Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-10-03

Clark viii be clerk OF the next House MT. Ran
can y claiming votes in New York but even after
three. filden and the New York sun are making
show OF supporting Randall to hold his influence
Just playing with Randall The indications in
New York now are that T1lden viii take up Cleve-
get Randss suppor or h% N ana n 10
toey make show OF supporting him for Speaker"
District Government Affair."
PERMISSION ASKED TO CONSTRUCT TELEGRAPH
Mr: W. II. Faarbank requests OF the Commits
sioners that permit be granted to construct q
n a OF poles from istn ana Boundary streets and
null road, to road running from Tenleytown to
road. thence along said road to the Dis
from 10th street along Boundary street to 18th
street, TO street. to Pennsylvania avenue. to 7th
street and thence to such points as may be neces-
ment buildings the route to be located BY the Dis
trict engineer.
Nu1sANcEs NOTED By THE HEALTH OFFICER.
attention OF the Commissioners to the following
nuisances: Hydrant corner 9Th and @ streets
northwest Qeaktng1; hydrant, Marion street. be-
9TH and o streets Qeaking) gutter. LIST. between
and streets northwest [needs cleaning); gutter,
on e, between 9Th and 9Th streets tneeds clean
west (needs cleaning).
MAJOR LYDEckKR RETURNED
Major Lydecker. Engineer Commissioner, has
returned from New York, where he has been the
last four or I'VE days on business connected with
the water service OF this city.
THE REPORT OF THE NEW SAFETY COMMISSION.
The report OF Messrs. Entwisle and Cron n who
were designated by the Commissioners to examine
the school buildings, hotels and places OF public
amusements as TO their safety in case of fire. sent
TO- the commissioners q few days ago, contains
nothing new on the matter OF school houses the
condition OF these buildings having been fully
described in the report OF January 1882, which
resulted in the appropriation by the last Congress
OF $iOOOO for the purpose OF making the necessary
alterations for their safety. That appropriation
mas Deen dlsDursed for the purposes named.
MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS
The Commissioners yesterday appointed G. A.
Prather, ex-pollceman, as additional private to
The attention OF the Commissioners has been
called to a dangerous man-hole at the southeast
corner Of Seth and streets northwest
JOHN SULLIvANs LOST S1sTER-The major of
police has instituted search for Mary Sullivan.
STAR yesterday, recently came here from virginia
IN search OF her. Sullivans story is that he last
neard OF her twelve years ago, when she left st.
records OF st. Vincent's asylum examined for the
last twenty-four years; that no such name APP
pears on Its records, and that OF the sisters
there recollect such person.
CHARGE OF BIGAMY: About two years ago
left vile and two children, who have heard moth
Ing from him since his departure. Detective Ran
can md her he will prosecute Bayne for bigamy.
He states that Bayne recently got married in
was wrong, telegraphed to police headauarters ils
this city for Information about Bayne.
UNCLAIMED LETTERS AT HOTELS AND BOARDING
HOUSES.-The City Post ONCE has always had
trouble through the practice OF hotel and board
addressed or addressed to persons who have left
their houses in the expectation that the letters
woa ' De called for As the city win soon begin
10 I'LL up rapidly with persons who will remain
temporarily at hotels, boarding houses and other
places Postmaster Conger has prepared letter to
which he says: 81 desire to call your attention to
ruling OF the Post ONCE department, as follows:
OF hotels, officers OF clubs and of boards
letters longer than ten days. except at the request
OF the party addressed and request that you win
letters unclaimed TO this ONCE re-addresse3 for
forwarding when the whereabouts OF the person
aonr y Known or If not with such sugges
same. II the regular hotel carriers were permit
ted to examine the letters held for delivery In your
quently be enabled to ind mail matter FOR which
inquiry has been made at this Office and thus
facilitate Its prompt delivery, otherwise the mat
period on account Of the Whereabouts Of the party
addressed being unknown to YOU"
TEE PROPOSED NEW w. L. L ARxoRY.-The
committee OF the Washington Light Infantry to
select site for the proposed new armory for that
sites offered for the erection OF that building and
decided to reject the site on D, between 9Th and
10Th streets, so much talked of, owing to the
high prices asked by several property holders for
ground, which would be necessary to have to
make the building and its surroundings complete
REAL ESTATE SALEs-Thomas Bowling has re-
Gently sold the following real estate: For James
H. Smith and job Barnard, trustees, lot Sc, in
square 367 located on the west side of eth street
near o street, to Frank T. Browning, for e cents
per square foot; for Thomas L Gardner, 1r ali of
original lot 10, in square $685. with the Improve
mentS located at the southwest corner OF d and
18TH streets southwest, to D.. j. B. Adams, for
$500; for James 7: Wormley. Jr, lot in section
NO. in the subdivision or Barry farm, to George
W. Stickney. for $SOl: for John L. Blinkhorn and
John Corners, Jr, part lot So, In square SIS and
improvements. being No AGO Ridge street, to Sue
B. Ker, for $50: for owner, part Tot T. IN square
No. %. on the southeast corner OF 23l and
streets, improved by two frame houses, to John
Finn, Tor sos each, and part lot in square H. on
the west side OF Seth street, between and
streets northwest, with Improvements, to John
Carroll. for $500; also. premises 1882 CongresS$
RUFUS II. Darby. for $3.50. and premises No. 437
$500
RANGE OF THE THKRNoNETER.-The following
were the readings at the office OF the chief sga al
officer to-day: IL m, 5a3; II m, 60 9; 2p. a.
642 Maximum, CAS-; minimum, 507.
DID NOT WANT TO 60 TO JAn.-A well-dressed
man, named ChaS COache, WAS in Judge SnellS
COCK this morning for cursihg and swearing in
front OF the court. He was under the influence OF
liquor and seemed to be troubled about something.
1t required several otncerS to put him into the