Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-04-19
Local Notes.

Inc House committee on public lands has de-
cided 10 recommend the repeal OF the timber cul-
lure act, ana an amendment OF the homestead law.
| Local Notes.
Detective Ran to-day syyore out twpnty-nve war
rants against produce dealers in the Center market,
charging them With doing business without license
ne services conducted at the Christian church.
on vermont avenue, for four weeks by the pastor,
hdne a1ied over score OF persons 10 the church.
me following are the vestrymen elected 10 Servo
Ihe ensuing year at 81. Pauls church. Rock cTeeA
Miller, B. ID. Carpenter, BEDFORD w Walker. Major
Mond.
There was quite a large attendance OF ladies and
gentlemen at Mrs. Secretary Teller'S on VI street,
i aast evening TO arrange for pound party 10 be
gwen AT The Riggs House about May Isl for the ben
eiit OF the Industrial Home school,
"a, A coiored man, about SO years old, fell from
n outcher wagon. near the corner OF 5th and
n s'feeIs northwest. to-day and received serious
cut on the head. He was removed to Freedman's
hospital In the police ambulance
J0hn Ward, colored, and Lee Hessinger. are held
az Cli SeEelitn police station on charge OF cruelty
10 animals, having been arrested by Agent Key OF
me S.P.CA, on charges of overlooking their carts
Joiln Dugan is also held at the third precinct ST
ZION on similar charge.
THE SOLDIERS BENEFIT AT FoRD,s-S F. Thorn
aSon. captain commanding U.N.C.. authorizes a de-
MAI OF the statement that the Union Veteran Corps
intend TO take a benefit at FOrdS To defray their
EXPENSES 10 brooklyn to meet the Society OF the
Army OF the Potomac In June. An advertisement
announces, however, that Il is the 1st company OF
g.. Capt Thomson commanding that viii give a
week OF comic opera, beginning May 20. The East
side Choral association give benefit TO the Union
veteran corps Capt. Thomason) at the aTmOry OF
the corps, Masonic Temple, on the goth inst. when
tley VIII perform the and pleasing operetta Of
pauline; or, The Belle OF Saratoga"
RIVER TRADE.-IIarbormaster sutton reports ar
rivals at the river front as follows: Schr Vineyard
kosebrook. 10000 feet lumber. Johnson Wimsatt;
Schr. VIM Emery. Crosby, 5000 feet lumber, for
cry dealers tWentyfye vessels with fish, consigned
X. A.. r civ hlrrzs ,,D
tons Cumberland coal, for city dealers.
DRUNKEN MANS FREAK-A horse and wagon.
belonging to MI J. W. Duvall. was stolen from the
corner of 9th and streets about eleven o'clock
abandoned It, 1t picked up by Detective
Carter about one O'Clock at the corner ol III and
Streets and returned it to the owner.
The Courts.
COURT IN GENERAL TERM-Chier Justice Cartier.
and Images HdcArfh'u ana Cor.
Yesterday. Long agt. Long; appeal allowed
Baltimore and Potomac Railroad company agt
Morgan ct al; partially argued.
Equity COURT-.Jttdge james.
Today, Beach agt. Beach; sale ordered; ". W.
Boarman appointed trustee.
CIRCUIT CoURT-Jnfgp Homer
Today, Today, Baker agt. RaInsburg: submitted and
press CO.; demurrer sustained and judgment Carlis
agt- Budd. oNeal & Co.; do; OverTuled with leave
Company; demurrer to fourth plea sustained, with
leave to plead over. Smith agt. Carter and same
aSt. Sucker, defaults.
PROBATE CoURT-Judgp James,
Yesterday, estate Of William f. SchOenhron: ne
titIon for administrator to give additional bond.
Estate OF Francis b. Lowe: letters of adnlinistra-
ton issued to Elizabeth Lowe Estate OF George
NJ Miller letters OF administration issued to Mary
b. Miller Estate Of James b. Scrlvener; petition
OF Mary s. Mckinley for the probating Of the will.
In re- Albert smith, guardian: citation to settle
his accounts. Estate Of Alfred f. Pollard: order
appointing W. H. Goodacre guardian to W. II. and
A. f. GOOdacre. Estate OF Thomas Weaver: petit
tion of the executors that the will be admitted to
probate. Estate of Annie E. RotchfOrd; will ad-
United to probate and letters testamentary issued
order appointing Jas. Hoy guardian. Estate of
Byron A. kidder; citation against Mrs. Green,
Mary A. Mcconnell filed. Estate OF T. Tourney;
letters Issued to Thomas Tourney with authority TO
sell at private sale. Estate OF Richard W. Carter;
letters documentary issued to Is. II. Warner. Es-
tate OF William B. Entwtsle: order allowing Mrs.
Roberta 5. EntwisIe to purchase half interest in
Kate II. Eckfeldt. Estate of ,Josias II. Knott will
admitted to probate and letters issued to Sarah V.
Knott Estate of Elizabeth Collins; order OF publ
cation issued. Estate OF John j. f. Joachim order
certifying exceptions to General Term. Estate OF
Mary Moore order OF publication issued Estate Of
tate of Virginia Taylor issues ordered TO be certi-
fed to the Circuit Court for trial before jury.
Estate OF Mr. J. Myers; order allowing adlninlstra-
tor to pay widow.
CRIMINAL CoURT-J.1ge Willie
Yesterday. Abraham Blackman, embezzlement:
not guilty. james Crusor, larceny; nOlle pros.
entered.
POLICE CoURT-.J,tdge Shell
To-day, William Selby, colored. pleaded guilty to
a charge of carrying pistol. and was fined $50.
Emma Phillips coored servant, pleaded guilty to
stealing quantity OF clothing from the residence
OF Mr.. Dan Cahill, where she was employed; and
was sentenced to jail for sixty days WIN. Lee, a
coI0red boy, for driving mule In a trot which was
hltched TO a cart containing 400 brick fined S.
John Grinder was fined s. for driving mule with
sore back. WIN. Brown, colored waiter in Mr..
George W. Drivers saloon, was charged with steal
Ing four pool balls from Mr.. Augustus De Grum-
inonds pool room, and. after hearing the tes-
tilnony, the court sentenced him to three months
In Jail and restitution ordered. An appeal was
noted; bonds 500.
THE CASE OF COLLECTOR DUvAL-A discussion
has arisen between the Internal revenue division of
the reasury department and /. H. Duval, collector
for the district of West Virginia 1t seems that
Duyal asked that an additional gauger be placed in
i dlSiliiery where the gaugerS Were already only
working about half the time and Commissioner
Evans wrote him sharp letter on The subject
Duval then came to Washington, had a two min
uteS' talk with Commissioner Evans, and on return
ing TO West Virginia wrote out his Resignation
stating as his grounds therefore that MIR. Evans
nad told him that his conduct was not in accord
with the administration, and added that lie (DuvaD
would resign rather than surrender his conyfc-
lions. This brought out long letter from Com
missioner Evans, elnphatlcally denying that he had
said word which would authorize DuvaFS
statement ST and saying that the only thing
service should be run on business principles
Duval theTeupOn wrote TO the President, who
turned over the matter to Secretary Folger. The
Secretary, in letter to Duval, said, In substance
that Duval must have misunderstood Commissioner
Evans, and that neither the President nor himself
(the Secretary wished any man In Office under the
administration TO feel compelled to go countcr to
or suppress his convictions OF his duty as "a citizen
The resignation consequently. remains u.accepted
Alexandria Affairs.
Reported for THE EVENING STAR
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATION.-The University OF
Virginia examination Will begin here next week
Every year the university sends examiners to each