Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-01-14

onef, referring TO MIR. Davidge'S words. "But you
Will have to get microscope to see ii, though"
Mr.. Reed insisted that the assault on his father
was not from moral depraylty: it was from dis
ease that was the only evidence of violence In this
case down to the time when he had some trouble
with his brother In Boston, a few years ago.
And that don't happen to be true," broke in
the prisoner.
He edenies that,as he denies what Mr.. North said,
Mr.. Reed continued, and he uhe speaker did not
believe he remembered it.
mo, nor nobody else" said the prisoner.
The Taxes on Street Railroads.
REPORT OF THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS IN ANSWER
TO THE SENATE INQUIRY.
In response to the resolution OF the Senate of the
9th instant, directing the District Commissioners
TO transmit "a statement OF the amounts charged
In the revision OF assessments against the several
street railroad companies In the cities of Washing
ton and Georgetown for the pavement of the car
riageWays, and also copy OF the report of VIII
liam Oscar Roome, chief of the special assessment
division, made on the same subject to the Commits
soners on the Gath OF February. $780, together with
copies OF opinions aEd correspondence relating to
the subject" the Commissioners have sent the
papers and inform lton to Hon David Davis PreSi-
dent pro te7apoe OF the Senate In their letter Of
uansnittal the Commissioners say: From these
papers it will appearFirst that prior to the pass
age OF the act or June II, 1873, providing a perma-
nent form or government for the District, assess
mentS were made and certificates OF Indebtedness
issued against said railroads on few only of the
streets occupied by their tracks, and improved by
the late board OF public works and the late board
OF commissioners, and that payment OF the assess
ments made was refused. On most of the streets
the cost OF improvement was assessed against the
property abutting thereon, as provided in the
thirty-Seventh section OF the act of Congress ap-
proved February 81 1871, and or the act OF the leg
1slatlve assembly approved August 10, 1871 Sec
ond that under the authority OF the act of 18th
June, 1873, to provide for the revision and correc
ton OF assessments for special improvements the
present Board OF Commissioners, in revising and
correcting said Assessments charged against the
railroads the cost OF improving chat portion OF all
streets occupied by their tracks for which they
were believed to be chargeablc, and to that extent
relieved the property abutting on such streets.
Ihird-that the authority of the Commissioners to
make such a revision and correction OF these as
SeSSlnentS being Denied and payment Of the sums
charged being refused suits for the recovery OF the
same were instituted and are now pending A
statement OF all unpaid assessments made against
street railroads., Including those made by the
present Bo ird OF Commissioners was furnished to
the Senate 14h of February, 1850, in response to
resolution.
Death of an Ex-Congressman.
Whitehall, N. Y. January 14-Hon. A. II. Tan
ner, prominent lawyer OF Washington county,
and an ex-Congressman, died this morning.
THE NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL CoNvENrros.-
Cereals We're thosubject Of discussion at the third
OF the series OF agricultural conventions, now in
session in this city, After organization to-day the
lrSt paper was read by Mr.. A. Z. Blunt, OF Colo
RADIO, on 1.-the improvement OF the CerellS.n X.
I. Brown, OF Indiana, read paper on the better
organization Of agricultural work. Lieut. W. E.
Berkheimer. U.S.A., read sketches OF the signal
bureau work for the agrlculturiSt- Prof Taylor,
OF the Agricultural department, read paper on
"RuSt or Wheat" and on motion of Prof. 0lmeS
OF North Carolina, a committee was appointed to
examine the paper read by Lieut.. Berkh5imer, and
prepare report. The chair appointed Prot
Holmes, Maj: Berkheimer, Prof. Bl5unt, Prest Bu-
chanan. OF Virginia, and Prof. Peabody, OF Illl-
n0S, the committee.
THE ASSISTANT SECRETARYsHIP OF THE TREAS
URY.-The nomination OF eX-RepreSentative Gil
nf Trao
ury, was made out and would have gone to the
Senate yesterday ii there had been a session OF
that boiy. 1t is now understood, on very good
although the Cameron interest IS very strong for
him. Secretary Folger did not favor the appoint
ment All probability now points to Daniel F.
