Evening star., 1886-11-22

District Government Affairs.
OLD CURBsTONES REDRESSED.
The cost OF curbStOneS for street improve
ments in this city amounts to many thousands
OF dollars annually. The repairing Ol SO many
streets causes old curbing to accumulate in
large quantities, and il Is now being redressed
| Tor use again. The contract price now paid tor
nrst-class granite curbing is ABOUT 75 cents per
running loot and 40 cents for bIuestone curb
Ing Mr.. Gustave Creancy, stonecutter of this
city, has the contract for the redressing OF the
Old curDing, and now has his shop at 1112 r
street northeast, where he employs between
ntty and sixty sLOnecutters BY the utilizing OF
this curbing more than half the expense is
saved OF the first cost. He has now all the curb
Ing necessary for North Capitol street, from +
Z. between 10th and 22d streets northwest; 22d
street. between + and q streets northwest; .
street, between 2Oth and 21st streets. Several
other streets are also provided lor from the old
curDlEg III the properly yards.
MR.. oRDwAY'S FRAME HOUSE.
There have been number of com plants AID
inquiries made at the District buildings be-
cause MIR. \. Il. Ordway has been permitted to
remove three-stOry frame house from its old
location, on Pennsylvaniit avenue east, within
the limits of the new library, 10 Il new location,
at the northeast corner OF 1st and East Capitol
streets. MIR. Justice Fields, vino lives in the
neighbOrhOod and others have been down to
the District buildings TO protest that the law
was being Violated. At the building inspec-
tors office Il STAR reporter was informed that
the permit was issued on condition that the
building, when removed to its new place,
| should he converted into IL new building. This
wiii be done by taking OFT the weather-board-
Ing ana encaslny the house all around with u
brick wall The wooden structure and interior
VIII De used simply as the frame work OF a
brick house.
FIVE DOLLARS FOR FIRING PISToI.-Be-
tween twelve and one o'clock sunday morning,
while passing along Maryl avenue, Officer
dafiOWS attention Was attracted by hearing
the report OF Il pistol shot. Going in the drec-
ton OF the sound, the officer heard two more
shots fired in rapid succession. On arriving at
where no off
1Ound young colored man named EphrIam
Bailey, who admitted the shooting, and said he
did 1T 70 call The police to ouell disturbance.
The officer arrested Ephriam and he left So
collateral for his appearance i'll the Police
Court this morning. He appeared and ex-
plalned his case TO the Judge, who sentenced
MIN to pay n fine OF So.
A THIEF's THREAT.-Willam Betters, COL
Ored, was recently released from Jail, where he
served sentence for tiilLsppng. All he
wanted was time, which he cut snort by steal
ing 81 worth OF harness from Henry Haas, in
UnlOntOHn.- Officer Anderson at once arrested
him, and i'll the Police Court to-day he pleaded
guilty To charge vi petit larceny. rhe judge
gave W"ree hm ,n,, th,p,y days IN jail ri DO You
Oner TO Mr. Haas, as lie wenrdown.
THE RED-HAIRED Boy YACoUTTTED.-Among
the defendants i'll the Police Court to-day was
a small red-haired boy. who was characterized
by a cOlOred female witness as a "ge,temau'
The judge asked her who she called gentle
man, and she replied: THAT reoi-headea boy. !.
whereupOn the judge said: "CalI persons by
their proper names. Boys are boys, men are
men, and gentlemen are gentlemen" The wit
ness retorled: "Ihey are hard TO lind The
red-haired boy was acquitted OF a charge of is
orderly conduct against him.
PROGRESS OF THE INDIANs.-Dr. T. A. Bland
lectured on "Indan Territory and Its People'
in the Church of Our Father last night. He has
recently spent two months among the Indians
of that country, and his lecture was chiefly
confined to his personal observations. He saws
~, ,f,tf no
farming, and much OF it is too stony for any
use. Tne nve civilized tribes are prog ressiny
quite rapidly In all lines OF civiliZa ton, and
compare iavOrably now with the people OF the
states about them. In education they are in
advance OF Arkansas or Texas, and there are
more churcn members in those five tribes in
proportion to population, than in any state in
the Union.
ROBBERIES REPoRTED-Mrs. Frances Koyl
1416 Z street northwest, reports stolen from
her house a black silk skirt worth S25. Mrs
ports stolen from her premises twenty-three
yards three-ply carpet, worth $40. Charles
Crown, corner of 4la and streets southwest,
reports stolen from IN front OF his store, trunk
worth $40 DR.. NJ. +. Thompson ATS Mary
land avenue, reports stolen from his yard an
urn with flowers, valued a. 81.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FIRE DEPARTMENT,
Washington, Novembe: 18th, 1856. Jon,. w.
SinctaT, jr., Esq, Agent Eclipse Fire Ertin-
guishe., Washington, Dc. DEAR SIK:-Hayins
Witnessed very severe test of the .t,clpse
Fire Extinguisher' at the corner of 10th and b
streets northwest, November 9th. 1856 con-
sisting OF empty Oil barrels, thoroughly satur.
ated with gas tar and gas oiciOLn inslue and on t.
making u very hot and stubborn fire To subdue
Will say that the machine did all claimed tor
ii, and the fire put out in less than one
minute, with the loss Ut less than one half the
contents Of the extnguisher. In my opinion
It's distinguishing capacity is fully equal 10 any
nre "extinguisher" OF equal size, of which I
have any knowledge lis price, simplicity OF
construction, ease OF operation, means OF getting
liquid to fire, viz: By use OF force pump and
hose. and not being subject to corrosiun especi.
ally commend 1t. 1t should be placed in every
factory ana country residence, its use in
time would undoubtedly save the destruction
erty, which is destroyed through the lack of
any efficient means at hand for put ting out ).
lire, or Oy the headway given before the arrival
Of the tire department.. Very respectfully.
yours, JOS. PAkRIs, Chief Engineer Fire De.
parIment