Evening star., 1886-11-11
District Government Affairs.
IJnVUnp IIcrNCES

have been granted TO Zadock Williams & Son,
Rsndolf Eliot, Robert E. Smith, Lawrence
haran esse H.
leo 4 Felix ,Christoani, Frank Kap-
peIl, Renzberg Elliott, Owen Il. Staples. Rn-
dolph Thiele, NJ. Z. Sullivan, John a. Roth,
John H. Outrich, Cornelius Harrgan, William
Flynn, John C. Bannan, Frank OHalloran,
Paul Heimuth, Annie +. Newrath. Joseph
Hayes, Thomas Fl. Hensbaw, James Ii. Fortune,
Z. A. Sautter, Harry j. Eisenbeiss, p. H. Bros
nan, National lair association, Franz Neihass,
James Ward, +. NJ. z. Ciswell, Dennis Conneil,
Build Bros, Mary Hartnett, Henry A. john
stone: John a. GWynne. Mary O'Day, Robert E.
Smith, John Z. Hamline, Payne Golden, John
ner, Daniel Rothwel, Eugene L. Lyddane,
Thomas teaiy, r; B; DUNN, John Ii. Magruder,
! stanton. William NJ. Arnold (agenp, Emil G.
Bruehl, Catherine Dentze, Duley d Price, ZeDu-
Ion +. Connaway, Johanne A. ponnaghue, Eliz-
abeth +. Davidson.
BUILDING PERMITS
issued by Inspector Entwisle: Henry 6. Bur-
iinghain, erect a two story dwelling, r. street.
between 9th and 10th northwest; s3. 500. Jno.
G. Lang, repair brick, Cos + street northwest;
$500. w. L. Walker, repair brick in Draper's
alley, between 18th and 18th and b aud C.
streets northwest; $500 A. p Faroon, repair
gerty, repair brick dwelling, SO4 H street north
west; $500. German hall, COG 1Ith street
northwest, repair hall; 500.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Mr.. Richard Rich has made application for
the continuation OF the lease of the wharf
property at the foot OF 9Th street northwest, for
The District commissioners have sent TO the
Baltimore and Potomac railroad company q
letter calling attention to the biOckading of
South Washington streets by trains of cars
A. H. Wilmer ct al. petition for the erection
at Good Hope, II. C., OF two-rOom school
building.
MARRIAGE LICENSES.-Marriage licenses
bave been issued by the clerk of the court to
George Jackson Easterday and Margaret Win
snip Leltch; w. ID. Eiis and Eleanor Place; Jas.
A. Hiiiery and Mary V. Hicks; w. S. Marshall
aud Helen Green, both of Warrenton, Va;
Lewis Diggs aud a. eliza va Lewis, both of Mont
gomery county, Nd; W. II. RUPERT and Sallie
u. oliver.
ING AssOCIATION.-Mr. +. p. b. Sands to-day,
for ID. F. Morgan, filed "a bill against >. Thomas
Brown. Z. 2. Berry and Others, officers aud
ISOLATION of West Washington, for an iujunc-
tion &c. The bill states that Catherine Morgan
was q st0ckhOlder TO the extent of 10 shares,
that sne received an advance on 10 sha res,
and complainant Joined with him in u deed OF
trust and he AYERS that Catherine Morgan
nav,ng aiea, d ne M MAS ner aeir ana pa'd Tue
until February, 1886, and subsequently 10
Robert +. Frey; that Catherine Morgan was
never in her life time informed OF any delin.
quencies, but he was informed OF claim for
such in July, and he charges that the present
officers, Brown, Berry and Williams threaten
70 sell the property 10 pay the deiinquencies
claimed.
RANGE OF THE THERMoMETER.-Thef follow
Ing were the readings at the signal office today
3. a. m, 45; a. M, 43; IL a. m, 5S p. M, 81;
maximum. 90; minimum, Al.
SUIT FOR $4,000 DAMAGEs.-To-day Messrs,
Abraham d Mayer, for w. w. Parker, entered
a suit against Abraham kaufman for $4,000
on cnarge of obtaining clothing valued at
S3O.33 by false pretenses, which charge was
dismissed.
COLoRED SCHOOL GIRLS LEARNING TO Cook.
The trustees OF the Miner fund have placed at
the disposition OF she authorities of the colored
schools q sum OF money to be used in paying
for instruction Of girls in the art and science OF
cooking Twenty girls from the colored schools
have been placed in q cooking school, their ex-
penses being paid out OF this fund.
William Harris, colored, was sentenced to six
months in jail by Judge Smell to-day for rob-
bling the ciOthesline In Amanda Ferguson's
The syndicate which recently purchased the
Varnell property, have already run a road
Through the property and preparations are
being made MADE % ,e erect & at once two handsome
The eCourts.
EQUITY COURT-,Jud0e James,
To-day, Wicker agt Parish; 8. w. King, of
Chicago, appointed TO take testimony. Groen-
veldt agt. Grevnleaf; d. +. p. Ormes appointed
trustee 10 couVey
PETITION FOR PARDON OF JAMES D. FISH,
DIR. Johnson of Broakiyn, at the request of the
United states district attorney OF New YORK,
examined James d. Fish In Auburn prison
yesterday: Fish is nearly blind, and cannot
stand or sleep with comfort. The health OF Fish
has been failing for months past, and he
has become weaker and has been often ex-
cused from light employment. DR.. John q.
johnson was formerly his physician. The ex-
amination was made ia connection with Pris-
on Physician Hoxie. DIR. Jehns0n said, suhse-
quently, that Fish Is in O deplorable physical
and mental decline. Dr. Johnson's report will
be incorporated tn u petition to President
Cleveland for Fish'6 pardon.
An ANGRY ADNIRAI.-The French flagship
Minerve left Norfolk harbor very suddenly
Tuesday night for the West Indies. The reason
Of her sudden departure, a. told by Admiral
Contre, was that he had been snubbed by Col. 4
w. H. Taylor, French consul 1t Norfolk. The
ship arrived here last week. and the consul did
not visit the admiral for several days, which SO
offended the latter that he refused 10 be seen,
bnt sent q lieutenant to entertain the consul.
society b much stirred up. ~ . ball Was given
In honor or the visitora and they refused 70 ~
tond on account Of the ALLEGED insult