Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-12-08

control, aud nsver more yUsIiy displayed than
ia the recent summary abolition CT the terrific
{ Tlsl government and the Institution ia It's stead
/ Of Sn absolute board or control.
| The con Dittee recommend, as best calculated
I &c avoid a repetition o. the errors and short
l SoHtngs OF the past, and tO promote the inter
/ ests III all who are may b in any way con
uected OF associated with the national capita
! ~ the iUtGTc, thai Congress exercise that eN-
! elusive legislation over Jft District with which
/ X Il invested by the Constitution, sni provide
! Tor II general super nts u0eucs uf its al sirs
! ana tht enforcement ot the laws through
officers snC agents directly ansu3ble 20 the
supreme executive authority Cf the United
States. a. - a frame OF government ub
serving t1.tr in-tTucIons, aua a.so tie con
! StifutuHai limitations Oh toe appointing 30 Eer.
aid L,vilg regard TO proper efficiency Of aG-
M .is'. .iOn and of6ciai sittIty, Jh5 con-
II tie" Aese deemed i. necessary . make tIe
| new g Fe-uUeDt for the District a department
| :n II. government Of the EuirJs States strictly
! liIlirsG e. The sfrsirs OF S4it District At the
! h-ad Of this department shall be jlos-d OF
! gtneft control, ce7lEua'rd board Of rcgcuts,
( o. tbT p-r-ons, q be Grroidtsi by The Presi-
! GCnt ana confirmed By the Ssua~e, with y GER
/ tam tenure o. office, and removable only for
| cause "ho are % exercise tac Cglef executive
| 4uiBCUfys always acting as public body, and
! with limited aud defined powers WITHIN tbis
| department. ars subject 20 jtS Supervision, are
| dt-'iur- subdivisions or bureaus, s. the head
! ot 1aC q whom Is = board 81 cooperative cOQ-
trCf, y Z oE. Guie au3 pU~ 5r- are aI-0 defined
| anu whose "5lngs Ar5 OTtC 10 proper Inspection.
| Thee boards are appointed by tue regents.
/ t&.ep. ~ 10 the board OF eIacat.NH, pOru.n
| nt the u.t mhsTs Of which are TO he elected by
! tue Id shiisr's and sxCep., also, aS TO the B1-
| te~u O. fUrhc Works the head Ot which is To
| be oei aIed hy the President from the Engineer
| Corps Of The army, have a certain tenure or
| nee, and aIe r,nIovshle by tae regents tor
cause p With the view OF ralievi 40
! Congress Of eI0aFras sing details of strictly
| munlC' pat affairs, II has been thought desirable
20 present q fFanu- Eork Of government inst
| could be admnisisT, with ~ infrelnent ap-
peals G" lts authority the va ure O. tho q sse
/ WCpiG allow. Authority u Make sHtr able aEf
/ a'-essA'y y 'iulH--ces and regulations, in HAT-
| mony "l'h tte laws OF GGugr-ss, has been con
| terfed upon those charged WITH the executive
aoIhnstI q III a. * .ersiE5 as Jnu soczi INFER
| el-s aic likely 70 reyUiT
! The m'llria ssstem has been revised, a0i
! umije- and comparatively inexpensive force
/ provided for, deemed -1rg ave, now yer. 10
! any fIui1ds Tor It's sor'icd vh.ca may be anti
! ciy.teG.
| The judicial cnu.ts, stsncing u59a the bssls
| of statutes Of tAe I5iteI SEetas. Iufte In.ls-
! ptrdtn5 Of local control. are not deemed ne
ctEsaI..y 10 la.i within tls scope Of tge author
! ~ Of TIE C.WBi tee, and have received no
! share OF its attention, except - T. tue Police
| Court, in regard 10 which certain provisions
| are made With tie view of efficiency aud . s.
| patch ia the transaction OF it, business.
4-6 establishment OF municipal COAT =
! also PROVIDED lvT, having exclusive civil jars
! d.cltoa 81 matters HOy griLsole by igsti -
| Oh The peace, sHu tLLS supaT,3 3uIug tue Office
| ana Jurisdiction ui sa!d justices. aui IA adI:-
! tton thereto It Is PROVIDED that any iulEs u
! Salo n 1nlclual c-Ust may, under Urh rtgats-
! tVts - may te p-eEcEDC1 b. tie Suurems
! Court ot tie y trlct, be dasIg1s-ea bv r4a
J chI=t justice OF said court 70 hole aarm sad
/ session 81 the Pul'Ce CCUr- Wiz Jil- WOW Vi
! facilitating the business therein.
| FCN.siJn l. made for tee assess -loTf and CO..
.ecuCn of a tx Gpan he Ta-l sU5 personal
estates y tAe Inhabitants O5 'hs u -C.at. except
! sCch as srs exempt by law. 7t the Supposed
uedium rat. VI two dollars Oh --s slte lIu1scd
! doiiars, tae va.uarcu t2r sE.H taxsr.yn bssag
| me true 'a.us ueIt0i as I.ou a lust Epprals5-
/ utNE IetHe-n o. b,Cr and Creator. Lac as-
SCISSORS are g. b. a pointed uE +l- gents. and
/ may er 10y them T,mJTed irv cause. TIE taxes
I g H D.. Id 4
revenue tCr tuF D.s.E.cJ, CJf.aa-e1 sv lIm s.tH
! n"lc 10 tag Unit q stat ise -Sa~E, ana al
tl-2 7. "F'laC lo7 Ien any 20 Err2 81. rfsEer ,r5
30 &c rt sctsG an n-id ,Ht2 fine eSGsv a. ae
"A 81 >f.s..s -n nike manner sur ai ,ay.Ia-.-
/ .0r at.a les a-d comp. .tgss- 4ut ~ Jlt-
! E"i-r J. lIl s.tsf are 90 b5 mace bs t.a L. 4s-
UFg. ~ ma United States uIrn agufgs,-.t -,r--
'y iv5 -.a7z; and al voucher aun aro sHsl-s .~-
! - q aIoIteu bg. and al variants ana .sga g.
t'H7 a- iC ga~= UfdsT Tho cO-t5ol ID. = proc.
