Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-12-05
CITY AND DISTRICT



a safe Robbery Last Might
WILLIAM A. HAWKINS coNFEssEs THE CRIME
This morning, about O'Clock, when the clerk
in Mrs. +. r. Hughes grocery, corner OF sth and
streets north west, opened the store he found
that the safe had been robbed OF 1857 during
the night, and he at once notified Lieut.. Aus d
TN, OF the sixth police station. Sergeant Hol-
anoerger, who was on duty at the Time made
wards arrested Vim. A Hsm aio = man 2s
Years OF age, who il employed by Mr.. Hughes
AS driver and locked him up at the station on
ABOUT O'Clock this morning when Detectives
block and Raj paid him a visit when he made
was, and they recovered $500 of the Sss.
stolen by him. He told them that ne slept I'm
me nay ioft last night; that he entered the room
uurine the night got the KEY rom the clerks
pocket, and alter getting the money he put the
key where he got il from. The prisoner came
from Georgia where he Is well connected. He
Is held at the station for hearing next week.
district Government Aaatr~.
THE SCHOOL NOT A NUISANCE But A BENEFIT
Mr.. Edmonds, president OF the hoard OF Dis
utSt SoinmiSsloners, some days since requested
MAYOR Dye 10 Investigate and report In refer
the corner OF 18th and IL streets northwest As a
nuisance Ia the neighborhood. Major Dive NJ.
.ne Inaiter 10 LieutCiuy, OF the 4th police
persons residing near the school, among Them
= isoy living next door, who informed him THAI
nuisance. She had been ANNOYED by some
children on one or two occasions about "A wear
ago, out could not say that the children thai
annoyed her were connected with the school
Or Hagner, who lives In the same block said
That he has never been annoyed by the school
In any manner, but does not think the BUILDING
In which the school Is kept is a suitable place
Tor persons TO reside. The matron OF the school
lives there Lieut. GUY also reports that upou
examination OF the premises he finds thar
everything Is neat and clean, and. In his opin-
ION, the building Is In good sanitary condition.
IA hsa.at l.,Naas 81 sN.s..
section OF the city ia many ways. The ladies
connected with IL ferret out many poor children
WHO DO not attend public schools on account of
their parents being unable 10 provide the ne
cessary clothing for them These ladies not
only provide the children with clothing, but
Neu tnefn as well. They also teach them minor
branches OF Industry, whereby they may los
aole TO provide tor themselves when older The
average daily attendance AT the school Is rs,
and II larger building could be prppa red and
provided with better accom- modations the good
, work performed by the ladies connected with
VIC INSTITUTION would be more manifest
BUILDING PERNrrs.
issued by Inspector Entwise: Charles Per,xius
erect two two-story dwellings corner 1 5th street.
Hume. repair brick, rear 2ie G street north.
West S4oo Jas. Shoemaker, erect a house on
brook vile road, Dc: $500. H. A. Greswold,
LIST and l. streets southeast $4,000.
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The "'Seven Lighss' Come 90 Grief.
JUVENILE THIEVES SENT TO THE REFORM
officers Breen and Horne. Of the 9TH precinct
have succeeded in breaking up a gang OF bows
from the first ward, who have been annoying
merchants along the avenue and 7th street by
stealing whips and blankets from vehicles
recoved four whips and two blankets and ar
rested six small boys whose ages range frpm
~ TO Is wears, two OF them being colored. The
Doys were: Ernest White, George Goodrich
owen Kelly. Walter Pagan, William Randall
ana George King alias smoky" This morning
larceny, and IL was shown In testimony that
1ne BOYS, with another, were known as the
seven Lights" The Judge said thai this ease
mad developed q remark able state OF Juvenile
oepravity; that such acts were very annoying
70 everybody, and the court would try 20 end
all such gangs. The boys were sentenced 10 the
reform school during minority.
SUING FOR $4,000 pAnAcrs.-Messns.
W orthington and Heald have for Gearge s.
Pnndle nled suit against r G. Campbell for
$4,000 damages claimed on account of Injuries
son of detective plumbing. The sewer Gas eettins
lnto the house and rendering the family sick.
and causing the death OF a daughter.
Alexandria AnAirA
Reported for THE EVENING STAR
IKE ALEXANDRIA CANAL.-The water will
be drawn OF the Alexandria canal i'm n feye
days. The season has been a very unprofitabie
one-the loss, the lessees state. has been several
Messrs. Wells, DUNCAN aud Quigley several
years ago for 80 years, at a rent of 81 600 per
annam, ana nc with proviso that the lease DO
forfeited II the canal was not kept open for
navigation. The cost OF Keeping the canal open
mas ior several years past largely exceeded the
receipts. The lessees Will, IL rs understood ask
Tor a waiver OF that condition. The canal COM
pany does not now receive the annual rent re.
served on the lease, and formerly used TO pay
its officers &C.. for the Iessees keep the rent 10
pay bond oi the canal company which they
have purchased.
has reversed, on a question of law, the judg-
ment OF the corporation court OF Alexandria
In the case OF Jessie Butler. convicted here OF
breaking into a store AT West End, beyond CITY
limits. Jurisdiction was taken In this case
under the recent act of assembly, giving the
corporation court Jurisdiction within one mile
OF city limits. and the conviction took place on
ti,e 10Th OF April last, Butler beipg sentenced
10 two years imprisonment i'm the Richmond
penitentiary. This is the first case in which
questions arising under the new law have been
submitted TO the court of appeals. Butler Will
have new trial.
UNION STREEr.-There is very much conn
plant OF the condition OF Union street. Not
long since the city and the Midland railroad
company united in repaving the street with
cobble stones at q cost of several thousand dol
lars The avements were narrowed and tho
9 arrlage-way widened 10 commodate the rail-
road traffic and all arrangements made for a
good thoroughiare devoted ID trade. But the
street is laid Out on made ground, banked out
into an old river side cove and SO has no solid
foundation. Thousands OF tons are daily
hauled over it to and from the freight trains,
and il begins TO yield. The ends of the street
which were not included in the paving are FREE
quently quagmires The street will again de-
mand attention.
r. B. Pom our eighth page to-day will he
found striking and Instructive illustration of
the comparative worth OF the various kinds of
baking powders now in the market
WHEN YOUR LIVER is out OF order use Dr.
Jayne's Sanative Pills, and you will assist the
hillary system IA regaining a healthy condi-
ton, and get rid Of many distressing symp-
toms.
MARRsEe.
1855, at the parsonage, by The Rev. d. e. Meador.
RUFUS ii. MARMADUkE and MARY IL IA
BARRE.
RUSSELL-SAN DERSON. On November 3Ih
1883, by the Rev q. II. Reed, EDWARD GORDON
RUSSELL 70 KATE & SANDERSON, both of Phila-
delphia-
DIED.