Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-02-18
Districs Government Affair.
TER FREE BRIDGE QUESTION

$S,ou0, and on the AQue1uct bridge they make over
$6,UUC per annum sleeping claim Of the nifed
States 10 certain Alexandria canal stock has bA,n
awakened with view 10 compel the assem- ~ the
canal company 10 the plan favored by tar lessoe>.
but after much litigation the matter OF changing
the majority OF the canal company now awaits an
uncertain and long-distant decision or the supreme
Court OF the United states. Under this status A
number OF citizens OF the District are urging the
kiddeoerger Barbour bill for free bridge. Jrely
Independent OF the canal. at the Three Sisters IL
was 10 Induce the District commissioners 70 oppose
this bill That the confewnce took place. The old
act proposes 10 give So 90 for the aQucduct piers
Ii IS understood that the Commissioners inquired II
the lesSees whether $50 esp would not suffice. No
answer 10 this has been made. The Commissioners
state today that 'both propositions. the free Aque
quot bridge or The free bridge AZ Three Sisters. In
voive an immediate expense 20 the District, which
The Commissioners are not prepared 10 meet Should
either become a law, the citizens OF WASHINGTON
may as well bid farewell 10 all except very minor
improvements upon the streets until les6."
BUILDING PERMITS
Issued by Inspector Eutwisle: RogInSK & Lewis,
repair brick, @s u STREE northwest: $40 Daniel
Mcmahon, erect a three-story brick dwelling. II.
between North Capitol and LIST streets northeast:
$50 stephen Gattis. repair brick, $40 9th street
1927 G street northwest; 1925. John crews. repair
frame, lls9 9Th street northwest; sl6a John V.
kehl. erect 4 two-story store and dwelling, south
east corner 9th and | streets southwest: $3.50.
George h. Herrold, repair brick, ga 9Th street
northwest; 500
MT j. n. Csllar. corner oth and streets north
east, In note TO the Commissioners requests that
street lamps be erected on b, between 4th and eth
DR.. j. B. Littlewood AS street northeast. recon.
mendS TO the Commissioners that street lamps be
placed on the north side OF street northeast, be-
Mr.. Thos- +. HALEY. sos street southwest calls
a9e attention OF the Commissioners TO the condition
or the sewer on the north side OF street south
west, between 4th and 9TH streets
VIM kinslnger northwest corner OF Sd and Q
sireets northwest, requests that shade trees be
planted In mont OF his premises, or that permission
be granted him TO do II.
The Commissioners have appointed tomorrow
tor an interview between them and a committee OF
The Associated Charities.
GEN. GRANT GOING TO NoRroLK-The New York
San says: Gen. Grant will leave this city for Nor
lok, Va toward the end OF the week II the weather
does not become more CHEEKY. He has been suffer-
ing Win rheumatism. which has been aggravated
by the general dampnesS. He Is much depressed
IN spirits The bright weather OF THURSDAY and
Friday made him fee stronger, and on Saturday he
gave directions for his carriage 10 be prepared 10
take him riding In the park yesterday The rain.
however. frustrated his plans Gen. Grant still
uses ms crutches, although he las recovered from
The injury TO his leg
THE CONSERVATIVE LEADERSHIP IN ENGLaNp.-A
caoie qlspatch from London says Lord Randolph
churchill has been elected president OF the Ma
tional Conservative Union. This IS accepted as an
indication that he Will take The place Of Sir stafford
Northcote as leader or the consv party In the
house or commons Sir Staffpni's son and other
members OF the union threaten 10 secede from the
organization. 1t Is rumored that Sir stafford is
willing To take peerage and resign the conserva-
tive leadership
SrRoBAcH HoLps THE FoRr-In Montgomery.
Ala Judge Bruce deci led saturday that Paul Stro-
bach who was recently suspended. owing 10 the
senate. was entitled 10 hold the office OF marshal
until the President makes another appointment
EX-MarShal Osborne, In whose place StrObacn was
appointed, claimed the position
NILSSON TAXES Ur COLLECTION FOR THE
FLOOD SCFFERERs-The concert for the beneft of
the sufferers from The Hood. given at Music hail.
C1ncfnQati. yesterday afternoon, hy AbbeyS Opera
company, produced gross sum OF 81 GAL Nilsson
sang Tor an encore, ''Give Me Penny" and then,
taking basket, and assisted by Scalchi. Semhrich.
