Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-07-10
Fllegai Licuor Dealers.


with which the great poet has clothed them
A TEACHER.
Illegal Liquor Dealers.
JUDGE SMELL CLASSES THEM WITH sMUGGLERs.
This morning in the Police Court several
liquor cases charges Of selling liquor without
license) were tried, aid Judge Smell In render
ing Judgment in one took occasion to remark
that In this District there was received annually
by the government about $4,000 from liquor
licenses-S4O.0o0 from the retail dealers and
$4,000 from the wholesale dealers These eases
are strictly speaking revenue cases. and those
who do business without license OCCUPY pre-
ciSely the same position as SmngglerS. TIE
latter defraud the government by ge.tIng, goods
men do what otherspay for the privilege OF do
Ing. Much was said about the class of Witnes ses
the government uses and the government
detect these Offenders and these witnesses
were not impeached save by their employment.
He did not look at this as temperance queS-
ton, and he Invested the cases of all specuia-
tive issues and would impose fine. They
were committing fraud on the honest men
who pay license and would force them out OF
the business unless checked. and he believed
that the government meant to do what it could
to protect those who paid license tax.
ExcursIons, Picnics, &c.
The George Leary will make her first grand
excursion to Piney Point tomorrow, leaving at
$50 m. and returning at 1880 pm There viii
be music On board. The steamer will stop at
gn S a aaa sG mi S;ar 10
The City or Alexandria will leave her wharf
at I:15 this evening for fifteen cent moonlight
excursion down the river, returning at Has p M
The Washington and Baltimore Excursion
Company will give their first excursion to
Blackiston Island next Sunday, on the Jane
Moseley. The fare will be seventy-fve cents
NO objectionable persons will be allowed on
board: The boat viii leave at am. and return
at 1920 pm.
The second grand aquatic excursion to Rich
mond will leave On the Jane MOseley, Tuesday,
July 18th. 1879. at pm, connecting at Fortress
Monroe With the palace day steamer Ariel. up
the James river. Round trip tickets good for
I days. So.
The Mary Washington Will leave tomorrow
at $3.50 am. for Marshall Hall and Mount Yer,
non Springs.
DEEDS IN FEE have been filed as follows:
Leigh Robinson, trustee, to A. L. Barker, lot II;
So ST. 2sS I, So - B. II Campbell to A: G. Bah
foGK Se 49, s. 3s j. Murray ray to T.
s'2; $. F. ". sellhausen, trustee to l. f.
A. Neuhaus, pit: IA, so. SCI; $4,000. Louis Kurtz
to /: q: A. Neuhaus pit. IA. So. s2l; $500. Ar
lott, lots S, 6 and I, SO. 1.6; 1868 s4 J. ]. Nc
Cook to Eden Kipp, lot Is SCI. 275; 500. Il. c
Dean earae to "; Lansdae, lot and pt. 9 Of
tees e Smith ct a tras1ees PTS ps as is, ss aad
1s4 Of Bealrs addition to Georgetown; 1882.
Georgine Thomas ct al to Richard Wells lot
81 50. Isl; 81. Ihaddeus Jenkins ct al. to Ellen
%. I. FoWke, pit. lot 33, So. 439; s.. N p
shipmaan, trustee. to T; /. TuIlocS, pt Of Wild:
ow's o Mite and Mount Pleasant; s.. il. Jett
no no Gso Ct GG" 1e 81 ai u.s. lots a My Rey
SO. 127; 3. n; p. Chapman to G. II. VIII
liams, pit. OF Widows Mite and Mount Pleas
ant; s. >. tR; W; Donnman and 6. F. Green,
the country called Pretty Prospect; s..
Edith Ward to jeremiah Steiner parts OF lot II
and ID IN sub. OF so. 3ss; $3.50. VIM. Grinder to
rfYnly low nj ny,Ip ID<
So. 743; s. Charles E. ana Samuel W. RI
tenhouse, trustees, to Aaron Peck, lot J In John
Z; paay,s s sub; Of original lot !. SO. 142; s.
10, so. 297; $3.50. W. II. Ward and W. B. Tod /.
trustees, to Parthenia Thyson, lots so. 81, 81
and Sd, so. 364; Sc, 400 s. p. Hill to ii. L. Rey-
holds. lot A, SO. 242; S.: j. T. Cassell to C. Il
T. Rawlings to j. w. Starr, lot 81, So 176; sl95.
\. c. Bradley, trustee, to Alice c. de Yturb.de,
lot 40, SCI. 5s5; 81, 1850.
FINED FOR CUTTING LADY's HEAD WITH A
SToNE.-ThiS morning, in the Police Court
charged with an assault and battery On Mrs.
Moehler at the SchuetZen Park last week, which
has been continued several days because Of
Mrs. MS Injuries preventing her attendance,
was concluded. Mrs NJ was struck in the fore
head with stone, severiDg an artery, and
officer Cole, who arrested the defendant, testi-
fed that he admitted that he threw the stone,
court said that If he had purposely struck
lady, he would have sentenced him to six
months in jail; but he would now impose fine
OF $50 or three months. An appeal was noted
WASHINGTON CITY CATTLE ADVANTAGEOUS
town Stool YGrd, July 9th, 1879, reported by
Lewis d. Means Il Co-lS2 cattle offered -l;4
sold at prices ranging from SC. to 47Sc, per
pound; IS shipped TO Baltimore. 800 sheep and
| lalIoS--old sheep sold at prices ranging from
3 to &c. per pound; lambs sold from to Sic
per pound. 10 cows and calves sold from $50
to s35 each. Market dun.
METROPOLIS BUILDING ASSOCIATION No. s, WAS
organized last evening at Whitthaft's hail. Cap
itol Hill, by the election OF william WhltCnaTl
president. George Voneif Vice president Henry
hoffman secretary, John Banf treasurer and
g. Extell, j. Hugle, A. Gez, NJ Kaufrmann
Henry Trip, Ulrich Banr, w. Tanner, and II
huhn directors, and Judson r. Gull attorney.
The first sale took place and several shares
were bought at Sl.07.
THE SUMNER GARDEN on New York avenue
near l4th stleet, is thrOnged every evening by
Washington families. enjoying the pleasures or
the resort The music Is good, and the addition
OF vocal music VIII attract many. 4 good pro-
| gramme this evening.
LARCENY OF WATCH.-Andrew Armstead
was arratgped In the Police Court this morning
on the charge Of the larceny OF a watch from
Phillip Cohen, and he was sentenced to jail for
six months.
SIX DAYS PEDESTRIAN MATCH began at
one O'Clock this morning In San Francisco for
the following prizes First, champion diamond
belt, value 800 and 81 900 In coin; second, $3.50
In con third $500, and fourth, $3.50. The entries
are c. s. Thompson, III. NOrdhOn, j. BoWan, J..
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