Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-03-23
District Government Anairs.

N.
Overseer ID. d. Thomson, of the Washington
asylum. has rendered his resignation. and II
accordance with the Recommendations of Inter.
dent Stoutenburg, Waterman Geo. w. Mahon
has been promoted 70 his place, and VIM.
Arnold; acting temporary wstchman, has been
promoted 10 the place of watchman.
PoLfcE PROMOTIONS.
The Commissioners have made the following
Sergeant on the police force: second-class p Pr
vate Diggtns, TO be acting sergeant, and Private
Mcdonald, TO the rank Of second-class private
J. W. Napsant was appointed private.
STREET IMPROVEMENTS THIS YEAR
The Commissioners have not thus far taken
into consideration the subject of street improve
Schedule Of worR proposed to be executed ID dur
ing the fiscal year 1886. The estimates sent TO
Congress by the Commissioners for this work
wood pavemens sss,2!i for replacement OF
rubble stone; SI25,5S for laying new pave
ment; and SIS, 100 for grading and regulating:
committees very materially, and will necessi-
tate the cutting down Of the work to suit the
appropriation.
Issued by Inspector Eutwisle: Geo. q. Walker,
repair frame, 7O4 North Capitol street north
hsry sse ef pnre s
repair brick, 1906 18th street northwest 81, so.
A. ehman, erect . private stable, rear of 52S
fourteen twostory dwellings, 9th and streets
northwest; $4,000.
MISCELLANY.
A liquor license was issued to-day to John J.
CHARGED WITH RoBBrNa HIS COMPANION
was placed on trial before Judge Smell In the
roiice Court this morning CHARGED with larceny
and the aa Sees tesa tnsi
Saturday night, and yesterday morning they
started on the steamer Mattano for Alexandria.
stove when Adams took rom the Witness y ,s
pocket a roll Of notes, S35 in all, and stuffed
them down the back of his neck When wit
ness spoke TO him about il he returned the
money. Special Officer George Fl. Mckay tes-
titled that he saw the two men sitting together,
them about fhe rohherv tneS acad &
fendant under arrest, and turned him over to
Lieut.. James Smith. Of Alexandria. The de
PENDANT testified that he had been drinking, and
did not remember what had taken place. The
case was sent to the grand jury; bonds $500.
THE RAG Town R1or-In the Criminal Court,
Judge Macarthur, to-day, the case of John
Barnes and John Isaac, charged with an assault
on trial. The testimony for the prosecution was
to the effect that q Mrs. Grant had given some
clothes TO a colored woman to wash, and they
were not returned. Mrs Barnes being suspected,
Omcer Slack, with Special Officer Anderson,
went to her house, and Slack tried to persuade
Mrs Barnes to 60 to Mrs. Grant and see IL she
could be Identified. when Mrs. Barnes friends
fnterfered and a general fight took place, In
which the officer was put out of the house. In
tue u4eiee the oIucer pistol was discharged,
wounding the elder Barnes in the leg. For the
defeuse witnesses testified that the officers
attempted to take the woman out by force, and
drew his pistol TO shoot Barnes, when the lat
ters father got between them and received the
shot in the leg.
The court directed verdict of not guilty,
which was given.
THE SATUTE OF LIMIrArroNs-In the case az
Baker against Ramsburg, an action a note
due July 9Th, 1879, brought July 9th, 1882, in
which judgment was given for defendant below
the Court In General Term to-day reversed that
Judgment. The court held that the statute of
will not bar the suit, and that July
6th 1882 (the first day after the maturity of the
Of time.