Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-08
Continued from the First Edition.
MR., MERBICK Glasses

MR.. MERRICK CLOSES
Mr. Merr1ck closed the argument, reaSserting the
applicability of the general statute which had
been cited. He said he would not stop
now to notice the insinuations made as
to the uses OF the powers OF the
when the case came to trial 1t was injudclous
and unwtse, he said, that the United States should
have one rule in one judicial system and another
In another system. AS to Mr.. Davidge's conten-
ton that the law OF 1871 providing for the enforce
ment IN the District OF laws OF the United States
not locally 1napplicable Mr.. Merrick argued that
that law applied not 70 the time of It's passage,
but to the time the law is read. 1t did not mean
that the Constitution as it existed in 1871 but the
constitution as It now existed, should be in force
in the District.
Mr. Merrick held that the court itself, at the last
trial, hal held that the statutes he had cited were
not inconsistent as 1T had allowed to the govern
ment three peremptory challenges, holding that
.nefe should De similarity In practice in every
Saier In the District OF Columbia than in New
Mr.. Merrlck finished few minutes after three
O'Clock. N''''''o' ''''0'
ADJOURNED.
The court then adjourned TILL Monday morning
at ten O'Clock.
The Attorney General on the District
Detectives.
The Attorney General stated t. a STAR reporter
this afternoon that he had no intention whatever
OF taking any steps towards bringing about the
adjustment OF the detective corps OF the strict
OF Columbia, as has been reported; that III sub
Ject was one to which he had not given q me.
ment's thought.
Busy Day for the Fire Department..
The alarm from box 143, at COZ o'clock this
morning, was for fire in room IL. of the Safe
Deposit company s building, 1899 New York ave-
nue. northwest, originating from an open fire
CRATE burning through the floor into the ice
cream store of Mr.. Russell, No. 1927, on that
avenue; damage about $500.
The alarm from box 213. at 7:41 o'clock this
morning, was caused by the explosion of
the cook stove in house 1928 10th street north
west, occupied by Glenn Brown. The fire de-
partment responded promptly, but did not go
into service. Very little damage.
Theirs was an alarm from box 62 at 11:37 o'clock
this morning for slight fire in house between
North Capitol and LIST streets and and H
streets, just in the rear of the Government
Printing office
At 11:49 an alarm was sounded from box 1871.
caused by fire in the house of DR.. Radcliff. No.
1911 street, which was caused by the bursting
OF heating range In the basement. The dam
age was about $50.
About $50 o'clock yesterday afternoon a fire
broke out in the woodwork between the range
in the basement and latrobe on the main floor
at house 1121 10th street, occupied by T. D.
Wilson and owned by Mr. Robert Sheleberger
1t was extinguished by the officers of the 9th
precinct without turning in an alarm. Damage
S25. In his efforts to assist the police Mr.. VIII
son had his left hand badly burned.
WINTERS Enthusiastically Chandler has
issued sailing orders to Rear Admiral Cooper for q
winter cruise OF the North Atlantic squadron. The
vessels Will proceed together from Hampton
Roads, as soon as they ere ready for sea, as far
south as latitude 900. From there they will be
dispatched upon different cruises by the rear al
mral and will visit all the ports OF the West In
dies and South American coasts with which this
country has interests. They will rendezvous at
some place on the Atlantic coast next spring.
CORRECTED LAND OFFICE RULING.-By direc-
ton of the Secretary of the Interior the para
graph OF the circular of September 22l last, rela-
ting to placer mining claims, has been amen ded
SO. as to read as follows: mo application. by an
association OF persons for patent to placer claim
VIII be allowed to embrace more than 100 acres,
and not less than $500 worth of work
must be shown to have been expended
upon or for the beneft Of each sepa-
rate location embraced in such application
Ii an individual becomes the purchaser and pos
SCISSOR OF several separate claims Of twenty acres
each or less he may be permitted to include in his
application for patent any number of such claims
contiguous to each other not exceeding in the ag-
gregate one hundred and sixty acres; but upon or
for the benefit OF each original claim or location
so embraced, he or his grantors must have ex.
pended the sum OF $500 in Improvement
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