Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-10-08

District Government Affair."
PERMIT FOR UNDERGROUND TELEGRAPH WIRES
mission to the Postal Telegraph company to erect
a line OF poles from 18th street and Boundary
along 18th street extended to Columbia road;
leytown turnpike; along said turnpike To Grant
road; along Grant road to Chapel road; along
Chapel road to Broad branch road, and thence
along Broad branch road to the Maryland line
subject to such regulations as the Engineer Com
missioner may prescribe, to construct Underground
street from Boundary to r street; along street
from 18th street to 18th street; along 18th street
street. along ah strset from street to
yania avenue; along street from 14th' street to
5th street; along 5th street from street to ID
street; along street from 5th street to 4th street;
along Indiana avenue from 4th street to 1st along
c street from 1st to New Jersey avenue; along
New Jersey e avenue ven, from street to street.
Capitol street. subject to such regulations as the
Engineer Commissioner may prescribe. These per-
mlts are subject to revocation at the pleasure OF
the Commissioners
NEW ASSESSMENT BOOKS.
For several months past corps of expert clerks
In the District assessors Office have been engaged.
after the regular Office hours In preparing several
assessment books OF the City OF Washington.
Georgetown, and the county. The work is or such
nature as TO require extraordinary skill and prac
tical knowledge. The Washington county numeri-
cal books has been completed, and is a very val
liable record. Its worth will be thoroughly appre-
ciated hereafter as the assessments will be called
Tor, and reflects much credit upon the clerks who
have 1t In charge-Messrs. E. W. w. Griffin and G.
A. Hall. 1t is in TACT complete record OF oil
county property embracing the number OF acres In
each tract OF land value per acre; also all sur
divisions with their rate and value together with
the present owners, all Improvements and de5crip
tons OF same noted In the margin 1t is the first
complete general assessment book OF the county
ever In the possession OF the District government.
ARRANGEMENTS IN THE CRIMINAL CoURr.-In the
Shea WAS arpaiened feT false pieences in sellins
Ellen DOnOhue COW as fresh one when 1t was
dry. and plead not guilty. Michael Knighton
Chase, libel an R. Purvs, plead not guilty. E c.
Mason plead hot guilty OF libel on Mary E. Hill.
valentine Sellers Gountsrieiting two eases plead
son, plead not guilty. Henry Scott and James B.
London; rape on Oily Monkey. plead not guilty.
1. Zel Hoover, false pretences, plead not guilty.
THE DETECTIVE CAsEs-Distrlct Attorney Cork
Ing tnat the first OF the detective cases will be
placed on the assignment for trial next Thursday,
but stated he could not now say which Of the
sixty-four indictments would be selected.
OLD LOTTERY POLICY OFFENDERS TO BE IMpR1s-
oNsD.aFrederick and Frederick H. Fridley. OF No.
4O61s 9th street, who were arrested Saturday for
engaging In the business OF promoting a policy,
were put ON trial before Ju1ge Smell this morning.
MI. A. b. Williams appeared for the defendants.
He pleaded guilty, and Prosecuting Attorney
Moore agreed TO accept fine Of $1OO and costs in
the case OF Frederick, and $50 and costs In the
OF Frederick II. The court would not accept these
nneS until he was assured that the defendants
were not Old OnenderS. In d1SpOSfng OF the case
the court said: 81 want It understood that these
OIL offenders will have to take Imprisonment for
their sentences. We have been working along very
easy with these people. They have promised to go
out or the business, but always come back. But
hereafter the old offenders will be Imprisoned"
Affairs i'm West Washington.
ACCIDENT.-AbOut 1890 O'Clock this morning
morse, attached to country wagon driven by Mr..
a. {. StrOman, became frightened, and ran up NJ
street AMI collided with q lamp post, knocking it
down and throwing out Mr.. Stroman, the wagon
passing over both his legs, bruising them badly.
he was taken to his home, near Langley.
CLEARING THE ROCKS FROM THE HARBoR-Work
mas begun on the harbor Improvement and blast
Ing begun at rock A, near the Aqueduct bridge
Ihree divers are among those engaged upon the
NOTES.-The Potomac red sandstone quarries, In
montgomery county, have been reOpened.-
Black bass are biting freely in the upper Potomac
waters.
CONDITION OF THE WATER.-Great Falls, clear:
receiving reservoir, north connection, slightly
turOid; south connection, clear; distributing res
ervoir, clear.