Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-07-06
District Government AMatr~.

COLLECTIONS FOR THE YEAR
statement prepared at the District Com.
for the fiscal year Just ended on various
accounts were as follows: Real. SI.Ial.s
$685. 1885, penalty PENALTY p %rre%4s sse
real, $19o.S39.56: penalty, S10.7 265s; per.
.onal' IS; S9i:9S; penalty, s1,l1915; special
s3l5.o7; water nlnd, Sl45, 5s5.Is; licenses.
Sl44,6o2.5.; dog tax, Sl2,7s6o7; building
permits, S6.o92.oo: market rents. sic. 53I.52:
S24,14l.96. Total, S2.o25, So0.19.
THE SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS
MI; Koome, chief OF the special assessment
backs amounting to s941 .07S. "a have been is
sued, and balance 81 SSS,94s.37 remains un.
outstanding, s3s9. $780, for their redemption by.
outstanding special assessments, exclusive IL
accrued interest, s4s 5,92s.si; outstanding lien
certlncates held by third parties, S1l0.915 BIB:
outstanding assessments pledged for their re.
demption, S1lO,3S5.e7. leaving a deficiency
s529.56. w.
A FOREIGN MINISTER'S SoN FINED FOR Two
AssAuLTs.-friday evening about seven o'clock
Frank Blacktord was assaulted I'm front of the
~. Marc hotel by Charles soteldo. son of Don
Antonio Soteldo, the Venezuelan minister,
Soteldo, who was apparently under the tutiu-
ence OF liquor, was arrested and on the way to
the station assaulted his cantor Officer Costello
several times, and IL WAS necessary 10 summon
the patrol wagon in order to get the prisoner 10
the station. At the seventh precinct station
Venezuelan legation, but subsequently stated
That he had resigned his office az secretary Of
the legation: saturday morning, I'm the Police
Court, Soteldo was fined $40 for assaulting tho
officer and $40 for assaulting blackboard.
NoLAN-WILLIAMs-Mr. John Nolan tho
well-known basso of the immaculate Concep-
ton choir, was married last evening by the
Rev. Father Ryan To Miss Katie Williams Mr..
\. Bart acted as best man, and Miss Maggie
Nolan as bridesmaid. After the wedding In,
young couple proceeded to their new residence,
held One of theleyents of the evening was the
rendition OF a number OF musical selections
by the choir ofImmaculate Conception church.
THE PROPOSED woRKrNGNES's BUILDING.
Messrs. Joseph flaming, ]. w. Considine f. II,
Boyce, Jacob H. Heisiey, Paul r. Bowen. John
Fallon, George NJ. Depue, James III. Hill and
John r: GARRISON, the joint committee of tho
Federation OF Labor and District Assembly 66,
n. OF L., appointed TO consider the proposition
OF erecting a hall for the labor organizations
chase OF a suitable site at a cost of SIS boo
They think that the project can be carried out
II the worktngmen OF the city will all make
organization will be entitled 10 elect director.
The committee think the erection of such q
building will tend TO consolidate and Intensity
their common Interests and add much to tho
sohdity and permanency OF their organization.
IMPORTANT PATENT DEcIsIoN.-In the Court
In General Term, this morning, Judge Hagner
delivered an opinion, i'm which Judges James
duu Concurreu, lD the case oil SclllIin.
ger, Creecy and others agt. III. l.. Crawford and
the District of Columbia, holding that the man.
ner In which the defendants laid artificial stone
pavements is not an infringement OF the sschfl-
finger patent; that the patent covers only the
use OF tar paper or its equivalent 20 make free
joints between adjoining blocks OF pavement
and that cutting with a ceaver or trowel or
other instruments to make joints, as Crawford
does, Is not an equivalent OF the tar paper. and
therefore not an Infringement. The decree of
the special term, holding that there was an in-
fr1ngement. was reversed and the bill dis
missed. Gen. Eppa Hunton appeared for com.
plainants, and Cook & Cole, Enocu Totem and
Francis Miller for defendants.
STABBED WITH PoCKETKNIFE-During n
quarrel Saturday near the corner OF Al and X
streets southwest John Murphy stabbed James
rested, and In the Police Court to-day he was
charged with assault with intent To kill, and
the case was continued until next Thursday
The overdue steamship Gallia has arrived
safe and sound at Liverpool.