifying in bar-room assault case In the
Poilce Court the other day. casually remarked that
he had taken fifteen drinks at a certain stage OF
the affair, when he left He then went on to tell
the court what he saw when he came back soon
afterwards TO get another drink. Judge Shell,
looking fneredulOusy at the witness, inquired II
ne meant 70 swear that he had drank sixteen
drinks OF liquor at one time? ayes, sar," replied
court "Both, ledge" answered the witness.
Then he must have been pretty drunk )" suggested
the attorney for the defence. "No, Jedge," inter-
thirty drinks day, because when takes a drink
or whisky takes decent drink don't take
bath. II you was to hire me to drive you round.
ledge, and you was 70 set em up twenty-five times
would drive you round all the same, and you
couldn't tell had been Drinking
DEEDS AND FEES have been recorded as follows:
Savage Smith to John L. Vogt, part q, square $50:
$3.50 George Mason to n. Kelly, sub. IS, so 2O9;
s1,aO Almond Jardin to Mabel G. Bell part IS,
square 15S; sl,67l5 r.. o. Polkinhorn to Mills
Mofstef, =, square 3s3: &, 200. Josephine y. C.
Thomas to Martha NJ. Reed, sub. 81, square IFS:
s3,50ns0 Joseph Forrest, trustee, to X. E. Frey
part 2l9, square 1as, Georgetown {B. & HIS add-
tom; s.. George f. Lemon to c. NJ. Chester,
lot g. square 1873; s7,c00 L. j. W. Simms to Ellen c.
Mcconnell, sub. A, OF lot 10, square 500; $40 500
W. n. West and IF. V. BoyntOn, lot So, square 259:
LIS Virginia Prosse to Julius Lansburgh, part
Flagler, lots 81 and IS, square 96; s2,5125O B. T.
heyser, receiver. &C., TO r. WILett, lot TO- square
81; 5000 J: F. Wollard to r. r. Perry. in trust
G. Patten to David Gordon, trustee, lot b, sub
square 2S5; 5. David G. Wyche to David C.
GoTdon, same property; s.. David C. Gordon
70 n James W; Gre, sane property; 500 j. j.
ItO; 5000 j. +. Ennis, trustee, to j. j. Fallon,
part lot 5, square $50: s.. j. j. Fallon to W. w.
Burlette, same property: $500. J. F. Olmstead
70 Helen Nicholson sub OF lots and IS, SO. 80;
"a, sub OF 1, and %, So. 1872; $1,000 George
Mason to John A. Norris, same property: $4,000
". r. HELEN ct al to George E. Lemon, lots to
y, SUB So. 1ss =, 400 T. A. Richards to Mary E
to W. NJ. Gait, lot 6, So. 573; g.. Mary Ann Coyle
to same, part 6, So. 573 - r. Fendall, trustee,
to same, part g. do $3.50; part 6, do; 81 800 c.
So. s6s; 1852 81. James Connolly to Frank Hume
part -. 81 Csc. 81 800 Owen Murray to Mary MUIR
ray, lots and II, So. 80; s.. J. II. Lancaster ct
al 20 Christina hunlhofer, part 9, So $685. 81 500
81 800. w. II. Garges to Dennis Hurley lot IA. So
1856; 500 II. McMeen to Marian C. Peet lot as
So 10; S5ON5o j. 7. Hanley to Fannie Welsh
pt "a SO; 5l6 81 ss5. CALVIN Payne to Mary E. VOL
Ryan. lot 16S. 615. 5000