Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-02-24
District Government Affairs.

SPECIAL POLICEMEN APPoINTED.
To fill vacancies in the list OF names for spe-
ciai police duty from the 2oth inst. TO March
appointments: Andrew j. Purcell, Henry =.
Hetheringtoh, w. u. Durham. III. c. Rothrock
and John sullivan. The Commissioners have
approved the same.
BUILDING PERMITS
issued by Inspector Entwisle: Henry Borgee,
X streets northwest; 5000. j. Mckenny, repair
$500.
DECISION AS To THE ITALIAN LABoRERs
CAMP.-To-day, In the Equity Court, Judge
Hagner announced his decision in the case of
the Germania Schuetzen CO. ast. A. Schmidt
and Thos. Mccain continuing the injunction,
setting aside the pretended lease of Schmidt To
McCann, and directing the property 10 be sur
rendered to complainants. Schmidt was the
tenant Of the grounds at the Intersection of
Boundary street and the Metropolitan Branch Of
the B. & ORR, and plaintiff claimed that it was
distinctly set out that he should not sub let The
premises. McCann having the contract for con-
structing the Boundary street sewer and enl-
ploying y large number OF Italian laboreIs,
rented the premises from Schmidt. The plain
tilt claimed that this was in violation of the
lease, that the Italians were damaging the prop
erty, &c. The case was argued by Mr.. Classic
for complainant, and Messrs. Totten and Blunt
for the defendant. The court held that schmidt
had violated the terms of his lease; that he mad
no power to make the lease with Mccain, and
the property should be delivered 10 the COM
plainant.
THE QUESTION OF Mr.. MANE1NG's ELIGT-
BILIrY As SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY
Some of the papers have started the question
whether Daniel Manning is eligible for Secre-
tary Of the Treasury, inasmuch as he is a stock
holder in the Commercial National bank
of Albany. The same question was care
fully examined by Judge Folger when he WAS
anpointed Secretary of the Treasury, and he
decided that the Secretary might be a stock
holder in q national bank. During the whole
time he was Secretary of the Treasury he was q
director In the Geneva national bank.
FINED FOR ASSAULTING HIS FOREMAN
Simon Lewis, the colored laborer at the Pension
building who assaulted his foreman, Mr.. ID. w.
Smith. last Wednesday, was before Judge
Smell this morning charged with the assault
Robt. Sutherland, tme-keeper, testified that he
the former with a piece OF brick and frozen
earth. The defendant testified that because he
left his work three times on account OF sickness
he was ordered by Mr. Smith to quit work, but
he refused because he was hired by Mr. Jones.
He said that Mr.. Smith struck him before he
rested before Several laborers testified as to
defendants good character An Old colored
man when asked how hard a blow Mr.. Smith
struck Lewis said that he gave him one OF these
here "yankee punches" The court said that q
man has o right to control bis own workman
ant was fined $40.
SAVE THE BoYs.-The third ANIMAL meeting of
the Citizens Law and Order league of the United
States began at New York yesterday, Hon. c. g.
Bonney, Of Chicago, presiding. II was declared
way, and that the best way TO secrre better laws
was 30 obtain the enforcement of those existing.
"6ave the boys" was adopted Us the watch
word.