Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-05-17
District Government Affairs.

D10tfICt SOvtFOIOeut ABuAlfS.
A PERMIT FOR SIDE TRACK.
The Commissioners have granted PERMISSION
to c. II. Burgess TO run Side track from the
Metropolitan branch OF the b. * u. X. IL into
bis wood and coal yard, on northeast corner
square t72, under such regulations as the Engi-
neer Com missioner may prescribe. This permit
is subject 10 revocation at the pleasure OF the
Comm Ssioners
NAMES OF SCHOOL HOUSES.
The Commissioners have ordered that the
public school building on the corner Of Prospect
"Thrslksid school," in honor of the late John
Threlkeld, OF that place, and the public school
building on the space at the intersection OF Nir-
ginia avenue, n aud Sth streets southeast, IA
this city, be named "Lenox school" in honor of
the late ex-Mayor Walter Lenox.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The commissioners have appointed Thomas
o. Sturgis q private in the fire department..
The Commissioners have accepted the resig-
nation OF John A. Cashion an additional
instant, and have appointed Mr.. VIM. +.
Henry as an additional private of police for
three years. for DUTY between I'd street, New
Jersey avenue, d and d streets southeast, with
out compensation from the District
BUILDING PERMITS
issued by Inspector Entwisle: Jeem B. Ora
ham, erect two 2-story and basement dwellings
/ street, between Sth and 9th northwest
5000. ID. I. Chase, erect @ 2-story dwelling,
16th street extended, Meridian Hill; $3.50. Z.
&. DuncanSon erect two 2-story and basement
dwellings. I'd and ID streets northeast: -, 500.
+. klotZ, repair frame, 214 Massachusetts ave-
nue. northwest, SG,OcU- JOnn halSOn, repair
frame, 2lS street northwest $50. James
Downey, repair brick dwelling, 242S / street
northwest; $3.50.
MARRIAGE LICENSES. - Marriage licenses
have been issued by the clerk OF the court to
w. +. Titmus and Annie Carrie Burrier. both
county, Va, and Katie Davoir, John Horrgan
and Mary Costello, OF Hartford, Conn; j. Il.
Toulotte and Alix Laignel; John Hill and Sarah
Ayers.
MAKING A SCENE AT THE PENSION OFFICE
Mrs. Mccarthy a widow employed in the Gov
eminent Printing Office, living near the cor
ner OF 18th street and Massachusetts avenue,
paid a visit to the Pension office this afternoon
owed her $40 for rent, and whom she charged
with using her house for immoral purposes.
As she had written to the office some time ago,
and her charges were found 10 be groundiess,
the Waterman refused her Ambulance. She
insisted upon entering, and 1t was necessary to
call on the police to remove her.
The Courts.
COURT IN GENERAL TERN
To-day, Benham AT. Porter ct al: judgment
below reversed opinion by Judge James Geyer
agt. Barrick; and Barrlck agi. Geyer; taken
under Adjustment. Webb &. Son agt. kender-
dine; argued and submitted.
CIRCUIT CoURT-yudge Rdoner.
Saturday, Meyeruse & Co. agL Anglo-Ameri-
can Insurance company; motion for cost
granted twenty days. Nezina aGt. same; do.
Pierson & Co. agi. same; motion Withdrawn.
SEWER & Brother ast. District of Columbia;
motion for new trial overruled. Thurber d Co.
agt Ioungs; Judgment by default
EQUITY CoURT-Jud0e Merrick
Saturday, Christiani agt Adams; T.. c. Wea-
yer appointed guardian ad litem. Ball agt.
Langley: safe finally ratified and allowances OF
solicitors tee reduced to $50. Thomas agt Nc
COrmick; j. j. Johnson appointed guardian ad
litem.
PROBATE CoURr-Resister Ra,nsdeu
Saturday, Estate of Timothy Sands; order
issue TO Circuit Court for trial Is
tate of Margaret Balm; nnal notice mixing June
4 for settlement.
POLICE CoURToJudoe Sheu
To-day Gwynne Harris, colOred. trespass; IS
or Z days. John H. Brookes, coiored, Keeping
bawdy house; $25; appeal noted.
COMMODORE JOHN H. RUSSELL will be re-
lieved from command of the Mare Island, CALI,
navy yard, on the last OF this month, In order
to command the south Atlantic station.
Commodore Geo.. +. Belknap will be
detached from o, duty as s1psrintendent
and ordered to assume command Of Mare
Island on the 18th Of June.
APPROVED BY THE PREsIDENT.-The Presi.
dent has approved the Indian appropriation
bill and the bill TO regulate the promotion Of
the graduates OF the .. =. military academy.
TIE CONGRESSIONAL FIGHT In ALLEGHENY,
can primaries Saturday evening Thomas
from the 2sd congressional district. In the
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the present Representative, and John Dalzeli,
solicitor Of the Pennsyivania railroad company,
is close, with the indications at midnight
to the latter.
Mrs. Alice O'Keefe, whose suit for divorce
from Ross Il. Wlnans, the young Baltimore
was decided against her by Referee
stephen p. Nash, has instructed her counsel TO
appeal the case.
Captain John Newiand Mafiit died at VIII.
N. c., Saturday, aged sixty-seven
years. He was an officer of the United States
navy up 70 the breaking out Of the war, when he
resigned to serve In the confederate navy.
The board OF directors OF the Cincinnati cham
Der OF commerce unanimously adopted resolu-
tons denouncing the proposed Congressional
enactment imposing @ TAX on the manufacture
Of Imitation butter.
In New York Saturday night Myers, the
American who won the worlds championship
q week ago, defeated George, the English chani-
pton, In ~one-mtle race; the time being 4:S2 rs.
The stakes amounted to 81 900.
The bark Vidette, At New York from CIen-
fuegos, reports that on May 9th, In latitude
82o 10, longitude 20 A.. weather fne, her
maintep was set ON fire by y meteor The
namee were extinguished by the crew.
ht. Rev. Thomas A. Becker, formerly bishop
o. Wilmington, DEL, wns Installed bishop Of the
Roman Catholic see Of Savannah yesterday.
Dan and Lou Mann, who murdered Marshal
Campbell ana wounded Onicer Mccormick at
Barlow, Fla, Saturday, were taken from jail BY
= mob and hanged.
The steamer Nevada, from New York for
Liverpool, was sl1rs on passage, bat mol Sc
There - ssid n he q roo nocfalists In New