Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-08-18


that as matters stand al present. the District
Commissioners should not recognize in any
manner the legality of the claims by the Pc.
M. Fitzhugh. to hold this wharf
Mr.. Guinand, in communication TO the
Commissioners under date OF 4tn OF August,
complains that the basin of the canal a the
Eastern Branch held in charge by the DIS
trtct is occupied by persons who pay no rent,
10 the manifest injustice to private wharf
owrers, and stating that all merchandise
landed on either public or private wharVes
should be subject alike TO whar age, aud the
moment the government allows the rree use
o. their property 10 places Itself in Tlea-
sure In OPPOSITION IN tie p-ivaA inter
cstS OF lis tax payers tie enters fiS
protest AGAINST tie OCCUPANCY of public
Wharyes without benefit 20 the public
treasury and against the interests OF private
indy .du2lS owning like property. THIS was
reiei red 20 the attoi dey for hls OpiniOn VITO
property i'm the basin at the eastern end of
Ire old city canal belongs 10 tie District OF
C'lum bia as successor 10 the former C)rpo-a-
on OF Warrington and shOuid be irnHleti-
=. 'ly taken possession Of by the District.
He suggests that il be LEASED } private par
lies nj auction ard 10 the highegs bidder for 9
short period OF time.
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MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF A FORMER
NAsHINGToNIAN IN RALTTNORr-Ie'isys
In. ~ RE DcrCR5ed Intimate II a. He ItfeIdaI
n C,H'irT Sri 1.-THE gilmore SIN OF to-
Gay says The st.dnser who was taken win
EemOTrhG@e OF the lungs in Patterson Park
MOTGSy afternoon. and subsequent died at
tae 9shingIo2 University bc pital, proved
Yesterday TO be L.. /imn ernlen. recently of
Washington city. aged about 50 years His
eGects were turned over 70 Coroner Kelly,
ard memorandum book was lcuId which
Contained the addresses OF several t,ar.hlS l.,
ard also OF Nina Zimmerman, No. s. South
REGISTER sire ct, who proved 10 be his daugh-
Ter. IL years or age. Tha memorandum was
N the German language.
coroner Kelly procured translation of
The entries, among them f'raWtll letters t.
BIS wife, leading to TIE idea that deceased
IDENTIFY entertained such fhOJgntg. The lei
teTs bore 10 date and are as Follows:
. have done Ii myself IN my vifr'S house.
and hold nobody responsible that / have
InCdey. 10 lodging, jeaIOuSy-that is what
iTdUCed lie. i am now g Of all; accuse
and blessing 10 my wife, uDol he ratr of
lie, ard wish her all good. My love IN her
was, or Is, so greet. No man can love his
wife better than i have loved mine, but JeaI-
Ousy brought me so far. Hal l not done 50
would have Certainly come 20 the luratic
asylum. cOoclG"e with the wish thai your
Macy tNapgferj may have cool life, ami
my last hfea n sh:.ll "a To you Yet. Nina.
my daughter, live alsO well and happily. L
wish you the best. Farewell. yorr husband.
l.. ZIMMERMAN"
Many signs and many tears have snCd re-
Gently on your account, all from sincere,
heartfelt love TO you. . GEAR. dear VIE. in
death kiss you Yet. / forget all grIef and
Irisforture fhat have existed between us.
Farewell, dear Macy, farewell. You shall
live YET joyful days and years, as long ~
you I'VE, bnt Always Keep IA view and mem
oily your very sincere husband. snail visit
You often in spirIt, Ior my last word was,
Dear Macy, FAREWELL Forgive me that |
Lave taken such q step, but ii must ne 20.
