Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-03-13

| To the Editor of THE EVENING STAR:
| Can any rational person give a good reason
| against the amendment to the lien law, which
requires the owner of buildings to be notified
| when the dealer sells material to the contractor
| on credit?
Does an honest dealer ,cish to sell material to
! a worthless contractor at perhaps an exorbi.
tant price and then collect his pay by lien on
the building, instead OF getting it from the per.
| son TO whom he sold il?
Does any honest law-maker wish to make
laws that compel owners Of property to pay
| taDtce for the same material?
II NJ. +. Hobb, speaking for the Knights of
Labor, protests against any amendment 10
the lien law which informs owners OF houses
on their houses, is he not carrying the joke u
that he had used in my building the brick
sellers seemed 10 have no objection to telling
me S,d That they should put lien on my ouse If
| before paid the contractor? H. c. /.
| How THEY ENJOYED THEIR LIBERry.-Iast
| night about halfpast six o'clock Officer Mari
was notified that two white men were in
Weeden s stable, near Bennings, with bottle
| OF whisky and box OF matches, and that they
positively refused to leave. The officer went to
had lett the stable. They were found not far
from the stable. They said they had just been
released from the wOrkhous and were going
homie. The officer ordered them to move on
when one OF them, John Lee, became profane
| and was placed under arrest. He fought the
officer some minutes and did his best to es-
| cape, but the officer succeeded in getting him
| TO the station, where he was locked up This
morning in the Police Court Lee was fined SIS
| Tor profanity and was sentenced to 80 DAYS In
| jail Tor the assault.
| DEATH OF YOUNG PHYsICIAN.-Dr. A.YP
Garnett, jr., died at his fathers home on New
York avenue yesterday after a long illness Dr
Garnett was highly esteemed Tor his personal
qualities, and gave promise Of brilliant PROBES.
slonal career. Close application to study Under.
mined a constitution which was not very
strong. His family have in their bereavement
the sympathy OF a large circle of friends. The
funeral Will take place from the Ascension
church a: three o'clock tomorrow.
| DEATH OF Mr.. NICHOLAS SANpERsoN.-Mr
East Washington, died at Providence hosnitai
last night. Mr.. SandersOn was born and reared
IN East Washington and learned the trade of
blacksmithing, which he followed for monv
| years in the Washington navy yard He was q
| Lifelong democrat, a member of the Jackson
democratic association and took an active part
| been in ill-health tor some months and a Iexu
| weeks ago he went to Providence hospital To be
| surgfcaliy treated. ~ W
| THE DEATH OF DIR. A. Y p GARNET In
AT u special meeting of the Washington 0bsfet-
| ricai and genealogical Society, held on Fri
| day, March 18th, 1886, the following preamble
and resolutions were unanimously Md0nfed.
whereas, this society has learned of the death
OF Or. a. ~ Garnett. jr., who died at his resi-
| ness; therefore, be it -AA
ltesotced, That in the death Of DR.. Garnett. tr.
| this society has sustained the loss OF a member
| who was distinguished for his exemplary con-
| duct, his uniformly courteous and genial man.
ner, and tor his professional zeal and acquire.
| ments
/ Resolved, That we most deeply svmnath,ze
with his sorrow-stricken family, and OTTER them
| this expression Of our sincere condolences In
| their great bereavement