Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-02-23
LOCAL NEWS.
District Government Affairs

A meeting of eN-conIractorS and cradito-S of
the District, was held AT the Office of Mr. wm.
DICKSON, on a. street, yesterday To discuss
the chanceS oi The payment of their claims oI
various kinds, mostly i'm the nature of Audi-
l.r certlhcaleS, and pending accounts in that
Cfflce. committee consisting of Mr. Robert
Christy and Mr. VIM. Dickson were appointed
10 Ora" up a OIL 10 present To Congress for
their relief.
has been sent 10 the District Commissioners
by property holders on the line oG James
creek canal asking that the several bridges
crossing that canal be- constructed with draws
so as 10 admit of sailing vessels and boats
through them and prevent distractions oI
commerce and trade Very good reasons are
given ia the petition.
QUESTION OF BOUNDARY.
some question having arisen between the
9,fhcials of the Washington almShouse aud
District Jail in relation 10 the boundary line
between those institutions, growing out oI
trespasS of hive stock kept by both parties
lntendant +. +. NJ. FaehtZ, by request Of Com
missioner CaSwell. addressed a note 10 Sscrs-
taTy SchurZ, OF the Interior Department re
queStlng information as 10 the southern bonn.
Diary line OF The l. ). jail property. The See
retary. in reply, states that the records of
the board of commissioners of the new iail ON
file in his department, show that this line com
menceS at point on 18th street east 60 feet
south from IL street south. and extends due
east 10 the Eastern Branch Of the Potomac"
Col. FaehtZ in communication 10 CommiS-
Sloner taSwell this morning states thar this
cuts on the entire premises on which the small
pOX hospital is erected and portion OF the
'potters field the burial place assigned Ia
The aims huuSe for the burial of the dead.poor
me average yearly number of which is about
HO persons. He states further that this dis
coNerS VIII nece>Sltate. If not a removal of the
present burial site, the assignment of another
location for future hurials also that the ab>o-
lute dlScOGnectlon oi the small Don hospital
from the property and jurisdiction Of the
asylum. Win proper quarantine line around
~ VIII certainly require immediate attention.
lhOuSn the total absence of patients does not
seem To create any immediate cause for haste.
A DISTRICT CASE IN THE SUPREME I,OIrRT
Yesterday im the Supreme Court of the United
States, The case of Mcpherson vs.. CoX.-appeaI
from the Supreme Court of the District of
G9Si9mniaLwaS 9 argued: This was proceed
ing brought TO remove this appellant as truS-
zee oil certain property in this city, Mrs. Cox
being The beneficiary, on the ground that he
had, as alleged, twice instructed the parties
making the bond not to paw her the Interest
due unless she paid certain demands of his
which she regarded as eXOrbtant and for
Others reasons set out The decision was i'm
taNor oi the appellee and il is here submitted
on oelai1 ot the appellant that the conduct of
the trustee i indicated by the eyidencp and
mat the decree below should be reversed as
being unjust. The claim of the appellant. il is
said Is established, and the bill should be- dis
missed unless the appellee shall perform her
promise to pay. MeSsrs. Phillips, Maury, aud
Phillips 4 Appleby, for appellant: and Pike
Johnson \ Pike, for appellee.
The CONVENTION OF MEXICAN VETERANS
WAS held in Baltimore YESTERDAY The Mary
land association at Camden Station received
and welcomed the Washington delegation
which numbered about two hundred men The
report OF the secretary shows a membership of
nearly 5000. The first resolution was present
ed by Gen. Tfdball Ii provided for the rails
ing OF monumental fund" for the purpoSe
oi erecting monument TO the memory OF the
Mexican Veterans in Washington. ID. c. and
was adopted, as were other resolutions one
OF which requests the President of the United
States Ia issue an order directing the various
departments of the federal government In ,riva
Such employment 10 the members of the a,so-
clatl0n aS they are qualified for: and another
relative TO the perpetuity of the organization
from each state was appointed To visit Wash
InSton and urge the passage of the pension
bill now pending.