Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-11-06
Dystrict S;overumeu,sGatrs

waite families.
District Government Affairs.
There very little doing az the Columbia
buildings to-day. Since the THsh OF taxpayers
To this TCint, which terminated on the L.. inst.
the daiiy crowd has materially diminished. The
clersCsl force in 10th the Engineers and Com
missioner Offices are engaged in preparing ma
teTi8i for the report 10 Congress. The report Of
the Engineers vii be embraced IN OF appended
TO that Of tie Commissioners. The report Of
the latter will not be lengthy, but will prtnci-
paily be confined to francial statement Of the
District, and without any recommendations as
10 the form OF government for the future. The
Law does not require any report from the hand
OF the Commissioners, but the necessity for
sueh financial exhibit i so apparent thar they
cUlsidtT TIRE = enCe OF the Law on this point J.
presUU Ttive evidence that II is expected. The
report vi! show wholesome state OF finances.
PAYING THE Police.
The Control Ter - paving of the police TODAY.
but IN torseG uence Of the Sickness OF tie
Auditor the checks for the SlbOOi-feschers Will
not be READY for pawn eut before next week.
EeHyaWln r. Bowel was TO-DAY appointed
bOOkkssFeT IN rbe Controllers Office, vice AIr
Ii. o.. Gil. dismissed.
rag RECEIPTS
in tie Gfice OF the District Collector Tor the
neL'h o. October amounted 20 >5lls l5}+j.
DIABOLICAJ ISCENDIARIsx N MONTGOMERY
tCUETY, MAINLAND. On Friday morning
last, between AMI = O'Clock, the barn and out
houses Of thc country residence OF Mr. Wm. X
Smitb, superintendent OF the government Boz
fSnicai gsTGeus, was burned y ron % the act Of
an lnCenciary. ~ the same time Two VillaiuOus
efforts were made, through the use OF coal oil
and IaIer, 70 turn the dwelling house. in which
a colOTtd msu and woman AMI three Children
were sleeping a. the tine. These attempts we're
frGsta'eC y the CCiOref man, Who was aroused
scRSOuaIiy, ard through the eXerfl9n= OF HTrW.
NJ. Rapisy, WHO has country residence in the
same neigh bpEG0Ot. the dwelling hOuse was
saved, also, from taking ire from the burning
harm.
a co,ored man, named Albert Smith, has
been arrested on charge OF having commit
TED these acts o. lnCeEdl arISn. and the evidence
gCes 10 show that the design vas in brrni,lg me
house, 10 XII a cO!Cred .ifl sleeping in IN 20
OtstToy her testimony IN a case in court. IL =
stated hat son Of this Albert Smith commit
TED rare On this cOlOTed girl some weeks ago:
and since this fire eOlOTet man living IN the
neightOThCCd tsstifes that Albert Smith offered
him 50 % a'd ham in burning This witness an b.
tie use OF coal oil This CoiOrei nan told H.
mother and others OF the offer made to him bv
Atrrt Smith, and thev came forward be1.,-s
the II magistrate and testified to the tact
This VtllaiuOus deed Is but one OF a series OF
acts OF lncendiaTiSm IL that part CT NOntgOm-
cry county, ard the Citizens seem to think ii il
abouttlme the authorities Of the county should
take some active measures 70 suppress this law
lessntss which = doing so much TO harm the
reputation o. the county The Mount Pisyah
Methodist church has twice been destrOyedby
lncendiariSnI the old Jackson mansion now the
property OF ex- Secretary Hugh McCulloch, was
Irfd BY an 1ncendlaTy; and the house OF Colo
ne Sands in the adjoining NE igh bOrhood, has
twice been burned, and be has been deferred
from rebuilding by the insecurity 10 prOperty
through the unchecked reign Of the incendiary
gang. No attempts, OF none hat amounted TO
anything, was made in these Instances TO bring
ottcer Baker, OF Rockville. in arresting the
suspected party in the present case, gives en-
eouTagement TO believe that the county author
ties are at last aroused to the necessity for deal
. iDg with tie evil with some energy.
