Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-04-19

Superintendent J. @. Wilson, OF the public schools,
In a note to the Commissioners, complains Of the
foul air elnanatlng from the water closets located
In the basement OF the Force school building and
suggests that the closets be removed and placed IN
the yard
BUILDING PERMITS
issued by Inspector Entwisle: Hiram J. Bridges.
erect q small dwelling on Rock creek road: $500
VIM. G. ODonnell, erect a small dwelling same:
$500. s. ii. Walker. repair brick dwelling, 20O 5th
street; sl000 Sarah Simpson, repair brick. II and
18th streets and Vermont avenue; $500. Peter
King repair brick II. and 49 l1th street southwest:
geo Conrad Bauman. repair frame dwelling 1915
North Capitol street: S1G0. ChaS. ElmOnSton,
agent erect five-story and cellar office building.
street, between l4th and 18th streets: :2j 000 J.
II. BUSHNELL repair frame dwelling: S5n W. c.
johnson. erect two dwellings, street, between
North Capitol street and New Jersey aycEUe:
500 '''' '-''ii' ''p'''' I'm i-70 'O''i S'''e''
1NDICTMENTS.-Int the Criminal Court Judge wv
lie, this morning, the grand jury reported the fol-
lowing indictments: Thomas Zell Hoover, false pre-
lenses; Thomas III. EtchiSOn, forgery: Edmond
Carroll, buggery; Victor Claremont, hOlsebreaking
In the night; George Taylor, larceny; VIM. Day,
robbery; Sidney smith and Abbie A. Dodson, lar
ceny, Jwo cases; Alexander Clark, alias Clark,
second ofense petit larceny.
AN ENTERTAINMENT FOR A WORTHY OBJEcT-On
Wednesday evening an entertainment was given In
the parlOr OF Mrs Johnson, 12th street. for the
benefit OF an elderly gentleman once prominent I'm
the literary and diplomatic circles OF this cty but
now In INDECENT circumstances a brief sketch OF
his life and writings, with an account OF q volume
given by MI. Chas. H. Brainard, his friend OF many
years. after which Mr.JerOme Burnett read charm
Ing essay on 1.-The Music OF Flowers which WAS
followed with the reading by Mr.. Brainard, OF his
"Reminiscences OF the Cary Sisters" An original
poem OF rare beauty, entitled "An Hour OF Song"
was then read by Mr.. Burnett, together with a
shorter poem OF humorous character. and the en-
tertainment closed with recitation by Mr.. Brain
ard OF f"Drifting," by Thomas Buchanan Read. The
result OF the entertainment the contribution OF
a liberal sum OF money for the unfortunate bene1-
ciary.
MOTION TO QUAsH THE INDICTMENT AGAINST T. j.
LAZENBY.-To-day, In the Criminal Court, motion
was made in the case OF Thomas j. Lazenby TO
QuaSh the Indictment. Mr.. II. E. Davis appeared
for the defendant and Mr.. Taggert for the govern
ment. The defendant Is charged with having four
years ago, forged an affidavit in a pension case.
The court oyerrued the motion as TO the first and
third counts or the Indictment and sustained the
motion as to the second
RoBBERIEs REPoRTED.-Mrs. Quirk 223 street
southwest, reports stolen from her house yesterday
gold hunting case watch. valued at SIS Daniel
stewart 7O9 street northeast, reports stolen from
his house. on the night OF the 18th, twelve chickens
valued at s..
A GENERAL CoURT-MARTIAL is appointed to meet
at Wllet's Point, New York harbor on the 23d In
stant for the trial OF Second-class Private Daniel
Eustace, company B, battalion Of engineers, and
such other prisoners as may be brought before It.
The OficerS detailed for the court CaptS Philip
NJ Price and Carl +. Palfrey, First Lieuts- James
G. Warren Edward Burr and Lansing H. Beach, |
George A. Zinn, Henry E Waterman, and William |
C. Langfitt, Judge advocate, all OF the engineer
corps