Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-08-07
THE BOLD DAYLIGHT ROBBERY.
Continued from the First Edition.

vehicles collided near 18th street; that when
his pocketbook was taken out It fell from the
hand of one Of them on the street, and the
money fell out; is certain the money was taken
THE CASE OF ROBBERY SENT TO THE GRAND
JURY.
After several witnesses had testified, corrob.
Grating Darcy, excepting a. TO who picked up
the them money the case was sent to the grand jury;
THE CHARGE OF ASSAULT.
Geo. Northridge was then charged with an
assault on Mr.. Darcy at the corner OF 3th street
and Pennsylvania avenue. Testimony was
given as 70 Northridge striking Darcy three
times with the butt end OF his whip. North
ridge testified that Darcy drove his pole in his
struck to knock the reins from his hand, and he
did not know that he had struck him. he drove
right on. A flne OF $10, or SO days In jail, was
District Government AnAirs.
REoUIsITIoN HELD UP.
Controller Durham has written to the Dis
tnct Commissioners In reference TO their re-
QUESTION for S66,S7224 stating that the adj
vance Of $40, 900, requested on account of the
trict, has been deducted to await reply to the
letter OF the first controller, dated March IL,
lures under the $500, 900 sewer appropriation.
A CHANCE FOR THE MAYORS SON.
Mr.. b. ]. Burgess superintendent OF the Mary.
land military and naval academy, writes to
hand the enclosed cadetship to some worthy
young man who desires an education. II you
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closed in blank.
THE FLANNERY BROTHERS TRACTION ENGINE.
The Engineer Commissioner has granted to
fiannery Bros, stonecutters, OF this city, per.
mission to use q traction engine along certain
at the Capitol on condition that the Wheeis a ON
the present track be arranged with tires five
inches wide, and that all subsequent tracks
have wheels with tires six inches wide.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Messrs. X. s. Cropley and q. w. Cropley, ex-
ecutOrs of the estate of Samuel Cropley, have
requested the District Commissioners to make
West Washington, graded and finished from
Bridge street north up TO n street.
writes to the Commissioners that he has mott.
fed the telegraph and telephone companies to
T remove the wires from the roof on or before
whether any fre-alarm wires are among them :,
SO that he may leave.
BUILDING PERMITS
issued by Inspector Entwisle: w. c. O'Meara,
erect two two-story and basement dwellings Sd,
between and Z streets northwest; %, 900. c.
NJ. Hauk, erect two two-story and basement
dwellings Massachusetts avenue and 9Th street
northeast; 5000 ]. HI. Albers, repair brick
corner 14th and Rhode Island avenue north
dwellings Massac5asetts avenue. between c 50
ana 4th streets northeast; $4,000.
CONTRIBUTIONS FOR OFFICER GoRMAN's
FAMILY.-VOlunteer subscriptions for the bene-
ut OF the widow and children of the late Police
man John ]. German have been commenced
among the friends of that officer, and IL ia
thought sufficient amount can be raised to
secure the family from want Yesterday Mr.. j.
r. Minor, gentleman from Baltimore, in
closed So to Lieut.. John T. Kelly for that pur
pose, and later in the day Mr.. John ]. Coughiin,
OF the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, contribu.
ted $40.
A SUIT TO RESTRAIN THE PATENT COMMITS
sIoNER.-TO-day a bill was filed by Louis Bag
ger d Co., for Laurent Ruel, TO enjoin the COM
missioner OF patents from issuing patent for
machinery for the manufacture of felt boots,
DC, on the ground that the invention in ques-
Brandy, OF Lawrence, Mass, and assigned to