Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-03-26
Receipt. Of the District Government.

STATEMENT or COLLECTOR SLATER.
Mr.. William n. Slater, collector of taxes, has
reported to Controller Baker the following
statement of the collections of his Office from
September l, 1872. to March p. 1873, both In
elusive, exclusive of receipts from sale for taxes
From General Taxes, Washington City, foryear
ending June 80, is7s-Dis,rct Fonts and District
polisn Police Fund, s64 6l4 % Gas Fund, lsa s
sinking Find Cooperation 81 !, Washington lndtbt-
From General Taxes, Georgetowu-District Fund
and =, District Loans. fH,sIos7; school Fund,
Fund, asa 6; Gas Fund, s! si7 O.; school-house
tgiet Fund and District Loans, siS,ss.i il; School
ss.Tss GTctal. sn9ss-ss.p puma" 'O''' "''
Total Taxes District of Columbia Real Estate,
From licenses District Of Columbia, for year end
ing June ~ S,s 2s general tsxss Wash
general taxes GeoIgetowp $50 es: generaltaSes'
e cSu@sa 81 rts p s
District q OO, o. la general taxes
water taxes adj, ertised 81 DIS Isl deposits for re-
ton, s46i 81; deposits 10 credit Eastern market
fund, Ioo.0l; deposits to credit Northern market
fund, S57 81; deposits to credit Georgetown msrSet
fund sSS 5oITotsl IdeIosited with treasurer Di..
During the remainder of this month the col
lector will allow an abatement of four per cent
on ali payments on taxes under the present levy.
REAL ESTATE SALRs.-Messrs. Green & Will
liams, auctioneers, have sold the following real
estate recently: Part of lot No. 8, of subdivision
OF square No. i39, improved by frame house,
to John L. Springman, for SlS5; lot No. &, in
square No HI fronting on 9TH street, between
n and q streets northwest, and improved by a
three-stOry brick building, to III. and u. Straus-
burger, for s., 500; lot No los, i'm Gilberts re-
corded subdivision of square No 675, with inn
proyements thereon, to j. Stanley Jones, for
in
recorded subdivision of square No. 615, with
the improvements thereon. (sold subject to a
prior or deed Of Gust,( to John G: Conner, for
rams subdivision Of certain lots in square No.
$40, with the Improvements thereon, consisting
OF first. class dwelling-hOuse, nearly finished,
(sOld subject to prior REMEMBRANCE of 81, 9l5 o.
with interest at per cent, to John Z. Ken
Dali, for S1,.00; two-stOry brick house and
square 377, being house No. 929, on + street.
between 9th and 10th streets, to Geo. II. wass-
man, for 600; part of lot No. 10, in square
No. 1872, on 18th street east, between North Caro-
lima avenue and south ID street, containing
about goo feet, to s. Z. BOynton, at 10 cents
auctioneer, has sold lot 81, i'm square IA, i'm
proved by small brick house, to Boughton Il
Moore, for S4I5
THE WASHINGTON LIGHT INFANTRY BAT
TALIoN.-At meeting of the officers of the
Colonel W. G. Moore i'm the chair and CAPTAIN
y. L. Powell secretary, Captain Fleming of
company ID, and Lieutenant Hough, OF COM
be in good condition. Lieutenant Hough suI,-
united resolution, which was adopted tn at
the rank OF all company officers of this battalion
snail be IN accordance with the date of entry of
their respective companies in the battalion:
provided that in the events OF changes after
their admission into the battalion then the rank
ton.
Company ID contemplstes visiting Niagara
Fails and Syracuse in June next, and will be
the guests of the Sumner Corps, who were en-
tertained by company d during their visit to
this city on Inauguration day.
