Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-06-01
An OLD TIME BLUE BOOK.
A Tiny A6air-Small Proportions of
the Government DePartments-Sai.
aries Now and Then.


val-turnishes some Interesting facts, espe-
Blue Books of the present. By the resolution
of Congress of April 9th, 1916. directing its
compilation and publication once in two years,
only 500 copies were ordered to be printed-a
number which at this day would be totally in
adequate for the use OF the departments. 1t is
a small duodecimo Of 112 pages 81 of which
contain lists of post offices, postmasters, sc.
THE CIVIL LIST
fills only SO pages. The Department of State
had besides tie secretary and chief clerk, s
employees, two being messengers, The Patent
Office fOlce was composed OF William Thorn
ton. William Elliot and Benjamin Fenwick:
the last-named a messenger at $72 per annum
The Treasury department., with Alexander j..
Dallas. Secretary, had 50 empl0yes-9ln Secreta-
the registers, in the treasurer'S, and II in the
office of commissioner of revenue. There were
"A clerks in the Land Office, the late Joseph
Wilson, afterwards Commissioner, being then
partment had in the Secretary,S office IL men,
tamong them the late Col. VIM Hickey, clerk
at $500; paHm aa generals once 10; &C
supplies, 10: lin which the late John SeSsfOrd
was messenger at $500 per year, making a
total of 60 in the War department In the Navy
office, s in the navy commissioners Office, and
Is in the accountants office: total, 80. In the
General Post Office there were 25; Chauncey
Bestor being clerk at $500 per annum. The
compensation to the collector of customs at
Georgetown, John Barnes. was 81, 1874 James
H: Blake, collector OF the direct tax for the
District received $3,380l0.
THE ARMY LIST
shows that there were then an engineer corps,
an artillery corps, regiment OF light artillery,
seven regiments of fnfaHtrv, and one rifle
general. 500 per mOnth and 10 ratiOnS per day
brigadier general, $l04, II; colonel of ordnance,
$50. 6; colonel SIS. &; lieutenant colonel, $50, 5:
major, $50, 4: captain, $40, 3; first lieutenant.
$50, g.: second lieutenapt, $25 3; sergeants, So {;
corporals, s.; and priyates, s.; cadets, $l6 per
month and rations. The names of 252 cadets
District: VIM. McIntire, George W. Swift,
GeoI &c D. Ramsay (afterward chief of ord
nance,l Edward Polk. W.. Newton, Richard
bas 50fn Fl ehS EdwS has bert
mons, VIM. III. Kerr. w. A. Eliason, Joseph
Hodgson, VIM. A: W. O'Neal, Robert, W.
ONeal, Andrew Ramsey, George +. Lindsay,
John G. Jones, E. 7. Taylor and Catesby Ap
III. Ball There was at the time an Office OF
commisSary general of prisoners, with John
Mason, of Md, at the head, and Richard
Smith. money agent; the late Asbury Dickens,
for many years Secretary of the Senate, as
chief clerk.
THE LIST OF NAVAL OFFICERS
contains the names Of 81 captains, 2 masters
shipmen-the pay of the first named, SIS to
$50 per month with from to lS rations; the
,ecOnd, $50 with rations; the fourth, $40 to
$50 with 3 rations, and the latter, sl9 with
names of David G: Farragut, and the follow
ing from the District. H; Beatty, j. A. Cook,
French Forrest. L. N. ,Godsborough CATER
Frank Wheaton then commanded the marine
corps with majors, 10 captains Including the
late Archibald Henderson in command for
many years subsequently,, % first lieutenantS
and 90 second lieutenantS.
OUR NAVY IN 1916.
There was in the nav! tien C. vessels beside
II gunboats, several targes and launches
1 fOrpp a..
ed the Washington, Franklin, Independence
and New Orleans, each carrying "A guns. the
LIST unfinished: The Constitution, Guerriere,
Java, Superior and United States, of A guns
each the Constellation, Congress and Mace
DOMAIN, &c guns each; .Contiance and Mo-
hawk, 81 guns each. At the Washington
in 1914, one gunboat in 1904, and two gunboats
PosThAsTERs AND THEIR Salaries IN 1916.
The list of post offices numbered 3,2C0. The
following, in the adioini''' unties, appear:
Alexandria, Va, J: War on, postmaster at an
ahnnal compensation OF 1888; Aquasco, P.
John MSnroe s s55 Aauia ARVn war Md
Waller, $993l Baltimore, J. s. Skinner, $1,000
Bellair, Md, John Reardon, $53 81; Benedict,
Md:, 5; Gett, $685.; B!adensburg, Nd, VIM.
$40; Brick Meeting House, Md, j. White,
$l903; Chaptico P. Key So Charlotte Hall,
Elkana Edwards, $685.; Easton. Md, T. P.
sl1l.99; Fairfax C. d., Va, john Radcliffe,
s52l6; fredericksburg, Va, Josh Timberlake,
$996 "a; Georgetown, Susanna Wiley, 8, 223 SO
er's Ferry, Va, r. HUMPHREYS, slO2.95; King
&Ihsale. Ha.,tJohn Bailey, $.:d355;; Lancaster
fa g g5l heMeSa6urg "a, W. Woody s927l5:
ray, $t4.96; Lower Marlboro. Md, D. Kent
s go; O Marttinsburg, Va, " s1mmeEviIle
yilleD John Braddock, s95 .; Nan jemoy. Nd.
M. SmmS, $222.3 80; New York. TheOdOruS Bai!y
$500; Norfolk, Va, w. Newsum, $2OO1t :;
Nottingham, Maryland, w. Worthington,
Philadelphia, r. Bache, 5000; Poolestown,
nOw POOlesvlle,) Md, D. Lockland. $50. 10 :
Pot TOBACCO Md, J. l.. Griffin. $685. Refs
tertoWn, Nd, G; Fisher, 47.S0; Richmond, Va,
W. ": ., FtogGsshee, s264s; Saem, Fauquier, Va,
Md, G. Nourse, 1867; shepherdstown, Va
1913 SO; Stafford, (or Spotted 'TavernD Va, A.
B. Alcock, s. Il; Stanton, Va, $3s5Ci; St.
lnigoes, Md, s; Armstrong. $l7.55; st. Leon
ards; Nd s26Ss; Thornt9Rs Cap Xa $3.50;
per MARLBORO, Md, D. NJ. Burgess, slll15 !;
Edmonston, $3.50. There We're Ii Wash ing
tons, including this city, with Thos. Munroe
$59t3: West Point, n. Y, Andrew Eliicott
$225.46; West River, Md, $l279; Winchester
Va, $975.5. A list of about 100 contractors for
carrying the mails is given.
WASHINGTON OFFICIALS.
IhOS. MunrOe, a nephew OF President Mon
roe, was superintendent OF Washington CITY
at salary of $2,0G0, with George SWeeny, r.
Dyer, A. Dyer, I. Muuroe, jr., and John Bal
ley as clerks. at $500 EACH Samuel Lane was
year; Joseph Elgar clerk at $1,000, and A.
Thornton messenger at $500.
THE REV John FosTER AMI u1S W,vra-