Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-01-31
LOCAL NEWS.
District Goyerumcu, Affair
ne poLlce ave to be paid to-morrow.


keeper placed there.
UNION pEroT FOR THE RAILROADS
Tie commissioners have received a cAmmu-
hlcatlon from the House District committee re-
Hues,ing , the former 10 prepare a bin embody-
ing thelr views as 10 the proper location for A
Union Depot Ter all the railroads cenieriny I'm
IiiS inS plsIr1Gt II is probable that the Commits
sioIets viii invite a meeting OF the presidents
ol the several roads Interested 20 consider this
SUBJECT - intimately contested w.th the nro-
lect now pending OF moving outs,,l,. mo i.itv
the railroad depots.
vioLaToRs or THE LICENSE LAWS
Jcdge smell. OF the Police Court. has addressed
con, ,munlcatlon 10 the District Commissioners
IN relation TO licenses. I'm which he saws. ST
nave found myself much embarrassed nv mar
ties applying for contlnuanceS and suSpensions
OF judgments, in order TO see you in regard to
licenses. have given notice that after Non-
day neNt shall decline 10 grant such annlica-
tlonS for continuance or Suspension OF SEN
tences. would suggest that when parties are
prosecuted that the license granted should only
cover the time subsequent 10 the Information
hied, and that your attorney be Instructed 10
ash tbe court 10 impose such a portion OF the
penalty as may be necessary under the circum-
SlaEces. out In all cases making The penalty,
a1ctd 10 Tie license tax for the whole year
IhlS plan. II Systematically followed will Sc
cure prompt attention TO the obtaining or
licenses The court above has he'd that the
granting OF a license, or the receiving the
money Tor IL, is a condonation OF the offence
lou nave he whole matter i'm hand N YOU
grant the license after information Is filed you
hulllfy tie powers OF the court-tf Won grant
the license only from the time OF tilIn; infSrma
ZION To the end OF the year-then a court re-
taliiS lis power 10 dispose OF and prevent the
previous VOCATION" The paper was referred IN
the attorney for the District
BUILDING PERMITS
,SSueu rosn, NY inspector Entwisle:-Pat Cullinane
repair name IN alley between Isl and "a and 4;
alu II streets northeast: SIS. Methodist Prot
eslant church, 9th street. between y and !,
, rdScis' repair The same al a cost OF 5000 Tht.
lloLI entrance is 10 be fourteen tr,,t wide and
HIoJect iour feet, with steps 10 tar twelve feaf
tIohi oC';ide or curb. ID. IL. Grar construct n
.Mo,story and basement brick dwelling. YER
nlVhl avenue and street: 81 Sun. r. L. UoNte
construct jWo three story brick dweliinrS I7fp
ana sree;s northwest; sS.oaa.
IRE LAFAYETTE DIVORCE CASE D..jsi..
a's' Husband IN q Dilemma This morn
Ihg, Ia Tie Court in General Term th, cas-, or
ISiCe tSe l-alaH cute aSt. Maria Lafayette was de-
c,utu 'he court reversing the decree and dis
missing tie bin. Judge Wylie Iesver,Sd 80
opinion OF The court, In which he saws they ara
clearly OF ne opinion thai the decree should ha
Ie,tIseu. on me testimony. Both parties were
witnesses, and Ii was a question aS u theii.
inletency; but the cour1 does not decide the
question because. admitting their cnlnnefpn.y
d case or deserLon is not made out Tile
HaoiIS ol ore OF these parties are 50 wrptchpd
terrible ana disgusting. and the whole c1rrl,n
Stances OF Tie connection such as 10 bring rp
Ploacn uron the very name ~ marriage II
Ho>SlD:c but sun The party who SEEKS the ,it-
yofce lays the claim upon the ground of ahan
doDlGent, and he has not made Aat out. Ue
married this woman for better or worse. and IL
Is All NolSe-the most miserable condition of
things we have ever had presented 10 Us And
yet the husband has linked himself L that body
OF death, ard he Will have TO go through with
IL. 10 be sure, there was some fraud I dare
say, peIretrated upon him I'm brnriu.r him into
TIE marriage; but that is a subject we have no
jurisdiction over. The decree below l. reyersad
al aLa me OIL dismissed. The decree was made
Ia the Equity Court IN December. lS7- and four
or ave Gays after L. married again. and ft
VIII te remembered that recently Lafayette
appEed Tor admission into the Bethel VI. E.
church, When the wife the respondent In this
case) objected, and quite an excitement was
CccaSioned thereby.