Sheppard. of Illinois, being Mr. Upt9n's success
sor. Mr.. Sheppard was secretary OF the republican
state central committee OF Illinois. He was an
applicant for VIM. Henry Smiths place, as collec-
tor OF Chicago, but Spauliing got ill.,
PROTECTION OF SHADE TREE BoxEs.-Mr. W. r.
Smith, chairman, OF the parking commission,
some days Since referred a note to the District
Commissioners, which he had received from Mr. S.
e. Douglass, assistant superintendent, stating
that it would be very desirable for the parking
commsSlon TO make use of all the hoop iron at the
Washington monument, which comes around the
marble and the cement barrels, in the strapping
and protecting Of the tree boxes. The ConlmiS-
sioners have since addressed a communication to
Col Casey, asking that the parking commission be
permitted to make use OF su IN Old iron.
SALES OF REAL EsTATE-The following sales have
been made by w. f. Burford, real estate broker,
No. Ills street northwest: For Samuel Polkin-
h0rn to +. ID. Bowling, lot 6. square 569 improved
by two two-story and back building press brick
front houses, Nos. III and 119 street northwest
for $4,000 cash For the Thomas estate, part Of lot
9. square 492. improved by a three-story frame
house. No. 4g0 Maryland avenue southwest, to
Samuel Herman, for $3.50 cash.
THE CASE OF Mr.. RAMsDELL ACT THE DISTRICT.
To-day, in the Circuit Court. Judge Macarthur the
case of H. j. Ramsdell agt. the Dstrict-acton to
dan i1aiv III
ment on which 1t was alleged Ice was allowed to
remain as charged through the negligence Of the
District, in which verdict was rendered last Sat
urday for defendants-was heard. This was on a
motion for a new trial. and it was argued by Mr.
Totten for plaintiff and Miller for defendant. The
court Overruled the motion, and said that there
was no doubt but that there had been snow on the
ground and Ice On the pavement. but there was
some disagreement as to whether the law had
been enforced, and whether the District had no.
tice either actual or implied. There was the teS-
timony of the matron OF the Louise Home, that
she had employed men to clean the snow and the
men who claimed to have performed the work.
These were facts for the jury, and they had de-
cided on them. While his feelings for the plaintiff
were Of the most pleasant character, and could
not help bat sympatliZe with him, his duty would
not allow him to rule otherwise than Overrule the
notion
RANGE OF THE THERMoMETER.-The Following are
the readings OF the thermometer the Signal Office
deg; 2pm, AZ deg. Maximum, As deg: min
1muIn, SS.2 deg.
THERE are 116 new advertisements in THE STAR
to-day.
MEDALS OF HONOR were to-day awarded by the
Secretary OF the Navy as follows: Adam Welsel,
OF the Minnesota, for gallant conduct In Jump
ing overheard and rescung fellow shipmata and
to Michael Thornton, OF the tug Leyden, for the
same conduct
The Markets.
BALTIMORE. January H.-virginia 6s deferred.
20. do ST
due coIrons 6s; do new ten forties 80 bid to-dfE.
ding, lIa. Flour quiet and nnchsnged. Wheat
southern quiet weste steady but tu-southern red
.3sai. 42 do amber, l.42aI As; No. / Maryland
441eal 45a No. western winter red spot l. 3aJsa
$685. January 1.39ka1 40: February l.4Is sal Al u
March, l435sa1. 49,; APRIL l45saai. 45ss. Corn,
yellow. 20; western mixed, spot and January 6ssa6S
February, 6sfea69 March, 7GS&a705s: stea.er 6ss,
asked Oats quiet and steadysouthern 50a53 western
white, soa53 do. mixed 50a51; Pennsylvania 50a53
Rye duli. noninaly Loo. Hay Ineha hanged Pro
visicns dun and unchanged. Butter luil-western
packed, lsa4o roll, I2a2S. Eggs dull and lower 2pa
g. lined nominal. Petroleum lopiua Coffee dull
set sH; Wlnsky steady, I.17a1. f75s. Treigbts to
Liverpool Per steamer unchanged. Receiifs--nouf !
2 S26 baiTeis; wheat 8. ESQ bushels corn g. $50 she
Gat l,StS busiiels rye, nnne Sfpnients-wheat En6
corn, TO, 1i5 bushels. s'
.~ r".:SS January A.-Stocks irregular end
unsettled Money, q. Exchsnge-leng 4s2; do sbort
TO state bonds dull Governments Irregular Cotton