Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-04-05
District Government Af1aifs.
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MIsCRLLANRocA
The Commissioners In reply to aninquiry frouMr.
p. N. Dwyer as to whether the new building regu-
latiOns will be enforced state that they WIN be e
far as Is possible do with the facilities ct the
command Of the inspector OF buildings
AGAINST ANY MORE OVERHEAD WIRES.
TheCommissioners wrote 70 Chairman Hemphill,
TIE VT" sae
Gas Machine and Portable Gas Lamp
Company to construct gas and
ssa ~ gs: sssss
sse@ ES9 their " Views sSsreen s0 that
cal companies CO unul some settled ' pian
to remedy the existing evils OF overhead wires has
advantages may be overbalanced by the disngure-
ment OF the streets and danger to lite"
DESTRUCTION OF TREES By eoAra
young trees on X street northeast and others
were injured on M street northeast The pound
foaSd aseray but found none after Attention nS6
been called TO the matter by the parking commits.
sion. The health officer IN reporting upon the
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further destruction.
Local Notes.
Celia Washington, the colored woman arrested
VIM. Richter, was acquitted In the Police Court
Henry Smith, the seventeen-year.old colored boy
who shot Rosa Williams through the nose last Fri.
day, was given one year In jail by Judge Smell to-
oincer Nelson last night arrested q colored
woman named Mary Brent for stealing Q jersey
ard pair Of stockings from Frankie Carroll, her
s%ploysr nsry PLEADED Gully In the Police
A bazaar win be held ct NORWOOD Institute Friday
pr. 1ndrsw A. Taylor, VINO figured IN nght On
Police Court when the case was caiied to-day, and
Judge Smell to-day nnsd him e.
yesterday, best sold rom ~ to 5x per pound;
good, AZ TO *; medium, 70 Az; common, 3 20
S SeS sSs .cG On the s.'d a ~
Cows and calve sold from Us 70 $50 each. Market
for all KINDS Of stock was dull
A CHRnTxAs SHOOTING CAsx-To-Aay the second
trial Of Robert Rnone colored for an sa.ault and
sumsd n the 6inin Court a TSs ,u1Oas were N
present at the opening q the court but Of II
OF them failed to answer. Al iI:ls they were as
again called but there was stall one absentee. AZ
II O'Clock the fu,l panel was present. The Judge
when he SAID Il O'CLOCK he meant Il WsssSs isr
absentees would not b tolerated again, and &c
might as wen Be Understood. He then charged
the jury. verdict OF guilty Of assault was found
on the previous trial he was convicted q intent 70
Kali.
No DAMAGES AwARDsn-In the Circuit Court,
No 2 Judge AeEfick, this morning, the cAee q A.
r. NAngum against r II. Wllieet Wne eE1e0, and Q
verdict was found for oofon6AnE Tina was IN 90
ton for damages for false arrest Ie appeared that
tho plaintiff went 70 the lumber yard Of 6efeDdAnt
and when some g worth Of lumber had okon l0od-
Cd On the plainti9s wagon ~ told The dliyG y -
on, handing the clerk S176. The clerk objected TO
this proceeding, and telephoning 20 pol1os 81
ton the wagon was stopped and pla1netk Wno e.
rested when the def0n0ant yoeunn0d 20 NJ yNed
and ssctEtained what had been ecne ~ we9t .
the station ana paying back IT, - eeeleOe IL
plAiutt6b re3oAs2 Tho court ru1oo t11e ~ poa1ne
TN had no case, and verdict ~ oon1 0s -.
fendank
Sur AaAuwF nm RALusoR1 AND Hu9o1fAC RAN.
noAD co. ron DAHAenA-Martha Aha he's eneagD1
suit against the Baltimore and rooonaq 1n1lfQa1
Co, for q $50 damages - property, e1e vkHihla
avenue, by reason q annoyance canoeo ~ IL
running oetra1nA 70
A. Lock Haven, Pa, Luther ShaAse wls skeeutod
yesterday for the double -mur0og a Isaiah "a
Mora Colby, at Chsuy Runs Cnneon County. rA,
Ths Bsosd ssssss Tnsassr, PAi,Anslphia d
pfop9N q John olaopor Claxe4 ~ tom661An,
EaS noIn AZ sar1,1aN aa{a vunengunaR - VnTr x