Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-10-28
District Government Affairs

The Collector OF Taxes yesterday footed up
the receipts OF his Office at nearly SlO 900. The
crowd continues to-day, and the receipts will
probably Overreach those OF yesterday.
PAID UP.
Commissioner Blow to-day paid off the last
demand DOte Tor money! borrowed by the late
District government amounting to 500, GOO,
and released thereby $500 900 collateral bonds.
CorTKNPLATBD REDUCTIoS OF ASSESSMENTS.
Mr.. Blow thinks the prospect looks fair for
reduction of the future assessments of general
taxes 70 IL per cent, which he thinks will
meet all obligations, besides the current ex-
penses OF the District government. This pro-
POSITION, however, cOntemplates the strictest
economy In the furture administration OF affairs
OLD CORPORATION BONDS REDEEMED.
The Commissioners have also Just redeemed
old corporation eight per cent bonds TO the
amount of $50 eco, held by the National Metro
IOlitan Bank OF this city, giving in lieu thereof
the new at5 bonds, thus curtailng large an
nual interest.
Nearly every old creditor of the District has,
or soon will be paid OF, and the current ex-
lenses met promptly.
TIE sIEKiNG FUND COMMISSION.
The sinking fund commission do not appear
70 have much 10 do. SO far, none Of the So yer
bonds have been presented tor exchange for the
3 g bOrds, and only about $3.50, goo certificates
of the Board OF Public Works have been. re-
ceived in exchange for said bonds. The holders
doubtless think the certificates the most val
liable on account Of the high rate of interest
they bear
WANT TO co HoNz TO VOTE.
Several Of the CieEksin the Columbia building
have II ade application 10 the Commissioners for
leave OF absence TO return to their respective
states TO vote. NO action has been taken as vet,
butit il understood that the chief engineer does
not fsveT the granting OF the request, unless the
applicants furnish substitutes during their
absence, the clerical force having been reduced
20 the lowest possible standard.
PAYING CONTRACTORS LABORERs.
The clerical force IN the Office Of the District
Auditor are employed every night until ten
o'clocEin adjusting the payrOlls of contractors
who bave not paid their men. The Controller
Il to-day paying the laDoFers under Mr.. Van
denbUrg and Mr.. Finley. The labOrers under
Contractor Barber viii next receive attention.
"TEE INFLUENCE or THR JEWS IN rHR
PROGRESS or THE WORLD.''-Last evening
there was quite large audience present At the
Hebrew Synagogue, on Sth street bet yeen y
and j, 70 hear a lecture by Mr. Simon Wolf
urder the auspices Of the Schiller bund. There
was present quite a number Of our leading citi-
Zens, a. well az Hebrews, and the speaker was
hstened 10 With marked attention. He was
introduced, and after returning thanks for the
invitation 10 him a Jew, to speak in behalf of
people, he referred TO the persecution of the
Jews in various countries Of Europe during the
middle ages, and down almost TO the present isv
and to the oblOquy heaped upon them, not only
oy me lgpoTapt anc biSoted, but even by such
writers a. Shakespeare and Dickens. who, in gty-
icck and FcgiH, hold them up 20 Tidicule. Even
the legend OF the Nv andeTing jew is called in
To minister TO superstition and fanaticism
The public press and even the photographers
Sre responsible Tor perpetuRting this injustice.
But. 50 tsr from there being any real ground
tor this Ortraelsm Of the race, he claimed that
facts went 20 show that, though there were OF
course, some bad and unworthy men among
thtm, made so, in many cases, BY persecution
and tnjustice,) yet as people they were the
Peers Of the best, and the interiors of none. He
proceeded TO show, by citations from historians
and other wTiteTs-al ChTistian-the import-
ant part they had played in the advancement
OF civilization and learning, quoted severe crit
icisms on Shakspeare's "ShYlOck" BY BRYANT
the poet, and Robert Benedix, and eulopiss on
The Jews by Macauley, Heiue and Othefss He
~ r az or -
Moses, the law giyer? and gave an ANALYSTS OF
bis character and teachings, snd said that few
such men would be valuable as Lawmakers
even IN these days OF "Chrstian statesmen"
Coming down to our own days, he enumerated
a list OF eminent names, commencing with Dis
Isel, the Rothsehids, Mendelssohn, Meyer
beer, ROssini, Tslma, Rachel and others
The lecture was characterized by laborious
research, accurate learning and fervent patri-
Otism toward his nation and people and by
genuine elOquence- 1t was a mastery effort,
and carries the author to a high RANK among
the best and most eloquent thinkers and ora
Tors OF his race IN America. The preliminary
exercises consisted or singing by the choir,
" hleh was very nne. The choir y AZ led by Mr.
L. Stern. and Was COMPOSED OF Misses Clara
Siegel, Bertha Herman, Efie Creighton, and
Rebeccs GOtthe.f, and Mes>rs, |. l.. Blout B.
NOFdlnger, "A. Franc, A. Levi, and G.. SchIei-
singer.
The Schiller Bund IS one OF the hest. IL no. he
best, literary org adj Eat 0Hs We have IN the CITY
&c was organized several years ago under the
ausIiCes Of Prof. Berkaa, who mas been H.
PRESIDENT up 20 the present. time. Not only are
the German classics studied by the buud but
the current Literature Of the past and present
day md gifted exI Ouents il the members OF tue
clsss, which Is composed o. our best society.
Heretofore tEsy have met in private AZ the
houses OF the members. extending invitations
necessarily 70 only favored few; but thls yezr,
We are glad 20 learn that they intend to eul 4rgs
The neld or entertainment, aud propose several
pGbIc entertainments, by card, the next OF
which viii he given few weeks hence at the
unitarian church. They cannot come too often
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