Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-01-12

CIRCUIT CoURT-JILCi0e Cttyfter.
To-day, Newman agt. Mackall verdict for
defendant.
ACTION FOR DAMAGES.
Mary l.. Cantine agt. Clark. In this case
plaintiff claims that while tenant in a
house of defendants in June, 1874, the de-
PENDANT dug alongside the foundation,
causing the wall to fall, by means of which
she was s badly bruised and her furniture
pears for plaintiff and Mr.. w. b. Webb for
defendant.
CRIMINAL CoURT-J,dge Dim
To-day, the jury in the case of Thomas
Drowney ct al, charged with resisting an
officer; found verdict ofnot gnilty. Alfred
Fields, arson; jury out, August Dittrlch
and battery on Henry l.. Blout; on trial.
EQUITY CoURT-JtUige Wylie.
To-day, Lane ct al. agt. Lane ct al; order
that interest be paid. Gordon agt. Baum;
do. SchOolcraft agt. Pickrell; decree Tor
payment of specific fund. hammond ct al.
tees bond. Bryant agt. Windsor & Ford;
order extending time. Roder ct al. agt.
kengla ct al; answer of CrOpley's heirs
filed. Hoffman Ell al. agt. Washington Mar
ket Company; return 10 rule filed. Coltman
agt. Moore; submitted. Miller ct al. agt
Miller ct al; order nisi confirming trustees
sale. Wheeler agt. Wheeler; submitted.
Jones agt. Easily; order for distribution of
funds. Nokes agt. NOkes; leave to sue in
foTma pauperis. Smith agt. johnson; de-
cree for amount OF mechanics lien. Mason
POLICE CoURT-JUd.Je Saep
To-day, Dennis CODnell, assault on Samuel
Butcher, both boys. Sam had the marks OF
a brick-bat on his forehead, which, he told
the judge. Dennis gave him during a quar-
rel; IS and costs. VIM. Edds, assault and
battery on Thomas Taylor; $50 and costs.
Benjamin Brooks, charged with cutting
down and destroying two trees on the land
of Theodore Mosher; $40 and costs. Albert
Parker, assault on James w. Wrenn; $50, or
GO days in jail. Jacob Williams, larceny OF
Oxrtr hi <n1- fnIr R,srNv~r
States; S30 or 60 days In Jail. John Conner
assault and battery on Bartholomew Eala-
her; SIS and costs. Beacham Singleterry.
charged with forging the name of Joseph @.
shoemaker, for pair o. boots. 1t was shown
that the boots, which had been left with
and that he took this method of obtaining
them without payment; grand jury. Thos.
West, larceny of a coat from Geo. Jackson;
SO and costs. Thomas West, charged with
carrying case knife concealed on his per-
son; $50 and costs. William I. Lyon forfeit
ed collateral. Greenberry Duvall, cOloret,
charged with vaagrancy. Officer Smith
caught him in the wagon yard OF the Thyson
house at O'Clock this morning; bonds re-
quired. Henry Johnson forfeited. Robert
Honor, same. Ellen Lucas, trespass on park;
SO. Florius Van Ruth. forfeited collateral,
for disorderiy conduct. James ManselI, a
small white boy, charged with building
IRE in an alley, was reprimanded and dis
charged with caution. Simon Goldsteiu,
licensed pawnbroker, was charged with
failure to display the usual sign of such cali
iDg-three gilt balls-in front of hispremises
Oficer Block testified to the character of the
business transacted by the firm, which was
the ioaniDg of money on collateral pledges.
Major Richards testified that he had held
cow eTsation with the partners of that firm,
who had told him that they were loaning
money ON valuable jewelry and other ar
ticles-or rather advancing money on such
articles; that they were not doing the ordi-
narp pawnbroker business, but advancing
money on valuable merchandise. They are
engaged in merchandising but claim that
the nature OF their business did not require
them to hang out the gilt balls, which would
tend 10 iDjure their business. He had told
them that 1t would be time enough to hang
out this sign when complaint was made or
their failure to do 30. The further hear
Ing Twas postponed until tomorrow.
n6The fare around the exposition on the
narrow gauge road will be 5 cents.
~A street car moved by condensed air
pressure has been successfully tried in Paris.
H-The Inland Insurance and Deposit COM
pany OF Lancaster, Pa, have made an as
Segment.
GrThe French minister of justice has Is.
sued circular saying that the new press law
is only intended 10 repress violent language,
ard is not 10 touch the liberty Of the press.