Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-10-01

aiming committee.
r, THE GEoRGETowN WATER TAX CASE.
of Columbia and Water Registrar was taken
up, aud was on hearing when our report
closed. The complainant prays for perpetual
injunction to restrain the District Of Columbia
and Water Registrar from collecting further
water rents from the citizens of Georgetown
who have complied with the terms of the con-
tract. This suit is brought as a test case by
one OF the citizens of Georgetown. and there
are many back of it abiding the result. 1t was
brought in the Equity Court, and, involving
erai Term, to he heard in the first instance.
Messrs. Joseph Fl. Bradley and VIM. d. Cas-
sin appear fcr the complainant, and Francis
Miller, esq, for the District, and their answer
is general denial of the bill Of complainant.
COURT IN GENERAL TERN.
YESTERDAY, after argument, the case OF the
United States vs.. Cephas Jones was submit
for failure to print, argued and submitted.
CIRCUIT COURT-Judge Humphreys
To day, Samuel Strong VS.. the District of
Columbia. The testimony was completed in
regard to the work In Georgetown, and then
the court adjourned. Tomorrow the remain
ing contracts will be taken up and testimony
received in regard thereto.
POLICE COURT. Judge Shell.
To-day, Harry Caulitiower, loud and bois-
ferrous; IS or Is days. Mary NutreD, vagrant;
bonds or 80 days. David Speaks profanity;
70 y. or or days. James Taylor, vagrancy; bonds
days. Catharine WoOdfork, profanity; S. or
Z days. Margaret Herman, vagrancy; bonds
or s. ds2s s npg a 9S and Hssts
ing the quiet of Georgetown: So or days
John Jomoiski, alias John Miller, vagrancy;
bonds or 30 days; Walter Jones, throwing
stones in the street: So or days. E. j. Glass
cock and j. w. Shea, ARRAY; collateral for
feited. Defendants are two plate printers,
who gave fictitious names Names John w Days
fer, assault; collateral forfeited. Catharine
WoodfOrk, assault on Catharine Rogers: s..
George Howard, larceny OF a bunch of fish.
years of age: S. or 10 days in jail. James II.
McDonaId, larceny of set of table castors;
= or 20 days Michael hayanaugh and John
Lane plead guilty, but SAID he took the
tools by mistake, while drunk; dismissed.
Cornelius Hill, assault on Sarah Pratt; S..
John Williams, violation OF game law, (shoot-
ing robins in Berry's woods $40 or IL days in
Jail. George Walker, John Walker aud John
II. Barnes, assault and battery on Geo. Taft,
among black sailors;) s. each. w. Ii. Tumia.
assault on a small boy; s..
YELLOW FEVER NoTEs.-Though the NOR
ay a. MeWapra mat IT M New o
city is displaying great activity in sending re-
lief to various points IN Tennessee aud MissiS-
slppi where the fever prevails. Among the
deaths reported at Memphis were the Rev.
Africo Barley. noted colored preacher, and
Dr. f. 7. Early, volunteer physician from
Little Rock; child OF Rev. s: c. Arnold. a
local preacher of the Methodist Episcopal
church, died yesterday, being the last OF
family of seven who have fallen victims to the
pes:ilence. TIE Central Relief Association of
New Orleans are complaining OF d scarcity of
funds to meet the increasing restitution, and
design appealing to the Howard Association
Tor assistance, and to the Secretary Of War for
the issue Of rati0ns, and if not accorded to
make another appeal to the people at large.
The New Orleans report yesterday includes So
deaths and 100 new cases. Families who have
at "a Qrin MIC In Ial>
have returned to the city in large numbers
Three OF one family who returned on Sunday
were taken down with the fever the same
Iangipahoa, is dead, and c. X. Barry, OF
BroOkhaven, sent to take his place at the Key,
is now down with the fever. The Baton Rouge
With over fifty new cases every day, their re-
sources are nearly exhausted. They navel had
eleven hundred cases.
THE O'LEARY- HUGHES WALKING MATCH.
10 New York yesterday morning Joan Hughes
s5drte ted on n ms tramp OF SIX days with Daniel
champion belt and 81 600. Up to 10 o'clock a.
m. Hughes, within. hours 25 minutes and -
piished 50 miles, while o'Ieary had comsietai
his 45th mile. Time: 9 hours minutes Is sec
onds. At 5 p. m. Hughes had made II miles
and two laps, Leary Is miles and laps.
CoUNTERrEITEK ARREsTED.-A man named
M. Dewitt Cummings was arrested in SYRIA
money. On searching him a quantity of coun-
terfeit silver coin was found on his person. He
was lodged in Jail and the officials proceeded
to visit his residence in the southern part of
the county. about one mile from Tuily village.
They there unearthed in barn full sets of
dies and mOulds, and also a quantity Of mate
rial of which the coin was made. In the dwell
ing Of man named Ramsay, where Cum
mings had boarded, were found crucibles
which the prisoner had used. When confront
ed with these evidences Cummings confessed
to making the mOn10S. hit denied uttarinO the
coin. He had passed a large quantity in SYRIA
about two weeks ago, the saloons of thu