Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-04-10
The Market Company Case.

THE DECISION IN FAVOR OF THE COMPANY By Tpr L
s. SUPREME COURT.
The decision rendered by the Supreme Court
yesterday, affirming the decision OF the court be-
low In the case OF the District OF Columbia agt.
| the Washington Market company, which was
| mentioned In yesterdays STAR, sustains the
legality OF an agreement between the District and
the market company, the effect OF which was to
reduce the rental to be paid by the market COM
pany from $4,000 TO s. 500 per annum. In consider
alton OF the conveyance by the market company
TO the plaintiff for the erection or a District gov
ernment building the land in front OF the present
| market building and extending from 7th 10 9th
! streets By the act OF May 10th, 1870 the mar
th kes company m I was required TO pay the District
eue sum OF $e5,oCO per year for ninety-nne years,
| IN consideration OF the franchises granted 10 It.
congress. on March 3d. 1873, appropriated SIS 600
| LOT the erection OF District government building
| This amoun: was supplemented by an appropria-
| Iion OF $4,000 made by the District legislature
IN dne az agreement mentioned was thereupon made
| lot tne conveyance or the land between the Dis
| trlct government and the market company and
was to take effect April I, 1879 The market COM
psny has since paid its rental account at the rate
| OF $780, according to the agreement The Dis
| sIct government however, never used the ground
devote sna to elameS meeh
1873 from the company. balance due OF
sos.s4I -, Insisting On the payment OF the fun
py the company in the District courts. To the
plea OF the company, setting forth the facts sub
and raised four points, viz That the act OF the DIS
trict legislature did not reduce the rem tai: the
legislature had no power to reduce the amount;
| tne de1endant had no power TO convey the land to
the Dls'ricf, and the District had no power TO
| acquire the same. The Supreme Court or the
District having decided in favor OF the market
company, the case was carried to the United
States Supreme Court, with the result stated
| above.
| ACCIDENT TO A PRINTER.-About $50 o'clock
Yesterday afternoon Mr.. NJ. B. Goodwin, we'll
| In feeble health, was knocked down by a horse
attached to a carriage at the corner of llth and
streets northwest M. Goodwin received proper
| attention at the Emergency hospital. where he
was taken. slight wound over the right eye was
the only external hurt discovered. He was re-
moved TO his home. si3 street. Mr.. Goodwin is
| reported better this afternoon and expects to he
| out in a few days
DIVORCE GRANTED.-Yesterday Chief Justice
Cartier, in the Equity Court, made decree of
divorce an In the case OF Of Joseph West Bradley agt
stone and Il. c. Woodward, and set forth mar
| riase at Troy, NY; residence In the District
lor four years, and charged desertion over three
years since.
| CHARGED WITH BACKING PoLICY.-Ezekiel Cade,
| who has been wanted here for some time to an
sWer charge Of backing policy, Was taken on
southern train last night on arriving from Viz
morning. The went over for a hearing until
Friday on motion OF Mr.. Chas Pelham, counsel
Tor the defendant
ARREST OF AN ALLEGED MURDERER.-To-day
cinet, arrested George D. Motion. colored. charged
at Tompkins Cove, Rockand county, \. Y, oppo-
site Peeksktll. in September last Motion. It is al
leged, killed Lawson by cutting him with knife.
He Is held at the station house In West Washing.
ton Both men, IL is said, formerly resided in this
city.
RAISING IS TO S50-A middle-aged man.
named Valentine w. Sellers, who is said to be In
the boating business 10 Georgetown, was arrested
by O1cer Jones last night trying to pass "raised"
nOte. AT the StatfOnhouSe confederate note,
Dyed green. was found On him. In the Police
Court, this afternoon, Sellers was charged with
counterfeitiny, In "raisingn the denomination OF
United States Treasury note from IS to $50. Jacob
Hirsh1eld, OF 925 street, who keeps a second
hand store, testified that the defendant came into
his store last night and offered a $50 note In pay
ment for watch. Witness sent the note next
door to have 1t changed and George Cohen, who
changed the n0te remarked that the note was
stln on the corner Sellers then wanted the note
Mr. Darlington, the defendants counsel offered to
let his client make statement, but Judge Smell
said IT would do no good, and sent the case to the
grand jury, under $4,000 bail.
MARRIAGE LICRNsEs have been issued bv the
clerk OF the court to ChaS F. Fuller and Ruth A. |
Gray; David Chisley and Estella Tyler; Thos. E. |
Robey and Lille NJ. McNulty, both OF p. q. Co,
Nd; Joseph q. Butler and Lizzie Brown; NJ. A.
Clara c. Harvey.
WARRINGTON FISH MARKET.-Received and sold |
by R. A. Golden, FISH agent. at Johnson's wharf |
to-day: 5000 Shad which sold from SIS TO $40 per
hundred; 10000 herring, 50 to $40 per thou |
sand 900 punches OF rock, from Is to 60 cents per
bunch.