Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-02-08


executive c committee ss Be appointed b.
q congress these reCSo~mendatious ana to Srrs
favorable ana early action upon the same"
District Covernm ens Affair.
CONCRETE PAYMENTS THAT NEED REPArRs
Capt Grimm has written to MAI. Raymond in
reiauon TO the estimate OF 100000 for repairs 10
concrete 60, payements and submits the following
York avenue, 5000; nth street, TO |, west side
e sSs s 81 81 FarrasSs
square 200; street, from 10th to 18th streets.
$500; street from 18th TO 18Th streets So $50;
north side, between Sd and 4th streets, and both
sides between Sd and New Jersey avenue, e. 800;
$3.50; 18th street. from TO streets 800; iaGi
street. from TO L, e., 050; 18th street, from to
streets Total cost s45.3o2.
Mr. BARBERs PAT.
MI. Danna c. Barber, lately removed from Office
by Maj. Raymond, as stated In TIE STAR, was ap-
pointed by Col. Ludlow at a salary OF 81, 800 per
anaum, and his salary was paid out OF the pipe
received but IS pei day. The matter Of increasing
the pay OF employees by the payment OF the same
out OF certain appropriations will, It Is said, be
looked into at an early day.
DIVISION OF DUTIES.
For the purpose OF immediate supervision the
duties with which the Engineer Commissioner is
charged are distributed as follows: Water division
&c, inspector OF asphalts and cements, TO Capt
symOns; Improvement and repairs OF highways,
SSmpo1ng Engineers oce bridges parking com
and telephone lines 70 Capt Griffin; surveyors
onice,inspector OF boilers, board TO examine
steam engineers preparation and record Of con-
tracts. ONCE records, to Chief Clerk Rock.
VITAL STATISTICS.
Health 0fficer Townshend reports for the week
ending February 4: Number OF deaths lO7; white
% o. cSassG % ss
26.49 Thirty-eight were under five years OF age,
ana 20 owe sixty years. The principal causes OF
congestion OF the lungs 5; measles, ); puerperal
diseases, 3. Births reported: p white males,
% Wmte females; Ia cOlored males 20 cOOred
ored.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Owing to the recent change in the board OF Com.
mlssloners. where the words Engineer Commits
sOner occurs In the building regulations they Will
have to be changed to Commissioners.
The Commissioners have dismissed Private O. F.
SturgeS, Oh the IRE department..
Commissioner Webb has received from T. W.
smith $50 for the relief OF the poor, and the same
amount from I. b. McGinn.
Inc commissioners have dispensed with the ser
vices OF Danna c. Barber, inspector OF water
Inc commissioners have approved II. X. bill
5H2 "For the promotion OF anatomical science
ana 70 prevent the Dissertation OF graves in the
Mr.. Heurich has forwarded through Chief Paris
cheek for $50 TO Private John I. HyIand, the re.
~ man VINO was injured at bis brewery on the 10th
Joseph M. Wneatly has been granted a permit
10 run SIDE track from the main line OF the Bai.
subject, however, to revocation by the Commits.
sloners upon thirty days notice.
capt grimm LEFT last night for Boston, to be gone
week, as tho guest OF the Thomson Houston
Ele.trlc Light Company, 10 investigate their sys.
TEN OF lighting and Transmission OF power
BUILDING PERMITS
Building Inspector Entwisle has issued per-
n q krfnl
at tine corner or Sd and streets, at a cost of
$lOoOO; c. V. TrotJ and j. w. Roberts TO erect
TWO swo,story and basement dwellings, No. - and
40 New YORK avenue northwest. at cost OF s. 400;
carson sons to erect one warehouse in rear vi
No. us Delaware avenue, at cost of $500.
The SToDDARD LsCTUREa-Mr Stoddard will
have historical subject, and an exceedingly at
Iractive one, for his lecture at Congregational
cnurcn this evening. II Is Julius Cesar" and it
Is said to be one OF Mr. StOddards most successful
and entertaining talks.
