Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-05-07
LOCAL NEWS.

\ SpsCial meeting OF the stock holders OF the
German American Savings Bank was held
yesteEaay ar 'ruoo2, pursuant % previous
notice, tyr the purpose 81 considering ths
question OF ircrensing It's capital stock; M.
John hiiz IN TIE char. snd Mr.. Wm 4.
Mat'ingiy secretary. Nearly All the shares
were represented by the holders OF by nroNv.
After some discussion upon the financial
outlook and a general exchange of views.
a resolution was unanimously ADOPT
| 81 that the capital stock be iacreaSod
.rln 5000 the. present capitan 10
! S1.o'oeV, I'm shares Of Sloo each. From
the Certificate drawn up by the chair
man ana secretary TO he fled in the oftice OF
/ amount OF capital actually raid In IS ssa aSN.
! being The original capital Of this bank: that
the whole amount OF debts and liabilities IS
! 1922 being the amount due iepositors
\ and other banks and bankers. THIS hank
4 went into operation In a small way on tha
9th OF November. 1872, about two years AMI
| six months agO. in the SccOad story OF house
No. SIS 9Th street under the conduct 81 It's
present managers. Daring the panic 81
I ISIS ~ not Only wtthstoot the shock
| without interruption, bat I'm the midst NJ ths
panic the boani of trustees purchased the tiue
property at the corner Of + aud 9Th streets.
| formerly known a. Federal Block which has
! since been handsomely and substantially inn
| proved, making a one ~ the most Vsluahie
| pieces oi property In this District. Since thls
' urC ,a ne -anS has nal an uni9lerru ,
i'd career ot prosperity, the avcra q deposits
having more than doubled. The incr ,ase q
| the capital stock will enable the managers -
enlarge the scope OF their operations which
| are based principally on real estate security.
The books OF subscription win be oPelei az
an early day.
The officers are as follows. John FIItE.
| president; Anton Eberly, vice president;
Charles T.. PrcntlSS. cashier, ant Wiutarn
Mattingly. secretary. who, together WIN
X ID, Donaldson. Ge2rge Emmert. James VI.
| Lewis, Christian RUPERT. and Loais "a.
| Schneider, are also trustees.
AN UNPLEASANT AFFAIR-For several
days past painful rumors have been an circa-
lation as 10 a well-known confectioner. a
married man with a wife and three chtlircn,
suddenly leaving his family and going from
the city with n young lady clerk who has
been In his employ since November last The
party referred 10 Il George W Benser, who
FOR many years had been in business On 6th
street, between g and II. and resided with
| his family a Sii 5th sc. Recently ne has bsen
Keeping confectionery store at No. 80 r ST.
| having in his employ young lady residing
| I'm the First Warl, and who, up TO this time.
has borne an unimpcachable character. Re-
Gently BeuSer has been talking Of making
trip TO Florida with a lady residing In The
neighborhOod of his store, for the purpose Of
assisting her L. dispose OF some property, and
last week he stated that he would leave on
saturday night. To his family ne, however,
stated that he intended 10 go TO New YORK
and would be gone for some days. aud his
| trunk was packed for the trip. Last Ss'ur-
| day he purchased two tickets for
! Chicago and had the t-unkS-oUe from
| MS residence and one from the store
! checked 10 Chicago and Wi ID his young IA IN
| clerk let ON Tho Sos train. HE family ana
| the UeighbOr- tbought nothing for a 4 yOr two
OF his leaving. but when IL was observed that
the l. florida lasy was Still i'm town. aHl TIA
the young lady clerk was not in tie store.
and that her friends were buSilv making in
quiTies as 10 her whereabouts the truth OF
The matter became painfully apparent Ca
Wednesday morning the letter carrier
dropped al the door az "A friend and n cOuuec-
ton OF Benser's family note from tho girl
which gave a clue as 10 the relations Of the
parties, but none as TO their destination or
whereabouts. This note appears to have
been datcdOn saturday, and pore TIE post
II flasa IT
terms states that she has diSgraced the family
and that she had determined on sharing her
fortune with Benser, and they would not sec
either him or her again, and was signed
Your ruined friend" Mrs. BenSer received
note at the same time from her truant huS-
band, in which he stated that he had placed
the store and effects in the hands OF B. NJ.
Plumb, as trustee, for her.
ARE MARKET DEALERS COMPELLED TO
TAKE OUT LICENsE?-yt0iye SneU DecLLs
That They Ire.-Wm. IL BrOwg was charged
with engaging in the business OF AN eating
house at his stand in the Center market
without license. This is one OF a series OF
some twenty cases OF a similar character
brought against some OF our well-knowa
market dealers, embracing butchers, pro-
duce dealers and other business men. Mr..
Bimey appeared for the District, and MeSsrs-
X. I. MerTick and II. h. Elliott for defence.
Mr. Smith, clerk for the market company,
testified 10 the character of Mr. Browns bus
mess, and that he pays his stall rent regu-
larry. The charge is brought under the SIth
Assembly, approved June 20, 1872, and duly
promulgated, which provides that eating
houses shall pay - annually. After the
testimony was heard Mr.. Merrick stated that
this class OF dealers had the misfortune 10
be under a double fire, one from the
market company, and the other from tie
District authorities, and between them both
the purpose seems 10 be TO destroy them, or
rather this is the effect. He cOutenie1 that
the law was contemplated 10 reach those per
sons who do a business in a structure or
house made and fitted for such purposes as
are charged. There never hal been a license
required before OF such dealers, aud why has
this law been allowed 10 sleep until now
without execution. No license J. required OF
persons whose capital does not exceed so 10
value, when the business is carried on frOfr
baskets or stands. He claimed that this was
the case with his client, and IL it could be
proved that his capital exceeds so. ten he
admitted, that his client you'd be held 10
pay the regular rates on his capital ONLY
Several other points were RAISED and dis
cuSSed by counsel on both sides. after which
Judgment was given against defendant for
The amount OF the license and - penalty in
addition thereto. The hearing of the remain
ing c;Ses was postponed until next We'd
nesday.
THE POTOMAC FIsHERIEs.-Them most san
Eulne of The fishermen and fish dealers are at
iast beginning 20 . give IL up That the fish
ing season OF 1875 is a failure. The receipts
so far have reached nothing like those OF pre-
vious years. The packers have done almost
nothing, and scarcely enough fish have been
mand from northern markets. Discouraged
by their continued ill-success, MeSSrs
McCuen and Tiger, who were fishing Deep
Hole. cut out yesterday, and We hear that
numbers OF Others contemplate doing like
wise Capt RObb, OF the Gums, and the pro-
prletOqs OF Clifton, en- the Maryland shore.
are reported 70 have cut out The failure of
the season must be mainly attributable to
the backwardneSs of the favorable wealth,
the strong northwest winds and continuous
rainy weather, which kept the river high and
muddy. Fishing in the Susquchauna is said
10 be about as so01 as usual this year.-AIcc-
dg1Ihid SCltiael.
THE BAR ASSOCIATION AND THE Arm
TORSHIP OF THE DISTRICT CoURr-Th,
Bar Association OF the District beld meet
ing last evening, about fifty members being:
present, TO take action relative TO the ap-
pOintment of Thomas Hood as auditor OF
the court. Richard T. Merrick presided with
John r. Hanna, secretary. There was quite
a large attendance and those present ex-
pressed themselves generally as opposed to
the appointment, or rather TO the principle
OF selecting men apparently unknown 70 the