Evening star., 1886-09-04

the name OF the person he suspected. The Ofn-
GERS looked on the countryman with suspicion,
and thought from the size of bis head aud dis
tance his hat was therefrom he might be In
clined 10 be forgetIul. With the countrym man
permission the officers searched him, and found
In bis pocket y pawn ticket Tor the watch, but
he was "broke" and could not reclaim it. Still
board bin. claimed that he mad been robbed
and was bothered about his bOarding-houSe
mistress, because he owed her q bill. No thiei
was ever arrested for the crime, and the ON.
GERS were never informed how the boarding
house mistress came out in regard 70 the board
bill
PROTECTION FROM FIRE.
Chief Paris Wants New Companies In
Different Parts Of the City.
Chief Paris, of the IRE department., has made
q number OF recon- lamentations to the District
Commissioners looking to better protection
from fire. In his report just submitted he has
made an estimate Of SO, 500 tor the building
of an engine house in the southeast section OF
the city, the formation of new company and
Its complete equipment. An engine company
In that section OF the city, located somewhere
near the Wallach school building and Navy
Yard market, he says, has been needed for q
number of years, and Is now becoming an
urgent necessity on account Of the rapid
Improvements made, not less than ,O2S build.
1ngs having been erected within the last two
years on Capitol Hill. No. engine il the only
company located east OF North Capitol street,
and the territory 1t has TO protect against re is
entirely too extended, rendering quick assist
snce in case OF fire, such as is afforded to the
central and northwestern section OF the city
impossible. He estimates also for q double
house and new truck company in the central
portion OF the city, the house TO cost u 900.
He says: I. That the house now occupied by
engine company No. Is entirely unsuited for
an egine hOuse-tbe building is old, its interior
as well as sanitary arrangements are defective,
plies, forage and fuel have TO be taken
through the house, while the refuse has
Of the house and out through front entrance.
2 That the location of = truck company in the
center OF the city has become necessity on
account Of the number of hotels, tbeaterS, ium-
Der yards, planning mills, livery stables and
other large and lnnammable buildings in that
section. Truck A company now answers all
Washington and that part of the northwest
section south of y street north and 7th street
west, terminating its boundary on the line Of
Pennsylvania avenue and 18th street north
west, while truck 3 company covers the whole
OF " est W Wasnington. He recommends the DUR
chase oi a lot IN the vicinity oi the present No.
engine house and south OF Pennsylvania ave-
nue and the erection of q double house Tor the
accom- mediation vi No. engine company and
He recoInmends that the position on ACTING
assistant chief engineer be made permanent
and the number OF fOremen be increased from
seven 10 nine, that the salaries of the foremen
and engineers be increased from 81 100 each to
Sl,1OO and S1,U5O, respectively. He further
recommends the promotion OF nine prtvatss 70
OF salary OF SlOO per year each. The total
estimates for the next fiscal year, including the
cost OF the proposed new houses, Is SlsO, $40.
Tran.es.. Of Heal E.eats.
Deeds In fee nave been fled a. follows:
B. Burnstine to J. H. Walter, lots g. and 10,
50. 1896; -. c. +. Z. Richardson to II. r.
Myers. subs 4s and 49, 50. sO7; e1,34O. 8 Tai
hart In Iara ni3h ax.ro Nh Lnr H.ll
road; $500. Eliza ]. IngersOll 10 r. Corcoran,
parts 10 and II, 50. 92O; -, 500 =. A. Robert
son sn 70 Carrie , q; Marshall, part 1S g: 7s7;
lots ~ and eo, Lanier heights; $4,000. r
Downing To Emilia n. Darneille, parts IL aud
James Ferry, SUP lot Is, 50. 7s7; s,1oO. O.
b. X Catten 10 g. Morrell CAtten, SUB lots l3s
and lSS, 81: 211; $4,000. Julia A. Cation ct al.
iriet TO A Jsrdin, part 2, SO. 11S; =. Thos.
j. King To Eugene Il. Gadols, SUB lot 46, 50.
q; $3,SOO u. }. seuferie - Elizabeth N. Mo-
Eliresn, part sub ! and L, 50. 36s; - same
10 Catherine e. Harmon, part l., do; $1,275.
II. w. Burgess ct Al. To Florida q. Casey ct al.
part lot Z3 and part suO 10, 80. 127; s.. h Cog
gins 10 A. Ii. Parker, part II, 50. 535; $l,40O.
