Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-02-24

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loW,eitizens who. all over the land, are engaged
| in the good work.
| DR.. Chickering presented some interesting
| Facts connected with the society, and was fol-
lowed by Hon. MeSSrS. w. f. Dodge OF New
York; NJ s. Brewer, of Michigan, and j. Mon
| roe, OF Ohio.
Odd Fellowship i'm baltimore.
Correspondence OF The .Starl
| BALTIMORE, Feb. %, ls17.-Saturday night.
20 inst at the hall of Pacific Lodge, corner of
| 1872, was duly instituted by William F. Book
| miller, grand master Fourteen petitioners
! were present and received the charter. The
| election and installation of officers took place
| and then eighty-tpo candidates were initiated
| AS you may imagine, this was considerable
WORK Ior single evening. The following bro
1 ,ec o1acla1ed during The initiation: john W.
Zones; grand secretary G. L. Md, as n. CT;
! Theodore A. Ross, assistant grand secretary c.
| L. lOO-F. as '. e.; L. Grauer, 7. g., as :. P G ::
| b. Il. Zimmerman. 7. G. NJ. as conductor. John
liam, lr., L. q. secretary, as warden. The new
| lodge IS composed OF most excellent M teTIal
| fne. intelligent looking men. generally mer-
| chanlS ara clerks IN the large establishments
| on Baltimore street and 1t is understood that
| trey nave ABOUT seventy more names Oh their
| list, 20 that within three months they expect
| TO have at least $50 members. II Is something
| out OF the ordinary way for lodge To number
| 9G members at its first meeting. and this extra
ordinary affair induces me TO give an account
OF 1t. O.
THE PoLICEMEN's BACK PAY-A cision
against Them.-Judge Mac Arthur, in The Su-
pfeine Court or the District, to-day delivered
the opinion or the court in the case of Rhoderick
agt. the D1Strlct-the pOlicemen'S cOmpenS ;tion
pay lest caSe-gVing Judgment for defendant
4 ms case Which was certified up on statement
OF facts. was brought to recover the SO per
month compensation granted by the acts of the
corporation OF Washington of April, and of the
legislature In August Of the same year, which
COMPENSATION was withheld subsequently, Dy
District commissioners under the act authOrZ-
ing them TO reduce, adjust, and equalize the
n mold
part by the District. 1t was contended that
this act applies to officers created by the Dis
trlct government, and that the police force was
a FEDERAL one. While il was clear tnat e gov
eminent contemplated that this force w IS in
tended in part for The protection OF govern .nent
property the force was hot Invested of its NUM-
clpal character. They for a time supposed that
the board of public works was federal iaS,i-
tuition until they were taught better by the
supreme Court OF the United States. The DIFF
Iefeht boards each created by Sc perate acts
constituted the municipal elements. as Was
decided in the case of Barnes. 1t was true that
our condition was quite anomalOuS-without
corporation we are a municipality. IL IL were
true That the police force is a federal one what
authority had the legislature to add SO to their
,aS: ire law applies ito all officers payable
cise!y within the meaning of the act for the
1orce Is supported by appropriations by Con-
gIeoS ana the District. The court was most
SenSiDe OF the mer1tOrtOuS services OF the force
Dut whether they were adequately paid or not
was not the question; they were simply to give
| ment fol- defendant.
IHE FIRE CoMMIssIoNERsHIP CASE DECIDED
~ " - Reed Not Member Of the Board.-
In the Court in General Term this morning
Judge Hagner delivered the opinion OF the
court refusing TO grant rule in the case of w
d. Reed agt. the District Commissioners 1t
VIII be remembered that Mr. Reed at the time
OF the consolidation and reduction OF Offices IN
| der the District Government was removed or
| cropped, and he claims that having held his
| terror the District Commissioners had no pOWer
| 10 remove him, and he therefore petitioned for
aWrlt OF mandamuS. Judge Hagner, referring
10 the case OF Blair agt Bond In the state Of
Maryland, said 1t was clear that they had the
right to inquire whether or not the party was
| originally eligible, and the act of the legisla-
Secretary OF the Interior. provided that the an
pointee should be a resident OF and represent
the interests OF the county, meaning that the
Pay shouo Ge resident OF that part OF the
lGgton and Georgetown. Then the law author
ICES the commissioners to consolidate and re-
duce the number OF employers. Ii he held the
once under The commissioners they had the
right to remove him, and they were Of the opin-
ION That the Secretary OF the Interior acted as
Tie agent Of the District only, and that the leg
lSiat1ve act which gave him the appointment
bad The same right to give it to any other
officer, but that the office was under the Dis
tIict commissioners and they had the right to
ACT LII Tie premises. The rule was dischars ed
A PICKPOCKET CAUGHT.-Wm. Jackson alias
scott, Young colored man, picked the pocket
OF Mrs John Sherman In front OF DAYS. fancy
store, about II O'Clock this morning and ran
He was seen In the act, and Detectives Coones
and Acton being in the neighborhood too, uD
the chase, and after a close run captu ed him
IN the alley In rear OF Odd Fellows hall and
took him into the Police Court, when he vas
arIalgned and plead guilty. Mrs Sherun an les
tined tliat her pocket diary was taken from i.er
pocfef as stated. Tie court sent him 10 TAI!
Tor Six months. '
NOTICE. BY Mail TO ENDoRsER OF MORE NOT
SCffCIENT.-IhS morning, in the SuDra.oe
court In General Term, Judge Hagner dt,iiv-
eTeo The opinion OF the court In tue case of
MaItlh ast Ward, affirming the Judgment be-
against the endorser Of a prOmlssOry note and
The plaintiff claimed that notice had been sent
deiehdant by mail, but the latter denied that
lie hao received notice, and the court sustained
ngly. ".''
he 1000 MILE RIDER-Mr Tudor. the, Eng.
iiSh tourist, who expects 10 travel by horse
o,acA 10 cape Horn, left Chapin'S stable to-day
aoout one 0 clock on his way south. He goes
Though Richmond.
MADAME La CHAPELLE completed her walk at
Chicago, OF 200 quarter miles, Saturday nirht
IN as many consecutive quarter hours. Sheim''
mediately started out to walk 500 additfn mol
quarter miles in consecutive periods of ten
minutes. VI eon
TIE NyIOLABILITY OF NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Wac.
ern Mon telegraph operator at Topeka. kan
sas. being IN custody for refusing to produce be-
iCie The Legislative committee certain dispatches
In his custGdy. his case exctes renewed interesr
on the subject OF the tnviOlabillty of teiegramS
Norman Williams. ATTORNEY for the cor1nany'
is conducting The case by telegraph from ca
cagO. 0'
| tHARLEs w. ANGELL, the defaulting secre.
tafy OF the Pullman Palace Car Company who
was recently arrested In Portugal, was landed
ifcm me bark S;noting Star, at Lewes, Della
waIe, Saturday. and was al once Iaten IN
charge by officer detailed for that purpose and
viii start Tor Chicago to day, by way of Phila-
| de.phia.