Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-04-25
The A. NJ. e. Conference.


Transfers Of Real Estate.
Deeds In fee have been filed as follows: Presi-
dent and directors OF Georgetown college to Chas.
Matthews, lot 5, So 1S5: S. B. H. Warner to Mar
garet Barry, lot IL, so. go; $3.50 James H. Saville
north half of lot Is, subdivision Of "Baey's pur-
chase, part of tract of land called "Fortune En-
larged;" 5. Edward S Martin to David O., G.
Calaghan. trustee part lots IA and 15 So 48S; S..
D. o., c. Callaghan, trustee, TO Margaret Martin,
same; IS. Edward Fl. May TO Frederick Splitter, lot
Waugh, lot 50, SO. 241 $4,000 J..B. Edmunds ct al
TO Archibald G: Huliett; lot q, SO. ssl; = G. N.
Matthews to 5. H. Walker ct al, trustees Waugh
to ". Twombly, part 10, So 479: g.. W. TwOm-
bly, to ROsanna c. Beckert, same property; s..
Isabel S. Cuttings TO D. A. Windsor, lot q, So 24O
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PROPOSED CHANGE IN THE TELEPHONE SERVICE
change viii be inaugurated In the telephone ser
vice on the first Of May which, while 1t may bother
for day or two subscribers who have become
accustomed to bawl the name OF the person or firm
wanted through the telephone will, 1t Is expected
greatly simplify the process OF scaling up" This
change is incident to the Introduction OF improved
switch-boafds and other apparatus at the central
Office, which necessitates the use OF numbers
instead of names when calling for connection
through the central Office. Catalogues will be
supplied containing an alphabetical list Of sub
Scribers. with the numbers they are known by set
opposite their names A circular from the general
manager, Mr.. Bryan, to subscribers explaining the
proposed change, states that 1t has been proven
conclusively that by the use Of numbers the ser
The method Of calling for a connection under the
new system is prescribed follows: "Giye bell
one ring, remove telephone and listen The
please?' Subscribers should then give the number
desired first, then own number last. dor example,
24s for 733-) After hanging telephone on hook
when through conversation give your bell one
ring"
issued by the clerk Of the court to H. Parker and
Florence j. QuOnn; Charles E. sanford and MOllie
James " Kidwell and Lizzie Docherty; George 81
Murray and jeanette W. Hatcher; Edgar Peyton
Eskridge and Rosamond s. Terrill, both OF Mont
gOilery county, Va
METHODIST REuNIoN.-The ladies OF Methodism
have arranged for grand reunion and missionary
reception at the Metropolitan NJ. f. church next
Monday evening. April 18th, when frstcaSs music
will be furnished. and Rev. Nathan Sites, who has
just returned from twenty-three years missionary
work 10 China Will give his PERSONAL "reminiscences
Some fine Chinese curiOsities will be exhibited An
proceeds be devoted to publishing an Illustrated
Christian paper TO be given TO the women In the
dark Zenanas OF India.
WASHINGTON FISH MARKEr.-sold by r A.
Golden. agent4.OO0 shad. from s14 TO s25 per hum
dred; 10000 herring, from s6h TO IS per tnous
and; 400 punches fish. from 15c. to eOc per bunch.
An IMPROVEMENT THAT SHOULD BE NADIA
strong appeal is being made to Congress by a large
number of citizens for the favorable consideration
OF the request OF the District Commissioners that
an appropriation be made TO put in good condition
that part OF the Washington turnpike bought by
Congress last spring and made free, extending from
life, through the county Of Washington. They
base their claim on the ground that for more than
sixtyive years this road has been OF the great
highways leading into this District; that II brings
yearly TO these markets, beside large amounts OF
garden truck. corn and oats, more than two hun
dTed thousand bushels OF wheat and three thousand
tons OF hay. During this whole time, although
taxed equally with other citizens, their road has
not received one dollar OF aid either from Congress
or the District. All the other roads In the District
have, for years, been maintained at the public
cost. They consider their claim at this late date
that this road should receive like treatment, but
lair. moderate and Just.
THE sale OF lots on Meridian Hill, which was to
count OF the inclemency OF the weather untn Tues
day afternoon, the 29th inst
Affairs ia West Washington.
No FURTHER REDUCTION OF CANAL ToLIA-The
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal directors met at An
visable at this time to fall below the rates now
charged. S3 cents per ton and cents for wharfage
and by vote OF 10 decided to adhere TO Its
former resolution, which refused 10 go below those
ngures. President Smith and Directors Berret,
Watkins and Mcclure voted for the resolution, and
Directors Hamill and Humbird favored further
reduction The board Of public works Afterwards
approved the canal boards action.
THEFT on SCHOOSER.-Capt White, Of the
about midnight some one entered his cabin while
he was asleep, and stole therefrom q gold watch
and chain, and about so In money and some pro-
visions The schooner Is lying at Wheatleys
wharf.
CONDITION OF THE wArER-Great Falls 81: tenn
perature, 81 Receiving reservoir. So; temperature,
IS DtStrtbu ting reservoir, 50; temperature, Sc.
The GREAT Go-As-You-PLEAsE MATCH.-The
pedestrians who are 10 begin the six days race In
New York next Sunday night are hard at work get
ting ready. Nitaw-eg- Elbow, the Indian. is proving
himself a good one. Tuesday ROwell ran twenty
nye miles without distress Vlnt skinned over
eighteen Noremac shows remarkable improve
ment. He ran sixteen miles as nghtfooted as q
greyhound, and repeated the performance In the
afternoon He is becoming favorfte among the
sporting fraternity for rifst honOrs In the race
Reports having been started that Rowen is suffer-
Ing from heart disease, Mr. Peter Duryea, his
ut Is all nonsense. Roweil has no such thing as
heart disease"
Prince Kung, recently degraded from the chief
control OF the grand council OF the Chinese en-
pire, has committed suicide.