Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-11-21

TAX COLLECTIONS.
The collection OF District taxes Yesterday
amounted to s22,747.23
THE INJURED FIREMEN RECovER1Na.-Ar OF the
nremen injured at the fire on L street Monday
evening are reported to day rapidly recovering,
with prospect that they will soon be we'll Scott 8
case appears to be the worst, and 1t may be some
weeks before he Will be able to sit up. The best
care and attention Is rendered in each case.
A SUIT AGAINST A BANK STocKHoLDER-Tod day.
I'm the Circuit Court, Judge Macarthur. the case OF
keyser. receiver OF the German American National
Bank, against Mrs. Jane HitZ was taken up for
trial IhS Is an action to recover from Mrs. fitz,
STOCK or the German American National Bank, and
Is the second trial On the first trial the court de-
creed that Mrs htz was not liable but on the Case
gong 10 the General Term the Judgment was re-
versed and the suit now is simply as to the amount
In which she Is liable. MeSsrs. Elliott and Robin
son appear for Mr.. KeySer and Mr.. E. TOtten for
defense.
THOUGHT He WAS sNIonT-DocroR I'm the
Criminal Court, Judge WylIe, the appeal case Of
George Washington, a colored man, was tried to-
day, E p Phelps appearing for the defense The
accused on the street. the night being dark in cit
3en,s clothes The accused supposed the policeman
lowed, during which the accused drew knife and
cut the officers coat and then down the street,
ncefs, who made themselves known as officers,
when the defendant submitted, saying that was
Just what he wanted There was much merriment
during the trial, which was closed by the jury
dering verdict OF not guilty without leaving the
box.
RANGE OF THE THERMoMETER.-The following
ocer 5eaangs at the once of 5ss chief sgn
Maximum, 64.3; minimum, 521. =
Down THE VOLCANIC. George Kennan, OF this
city, In his lecture at Chckering hall, New York,
last nght, on southwestern siberia" gave de-
scrlptlon OF the Volga river, which occupied the
greater portion Of his time. He did not depend ON
mere literary effect to convey to his auditors what
ne saw and heard On his trip down that great river
1hG
ne was not content with the mere assertion he be-
gan and sang through the song he heard When
ne saw MuSsullman pray or a 1re-WOrshpper sing
his praise at eventide he gave the prayer and sang
the song with truth that awakened the slumber-
ing memories OF those among hts audience who had
oeSn over the ground he Travelled and these dram
TIED warm applause The lecture was not alone rich
10 It's descriptive qualiteS-t had an intrinstcaly
sclentlnc value which even the lecturer did not
poiht OUT lie spoke OF the typographical and 20
ologlcal evidences that time the Arctic ocean
and the caspian were continent and quoted as his
corroboration the existence In the Caspian at the
present tlle OF Certain forms OF hyperbOrean nora
and fauna
THE ArcTIoNEgR's BILL DrsALLowED.-First Con-
troller Lawrence to-day decided that the Dis
trict commissioners or the collector OF taxes
toneer and dseyae to to e% h@ the
OF making tax sales. The question arose from the
presentation or the bin amounting to $780, of an
been employed by the District Commissioners to
make tax sales. The bill was not allowed.
TIVE Posr OFFICE DEPARTMENT is informed that
the q. s. court at New Orleans has nearly con-
GUIDED taking the dispositions In the case OF the New
Orleans Bank agt the Postmaster General.
AN Army RETIRING BoARD having found First
Lieut. Andrew H. Nave, 7th cavalry, incapacitated
for active service he is by direction OF the Secre
taIy OF wal, granted leave OF absence from Decem-
ability.