Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-04-12
LOCAL NEWS.
District Government .fsrtr,

lAttAtrSs
Inc commissioners to-day returned marked
approved requistion on the secretary OF
lhe treasury for IS coo. % be placed 10 the a.
eount Tor the washington Aqueduct~ lSSi,
Roh.r, IN ~ 10 them oy the secretary OF War.
the sth inst VI
ihh CANAL AND COAL rTEREsTs or RMS DIS
yo,.. TRICT.
s,.,o nSSse,u ,uay afternoon the District Commits
slonerS received a request from tbS NarHlsna
ooal company that the Commissioners shoYi5
u, a.tSna =, neeung OF the board OF pablo works
OF Mary land at Cumberland on The LIN inst -
10 further consider the applIcati1n ~ 1pe
Georges Creek Railroad Company Tor con-
nection with the Baltimore aud Ohio Railroas
Company, 20 as 10 enable the delivery OF COIL
70 the Chesapeake and oniO Canal TBa COM
missioners replied that they had Forwarded A
communication 10 the governor OF Maryland as
subject
The Commissioners in their communication
10 The governor OF Maryland, above referred TO,
gay: "The Commissioners take the liberty OF
IIabsinlttln TO your excellency, as president
oi Tue poard or public works or tle state OF
MAI! lanc, copy OF letter addressed TO the
p[SS9eLI NnI,n oi tae Baltimore ana olio Railroad
company or the 22d ultim0, and respectfully
invite the attention OF your board 4 tne slt1-
JSct. as IL Vtally concerns the interests OF the
CDesape26e and Ohio Canal aud or the District,
so as .ne commissioners have received no re-
sponse 10 ILelr letter, and as they are informed
tnaI your Doard VIII meet 10 Cumberland on
frluay, The 18th Instant, TO consider The nues-
tioh OF connecting the George'sCreek and Cum
oe1iand railroad with the canal az that point.
they deem IL opportune at this Tine 10 maEs
this communication. ~
The letter inclosed is the one sent 10 Mr..
Garrett or March 22d, the substance or which
was at that Time published IN TAG SrAR. re-
questing Mr.. Garrett not TO deny the Georges
creek and Cumberland railroad access across
the tracks OF the Baltimore and ONO tracks ar
SuAoeiiabu 10 reach the Chesapeake and OniO
tanal there, as II would conflict with the In
lumba. -
The Georges Creek railroad is a new road.
constructed by the several coal interests among
lhe Alleghahy mountains. TO transport coal
from tne mines TO the Chesapeake and Ohio
canal at Cumberland, and In doing 40 tney md
IL necessary 10 cross the track OF Tue Baltimore
and ONO road. This company have opposed
clls crossing, and the coal companies have car
rled this question 10 the meeting or the board
or puollc works OF MarylaLd, wnlCa board has
jurisdiction over such matters. Mr.. Brandt as
agent for the coal interests has Invited the
presence or the District Commissioners at the
meeting TO represent, II called upon TO do so,
the injustice which would accrue TO the canal
especially TO the coal trade y hich comCs 10 THIS
Dlslrct. IL Is probable that the Commission
erS WILL attend that meeting.
STREETS TO Be RESURFACED.
The commissioners TO-DAY autnor.ZAi thafn-
VitauCn OF proposals for resurfaCInG Jae Old con-
crete pavement on the tOllowiu g-naIued streets.
pennsylvania avenue, from "a 10 Sth ais. SOUTH
east, on north side OF railroad track: PeDnsylya-
MIA avenue, between 18Th aud - streets. on
nolln Side OF railroad tracks: pO.Il9a or Yer
mont avenue, between IL street ana Thomas
Circle; part OF Z street, between 18Th ana -fth
streets northwest; I'll street, between ID a street
ana Vermont avenue northwest
The Case of Consul General Hit.
To-day, Ia the Court In General Term, the
case az the National Metropolitan Bank agt.
John Ilitz was before the court. Judges
Cartier, uagner and James.l Il VIII be re-
membered that in sui5 IN equity 50 subject
the interest OF Hlu in certain property 10 4
judgment ar law Tor SlD,nhn. appcGle1 10 the
General Term. decision WAS naie a lew days
ago, Ia favor or plaiIfir. \ lnSJerday, AMI be-
fore The decree was prepared, Mr. Totem. for the
defendant, LIED petition aigued by Mrs. llt2,
asking That the proceedings De dismissed on
the ground that MI hllZ, being the repre5an-
tatiNe TO this country OF SNitZeTlani as the
consul general, this court under the C1nstltu-
ton haG no jurisdiction. TIE hearing on raIg
Mr. y. Wilson, for the Oauk, filed an answer
10 the petition, asserting tnat Mr.. Hitz, having
for years TeSid d here aud C0nGUctei Business
as private citizen, he was not entitled TO eX-
emptfon. The point was raised that this
answer was not sworn IT, aad after some dis
cussion the answer w25 Withdrawn and the
hearing proceeded on the p1dtlOn, Mr.. TJcten
opening the argument.
MIR. Totten argued at considerable length
that under the constitution art H. sec. 2D and
laws the supreme Court OF the UIlte1 States
had original jurisdiction OF the case, ana that
original Jurisdiction meant exclusive juris-
diction. referring to the supreme Court having
at least once tried case og jury, dnd TO the
decision In the case or haslOg, a Russian Consul
General, charged with rape, IN Pennsylvania,
when II was decided the state court nad MOI
jurisdiction.