Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-05-11
Condemned I.oCR.s.

sp the lar
A meeting oG tire Rezauts OF the National
University Law School was heidi Yesterday,
ard q! iTty- eiShr graduate We're made Bach
el'rS OF Arts. The DEGREES VIII no conferred
81 tie approaching Commencement
Judge HOOi- recently appointed Auditor o!
the Supreme Court 81 the District. has taken
rconS .n The uUFeT story of the weSt wing OF
the city Han. adjoining the Equity Court
room. ard paS entered on the work of the
Gfiice. re mas appointed n his clerks. Mr..
John Sweat. formerly az Wisconsin. and Mr..
John \. CLARKE. 81 this City-bOth Of whom
are members Of GUr bar.
The new aaU corner Of 5th and 81 streets.
erected ny me 81. Joseph beneficial Society.
was dedicated last evening nv appropriate
exercises and a promenade concert. Edmund
Eefriing. persistent Of the society. made
short address IN German and English, ami
was followed ny addresses IN German from
Father Al.i-. of II Mary'S Church. and Rev.
EatitE NaHSIe letter. Of 81 IOSeph'S Church
and uy Nr. Edmund Mallett i'm English.
I"neiE= Wa enjoyed - late hour.
FFNAITIFS OF COMMERCIAL AGENTS"
J"ING BUSINESS WITHOUT LICENSE--GrS-
ITgr.aN in the supreme Court of the District
the case o. the District against V. p. HunI-
sOn waS argued by NoSSTs. Riddle and Miller
for defendant anil General Birney for pItin-
Tif. In This case defendant was fiueI in the
Police court iu November. 1-53, for selling
goods IS "a commercial agent without lie ,nse
$15o. which hc claims - 500 in excess of the
penalty set cut in The act. BY the act such
Lesnses commend" April Isl, and if after that
date nom tire l>t of the month in which ID is
taken out and payment shall be made for
ITCTCrf i0Hate amount" AMI had this pro
vision "ecu enforced the penalty would have
ieou ~l1372. fio claims that the words Sin
addition 10 license tax imposed" pTecIu les
ne i,c1 ildt the amount Of fine i 10 be ar
rived 10 10y adding the tax 10 the fine. Il a
ltl>"n is HEed ne may have 70 take Out "a
Incense 10 prosecute business. hut 70 - rot
Al" business of the Police Court 10 collect
HctiIsf~ taxes nor can the District compel a
man &C. take oUt a license. II the view OF tine
court below were correct. how often can the
.-I5ccIs- TAX imposed" he added 10 the fine i'm
faHa IL D. f.f
d collected 20 into the treasury Of The Dis
IriCt- and therefore the defendant could he
sued by the District for the license tax
~ @d'lI"H 70 ihe me thus increased
Fe contends further, That he does not come
within The definition OF a commercial
agent" lie IS not person whose business
II i aS agent 10 offer for sale goods wares, or
merchandise" Sc. He was not here ON his
own business. hc hal no Interest i'm il what
ever. Whether he sold or not made no diff
Terence IN his compensation. He was no
hOlt = commercial agent IN any Just
meaning uf those words than the horse that
r. h-isit use u haul his goods around the
city for sale. No tax iS imposed upon manu-
iaCfu4 erS IN tie District Of Columbia. except
IN the single instance or manufacturers of
Sas- Any attempt To require the manu-
f"'fUIsr~ a! tie STATES 10 l. -a ont license
fcr Uie al" Of their Goods within the District.
wien none = rec UfTrd OF resident manu-
facfCrcrS. wCuld he "a diScTirlir ariou against
tie citizens OF the states. aG.l wauiI De void
Inder Ar IL N, Section p, Of th- Cons Jitu-
lion - tH'' lIiet states. ~1,h Tax i'm
FCsed upon mere resident manufacturers
would 10 .1 violation OF the rl.h' Of 90. greS>
to regulate CDIuer.a among tIe several
states. cDr. ITeri 10y At T. Sec -sy - az tine
Constitution Of tEe Urite'i States
CAPE OF TIIE PUHLT- PArEs F.ls,5-.-
s.s1'. ~ Pc ~at.n.....--s ffro..fy-T..- extern
S-Ne Improvements now Gyin.. mai hv CIas,-
tral fabc0gk in the southern portion 81 tine
Fhi-'i>oi 'af gr0uIt- rs q ss'rEc. Uf graf flea
ZION 70 Inc public genera iv. and especially
"a the citizens Of South Washington. Th.
