Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-03-20

The District Commissioners in their letter to
proposed extension of the Metropolitan street
railroad urge that where two railroads are
given the right OF way on the same street, as on
Water street from NJ to ., only one set of tracks
should be laid down.
DANGEROUS WALLS.
The inspector of buildings has notified Messrs
Shaw and Merrill that the north party wall of
house on lot l, square 324, the property of
Michael and stephen Gatti, and the south party
wall of house on lot II, square 324, the prop
thickness required by the regulations. Mr.
Horace Johnson has been notified that the
wall in the alley in rear of 1913 Pennsylvania
rebuilt. Geo. Mason, No. 1920 Vermont ave
nue.. has been notified to remove the root of the
stable in rear OF I'LL 10th street northwest,
which Is In dangerous condition.
MIsCELLANEoUS
Chief Cronin has submitted statement that
freplugs are necessary at the corner of Goth
and II Streets Connecticut avenue and l. street,
and corner 22d street and Pennsylvania avenue
northwest.
BUILDING PERMITS
have been issued by Inspector Entwisle as fol-
lows: Geo. w. Cook, erect two two-story dwell
ings, 9th street extended, between College and
Howard streets; $4,000. H. j. Garfield, erect
avenue, between l. and NJ streets northwest;
80, 500. Mrs. Mary a. Richards, repair brick
SlS TIN n street northwest $500 John L. Xo
Pennsylvania avenue, between 2lst and I'D
streets northwest; S11 1000. E. ]. Hill, erect
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streets northeast; $4,000. Mrs. J. Cathcart,
erect q two-story-and-base dwelling, 9th,
between and II streets northeast; $500. Mrs.
Bridget, repair dwelling 719 23d street north
west; $3.50.
RoBBERIEs REpoRrED-Dr James R. Reilly,
No. 221 412 street, reports stolen from his stable
yesterday morning a set Of harness. valued at
SIo: John ". haymann No liz East Capitol
morning. Hattie Smith, No: $50 Pennsylvania
stolen from her on the 18th instant. George
Holmes, 800 Pennsylvania avenue, reports
TO n ths
watches.
CHARGED WITH HoUsEBREAKING.-"B
Ferguson, colored, was arrested last night by
Officers Howell and King, OF the first precinct,
on three charges of housebreaking and one OF
petit larceny. In two cases he is charged with
stealing chickens and in a third case with lar
Geny OF quantity of provisions. To-day in the
Police Court charge of hOusebr eaking against
Ferguson was continued.
CHARGED WITH RoBBINa HER EMPLOYER
John w. Lehman, of 119 East Capital street,
has been arrested by Detectives Edelin, and
Mattingly, on o charge of robbing her employer
OF $40. The officers recovered sos from her
She will be tried in the Police Conrt on Tues
day.
The STRIKING CUMBERLAND MINERS.-A
dispatch from Cumberland says the mining
III LnaL region mas undergone no
change. The miners in the Elk Garden region
were all paid OFT yesterday for work done this
month. The universal opinion seems to be
that the strike Is nearly at an end, and before
another week rolls around the miners will be
receiving nifty cents per ton in the whole third
federated district. 1t is expected that Clear
neld operators Will be among the first to grant
the increase. A dispatch from Philadelphia
says: Conferences recently held between the
Cumberland and Cleartield operators have re-
suited In adherence by them TO their resolve
not TO yield to the demands Of the strikers.
MIDNIGHT DARKNESS IN OSHKOSH AT P.
menon ever known at Oshkosh, Wis, occurred
at p. m. yesterday. The day had been light,
though slightly cloudy. Suddenly at the hour
five minutes it was as dark as at midnight.
General CONSERVATION prevailed, people on the
streets rushed TO and fro, teams dashed along,
treat into cellars. All business operations
ceased until the lights could be lighted. Not
breath Of air was stirring. The darkness lasted
seemingly from west TO east.
To BE HANGED.-Wesiey Honesty and Tabby
Banks, negro murderers Of Joseph McFaul,
white youth, On the night of November 14th,
1854, having been refused q new trial by the
o. a by
hanged on Friday, June 4th. Upon being asked
what they had tosay why sentence should not be
pronounced, each replied ~ aIn not guilty"
Honesty made few remarks.
REPRESENTATIVE .HAHs's FUNERAL. In
New Orleans yesterday the remains Of Hon.
his sister, Mrs Than, from which the funeral al
BY larss number Of persons, including many
prominent citizens and business men. The
Republicans state central COMMITTEES ofLouisiana,
OF which ex-(2ov. Hahn was member, held Q
and saopssa sn
Gov. Pattison, OF Pennsylvania. has, by pro-