National Republican., 1877-08-25

being made through the press and indivld-
ually, about the government and those In its
employ. Messrs. Dennison and Phelps coin
cided with Mr.. Bryan in the suggestion made,
and the examination will be commenced as
| soon as Ex-Governor Dennison returns from
his summer vacation.
| Commissioners Phelps and Bryan yesterday
examined the vaults to see II room could not
be found to admit the valuable papers OF the
surveyors office. They became satisfied that
sufficient space could bo secured for that pur-
pose, and the records will shortly be removed
| to the Columbia building where, in the future,
the surveyors Office will be located
This may occasion q little Inconvenience at
first to those pcrsous having business with this
Office, but as the new location will only be two
blocks from the old, II will not require much
time for parties to become conversant with
the change.
| The Commissioners spent q portion Of the
day yesterday in examining the assessments
made on Connecticut avenue. They did not
flush their investi CATION, but at the time they
suspended operations foi the purpose OF giving
attention TO other important matters they
found that the property holders had been as,
| scssed over $4,000 more than they should
have been for those improvements. What
further developments their research may
bring out remains 10 be seen.
Now that Mr. FVtsytke Is out Of Office there
keeps coming to light some charge or other
against him Of the latest Que is that Of com.
peiiing PARTIES to unnecessarily have plats oi
tbeii ground prepared with no other jcct in
view than increasing the revenues of his once
As an instance of how this was done the fol-
lowing will illustrate. A party desiring to
know the Dimensions of their lot would 20
there aud be Informed that map was neces.
sary, aud one would be furnished on small
scale for which $3.50 was charged rs fec. This
was paid, and also the taxes. The following
year, he being CONSULTED again, the inquirer
| would he Informed that the old map would not
| answer the purpOses on which TO base the as.
| Sc ess,neht although there had been no change
Ia the dimensions Of the lot since the previous
year and new chart was requisite before any
further steps could lie taken. This was made,
aud when finished WIS an exact counterpart OF
the fint QUE, with the exception OF being
larger In size.
same Ms those displayed on the smaller plot.
For this new work fec Of IS WAS charged,
which was double the former price, and the
plot was not requisite under the circum-
stances. This was one OF the class of COM
plants that came before the Commissioners
yesterday to be heard.
Other charges of erroneous assessments and
measurements have bccn made and will be
examined Into by the Commissioners as soon
| Ms they can secure the time.
Permits 10 build have been issued to the fol-
lowing: John Madigan, to extend two-story
brick dwelling, Fourth street, between q and
II streets northwest; 81 800. A Walker. con-
struct frame back building, Twenty second
street, between q aud II streets northwest:
500. J W. Smoot, raise frame dwelling.
Sixth street, corner of South Capitol street
southeast; $500 John Angcrman, repair
brick dwelling Seventh street, between ID and
L streets northwest; S2OO. II. II. Dodson, re-
pair II frame dwelling, Third street, between
d aud + streets southwest; $50 Della Chap
pell, construct i've two. story brick dwellings,
street, hetwcsn Sixth and Seventh streets
east $1,000. J. T. Akcrs, a twostory brick
dwelling q street, between First and Second
streets southwest; $500.
Only one license was issued yesterday, and
that was to Mr.. Simon Wolf as a notary pub
lie.
THE ASSAULT ON LIEUT.. SKIPPON.
The case Of Charles !. Lucas, charged with
assaulting Lieut.. Sk Upon nj picnic at Green
Springs on the night Of tho 10Th inst, was 70.
called ia tho Police Court yesterday, when DR.
Shekclls testified that he examined Lieut..
Skirp0n and found briise on tho left eye
sud a cut over the arch of the eye. He saw
Di. Kelly dress Iucas wound Lucas COM
planned that his wrist hurt him.
Lieutenant Skippon testified that there
was q cry Of disorder In the pavilion at the
picnic. Special Officer Skidmore rushed in,
aud Officer Dauglcr followed. They brought
Lucas out, and hs then saw Lucas on the table
with uian standing over him. ordered the
crowd away. They left, and Lucas when be
rgLt-d himself, struck him q blow in the
right eye. saying at the time, "you s-n Of Q
b-h' The Lieutenant thought that he
struck Dangler immediately after. DanRler
did not strike Lucas until he (Skippon) was
struck. Gould not say whether Dangler
struck Lucas In the pavilion or not. Saw
lhnyleI strike Lncas once with his baton, and
cut his head. Lucas had been drinking
Officer Skidniorc testified to the same facts,
with the exception that Lucas was not placed
under arrest until after he struck Lieutenant
Skippon. Neither he nor Dangler attempted to
take the man Of Lucas until Lieutenant Skip
pom came.
Silas Dash testified to the same facts
| James Gallagher testified that Dangler and
Sullivan dragged Lucas of the Pavilion, and
that he saw Danglcr strike him, and said to
him, for Gods sake, don't hit that man any
more" Dangler replied, look at the lieuten-
ants eye" Sullivan then, with his hands
covered with blood, caught witness by the
throat and pushed him to the ground. Lieut.
Skippon then came up, and put his hand in
his back hip pocket and drew something, he
conld not say what.
This closed the testimony, and the Court,
after reviewing the case, fined Lucas $40.
The case against Lucas, charged with as
saulting Officer Dangler at the same time and
place, was postponed indefinitely, by agree
ment OF counsel.