Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-02-28
The District Sisits Against Paving
Contractors.

in this case is that expended by the plaintiff In
repair1g wooden pavements, tor which it was
! paving 18Th street northwest and WIS made under
the board Of public works. Some OF this pavement
! having Rapidly decayed, the commissioners, as
! the successors of The territorial govern
rlaee the work In good repair ard
the contractor failing to make the work good the
government ripped up the wooden pavement and
substituted an asphalt pavement for 12th street,
from to p streets and the District entered suit
for s4l coo. The defence is: First, that the street
Was paved by defendants in manner prescribed by
the board OF public works. with material selected
ny tac board. examined ana passed by their in
sPector, and the WORK was Inspected and accepted
as IT progressed, and on completion finally
accepted as satisfactory; second that the change
was not In the nature OF repairs, but an entirely
new and different style OF pavement in place OF
the original Wood, and which was not recognized
III any clause OF the contract.
The jury this atternood rendered verdict for
the defendant.
Trouble at EEa,nIine.
ALLEGED INTERNAL DISSENSIONs IN A METHODIST
CHURCH.
There are eTidences of internal trouble at Ham,
line NJ. E. church. About a year ago. when the
present pastor, Rev. Mr.. HartSock, took charge,
Mr.. J. ID. 'Crossant WAS the superintendent OF the
Sunday Se{eoL During the year. it appe irs, there
has beeq5 dissatisfaction with Nj Croissant's
marageiaes 81 TIE school, The annual election
took place e1FTf3ay evening last ana tie Old Off
GERS, incluiins Mr. ercie@s-nt. we're generally r
elected fOI ths Year commencing SIn.aY next.
The result OF the election WAS not .t4siact1ry to
q consider ble nuinbeT o. the te3chera, who had
run as ll j. ciEdiaate fCr suPernt ondent Nj. He-
s2a i. 53ltsn Last Sdntay morning the abseace
O. = nu-Ahf r o. teachers ANA scholars was noted.
ami 4 was observed tk25 there were some leave
things eacherS and scholars. Al the after
noon meeting O. the Young i'nos!es Association led
by MAJOR II. a. Hal, tue louise crowded and 1t
was one ef the most affe ting meetings ever held
II tie church. uh'tF the leadership o. Major
HHll, with Ny ceoEge 7. G..lieher directing the
.ing!ng, AMI drs. Foph ut the organ. these meet
ings had grs'vh 20 b N -: popular They We're
commenced ia 1875, shortly ait"r Major Halls con-
version, and through their influence many had
found tli9ir way INTO the church. On sunday
Major iian made q msat affecting address, in
which he ann unce-i tlat the circumstances were
sc4,, sa Gst t,o ne coa9 net net cGnsjsentiy hold
satisfaction of hes.rS. Hail. Meulton,
a'ATr n, Pfpsy1r AMI others. numbering il is re-
roltat, at Vat one bundled aembsls Of the
cAutVh. Among the causes assigned Il the diSsat-
is'3ction with tae management OF the school
Under MF. Cfolssatt. TIE opposition of certain
members of the . urch to II iOr Halls meetings
aud talk asfeut.ng tbe character OF some churcn
members 1oT 1o-lesty and truthlulness Ycster-
dtE Il va, difficult - learn the facts concerning
the trouble, owing 10 indiSpcSition OF the par
tas or eitnef sac to make them public Last even
WIS h-h!. at which il WIS hoped that soale nleas-
ures would b taken Ito llesl the sorss''
peE o ttc d Pine Of tie ~ E. church, the
cisc3 supervision OF the sunday schools thrcu5 Ii
committee an,i the superintendent, who is a Y.lcln-
b-r o TIT body, ANA i requisite too that that
beay should coafffIn tie eIecto on At tie meeting
of the OH i'll boari-stewarls, trustees, class
L: Gers, &e.:-ist evening the subject was con-
siiared and a crcular letter addressed by one OF
The leI-1z' tn tipsa suip3seet II be dissatisfied
WAS Te3d. Z his letter SID tho sSsti fed NJ M
baFs t suspend my action untii the o1iiea board
h1S fr'ly Investigated Tie ciTs umst nces attend
ing th4 pa,t0n ana what yer ch argaS that may be
mode again Mr.. Cr0'sSart. This lett I WAS an
s'yeird by soe emnha'i2jly. tat they d ken
al [ "
ing. At TIC meeting last evening cchnittee
was appointed tD investigate tue PROCEEDINGS
pending tn ccniiraitien OF Mr. CrotssaIt by the
Qr1ftefly conference. The pastor. Rev. Mr.. Hart
s0;<. has been strictly impartial iii the matter
st"nang alooi IRON etner side to the controversy
A NICE PoINT.-This morning, in the Criminal
Co1rt, Simon Levi was placed trial the
Charge of perjury, in having December l3tl, 1880,
sworn before JOAN c. Cl'rie, a referee In a law
case, that he h3G not purchased certain articles OF
merchandise from l.. Z. Cannon, jr. MeSsrs J. E.
