Evening Star Newspaper, May 10, 1872, Page 4

LOCAL NEWS. Amusements, &¢., To-night. National Fheater- ¥. M. C. A. Building, th and D streets.—Ree ception of the Young ‘Men's Christian Asocia- tion. i Condensed Locals, Captain W. M. Mew. chief clerk of the district council, ts quite ill with bilious fever. ysters are telling at 124 cents a bashel in Annapolis, Md. ‘The Postmaster General bas directed the re- establishment of the post office at Mellwood, Prince George's county, Md. ‘The game of base-ball between the Hayma- kers, of New York, and the Olympics. 5 day. resulted ina score of 18 for the Haymakers and 2 for the Olympics. At the [2d meeting of the Columbian Co- operative Building Association, last night, shout 1,10 was seid at an aver or i Most of the receipts were applied to purchasing phares ‘The students of the National Medieal College last night formed a collegiate society, and elected the following officers:—Dr. E. M. 3h: fer, president; W. T. Ramsey, vice presiden James M. Gassaway, secretary; J. P. Haw: treasurer ‘The meeting called in the 19th district last night to select a candidate for superintendent of improvements did not accomplish much, owing to some misunderstanding as to the place of meeting, and it was agreed to call a meeting at a future time. At the Freedmen’s hospital yesterday, Mrs. Jachoon, an inmate, was delivered of triplets, all beys.w are in excellent health. ‘het bave been 1 births at thts hospital, and this is the first instance of triplets. pees LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY, May oth, COUNCIL. The chair submitted a com: w- nieation from the commission appointed to eo: fy the b of the district, with a report p@- nem AMENDMENT TO THE TAX LAW. Thempeon, from the special committee, a back conncil bill No. 2, extending the on of property sold for taxes, interest on purchase money, &c.. s immediate consideration and pas- abating and ashing Mr. Hall ebjected, on the ground that the fall membership of the board were not present, four oi their number not baving been confirmed. r. Thempson thought that all the talent of the coune:! was not absent with the four mem- bers; this was an important measure to the poor taxpayers, the eftect of which would be to save them the loss of their homes im many cases, and there was no telling how long they might have to wait tor the action of the Senate in contirm- ing the members et the council. Mr. Hall thought they woald not have to wait long, and he moved a postponement of action until Monday next Br. Douglass favored action at once. Mr. Gray saw no son for postponing so important a bill; repared to vote for its passage at once. Mr. Hall insisted on his metion—there could be no less by waiting a few day The chair expressed his appreciation of the importance of the bill, but thought they hi the requisite number of members to emergency clause; another th ad time to review the presen! tought to supp r. Kiley favere fe'was LP 4 ™ be implied t action; rather than postpc thought they bad better adjourn subject Senate. en on Mr. Hall's motion The bill wa= then | hich Mr. Thompen asideration of the ¥; carried. CIVIL RIGHTS. lass introduced a bill providing that estaurants, eating-houses, bar- eam saloons or soda fountains, at drinks are sold, must put in a | lace a seale of the prices for which ferent articles they have for sale will be furnished. Persons violating the provisions of this section to be deemed guilty of = mis d upon conviction to be fined by the not less than £20 nor more than 850. Any | araut keeper er proprietor, or any het keeper or proprietor, proprietors or keepers of ice-cream saloons, or of places where soda Water is kept for sale, retusing to sell or to wait upon any respectable, well-behaved person, without regard to race, color, or previous coniition of servitude; or any restaurant, hotel, ice cream © puntain keepers of proprietors who refuse, under any pretext, to serve any well- behaved. respectable person in the same room and at the as other well-behaved and respectable persons are served, shall | deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. and upon ce viet all be fined one hundred doilars, au i torfeit his or : cense as keeper oro} of @ restaurant, ta | shall not be ¢ register oF any other officer of the tmabia to Person oF pus, or th bail bave fortes perio’ Of one year hh forfeiture. “Ad- + at p.m. | OF DELEGATES reconsider the v prohibiting th alter reported on by th sbali ba’ HOUSE mov ee was acl ‘The motion was agreed to and the resolution was ket Under the call of districts the following were ir. Cox—Petition of the Fema! of Georgetown relief; reterred. By Mr. LeBi ton requesting the Governor to inform | the House how much money has been borrowed under the act approved January 19, 1 pation of the revenue to pay ating debt of the district, from whom said | z Was borrowed. and at what rate of inter- | the amountof said loan which bas been est; also paid ov hat claims have been paid from sa: Joan and the amount remaining unpaid; and whether any portion of said loau has been used for any other purpose than fer the payment of claims approved by the auditing comimission and the committee of the legislature appointed to audit such claims; referred to the committee on ways and means. By Mr. Choate—Resolution Tequesting the cuimittee on pour of meeting to urge that 4e’eleck p.m. be the hour; referred. Sy Mr. Boswell—Bill making an appropriation to pay the outstanding indebtedness of the city; reterred. [This bill is accompanied by a report and appropriates over $60,000, $55,000 being for the payment of $75 each to persons in Washing- ton who placed substitutes in the army during the war.