iFTce around the entire .rour Is has been re-
rfr Tod 20 d
with The sidewalk on B street south trees
PANIED ard walks laid out. making alto
teiEtr e very handsome Improvement Pc
''S'lial> rave been 50 long accustomed II
1rtspass or tie grass in this park that MANY
81 iEem pay no heed To the new OrieT Of
things ami still continue to walk across the
sTaS~. wearing paths i'm every ifTertiou Cen
'rstl EabCocE has called the attention Of
Major Richards to this abuse and measures
are being taken 10 enforce the law 10 the let
Ter. and should any Of these treSpaSSerS he
caught AMI brought before the Police Court
10y IhU ~ no. complain II The penalty i en-
ioi'tu. Inc police are 10 receive their in
StTuctIOn> in a day or two not only in rela-
Ton TO this rark. hut 10 the public parks
generally CrOqUet parties on street parks
VIII h"t hereafter De allowed.
THE PUBLIC SCHOOL Splitting Cox
TFSTs--The committee in charge OF tn
SItlilrg contests Of the pupils 81 the public
schools yesterday hell second trials in the
eases Of TIE seventh grade male IvpiIs Of the
~ ara +th districts ali fifth grade female
pupils 81 and 9Th districts. IN which ties re-
SHifeC IN tie first contest o. Friday last The
seventh grade prize was awarded Ia the 4tn
diStEiCt and the t.fth era L. 10 the 81 district
HE result Of the contest i a. follows: Male
grammar schools. sth and 9th .raJcS) un-
decided between - and 4th districts. feInaI.
grammar, --h and 9th grade ID district. Isl
maze INT Tine,tldte- 9TH grale.I fth district:
- male do .jO-.} ith district. "a male do
.'lh Eldae.l r: district, ii female do. do
=. district "a male do. 18Th graJc.' 3d dis
liict- 81 icrl3. - lO-- tdO-.} 81 district In the
secondary contests IN the ri Gj~trlc. the am
4a.F
Maggie W@i>n'S school. and in The urls
>cEoo.. tLcIe was q tie between Mss cations
M.>s whitney School look ''' me - I loy.s
liize and Ms Lizzie Pr7tHer's tine girls.
bFLTGfTTs TO THF TSgFrSATro~t Y.
u. 4. y tDNNTSTTu-.-A ..H--E-.-. of tie
1'H1 N.' t..l. ~tIaI : ~~0ria'. ON WIS p ed
'dS Z .' a. TIE a. Pro-. y. n. GaIilu-
G't. fie new NEGLECTED. President. was pes
'Hi ard SiE.Irej his acceptance Of the p1>i-
lion. The election 80 DE- eeq-a. 10 tIe M
1"Cal convention. tu be hello i'm Richmond
was Then proceeded with. and resulted as fgI-
i.wS. Doe -ate>-N.T. Stewart. J. II InSrfa
>. l.. Archer + II Smith, y. Biela> XII J. r.
t-ItcnttT. / L CrouE>e. AItcTIateS-H- o
Han. A.frgl WCOd. Elphouzo Youngs. Wn,
SUckney. VIM. II. NorTi>S w H OlcOt s
- bryant OnaS- White. y. =. Pratt The
convention which they were elected to attend
= tIe 10Th convention Of the ASSOCIATIONS of
fhe United States and British Provinces AMI
VIII convene tn Richmond. Va Nav 25 n
- expected mat 10 viii be the largest and
most interesting OF any yet heia.
STRANGIED HER CHILD To DEATH
THIS morning DIR. Patterson. the coroner,
was sent for by 1ir. BurT's family, residing
~ 80 street. because Of the discovery OF q
dead female cOlOTed child in the bath room
ph going there he found the child. which had
been killed by piece of cord and towel tIed
around the neck. br. Patterson took the
tsdy 10 the sth precinct station house, and
mere held an inquest, and the jury returned
= verdict that the child which was born be
tween midnight and sunrise this morning.
e"ne 10 us death by StrangulatiOu by her
mother. Martha bell. On the rendition of
ne verdict the coroner issued his warrant
Tor iLe arrest of the mother, and Officer Sen- I
Ilcr TOOK her TO Jail in carriage. The child Z
btSied under orders OF the Board OF b
S'sith- The girl Is but l. wears Of age, and 4
i"n oteh employed n Mr.. Rurrs family f8- /
nearly a yc-ir.
~ siAL oF THE INFANT OF THE JAPAN
~ Ml Nl,TEHS--On SUNDAY last Tn only
.hsId ana infant daughter born In This ctfy /
Ie" weeks ago of the JapaneSp Ninisrer
was inferred In Oak Hill cemetery in Re
presence OF the Japanese legation a1,l . 60
A sfflNEu o..