Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-12-18
District Government Affairs.


II announcing tothe managers OF the Baltimore
and Ohio Telegraph company the refusal TO grant
their application 10 place some poles upon rcser-
Vdtion on Massachusetts and Delaware avenues and
street, the Commissioners say that The refusal IS
made because IL is time for the telegraph wires to
so under ground, and thar further aDDlicailons
viii be considered for pernaneat overhead wires.
WHY DIR. CcGswELLs FOUNTAIN Is NOT WANTED.
The Commissioners have addressed a letter 10
senator Miller. OF California In relation TO the pro-
position or Dr. II. ID. CogsweI, OF California, to
erect fountain in public place In this city, in
which they say: The principal objections 10 his
fountain are: That IL Is too large for Pennsylvania
avenue. where he would like Ia nave IT located and
where it's most needed. II. The fountain con-
sstS as the Commissioners understand. principally
OF statue Of himsefwitn fountain AMI lantern at
tachlnents. Inc Commissioners have suggested In
DIR. Cogswel that tie Reservations and pubic
grounds OF this city are held rather for monuments
or national character than az sites for any who
may desire 10 erect monuments 10 Themselves. and
that If fountains really desired one more ot a
tasteful character, but not too large for the pur-
pose. can lee placed upon Penhs, Iyania avenue
WI proper Superscrption by him 1t less eX-
peiSe.'
LIQCoR LICENSES.
The following applications Tor LIQUOR licenses
We're To-Day disapproyed: Henry BrusscSe, Patrick
cox, harry Ewad. Niles sweeney, Timothy Can
non.
APPoINTMESr.-Ju.ge Meade this morning for
warded TO Mr.. John 6. Beach his appointment as
clerk OF the corporation court. 10 take eject tie
lst day OF January next
REAL ESTATE TRANsFERs.-Deeis In Zee have
been recorded as follows: Vernon II. Whitman
70 Ida t. CroSsinan, sub. lot y. SO. 629 s5,0a.
.. L. Morrison 10 Margaret c. Cannan. sub lot
81, SO. III; $1,000. q. ". +. S~artzen To John
" Sims, sub. 81. 81. 3fS; $1,000. Same To Z.
SimmS. sub g. do: $1,000 Hartley and Herr.
trustees. 10 Susan T.. Cannon. sub. a. 81 2r:stq5
C. Brown 10 r. 3: Traverse. lot ia Browns sui. Of
homestead il Mount Pleasant: Si99 Louisa q
Whitaker TO J. n. lreweayer. sub. lot d. ~. 1.y:
s2s50 Jas Evans TO John r. FINS, ITS. = aud u,
81. 2g9; $3.50. John OConnor to Thos. ,ui.lane pt
III. 81. al; 5000 T. Douglas. ir, 10 g. W cole, lot
-, sec. = Barry farm; 1890. John sherman.
trustee ct alto n N. Parker, trustee. lot 81 block
30, Columbia Heights; $500 ". Syphax 10 {. c.
Glover and Thomas Hyde, lot IS. 81. Isa: $. e
=; Eay ct al t;uatees. to T. W steep, p- /. ;p
20, 50. %: $. NJ. E. Harrington TO Elizabeth
thomas. ut. II. Sc aso: $500 +. NJ. Downing TO
Z, ~ GooGrG id, lot a, So 81; slooo p H Iois3n
pleasant; sl.Gio Mary Brown Ia +. L. Adams ana
Henry r Elliott, pit. "A. 81. 2s; $40 Mary c. Dean
Il, block =, Bunvlle 500 J. W bean to same. lois
~, 40 50 and 53, sec. J. o. % 90 and 81 8 pit l.
see 4; r. 10, and lots 60 81. % and "a. Sec ;, Lin
sub. lot =, 81. 57i; 1890 w T. Snyder ct al. lot
u, 50. 75 g $50. j. ". simlns 10 u. L. Morrison,
lot Is 50 Iss $1,000 Parhenia fR1 son 'f 10 s
Hoover sub lots q 70 s. So ISL: sl5l. Cr'll ana
and 3s, 81. -o43: S234.45. L. 6. Morgan TO y. W.
Fltzgerald, lots "a 80 and 3, sub: 81. as: - 5eo
Sarah ". fitzgerald, sub cots ~ 10 s.. SD I16:
$500. b. Leonard 20 Robert oNeilI. pt. l6 50 5S7
=. II. "A. muir 10 u r. fOffraL lolS ~ ana -.
50; 144: sl,soo J. S. Davis CT al TO W H. Burn
side. pt. Z. 81. as: So 500 John MaGigan 10 " \
MauFy, sub lot b, SD Doe. s. $40. J. IoTndeS TO O.
ID Harmony. sub lot %, 81. 33; 5. 4. L. Wag-
gaman TO r. B. DERRICK, PTS. lois - and IS, 50. Sl2
si,100. T. Wilson TO b. il. Warner, pts. 4 TO F. 50
l60: 5000. Catherine +. Ryan and Mary W. RYAN
TO John r. Miller. lots 30 To % So 6.G; s4320 Fran
els Profit TO Henry & Eechert. s. =. sub lot -, ST.
4e5; 500 j. K oiiiey ct al. 20 John 7. Lehman.
Sub. lot 3, SO. .e2 $. J"nF Rodgers to5. c. Bull
lett, lots ANA :, 81. lsl; 81 625 John O. Bullet TO
Tiny Speed Rodgers, part D. 81. 49, 8.
ADDIE BREsNkN's SAD SToRY.-In the case OF
Geo. j. Gordon. in New York. yesterday charged
IA years OF age, and taking her To hotel in Jersey
City where they passed for man and WIFE The little
girl testified as follows: Il was my WAY 10 school
when Gordon handed me the marriage contract
ana asked he TO sign It, asked him what for, and
he replied FOR FUN He gave me money 10 biy
articles OF clothing with did moi know the mean
Ing or the marriage contract and oniN glanced al IL
on my way 10 school and thought IL WAS all a
joke. The tears ran d6Hn the girls checks as she
told the story OF her ruin.
LABOR TR0CBIFS.-The converting mill and rail-
department OF The Joliet III steel company haze
closed down FOR q space OF about SIX weeks Os.lnr
10 the depression in t.e rail- market. ABOUT alD
coal miners have been thrown out OF e.lnIoy rneIr
by the suspension OF large number OF mines on
the hon0aSahfta, on account or the depression of
the trade. The general reduction Ina wages at the
Trenton n. j. iron works announced several weeks
ago went into effect yesterday. The Buck Riqg.
colliely, at Shafnokin, Pa, suspended yesterday
until April.
THE FRENCH EXPEDITION TO SoSrAY.-A Hong
kong dispatch states that a French expedition,
composed OF COCO nen with a fotIla OF glnbnalS
ana steam launches, started several DAYS ago from
Hanoi Tor Spntay. The troops Were landed seven
miles rom TIE town and encamped without meet