} By Mr. Davis—Bill to provide for the lighting of street lamps by electrici nied by a memorial. [This bill makes an a: Priation of $2,000 for testing the practieabil the idea. and $35,000 to carry it ont if it is pro- nounced a success; referred. By Mr. Davis— , An act imposing @ liecnse on trades, ‘business, and professions carried on in the District of Columbia. Sir. Campbdeliotfered an amendaent that all disabled soldiers residing in the district, who are qualified voters, shall have a license ut charge of any sum whatever; and that all manufacturers here using the Potomac water shall be exempt from any charge whatever ior water rent; the bili and amendment were re- ferred. By Mr. Boswell—Bill making an a priation to pay for extra clerical service: «fice of the collector of By Mr. Brown—Resolut be requested to furnish this House with a state- ment showing the transactions of the trastces for county schools, with a list of teachers, wh employed, salaries, when appointed, and the grade of school taught by such teachers, to- gether with a tull list of pupiis attending the schools in the county, the number of each school, average attendance, of scholars, names of the several school buildings, condition of all the school buildin, county of Washington, kinds of books used in said county scheois, the number of visits made by trustees and improvements siyce September, isl, number of days that teachers attended schools, the number of white schools, cost of running each sebool, including teachers’ and janitors’ hire; the value of the school buildings and lots, and school year; vi rices paid therefor within the ue of furniture and other effects ments, and refreshments furpished known caterer, Freund, will make it tive place to spend the evening. See advertise- ment. Tar May TERM of the circuit court will be convened b MacArthur on Monday, and he will call the ae perempterily 4 that éay, and the tials will be comme: on Tues- 5. | ADDRESSES RY FREDERICK DOUGLASS, SENA- | pathy with the object of the mee | that during the present session of Congress civil | hstencd to the same arguments that we have and grounds in the | | | | whole system, HTS. The Mess Meeting Last Night. TOR WILSON, HON. J. H. HARRIS, MESSE. DOWNING, LANGSTON AND OTHERS—LETTERS | FROM PRESIDENT GRANT, VICE PRESIDENT COLFAX, SENATOR SUMNER, COLONEL FORNEY ‘ners ‘audic ‘in the main of our audience, compos most inent pi cm sen of both sexes, together with a aprinkling of whites, including Senator Wilson, J. W. Le Barnes, Fred. A. Bos- well, ©. D. Barrett and others, assembled at the Congregational church, corner of 10th and G strecta, last night, in pursuance of a cail by E. S. Atkinson, Lewis H. Douglass, Wm. H. A. Wormiey, John'A. Gray, J. A. Handy, Geo. T. Dor ning. J. E Doughty, D. L. Eaton, 0. 8. B. Wall, Allan Coffin and others for a mass meeting of colored men to express ‘‘our earnest | wish to be secured in the enjoyment of our civil rights.” The meeting was called to order by Mr. W. G. Wilson, who read a list of the officers of the meeting, Frederick Donglass being announce? as president. be list of vice presidents and secretaries cmbraced the names of propinent members of doth bouses of Con; , the district legislature, city government, and influential citizeus. ‘Aiter a brief prayer by the Rev. Mr. Walker, Frederick Douglass, as presiding officer, de- liveres THE OPENING ADDRESS. ‘The speech of Mr. Douglass was an earnest and eloquent appeal for a common platform of nationality and equal civil and politi rights. In referring to social equality, he said the col- cred men alm at no such thing—at nothing so intangible or so undefinable. ial equality is unknown to the lawsof this or any other coun- try, and the speaker knew not what it means. Is it to walk the streets with other men? Is it to attend the same public meetings? Is it to ride in the same railway car? Is it to drink at the same fountain with our white friends? If so, then, said the speaker, I am in favor of so- ti quality. (Applause.] be under- stood that the colored men sre endeavoring to force their white neighbors to invite them to their drawing-rooms, to allow them to marr; their sons and dangbiers— s social equal. ity then it is wrong to conf the common school subject with this idea. He was present to urge equality in our common schools, because there of ail other places is the place to start Tight. The commen school is the nd without it the Ui would be little better than Mexico 3 mingo. It is the basis of our republican insti- tutions, and what the colored people desire is to make our nominal common school system a common school system in reality. Until this is done there can be no such thing as a common school system m the United States. Mr. Doug- lass concluded by saying that the mixed school bas beef carried out in Massachusetts, Connec- tieut, Rhode Island, Vermont, and a large part ot New York, and if feasible there it is feasible elewhere, He then, in a few eulogistic re- marks, introduced SENATOR WILSON, who was greeted with loud applause. Mr. Wil- son, in the course of his speech, which was brief, assured those present of his’ hearty sym- ng, and hoped rights and amnesty will become fixed facts all over the country. In the Senate yesterday we heard for thirty years. He believed it our daty to extabl sointe and perfect equality on every square mile of the republic, and judging from the events of the last twelve yeais he thought ph certain. Some who fought with us for @ ious idea are deserters now, and are voring to constitate a reactionary move- ment. But we had had with us the heart of the country and the providence of Almighty God, and we marched from battle to battle, and ircm victory to victory. The day will éome speedily, and it !s our duty to toil and pray tor and as sure as there isa God this cause is stined to triumph, and the republic of the United States will become the great democratic axd Christian land of the world. ward “We have a letter from the Hon. Ch ner, [loud applause; a! and said: . Sum- 1 Gr . President of the *, plause, continuing for several minutes;) also, one trom the Vice President, [applause.