Fursch, Madi, Lablanche and Valera, each at
tended by a gentleman passed through the aisles
sl.40O
VIRGINIA AT THE CHICAGO CONVENTIONAL a
JOINT meeting OF the readjuSter and republican state
committee, in Richmond, Saturday afternoon II
was decided 10 call a state convention for Apri 81
10 appoint delegates 10 the national republican con-
rention TO be held In Chicago on June 3. A Rich
mond special TO the Philadelphia Press SAYS:
MOST, III not All. OF the members OF the two COM
mtteeS present favor Mr.. ArthurS nomination,
ana the chances OF his securing the majority OF
delegation from this state are regarded by some or
The leaders as a foregone conclusion.
WHY SHE COMMITTED SUIcIDE-Mrs. Emma Wig
taker, or Rome. N Y, committed suicide at the Os
borne house, Rochester, Saturday morning by
shooting herself through the head She WAS sppa-
rated from her husband, who had accused her OF
undue Intimacy with several prominent men, and
had Instituted suit for divorce.
INDIANS DYING OF HUNGER.-A correspondent at
Fort Bu1ord, Dakota, writes: "Ihe condition OF the
Indians at the Poplar Creek and Wolf Point agen-
cies is so deplorable that, unless speedy relief is
afforded, many OF them will ole from starvation.
Inc 1000 allowance is so meager that IL is sui-
cient In itself to keep them alive. The game is all
destroyed, and they must either be fed by the gov
eminent or starve. OF the 1900 dogs In the posses
sion OF the Indians at Wolf Point one year ago not
adj m fhn DO.
horses have been eaten, and many more have been
traded for food. Women and children are gaunt
have been found dead between their lodges aud the
agency, being reduced by hunger as TO he unaLle
to resist the recent terribly cold weather"
NoNrREAL's MARRIAGE MYsTERY.-Mr. Walter
Wilson. who failed TO be on hand at the time ap-
pointed for his wedding to Miss McDougan ia Mon
treal on February {, and who came TO New York
city, was the Canadian agent OF the Barbour
Thread company or LscOmb. Ireland He denies
that either his friends or the young laiys friends
We're In the church awaiting the marriage cere-
nlony. But for a letter being delayed, the church
would not have been opened at all. No prepar-
ationS, he declared. were made 10y The young lady
upon what was 10 be the wedding day. as she knew
OF the fact that there would be marriage; cnnse-
quently she did not dress for the ceremony In re-
gard TO the Reasons for his conduct, Wilson said
0lat at the last hour something Cdnle up that de-
tel1nned him 10 rather stop all progress than have
a lie or suffering. Everything. lie SAYS. has
been arranged satisfactorily between his friends
and those VI Miss McDougall.
MAKING 1T WARN FOR KING HUNBERT-The
Italian government has received Information from
Clytta Necchla that when a train by which King
HuInDert was returning from hunting trip was
between Mont Alto and Corneto four men ON
the roadside fired at the Gardiner guarding the
train The latter fired six shots AT the assailants
and wounded one OF them. He also seized and
rendered harmless a bottle OF gunpowdt.r. with A
lighted fuse attached, which the niSCreanIS had
thrown aboard the train. The men escaped.
The VIRGINIA LEGIsLATURE.-In the Virginia
senate Saturday majority report was presented
from the committee on elections In favor OF seat
Ing VI. T. Rue, coalitiOnist senator from the
Portsmouth district. In the house a message was
read from GOV. Cameron vetoing house bill taking
from the governor the appointment OF managers
OF the deaf. dumb and blind institute at SIaunton
house 1nstruct1ng the committee On constitutional
amendments to prepare and report bill altering
the constitution so as to require white trustees
for white schools and negro trustees for negro
schools.
GAMING ACARTooNIsT.-Stephen A. Ryan, son OF
q millionaire merchant OF Atlanta, Ca, accom-
panied by a friend named Lynch, entered the Office
OF the Georgia Cracker, a comic illustrated paper
OF that city, on Saturday. Ryan struck the artist
OF the concern on the head with a cane, and a
fracas resulted. No one was seriously Injured
lately, and cartoon appeared In the paper, cast
Ing rdlcule upon him and upon Lynch.
ADDICTION, DEATH AND AN ARREsr-John r
Baylis and his wife were arrested in Jamaica, L. l.
yesterday. They had with them the colored girl
Cecilia Stlls, who was abducted 10y two white men
Saturday in Williamsburg while In the street with
her mother, who died shortly afterwards from
grief and excitement He refused to say ANY,
thing relative to the abduction. The girl seemed