Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-10-21
District Goyernment Affairs.

District Commissioner Dent this morning, In
company with committee of the school board
went to Baltimore for the purpose of visiting the
public schools of that city to take observations
OF their discipline and general conduct.
The fact does not seem to be generally under
stood by the people that the taxes real and per-
Sonal, can be paid during the whole month of
November without any penalty being added,
and that If the whole bill is paid during that
Should the first half OF the bill not be paid by
the first of December, penalty of two per cent.
will then be added, in accordance with law.
The annual report of the fire commissioners
this afternoon, showing the total expenditures
for the last fiscal year to have been S132 17O45.
Estimated for the ensuing year, $4,000.
The Health Officer to-day notified Fl. Clay
Jones, the garbage contractor, "that unless l
see within ten days convincing evidences that
the work will in future be performed strictly in
accordance with the terms OF your contract,
shall consider it incumbent upon me to report
the facts to the Commissioners d. c., and relieve
myself from further responsibility OF your
neglect"
Number of drawback certificates issued by
Mr.. Roome, in charge of revisions of special as
SeSSmentS, up to O'Clock to-day, Ash, aggre-
eating in amount $3.50, 669.s9. On hand awaiting
claimants, S161 ,S20.26
BUILDING PERMITS
issued by Inspector Entwisle:-Lydia Mcdonald,
construct tWo-Story brick dwelling, corner nth
and and SITS nv; $1,000 c. Bolen, construct
between LIST and I'd SITS. NV; $3.50.
KILLED BY THE TRAIN.-The train last night
on the Virginia Midland railroad struck near
Rappahannock Station about fifty miles from
Alexandria) colored man lying drunk on the
track, and he was instantly killed
A CLAIM FOR WORK AND A COUNTER CLAIM.-In
the Court in General Term this morning the case
OF Bride agt. Wright ct al. was argued. Plaintiff
claims that defendant is Indebted for work done
on his property, and asks that the real estate be
md ha tod tn
his claim subject to trusts already existing. The
defendant denies that he is indebted as alleged
fOr the work was never completed, and says
plaintiff is Indebted to him $500 for damages to
his premises by reason of the falling OF wall
for which he has brought suit at law, which is
pending. In the court below decree for sale
was made and defendant appealed.
SUICIDE OF A MN1sTER.-Rev. w. Fl. Tucker, a
colored Baptist minister, formerly Of this city,
committed suicide in Augusta, Ga, last week,
by cutting his throat, whilst laboring under
mental depression.
NoTIcE.--All Of the very best 2-ply carpets,
choice styles, reduced to so cents. TowSOns,
Pa. avenue south side), near It'll
THE GRAND JURY this afternoon reported in
dictments against James Gray, larceny; VIM. De
Neale, larceny, second offence; James H. Jones.
assault with intent to kill Burt Haskins; VIM.
Tfppett, do. Joseph Jones; James Milstead, do.
L. P. Streamer; Claude NJ. Harrington, forgery;
James r. Young, F. l. Brookes, r. T. Dyer and
Richard Burke, Illicit distill1ng. They also rec
commended the discharge of the fOllowing:-Cor-
neliuS bowling, violating internal revenue law;
Alexander Brooks, assault with tnten to kill;
George II. Boston, passing counterfeit money
1.-TWO caseS); Samuel Stewart and VIM. Stewart,
do; E. 0. Earnest, false pretences.
A PATENT CAsE.-In the case of Dwight agt.
White ct al, bill for an account and to recover
damages for alleged infringement of patent for
iron floors for dwellings and carS-Which was
argued few days since in the Court in General
Term-the defendants have filed motion for
remanding the cause. Since the argument they
have discovered that the identical Improvement
ented in Europe about five years anterior to the
patent of Dwight
A NOVEL CASE.-Yesterday JAS. Van Lear filed
bill in equity to stop certain repliven proceed
ingS before Justice Simon Wolf instituted by
Henry Won cullen. Won Laer had been en-
ployed by the latter as an agent for the sale of
periodical file, but was discharged by him, and
a writ OF replevin was sued out for the goods in
the hands OF Won Laer, and 1t was executed by
S. Joseph. 1t is claimed that these proceedings
in such cases.
A SUNDAY FIGRT.-In the Police Court, this
afternoon, the case 0s Morris Corners and his
sisters, Johanna and Julia, We're tried. Officer
Cooper attempted to arrest the first named on
Sunday, and it was charged that he resisted and
kicked the officer, and the girls threw bricks at
him and called on the crowd to prevent the off,
Ger from taking him. Corners was committed for
the action Of the grandJury, and the girls were
lined . each.s