Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-04-25

THE PSEJNATIC PROCESS NOT PRACTICABLE.
The Commissioners have sent a note to Comma
dore A. A. SemmeS. L. S. navy yard. They state
that the suggestion that the pneumatic process
cleaning sewer-traps has been found impractical
ton OF the material 10 be removed Is compact sand
and gravel, requiring the use OF picks and bars
AN ELECTRIC LIGHT PETITION.
NeSSrs- Samuel Norment, a. w. Fletcher, A. NJ.
Renshaw. VIM. Dickson, and j. L. Barbour have
presented TO the District Commissioners petition
signed by PENNSYLVANIA avenue merchants asking
that electric lights be substituted for the gas now
used for illuminating tire avenue.
TIE CHARGE AGAINST POLICE OFFICER sHANKS
The police TRIAL board has investigated the
charges against Ofrcer Benjamin +. Shanks, OF the
sixth precinct, charged with having used unnceS-
sary Violence in arresting Thomas Sutton on the
14th instant The evidence for the prosecution was
that the officer had struck sutton. who was drunk
with his club, and Knocked him down. sutton said
ne was not nghting or Offering resistance. The
officer claimed that sutton kicked him. grabbed al
his stick, and Was otherwise very violent.
BUILDING PERMITS
issued BY Inspector Entw1sie: Mrs. VIM McFadin0
repair frame corner Maryland avenue and Sd street
southwest: $500. G. Hammersly repair frame AIS
1lth street southwest; 500. susan e. Clark repair
brick, 210l street northwest; 81. 900. George W.
w banyfiie. erect a two-story shop and dwelling
49, street, between ID and northwest; 5000 W
e Johnson. erect two twO-story dwellings, street.
between North Capitol street and New Jersey ave-
nue. northwest; ,6n.
WASHINGTON WINS THE COOKING MAIN.-There
was q large crowd at the cooking main at Norfolk,
va, Yesterday, 10 witness the wtnd-up between
washington and North Carolina Washington won
SIX out OF the seven battles yesterday, and ten out
four out OF the nve hack nights during the three
days main, on which a considerable amount Of
money was wagered IL is said that Col AIRING
never WAS 50 badly beaten before The odd match
yesterday won 8, 900, and the Eslins of this city,
carried on on the main 81 800 besides other bets in
the sixth encounter both chickens were killed the
tar-heer bird biting the dust f1rst Another main
In Norfolk between Virginia and Washington has
been arranged for next month
NAIHAx = FEsH, THE SuIcIDE.-A letter to the
rh,ia0iphiA Press Of to-day says, in relation 10
Nathan FISH, formerly Of this city, who commit
ted sutst0e In New York, as mentioned In Weline,-
days sfAn, that Fish and Mr.. y. A. West, formerly
o. Pn1laoefphla, formed a copartnership TO give
stereopsicon entertainments, and Travelled exfen.
htve1y In the west. Mr.. Fish managing the tnstrll
lent Len ana NJ: west ieeturing They finally came
M Fish remained short time, working as O COM
postof, and then went 10 Philadelphia. where he
that ne once owned farm In Michigan was
induced TO deed it TO his wife, and was then placed
In an insane asylum at her request He displayed
considerable mechanical Ingenuity, and the dan
4erouS work In which he appears TO have been en-
gagged was quite IN keeping with his love OF scien-
tine pursuits
BAsH BALI YEsrERpAY.-At Washington-Cleye-
lands, 10, WashingtonS, s. Nationals, q Bosrons q
New York-Providence, 49, Metropolitan, g. Bos-
ton, II; Brooklyn, s. AT Philadelphia
Unions, ,; Baltimore Unions, 2 The Washin2tOns
play the CleyelandS again this afternoon. with a
feorganfzed nine The Nationals play another game
also, with the BostonS
II. WAsHISGToS AND CHESAPEAKE RAILROAD :,
In The case at Upper Marlboro, Nd. OF T. G. Hail
AGAINST the Washington and Chesapeake railroad
Ior damages sustained In cutting through his land
near Upper Marlboro, the jury yesterday gave q
'erdiet In favor OF Mr.. Hall for $500 The railroad
VII begin work az that place In short time nav
ing already landed one hundred tons Of rails.
MUSICAL FESTIVAL, BALTTnORE-Parttes purchas-
ing tickets 10 the Musical Festival, Baltimore Ora
Ito Sciety. via b. & o., win have the opportunity
April 10th. May LIST, I'd and Sd the trains viii be
neid over until lbs for the accommodation OF cit-
&As OF ashlngton who may desire TO attend.
SALk OF FURsTfURE-MeSsrs Walter B. VIII
nams e CO. VIII sell, In front Of their salesroom
party declining housekeeping.