Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-04-24
District Government, AFFAIR."

ne IectIptS Oh account or special aSSe sSment
taxes yesterday were 81, los S. OF which amount
| ia drawbacks. 01' ''''''A0 0e
The District Commissioners have granted per.
MISSION 10 country people and market GARDEN
ers TO occupy the small space next 10 The cnrb
llne, Tor selling their products fronting the Far
mers and Butchers Market, Georgetown. but
not 10 stand their teams on the street.
STEALING Books FROM THE CAPIToL.-In the
Police Court, to-day. Wm. w. Beckley a YOUNG
colored man, was charged with the larceny of a
large NUMBER or books from the Capitol j. J.
Hannah, policeman at the Capitol testified
tnat he saw this colored man. who is an en-
ploy OF the Capitol, leave the building yester-
DAY morning with large sack full OF books on
his shoulder. colored man testified that the
prisoner hired him 10 take the books 10 an
onlce Ia the Corcoran building but he could
noI ilnd lne place, and returned them. Mr.
hngnn. dealer In OLD and new books testified
mat defendant called at his store on the morn
ing mentioned and inquired about the books.
grand jury; bonds $500.
TERRIBLE DEPRAvITY-This morning Cora
Brooks, bright mulatto girl OF about Is wears
OF age, was in the Police Court as the complaing
witness against Carey Brown, a colored man
ABOUT 30 years OF age, who is her stepfather, by
whom she has had child. She testified that
On Tuesday last he made an indecent assault
upon her at their house. I'm the first ward.
Brown took the stand and stated that he mad
nyed with this girl and her mother for three
years, and that this particular act was with her
consent and at her solicitation. The court i'm
posed sentence OF six months In jafl. Brown
was then arraigned on charge OF rape on the
same girl and after some testimony the court
continued the case until the girls mother could
pe secured as witness.
IMPORTANT RULING OF JUDGE MAcARTHUR.-In
the landlord case OF Douglas VS.. Jackson
Judge Macarthur decided to-day that a justice
OF the peace appointed under the act OF Con-
gress June Z, 1sIS, and assigned to Uniontown
could not issue writ returnable before that
Justice OF the peace within the limits OF the city
OF washington, and the Judge accordingly set
aside the proceedings In the case before the JUS
tice. Woodbury. Wheeler esq.,, was the counsel
for the motion TO vacate the proceedings.
AN AMETHYST RING-In the Police Court
this morning. before Judge Snell a young man
named Henry Benton, was charged with the
grand larceny OF an amethyst ring from Everett
Wroe on the night OF the 10th inst. Mr.. Wroe
testified that he went into the Green house on
streets, and called for beer and this party In
vited him TO bet on cards, but he declined and
they went into back room and on coming
After hearing two witnesses the court continued
the case TO Tuesday next
EASTERN BUILDING ASSOCIATION No. 3.-Tbis
association, organized March 23d last (on the
old plan.l In the Navy Yard section OF the city,
and economy OF its management. to the consid.
tration or citizens desiring to become stock
holders In an association for mutual proflt ana
DenenL De e,, The second monthly meeting for the
Hall, sth street southeast, on Tuesday evening.
May l1th next, al O'Clock. See adyerttsemenf''
HENDRICKS WON'T HAVE Ir.-In an intervsev
pupnshed Ia the Chicago Journal, Hon. Thos
A. hendricks says he will not allow bis name
10 pe USED 70 connection with the vice presi-
ecty and without consultation, he was elected
10 me second place on the presidential ticket,
ana 10 DUTY TO hts party accepted, but now he
neu cnance ID express his views on tine sub
lect beforehand. He does not consider the
once OF vlce-president very attractive 30 man
VINO Is or has been United States Senator.
sIMke keefer, steamboat man. was shot