Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-11-07
HYATTSVILLE.

HYATTsvILLE.
A New Legal Move in the Single Tax Case
The Close of the Campaign.
I Correspor d ,nce of The Evening Sta
HYATTsyILLE. Md. November Z, 1892
| peculiar state of affairs has developed in
tho Iya.tsville single tax case. 1t will be
remembered that in August last Judge Brooke
decided that writ of mandamus would not lie
against the town commissioners to restore i'm
provements to the assessment list. An appeal
was taken to the court of appeals. and it was
expected that the case would be heard on its
merits this month few DAYS ago. however,
the attorneys for tine town commissioners filed
motion for the dismissal of the appeal. on the
ground that no order ever having been signed.
but only an opinion filed. there was nothing
! from which the relltors could take an appeal
IL Is claimed that in consequence OF this re-
ported omission the court of appeals. having
nothing to act upon. will necessarily dismiss
the appeal, unless the anti-single tax men do SO
of their motion. Such dismissal, ii is stated.
viii not be n bar to a subsequent appeal should
n formal order be hereafter signed.
OPERATIONS OF THE Posr OFFICE.
The following report of the operations of the
free delivery system at this village for
the month of October has been rem
lered by Postmaster Use: Delivered
1882: postal cards. 365; fourth-ciass matter
l,6Os. Collccted-Local and mai letters. 26S
local and mail postal cards. g. Total number
of pieces handled. 3.643 Total amount OF
postage on letters, cards and all classes of mail
matter, .G.3S.
THE CLOSE OF TEE CAMPAIGN.
Politics have been exceedingly lively in this
district all during this week. and will continue
10 be so until after the election. Both parties
are doing heavy work and each seems confident.
The democrats are highly pleased with the Aus
tralinn ballot system. and claim that it works to
their advantage. This district gave Compton q
majority of "A votes at the last congressional
election. Arrangements have been made bv
the citizens of this village to have the cleo ton
returns received at the station on Tuesday
night.
THE RAILROAD RATES.
MIR. j. Ii. Ralston, having on behalf of joint
committee OF town commissioners and citizens
requested an interview with the general pas
senger agent OF the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road relative to n restoration of the old rates
for certain communication ticxets. has received
| from Charles o. Scull, general passenger agent
/ OF the road. reply saving: II have the
pleasure to acknowledge receipt OF yours of
/ November in regard to recent changes OF the
[ pitCc VI bthetr DttWeeH hyattsNlile anu wash
I lngton. The only changes made were in the
\ i6-trip school tickets which we're advanced
| from q % 10 1910. making an increase of Is
cents. and i'll the 5O-trip family tickets which
were advanced from 1915 to $500, max
ing an increase of so cents. These rates
were changed to make them correspond with
rates for similar classes of tickets elsewhere on
our system. The impression seems to have
gone abroad that il is the intention of the conf
pany 70 still further advance the rates OF fare,
not only for the two classes of tickets above
mentioned. but for other classes of commuta-
ton tickets. This impression IL entirely erron-
eous. However, ] have given instructions to
restore the rates on fOrty-six trip school and
tfty-trip family tickets TO the old basis and on
and after November IS (the date our winter
schedule takes effect the rate for forty-six trip
school tickets between Hyattsville and Wash
ington will be 81 95. and for the fifty-trip
/ family tickets the rate will be 1878.
| Assuming that this accomplishes the object
Won had N view in desiring a conference with
| Mr.. Odell and myself, take it for granted that
! the conference will not be necessary"
THE FUNERAL OF VAN II. MANNING.
| The funeral Of Col. Van II. Manning took
/ place from his late residence near B-anchville
/ last Saturday morning at IL o'clock Rev. By
/ ron Sunderland pastor of the Foar-and-a- half
| Street Presbyterian Church of Washington,
conducted the services. DR.. Charles A. Fox
Charles Ii. Calvert. VIM. Covert. John T. Burch.
/ Pinkney A. Scaggs and John o. johnson acted
/ a palbearers. The remains were conveyed to
/ Washington on the l:30 train and Inferred at
Glenwood cemetery.
NOTES.
The Evansville Democratic Club held special
meeting at Branchville, with Pinkney A.
Scaggs III the chair and John T. Burch, sec
rotary. and passed appropriate resolutions on
B the death Of Nan VI. Manning, expressing sor-
row for his loss and sympathy for his afflicted
/ family. Ii also decided to attend his funeral
in a body.
! Dir. Bliss has commenced the erection of a
dwelling on the lot that he recently purchased
/ ON Pike avenue.
! DIR. Joseph X. Owens has gone on q visit to
/ relatives in Anne Arundel county.
| rousing meeting of the Blndensburg Demo-
cratic Club was held at Bladensburg last Satur-
/ day night. with Andrew Lynch in the chair and
James &. Rogers secretary. Committees were
| appointed to LOOK after the democratic voters
and effective speeches were made by N. c. OAR
nall. James c. Rogers and W. Brooke Hunter.
Revival meetings are still being held at the
/ Southern Methodist Church in Branchville
| Eight persons have so far been converted.
l Mr.. W. L. Wallace Of Branchville has been
| indispOsed for several days and unable to leave
! his house.
| Mr. John Paul Boileau captured large coon
/ in persimmon tree near Branchvile lust FRI
/ day night
! Mr.. Louis c. Beall has commenced the erec-
/ ton of fine dwelling on his lot in Beltsville.
/ Mr.. William \ Hinge will shortly begin a
I house on his property near Sunnyside.
/ M. Charles II. Welsh has returned from a
successful hunting trip in southern Maryland
with several dozen fine partridges-
The Democratic Advisory Committee.