Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-05-20
District Government Affairs.

The Anheuser Busch Brewing company of
agent in this city. has obtaineS permit from
Capt. f. V. Greene of the District engineer de-
partment, to lay single side railroad track
company into square GAL, where this brewing
company propose TO open its works. This per-
moved on thirty days notice from the Commits
sioners. Mr.. f. l.. Wright, as attorney for the
citizens in that section of the city who object
TO the branch railroad, represented them before
the District Commissioners and will have O
rehearing before the work is com menced.
THE SHERIDAN AVENUE CONTROVERSY.
Sheridan avenue seems to be still unsettled.
MIR. j. III. Hewlett has written note to the Dis
Messrs. Exley, Harmon and Emory, on file i'm
the office OF the Commissioners, in which they
ask further time to move the distractions
they have made on Sheridan avenue, so that
the original width of that avenue could be
maintained. Mr.. Hewlett states that one of
the inducem nts leading him to purchase his
lot in Mount Pleasant was the statement that it
fronted on Park street, which is 40 feet wide,
and on sheridan avenue, 80 feet wide, as shown
on the plat After owning the lot some time he
discovered that Sheridan avenue was really
but As feet wide instead of go feet wide and on
inquiry he found that the stones which marked
the latter width had been moved Is feet from
90 feet making the avenue an alley As feet
wide. Mr.; Hewlett reiterates his purpose of
having redress at law.
SARCASTIC.
MeSsrs. Leadingham Co., livery stable men,
have written TO the Commissioners requesting
streets from curb to curb are used by children
as playground and by pedestrians for walking
aho TO prevent running over any one they
think i: safer to use the sidewalk for driving
purposes.
MR.. MERRILLAT RESIGNS.
, Assistant Chief Engineer Chas. +. Merillat of
the District fire department. has resigned
10 take effect on the 3lst instant to engage in
business fer himself.
y CAUSE OF SORE TOES AND PROFANITY
a nuisance exists on the pavement immediate
above the First Presbyterian church, in the
shape OF a projecting nag-stone the bricks of
the sidewalk having settled around it, leaving
about two inches projecting. 4 lawyer in that
helghborhood thinks that about one thousand
sore toes is the consequence during the last
year. and ten thousand .'cuss words"
THE INSTALLATION OF REV. s. NJ. NEWMAN.
A council of about twenty churches began it's
sessions at Congregational church this after
staatlon Of Rev $ NJ Newman as pastor of the
The pastor will be given by Rev. Lyman Abbott
u d., fthe Christian Union The charge to the
T!l be w syep h by Eey t Rankin Ban
ander Mckenzie, of Cambridge, Mass.
OrTHLA AssING's BEoUEsT TO FRED. DOUG
LAsS.-Ihe New York Sun to-day says: Letters
OF administration were issued yesterday to Her
man Kudlich, OF Hoboken counsel for Fred.
erlck Douglass. On the estate of Ottila Assing
who died in Florence, Italy. She left about
$4,000 in Iioboken property, a halt of which
his society and the rest to Mr.. Douglass, for his
services In elevating the colored race.
VISIT To THE FISHING SHoRE.-A party of
gentlemen, consisting of Mr.. Frank frigg of
Ward, j: Z. McGinn, Capt. w. E. Steuart Col
Rogers. the vocalist: Doc Kimball, f. III. Neuh-
myer, Gus Lane and others, went down the Po-
tomac on the tug Gilbert yesterday to witness
the operations of the large seine used in taking
SIN shad and herring at the Ferry Landing shore.
They enjoyed the trip hugely and despoiled
shore. wi
and daughter were of the party.
FINED FOR CONTEMPT OF CouRr-Joseph
seInbly, young colored man, was in the Police
Court today, charged with contempt in failing
70 appear after having been duly summoned.
Sembly was "a witness in a whisky case, as he
had been in a number of others, but his father
him Ia stay at home and not go to the court as
II was bringing him into disrepute. officer
Rhodes a who mad charge Of the case, said that
boy said that the officer did not tell him when
to come. His father. he said. told him not to
go. but the Judge would not let him tell why
Then the judge had his say. He told the father
that he must not interfere with the administra-
ton of justice, and told the boy he was fined
So. He then told the father to pay it, but the
latter said he would see the Commissioners and
get pardon, and left the court. The boy went
back In the dock.
MARRIAGE LICENSES. - Marriage licenses
have been issued 10y the clerk of the court to
George Duff and Georgeanna Craig; Edward c.
schwigert and Elizabeth V. c. Huysman, both
~ Ia.
Dangler; VIM. Myers and Lavinia Powers; w
H. Robertson and Mamie Grant; knight "
W0odley and Florence q. kayser; f.. +. Meyer
OF Frederick City, Md, and Mary L. Gettings
MELLIS's Foop;-The gold medal was awarded
Mellin's Food at the New Orleans Exposition, in
recognition of its great nourishing properties.
FINE HORSES AT ACCTIoN.-By reference to
the auction columns il will be seen that Thos
Downing Will sell tomorrow by catalogue fine
lot OF green trotters at 1890 O'Clock at the sta
bles OF Mr.. Wash. NailOSu - 500 street. The
advertisement gives a nil description, and
Judging from the interest manifested the sale
will be well attended.