| ‘The following LETTER PROM PRESIDENT GRANT was then read: Executive Mansiox, ) Wasnixetox, D. C., May § Gentlemen: Lam in receipt of your extended to me to attend a mass meet held for the purpose of aiding in securing civil rights for the colored citizens of our country. J regret that a previous engagement will detain me at the executive mansion this evening, and that I shall not be able to participate with you in person in your efforts to further the eaitsa in which you are laboring. I beg to assur however, that I sympathize mo-t cordi any effo; m t pplause greeted ting of the Prerident t letter; also, the followin LETTER PROM VICE PRESIDENT COLFAX. Vick Presipent’s Cuawngr, ASEINGTON, May 7, ise. Dear Sir: Hav gxoted recently in’ the ate upon the question of ij you reter, I need not make any ext. fo my views upon it, tor ac more pas always joudly than mere words. But it ification, as it does not r of your delegat mvention at erick Dong! Era, would be its ly, led ty cons! mt the law, Cannot obtain food and public Hotels, like even avers trains, railroad we should itution is a ity, or should Insist on that obeuience to it by all, and protection under it to all, which are alike the right and the duty of the humblest aswell as the most influential throughout the land Kespectfally yours, | ScnvYLER CoLrax. E. S. ATKINSON and othery, committee. THE LETTE OF SENATOR SUMNER was theu read, amid great applause, urging the colored men not to reiax their eiforis until qual rights are won; asking them to stand firm by themeclves and ‘others will stand firm by their sides; and saying that it seems that at last the principles and promises of the Declaration of Independence are about to become a reality, so that all men shall be equal in the right to “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” OTHER LETTERS were read from Hon. Roseoe Conkling, Hon. Fred. A. Sawyer, Bon. J. W. Forney, and Thos. J. Durant, cra. expressing sympathy with the object of the meeting. hen the secretary reached the letter of Senator Sawyer, he said he must refuse to read it; some one élx¢ might do so but he would not. Downing then read Mr. Sawyer’s letter in which he stated that he could not attend on account of the illness of a relative, and expressed his sympathy generally the colored men in their efforts to secure equal politieal rights: He did not refer to the object for which the meeting was held, and his letter seemed to be regarded as an evasion of the direct issue. MORE SPEECHES. Mr. George T. Downing was the next speaker. He read his remarks, which were mainly de vot- ed to arecital of the outrages to which colored people are subjected on railway trains and at ublic inns. prof. John M. Langston, of Howard Univer- sity, followed with an eloquent address in favor of the passage of Senator Sumuer’s supple- mentary civil rights bill. His speech was mainly devoted to a defence of the sections of the bill referring to common carriers, inn-keepers, and common schools. He closed ‘Iw saying that of one thing the colored people might reel assured — that the moment Mr. Summer's bill passes it will be approved by fhe President of the United States. [Applause.} Mr. Douglass then said it might Ye interesting to know that to-day the Vice-President, in cases of a tie, voted four times in favor of the princi- ple for which colored men were contending. (Loud applause.] ‘THE RESOLUTIONS were then read and unanimously see. They call upon the repubhean 'y in Congress to demonstrate its constancy by such a jJegisiation before the adjournment Us as shall not permit colored men to be outraged, vo be unjustly dealt by, in public schools or by common carriers, in juries and in the constitu- tion of juries, on account of race ard color; and commend Charles Sumner as the statesman whose deserves place in the nation’s honorable esteem, as the one who above all others devotes his disinterest: and uty. tef epeeches were then made by Hon. ©. H. Harris, of North nd ‘aD A. Stra- ker; after which urned. eo Tur Boarp or Pusiic Works, > fre to M streets, to Mr. Clephane. be F ‘wood pavement to be used, treated This contract, also, Cleary, | $1,485. Rear Estate Sauve.—Messrs. Latimer & | anctioneers, have recently sold the following real estate: Part lot 1, in square west of square 454 and improvements, cousisting of a two-story frame dwelling, being on the north side of Massachusetts avenue, between ¢th and ith streets northwest, to Dr. A. J. Borland, for South 20 feet front of iot 14, in square 514, improved by a three-story brick dwelling, situated on the east side of Sth street, between Land Bf streets northwest, to A. Shucking, for $4,000. Part lot 9, in square 599, and improve- ments, (two story frame dwelling.) being on T street, between Ist street and New Jersey signed | avenue northwest, to John W. Dick, for sem. Parts lots 10 and 11, in square 481, improved b a neat two-story frame dwelling, situated on St street, between M and N streets northwest, to C. Mangan. for $1,365. To C. B. Clureh, for 32 cents per square foot, lots Gand 7, in square 436, containing 6.350 square feet, ‘amounting to $2432. being on the corner of Sth and F | streets, (Istand.) Lot 15, square 968, im- proved by a@ brick ise, and sitnated on ith street, between M and N northwest, to J. W. Wright, 5 To Nicholas Acker, lot 3, square Ciith street, above StateDepartment, containing 