Evening star., 1886-11-27
The lie Droi, Park Fence.
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WHAT IS SAID ON DIFFERENT SIDES OF THE



WHAT IS SAID ON DIFFERENT SIDES OF THE
QUESTION.
A gentleman, vino is pr rOperty owner in LIE
Droit Park, and who visited the Commissioners
office yesterday, represented that the action of
the association, refusing to take down the
fence, was not the action of a majority OF prop
erty owners. 1t was passed, he said, by q vote
OF Ia TO 8. The owners in favor OF taking down
the fence and having the streets in the
park adopted public thoroughfares
are twenty-iour in number and own tour-fifths
of the property, while those opposed are four
teen in number. There are two owners whose
opinions are not known. This view OF the case
will be presented in a communication to the
Commissioners.
the fence maintain that they entitled to i'm
provements, as they pay large taxes, even if
the ience remains. They assert that the plat
recorded reserVing to the owners control Of the
streets Is in force. They want the improvements
and want the fence too. The reason why the
fence is regarded as desirable is that 1t would
bring into close communion LIE Drolt park and
HOwardtown, the colOred settlement north of
the park. COL Ludlow, speaking OF the matter
to a STAR reporter, thought that ii there was
any injury done the property in the park by
taking down the fence and projecting streets to
The north through the park, il would soon be
compensated Tor by the Increase in values all
through the region made accessible by the new
streets. Moreover, ii the present population of
Howardtown was OF character Objectionable
to the residents OF the park, the opening OF the
streets would be likely TO increase the values
SO as to change the character OF the population
there.
THECASE OF THE ALLEGED RUG EMBEZZLER.
In the Criminal Court this morning, the case OF
Lewis Rumpf, charged with embeZzement of
rugs valued at SI3, was called, and Samuel
jackson was offered as surety in $500. The
court was inclined to refuse jackson, as ne was
shown that Rumpf had a wife and two chill
dren and was Il resident here, and the court
came to the conclusion that with family re-
siding here it would be safe to take jackson as
security, and 1t was done.
No BLAME TO THE employees OF THE ROAD
Coroner Patterson to-day held an inquest on
the body OF Thomas Lewis, the colored man.
who was killed Thursday night near the corner
OF South Capitol and streetSSOuthweSt, by a
train on the Baltimore and Potomac railroad,
and the jury returned verdict attaching no
blame to the employees OF the railroad
BECAME INSANE ON THE ETRAIN.-Yesterday
morning the train from the south brought up
among It's passengers W. h. II. snyder, who, IL
Is claimed, was The original Red syn, Indian
doctor, en- route from Montgomery, Ala. He
had been some years in an insane asylum, and
was supposed TO have been cured, but il ap-
pears that he got troublesome Oh The train, and
on its arrival at the depot he was taken in
precinct until his friends coud take hum TO
baltimore.
THE EXPOSITION BoARD-There was a meet
Ing last evening of the exposition committee to
perfect arrangements for the convention OF the
the the board OF promotion, which is to lie held in
long list OF acceptances to attend the conven-
tiOn, and a subcommittee was appointed to
make proper arrangements for the reception
and entertainment OF the visiting delegates.
ROBBERIES REPOKTED.-E Ellen Mcmahon
GAL street northeast, reports stolen from her
house $40 worth of dress goods and S5 in
cash. hiiand L. Trice, go Pennsylvania
avenue southeast, reports stolen "a push cart
worth $40. The Goodyear Rubber company
reports stolen from their wagon q whip and
blanket worth $5. Daniel Cole reports the
n VAr 4.
Seventy Million In IL.
TOMAS TERRY's ESTATE UNCoUNTED AS YET.
The New York Sun to-day says IL is thought
now that the estate OF the late Tomas Terry of
Cienfuegos and New York, will amount to at
least S7O.OOO.OOO. There are $4,000 900 in
this country, ,$23, 600 OOOin France, So, ,OOO, 900
in England, and enormously valuable sugar
plantations In Cuba. All opposition has been
withdrawn to the qualifying OF Emilio Terry as
executor for the United States. He will be al
lowed TO distribute sic, 200, 900 Oi the money
here, and 81, ,OOO,O0O will be held here to await
the presentation OF any claims against the es-
tate. Mrs. Juan +. Terry and Antonio Terry
are on their way to this city to participate i'm
the distribution. Mrs. Terry also comes To set.
tie her husbands separate estate which
amouts 10 some 81 600 ,OOO She brings her
two-weeks old baby with her. Antonio is said
TO be In very poor health. His wife, who was a
Miss Secor, Is now in this country