Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-03-05
Condemned Locals.

by an excellent company
AT the fftleth regular monthly meeting OF the
Ienth building Association. held MOndaY night
at GOddard'S hall, Georgetown. s. GOO was dis
posed Often shares being sold at the maximum
rate !sl5Ol and 60 shares retired.
ThfeveS entered the Yards cODDectpa with
houses numbered 1241 and 13i3 9th street, YES
terday evening, and stripped the clothes lines.
ABOUT O'Clock, last night, Officers Shilling
ana Ddily arrested Two cOlOred women, named
sarah Green and Fanny Mccoy on the corpe,
OF l3th and ID streets and took them to the
station mouse as Migrants. On searching them
TWO new dress broadci0th coats were found
under the dress or one OF them. tied about the
waist with string, and coat and ham sls-
pehoed around the waist, under the clothing of
tnc OtHer me coats are new. and have EVIL
eently been stolen from some clothing store
anu are worth SIS or 81 each. They are hnIa
until an owner is found
AN IMPORTANT DECIsIOS-On Monday. in the
court In General Term, Judge Macarthur de-
nveTed the opinion OF the court In the case OF
Ming agt. District OF Columbia and Spaulding.
awarding perpetual Injunction against the
SAFE or certain property for the taxes OF 1872 and
1873. The complainant set forth that he par-
chased certain property on an agreement that
Al! taxes must be paid in full and Lac should
take the property clear OF all enculnbrance;
that Ills counsel went 10 the collector OF taxes
anu was informed that the taxes OF 1874 and IS
were tne only taxes due. and on the strength of
This information from the tax office he mad. the
purchase: and subsequently he received notice
from Spauiding that he held tax title on the
property Tor the taxes OF ~ and 'I3 Jud re
MACARTHUR calls attention to section f7J. Re
g1Sed Statutes OF the District OF Columbia re-
curing the collector oil taxes to report sales OF
property for delinquent taxes TO the recorder OF
deeds Office, 10 be recorded in the land records.
which Is an act or Congress which has been in
existence since 1919. The complainant says
that he was not bound by any notice. as the
District was required 10 enter the evidence of
Iitle upon The record, which they failed 10 do
The District quotes the act OF the legislature OF
1sal, which requires the collector TO report these
sales to the comptroller, which report is to be
10 5fA nd T. lid Thu
srpercedeS the act requiring report 10 the re-
cOrder or deeds. The court SAYS that the coma.
troller was designed 10 be the financial officer of
the Dlstflct, and IL was not intended that his
records should De regarded as the land office
This act did not nor could not Supercede the act
OF Congress.
THE LABOR EXCHANGE met last evening
Judge Macarthur presiding. and Mr. 5. ;.
Hit, presented her report for the month ending
FEB e, showing that the work for the Agricul-
tural department was completed Feb. lS-the
number OF Seed-p0cke-S made being 1.t1S, go
The clothing ordered by the yellow Fever relief
commission was finished on Feb IA. the number
OF garments made being 10. The cessation OF
Work threw out OF employment ninety women
and girls, many OF whom had nothing else to
depend upon. The names OF about I4aD men
whoare registered on the books OF the exchange
we're sent 10 the District commissioners. with
view TO their obtaining employment in filling
The old canal. Some OF them are now al work
The treaSuTer'S report shows the total amount
Iecel?ed from Nov. 2j, I>Is. 10 Feb . 1872
81, 2c21J; expended. 81 .>ji. 50: balance iii bank
S4l4.65. a statement was submitted showing
that the balance remaining OF the amount SEM
10 TIE exchange Dy the Yellow Fever relief
commission TO be expended in the makeup Of
clothing for the yellow fever orphans in the
south was twelve cents The clothing was
packed i'll five boxes. uf which four have been
shipped. Mrs Hit also reported that the
amount received nom the Department Of Agr-
culture for work done was 81 $50 %: the amount
exFended by The exchange, sl.225.: -: leaving Il
profit OF Sl5521 fer the exchange The amount
received at the meeting was 1896.
TIE NORTHERN MARKET Goa few weeks
since. the directors OF the Northern Liberty
Market Co. directed that the notes OF stall
holders. given for purchase OF stalls. which had
Lot been paid. b. placed IN the hands OF attor-
neyS fCr collection, and notices 10 that effect
were issued 70 over lsJ or the dealers. 4 nun
Ter or these are in default. in consequence OF
pecuniaTy inability 10 pay, aud others have
Imp0seiy made default in order that their
status may be determined The stalls were sold
Tor 90 years and 1t IS claimed that. as the COM
pany s charter is Tor ri years only, the dealers
cannot DE led for the notes, as the company
sold What IL had no right TO sell: or. at any rate
that the dealers cannot be held Tor more than
one-nfth or the amount. Some OF the latter
nave taken legal counsel and been advised lot
10 make further payments and several meet
IngS have been held by them. at which it has
peen CStefIn1Ded TO carry the matter llto the
t"r'1 :. ...o..e ma et-it t'.@ tho wlast >aa 10
TO be similar case was recently raised in the
case or heil before Chief Justice Cartier. and
the lease was decided 20 be good.
THE BIRTHDAY oF ROBERT EMIT was Cele-
hrated last night at HaTyey's 10y q banquet.
There were present about sixty persons in
Guiding the leading IriSbmen Of the District
Hon. III. i. ElWood DR.. AntiSell and others
The secretary read letters from Hons. james
Shields, OF Missouri c. W. Jones. OF Florida.
Casey Young, OF Tennessee: \. q. McC0ol, OF
New York; L. G. Harris. OF Tennessee, ana \. NJ
Naddell, or North Carolina, regTetting their in
ability TO be present. The following toasts
were given: "Ibe PTesdent"-Drunk standing
1.-THE United states, the land we live in''-Hoa
W. Nj. Springer. e Emmet-Nay the d4y soon
dawn when his epitaph shall be wrftten'-Dr
Name'-Mr. /. f. Cannon lreland-GranrI-
auaile"-Mf. Arthur. SCng-'.U. Erin's Hills
Mt L. +. Cannon. - France aud our sister ra-
pu0licS Throughout the world MIR J. + Nal
let. ''Our patriot dead. MAY their virtue, in
Spre our eElulaJi5l-Nf !. d. O'Couuell
Song" Erin, the Tear AMI the Snile'-Nr !.
Z. cannon.
DECISION N ACCT!0SEEGs' TEST Tan Casa
IL will be remembered that some months since
Mr.. W. Il. Williams entered suit against the
District 10 recover certain amounts paid FOR
taxes as auctioneer in excess. as was claimed OF
the amount due. aud other auCJiOneerS entered
suits for the same purpose, the suit or the first
named being regarded as the test case. nGei
the Old corporation. in addition 10 a license tax
OF 800 per annurn, auCtiOneerS were required 10
pay one-foUTth OF one per cent. on their sales.
and the District legislature passed an act on the
same subject. uE0er which il was claimed that
the tax was one fourth Of one per cent. on the
prontS. Having paid the tax on sales. they en-
tered slt TO recover back the difference between
the amount paid and the amount due on profits
The case was certified from the Circuit Court 70
be heard In the General Term In the nrst in
stance, ard on Monday 1t was decided, the court
giving judgment for the District on the ground