Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-11-18
District Govern ment atfnsr..

| u. Miller.
District Government Affairs.
THE Howe platform scales, with sliding poises,
| OF the city.
| sULIIvANs sLEpGE-HAMMER BLOWS PROHIBITED.
The Commissioners have directed Major Brock
to prohibit any further exhibitions by Sullivan OF
the character offered last night to the patrons OF
the o G1mqae They say that If Sullivan and
art of self-defense choose 'n friendly way, with
gloves, to exhibit their skill and science, they Will
be permitted to do so, but there must be no per-
| son subjected, either con amour or for gain to
the sledge-hammer blows OF the pugilist, where
one party expects to keep his money and the other
wishes to gain 1.-THE one forcing; the other re-
sting Cupidity Is not to be allowed to excite such
| brutality as was witnessed last night.
| BUILDING PERMITS
Inspector Entwisle has issued permits as follows:
| NJ. E. Riley, repair frame, AZ and streets SOUTH
west; $780, Farmers and Mechanics bank,
| Georgetown, repair brick building and make i'm
| provements; $1,000.
LIQUOR LICENSES
New applications for liquor licenses were filed
Hummer, Ann Mccarthy, Mrs T. MCNally. aa B. P
Hannah, Peter F. Gently and Joseph Beck.
| Local Notes.
To-day, W. E. Chandler filed bill against s. 1.
Phillips ct al to remove title on lots in So 421.
| were before The Police Court yesterday for rob-
| bling countryman of $40, were discharged by
Judge Smell this morning, on the motion OF Mr..
| Moore, who said he had not evidence enough to
| convict
The alarm of fire turned in at O'Clock this morn
| Ing from box 80 was for fire in the basement OF
house 17oS street northwest, owned and occupied
| by Col Enoch Totten, supposed to have been
About O'clock last evening two unknown col col
ored boys snatched small satchel containing
fifty cents In change and a pocket handkerchief
| from Mrs John Clarke, opposite her residence,
corner 18th and streets northwest, and escaped
Two gaudly dressed school girls, named Martha
| Smith and Laura Turner were fined S. Or Is days
in the Police Court this morning, for assaulting
young lady, named Annie McGiil, Of 116 Virginia
| avenue southwest.
Two small boys, named Frank and George
Sangston, were fined by Judge Smell to-day for
throwing stones into the Donohue school building
yard at the scholars.
How WASHINGTON JACKSON WAS DRowNED-The
| jury in the case OF Washington Jackson, drowned
| In the river, as heretofore stated in THE STAR,
T sad ITS ssf ac
son was drowned In the river, near Uniontown, D.
| c.; and that "from the evidence adduced we be-
that the deceased was under the influence of
liquor at the time" Colored people who live in
| the neighborhood OF Hllsdale state this morning
that the impression is general that foul means
| were used to make away with Jackson, and that
they take no stock In the verdict Of the jury They
| state that he was not drunk, and they do not be-
heve he wandered away into the river by himself.
MARRIAGE L1cENsEs.-The clerk of the court has
issued marriage licenses to John II. Tracy and
Mary A. Fife; Charles E. Rachewey and Lizzie B.
Krenling; Moses Hun and Martha Ann Elsie, both
| Of Montgomery county, Nd
IMPORTANT DECISION TO ArroRNKYs-To-day
Judge Macarthur, In the Circuit Court, made
decision OF much interest to attorneys, inasmuch
as the question OF fees was involved. 1t was
claimed that although the Circuit Court was
United States court, yet in all cases of local
character the cost taxable for the attorney was
that ss being uhted states court the astorne
| under GATED States statute, was entitled to
tax OF $40 The court held this was United States
court and that it waS governed by statutes of the
United States, and that civil suits OF local char
acter were not exceptional cases. and in all cases
here the attorney was entitled to have the tax OF
SO imposed.
Too MUCH Bus1NEss.-A problem has been pre-.
sented to Postmaster Anger by the rapid and un-
expected growth OF business at the postal station,
on 10th ms street Mr. ThompsSn in whose
| master that he cannot retain the postal station
on account OF the vast amount OF work the station
October the station did nearly twice as much bus
mess In money orders and registered mail as the
on staps
| daily. Postmaster Anger thinks the Post ONCE
department. nsI VIII have to establish branch post
discontinue the service altogether.
SELLING LIQUOR By THE GLASS WITHOUT RETAIL
l1cENsE.-License Agent Raft and Policeman Car
ter made raid on the keepers OF unlicensed bars
| in West Washington last week, which resulted in
four persons being convicted In the Police Court
Robert T. Arrow Water street, fined SOS, and an
Dennis Cady. Of No. 1914 Bridge street, was found
| guilty and sentence suspended until Monday;
John Crowley, Of No. 1924 Bridge street, same
northwest, was charged with keeping an un-
| licensed bar. The testimony showed that he was
running s'stoyepipe house" on wholesale
license but his glasses held less than pint.
fine OF sos was imposed.
IMPORTANT CONSTRUCTION OF LAND OFFICE
RULEs.-The Secretary of the Interior holds that
In cases OF appeal from the decision OF registers
and receivers to the commissioner OF the general
land office 1t is not necessary, under the rules OF
practice, to give notice OF such appeal to the ad-
verse party. Many appeals have heretofore been
refused by the land OH ce because such notice was
not given.
WASHINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE.
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