Already. long ago, i intended II, but now /
am firmly IeSOlvCI HsiplessneSs, no work,
no Lodging, nothing 70 eat, induced me again
10 ms step; Dear MACY, L had eaten al
Teauy nothing for two days previous. Oh,
farewell, farewell, Macy, farewell. Don't
forget me, your CeaI husband,
l.. ZIMMERMAN"
With these tiers before bin the coroner
felt touEd 10 old an inquest. 1t was learn
cd that Zimmc rmau's wife lives in Ealft-
more, on Bath street, and that he, too. mad
d n living there for some time past in
raf Ier destitute circumstances. las FIRST
wife dying some years ago, he married a
s.rOnd time. IL was rot discovered THAI
there were any marks Of violence on bis
gers on, ard no trees OF opium or o,her poi
son, and the jury rendered a verdict OF
''deaih from carses 10 them unknown"
THE GAME LAWS OF The DISTRICT OF
CoLUNBIA-Uhon S;cT'5Hen -Vqy 6a1 2, zen
1heg NTJ No Shop.-FOr the benefit Of
SpOrtsnen and others We give below the sub
stance OF the game laws OF the District of
Columbia, as passed by the Levy Court IN
lst3, and which laws are still in force. They
make 10 unlawful to shoot. Kill, or in any
way trap. or destroy any blue birds, bobo-
INKS, briar birds. or gOir inch, cat birds,
cCder la-ks, cedar BIRDS. cat, yellow rea ted
creerer. black and white finch purple fly-
tatChers, Ca ada or O.hcI grO>becy, blue or
otter jay ds, or blue jay, king bird, king
fsFer, h rs 'et, sClden-ci rEted or other lark,
meadow or field marin, bOrge or purple
mock 1g birds, nUthatch, I'd bHllied oriOle,
orcNaTi or other pewee or tDfntiG. redstGrt,
rcd or white robin, red bird, summer sky
laTk, swallow, b9rn or o.her SpCrroy-s, fald
or o'utr s"psuckers, scarlet longer, vIrco,
- linz 49, Nk.fr rtaSg
o'her "LippoorVill, or any other iDsectlvor-
Gus birds, NJ any season OF the year except
from the twentieth day OF December n the
tTSt day Of JSnUary in each year, under pen
atty offiye dollars fcr each an" every blri
50 sFCt, kin J, or trapped or DESTROYED, eX-
I-pt such may be hereafter specified; also
tween the first day Of January and first day
CT September. any woOtC Ock between the
INST DAY OF Janrary and f0lI,h day OF
JU'y, O.. any partridge, quail OF RABBIT Z =
twCeI the first day Of Janua-v and the first
day OF October, or any ratt, rel or - lck
bad between the first day Of Nay and the
fist GS Y Of Septem Der, under penalty OF five
collars for each aud every pheasant. wood
cock. part idgo, rail, T-6d 0rirt, black bid,
quail Cr rabbit so shot, killed, fra DT@d or
destroyed: also makes L. unlawful to buy or
cause 10 be bought or carried ont OF the
county FOR the pun pose OF supply 1g any pri-
Nate or public house or market, Suv pleas
ant; Par; rtd2e, quail, WOO tcock, rabbit, rail,
reed bird or black bird, unless the same shall
have Deen shot or taken in the proper season,
Under penalty OF FIVE dollars for each and
eveIy offence; that IL SHAH not he lawful az
any time TO wiifully dc troy the eE-s OF ne {
Of any birds mert toned IN the different sec
TORS o. this ord nance, within tbis county.
under penalty OF five dollar f5r each offence;
mat the pos session o. any oi the bir''S or
game shot, killed OF Otherwise destroyed out
o. season by any person SHAH be prinla facl,,
Evidence TO convict under tie go me- that il
snail not be lawful for any person 10 hunt or
shoot or FISH on the first day of the week
call i sunday, under a penalty OF five dol
lars for zach offence, ard fOi fei tUre Of the
sun. One-half the fIeS 90 TO the county,
and the other halfto the infornner
TIE TAX LIsT-JEr. AsTtdgh. If he Va ion
al republican, S1tcS ne CJDi,ai SsiOaeTS FER
so .CC9-festerday heSSrs- Enoch Totten
aud Wilson X Shell1barger, attorreys, for
w. j. Murtagn, OF the National RepUcticon
entered suit against the District of Colu a.
bia for S96, Ii2, for work done and mater ,aIs
furnished by the plant II for the defendant,
al its request, in and about the publication
by the plaintiff in his newspaper publisher
in the city OF Washington, aud caleb the
.Ddiiy National Repltbhbdsa," of the list OF
he ny vvhi6Fn no