Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-04-07


BIDS FOR TERRA Gotta FOR THE PENSION BUILD
ING.-Gen. NJ C. Meigs supervising architect for
the erection OF the new Pension ot11ce building, to.
day opened bids for $4,000 feet OF terra Gotta
sheathing for the roof OF the pension building
There were fifteen bidders, as follows: Raritan
Hollow and Porous Brick Co., N. Y. city; Indian.
apoiis Arch. 7. c. Co, Indianapolis, Ind; A. Hall
Terra Ter Gotta CO., Perth Amboy, n. j.. Flre-Proof
Mass; Wight Pire-Proof Co., N. Y; Horace B.
Camp, Cuyhago Falls, N. Y; N. Y. T. c. Lumber,
N. Y. city; Geo. Elbrick, Columbus, Ohio Balti.
Co, N. Y; j. b. Kendall, Washington; Potomac
Terra Gotta Co, do; S E. Lortng, Boston; OTTAWA
Tile Co., Chicago. The bids ranged from 9 ITO
cents 10 2lK cents for 16pch tile, and from Is to
"a cents for M-inch tile. The award will not be
made for few days yet
REPRESENTATIVE TowNsHEND leaves tonight on
the 9: 40 train for Springfield ILL.,, where he has
private business, after which he will go to Shaw
neetown, III, to supervise the renovation OF his
nome, which was submerged during the recent
floods there. His wife and Children win remain In
this city until warm weather.
THE Bowen BOND CASE IN THE POLICE CoURr-
At special session Of the Police Court this after
noon the district attorney called the case of Ed
WARD Devlln, against whom writ Of scire facas
bond OF 900, for the appearance OF Henry A.
Bowen as witness in the star route jury bribery
S Which ", was should not collected
@ this the court hats sot the Plea
jurisdiction 10 collect bond, and the bond must
well established principle OF law that court OF
inferior has the powert to collect bonds
the de1enc nc, having put their plea in writing
government and let the case stand open tiii Mon
day for the defence to make up the record of the
RANGE OF THE THsRxoMsrsR.- following
onlcer to-day: am 5l4: II am. sac: S1 nm ma
700 Maximum, us: minimum, 495
excitement was occasioned this morn1nr on =
street, near the Center market resulting "A IL an
rre e3ired sne energy with which COL O. B.
William A. Thompson with his cane for What ha
Carse) considered an insult to two ladies' ne
Arnold put Col Carse and VIM ThomnsorL rot :,
under arrest, but they were released on eollatoroi
aR an mah saa TO have been the
| MS cane upon him, escaped arrest. wa
MARRIAGE LIcENszs Marriage ucenses ,.,,
Deen Issued by the clerk Of the court to lanes
| V O, and Maggie Hughes: W. F. Works. OF
OF Adams county, Pa John ". H Reese tep ne
Brown; Oder Carroll and Isabella Parker. T Tixa
! N. DlVeh ana sarah Ann Taylor, both Of Laurel:
Baltimore. 'A VI
| M-uay alresteo man named j. z. Kemp, who.
the OIcer states, has been acting In a very ecce,
tIlc manner Last night, about II O'clock he got
SIX 81 me, new axes and saw. and hiring hack drove
~ i Sr,sr t ana pennsylvania avenue telling
me ariser tnat ne had to meet some men therse
Whom ne mad engaged to cut down a new wharf
| when a some person had erected on q site which
| ald not belong to him. When they arrived there
mere were men there. He then directed the
9hew 70 proceed to the 9th street wharf, where
Iney gOt OUT taking one Of the axes and the saw.
ne went Gown under the wharf and Commences
cutting s at one OF the piles. and after while
CANE eau OUT s.aung that he had cut one timber on,
anus taxing fresh axe, he returned and cut other
timber, as he stated He then came out and
putting PACK his tools In the hack told the driver
tnat ne mao nxed the wharf SO that II any weight
tnat ne Oe dIiyen TO LIST street ana Pennsylvania
avenue, Whe,e Lieut. Kelly arrested him. He was
against the man being, destroying private prom.
deranged. -''' 'ee"