UTvEILING or THE RAwLINs SrATUE-Tbe
bronze statue OF the late General John a. Raw
hns, authorized by Congress, AMI which was
placed n position IN the square bearing his
name or J. stree, between 18th and 18th streets
northwest, on "Wednesday afternoon. was I'M
vailed yesterday at noon by the committee hav-
rs The same IN charge-Gsn. -. f. BsbcOck,
EovaTd Clafd, architect OF the CapitOi extern
zion, ard A. K. SpOfOTd. librarian % Congress.
The AZ. zIr was informal, and there we're no Ger
smon'es No publicity having been given, there
Wa rot more than lo0 persCns in attendance.
and the most of those present were friends OF
The late Secretary. Secretary Beiknap and
ArcLtect Nnllet were present. The statue was
moceleq ~ Bailey, Of Philadelphia, and cast ~
bT0rZ by r Weed & Co, Of the same civ IL
represents the General IN his military uniform
standing upright. with lls face turned tOya-o
the east, with his field glass Ia hand as il aAout
IN make an observation or reconnaissance. r.
stands on high pedestal Of Richmond granite.
The statue j. Pronounced admirable by his
widow and most intimate friends.
TEE NAVY ARD 1isclrr7s Of TTsrf.ageH -
TIE United States steamer Gettysburg, Lieut.
d c. Mckitctie commanding, with Admiral
Portcrs tcrptt1-Hrat. the Alarm, in tow, ar
rived - tie Washington hayward yesterday.
OF GsiSLCTOugL Po.ut the GettvzburS drOpped
the Alarm, ana the latter vessel proceeded to
the hayward, under steam, followed by her
convoy. Tie torpedo boat vas dccke1 bet seau
the receiyIEg-ship Relief ard The steamship
Dispatch. The following il a lis Of her officers.
conn snder A r. Cook, commanding: Lieut..
KIM bail, nav gator engineers. George W Sti-
vers, w A. WInsor, and r. ID. Taylor.
A heavy discharge OF wOrkm teighty) took
plsce yesterday in the department OF coilstruc-
ton and repairs.
Captain oscar c. Badger. Z. S. ", who has
hoa raNf to s.sv,
the Washington navy yard, assumed command
OF the yard to-day.
ENTERTAINMENTS THrs FvENrSG AT
Fords Opera House this evening, the grand PLAY
of King Lear, with Mr.. Mccullough a. Lear,
will De produced. Only two more opportunities
remain OF seeing this really great actor.
Mile Aimee takes & benefit at the National
to,mght, appearing in the character OF the
reilcsng Bell Helene. A matinee tomorrow,
wren Madame AngOt's Child will be presented.
ne Great MiltOnisn Tsblesux has been ex-
Eioited 70 full houses this week. The price OF
Sonllsston has been reduced Tor to- morrow after
noon matinee TO ten cents to enable All the
ton.
wHITa-BLACKBIRD.-Mr. ID. T. Sheriff. os
Prince Georges county, brought to the city TO-
tsTtsy-s white blackbirc or more properiV a
white South Carolina starring. Mr.. s. WAS ont
with gun and dogs after rabbits, and a flock OF
black birds lying over be let into them and
among the Others the white specimen fell. IL is
OF the exact size and shape OF body AMI mead a.
the ordinary biaekbir1, and the only difference
Il that les feathers white, with the usual red
fpot on the wings.
SKRieUs CUTTISG AFFaAY.-YeSterdsy two
G" cred m, n, named SAmUs! Booker and Rich
&C NrUtct heid, employed az Harvey * Hold
ems restaurant, corner OF Peunsylyanis avenue
eIe ~ suest- got into altSrcstion, during
VICE 70 oker was cut In a frisAtful manner
shout ne head and breast by ths other parry
ofetr smith assisted Becker 70 the Cfice OF Dr.
Bulkley, no dressed his wounds B,soker re-
hIR.