9.135 square feet, at 20cents persquare foot. West 14 feet 2 inches of lot 19, square 253, (G street, be- tween 13th and Mth streets northwest.) improvements, (brick dwelling-bouse anid I: stable,) to Mrs. Elizabeth KR. Shoemaker, for $ pare 296, and improvements, ect, between sth and ith street~ west, to John S. Lenman, for $1,700. Lois square 366, north side of O Street. h and 10th streets northwest, contain- 1g 4,000 square feet, to Messrs. W. A. Cook and Burgess, at 80 cents—$3,200, Lot 2, in Brent's subdivision of square 420, 8th street, between Q street and Rhode Island avenue,’ containing 1,990 square feet, to John H. Merifiat, for $031, or 46 cents a square foot. Lot 10, same, contar ing 1,757 % square feet, t cents a ‘square foot—se3: feet of lot 12, in square 867, 6th tween A and B streets north, c ning 4,0 square feet, to dames Loughran, at 224 cents re feot—S1. > Tre Live Stock MaRKet—Roard of Health Inspections —The Inspector General's report ‘of live stock on tale at Drovers Rest and else- where, for the week ending Friday, May 10, is as follows: At Clark's depot for sale of swine, 555 heg’ were offered; market unchanged, with sales at last week’s prices—7ar ye. per pound net. 222 sheep of very fine quality, from Baltimage . market, on sale at Sc. per pound. veals, sold #t 7c. per pound. At Center Market and elsewhere, stockers, 30 milch cows with calve: sheep, and 72 lambs were on sa! at a decline. Beeves broagh ews; cows and caly 5 average veals, Gai xc.; extra, lam $1asc.7 per head. Also, 7 extra per poun excepting some lambs, the quality w the standard of 210 beeves of superior quality pur- altimore this week by Washington chased in butchers. At Drovers for slanght unsold. Sstock ca beeves on sate—130 sold Rest 175 t Sass red at $30ash0; itered. A few No veals 0} grades were offered, but th bulk of the cattle on sale were of ’ media juality The market yesterday was heavy ani unckanged. Was-siow and the day tedious, in consequence of salesmen having concerted to maintain the high pricesof last week. 600 sheep and 400 lambs were offered; 470 of the former and all of the latter were sold fi hter; 136 sheep vnold. The market opened dull, but closed very lively, prices advancing this week { cent per Ib. Sales at 5a7y cent per Ib. for shorn sheep; very few unshorn on sale, and those in- ferior. Considerable very superior stock wason sale, with the usual modicum of business. Lambs of very commendable quality sold at $5; and 100 of extra quality brought #5a- £5.40 per head—a slight decline on last week Market for lambs very brisk. Condemned, as diseased or otherwise unfit for slaughter, 9 veal calves and 5 sheep. = ° Arrest or Two Notoxiocs Tateves.—Yere terday morning the house of Mr. Kose, No. 1119 11th street southwest, was entered by some per- sons, who broke open the doors and closets, knockod the panels out, Xe. It was supposed the outrage was committed by the same persons who robbed the house of about $75 worth ot clothing a few weeks since. They used a grass sickle in opening the doors and distiguring the house yesterday morning, and one of them seems to have received a cut in the hand which bled treely, ‘They proceeded from the house to the office of Messrs. C. B. Chureh & Co., corner lith street and Maryland avenue, trom whence they took the coat of Mr. Samuel H. Wimsatt, clerk for the firm, in which was a pocket book containing about $10. Mr. Wimsatt heard of y from a small boy, who saw the d pursued the party, and found it to consist of two men. On n Was counting the money when he discovercd them, and the other was looking ¢ rest Read, whe bi retty assist Mr. W. ve MeDevitt was intormed of the rob- » and was not long in making up his wind as to who were the parties, and last evening, with Officer Drane, found the notorious Sylyes- ter O¥erton alias Si! Overton and Chas, Read in arestaurant on Pennsylvania avenue and ar- rested them. ‘The monéy and knife taken froin Mr. Wimsatt was found on them. They are also charged with robbing the gro tore of Ash- ford & Ferris, a few nights since, and the offi- ‘im to have proot that they were in pos- session ot the goods. s morning they were arraigned in the Police Covrt charged with assault and battery iy of the coat. on Mr. Wimsatt, also with larceny pocket-book and contents, and pocket knite of Mr. Wimsatt, all valued at about #39. The Judge sentenced them to jail six months each. — A Fixe Improvement.—Messrs. Green & Williams, auctioneers, have commenced the work of demolition of their old store at the cor ner of 7th and LD streets, preparatory to replac- ing it with a handsome and substantial four- story and basement pressed brick structure, the entire building to devoted to their auction business. The size of the lot is 21 by 105 feet. Excavation has been made so as to arch the sidewalks, the vaults to be lighted with the patent Hyatt light all around. Mr. Augustus Davis is the contractor forthe brick and mason work, and Mr. Samuel Wise for the carpenter work: SSS Fish Awp Oyster MARKET—Roard of Health Inspections Inspector General Gatchel reports the following arrivals :—121,000 herring, at from $2 to $3 per thousand. 7,000shad, sell- ing at from 86 to 8 hundred. i5) bunches fish, selling at 18e. per bunch. 3 sturgeon, sell- ing at from $3 each. 150 dozen crabs. 