Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-05-19
District Government Affairs.
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Mr. j. n. Whitney, No 1872. street northwest
requests that a water main be laid from Bridge or
dard street In West Washington.
petition from Elisha Goddard ct al to the
ColnmlosioneIs. asks that gas main be laid and
Two lamps erected on Columbia road, between
Prospect and Garfield avenues.
Mr. y. h. SIlckaey requests that a gas lamp be
erected on 9TH street road. between Wnirney ave-
nue. and Mr. Cammaek'S
The custom OF taxpayers In this District has been
70 avail themselves of the benefit or the discount
herstoIore allowed by law for paying all OF their
tax In the month OF November. Tie law how
ever. has been changed. and In lieu of a discount
iof prompt payment, there is now penalty OF "a
per cent per month for every month the tax r.
mains unpaid after IL becomes due. Tie second
Senlt-annual installEnenv is now due
The application FOR liquor Irenst. OF NesSrs HUH
Taylor was GiSapprOved saturday, and not ap-
proved, as stated in The STAR.
CCr HIS BROTHER IN THE FACE WITH .R,zoE-
saturc9y night fight occurred between Two
brothers, NAMED Levi and Nelson Warren on board
the canal boat Harry n Shane, lying at the 1th-
Street wharf. during which Levi cut Nelson in the
lett cheek with "a razor ilnicting painful wound
Ihe injured man was attended by DIT. Crook. Lev
made bis escape.
HAD HIS EAR CIT OFF IN FIGHT.-About
nxht took place between several cuorrI Ilen in
Aadiean's alley, between Sd and 9Th and &; and III
streets northwest during which IL Is ALLEGED mat
DAVID Freeman, colOred, struck Ben Warip!d In
tne head With brick, and James stewart cut
Marneds ear on with knife steward and Free
ing with assault, anc the cases were Indefinitely
postponed
- FINED 80 FOR Nor WINDING HIS OWN BUSINESS
Yesterday afternoon Robert Seweu and WIn CaI-
vert coiOred were going The rounds OF the CITY trv
ing 10 catch persons selling liquor on sunday
Among the places they visited was Michael Kings
salOOn on virginia avenue. After they had hen
Mr.. King suspected the object OF their WISH snd
followed them. crying s.Catch tu;ef,f' sd P1cE
ley. VINO was standing In vacant lot near by
caught SeweIl and tore his coat sleeve and dir,o,
eral bruises on the face Buckley was arrested and
nned SO by Judge SnelI this morning for not AZ
tending 10 his own business
TWO MEN FINED FOR AssAULTISG POLICEMAN
noisy crowd OF men assembled at the corner OF
North capitol and streets northwest yesterday
afternoon, and were ordered to disperse by Ofricrr
Moore James gum refused TO leave and when he
was put under arrest kicked the OFFICER twice. in
the abdomen. The officer requested Jeremiah Con-
nell, an emplOye OF the printing Office. 10 assist
him, but instead OF doing 50 Cornell aided Quill 70
escape by assaulting the officer and attending TO
take his club from hiIn. The officer blew the dis
tress call, which was responded 20 by Officers wall
and Co2fAll, who succeeded In arresting both Quln
and Cornell, and In the Police Court to-day they
were each fined SO for assaulting The Onicer and
nor olsorderiy conduct
SALE or MONTGOMERY COUNTY FARx-Mr Alex
Kngour, attorney for William CarpeAter, sold his
IArm, lying near Colesville, MONTGOMERY county
on saturday last, 10 Mr. Thomas Shepp, OF Martins
burg, West Va, for $4,000
hs HILL SAIk OF Lo1S--Ile safe or
Meridian Hill lots VIII be continued tomorrow eve
ming, at 40 O'Clock, and as this viii probably be
the last sale the chances for securing good building
Mites on this beautiful hill are drawing TO close
The lots TO be sold at this sale have commanding
view OF the city and surrounding country, and are
considered choice locations Terms are easy and
the Title 10 property Is good, or there VIII be no
SAFE. For particulars see adyr-
CLOSING SkiR-This evening VIII be sold at any
pnce, at the closing sale the superb paintings by
wafer y. Williams 8 Co, 1901 Pa ave.