Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-02-22
Facts for Tax.PaYers.
OVER $50 goo OF PROPERTY EXEMPT FROM TAX
ALTON, BESIDES THE $S5, 900 OF GOVERNMENT
PROPERTY

OVER $o,VU,UCU OF PROPERTY EXEMPT FROM TAX
ALTON, BESIDES THE ss5,ooO,Ooo OF GOVERNMENT
PROPERTY.
The following are the aggregate ass ,ssed values
OF church and other property exempt from tax
alton under the present laws OF the District under
the assessment OF 1880: Roman Catholic churches,
$685. 97; DO schools s9a5 6s1 do. asyums, $3.50 $780,
Episcopal churches, s496,276; Methodist, s63644s;
Presbyterian 1867 ;s9a Bantist, sslss2l; Lutheran
sl56 81; Unitarian. SIS 5ls; congregational,
tian church, slO,2s3; New Jerusalem. s7,7O4;
schools except Roman Catholic, noted above),
aboye), s92,51s; National Sailors and Soldiers
orphan asylum, ,5S4; Louise Home, S1S0490;
C Cor, cemetery. sl7,sss: ali Others,
Mt Peasant Hall association, S4,352; foreign gov
eminent property SOS 1870: chesapeake and OHIO
church property 81 934.694 total school property,
si.e7o,532 total asylum property, $685. total
mie E, ,,e s2s So grand total
and L. S. government property, ss3,4161ll.
A PUBLIC SCHOOL ENTERTAINMENr-The concert
given at Lincoln hall last night by the pupils OF
tie THRU division public schools was largely at
tended, and the participants acquitted themselves
with much credit The pupils who took leading
parts in the entertainment were Jessie Hilton.
SUSIE Wilson, Lille Lewis, Belle Cavis. Alice VIII
llams. Carrie Pryor, Helen Soule, Clarence H.
Buckler. Tom Clark, Linda Hogue, Nettie McFar-
lani, Maggie Meigs ana Ada Cfandan.
MIssED-Thomas r. Johnson, Maryland farmer,
was put on trial before Judge Smell this morning,
on the chorgc OF bringing hay into the District OF
Columbia. and selling it without first having it
weighed by q government wefgh-naster. The
delivery OF the hay was made to the Metropolitan
railroad company at their stables In West WASH
ington. Sergeant Haney and Private Hess testi-
fed that the defendant weighed the hay on the
scales OF the railroad company. Instead of weigh
ing it on the government scales. Mr.. George BOnt-
ven, or montgomery Co., testified that he was the
owner OF the hay, and made contract with Mr..
John w. thompson, the president OF the company,
TO sell him his whole crop-about 125 tons. Mr..
Nathaniel Wilson appeared for the defendant, and
Claimed that the law did not apply to case OF
thls KIND where person sells Il whole crop.
Judge Swell said this law gives the government
Weigh-nasters monopoly, and to enforce such
law in cases OF this Kind would be obstruction
TO business, and 1t is not the object OF the law to
impede commercial interests, and he would dis
mi s the case.
ATTENTION Is called to the card OF Mr.. Fischer.
announcing limited supply of catalogues OF the
New York Etching Club exhibition, and OF the
American Water Color exhibition FOR the year 1888.
Mr.. Fischer has also many other choice works re-
lating the fine arts and bellies ettres well worthy
the attention OF book buyers.
A PLEASANT ENTERTAINMENT.--The second soci-
able OF the season given by the Young Peoples
OF that church last evening. large company
filled the rooms. The following program, under
the direction of Prof. John ii. Seiffert was excel
lently rendered: 1.-The German Fatherland,"
"steadfast Be, o, Fatherland." "Home Returning"
in chorus, duet entitled "Whtspering Hope" and
solo entitled "IIilo Hale" by Prot Seiffert
These were all encored and were generally re-
spondcd to: Miss Mary Guss, pianist; Mrs Self
lert, Mrs Bradford Miss Annie Kaiser, Miss Irene
Hall, Miss Agnes Schmidt and Miss Emma Bng-
ham and MeSsrs Bright, F. Saiffert Smith and
Bache took leading parts. At the conclusion of
the musical program refreshments were supplied
to those present.