Norris and I. f. Miller appeared for tie defendant
ana made the point tha the referee had no power
TO administer oaths ANA therefore no perjury had
been committed. even If his statements we're false
and the court. Judge Cox) sustaining this point,
directed verdict OF not guilty to be entered.
A SERIOUS BLOW WITH SToNR.-Wm. Norris.
young cOlored man, pleaded guilty in the Police
Court yesterday to assanlting Ralph Hamilton, a
nne-year Old son of Dr. Hamilton, who stated that
his son was unable to appear as witness on ac-
count OF his injuries. which consists of serious
cut on his head, which exposed the SKULL. A white
stone across the street at some children, which |
struck Raiph Hamilton. The court continued the
case to see the boys injuries
MARRIAGE LICENSES have been issued to John T. |
Cole and Emma R. Shepherd; Constantine W.
Young, OF Portsmouth, Va, and Fannie Lawson |
Hanfora; David Mouldin and Annie Eliza VIII |
liams; Jos Capn Hayes, OF Plattsburg, NY, and |
Louisa Virginia Turner, Of MartinSburg, WV.
THE UNION VETERAN CORPS FAIR.-There was |
large asselnblage at Masonic Temple last evening,
or ttQ f1,nS T-uinv
Corps. Speaker Ketfer made the opening address, |
and was followed with brief speeches by Secretary
dan. Among the distinguished guests present
were Gen. Crittenden, OF Kentucky; Gen. w. E. |
w. Ross, OF Baltimore; Gen. r. B. Ayres and staff,
OF Indiana; Hon. Alonzo Bell, Gen. George |
Smith, Hon. A. D. Hazen and M. NJ. Parker. |
room are SO complete that any comparison would
appear fnvidiouS. There is one table, however, |
Which claims especial mention, not because it |
rest in beauty OF decoration or value OF stock, but
because OF the personnel OF its corps of attendants
first time since the war have the nurses been pub
lcly recognized as part of the great army of the
Union,- So silent and unassuming have they each |
one been that although nearly two score OF them /
are resident In this city, not even the soldiers
knew until lately that Harriet p. Dame, than |
whom no woman Of the war did more, il as much,
or "Gentle Annie" Etheridge. or any OF the rest |
OF them were here: and but for their organization
last year they would have passed away in the |
perhaps their noble work forgotten.
ACCIDENT AT THE WASHINGTON BARRACKs.-Dur-
ing muster at the Washington barracks this morn
ing, while Col Remmington'S light battery was |
exercising, Private McMOnomy met with serious |
accident. He was about to leap upon his gun, |
while it was in motion, and was thrown to the |
ground. One OF the wheels OF the gun carriage |!
passed over him, breaking two OF his ribs He was
taken to the post hospital
NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL AssoCIATIoN-The de- |
catipnal Association viii hold session In WASH
ington on the 2ed and 33d of March. Prominent |
educators from all sections OF the country ex-
don OF national aid for common school education
VIII be prominent among the topics for discussion
In prosecuting its inquiries on this subject the
senate committee On education and lA1of has IN
vtee4 the aid q tha depaxt1nenk