Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-05-03
Opinions i'm the Genera, Term.

To-day. in the court in General Term Juilpe,
Wylie, cox and Hagner, several opinions were
announced, but that in the case OF the Widow
Oliver agt. Elk Secretary Cameron was not de-
nyered.
The fist decision announced today was In
the case OF Wilson. administrator de bOns uon
agt Arr1ck. by Judge Cox. In this case Horat1o
AmeS had claim against the government
which Arr1ck was employed 10 prosecute and he
did so, collecting some 500 600. ON the death OF
Ames, Charlotte l.. Ames. his widow, was ap-
pointed ADMINISTRATIVE, and filed her account
showing that she-had paid Arrick over So 900.
she was subsequently removed from the admin
etratoTshlp and directed TO pay Wilson large
proportion OF the fund. A demurrer was inter-
posed by defendant raising The question that
Inc fCnd had been administered upon, and the
court held thar under the act OF 1916 the fund
dld nOt pass 10 the complainant ana gave judg-
ment for defendant.
In the case of Sinclair agt. Campbell Judge
Hagner delivered tie opinion OF the court az
nrnIing the judgment below for defendant
In the case OF Ceas agt. Burgess et al. cred
ft0TS Oil 10 set aside cOnYeyanCeS of certain
lots in square 2i1) Judge WyIie delivered the
opinion OF the court affirming judgment below
In favor OF defendant This case arose out of
the building SpeculatiOnS of Burgess who
erected - houses on said square; and the court
salQ tne Dill charging fraud, a ,, was TOO vague
and general, and the complainant had failed TO
sustain its allegations.
Polo AT THE RINK-Baltimore against Wash
fngJon, May 3D. 1>>1. The Rink Vii close for
theseason saturday. May oth, l,e0.
A CARD.-AS advertisement having appeared
10 the ashIngtOn papers, etnauating from the
Roller Skating Rink TO the effect that the Bal
tlnOre Polo CLUB would play the Washington
team at the Washington Rink Monday night.
May sd. the members o. the Baltimore Polo
tIu0 In order that the public may not be mis-
led. respectfully announce that they viii
hot take part Ii such game. +
REAL ESTATE SALEs-B. III. Warner has sold
during the last two weeks at auction 10 the
square Just south OF the British Minister'S resi-
dence. lots 10 the following named purchasers:
Geo. C. Maynard. lots 35. 80 and b, for g. 1923 70;
thaS- Z. Glover, lots q. B and 81 for 81 2S
RObt. NcNeen, lots 70. % 81 and 81 for s. 500
;, Park S lots i6 Il, IS 49, %. 81 p % ana
silly; VIM FURNACE, lot "a. for 5gG: G.. NJ.
Schafer. lot > for 81 900: Il. McAIlister IT, lots
.. and :, Tor 3. i95.91; RI. Parker lots and l.
tof g 10; being a total or q lots sold for
s2i .45S.J4.
CHARGE or FRAUD.-An empIOye OF the gov
eminent printing Office. Charles Axe a com
nOstOr Ia The piece department was dismissed on
Saturday for alleged fraud in making duplicate
proofs and SurreptitiOuSly putting thereon
The Office date-stamp. which gives a pacuniary
value TO = prooi-SheetS." as indicating that the
holder OF such stamped proof Is entitled 10 pay
for It's composition as type-Settng
AT IN. q r. Cohen's sale tonight AT 1907 1rh
street northwest. will be sold one new set An
pleton 5 encyclopedia In calf. Also a JurgenSen
watch.
ALEXANDRIA N0TEs-Mr Samuel IA. Janney
has sold 10 Mr.. John X. Zimmerman the two
story dwelling on ~. ASaph street between
King and Prince. With frame front and brick
hack building for sl,SO0 one hundred and
nifty men, women and boys went TO Norfolk
Friday night TO pick straw berries and Mr. VIII
Hams OF that place, was In Alexandra Satlr-
day locking for more strawberry PickerS aud
another gang left saturday night on the steamer
George LeaTy One hundred thousand herring
and three thousand shad arrived at FiShtoWn
saturday. Shad sold at 80 10 SIS per hundred
and herring at ~ per thousand. :. Captain
Henry Harris, colored of Occo1uan. was
whipped saturday az the station house for
stealing articles OF clothing from SilaS Harris
also colored-GGzeffe.
Now for sale 800 spring bonnets OF our own
importation. from $3.50 up; a so so dozen nobby
sailors for % cents. Samstag's, go 9Th street.
ASSAULT on A TREASURY CLERK.-A clerk In
the Treasury department, named o. Il. Lester.
was assaulted saturday night 6y a man named
Daniel q. Phelan. at house S01 9th street, and
very badly Injured. Lester states that he called
AT TINS house 10 get the denial OF Mrs. Saunders
10 certain SANDERS which he said she had been
circulating about him. and while In converse
uon With her Daniel G.. Phelan assaulted him
nnexpectedly, using testers doctor thinksl
some Kind OF blunt instrument. The case will
De called In court as soon as Lester is able to
appear.
WHAT SHOULD INTEREST THE LApIEs-To
aIess our boys well and comfortably is not so
Serious gc question since B. Robinson g. Co., OF
avenue have complete assortment of the very
rest sly les for boys. Nothing escapeS their at
tention In ell the details OF perfect outfits.
WASHINGTON FISH MARkEr.-Sold by r. A.
Golden, agent:-2l0.o 900 behring's, from IS 70 g.
Per thousand; 1900 shad, from So TO sTa mar
hundred: 100 lunches rock and perch. nom %
70 30 cents per bunch.
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tloIe valued than ever, Dr. Bulbs Cough syrup.t