Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-01-08
ORdensed Locals.

Two large spots can now be seen on the sun.
Abundance free to those having smoked glass.
The Columbia Street Railroad Company have
had the rails for the second track of their
road laid down from the depot at the toll
gate, to the Government Printing Office and
Mr.. MckeldeD, the president, has made ar
rangements to have the double track extended
TO 18th street; the whole work to be completed in
two weeks.
The Register of this District on Saturday
evening sent to the District Controller quar-
terly Ofthe certificates of indie btedness
issued by the District. in accOrdsnc with legis-
iative enactment, and also of the transfers OF
certificates OF stock for the funded debt OF the
late several corporations, The following is a
summary: Certificates issued for the improve
meet OF the canal, so, 900. Stocks transferred
Water stock, 20 .4OS; canal stock $500: six per
cent stock, 400; total stock transferred
So Dos
A committee of laboring men of the 18th dis
trict waited on Delegate Campbell, Saturday
evening, and presented him with a handsome
gold mounted ebony cane. bearing the inscrip-
ton: Hon p. Campbell, from his friends,
January, 1872" The presentation was made by
MT Kuhn, and appropriately responded to by
Mr.. Campbell.
THE SAVAGE SQUARE TITLE-Mr. w. H.
Ward, lawyer. has issued a reply to the adverse
opinion OF W. A. Cock. the attorney for the Dis
trct, on the validity of the title of the Savage
square. Mr. Ward takes up Mr.. Cooks obiec-
tlohs sertdtB dispOses OF them to his satisfaction
and closes by saying: "But, finally, as to these
objections, which, IL seems to me, would be pro-
nounced captious by any well-informed LAWYER,
the principle of adverse possession establishes
this title beyond all possible question: princi-
pie important 70 so many titles in this city, and
more so In this case. probably, of at least one
third OF the real estate within its limits than to
this particular piece of property. 1t is now
settled law that the statute of limitation is A
source OF title, and an adverse possession of
twenty years gives a title a. valid and effectual
as grant"
STABBING AFFRAY OVER CARD TABLE
Saturday night John Cooper and Sampson
Tyler, while playing cards in a drinking saloon
on street, near New Jersey avenue, got into
quarrel, when Tyler seized q large butcher
Of Cooper, and then plunged the weapon into
CoOper's back above the hip, driving the point
out over the groin. The injured man was car
ried to the station-house, where his wounds were
seriously injured. Tyler and Lee were locked
up for hearing.
SEQUEL TO THE SoRREL DIVORCE CAss-On
saturday morning the notorious Tom SOrrel
broke into the house corner of L and LIST streets
east, and cruelty i'll fused his wife, from whom
he has recently been divorced. She states that
he bit her on the neck and attempted to choke
partially dressed. and got refuge i'm her brothers
house. When daylight came the poor woman
claimed the protection of Officer Jennifer to 90
to her residence, but he refused on the ground
OF not being on duty.
pNEEDs ATTENTION.-We have many COM
plants of the annoyance to the residents on the
northwest corner OF 9th and X streets by row0y
boys. There seems to be no rea-en why this
nuisance should be inflicted upon this neighbor-
hood especially, and Major Richards will doubt
less SEC that it is corrected.
FROM j. G. Parker and from the National
News Company we have Harper's Basar for Jan
uary 20.