Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-03-29
THE COURTS.

Gay. Marin Vs. thompson, verdict Tor s23iyo.
Doddridge We. Gaines; order for commission to
issue. Brown VS.. Sharp; verdict for defendant
in sl13.02 and costs. Griffin VS.. Nailor ct al,
order for non-suit. Psnneil VS.. Hutchius; YER
dict for plaintiff with damages of one cent
Meinburg VS.. Turner; verdict for defendant in
500 and costs. Burnstein VS.. Thomas 6 Cook:
verdict for defendant, si6T5, with interest.
To-day, Jsvensl VS.. New Jersey Meeaal Life
Insurance Company; motion for new trial fled.
Klengie vs. Boss Judgment for plaintiff, with
Gus costs. Cornish VS.. Grant aud Mattingly;
verdict for plaintiff. Caro- VS.. Washington aud
Georgetown Railroad Company; on trial.
POLICE COURT, JxSgy SneH.--wm. Harrison,
charged with making threats of personal vio-
.ence TO Catherine Harrison, his wife. Mrs. H.
sald decree of separation had been granted by
the court, and Harrison had been coming 70 her
house since, threatening TO take satisfaction
and had even been 80 bold as TO break into her
house, which he did last night. He lad not
contributes to her support for the last Fifteen
years, and now seeks to take revenge. The
judge required bonds in the sum Of S,ge TO keen
the peace. Howard Truxon, larceny Of bag OF
coal; fined S.. George Alexander, T. Alexan-
der, and John Norris, charged with assault and
battery on Fletcher Webster, colored boy: the
assault grew out OF disagreement about pick
ing eggs fined s. each. Edward Quinlan, as
sanlt and battery on Catherine, his wife; plead
ell guilty. Catherine told the Judge how she
had been msltreated, and suptlry black and
blue spots on her face fully cOrrobOrated her
badly used, and had been i'm bed some days since
in consequence; fined SO and costs or jail60 days
George w. Stevens, driving over pavement:
fined 50 Kate Moore, profanity; collateral for
feited Ii. ii. Mckelton, tying a horse to a
tree; do. Lizzie Hubert, profanity; fined 50.
William Smith violating hack law; fined 50.
John Gavin, do; do. Wn, Hoffman, profanity;
collateral forfeited. James Bias aud II. III.
Neil, loud and bOisterous language: fined So
each r. III. Neil, carrying a concealed weapon
razor; fined so. Neil plead that he was a
barber. and was in the habit OF carving the
razor back and forth to his shop. The Judge
remarked that when he first came here his desk
was often covered with such weapons. and he
was happy to state that such was not the case
now. John and Alexander Sampson, lOv J and
boisterous talking. John forfeited collateral,
and Alexander stated that John had torn his
pants off and taken his money. Ths officer tes-
ufied tina they were both drunk; fined IS. JAS.
Chandler, profanity; fined 50. George Murray,
violating hack law; fined So. VIM. Shepherd,
do; do. Neil Ware, do; do.
DISTRICT No. Two AGAIN.-Hr. Edisor-Sir:
In reply to the article which appeared in your
paper OF last evening, entitled: "What they say
in district No. 2" have to say IL at believe
ine author states what he knows to be Ease, and
that II comes from source L would not notice
except that 1t has found place in Your widely
circulated paper. The citizens OF the I'd dis
trict did note my action i'm the last fall campagn
and triumphantly sustained 1t at the ballot bo, >
Early in the campaign last fall / introduced
and advocated resolutions in club and mass
meetings endorsing the four million loan bill
as measure calculated to be OF great benefit to
the District of Columbia, and the records ofthe
several meetings will show this fact. L have
never asked to be appointed to any Office under
the District Government since / have been a
citizen of it. Inever spoke to j. H. Crane in INV
NE, and never saw him to know him until he
was pointed out to me in the committee room
one week ago last Saturday. / never had any
conversation with Mr.. n. G.. Ordway relative to
the four million loan bill, the District govern
nent, or the Board of Public Works. 1 have
net and never had any sympathy with any
movement tending to embarrass the improve
District. tn
before the Investigating Committee my frie nds
know that regretted that had been summoned
oeiore ", and that put In my appearance very
reluctantly. Respectfully, L. ). ExERY
Fish AND OYSTER MARKET-Board of H.olS
inSpecttohS.-lnspectOr General Gatchei reports
the arrival and sale of marine products a. fol-
lows:-Steamer keypOrt, 80 punches rock fish
sold at 81 cents; 102 punches herring sold at %
IS punches mullets, Is cents; 50 Potomac shad.
IL cents each. Vanderbilt, 200 punches MIXED
FISH consigned to SkidmOre and Raglan. Con
signed TO X. A.: Golden & Bro.-166 punches
Whlte perch sold 81 cents per bunch 80 punches
herring sold at q cents per bunch; Il mullets
sold at y cents per bunch; IS rock fish sold at "a
cents per bunch; Potomac shad sold at 50 cents
each. Schooner Becky. 900 punches rock and
white perch to be sold at auction to-day.
Schooner Coast Survey, 400 punches rock fish ia
De sold at auction to-day. Schooner Martha
washington w consigned to r.: A. Golden & Bro.
Us punches mixed fish, sold at % cents per
bunch. Schooner Defy, 25s bushels st. Mary's
oysters; small 40 cents. Schooner John Francis
3oO bushels Cone river oysters; small 40 cents,
large 81. Sloop Reindeer, 200 bushels Britop
bay oS sters; small 35 cents. Condemned in
northern Liberty Market this morning q
punches bull heads.
ANOTHER RAILROAD CAsE-In the Circuit
Court, Judge Mac Arthur, to day, the case OF
samuel Caro- against the Washington and
Messrs. +. Miller and MiiOy for plaintif. and
ar; y. II. Bradley for the defendant the
piaintih brings suit for damages sustained by
being elected on the 18th of October last from a
ear on the Avenue, for which he claims 90. 900,
The defendant alleges that he got on the back
platform OF the car with pile of cigar boxes
and refusing to go into the car he was told to
get on, but resisting the conductor used as much
iorce AS was necessary TO eject him after return
ing his fare.
1ERRIBLE EARTHQUAKE IN CALIFORNIA
a dispatch to the San Francisco Bulletin yes-
terday rom Genoe, Nevada, says: "A gentle
earthquake Of Tuesday morning centered. re-
ports that Camp Independence is in complete