Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-04-17
THE COURTS.

the bar on the report of the COMMITTEES.
The calendar Of l4 cases was called. The
case OF Hoysy agtc Mcdonald was stricken off.
agt. Reyes; settled. Young agt. Augenstein:
appeal dismissed on motion of appellant. KEEL
Thornton; remanded. us. ex rel. Russell agt.
Austen: rule to show cause issued.
yo..S CRI NJ Mn! GougsT-Judge WyEie
HSesterd d; MILAN Shaw charged with the
James A. Huntington, assault on John Shea;
not guilty: John Jackson, alias Smith, alias
Edward m Guilty sentenced
Curry, petit larceny; not guilty Michael
Kelley, impeding witness; not guilty. Louis
Raer, receiving stolen property; not guilty.
To-day, Samuel Baldwin, charged with re-
ceiving stolen property; was found not guilty.
The case Of Samuel 9l A. Peugh; charged with
Harris. alias James Harris, alias James
Robinson, petit larceny; second offence. was
found not guilty.
EQUITY CoURT.Judge Mac Arthur.
Yesterday, Mitchell VS.. Mitchell: bin dis
missed with costs. Clagett VS.. Brooks ct al;
trustees bonds approved. Clark vs.. Barrett
Wheeler Of ST. Of Psn Sale ale
VS.. Douglass bill dismissed with costs f' jones
Vile 9s s appaifofs rendr
confirmed. Roach ct al.'vs Castleman ct al !;
time for taking, testimony limited. Phoenix
production before the auditor of certain
papers; also order on receiver of the same
purport: Fiekling vs.. ,KengIa; argued and
prepared. Adjourned to Saturday.
PROBATE CoURT-Regtster Webster
Yesterday viii Of Charles l. White, deceased !;
sdmtted to probate era rec1rd
deceased; admitted to probate and record on
finding of jury in Circuit Court. Estate NJ. c.
Causten, deceased letters of Administrative on
n Il II !,
| III. Hawkins, was appointed guardian to Mary
I. Denel; bond, 500. Estate c. M. Bowen, de-
ceased: letters testamentary issued Mary E.
Bowen; bond, $1,000: William Mattingly, was
appointed guardian to orphans of VIM. Kealsy ::
bond, 1920. Will of John Lyden, deceased !:
remuneration OF heirs fled and will admitted
to probate.
POLICE COURT-Judge Shell.
Alfred Lee, Henry Lee and Bury MunrOe,
colOred, assault on John ODay: continued
Joseph Jones was sent down for vagrancy to
Warren were sent down for the same offence
Conclusion OF THE BRAIN BY BLOW FROM
John Williams, eo S6DSt' charged with as
sault and intent to kill William Arendes a
white man, who appeared in court with his
head bandage0 He testified that this assault
been stealing from his stand in the market he
caught him at it and gave him sound thrash
ing, and afterwards Williams followed him
home and on the way he threw stone, which
struck him on the side of the head, telling
him, and he has been sick ever since. Dr.
Rotter6erg. who attended him. gave testi-
mOny showing it to have been very serious
case OF conclusion of the brain and rupture
of the blood vessels: also, a depression of the
skull. at this point: 1t was a very dangerous
have proved fatal: grand jury $1,000 bonds
Edward Jones, cOlOred boy, was arranged
on the charge of stealing some clothes from a
on Henry johnson; $40 or thirty days in Jail
Abagart j. Lucas, charged with maintaining
nuisance, stagnant water in the yard: con-
StOckman; pleaded guilty. Jenny, young
lady, had very black left eye, the result of
the cruel blow: $50 and costs: Thomas j.
mule by, false pretenceS from Samuel Lloyd
continued
RUSSIAN FINANCEs.-The budget shows that
by interest on new debt and loss by exchange
on the old debt due abroad, the war has
already added to the ordinary burdens OF the
toRont out, however, that the total addition
will not be ascertained for some years yet
In France, for example, the increased eXpend-
iture OccasiOned by her defeat was not fully
provided for until 1875. four years after it had
been contracted. and in Russia finances are
not as easily regulated as in France. The
sum above mentioned is therefore Onlya small
part OF the permanent cost of the war. 1t is
probably an underestimate to place the entire
outlay at 5Oo,oOO,0o0 very little of which can
ever be recovered in cash by the eXactOn of
an indemnity from PROSTATE Turkey. The
| credit of Russia must stand very high if she
can borrow shat amount at sevenper cent, the
other fact which increases the financial diff
cultleS of Russia; the depreciation of the
rOube by OVer-lSsueS OF paper currency makes
the proceeds OF taxes go less far than formerly
as it increases the cost of everything. Taking
all these facts into consideration, it may be
regarded rather under than over the mark to
expenditure will reach $50000,000 or $50, 900 900
per annum, and just how this is to be met is
what now puzzles Russian thinkers and fills
them with alarm. An income tax, which will
reach all classes, must be one Of the first re-
forms inaugurated as soon as peace is re-
stored, accompanied by policy Of strict
economy and universal retrenchment. The
press fully recognizes the dangers of the pres
emit and the immediate future, and innumera-
BILE are the remedies prOpOsed.-[ Corr San
Francisco CtrOn.
The ENGLISH PAPERS are trying to explain
the cause of the Chicago walkiSt OLeary,
TRANS Of the !" Three kingdoms" The London
Times says but it is thin:
Great disappointment IS naturally felt by
most EngElShmen that out OF II starters none
OF them should be able to defeat the only for
eign competitor. Without wishing for a mo-
ment to depreciate .O'Leary's victory, we
by one or two circumstances. The fact of his
being allowed separate track is in itself
graet advantage: Whatever object the pro-
moter OF this contest may have had, there can
be no doubt that it gave O,Lcary an incalcu-
liable advantage. His track to the end was in
capital order, while that of the EnglShmen
was cut up before the close of the second day.
In addition to this the mere fact of the latter
having to so often pass and overtake each
other is in itself great drawback. To some
minds this is very haraSsing, apart from the
ground which is thus lost. This, i'm task so
lengthy, amounts in the aggregate to much
more than may be supposed. Another advan-
tage was the fact that O'Leary had cOmmo-
diOuS tent close to the track while the re-
naming competitors were placed i'm wretched
novels about 20 yards distant, which, even in
the Wearied state of the men, were anything
but inviting. We should mention that O'Leary
had to walk an extra SO yards every time he
went into his tent. No One of course, grudgeS
any extra courtesy that may be shown to a
man who has crossed from America expressly
to compete. Still it is obviously unfair to
strain these courtesies to the detriment of the
other competitors, and should another walk
be entered on we hope that the men will all
travel on the same track. Vaughan's pre-
vious exploits pointed to him as almost the
only man who had any chance against the
American, and at one time 1t seemed quite
probable that he would gain the victory. Per.
haps, had he confined himself to walking and
been on as favorable track as his opponent,
ne might have won: His style is much freer
than O'Leary's, while he certainly has greater
speed than his rival.
AN EX-OLD MAIDS ADVICE TO GIRLS