Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-11-24

There seems TO be quite a contest for the pl,ce
made vacant by the dismissal of Detective Miller.
many applications having been flod with the
Commissioners
AGAINST EREcrrNG ANT MORE TELEGRAPH POLES
MT w. H. Clarke, manager for the Baltimore a
ON ONO Ielegraph company, IN letter dated Novem-
per Ia asks OF the Commissioners permission u set
line OF telegraph poles between the corner OF nth
ana streets northwest and point some nfg
leet beyond the AqueiGct bridge. Also, thrse
poles on High street, Georgetown between Water
and Bridge streets: 10 whicn the district Commits
slonerS Today replied that there appears no pub-
lie interest warrantng the erection of the line 81.
requested; and II is the determination OF the Com
m,ssloners that no po'es should De erected In the
future unless demanded IN that interest IL "A
represented that recent experiments In neighbor-
Ing cities have demonstrated the success OF under.
ground Geographic communication. As the Com
missoners have determined 10 require telegram
companies TO put that system into operation at the
earliest pos sihle moment, this may be the nroper
opportunity for the Ii. & o. railroad co.npany 10
make trial OF underground wires.
PROBATE BUSINESS was transacted nv Jud-e
Hagner to-day as follows: Commander j. D. Gra-
ham Z. = navy, appointed guardian OF w. NJ
letters TO Anton Rupert, bond 81 200 Thos:
cooper appointed guardian OF Rosa and Liberia
cooper; bond 500. Estate or George w. Riggs:
order TO compromise debt Estate Gladstone A.
Moore; petition OF q. w. Jaeger wi certified copV
or Will from Baltimore filed and ruiz directed 10
show cause why letters OF admlnistrat on should
will admitted to probate ana letters issued u s.
B. Eery: bond sa,2oo. John f. Rsputa was ap-
bond $500 A citation on Elias Davis, guardian
was directed. Estate Anna Brooke Howard. let
ters issued TO Isabella c. Howard; bond $1,000
Estate James NJ Carlisle, r.; Calderon Carlisle
appointed administrator; bond $4,000.
COLD School HoUsE-At the Gales school
building to-day half OF the school rooms were
empty, the schools having been dismissed Other
schools were kept In session during a part OF the
DAY. In one OF the rooms, when a STAR report-r
VISITED the building, the Thermometer registered
50. In none OF the rooms had the mercury risen
during the day higher than 65 The work men ex-
pect TO have the direct heating apparatus In run.
ming order by the list or the month.
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CHARGED WITH TAKING AN ILIKaAL Fry-Thts
AFTERNOON, In the Criminal Court, Judge Wylie.
w alter Middleton, colored, was placed on trial on
the charge OF taking an Illegal fee In pension
case, that OF Ellen Tyler. the mother OF a colored
soldier. Defendant testified that there was no
agreement as 10 the amouUt OF fee; that the case
mad been rejected three times, and that Isaiah
Washington was employed In the case and that
after she obtained the money, he went TO see her.
when she gave him SEQ. The case was on trial
when our report closed.
SECRETARY LINCOLN stated this afternoon that
he had neither approved or disapproved the re-
cent opinion OF Judge Aivocate General Sw atm that
army officers are not liable TO trial by court-mar-
tal Tor nOn-payment or debts He stated that
there Is no case before him which would require q
decision upon the question, and until such was
the case he Old not feel Called upon TO act In the
matter.