Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-01-22
Claims Against the District.
A SUMMARY OF THE CASES TRIED BEFORE tn

COURT OF CLAIMS.
The annual report of the Attorney General
for 1885, which has just been printed, shows
that the number of cases docketed in the U. s.
Supreme Court at the October term, 1884, was
Az. 1t states that in ten suits against the
District of Columbia, aggregating $1OS,744.6O,
judgment was given for defendant In nine
suits, claiming S155, 59s.67, judgments aggre-
suits, aggregating 50, 221 ,535 3S were dismissed
under the rules or by consent. In four cases
judgments were recovered on counter claims i'm
favor OF the District tor S6.626.12. At the close
of the year fOrty-one suits, claiming about
S1,I02, 1924, remained To be disposed OF, some
OF which were awaiting test cases i'm the SUI
preme Court. lit is expected" states the re-
port, ''that all remaining suits against the Dis
trict will be finally disposed Of during the next
term OF the court meaning the present term.)
District Government Affairs.
BUILDING PERMITS
have been issued by Inspector Entwisle as
follows: James Simonds, repair frame corner
4th and Z streets northwest; S75. Jessie
Brown, repair brick store under Metropolitan
hotel; $500. u. A. Macarty, repair dwelling
No. 1920 street northwest; 81 900. f. l.. Glib
bons, repair frame 23O street southwest, store
and dwelling; 500.
NOTICES TO PROPERTY OWNERS.
Mr.. Eugene Belt. us 10Th street northwest
is informed by the building inspector that the
high board fence in rear OF house 517 on Goth
street northwest is in a dangerous condition,
Liable to fall on the adjoining house on the
north Ten days are g given in which to take it
agent, is informed that the range in the base
ment of house No. ID Myrtle street northeast is
i'm dangerous condition, the smoke penetrat-
ing the wall, causing it to come through into
the adjoining house, No. IL. Ten days are given
for repairs. Messrs. Fitch, Fox Brown, agents,
house No. 14O0 HI street northwest are badly
cracked and sprung. Ten days are given TO
tect, has been informed that he is not entitled
to locate the west wall Of the house he is build
ing for Mr.. w. b. Lord on lot 3, square S94, as a
party wall. The owner of the house on the west
side has left a four-foot alley on her own lot for
her own private use, and has no use for q party
wall. He is notified to have the said wall taken
down, and If rebuilt 1t must be built on lot 3.
REAL ESTATE SALEs.-Messrs. Fitch, Fox &
C. B. Jeweli ct al. to Mrs. Mary ID. Biddie. of
Philadelphia, lots 8, 10, H. IL and 13. In square
1872, said ground being situated at the south
frontage of pity feet on 10th street, for the
sum of S51 .903; for Henry Wise Garnett, to
Mrs Letitia r sym SYN, wife Of Capt Thomas
fronting 30 feet on the north side of X street,
between Connecticut avenue and 18th street,
aaer ife nor Sfs 81 sGd foa s MT
sas. and A NJ McLachlen, for %, 900; lot 81 to
Ranaoiph .S Geare for SeSs and foi to Mr 70
Clara b. Wilcox, for 81 ,425 cash; and for Prof.
soa so IL s bS
p. Young, for Henry Wise Garnett, to Hon.
Thomas NJ. Bayne, Of Pennsylvania sub-iots
frontage of As feet on the south side Of Massa-
chusetts avenue. east Of 18th street, for
$12, SOTO.
THE FOLLOWING SUBSCRIPTIONS have been
received for the Howard row sufferers: Master
Harry Walter. 81; Master Freddie Walter, Soc;
Miss Louise R. Schneider, So; Mrs. A. M. c.
Smith, So; James BENEFIT, 81.
Tur Dr.rr, on Tp,pr rrs Tho ,v,,o ~ A.
w. g. Lee gave birth on the day after Christ
mas TO trfplets-two boys and one girl. The
children s,Isi were well formed and apparently
and on Tuesday the little girl died, and on
Wednesday one of the boys, and yesterday the
deaths were caused By lack OF vitality, the little
ones having been prematurely born.
Is BUYING AND SELLING on MARGINS A v1o-
LATIoN OF THE LAw?-Yesterday, by direction
of Major Dye, Detective Block swore out q war
at 1929 Penna. avenue, charging him with set
ting up and keeping certain gaming device
adopted and designed for the purpose Of play
ing game of chance for money. Mr.. Campbell
accompanied by his counsel, Mr.. Charles s.
Moore, went to the Police Court this morning
as The chareS Is a5e
usual buying and selling on margins, and the
authorities wish to have ruling on it.
DEATH OF AN OLD CrrIzEN.-Mr. Andrew p
McKenna, a lifelong resident OF East Washing
ton, 01eQ yesterday morning, ana MS funeral
will take place at O'Clock tomorrow morning
from st. Peters church. Deceased was once
president of the old Columbia fire company,
and subsequently member Of the Metropolitan
police force, which position he resigned to give
He leaves wife and fise Children. interests
SUDDEN DEATH.-George G. Ellis, q painter,
about 40 years old, was found dead In bed this
morning In his room, at 1012 ID street north
west The body was taken in charge by the
Painters union, and prepared for burial by Mr..
Harvey, the undertaken. His remains will be
sent to his home, in Elizabeth City, Va.
The Grandfather Controversy.
LETTER TENDING 10 PROVE FRIENDLY RE-
LATIoNS BETWEEN THEM.
Gen. Boynton, in the Cincinnati Obmmerciat
Gazette to-day, makes q further reply to GEM
Wallace's allegations Of reasonable intentions
against Gen. Halleck. growing out OF the lat
ter's reputed ill-Geeling towards Gen. Grant To
prove that no iil-feeling existed between Grant
and Halleck, Gen. Boynton gives an extract
from a private letter which Gen. Grant wrote to
Halleck from Vfcksburg 1S months after the
capture of Fort Donelson, where Halleck's jeal.
ousy Is said 10 have begun. In this letter Gen.
Grant says: "s feel under many obliga-
lions to you. general, tor the interest you have
ever taken in my welfare and that OF the army
have the honor TO command. win do the
best know how 70 satisfy you that your conf
dence has not been misplaced" This win doubt
less surprise many PERSONS but not only did
this reflect the personal relations which xisted
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