Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-11-16

merits having been potifed to have their
work finished up by the ist OF NOvember, are
daily reporting their work closed, and with
few exceptions all the old contracts made by
the Board of Public Works, and the extern
SlOBs found necessary TO he made by the Dis
tTict Commission eTs, viii be closed up in a
short time, leaving a clear field for such leg
isIation as may hereafter he made by Con
gees IL relation to District affairs.
PROPOSED WELCOME DEMONSTRATION
TO CONGREss-The several labor leagues OF
this District met last night on Louisiana
avenue TO arrange for a grand demOnSt, alton
in honor Of the 44th Congress. John Pope
Hodnett presided. Captain L. G.. Mailman
submitted a resolution, which was adopted.
that generous invitation be extended to all
civic and military societies and citizens gen
orally To participate with them In the grand
procession To be given in honor of the assem-
bling Of the 4ith Congress. y committee on
finance was appointed To raise funds by sub
seTiptiOn. On motion OF Thomas Mcmahon
committee was appointed to confer with
the different societies and arrange for their
places In the line. VIM. Burke was appoint
ed 10 wait upon the stODecutters and maSOns;
Matthew Sexton upon the butchers and the
dToveTs; Peter Stewart, John Mcnamara
and George ". Stewart the Knights of st.
Augustine; John Murphy the PAYERS; James
Digney the labor leagues; Henry Matthews
and Win Beckett tn assign places To all the
societies in No. district II. G. Wilkinson
asked that the Sons and Daughters OF Lib
eTty De SSlgned prominent place in the
line. as they were strong. A committee was
Matthew, st Joseph and ST. Peter organiZa-
tiOns and arrange for places in the line. TIE
CON mittee ON music reported the engage
ment OF SLY bands of music, and that large
quantity Of fire rockets, Roman candles, sc,
had been purchased for the occasion.
DISTRICT CASES IN THg L. s. SUPREME
Cot RT.-1e'teTday there was heard the FOL
lowing cases:
a hGirood CGse.-The case of the Baltl-
more and Potomac railroad against the
SlNfn church ri
heard on appeal. This involves the cues
ton of the legality Of tine award made by the
InqUisitiOn which assessed the damages Suf-
Tered by the church IN consequence of the
operation of the road. IL was argued That
as the road was In possession and operation
under the act of Congress, It's rights were es
tabllshed, and that the evidence relating to
noise and the smoke of engines disturbing
the devotional exercises of the church, was
therefore. improperly admitted before the
inquisition. II IS also urged that the Court
at General Term did not have Jurisdiction of
the case except by appeal, and that the con
nrmatiOn was Irregular.
A DiUOTce POint.-AlSO, the case OF Sarah
Ann Jackson against Simon Jackson, in
which the question involved is whether the
court below, after granting the wife divorce
on the ground of cruelty, and finding the
charge of adultery not sustained as against
her, was authorized by the pleadings to
make the order directing an equal division
of the property held in the wife's name. and
by her alleged To be her separate estate or in
finding from the evidence that il was held by
her IN trust for their mutual beneht.
GRAND ENCANPNENT OF THE ORDER OF
CHALDEANS.-The National Grand En-
campment of the National Grand United
city at Chaldean hall, on 9TH street, Fear |
northwest. There were about one hundred
members present from various parts OF the
country. +. III. Carson, of Washington.
grand encampment master, presided. The
encamprnent opened with prayer by Chap
lain Richard Addison, of Washington, and
in
evening. Today the representatives from
the different encampments of the country
were formally received. Tomorrow will be
The occasion of their first anniversary, and
win be celebrated by a procession and levee
The procession will be formed on Massa-
chusetts avenue, with the ri ght resting on 5th
street. and move of at O'Clock d. m, and
march through some of the principal streets
of Washington and Georgetown and thence
10 the Armory han. where the levee will be
held. j. +. Clark will be chief marshal
with r. Broden, X. Buckner. and F. Lyons
as aids. Addresses will be delivered by Prof
John N: Iangston, DIR. James l.. y. Bowen,
and Prof A. NJ. Green. of this city, and Dr.
John Brown, OF Philadelphia.
PATTNTs TO RESIDENTS OF THE DIS
TkICT OF COLUMBIA, MARYLAND AND
WEST NIRGINIA--The following Is a list OF
PATENTS issued by the United States Patent
Office to citizens OF the District of Columbia,
Nary land and West Virginia, for the week
ending to-day:
Distrjct ~ CO,s0s5io.-Sras s. Daish, of
" aALiLs tOh. ID l., improvement IN sand
and gravel dTiers; VIM II. COOksey, Wash
instOn, ID. G., improvement in dumping wa
CONS; John W. Metz, Georgetown, ID. c., i'm
grovement in Tniddlings purifiers; Hiram
ToTrey. Philadelphia, Pa. and Darius Ly-
man, Washington, II. G.. Improvement In
sash holders; James II. Williams, Washing
Ton, ID. O. Improvement IN locking devices
for desk drawers.
1ouJlGnd.-JObn MCCORMACK, of Green
held, OHIO, and Sylvester X. Kelly, OF Baiti-
more, Md, trede mark j. q. Kraft 81 Co. of
Baltimore, Md, canned goods.
HtSf trgtnsG -GeOrge Roberts. OF Wheel
ing. west va Improvement in window