Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-01-27
LOCAL NEWS.

TEE DEPARTMENTAL RELIEp ASSOCIATION
held its annual meeting last night, Mr.. MOul-
ton the president. in the chair. The treasurer
and secretary submitted their rsports. which
we're received and adopted. The ccmnuttecs
appointed 20 examine the books and accounts
:, these efhcers, reported that they had dis.
speets correct. The association then proceeded
20 the election Of officers for the ensuing year
Mr' Mealton declined reelection, having held
me position two years, and MIR. John w Hog
OF tie Navy department, wAs auanimansfx
elected president, Mr.. A X. Smith OF the srn-
eral land office, wss elected vice president: Mr..
= ;. Fletcher. treasurer and secretary I'M place
OF MT. Clifton aud Mr.. Allen, respective who
decbntd 20 be candidates for reflection. AZ was
declared by vote, - the sense OF the meeting,
thAt tie once OF treasurer and secretary couii
lie AdNantageously and Ell GENTLY nlled hy one
rtrson, and thus eoonomize IN the expenditures
Of the association.
The following gentlemen we're elected a. .hs
Oosid OF directors Samuel I. Ellis, NAVY de-
partmeni; A. X. Smith, Land ONCE; Henry
bIsdshsw. fost otoe department. {, 4. CIT
'on, surgeon 6euerAls Or1ce: n. n. MOulton
q Auditors office, \ b. Morse. eth Audtsr'-
nee: y. W. CLARK, 81 Auditors office. 81. 4
Lotz Internal Revenue bureau. J. u. Wilson.
fei sion once; y. ferree, Registers Office.
Francis Howard, "a ComptrOller's Office: r. y,
Locke, Agricultural department. j. a. Fan
ner, War department; A. c. whitney. COAst
survey, W. ?. Gspeu, puartermastcr Gsneral's
fiice: George BsTtle. Department OF state. o
h. Rtcdiugtou. Secretary = office Interior de-
rartnent, I. Z. Smart. II AUDITORS oaice:
Becker. ordnance bureau, War department.
From the treasurcr's report IL appeared that
u &c the organization 81 the association. two
Aeafs ago, - -in have been PAID o. the heir OF
deceased member, and upwards OF - ,ai1 10
members who have gucd and have been di--
merged, besides paying the salaries 81 the sec
eiafA ana The treasurer, aud the EXPENSE OF
books, printing, &c, which were necessarily
arge In the earlier DAYS oT the ASSOCIATION.
committee Vas appointed 10 confer with
the president OF the civil Service Relief as.o-
citation, similar organization on the "a bierf az
uniting the two.
AMER the election Of new members, and iNing
the bonds OF the treasurer aud secretary AZ
sl,2oo, the association adjourned.
THE ADVENTURES oP A WAsHNsroS MAN
IN WANT OF A SLOP- CARTE .stIHtBfrs q
Mr.. MugRins IL an estimabe citizen OF the NJ
teenth election and garbage district. For s,.r1e
months past the visits OF the collector OF the
above necessary refuse of hOusekeepers have
been like those OF angels-few and Tar between:
" the music OF the bells being seldom heard
save those belonging TO peramulating knife
grinders. Muggins wife, being a rrat woman
is much annoyed in conseque'ise In VAN ne
waited day after dsy, but no representaftve al
the Board OF Health called for the rapidly over
lowing now bucket, Being unprovded with back
yaTd u was impossible 10 bury IL. one cold
night Muggins conceived the bright idea OF set
ting the offending vessels slyly on the curb
stone, IN hopes that some inebriate,i individual
might kick II into the gutter before morning:
but, either owing 20 the temperate Character OF
street OF the scarcity OF hogs. Il was not dis
=" beus nc Wa therefore obliged 10 briug ~
back into the house, a watchful policeman
had already caught sight OF IL. His wife neNt
tired 10 make a present Of IL % the Celtic
lady who supplied them with "pure
milk, fresh from the COW" but n was
declined, as Mrs. O-Leary was In the
habit of purchasing the Tactical fluid from a
mikman, the Law fOrbIdding her Ito kane cows
or pigs inside the corporation, shure" That
bucket was as hard 10 get rii OF A. the miser's
Shippers IN the ARABIAN Night-.' In = ,spAir
he bargained with Juvenile freedman a. re-
move the objectionable matter 20 some dfsi ant
vale where goats stan roam. and pensive Kline
on coWshPs feed. Giving the boy Dexter
shin-plsster, be saw him disappear In the aim
distance. But the youth having no eye tor tue
beauties OF nature did not roam far but de.
posted the contents OF the bucket in one OF the
vacant lots 80 common IN Washington. lie was
seized an the act by the wa,caful policeman
who, thinking that tine from the bows en-
poyer OF more consequence than his arrest
forced him 10 confess who had hired him 70 in
suit the dignity OF the Board of Health Poor
MuRgins temporized with the officer OF tue law
ior - but was forced % take back the assort-
ment OF apple skins and potato parings which
tue cruel cop had forced the how 10 nick m
Driven 70 desperation. Muggius has boxed an
heoHending vegetable matter and expressed n
called for. -N N'i'
He calculates they will have a long time 10
walt; and grins when thinking what a SUNRISE
some one will experience when Il il sold 20 nav
charges.