Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-01-11

DANGEROUS STRUCTURES
The building inspector has notified Mr.. F. X
Ward to remove within five DAYS q heap OF
stone and rubbish lett on Indiana avenue, in
frGNt of the house recently built by Mr.. Car
notified to take down, within thirty days, the
two wooden buildings owned by him, Nos. 712
and ia 9Th street northwest, which are
found to be dilapidated and unfit for habita.
tiou.-Mr. Albert Fox, agent, is requested to
make the chimney Of house No. 1888 X street
northwest secure within ten days.-Mr. John
Gaegler has been notified to have a fiue built In
the front room OF house 400 street.--Mr. w.
o. Dennison is notified TO have q chimney on
house No. 45S c street northwest made secure
within five days
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Commissioners have ordered that In con.
sideration Of certain circumstances connected
the time for completion of work under said
contract be extended to June 80, 1856.
The Commissioners have notified Major Dye
that the board has determined that all persons
selling liquor to be drunk on the premises are
to be regarded as bar-room keepers, ana must
John Murray, additional private on the
police force, tenders his resignation.
The m9a % the .nn
an ex-policeman, stating that there Is no law
authorizing such q pension, as he was dis
charged from the service nearly two years
before the present law was enacted.
REAL ESTATE SALEs.-E. ]. Stellwagen, trus-
tee, has sold to Titan j. Coffey, for SS245,
the property fronting % feet on the north side
OF K street just west of Connecticut avenue.
John F. Olmstead has sold to Smith Petit, Jas.
Dripps, and Jas Robbins, for $l5 900, the prop
street. between N and Rhode Island avenue
Sarah b. Norton has sold to Chas. Ii. Dismer
for "a, 155, two lots 1S.4x90 feet each, with inn.
provements, on the north side OF French street
west OF 10th street.
THE MANDLEY DIVORCE CAsE.-In the
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7: j. Mackey, solicitor for the plaintiff In the
divorce case of Mandiey agt. Mandley, dismissed
ey Justice hagnel ON inc SIn mstant, moved
fest mistake as to 9 matter of fact on the part
OF the justice who dismissed the petition. Mr..
missed on the alleged ground that it is an ap-
plication for divorce on the ground of adultery,
and yet fails to charge, as required by rule SO
without the consent, connivance, privity Oh
procurement OF the petitioner; and that after
Soiantariy cohaSted with the defendant f Ts
then exhibited and read the petition. showing
that 1t is an application for divorce on the sole
Since the desertion the defendant had lived in
adulterous intercourse, but not himself testify
ing 70 any act Of adultery. and the desertion
being testifed to by witnesses other than the
petitioner.
George A. c. Smith, recently In charge of re-
pairs on the government building In Chicago,
died suddenly on Saturday night, after q very
brief illness. He had been twenty-five years In
the government service, In the patent aud su-
pervising architects office, In this city.
Great Fire i'm l'hiladslphia.
The most disastrous fire Philadelphia has
known since the great Water street confiagra-
ton quarter OF . century ago occurred early
yesterday morning. It broke out In the very
heart Of the Kensington manufacturing dis
trict, at Taylor and Coral streets. Spreading
rapidly, it destroyed two blocks OF buildings
and laid seven large manufacturing establish.
81 600, 900 and about 900 hands are thrown
out Of employment. The mills were surrounded
on all sides by dwelling houses. and the falling
walls narrowly missed crushing the homes OF
neighborhood OF the fire hastily removed their
household goods. The fire started In Firth 4
Fosters mill, spreading over two entire blocks.
destroying all the buildings therein
CUT PASSENGER RATES 10 THE wnr.-A
Baltimore dlspssch 1. says; . The Pennsylvanis
dnle Of passenger fatea. reducing the price q
tickets from Baltimore and Waehington 70 a.
| points west to level with the Baltimore 4 Ohio
| cut rates, which were on basis Of thirteen dol
lars to Chicago. Today the baltimore 4 Ohis
equalize with the rate from here. The Penn
| sylyania viii be enabled 20 meet this cut With
| out violating the terms Of the trunk line pool
ing arrangement Baltimore Ohio passenger
wil Be o6lissd . come rom s.,. esstern point,
be piaoed on sals In New York ana eisewhsrss q
| sufaciently bower 0GuEoo - moAo S1e a44xAc
taons e treyelerS end the cut utn 3 na1s
have TO pay regular rates nom New yock.