Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-11-15

He COtSrt Oh AlaDltn1 Claims.
ASSISTANT COUNSEL AND COMMISSIONERS APPOINTED
The re-established court OF commissioners of
Alabama claims reassembled at the court room,
No. 1412 H street, this morning, Chief Justice
Wells presiding and Associate Judges Harlan and
French being also on the bench. Hon. j. A. j.
CresWel, special counsel, and Walker Blaine esq,
associate counsel, represented tle government.
There was large attendance OF the bar. Mr..
Creswell submitted a list OF assistant counsel,
commissioners &C.. whose appointments were ap-
PROVED, as follows: Assistant counsel, Hamilton
Fish, 1r, New York city: JAS H. Heverin, Phila-
delphia; George G. Frelinghuysen. New York,
ca Commis5oners:' David @ A. Chamberlain. nnis; BIS
tol. Me-; Sidney Dekay, New York; A. d. Grim
wood, San Fr2ncisco: James H. Gilbert New
Lardner San Francsco: Samuel G. Minis, Wash
ington, D; c.; David A. Mckinley, Honolulu, Ha-
ohn Taan islands, 6;horn 5ames Na
Commissioner: Lemuel G. D5wnes Machias- Mhias.
PH}Tt M}n, Me;; Mem ! Robert sna ods,l, MinneapOs
question OF procedure was discussed and two test
cases @ selected to present the point involved.
Ness MessrA rs La.ramore and Hewitt, OF New York,
James w. A. Newltn, OF Philadelphia, and L. Dean
and George A. King, of Washington, d. c., were
admitted to practice at the bar OF the court.
SENSATION CAUSED BY SMALLPOX PATIENT AT
THE HEALTH OFFICE.-This morning when Mr. W.
A. Short, of the Health Office, arrived there he saw
colored man In the veStibule, who handed him a
paper. He could not see what was written on it
until he threw open the door, when hasty glance
ShoWeu tntt III was q note from DIR. Z. A. Norton,
OF eo5 street northeast stating that this man
had the smallpox. Mr. Short Instantly directed
MN TO leave the office, and go up the alley near
Short notified DR.. Pool, the medical sanitary in
spector, and Health Officer Townshend, who ex-
ahmed the man sufficiently TO see that he was
broken out all over with smallpox and his head
was very much swollen. The smallpox ambu-
lance, which was sent for at once. soon appeared
his name as Joseph Dade ii years old, ana said he
came from the other end of Benping'S bridge, but
before that he had been working for Mr.. Dickson,
at Brandywine. AS soon as 1t became known that
this man was in an advanced, stage OF smallpox
there was general scattering OF people from the
Immediate neighborhood of the Health Office.
1he man had been sent into the very heart OF the
city, IN place OF directing him to a temporary
Shelter and promptly notifying the Health Office.
me Health Office was at once thoroughly fumi-
gated.
THE MASONIC MUTUAL RELIEF ASSOCIATION
The annual meeting OF the Masonic Mutual Relief
Association was held last night at Odd Fellows
hall, an unusually large numper of members at
tending, and above 500 votes being polled in the
election OF officers. After reading the annual re-
port, Mr.. N. Burrltt offered resolution that no
new class be started in the association during the
then proceeded to the election for seven directors
to serve for three years, and four to fill vacancies
and twelve tellers were appointed to receive the
votes The ballot was weil contested, the main
point at issue being for separation .of manage
ment OF the relief association and the Washington
inn yU This so far as the cleo
though the antt-endowment ticket was not elected,
not one OF the directors elected are directors OF
as follows: Joseph Hamacher, A. X. Williams,
John A. Zoos, Chas. J. Watson b. F. Fuller, N. NJ.
Parker. Samuel c. Mills, Joseph N. Wilson, VIM.
Mertz, .. Norrls Thorne. and Richard G. Mauss
SUIT AGAINST THE DISTRICT -Messrs. Ross and
Dean to-day entered suit for Philip Hutchinson
his property, lots and 8. In UniOntown caused
by the defendants SO constructing pavement as
10 dlvert stream from its natural course SO that
It hows over his lands, &C., deprving him OF the
use OF the same.
FUNERAL OF MRS. EDITH HARLAN CHILD.-Men-
ton has been made in The STAR OF the death, in
chicago last Sunday, of Mrs Edth Harlan Child,
daughter OF Associate Justice Harlan of the United
thirty years OF age. Eighteen months ago she
was married to Mr.. Child, then a resident Of
worcester, Mass, now OF Chicago A few months
event Mrs. Child had been in delicate health. The
remains were brought to this city and the funeral
took place this afternoon from tile New York ave-
nue. Presbyterian church.
THE ''suNDAY CHRONICLE" LIBEL CAsE.-Thts
man and Henry Reed, indicted yesterday for libel
In publishing in the Sunday ChTUatcle OF April 80
last an article In reference to Hon. AlonzO Bell,
person 1t will do to watch - appeared with Mr. j.
j. Johnson as their counsel, and entered plea Of
not guilty.
ESCAPE OF CoNvICT-A telegram was received
yesterday at police headquarters announcing that
one OF & d9e twelve prisoners who aett here on Mon
the Jail, and Messrs. Woodward ana Mcfarland, OF
the Jail guard for the Erie county, n T., penten-
lay, lay nad made MS escape. This was Cornelius
Thursday last OF house-6reaking and sentenced to
one years imprisonment No particulars are
given as g where the escape took place Or how i
about York. Pa. before 0ANllRht yesterdaY morn.