-f-CaTs 81 i.a Treasury 0. the Ial5o1 $-I-.s
-aEaua- r-fBrts ar6 20 b made BY sar Z. get
% tue Fsts,o 1t to be transmitted 70 goHEr-ss
TEs car'"isson r. % the District OF Co
.iWtls aS- av.rstI t. II ke or CA9se - he pre-
usr5js -uI-4t q 0ru.14ae-s and regulations i.r
the CII1BC O.; rte several bureaus. aud also 80
cause 10 te rrv'6I.d y suitable persons, toI
trsnsn ..sor 60 =, as q It's Iext session, coh
cgeSt aLo revision D. Z A existing laws a. are
tsfeClaAy optical e. Fajd District aad ais -
provide a systematic cole OF procedure al5
pr'c'lce ICT tia9 courts sad 5ai1 J3mmi ssioHers
~. ftG-f q 10 .I--i- sea 1"Iois 10 the Pg-sl-
dent, for tTausHliss.o1 70 Congress, deJa l4G
5stlDste OF the expeu .i'uT7s required tor -ae
year o. ai1E June 20, ls,d.
THE GLESDENEIaa SCAsDAL-Thonias Y.
Jones, acouslu OF AIS Mary =. Pom rav. Jy
whom tie chdrgoEO o. i'm morality were r,refs-yel
| against Rev. John ). GlendaLDiBg, Published
| II orc Of tle Jersey City papers Oh Saturday q
statement oI tie Facts o. the case that cane
within DIS Eno"ic"gr. DuTlDg the whole 5-,.Spu
oi the PTs-by teTy Tor the t:ial o. the csss no
he.d himseii III readiness to ausW eT tleir sum
mons - appear and testify. but. uholgh re
q. nv. rf.-r ryAs fH ffFa a rraH
| the PIcsbyteTy steadily refused 70 receive IL
| testimony. Iue Presbyterv le.4 tt Iaadmissl-
Die, because Jones' name was not among those
uFllshed % GieHGsnnln5 Al the opening Gf tie
trial az names Of witnesses for tle prosecution
| During lie tine whel GituiCuning wz- u ~
Intimate with Bliss POneIOy- jones lived ia tAe
house Of MI.ier, ia which Mlss Pcmeroy also
lived, and he had ample OYpoE -uaity 70 inform
AtnSeu OF re matters Of ~4lrb hs speas5.
His room 11s OF 5ce par.Or, aud the oagy way 81
reaching IL was fF passing through the pars1r.
| lie frequently ssT GisuIeuui Oh : at the hGn,s.
| ana on Two or three OCCASIONS while GI5nG-a-
HIiS Y a. alone R'th Mary he saw ber In tears.
oul week Mr GleId- -larr.- cGllsl elc1t TINES
IpJE NJ Sc Pom ROY. He Aai seen Mss PJus-
roy sitting ON GleLceDEiDE's lBp she resting her
head CD his slOgiger, ana ne with ui- arm
around her waist. Mary gave Jsuas 20 uaCsl-
stand that she was eukAssG 80 GIeDIeuuIus
and That the reason why she denied II . SOU.
was that Nj GielGeuniDg had r1lIested her
70 say nothing about IL, foi his mother and sister
%ouid object 10 the engagcm-Lt dc hal Ano "A
them e. be IL the psrcT on three different oCct-
5lO-s without any light. Ii pe yer knew of aay
oue else visiting MISS PJme4Jy, nor ever "a.
her IL company With anybody else th n Glen
deurllE. She seemed, IN fact, 70 av1Id everg-
poGF eIae. Jones concludes Hy stating that he !
returned one night at 1880 O'Clock ard vent 20
ltd, Sc4n aftSrWaid GieBd-GniHg ana Miss
Pomercy entered the parior. Jones fell asleep, |
and was Awakened by low talking IN the sarior |
lie heard Mary say, s'No, Glen; il is after u
O'Clock, and L expect Tom will DC in every min. (
ute" The light was then out.
TERRIBLE DOUBLE MURpER IN VIRGINIA.
shocking double murder took place at Harm
sous Ford, near Stafford, Va, last Thursday
night. In hut, not far from the banks OF
Cedar Run, lives an old man about seventy
years Of age, well.known in that county as one
Of Its largest land owners and wealthiest ciUi.
zens, derry Herndon, and his wife a little his
junior. Living with them as farm hand was
black boy of small stature, about eighteen.
named Jesse FOuks, and little coiored boy
about ten years OF age, named Adds con Russell |
fOuks had been hauling wood, and coming
in at ieht was accused Of stealing a piece of
pork from his employer, which he denied and
quarrel ensued. on Friday morning a soa Of
the old man called at his house, and on enter
ing the yard discovered bloody foot prints ana