Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-01-13
Court Of Claims Decisions.

JUDGMENT OF S53,29l FOR TIE CAPE ANN GRANITE
CoMPANY-THE POSTMASTER GENERAL SUSTAINED
The Court OF Claims rendered decisions as follows
yesterday: In the case of the Cape Ann Granite Co.
against the United States for additional allowances
on measurements OF granite for public buildings at
Boston and elsewhere, Judgment for $50 291 In favor
of the claimants; judgment for $3.50 in favor
OF the board of field officers or South Carolina state
troops, In their suit against the United States for
the use and occupancy OF their buildings by gov
ernment troops soon after the war; The petition
was dismissed I'm the case or the Eastern railroad
company against the United States This was
regarded as test case, involving the right OF the
Postmaster General to modify the terms Of what are
known as 'fOur-year contracts" for carrying the
master General The demurrer was overruled in
the case OF Ann Carroll against the District
The Infantry I'm Their New Arm0ry.
The Washington Light Infantry corps moved out
bag and baggage yesterday afternoon from their
old armory, on 7th street, and marched up the
avenue, preceded by band, to their splendid
new quarters in the Light Infantry Opera house.
In the rear OF the marching columns were wagons
loaded with the property OF the corps When they
=. 1ns %2 hes az up In The he
line then passed into the building in single file.
the band played "Home, Sweet .Home;" and Col
Moore made some cOngratulatOry and felicitOuS
remarks. The keys OF the building were then pre-
Sented by Capt. Dyer, chairman OF the building
committee. and after the corps had given their
"
s'The Girl Left Behind Me-" The infantry was at
last at home.
HIGH SCHOOL PROMOTIONS following promo
tions and appointments have been made In the
High School Cadets, to date from January 18th,
1885: First Lieut. W. 8: Armstrong, Co A, class OF
85, promoted to captalncy OF Co. B, Vice G. Fem-
Ing left school; Second Lieut. E. c. Brown, IS, pro-
NOTED to 1st lieutenant Co. A; First Sergeant ChaS
Del. Hine 'S5, Co. B, to be I'd lieutenant Co. A;
second Sergeant E Shoemaker, &C. co. A, to be 1st
sergeant Co. B; second Sergeant Jn0 II. Drown, 6o,
Co B. transferred to same position In Co A. Sd, 4th
and 9Th sergeants L l. Apple, '86, C. s Cosby. IS,
E. L Schmidt, 5, CO. B, promoted to %, Sd and 4th
sergeants Co B. respectively; corporal j. E Rein
burg, IS, promoted to 5th sergeant Co B; Private
j. c. Ramage, 66. appointed corporal Co B; Cor
pOral w. E Horton, '66, Co A. appointed color
sergeant Private J. e Benton. 06, appointed cor
p0ral Co A.
MARRIAGE RLICRNsEs.-Mardagel licenses have been
issued by the clerk of the court TO g. L Bryant
and Louisa Beach, or Laurel, Md; w. s. Dulin and
Mary g. Gordon; Patrick Conner and Maggie
Casey; Walter w. Thomas and Lucy Jones
SENT BACK TO SERVE OUT Hrs SENTENcR--
Frank Nicholson, the young man who broke jail
In this city some weeks ago was arrested In Nor
folk, Va, on Friday. and brought back to this
city Sunday by Police On1cer Roberts, OF Nor
folk He was sent back to jail to serve out bis
sentence.
Tho sullivan-Greenleaf light In Boston last
night Was tame affair. sullivan won.