Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-01-26

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The payers OF water rents sometimes feel
agrfeved that the collector OF taxes demands
more than what they think due. and that he
Will make no alterations to bills, adding pen
alties. &C. Such persons should take their bills
to the water registrar for alteration or correc-
ton, he being the only officer authorized, hav-
ing the books in hts Office. Payments are now
being made for the new water rent year. and
after this month delinluents will be liable to
have their water cut Off
The Telephone ExtOrtiOn Again.
Editor Star: A paradox OF impossible con-
cleared up after much consideration by the
simple solution that 1.-The little boy prevarf-
Gated" So as regards the published statements
OF the telephone company. There is matchless
paying rate for ticO. hundred subscribers. bat
failed to meet the increased expense for screen
hundred. The telephone subscribers have now
organized "untOn," and will of course pro .ect
themselves. and it is scarce worth while to In
frude our wrongs upon the public any further:
but when the officers OF the telephone comDaI Y
cooly claim and protest that they are making
no money, and have made no money the re-
semblance to the - little boy" with the parade K
becomes very strong indeed. Let me state in
brief: The Washington Telephone Exchange is
thrtg.are Thousand dollars. Out OF this thu y
have TO provide pay for those charming your e
ladies who tell US three times out OF every four
In such sweet voices. THAT line is busy now ~
Petent clerical force, and to pay their royalty 10
the Bell Telephone Company. 1 do not count
among the current expenses their whole force
OF laborers and linemen, because such on penses
are properly chargeable to construction &C
count" have taken some pains to estimate
these expenses. and cannot find any reason 10
leave a net profit OF $40, 900 per year. When the
company state In their defence that the rates
proposed to be charged here are less than those
In use In other cities, the resemblance TO the
a Ofo
In such small towns as Norfolk. Lynchburo
and Richmond, othing like such charges hav
ever been exacted, though their expenses are
much heavier In proportion to their receipts
In dropping this subject finally, let me warn al
subscribers to the exchange not to flag one mo-
ment until their organization is complete, and
every name pledged and signed. The company
are preparing an ingenious method OF consum-
mating their proposed extOrt1on, and are paving
the way by the statements above referred to-
but the subscribers have only to stand firm and
acL IN concert, ana Lne monopoly VIII rectde, as
1t did In st. Louis. SUBSCRIBER
And Old Man Who Went Wrong.
THB DECISION IN THE Major CONLKY CASE
1t was stated In yesterdays STAR that Judge
Cox, in the Equity Court, had decided the
Nailor- Conley case. Catherine Conley, with
whom the lae Allison Nailor lived during the
latter part Of his life, was In possession of some
$4,000 worth OF real estate, which he had On
veyed to her by deed OF gift at various times
have the deeds set aside. contending that the
condition OF Mr.. Nailor was such that he could
not make deed. This view the court yester-
day sustained, and made decree setting aside
the deed to Catherine Conley. This Judge Cox
said. was case In which an old man VINO had
during long life been careful, prudent man.
and accumulated considerable property, had
changed In his latter days his whole course of
life; had left his wife. who, he said, was one OF
the noblest women, and had gone to live with
another woman. to whom he decided a large
estate. The only case where law would justify
a conveyance in consideration OF 1llegitimate
relations was where. after seduction, the man
and woman lived together as man and WIFE,
No such case was here, for 1t was in proof that
procuress selected this woman for Nailor and
by consent Brought them together From this
time forth Nailor became perfectly reckless,
paid none OF the alimony which the court or
dered to be paid his wife, and left his business
unattended to- The whole proceedings showed
that Nailor in his Old age had fallen under the
undue influence OF this woman. Catherine Con-
ley. In such way that no deed from him to
her could be sustained. He therefore ordered
the deeds to be set aside. An appeal will be
entered.