ALLEGED ASSAULT on THE AvENUE-Tbis
morning Detective Coomes arrested Mr.. Sidney
u: Jones, general passenger agent on the
Washington branch OF the Baltimore x Ohio
railroad, charged by Stephen b. Tilley with
assault and battery on Mr.. Charles L. Tillev
ms iatner, also a passenger agent on the same
road. i lie assault il charged to have occurred
this morning Oh PENNSYLVANIA avenue. while
MT Illiey was returning from market. and is
alleged to have originated from an old differ
ehce between them, Jones having dis
Oh rged Illley for some reason, who was
subsequently reinststed by Mr.. Cole, master of
transportation of the road. Mr.. Tilley, (who is
much the older man, was pretty badly used, and
MS son procured warrant which was served on
Jones just as he was leaving on a train. Mr.
kooncs appeared at the court and was accepted
as as bondsman for the appearance of Mr.. Jones
Tor hearing on Saturday next.
IHE --LATEST GEORGETOWN HOMICIDE
Bo,oens TO he Rsieased on 81 900 Bad.-Ths NOR IL
ing, Abram B0wens, the cOlored man who
was committed to Jail by the coroner. DR. Pat
terson, on the 18th instant. for the killing of
Dennis Hawkins in Georgetown, was brought
before the Criminal Court, (Judge MacArth rr;)
the object Of his counsel, Messrs. L. A. VIII
ilams and r. i'r, being to have him re-
leased on bali 90 discharged. The defence
asked that evidence be heard. Mr.. Harrington
read the evidence taken before the coroner
Jury, and said he would consent to 50 900 bail,
said hat 1iS rnr,1I 1,a@ a.
and the prisoner was remanded until to-mor-
Tow, when his friends will present his surcties.
The EMANCIPATION CELEBRArIoS.-At a
meeting OF citizens of the seventh legislative
district; last night, to make arrangements for
the 10th of April celebration-Mr. Joseph H.
jackson i'm the chair, and Mr.. Gilbert l.. ,IOv.
secretary-the following committees were ai,-
pointed ;.Arrangements-E- Clark, VIM. Beck
Schooler, Alfred Bailey, Isaac johnson 5.
Taylor, Q. &. Parker, Chas. Williams, II.
Brooks. Finance-Ott0 BransOm, G. W. An
derson, Peter Dorsey, John F. Cook, Edward
Lee, G. A. Stewart, Thos. Payne. Mr.. David
Robinson, the marshal, appointed Thos. PAYNE
and o. T. Cant his aids.
The TONER FuND.DThe first lecture of the
course under the Toner Fund to encourage
vancement of Medicine" will be delivered. if
will be seen, by j. j. Woodward, NJ D. at
Marinis hall, Friday night. The trustees of
Barnes, U. S. A; Surgeon General Palmer L.
s. N; DIR. James +. Morgan, President Medical
Society, ID. G., and j. NJ. Toner, NJ. d.
SMALL POx CASES have been reported since
yesterday as follows: One at lO7 ID street south
west; one on II street, between and South
Capitol southwest; one at No 200 M street,
southwest; one at No. 1902 ID street. southeast:
one between III and 9th and and Q north
west.
THE COURTS.
POLICE cot RT Judge SNeH.-Yesterday Andrew
J. Bellows charged with Offering goods, wares and
merehandz for sale without license Judgment sis
pended. Matthias Winter, profanity, 50.
- THE CIGAR ROBBERY.
Frank Allen and VIM. Waters were charged with
stealing forty boxes of cigars worth $50 from Hen
r. Bogus, who testified that his store was broken
into ana robbed. He had locked II the night ber ire
he iscoyered the robbery, which was on the morn
ing OF Wednesday last, when he found the door
open. Edward Allen, keeper of a restaurant on az
street. testified that he had bought two boxes of
cigars from the accused on the day following the
TSs1 ss Tor which he paid them SIS, and which Mr.
Ned to finding the cigars at Allen and to the arrst
oi Alien, and to the conflicting stories told him nv
both OF the accused. Detective Coomes testifsI 70
the same effect after which the Judge sent the cas