Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-11-28
L OCAL NE VS..


The Commissioners have a directed thst the
snsn, y, 9niees ee closed 70 morrow, par
Designating IS a dav Of rhsnksgiytng.
DAMAGES ny THE FLOOD.
,-'s, - perlnte ndent OF street repairs has re-
clNeu several complaints OF breaks in the
streets and sewers In various PARTS OF the
city, hut nothing which win occaSion heavV
expense 10 repair. The North Capitol street
here workmen were employed ,,s the
reak, which occurred last July but the loss
IS against the contractor, not the citv The
recent heavy rains has damaged the county
roads somewhat but not 20 tie ex,sni fearsg
fRofosED AMkNDMENT OF TAX SALE
LAWS.
Mr.. A. q. Riddle, attorney for TIE District
To-Day transmitted % the District Commits
slchers TIE form 81 bin 90 amend the fnh
sectlon OF the act for the support OF The gov
q nlneht OF The District 81 Colombia Tor the
hscal year ending June 50. lS5s. relative TO
procetdlngs by The District 20 enforce iis
liens i against property purchased by it ~ tax
sales. he staieS- i am satisfied that the
proceeding would be grUatly facilitated by
an amendment The law looks upoa this
District a. a compulsory purchaser a. tex
sales 10 save Itself IN the act submitted n
il not regarded as the owner OF the land pur-
chased. nor f. n ever u become SUCH hut
merely the holder % the lien 10 the extent OF
It's debt, penalty and costs; and this section
furnishes the means OF enforcing the lieu.
This Is by the Institution OF proceeding IN
form OF suit In equity; 40 must make a
parties who seem TO have anyright In or claim
70 the property, aud AL these IL must look
up. The plan proposed Is 70 issue a warrant
snd let the marshal 20 upon the premises.
declare seizure and notify whOmever he
nndS IN possession that he has seized A., then
potliy the party In whose name the property
stood, and publish notice FOR the benefit OF
known and unknown claimants and permit
Them 10 intervene and defend. Then when
sale j. made as in the nature OF sales i'm
rem, the thing goes stripped OF all claims,
and the sale is the new and certain source of
tile. This effect the present law tries To give
10 The sales, but X is an awk Ward thing 90
do by Tie ordinary equitable proceeding 10
conclude posi- bic owners not made parties;
trout lie which does not attend the seizure
ana sale OF the Thing as proposed
AN INTERESTING CASE on REQUIsIrrox
Yesterday afternoon Judge Cartier received
a requis ltion from Gov ernor Porter. OF Ten
nessee, for A. Nangender, who was indicted
in the davidson County court OF that state
last September for su Information OF perjury.
Van gender was arrested ana writ OF habeaS
corpus was sued out, on which he gave bail
IN 5000 Tor appearance To day, Mr.. A. J..
Bentley entering into recognizsnce with him.
The Indictment charges thst Nangender in
March last, being then clerk In the Pension
Office detsiled 10 investigate suspected at
tempts 10 defrsud the United States, did, for
the purpose OF iDjurinE one Michael Walsh,
engaged in prosecuting pension claims, in
duce and procure one Harriet Brown 10 swear
falsely that after drawing her pension She
paid Walsh $50 for his services II also
charges that he procured James Cannady
and Alfred Osborn % swear ia Jaly, 1876,
that the application of Emma Cook was
sworn TO before Michael Walsh and not else
where and before another party. Toe case
exciies some Interest, Il being claimed that
this proceeding is IN retsi iation on Nangen-
der, who caused the arrest OF Walsh aud
other parties In Nashville for alleged viola
ton OF the pension law. The hearing was
commenced this afternoon before Judge Wy
lie, MT. Randolph Coyle appearing for the
petitioner.