Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-09-06
District Government Affairs.


The plans for the nav house to be erected on the
grounds OF the Industrial Home school, In George
town, have been made in the off1ce of the inspec-
tor OF buildings in accordance with the appropri.
atom OF last Congress. This Will about wind up
the District building operations for the present
until further appropriations shall have been made.
MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS
Messrs. John Brtnkley, ct al, property-holhers
in square north OF square 743 request the Com
inis;ioners to have the alleys in said square
graded.
The District Commissioners have declined to
entertain request by Mr.. Francis q. Stitt, 215 H
street northwest, for the substitution OF concrete
for the Belgian block pavement now lai1 on II
street from North Capitol to Sd street mort Invest
The Commissioners have appointed John w.
B0ding a special policeman OF the metrOpOlit a n
force for service at the Dime Museum for one year.
The Commissioners have authorized the admis-
The Commissioners have declined applications
for pavinr Sth street. beyond street. and street.
between 18th and 10Th streets.
BUILDING PERMITS
were issued tod y by Inspector EntwiSle az fol-
loWs:-Clark Gildnrsleve. repair brick, 1903 G
street northwest; 50 OO0 Also, to repair brick 6aO
two-story dwellings on Columbia street. Mer dian
Hill: So 200. H. Derly, repair frame. 1851 street
northwest; $3.50. Edward Kubel, repair brick. aa6
1St street northeast; 5000
BUILDING AssocIAr1oN-At the twenty-fourth
Ing association last night 3OO0 were sold, at an
average premium OF 81 per cent, ard a number OF
additional shares were subscribed.
THE WILL OF DR. JOSHUA RnzY-To-day Mary
Anna Riley, executrIx OF the will OF the late Dr..
Joshua Riley, of West Washington filed with
Register of Wills Ramslell petition asking that
certain memoranda be probated as codicil to The
will dated July Goth, 1871, by which he gave his
widow the income OF his estate, and devised the
whole to his children, and nominated John C.
Riley and petitioner executors, and letters were
issued them in March. 1875; that John c. Riley
died in Februlry, 1879, and the widow in August
last, and besides the will DR.. Joshua Riley left
sheets with schedules IN
b. given the children as follows: Nary A. Riley,
e33 200; Florance Riley Radcliffe s33, 200, and john
sion.
6;h and s streets, and robbed the money drawer OF
its contents. Later, Albert, alias Babe Foster,
latter displaying policeman's badge, and repre-
senttng himself to be Detective Cox The bogus
Police Court as he had arrested the thieves. Her
bert did as requested. and appeared at the Police
Court, but found to his surprise that no arrests
WOMAN WITH LOADED PIsToL.-A young col
the Police Court this morning, charged with car
rying pistol. which Private Auldridge. OF the
South Washington precinct, testined that she was
Furnishing in the street last night about II O'clock,
and that he took 1t from her and found five loads
in It. Said Ju ige Mills: "a woman who carries
defendant was fined s25 ~ thirty days.
THIEVES SENTENCED.-JuS' 'phuS Williams and
William JONES' two young mulatto men, were In
the dock at the Police Court this morning to
answer charge OF hOusebreaking and also one
or larceny. The charge OF HOUSEKEEPING was lOr
entering the woOdshed OF Clement j. Myers and
stealing carpet therefrom. The technical point
as to the entering of the premises could moi be
proved and the more serious charge OF house
breaking fell through, although the prop rty was
positively traced to them by Sergeant Amlss and
Privates Shanks and Slater A charge OF larceny
was substituted against Josephus Williams. and
conviction Was had under this head, ana he was
sentenced to two months In jail They were both
then put on trial for the larceny OF large guam
tIty OF wearing apparel from the house or VIM. N:
Durkins, No. 1l02 10th street. A cOlOred ragman
Identified lot OF ladies' nne clothing that was
torn into pieces as stun he bought from them as
old rags Mrs. Durkins identified some OF the
remnants OF garments as her white dress and
other articles from her wardrobe They were
sentenced to three months each In jail In this CASE
MARRIAGE LICENsRa-The clerk OF the court has
issu ID marriage licenses to Simon Jones ani Car
r,e Kelley; George D. Moore and Emma Lee Simms,
both or Alexandra, Va: 8. Taylor Suit, of Suit
lind, Md, and N. Rosa Pelham, OF Alabama:
Thomas Hill and Malvina Tolson; Lambert Oliver,
Of Charles county, Md. and Maggie K Savage, OF
Wilmington. N. c; George T. Rldgway, OF r. @.
phine Hurley; John Mansfield and Elvira john
son; Charles H. Jackson and Rosa Ann jackson;
Samuel Aunroe and Annie AattheWR