15) bushels large oysters. Condemned, 21,000 her- ring. ° Tue “Brack Crook” maintains its populari- ty at the National Theater, the best proof of which is the fact that several veteran play- goers oceupy seats down towards the front night after nigit, and seem to take as much in- terest as they did the first night. They are transported at the transformation scene. « GENTLEMEN that are suffering from ill-fitting shoes shoild not fail to try the Patent Last Shoex—high and low—at Wilson & Co.’s, under Odd Fellows’ Hall, 7th street, No. 423. Fit any fuvt. * Brrepixe Assoctation —At the seventh monthly meeting of Central Building Associa- tion, No. 2, last evening, 47 shares were ad- vanced on a’ an average of 42 per cent. B ULLETIN oF HH. Prince’s Bazar, 1006 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE. SHING BOBS, a fine assortment; also,a lar; Tot of CROQUET BEETS: wack Belew TEs ‘usual prices. HE IMP. ® Household 14 Tool bi . T Tool Combination. FINE STOCK 0) A A ST F GUNS AND PISTOLS at T3 LARGEST STOCK OF WATCHES in the '* all kinds of JEWE! which areell warranted: ood sold ae coy.) ASE Sand Cageiae OPES AE STOCK OF OPERA Guass SPEO- SIRE sctih ices LA! if and 30 cent Males ENGLISH BOCES wee tee eOccett Eta: that see them. A HERRERA Teor 2, IN. Ra a pe ‘elsewhere. iim T# gaamrion DOLLAB SAW is one of his _ as PUREED GRP Secon es “ML. HL. PRINCE, msyl-tf 1006 PENNEYLVANIA AVENUE. THE covers. Covet m Gexerar Teru.—This morning Judge Humphreys gnnounced the decision of the court in the case of Cofttin, for improvement im pocket-beoks and diaries—appeal from the Patent Ofice—affirming the decision of the of- fice. The Poltard-Lyon Cases. ARREST OF JUDGMENT IN THE SLANDERPCASE. Judge Humphreys delivered the followii opinion of the court in the case of Mrs. Pollat | against Jacob Lyon, for damages for slander: ‘We think that in the rulings of the cireait justice there was no error. The motion in ar- reat of judgment is heard in general term now in the first instance. The words spoken by the defendant, and charged in the declaration, a: «1 saw her (the plaintift) in bed with Ca; Denty.” | {thas been settled that “at common jaw words which, if trae, would subject the cused to infamous punishment, or to an indi ment for a crime involving moral turpitude, are in themselves actionable withoat averment or freer of special damages.” The rule mast ave been so settled en the ground that as between men a charge made by one against another could result in no serious injary,as a general rule, unless the charge, if true. would subject the party of whom the words were spoken to the inconvenience and dangers of an indictment in which the public would be arrayed against him. It may be trne that, as a general Tule, A man suffers uo real damage from words hich, if true, would not and could not be fol- tewed by an indictment and punishment. Bo the reason what it may,we find the rule and camot depart from it. Rude as the gen- eration that established the rule may be thought to have been, it probably did not occur to them that the saine rule would co: be applied in a more refined age,s0 as to protect the defamer of woman's character from respond- ing in damages for the looseness of his tongue. Or it may not have entered the mind that the time would come when men conld wantonly assault the reputation of woman’s chastity. But we are bound down, manacle:l, by the stabborn rule of authority, and the remedvis by the legis- lative authority. The works in this case import nothing else, legatly or according to the com- mon, Ordinary acceptation of thoss words. than a modest way of charging illicit intercourse between a man and a woman. The more delicate and covered the charge, the keener the injury. When the defendant said— «I looked over the transom light and sew Mrs. Pollard in bed with Captain Denty,” who could doubt his meaning? If the charge was t-ue defendant could have justitied—it untrae he should be held to answer tor the wrong commit- ted. It may be regretted that the rale in Obio and Iowa is not the rule of the common Jaw as governing this. But we are bound by the rule that the charge must be in words which, if true, would subject the acensed to an indict- ment. There is moral turpitude in the charge made. But the plaintif! could not be indicted even if the truth of the charge was established, nor subjected to injurious punishment. The act of Maryland, of 1749, removed the infiction of corporal_punishment for fornication, and the act of 1786 repealed all proceedings for the punishment ot fornication. We think that we are forced—however reluctant to do so—by the mandate of authority, to arrest the judgment. JUDGMENT AFFIRMED IN THE CONTRACT CASE. Judge Cartter announced that the Cou affirmed the judgment below in the case of Pole lard agt. Lyon—the contract case. Other Cases, McDonnell agt. udgment reversod and remanded to Cireuit Cour Webb at. Washington city; argued by Cook for defendant and Payne for plaintii!. In this case the plaintiff had, as representative of the estate of the late John P. Pepper, paid certain taxes in the office of the collector several years ce, and it was claimed that the city did not receive the money. The property was adver- tised tor sale, and plaintiff filed a bill for an in- junction, which was granted, and in the decree the collector was directed to credit the amount on his books. Mr. Cook claimed that the cree should be moditi clause, as low, and moditied the decree. Walsh agt. Thomas; argue] by Messrs. Love- Joy and Hine.’ Phe point in this whether the horse and buggy of a re agent is exempt from execution, and joy insisted that the law was not excl: Louseholders. Decision reserved. Cunningbam agt. Grant. This is an accion on promissery notes, in which judgment was entered in June last; judgment below aflirmed, and an appeal was taken to the supreme court of the United States. W. P. Bell for plain- tiff; Totten for The cae of Lane agt. i next called; er: i proseent: in the court of claims, but it w that some legislation was required to court jurisdiction, and Ls ‘was to procure necessary legislation and Gibbons to prosecute the claim im the court. It is alleged that Lane failed, an Gibbons, by Merriman’s direction, employed other parties to procure this legisla” tion, and succeeded, the case being decided in rot Gibbons, who paid Merriman and his tants 25 per cent., but refused to pay Lane. out a writ of injunction against wine oF the money from the treasury, vas st nt appealed, and Gen. Butler for complainant moved to dismiss the appeal. Pouce Court, Judge Snell—To-day, EY abeth Herbert and Benjamin Bowser, charg. with profanity and drunkenness, were fined 3 each. Mary Suilivan, k guage In Limerick alle drunk and Gursing: drunk and profane; fined $3. Magg’ disorderly Khode Isand ayenu 3. John D. Wallace, colored, charged with assault and battery on Eliza ‘Scotield white. Eliza stated to the court that the assau!t was made in her own house, and that Wallace struck her in the forehead, raising a knot. Accused brought a witness who testitied that he went into Eliza's house to get his baby, and Eliza resisted his taking it; dismissed.” Atterwards Wallace in- tormed the judge that during the muss over the baby he lost a hat, which Eliza would not give him, and wished the judge to order her tore. turn it, but was informed that he would have remedy before a magistrate. Mr. Closs entered anolle Dok this morning on a warrant returned to the Police Court, which had been issued by Justice D. W. Anderson, charging on the part of Eliza Hamilton “that James P. Hamilton, her husband, took her from her Bed while sick thereon, and threw her on the floor, and other- wise Misstreated her. She tears that he will take her life, and wants that he be made enter into ricognizance to keep the peace towards her, not from ili will, but to save her lite.” GEORGETOWN THE Union StREET Rat_Roap.—About one- third of the iron required te construct the Union or P street railway is expected to arrive here by steamer from Philadelphia in a day or two. ork is now Fi aren — on the new road on I street, between 15th street and Con- necticut avenue, and every effort will be made to have the cars running before the Ist of July. The new road, commencing at the corner of 15th street and New York avenue, will run on the following streets and avenues in Washing ton:—15th and I streets, Connecticut avenue and P street. It will cross the new P street street bridge over Rock creek, and entering this city, will pass along West to High street, along High to Sd street, along 31 street to Fay- ette or Warren street, with the priv! of pessing through West’ to Montgome: it; through the latter street to Stoddard street, through Stoddard to High strect, along High to 3d street, along one of these streets to Fayette, along the latter to its intersection with High sircet, along High street to the northern bound- ary line of Georgetown. UNFRAL OF JupGE DuNLor.—The funeral of the late Judge James Dunlop took place yer ter:lay, from his late residence, corner of Gay and Washington streets, and was by the Oldest Inhabitants’ Association and the Bay Association. Religious services were conduct- ed at the house by Rev. T. B. which the remains, which were incased in a handsome casket, were borne to the hearse by the following pall-bearers:—James M. Carlisle, Prof. Samuel Taylor, John G. W 5 Josiah Dent, Hon. Samuel J. Raudall, W. M- Merrick, C.’ Robinson, and Charles Forrest. ‘The remains were interred at Oak Hill ceme- tery. Heavy SHIPMEN? oF Frour.—The steamer John Gibson cleared for New York this morn- ing with 1,800 barrels of flour, shipped by city “Mrsens. HERR & Wetcw are in receipt of 15,500 bushels of wheat per ew x tak Fiex MARKET.— About 300 shad sold at the fish wharf this from $9 to $12 per hundred, and £0,000 herring at from $2 te @4 per me WATERS has received 650 barrels of ement Fane tonk D. A. Carl, front Round a wheat sold yesterday, after LL lot of our report cloned, at $220. 4 — LIVERY STABLES. es Te es yur res CITY ITEMS. Lient drab, ust opened avenue, three PERFECTLY BiTTIN F neckwear, hi chiefs, c., at popular prices. Bo. C. Hexxrxo, No. 419 reet west. ° cCEIVED, rea! Ralbraggan Mose, at © cents, and all other kind of hosiery for ladi¢sand children, at Charles Baum’'s Hoopskirt and Cor- set Fact 3, 408 7th street, between D and E. 2 ———»— For ax Inritatep Turoat, Coven on COLD, ** Brown's Bronchial Troches” are offered With the fullest confidence in their efficacy. They maintain the good reputation they have Justly acquired. eo2 ee. SATISFACTORY results always accrue from the use of Duponco’s Golden Pills. Sold by all Droggists. Sold wholesale and retail by Z. D. Gilman. “Retail. by the following draggists: Kidwell & Son; F. D. Dowling, 44 and C streets southwest; J. Coughlin, F, corner of 9th street; P. H. Heller, 7th aud N Streets; W. B. Entwisle Wilfred Mci.eod, Georgetown. 02 a No HEAD WITH A BEATIN IN 17 that has ever witnested the operation of Phalon’s Chemical Hair Invigorator,on barsh, dry, weak or thin hair, can doubt tor one moment its regenerating properties. It literally compels the hair to grow, and beautities, while it strengthens, the fibrous mass, €03 —__»¢___ KELIEP FoR THe FeeT—Fee $1. Corns, Bunions and Bad Nails relieved with- out pain, at Dr. White’s rooms, 535 15th street, opposite Treasury. (Baltimore office, 7 Nort! Charles street. Fee $1.) Space, between Sth and 9th streets. a od 2. H. Bac has opened a Branch, 805 Market A eo Jvustick To Wsom ir Bevo: —In jostice to one of our most enterprising citizens, wh energy and activity have secured for himseifa fair share of public patronage, we publish the following card, which explains itself: To the Public.