Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-01-24
The Courts.
EQUITY COURT-JudOe WUlie.

Yesterday, Hamilton agt. Davis; referred to J..
j. Darlington, special auditor. Lille agt. Lille;
marriage annulled. Gunt0n agt Carroll; final de-
cree by consent OF parties. In re NJ j. Stevenson,
lunatic, X. j. Murray appointed trustee to sign
eed OF ea ELLISON ag iafksy lien
rule discharged and defendant allowed to file
answer. Walker agt- Boyle: testimony by COM
mission ordered taken. Soteldo, 1r.,. agt Lyon;
sale ordered and claim of Singleton Il Hoeke Or
dered paid. Nelson agt Henry; injunction pen
delte life granted. Dawson agt: Jewell; decree as
to defendant Jewell for 500 with interest,". Hay
wood agt- District Of Columbia; bill dismissed.
DobSon agt DUNCAN ct al; rule against DUNCAN,
uary 25, 1882 McBlair agt Ten Eyck; Conway
Nourse agt Ashford; bill dismissed.
To-day, Wheatley agt. Hoffman; motion to dis
miss appeal granted.
CIRCUIT COURT-Jtdoe Macarthur.
The January term was convened yesterday.
There are ON the calendar $50 cases tOriginaD and
So appeals-a much smaller number than the term
has opened with for years, and less than half the
number usual some years ago. The jurors were
returned not found; W. A. Yates, John Blumer, w.
M. Cross, j. Harrison johnson, NJ. Goldstein and
s b Robertson 50 were excused The marshal was
Schmidt; demurrer sustained. Foley agt. Ger
mania Fire Insurance company; same action. City
Judgment against surety overruled Kendall agt
COntee; Judgment by default Claf1in & Co. agt
Cook: bill OF exceptions signed Jones agt. Smith !;
order certified TO General Term set aside. Hoyt
agt Sprague; dismissal set aside. Douglass agt
Hampton; order OF publication. O'Day agt Van
This morning, Thos. Paxton, VIM. c. Murdoch,
Chas- LudingtOn, Chas. L. Hulse. Geo. SeitZ, Jas.
l. Turner, Ludwig Eisinger and Frank Aldrlch
field ct al. agt Lyon; Judgment confessed. Dodge
agt Busey; settled johnson agt. Woody; death
of defendant suggested. Emery Coal company,
Cullison agt An9erson; dismissed.
POLICE COURT-Judge Smell.
Yesterday, August Moses larceny Of a bank
1o1 Saf1
Jos. Coleman, alias Mcintosh, colored, suspicious
character; $50 bonds or 80 days. Michael Barry
and Peter Fague. loud and boisterous and dis
orderly conduct: s or Is days each. Paul Bell,
eolored, was sent down for Is days for creating a
disorder by blowing musical instrument on the
boiSterous and obStructing the entrance to the
Corcoran building; s or Is days VIM. Robin
son, yagraney and suspicion; bonds or 90 days
g breaking Wso~ s !6 or S5'9 say
sidewalk: 81. Robert johnson and VIM Carey, vag-
rancy and suspicious characters; bonds or 80 days
John Day, cursing and swearing in a house loud
enough to be heard on the street; s. or Is days
Ellen Degrath, failing to remove snow from her
sidewalk: 81 Joseph Day, assault on Charles Car
dus; $40 or 90 days. II. c. Herring, larceny of some
slverware from John Ly ION and A, NJ. SOteldO; con-
tinued.
To-day, Chas. Henry forfeited collateral Sandy
ored boy, was sent down for 80 days for begging
on the street Agnes White, vagraney; bonds or
~ days. Patrick COOney, profanity; S. Ellen
Ale, loud and boisterouS; s. or Is days Henry d.
Miller. profanity; $ or days. Babe Alexander,
trespassing on a park; personal bonds. Frank
Lindsay, violating the hack law by being more
than four feet from his carriage; S. Columbus
Thomas. falling to remove snow from his side
walk; g John II. Driscol, an OLD white man, was
charged with assauitng Jane DrscOl, his wife; so
or % days Geo. Ambush, larceny OF plated
water pitcher from Geo. ". Fairbrother's resi-
dence; 70 days in jail, in default OF $40. Andrew
Smith, larceny Of two buckets OF Jelly from An
drews Wade; 30 days in jail. Geo. Linden
larceny OF razor and several articles of jewelry
from Sllas II. Moore; six months In jail Henry C..
Herring, charge of larceny; continued.
Affairs in West Washington.
THE WORK OF LENGTHENING THE CANAL LOCKS
Will be begun shortly. 1t Is thought that only
fifteen of the locks be heightened this season
The work Is expected TO be completed some time
In March, so that shipments can be resumed in
April.
REAL ESTATE SAIE.-DuncansOn Bros. auction
GERS, sold yesterday for w. ID. Cassin and William
A Gordon, trustees, part OF lot numbered 146 in
BeaI's addition, fronting Is feet on the north side
OF Gay street, near Greene street, by a depth OF
80 feet, improved by a two-story frame dwelling.
Mrs Richard Cr,iit was the purchaser at 81 $50.
THE FUNERAL OF Mis-. RIsQUE, who died at Al
burque, n. N. took place yesterday at O'Clock
from Oak Hill cemetery, Rev5. Drs. Lindsay and
Shtras officiating. The funeral was largely at
tended by old residents OF the town.