Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-09-16

DULUTH LAND FRAUDs.-It is reported that
large tracts of land In the Duluth land district
are still being entered on fraudulent afffdavftS
1t is reported to the general land Office that since
the change in the Office at Duluth large area OF
the very best land In that country has been fraud
ulently enter ed. The commissioner says that
thorough in yestigation win be made, and
be Cancelled. He entirely eXonerateS the land
officers OF the district, and says it is impossible
for them to investigate and detect the frauds
HUcKsTER FINED.-Wm. Thompson, huckster
in the Center market, was charged by Rhoda VAN
derbilt, In the Police Court to-day, with having
assaulted her. She stated that she stopped at the
defendants stand in the market, yesterday, and
bought a dozen ears or corn from the defendant
for ten cents She got him TO take the husks of It,
because she had d long way TO carry it, and she
then discovered that it was OF an inferior quality
and she then said she would only give him eight
cents for IT, and he refused to take 1t back and she
started TO take 1t from her basket and put 1t back
on the stand when he kicked her in the breast
and knocked her basket, with its contents, into
the gutter. The defendant stated that he refused
to take eight cents for the corn after she had pre-
yiOuSy bought it for ten cents, and when she
began to throw the corn around on his stand he
kicked her basket off the stand and it struck her
In the breast. The defendants statement was cor
roborated, but the court said IL at least very
ungentlemanly act aud he would fine him 500.
RIVER TRADE -Harbormaste Sutton reports
arrivals at the river front to-day follows: Schr.
Julian, Calhoun, 45,0 00 feet lumber, j. H. johnson
Co.; schr. Samuel Henry, Fields 40 600 feet do,
f. f. Jackson & Co; schr. Ocean Queen, Bundick,
AS bushels sweet potatoes, city Dealers schr In
uiblet, Cannon, IS tons coal, johnson Bros; schr.
Lizzie Regain, Smith, $500 melons Golden & Rich o
ardson; schr. Washington, SomeIsmith, 600
melons, same; schr. H. c. Purdy, cord wood, john
son Bros; scnrs- Olivia Underwood, Howard
Ogden and Martha Tr1vers, with cord wood for
j. o. Garter; sloops E. J.. strong, Fanny Shepherd,
j. w. Williams, James Wagner, Mary, Wave,
American Eagle, Little Ella, Hancock, Arthur,
John II. Brook and Independence, all with oysters,
1880 bushels for city dealers; schr Ewing, Walker,
1856 tons coal. johnson Bros; schr. Kate Waters,
Land.n, 600 bushels sweet potatoes, city dealers;
schr Virginia Knox, Parks, 2,700 melons, w. Z.
Evans; schr. Sarah Fisher, Name, 40 tons coal,
Heisting; schr !ona Curley, l25 tons coal. Clarke
& Given: schr. Ada Lee, Davis, cord wood, H. L.
Biscoe; schr John W. Grey, Grey, cord wood, J. o.
Carter; scflf.' Annie Mason, Turner, cord wood,
Same; schr j. ii. D. Smoot, Moore, cord wood. VIM.
Underwood; schr. Silver star, Henderson, wood.
H. L. Biscoe; sl0op Della, Shorter, oysters, MARKET
sloop Oyster Bay, Harris, oysters, do; steamer
Canolio Walker C0,o00 shingles and 1900 feet
lumber. for city dealers; schr c. c. Fallon, Colli-
son, As 600 feet lumber, T. w. Smith: schr. Green
Hill, Lateam. "a 900 feet lumber, T. E. jackson &
CO. schr. Samuel II. Sharp. Pierce, Us 600 laths
Wfllet Lfbbey; schr. Chas FL. Haskell, Wflds, 500
tons OF ice, Great Falls Co. schr. Bertha Dean,
Trip. I.124 tons ice, same; schr Mabel Thomas,
Kelly, 500 tons Ice, Rich Co.: schr. Lucy Jones,
kurrayhughs 2s5 tons stone John Miller.