Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-01-03
District Govern ment Affair,


Building Inspector Entwisle has submitted the
following statement OF the permits issued by HIN
during the month OF December, 1857: 81 new
buildings, % repairs; awnings and IL repairs
MISCELLANEOUS.
A. T. Hillyer and Others have been Informed that
owing TO the exhausted condition OF the approprfa
ton their petition for sidewalk, 9th street ex
tended, must be denied. 1t will be placed upon
next years schedule.
John 7. Harris has been re-appointed watchmar
at the G,slreet District property-yard
Commissioner Ludlow was at the District Offices
to-day.
Fire Marshal Drew is making a test OF the IN
hammable oils sold In the city. He procures sam.
Piles of each from the place where Sold which he
transfers 10 the District chemist, Prof. Richard
son, who submits them TO a chemical test.
Building Inspector Entwisle has issued permits
for repairs to A Hutchinson, house on llth street
between and streets southeast; $500. Mrs. A
Mckeever, No. 174l 10th street northwest; So
ii. Sommers Son, No. :}Oi2 NJ street northwest
SO. Louis York, No. 401 Franklin street north
west; $40.
VIM. clipper has been appointed an additional
private OF the Metropolitan police for three years
for duty at the Baltimore Sun Office and vicinity
RANGE OF THE THERAoMETER.-The following
were the readings at the signal Office to-day: a.
m, %; = p. ~, 46; maximum. 40; minimum. "a.
CIRCULARS IN BusINEss-C ARD ENyELoPEs-Int the
Court In General Term, Chief Justice Bingham
this morning announced that the motion for a re-
hearing In the case or +. ID. stevenson against +.
b. Conger, postmaster, was granted This is q pc
utton for mandamus to compel the defendant TO
receive and forward as thirdclaSs matter circulars
in envelopes on which Is printed the business card
OF plaintin. The case was submitted some time
since by Messrs. Freeman and Money, for CON-
plainant, on briefs. and the court dismissed the
petition. They then made a motion for q re-
hearing, and this Is granted
MARRIAGE LICENsEs.-Marriage licenses have
been issued by the clerk OF the court TO J. II.
jerks, or Chicago, and Maud Stinney, OF North
Carolina Thos. A. Foster, OF Fairfax county, Va,
Francis wilson; Thos. Conner and Annie MADDOX:
f. q. Warrlck, OF oxford. Pa, and Lizzie c. Terrell
Jno. s. Smith and Mary Proctor; Jno. Mccoy, OF
Brooklyn, n. Y, and Charlotte S. Thomas; Jno. w.
Ganett and Jane A. Giles; Isaac Fish and Annie
Madden.
The FIRST DIVORCE OF 1SSS-The divorce mill
ground out It's first grist for the year 1883 this
morning In the case OF Catherine c. Fegon against
bill setting forth the marriage In 1884, and IL
charged habitual drunkeness from August 1884,
and desertion two months after marriage &C.
Judge Merrick directed the decree.
SUIT FOR $500 DAMAGEs.-Andrew n. Coyle TO-
sSo The pap claims 20 Ssye nor
tracted 70 erect for defendant hydraulic elevator
at us street northwest for 500, and alleges
that defendant now declines TO let him proceed
with the work.
Wire mattresses repaired See Special Notices
"a Lady" sends SO TO HE STAR once for the
Night Lodging House.
the deed 20 J. 6. Bullet Of Philadelphia, ct al.
ton OF the Brookeville and Broad Branch roads for
SIS, 900 was put on record to-day. Mrs. Clara Ed
monston has bought OF g. Kimoail for p. 600 sub
bet. 9th and 9TH streets southeast
EDITOR EVENING STAR: Among the names that
appeared OF persons who would receive January 2
1888, were those OF MIS- Calvin Game and daugh-
ters, 1202 Virginia avenue southwest The notice
was published without the knowledge or consent
OF any OF my family by some EVIL person with
malicious intent TO bring ridicule upon family