—As there are certain merchants who ridicule the idea of advertising, and say that it is only intended to make newspaper mon rich, and who at the same time claim that they never devote a dollar to such a purpose, and yet resort to mean expedients to reap the benefits of those who do advertise, I feel it due to myse! and to my patrons tostate that I have no branc store in Washington, and none save that of my hoop-skirt and corset factory, at 408 7th street, Intelligencer building. Ladies in search of my establishment will please remember the name and the number, Charles Baum, 40 Thankful for past favors, I beg the public that I have just received my new spring stock, including all the novelties in hoap- skirts, corsets, kid gloves, human mings, the most complete stock of fancy and plain hosiery, aud ladies’ furnishings, all of which are specialties, and thai I will endeavor in the future, asin the past, so to condnet my business as to continue to secure the contidence ofthe ladies of Washington, the efforts of en, mies and m eTsons to the contrary not- withstanding. Baum, 408 7th street, pe- tween D and E eee Dr. Leon, 711 I street, between 7th and s&h streets, Consulting Physician for Ladies. Soe Personals. tt SS Se THERMOMETERS and Barometers are repaired and made to order by Hempler, near 4\ stree —_—_—_—_—_—_——___ Georgetown Advertisements. ¥ THOMAS DOWLING, Auct'r; Georgetown. FANCY PET OR ORIBE Y, CBOCEREY, FLOW- PRS. &c., ke AT AUCT On SATURDAY MORNING, May L1¢h, ISi2,at 10 o'clock, 1 will sell, at the anction rooms, No. 174 Bridge strect, opposite the et house, Fancy Goods, Crockery, aud a fue tmcut of Flowers, Tt Or RIO e ST LOMAS DOWLIN Sraine AND SUMMER GOODS, JOHN H. SMooT, 119 Bridge street, Georgetown, DC, Has received from w York,and is now offering Bt ihe St COSA pre & complete assortment of SPRING AND SUMMER GOODS. consisting ry Treat = ty of DRESS GOODS, of all the new and st styles "MOURNING mi! Anet H every Gloves, Parasols and Unb Shawls and Jackets: Ladies’ and G t's Underwear and Hosiery; Table Linens, Sheetings and Shirtings of the best grad . HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS, Mt Cloths and Carpets. Always a fail a Gent's and Boys’ Wear: Doily Varden F apio-tm STEAM DY*ING AND SCOURING BSTAB Ovrice—49 Jerrense Georgetown, D. ( eet. largest and most ci he kind in this country. their own int for Ciesaing or D; verythiug appertain{: id promptly exccated. ¢ at su Xeopt Saturday, when beopen until 8 p.m. Post Office Box 7 BOOKS, STATION NEW books Lanman’s Japanese in Chstare Adoit) By Tose! John W gst Be mag 5 Fontaine's How the World was Peopied. Baldwin’ Ancient America i Ssinsmncns efess © as 1 Pennsylvania avenue, Co eeucer IN GREAT VABIETY AT PHILP @ SOLOMONS’. NEW Books. The Japanese in America, Edited by Charles Corals and Coral Gaiauda.” By Jaa. Av Dane, LL. D.. A Glossary of Keclesiastical Terms... God Man. By L. T. 7. a, DD. Life of Lord Byres i Lectures on the Prophet Dani ~oytustnte The Dessert of the Excdus. B- Palmer. The Masque of the Gods. Bayard Taylor... Earays on Cathedrals. Edited by J-S. Han: ‘son, Dean of Chester. George Elliott's Wise, Wi ings. a @ ss ‘author Scie Faunterings. Charl The Bock of Proverbs A nov Gramsetion. © Masustof] Mnciisk rows Lissratarey Mintor.. Lite of John PHILP 4 SOLoMoNs, Booksellers and Stationers, 911 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, cen 9h and Wth streets, BOOKS PUBLISHED AND FOR BALE rs SHILLING TON’S BOOKSTORE, CoRNER 4% St. axp Pa. Av, toe em I Om © Sas fs & Res Es = g An Ameri: ve ee ‘Translated from ‘Threads; 76 cent —_—_— WATCHES, JEWELRY, &c. Ss. GOLDSTEIN & CO. “WATCHES AND JEWELRY, 619 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, qren*.- For CONCRETE, all the sizes wsed. Ksinblished 1831; premium awarded 1857; and fs now | ope oft Lite eatab- ® P } FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. The report that Col. Thomas A Soott is to be de ™ ident creates day, The mone’ cent. on demand loans. much excitement in Wall street of the Erte railroad company c- y market was steacty a’ per Government bonis were strong. The stock market was weak and irregular, ——-e—— - &e a. Ns 52s Janadiy, Markets To-day. Bartiwonr, May 1.—Virginis Sizeinia Consvlidated, 54,; West Virginia’ canes 5 uy it Securities. D the fullowing to-@ay- 20. furnish ne ring, tas 13 CS nmin merican Goid Carrency 6 = ° sixes, old, southern, white southern mixed western, bushels; western, nominal. Kye q was; extra, superfine, s heat—stock scarce and wanted; red family, 95 all; w S\ad0y; Eamily, 1lal2y & AS; extra, Syed; famil 5. Corm active and firmer; yellow southern, Oats active; sales 6. ja55; latter bright southern uiet and unchanged. Provisions very dull. Mess pork, 5; rib sides, 64; clear rib §. Bacon dull and unchanged. Su- gar-cured hams, 13: re-rendered, 10. Western butter ac’ heice yellow’ tab, steady, 157, 24; short, 104. Virginia sixes, 51; new, 54. 354; mew Niw York, Wheat unsettled, quiet and very firm. Loxpos, May at % for money 1862"a, $04, THE WEATHER. firm; War Dzrartx Wasnineton, D. SYNOPSIS POR PAST TWENTY-FOUR HOD ® The lowest barometer has moved northeastw from Michigan The pressure is South Carolina Lowest over Kansas. from Nebraska Whisky nominal, && Governments steady and sul’, North na May 10.—Flour Iat%e. better. 