Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-09-03
District Government Affair.".
ESTIMATES

District Government Affairs.
ESTIMATES.
The estimates OF the expenses for the assessors
once for the fiscal year ending June 80, 1885, are
Bu1LDrNas
Building Inspector Entwtsle's monthly report
ector OF the District on account OF building per-
mits to have been $685. There were lie permits
issued for new buildings and l57 for repairs.
The amount OF District tax collections from all
sources for the month OF August, was SCI 1894
Local Notes.
About 1880 O'Clock Saturday night, while
Edward Nelson, OF the firm OF Nelson g. Dabney.
avenue, near Sd street northwest, the wagon
struck q tree-box and threw him out and severely
George Washington. colored. was lined $50 In
Judge Mills court this morning for assaulting
Bertha Washington, his daughter.
charge e. Of 11 assault against Kirby
arrested last week, was dismissed in the Police
Court to-day.
market, was taxed SO in the Police Court to-day
for assauiting lame colored Waterman named
Frank Ashby.
A horse attached to q wagon. owned and driven
by VIM. Holmes. OF Montgomery county, Nd, ran
away on 9TH street road, near Boundary street,
about O'Clock this morning, and threw the occu-
pant pant out OUT OF the wagon, injuring him severely
when the Virginia Midland train arrived. Detec-
man q q: Z p and r depot 70 arrest parry on asi1
men seeing Mr. COX pointed out TO him the man
they wanted to have arrested ana the detective
nm q me %
on his way TO Philadelphia With the colored
men he went to police headquarters where It was
Farraf and Sharp as to seat in the train, and
sharp had struck Farrar across the face with the
butt OF hts pistol the affair taking place In vtr.
ginta- M. Cox then seeing that there was no
Jurisdiction here and not wishing TO take any
responsibility, reported the facts by telephone
to Maj Dye and he at once ordered the young
TIE CHOLERA IN CHINA--Mr. o. N. Denny,
United States consul general at Shanghai, has
made report to the State department. under date
OF Shanghai, July a. in reference to the cholera At
the port OF SwatoW. A number Of foreigners,
composing the crews OF foreign vessels, have died.
Mr. Denny vas requested By the consular body to
communicate with the Chinese officials 70 secure
their cooperation In the enforcement Of the regu
TIE GERxAN-MEx1cAN TREArY.-The State de-
partment has received the full text OF the treaty
between Mexico and Germany, which was con-
cluded December 8, 1882 and has been recently
promulgated after an exchange It Il In the usual
form OF treaties OF friendship commerce and navt-
cation.
TeleHraphefHS WaGea.
DR. NoRvM GREEN AGAIN ON THB WITNESS STAND.
NEW YORK, Sept A-The Senate subcommittee
Only Senators Blair and Call weFe present, Sen.
at0rS George and Pugh having gone to New
England TO take testimony there on the same sub
1ect DR.. Norvin Green continued his testimony
In regard 70 tho Wheatsone opes ators, Dr.. Green
said the company engaged and brought out these
operators at salary OF three hundred POUNDS o
rear. AL or these opefAtors were st1u In the nav
Of the company, and their salaries had In no case
been reduced. In regard 70 the pay given TO rail-
aid 10 per cent On the business transacted besides
the salary they got nom the railroad company.
Witness said the ". d. employees were paid a
Labor.