A Row IN THE FAMLY.-Last night about
O'Clock Omcers Heard and keefe went to the
mouse OF William Bayliss, near 22d and streets,
where they were Informed ngnt was In progress
They found MIS- Bayliss, who appeared as though
she had been drinking, and was very noisy and
Ghe oncers arrested her and her husband, who
nad nad some trouble with Mrs. Bay lfSS' brother.
VIM. 5. Qulg ley, and another man named Patrick
O'Tooe. This morning in the Police Court cross
charges OF assault were tried, and the husband
AID OTooe and Quigley were acquitted. Mrs.
Bayiiss' actions indicated that she was under the
influence OF liquor, and she made so much noise in
court that the JUICE had her placed In the dock
and held for awhile.
THE CAxPANIN1 CoNcERr.-A leading feature OF the
Canpanin1 concert at The Congregational church
next Monday evening Will be the selections from
veruls new opera OF "otello wiicn Will be heard
hear Campanin1 Scaichi and Galassi again Will be
hailed with delight by the numerous admirers OF
those great artists. Seats for the concert Will be
placed on sale at Droop's tomorrow.
The ELKs ANNUAL BENEFIT, in aid Of the charity
at Albaugh'S tomorrow afternoon, promises TO be
fue entertainment, and viii, as usual, be largely
attended. The list OF attractions Is uncommOniy
good, including Rice's company, In a por-
ton OF "Evansellne;" Evans and Hoey in
fragment OF their vert funny Spar
l9r Match R1DeTt .v! Mantei ona ana MS
Mrs. John w. AibauRh In "rne Day after the We'd
ding" II will be a genuine treat for hundreds OF
complished wife on the boards again. Edmund
Collier will also give scene from Jack Cade, and
a number OF clever speciality artists Will pleas
antly diversity tue performance. Reserved seats
COMPANY DIS REuNIoS.-The annual reunion Of
Corps, was held At The American House last night.
About twenty-five OF the orr gtnal company joined
with Capt. Millers company ia the peasant feast.
Toasts were offered ana responded 10 by COL Moore
Breiroartn, Leecn, harrison, Iafisr and Dany.
HARrwELL UNION, W. C. 7. U.-At the regular
meeting VI this union at DR.. Caroline b. Winslow's
parlors, at No. Grant Place, Mrs. Mary E. Nc
PhersOn, president, In the chair, and Mrs. Linda
w. slaughter, OF Bismarck, OAK, as secretary pro
tem., Mrs Lewis and DR.. Stanford spoke on the
need Of charitable work among the poor OF the
city. DR.. WinSlow talked on social purity. Mr. e.
Evelyn Gilbert District superintendent Of juvenile
work, made report. Mrs. Fawcett spoke Of work
among the soldiers and sailors, and Mrs. Emeline
v. Tyson, OF New London, Conn.,, gave an address
on Tobacco"
CoLoRRD SCHOOLS IN THE DIsTRIcT.-Mr John II.
Brooks read before the Bethel Literary Society last
cOlOred children In the District. He traced the
first colored school back to 1907, and showed how
the system OF education had broadened.
A LYcEUM ELECrroN-The lyceum of the Metro
politan NJ. T. cuurch last evening elected the fol-
Morse, Addie Burr, c. N. l. sites and 1hos. Ii.
Mckee, vice-presidents; Marion Hendley, secre-
tary, ii. o. Hail, corresponding secretary; +. K
Tasker, critiQue; Geo. Lawrence, associate cri-
tiQue; +. w. Talhnadge, treasurer. Gen. r. L.
Colston gave a talk on Egypt
DELTA KAPPA EPsILoN.-At the seventh regular
Association OF the Delta Kappa Epsilon Society at
Wizards last evening suitable resolutions were
adopted upon the death or the late Representative
seth c. Mofatt, OF Michigan, and q committee was
appointed to report NJ tue next meeting appro-
PIRATE resolutions upon the death OF Francis Mil
Ter, esq.
A COLD WAVE CoMING.--A signal service bulletin
says: Sold wave coming The temperature viii
probably fall 10 TO 20 deareeS by 10 pm. Thurs.