Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-03-22

Mr.. L. w. w. Grimm, formerly one of the
assessors of taxes, has been appointed clerk
to the present board OF assessors.
INSTRUCTIONS TO MARKET MASTERS.
Engineer Hoxie has instructed market
masters that all rents must be collected
monthly In advance, and parties who refuse
10 pay their stall rent must be summarily
elected from them. He also directs that all
arrearages be collected at once and a list Of
once rese TO pay De tohs
THE b. a p. RAILROAD QUESTION.
The committee of citizens appointed at the
Thursday n nr consist a on Of street last
berger. Bacon, Kidwell. Losano and VoneiT.
to wait on the District Commissioners met
ternooD, and Mr. Bamberber made a state
ment of the whole matter at issue, reciting
IN detail the experience he had in the suit
against the Baltimore and Potomac Rail-
road in the Police Court, and submitted all
the papers he held bearing on the case among
them the opinion Of Judge Smell, and a copy
OF the permit given by the Board of Public
Works to use the frame depot erected bv the
government on Maryland avenue between
9Th and 10th streets. He recited the griev-
ances of the property owners, as already al
luded to I'm the report of the meeting
which was held 'on Thursday night last
Commissioners Ketchsm aud Phelps listened
after lively to all they had 10 say. and receiv-
Ing their papers promised to review the case
anew and give them an answer after a G are
ful examination as to Were the power is
vested. Mr.. Ketcham remarked that if the
Board OF Public Works bad the power to give
the railroad any facilities in the streets not
authorized I'm their charter and against law,
the Commissioners certainly have the power
TO revoke such permission. He inquired if
that company had any other fret yht depot i'm
This city, and was informed that IL had no
other except these two avenues, and that
there are five separate tracks. taking ND the
entire width OF Maryland avenue. except
ahouf IS feet of carriaSeway on the north
side.
AFTER SENATOR RoBERTsoN's HORSES
Senat Or Robeft4on, of South Carolina, whose
SPANKING team OF grayS generally attract so
much attention ON the avenue, came near
losing them last night. He keeps them at
Farnhams livery stable on Ohio avenue hey
tween 13k and 18th streets. Last night be-
tween midnight and one o'clock two men
came TO the stable, and one OF them with
black hair and beard represented himself to
the Waterman as the Senator from South
Carolina, and demanded that he trot out the
animals, as he wanted to take drive The
Waterman said he had never seen Senator
VINO his driver was, receiving for an answer
that "hls name was Tom. Dick. Harry. or
something else; the colored people have so
many names il is impossible to keen track
o. Them" The Waterman was not satisfied
with the answer, and declined to let them
have the horses. wbereupon they retired in
high dudSeon. The other man had red hair
and Whiskers. They were undOu btedly horse
thieves. and il would be well for livery stable
men TO look out for them. The Senator re-
Gently lelused an offer of 50 900 for his ami
mals- and would have considered their loss
equivalent TO the loss ofhis Senatorial emolu-
ments for year TO come.
NARROW ESCAPE OF REV. DIR. NEWMAN
Among the passengers on the train on the
Philadelphia and Wilmington railroad
which met with an accident at Newport
Deawale, as stated in the teIegraphic coll
UNI of THE STAR on Saturday, was Rev.
DIR. Newman. of this city. He reports that
the presence of mind on the part OF the engi-
reer in applying the ir-brake saved their
hveF. The fireman sustained the greatest in
jury. The pa >engers were all injured more
or less. The Doctor receiving n scra tch on the
knee-cap. The coaches rolled completely
over, leaving the track clear.
DECREE OF DIVORCE. - Today, Judge
Wylie, in the Equity Court, made decree
dlvorcing Mary l.. Town from the bonds 'of
mat~imoDy with Edward ID. Town on the
ground o. bad tire .tment The p"rties were
married in Wisconsin in 1865, and lived here
several years. The decree gives plaintiff
custody of the children and S65 per month
alimony. Mr.. r. X. Elliot for plaintiff E.
TOtten for defendant, and the testimony was
taken by Mr.. Ingersoll.
SUDDEN DEATH.-Mr. joseph Ashley, a
clerk In the Tnird Auditors oilice, Ire .sury
Department, HOPED dead this morning
about I:30 O'Clock at his rooms, 1913 + street,
whilst preparing for breakfast
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If YOU SAVE SLOWLY you are sure to ac-
cumulate. Deposit i'm the Metropolis SAVINGS
Bank, corner 18th street and Louisiana ave-
nue..
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