Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-04-09
The Washington Market Trouble.

MEETING OF THE DEALERS.
10 was stated in yesterdays STAR that the
Washington market company had served
seven days notices under the landlOrI and
ieiant 3ctP on a number OF the dealers. re-
fuiring them 20 vacate their stalls. In conse-
eUence of tIlS action on the part OF the COM
pany the dealers held a meeting Yesterday
aiternoon al Nardln 4 Kings saloon, on 9th
street; MI George NJ oyster in the chair,
and George Coleman secretary. The chair
man stated that at meeting Of the dealers
held some time since, a committee hal been
appointed 20 attend In certain business before
congress. That committee had accomplished
slii they were instructed TO look after. viz the
defeat OF the bin which was gotten up by the
market company 10 authorize them TO MA Ike
resale OF AL stands. AMI also to make the
Iandlord AMI tenant act applicable To the
maTket-hOUSe- Since the failure Of Congress
10 pass such legislation. the market contrary
mad Issued notices 10 quite a number of the
Atail-hoiders 10 yacate their stands. The
meeting was for The purpose OF devIsing some
means 10 stand by. protect, and defend each
other as dealers
Mr.. James \. Hoffman said il would he adj
vl>ahle To fOIm am association. To be known
as The Market Dealers Protective AsSOoia-
hon. not against the people. but against the
company He did not regard the seven DAYS
notices which had been served as LEGAL
because some of them were not dated AMI
The name Of the constable who served them
was IN some eases not written upon them.
The VINO e affair was. in his opinion a DOLCE
To drive the dealers from The market
MI Theodore BaIhes moved that a COM
mlttee be appointed 10 confer with their
n
matter, and. If he deemed il proper. To en-
plOy additional counsel To assist him i'm de-
Tending the dealers in their rights. The mo-
lion was agreed 10. and the chair appointed
hessTS. JOhn Hammond. Theodore barnes
and h. W. GhCen a the committee SubSe-
quently the chairman was added To- the COM
mi1fee.
Mr.. Hoffman hoped that some steps wOuId
Re taken looking 10 the formation OF pro-
iecuVe association, and, on motion OF Mr..
Hammond, a committee was ordered 10 he
"a NJ ht--
laws for such an association. The chair
stated that he would name the committee in
Inc course Of a few days.
III is understood that the company have
employed Hon. X. r. Butler. Jos. II Bradley.
Csc. General VIM. Birney. and Mr.. w. t.
Chandler as their COUNSEL
TIE LEGISLATIVE LUNCH RILL-ls,Si(rey
a Goef 4|"4U EJ- SPe0keT CtU5,lbel.-To day
IN The Circuit Court. Judge Cartier, the case
al Godfrey a GOeil, OF The CheSapea Xe,
restaurant. against Peter Campbell, ex-
Speaker of The Late House Of Delegates of The
IliStTlct Legislature. was calIeI-MessrS Il
n Elliot and HI. W. Garnet for plaintiffs
and Colonel W. y. Cook and Mr.. ID. E Cahiil
for defendant. This is an action on a bill for
refreshments alleged To have been furnished
on The order Of defendant for the members of
ne House Of Delegates, amounting to ~ Of9-
~, M, Oh, IGniilhg rom April Hth 10 July 1St,
is'5 MI Elliott briefly opened the case. Mr..
Z q. Godfrey testified 10 Mr.. Campbell Or
uering some OF the goods, and he introduced
10 witness the sergeant at arms. Mr.. lynn.
as tie party through whom he would orier
On crOSS-examiuatiOn Mr. Godfrey said
mat tainpbell came TO him before he (C.)
was elected speaker. Sayiu. he expected TO
te elected, and IL he was ne wished witness
Ia supply The House with refreshments: that
after he was elected Mr.. Campbell and a
number OF members Of the HOuSe with
other persons came over and Campbell told
hfin 10 let them fave whatever they called
Iof- W vines understood that all who sat
Gown were his ltampbells) friends. The
order for iifty sandwiches was a verbal one
Dy q page, can't tell who ordered the '.six
sprlns chlekens;' don't know how the -four
'ozen irled were ordered, or ..nine bottles of
wine. Most of the articles were sent over TO
The House OfDelegates.
THE POLICE COMMISSIONERS met yester-
day and the resignation of private w G.
Ralnes was received and accepted and VIM
X Dyer was appOinteia private i'm his stead
frivNte Richard Il. Taylor was ordered 10 be
mounted vice Rsines resi- gned. David
sronch, e W. Okey. and Geo. W. Shamrock
~ere appointed additional pri Yates for duty
AT The United States navy ward for twelve
months: The application OF q. w. Bauer for
niner license was approved. and that of Page
-ahd fletcher was again disapproved. A
committee Of three was appointed, TO whom
Nas referred a number of propositions re-
ss,rIIng future arrangements of the force,
WIN distinctions 10 repoYf al the next meet
ing OF the board.
THERE WILL BE pIspI-Ay1,r ON the stalls
,n " u. n r Hunt. at the Center Market to-
ibe onsit an array of tempting spring lambs,
in ms ri,yy o, which has not been, equalled
H., 10y. with characteristic en- ergy Mr.
NJ nun, purchased these lambs i'm Pen nsylya-
riS"h, n,,aS S;IslnIs markets not yfef,ting a
ihe stspSarS IN ! ne beef will be fully up 10 !
well what the character is Aio" q ute
REAL ESTATE SALFs-Tbor,os T.
saman, real estate broker, has saIj ,o
BROW, l,s,rt OF lot l. IN square 80 for - n,
h. H. Warner, real estate broker ,ns i,'cy,.
tioneer, sold al auction yesterday afie-n aaS
Inc south half OF lot numbered % in s1,, n
numbered ., fronting u feet on the w.
side OF 10Th street, between I and K $500
northwest, oy adepth OF I25 feet To VIM m
Sodey, esq, at23 cents per square foot.
j. r. BRopEEAD, No. SIS 18th street rs nav
Ing special Improvement taxes at the IoYest /