A. T.. Clark 10 y. B. Slarkwesther, part 2, Pads
worth, y. Emile Huck 10 Catherine and
E..en ouinn, SUB 20, 50: 2S6; $4,000. J; 8.
So s2s; $500. GeOrgie u. Todd to Eliza E. W.
DicA, suo lots 116 and IFS, SO. go; $4,000.
i. j. Murphy To II. II. Jacobs ct al. lot IL
block 81, Columbia Heights; 81 66l. .45 J. s.
Barbour 10 W. r. Alden, sub lot l27, 50. 2S7;
"a, $50. J. l. Munford W w. H Pierce, sub lot
smith, sub 72, 50. 1858; 81, 800. e. Il. Smith TO
MARY Il Grant. lots l3o aud 139, CniOntown;
s1,.oo: G- W. brown to Nj. Gardner. part
Oaris Portion; s.. A Schwartz TO NJ. Mudel,
part 10, sq. 1,UZ7; S160. A. Z. Clark To Il. III.
u. TODD, lot 10, 50. oo3; S1OO. y. OF " W.
ODonnen, sub IOo, 50. 36s; $500. d. Nj.
SooO- l. Caveriy 10 ". r. Lewis, SUBJ lots 81
10 ~. except so. blk. 80. Long Meadows; 3.
Same 10 l. r. Lewis, SUD. lot 50, do; $1,000.
Fannie Il. Wrisiey ct al. To L. ]. Fisher ano 4.
j. Myers, IN trust, W. IN lot IL So $40: g..
Jonn Miller 10 F. w. Gurneberg. pit. 3, So. $50;
$4,000 W. Tyler, trustee. to W. u. Csssiu, iots
y so AZ, Ivy CITY; $40. Edwards aud GarneII.
trustees 70 +. W. and Z. h Tucker sub. So Sol
40; $1,000. Charles A. McEuer To John d.
Bailey, lots 2S to 81, Marshall; $50,
Give the Name, Please.
Correspondence Of the Cincinnati 1imes-Star
The iamily OF q certain high WashinRton
official OF the government has been annually
conspicuous at Long Branch but they will be
missed at this resort during the present season.
1t came about in this wise: Last winter
was marked by its unusual social brilliaucy.
Many OF the less fortunate found themselves
N the gay whirl, whicn compelled them 70 re-
sort 10 many exPedients 70 make . good
showing. A Erm Oh jewelers. here keep a
Iarse stock oi unmoonted gems, which they
rent Out 10 parties who cannot afford to buy
.hen, aud they change the setting from tinle
10 Time, So that they will not be recognized.
out a PAIR oi blue India DIAMOND EARRINGS
nAa soch peculiar briiliancy that the stones
themselves becaIne recognized. They Went
lie rounds pretty rapidly during the winter
SSs-ason, aAo AT last became familiar. Al Mrs
"uisne! iast reception small party We're
salhios over passing matters.
AuSie koes those blue diamonds" remarked
one Oh the guests, u couple passed them. 81
wish some one would buy Them, as am tired OF
50 inahy people wearing them. Who was that
Lady, ANY howe'
ohe Is daughter Of mine" said an elderly
lazy Ia the group, with icy sweetness; .and
you can assure yourself that no one eix<, will
wear tnen, as they were purchased for bel
this afternoon"
lie Last statement was not true mt ths
wOun0ed pride vi the mother was aoual tS, ths
occasion. Ihe next morning the diamond,
were not returned To the je eweiIer but = check
iof S1,ooO, tLelr price, Was sent Instead III
cost the Iatner of The girl three mopths' salary
sao tnat Is why they they are summerinr
~ cheap mountain resort in Peuusvlyanis
TINS season, instead Of at Long BraSch- ~
Usual. A' -
TROUBLE AMONG b. q O. MINERs-A p,,,.
ourS dispatch says there is trouble threatened
among ihe Baltimore and Ohio miners Tns
oliLcuiiy Is that there Is no uniformity i'm ths
wages PAID, each operator liking q scale To-,
ninseAL secret meetings were in progress yeS
tefCay, Anu arrangements making lor a m a.,
convention. They will probably insist on IN
Columbus scale. '">
In collision near Marcellus station on In.
Auourn branch Of the New York Central rail
Ioe1, yessero&y. Two engines We're dsmolishee