Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-10-31
District Government Affairs.


lett TO our sole care. Amount of appropriations
expended for the year, 5000.
District Government Affairs.
THE MISSION SCHOOL.
! The Commissioners have notified Mrs. Emma A.
Lewis. 1926 9Th street northwest that the reuuest
made by her the 29th instant for leave OF 81 ndry
articles for furnishing Of the mission school under
her charge, on 9TH street, Boundary, has been
referred 10 the property clerk with instructions to
comply with the same
THE BOUNDARY STREET SEWER
Messrs. Thomas Kirby and VIM. Whelan. s,lreties
In note to the Commissioners, request that r. T.
COVE, contractor on Boundary street sewer be naid
the amount Of the partial measurement made about
middle OF september; also that full measurement
N ade "
wTTHDRAws HIS NAME
Mr. William Linkins, OF this ity, in note to the
commissioners wfthdrawS his name from the agree
ment TO donate or give for public use land I'm block
Merldian Hill for the laying out, &C., Of the pro-
posed Garfield avenue.
Local Notes.
1t was VIM A. Cheny who was fined in the Police
Court FOR an assault on Friday, and afterwards re-
leased ON personal bonds, and not Joseph Cheny as
be was taken charge 5y MS friends On Boundary
street.
Hezektah Miller, colored boy, confessed in the
ponce court 10 being guilty OF entering the black
smith shop Of George j. Fey, 3al 1st street, and
stealing 200 pounds OF iron on Saturday night The
court Imposed a sentence OF six months in jail
An All Halloween entertainment, for the benefit
30 O'Clock, at Marinis hail. with dancing and re-
freshmentS
DIs0RDERLY CONDUCT IN CHURCH-A colored bow
named VIM. Thomas was charged in the Police
Court today with dsorlerly conduct in the Frank
1n-Street church Sunday night. The testimony
showed that he had resisted and made noise while
being elected from the church by an usher named
REYNOLDS A counter-charge was made against
REYNOLDS who was fined so, and Thomas was dis
missed.
EI Arr.r, IT.
Banks were before the Police Court-Anthohy being
charged with throwing stones and profanity and
peter With profanity. Anthony pleaded guilty to
throwing stones, saying Peter threw "a stone
at him, and he fired away with brick bat
Peter testified that they had some words. when An
the other then charged that Peter had carving
knife. The court imposed a fine OF IS for each Of
tense.
SERIOUS FALI--About 12 o'clock to-day white
man, named Michael Frayne. residing No 1886 10th
stairs fell over the bausters from the second story
10 Inc moor below, striking on his head, making a
injuring himself DR.. Louis MackaI rendered med
ical aid.
X RANGE OF THE THERAoMErER.--Thef following
were the readings at the Office Of the chief signal
officer to-day am, SO 5; IL am, 100 pm f19
Maximum, 70 g, minimum, 49,
LATEST ALEXANDRIA ITEMs-The steamer CITY OF
Alexandria went out OF service the ferry line at
nO0n In order that some slight repairs might be
made to her engine.-W. T. Grissett, the young
man injured on a steam tug at Quantico few days
lance at his home here to-day and carried to Proyi-
dence hospital via the Alexandria ferry.
MARRIED IN HAsTE.-Jackson knight, OF Henrico
county, Va, and Molle Bishop, OF Chesterfield
county, Va, arrived here on the Richmond train at
on the earliest train-the fast mail at II O'Clock
preparations were made for q speedy marriage
1 They were invited into Capt Servers restaurant
license procured, and Rev. DR.. Sunderland promptly
responding, they were made one, and departed on
the fast mail train south ''' w.
SALES OF STAMPS AT THE CITY Posi- OFFIcE.-Dur-
Ing the month which closes to-day there have been
sold at the city post Office $4,000 one cent stamps
ana 100000 two.cent stamps During the month OF
We're S esO During October, 1883, the receipts have
been $4,000 &c. Notwithstanding the reduction OF
into effect the first Of this month"; the receipts have
Oeen IS GOO greater this month than they were dur
Ing the same month of last year.
TIE THIRD AUDITORS ANNUAL REPORT - The
annual report Of E. w. Keghtley, third auditor of
the Treasury, shows that during the fiscal year
ended June 10th 1881 there her were settled 1864
accounts on hand on June 90th, 1883, numbered
s5sel involving see oe5 Ill The report OF the PEN
the amounts disbursed by pension agents during
the year aggregated s59, $685. sol. OF this amount
there ~, was as ds6nrsed at Washington DC
by agents during the year was 1881.
APPOINTMENTS BY THE PREsIDENT.-The Presd-
dent to-day made the following appointments: Noel
B. Mutt collector OF customs for the district of Pas
samaquoddy, Me-: Jacob E. Fitch special examiner
OF drugs medicines and chemicals in the district of
New Orleans.
y W: Cobbs, surveyor Of customs for the port OF
Paducah, KY, and VIM H. Grattan, assistant ap-
praiSer in the district OF San Francisco Cal.
PUTNAM RIvER--Lieut stoney, Of the navy. has
submitted to the Secretary of the Navy chart OF
the Putnam river, which he discovered In his re-
cent trip to the vicinity Of St Lawrence bay.
CHANGES IN THE WAR DEPARTXENr.-The follow
ing changes have been made In the War depart
ment: C. Bolinger, class 2 Quartermaster Generals
Office, resigned, to take effect November 10th:
Francis Mclean, class 1, promoted to class 2;
iichael j. Norton, appointed assistant messenger
in the Adjutant Generals Office.
CALLED Upon THE Observation-Disclosures Gen.
eral Gresham. Gen. w. p. Carlin, ex-Secretary OF
State EvaTts, First Controller Lawrence, Rev. Dr.
hoTfson OF Baltimore; A. p. Tuition, j. W. North
Ind James T. Dubois, of Washington, called upon
the President to-day.
GEN. TIpBALI, Of Gen Shermans stan, win leave
or Fortress Monroe this evening to assume CON-
-nandSo soA0o1 there