BRILLIANT RECEPTION TO UoS MATT r.ppFx-
TBR.-SeDator-electC Carpenter was warmly wei
coined by his friends in this city, upon his ar
rival at the Baltimore and Potomac railroad
depot at ESQ O'Clock last evening. Tie Wiscon-
sin Association OF this city was In waiting 10
receive him. and thousands OF citizens sur
rounded the depot, and the approaches 10 il 20
witness the display. The committee of ar
rangements, headed by Col. X. T.. Redyay met
the senator as be stepped out OF the train and
signal rocket was sent up for Captain Hanne-
mah 5 artillery, stationed on the White lot 10
commence the salute, which was promptly
nred. The committee, with Senator Carpenter,
took calliaces 10 WIZARDS Hotel on the way
up passing through a brilliant display OF fire
WORKS. the whole length OF the avenue being
lighted up with calcium lights Al Wnlard's 4
large crowd of people had assembled. and when
Ee allghteQ al Tie door rounds OF cheers Went
up. Hon. A. NJ Clapp was introd heed by t;el
III: Z: Paine, and made the welcome address. TO
when Tie senator responded IN an appropriate
SlIech, ard was frequently greeted during It's
delivery With rounds OF applause. \ ,aceniion
was tLen he'd 10 the long drawing room OF the
Hotel. AID the senator received the cOnwratula-
Cions Vi his numerous friends upon his election.
TIE CAPITOL HILL AND EAST WASHINGTON As
SoCIATioN.-A meeting OF this association was
neld last evening. Mr.. ). A. III. Marks, ST., from
the committee on organization. reported long
list OF officers and committees which was
adopted- A resolution was adopted. THAT any
Ccatlon OF the city post Office west OF 9TH street
which Is one full block west of the population
center, would be an unfair Discrimination
against the eastern half OF the city and District;
aEd that this association respectfully petition
congress against the removal OF said Office
1uftLer west than il now is" Mr. OrdWay
moved mat The committee on legislation re-
quest The House District committee 10 hold an
evening session TO hear the associations side;
adopted. Mr.. James c. DuIfn. on behalf OF the
committee TO receive Senator elect CARPENTER
rendered an invitation TO the association 20 par
uclpate He thought ft nj and proper TO do so.
lnasmuch as Mr.. Carpenter takes ihe place of
Their persistent opponent Howe; adopted
THE NICE DIVORCE CAsE.-To-day. Mr. Muans
for the respondent, in the case OF Julia a Mica
agt. Charles Nice. filed the answer. I'm which
he says lie was married to complainant az p H.
a0elphla In 1851, she a farmer daughter ana az
a mechanic; that she has always been irnna-
Ilent, 1Ietful and discontinued, because they
could not live faShionably: that determined
she should not want for ANYTHING he enlisted
curing the war and served 3yeaTS, and he AYERS
that duling that time she and his children were
amply provided for, and that having run
through several thousand dollars in a few wears
they came TO this city TO begin life anew: that
he has provided for her. built a house and
wanted her TO move into II, but she refused.
ana he charges that she deserted him about;
april lIth, lsi6, and admits that he has not
contributed TO her support since.
DINNER TO JUDGE HAGNER.-GOveInor John
Lee Carroll, OF Maryland, last night rendered a
dinner TO Hon. A. b. Hagner, recently appoint
ed Associate Justice or the Supreme Court OF
the District OF Columbia, at the governors man.
sion I'm Annapolis. Judge Hagner was received
oy the Judges OF the court or appeals, Commo-
We're Chief Judge Bartol and Associate Judges
Bowie, Brent, Miller Alvey and Robinson, OF
the court Of appeals; Judge Tuck and Hon Al
eXander Randall, OF the Annapolis bar; Attorney
General Gwinn, OF Maryland; Coils. Taylor and
Lee, or the governors stan; Commodore Par
ker, superintendent OF the naval academy: 1t.
Mckenzie and officers OF the naval academy.
and others.
VERDICT IN FAVOR OF GEN LEE IN THE Ar
LINGToN CAsE.-The argument in the ArlinC-
ton case, at Alexandra, Va was Concluded
yesterday. The jury, after a few moments de-
liberation, rendered verdict I'm favor OF the
plaintiff for the whole property In fee Eject
ments will now lie against Kaufman, who Is i'm
possession OF the cemetery, and strong, who
has the rest OF the property, exceptin& that
portion occupied by Maria Syphax, which is
not In controversy. The defendants entered
motion for new trial, which will probably be