10, EN Office Chief Si ignal Offers.) i» May 10, 1872, 10 a.m. a down the St. Lawrence valley. now highest over Georgia and and the upper lake region. Kain is no prevatiing and Kansas to southern lake Michigan. Thence to Lake Erie and the aep or at lakes cloudy we: ather with easterly wind: southward to Texas with southerly winds, Clear J pleasant we i valley and generally. ather east of the lower Missis- 1 over the New Engiand and middle states with light to fresh winds very Cloudy weatber at San Francisco and Portland, Oregon. River has continued falling at St. Louis. PrRopanitits over the New E —Rising barometer prevail ngland and middie states with winds veering to easterly and southerly and threatening weather and areas of rain over the lower lake region. irom New England to the eastern Cloudy and threatening weather wit rain from the wi and southerly latter nerthward Clear and pleasant weather IT states. areas of estern gulf to the Ohio valley, to easterly winds. From the Jand westward falling barome- ter, easterly to southerly winds, cloudy weather rain. Dangerous winds are not anticipated. LADIES’ GOODS. — KID tM ae. and misses at $3 cow: GLOV. All coke ® pair. and S$. 887 Beam mi-6t* . WILLIAN JUST BECRIVED 250 HANDSOME SUITS Of all styles cheap at S HsLLERS,715 Market pace. 8300 BEAL HB 8. HELLER’S, 715 Market Spac ABASOLS of be bought ch For sale c! a AIK BRAIDS, at redaced pri evory shade, size, and color, can emp at 8. HALLER'S. 715 Market Space. STEAW GOODS, FLOWERS and RIBBONS, at prices to eu 8. HELLER'S, 715 Market Space duced prices. Beet Pai A MARGE A ud all the novelt ols, Fans, 1 €12 9 mayl-2w SPRING BATS and BONNETS, suitable for Receptions and Travelin, ceived from Paris. KID GLOVES. S. HELLER, 715 Market Space .NED—An elegant HILDREN RUE Mrs aud samples in SILKS, GRENADINES and* DOLLY VA ‘OKTMA&NT of CORSETS, at re assortment of 4 BUNNETS AN 5 ies in Ladies” Shaded .isie Thread and Kid @lc SELMA BUPPERT’s, street, opposite Patent Mc: No branch store. ourteenth street northwest. ‘ust re- large PONGEFS Also. toa SS FE, A. McCOBMICK, M 506 oh Has inst opened an el arerriment of CHALLIES, & R | DEN’ Goods apa) Im* sire eiteeen Kand F, stock of MILLINERY " GULODS, c mpriring ali the newest design’ nets, Hats. Flowers, Ribbons. Also. a fall of Ladies’ U Call and examine for yourself. { which she asks the attention of feinity: mar? tm JUST, BeenivED—a fine assortment of Bers man's BERLIN wails Brides. "Call and be Prices. M. P. LERCH, 714 rh between anso-tr B ERED atthe SLIPrE: to sell mt the lowes am pret con DRY GOODS. SPECIAL NOVELTIES! SPECIAL PRICES Wi ai ‘Ghai Grenadi meet of 8 Si ode. Percal welling che ap. dew Gear every are always down Beal Lace Shawls, Llama Shaw! just received, and will be sole Jo my7-6t ‘ry low prices; 0: Batiste Goods—new styles and fasi colors: ‘5 conta to $1.20; large assort ilk end Wool and all Wool Hes, Lawns, Chintz day by express, and our prices the lowest northern markets. is, Liama 7 NT. MITCHELL, 931 Pennsylvania avenue, between 9th and 0th streets. N OW OPEN! * WOLFORD «& SHILBERG'S NEW DRY GOODS STORE. THE CHEAPEST HOUSE IN THE TZRRITORY NEW GOODS RECEIVED DAILY FoR THE SPRING AND SUMMER SEASON’ Which are offered at the fo! Me ios te Oe Good Imported Blac ice Mabalr and Sink it Popliens for Ate ae DIES PARASOUS! ofSPEr Dara kt MENT, which ice jensen) 3 0 S10 patterns in ingtaineccccncn—n780. 0,81 fom. > sre reece Ute = 7 RK THE ARCADES 07 REMEMBER THE | Between may6-Im" 1018 ae Dress * sw duc. 10 BA bee PROFESSIONAL. cI by yamed Ube eer = Mirai recite sf mediciwe Ofites sscoet dose Stree Bort! cormet rt San TTR, ROTTS FAT LOR. wD uu. T MOnuay, DENTIST, av . bear the corner I8eb a pe tes. b Ss REM oVad:L. “Dr. 3B. GIBBS, DENTIST, has REMOVED tol F street. © nih side wins S an im BRAILRY. oF | men other to Chancery, Arguments in marely , @ STARK WEATHE: ENGINEER AND SUPERINTENDENT. beilaine at retloced peices the cod wink, Bass Buikting, corser Now York eves aett > ASTEFENDALL. __ REG'D FENDALL. > rERDal cov L APO Com ay or axe * B. U . Dp . C, ® Footer, Mp oop feb 26 cod S_ J. FRANKS. DENTisr, SS. ©" | 413 12th stroot, abote Poans avenue, OPEBATIVE AND MEcuA™ DENTISTRY Forty por cent. least Dont lishment in the city. all RICHTER, TRACHER O wo ly 936 Pa - bet, Sth wud loth ete joan B. WILLIAMS, ATTORNSY AT LAW, Boom 9, on second floor of Barbour's Lew Bulktiog Washingtem. _Remowed from . HANSA. JOEN F. BANPOhN RY aT Law, Bo. on’ Law Bo iding, Get tt ww dD. 0. SE INSURANCE COMPANIES. aga “FRANKLIN FIRE INSUR- ASCE COMPANY, OF PHILADEPHIA, CHARTERED 1829. CASH ASSETS. LOSSES 1 oo AWW IN 2300 00 71. $1,500 ALERED G. BAKER, President ALLISTER, Vice Prozident; THEO. M. KREGER, Secretary B. LEWIS BLACKFORD, WASHINGTON AGENT, 419 SEVENTH STREET N. W erally le of losses during the 5 istued near five hundred olicies, and bas paid many millious of Call at the Ineurance HANSO & BLACKFORD, 519 7th street, ANP INSURE YOUR PROPERTY IN TUS ~ FRANKLIN, OF PHILADELPHIAS may? tr HE ARLINGTON FIRE IN FOR THE DISTRACT CAPITAL $900 oF COLUMBIA. 000. Kim onston, Wm. P Jobastea, SS WILSON, Troe COX. Vice Pres.” | 8.5. RODD, Seo 1493 G street N.W 3 Sm — NATIONAL METEOPOLITAD FIRE INSURANCE OOMPANY, oF Tum DISTBICT OF COLUMBIA ORGANIZED AUGUST 26,1870, CASH CAPITAL.. Mer tn Mhepberd + Priidine, No. 90%, 5 aon wee RELLY, Pree — PAMUEL CBUSS, Secretary. inecrony, LOAN OFFICES. S GOLDSTEINa CO, . LOAN OF#ICE, 614 C STREET, may6 Under the Metropolitan Hotel SPEctar NOTicE. Selling off for thirty days at CARO® LOAN OF FICE AND BAZAR, No. 914 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, Between Sth and 10th stock of unredeemed Ni A New snd Second-hand fine aid Silver WATCHES, CHAINS, NGS and FINE JEWELRY below suction es. il and see, it will pay you. Goods on instalment. SPecriat NOTICE! HEBZBERG'S LOAN OFFICE, Established ia the District in 1882, is REMOVED TO 621 C STREET, AND Tru Sraeers N. W. apis ith OfBce I have Rp pe Td cs ize. in = —— the ae @ guarantes for futare. = CBABLES RERZEEhe. LOAN OFFICE AND coer ee oca 6 ne and C street, = “on on Oth and Teh streets NW. HENS LOAN OF FLOR, corner and New York avenue, York avenue. The most in the city. Plate value. SUMMER RESORTS. PBINGS, (Lar; SF cGy) Pasar Gocstt rE Chia price. pS EE "Vegas SPRINGS AND BATHS, HAMPSHIRE, CO.,W. VA, re