Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-01-28
The Change al Police Headquarters.

The Change AT Police Headquarters
RETIREMENT OF MAJOR RICHARDS
This morning AT 10 o'clock when the lieuten
ants of police had turned in their morning
reports to Major Richards, he addressed them
as follows:
Lieute n0Itts:-We meet this morning Off
-siaIly for the last time, and desire to ypresS
my thanks for the support have always re
celVed al your hands. and to express to YOU
my cordial good wishes for the success i'll life
oil each and all of you. i sincerely hope that
my successor may be- as thoroughly supported
as have been. and that the relations between
You and him may be as pleasant as the rela-
lions which have existed between us in the
past Continuing. he said he had always
Deen warmly SUPPORTED, not only by the
ieutenants, but by the force, and he would
IKE personally 10 thank each one. but that is
impossible. and he would ask them to convey
10 each and every member of the force his
thanks Tor the manner in which he had been
supported ana say 10 them that they had
been friends III the past. he hoped they would
as Trends meet each other in the future They
mad al treated Elm with courtesy aud respect
and BE had tried To merit rhc confidence and
respect of the force. and did not know anyone
OF the department fOrwhOm he had an umkind
feeling. lie may have erred. but ii 50 it was
on the SIDE of mercy, and for the past fifteen
years be had entertained nothing but the most
cordial feelings for the force. Hoping that
their future would be pleasant and that they
would meet with every SUrreSS in life with
good wishes for all. he extended to them his
farewell official greeting.
replied to Major Richards. rrmarkfng that he
befeNed that b" spoke the sentiments of all
from the Youngest to the 0ldest-when he said
their retiring superintendent had the sincere
wishes of ali for his future welfare and pros
peTiiy.
Lieut.. Noonan remarked that it was with
profound regret that they parted with him.
Lieut.. GeSfOrd then advanced and made
similar remarks. and was followed by the
other lieutcnaHtS.
STREET TALK ABOUT THE MAJORS SUCCESSOR
Bnl1PP m Itnvn h,I
-t0eelhg as yet to consult as to who thew
hill appoint as successor 70 Maj. Richards as
chief of police. The current report that Mr..
Curtis. the secretary 70 the board Is IN Ia tina
next superintendent, is fatty denied by Mr..
Curtis himself and by Commissioner BrjttOn.
at whose instance his services were secured
as secretary to the board. The street rumOrs
ABOUT half dozen other perSO rs in this con
neetiOn, are mere talk. The commissioners
VIII probably scrutiniZe the present force
closely for proper person before going ont
side Tor a superintendent. but in any event
me selection will be made solely with refer
ence 10 necessary qualifications, independent
pi any other influences.
Quite 4 number of names have bepn Suo.
sested and talked about on the streets Those
prominently mentioned are VIM Dickson II.
W. Tyler. Robert Ball Alexander GarfIuer
1hOS- i. Morgan. III. A Hall w j Murtaps
Lieut. Austin and some others but the com
mlS>l0nerS have expressed no preference all
Inc taIk being by outsiders. 1t aay be some
weeks before the selection is made. in the
meantime Capt, Brock will act as sunerin-
feBdcpt.
pERE REvTIIE UPON HELL"-YeSt3rr,i,
evening, despite the furious Storm an immense
audience gathered 10 hear the initiatOry ser
vile, the phenomenal preacher among the
Dominican monks, on Hell He is man of
ME presence. with an intellectual if not a
handsome face. Els words are full of eIO
quence and IA, gestures of grace He has a
marked accent which makes rather attrac-
tive than otherwise the excellent English he
RaNIlf -
and served several years rs an officer of French
ZOUaVeS. His family are we'll known in the
FaubOurg ~. Germain. and hold 4 high po-
SltIOn among the titled nobility of France.
The audience Yesterday evening was largely
composed of PrOteStantS. and Judging from,
the number OF private carriages blocking the
street, the West End was well represented.
The Friar has a heavy gun in hand, but
seems To have an abundant stock of ammu-
hltion- anu evidently don't propose firing blank
cartridges.
Miss BERIHA NoN HILLERN To NIGHr-At
seven this evening Miss Won Hiiern. ut Odd
Fellows Hall. begins the most severe task of
her pedestrian experience, viz: to walk 100
miles upon Il course requiring Iwenty-f four cir
cults to the mile. IL seems to be the popular
belief that she will accomplish the feat al
though there are many skepticS, and strangely
enough. most OF The latter are among her own
immediate friends. They argue that as she
must swing ninety-SiN corners in every mile
the task is too great; that she has but two
hours to walk the eleven additional miles to
the former walk. and that the weather is not
sufficiently cold 10 enable her To work to the
best advantage In the meantime Miss Won
Hinern is nOn-commttal, only promising To do
her best. During all of this forenoon the ut
most quiet reigned through the long corridors
OF the Imperial Hotel. the accommodating
guests appreciating the need of long and
peaceful slumber for The little foreigner.
A SECOND MEETING OF the Board of Regents
of the Smithsonian Institution was held OH
Saturday evening. at o clock. Chief Justice
Waite, Senator WitherS. Hon. j. A. Garfield
Hon. George Bancroft. DIR. Asa Gray, DIR. I'll.
Coppee. and Hon. Peter Parker We're present.
The portrait of Secretary Henry, by Thomas
v. Clear, of New York, WAS accepted by the
board, and a vote of thanks rendered TO the
eoihmIttee To whom the duty of selecting the
Sf ~ ~ mad been entrusted. The annual report
~ ~ the secretary was then read adopted by
$3.50, u anu lis transmission to Congress
taSu., Inc board then adjourned subject
." INC can OIL secretary Henry.
The SALE or ESGRAvISGs still continues at
lob ioth street. Coreoran building Sreat
many IaN0rite pictures have been ad,sJ 70
me CORRECTION, among them very fine imnras
sfonS OF Guldos d" Amora - ssVintaSe Eas,;
wax by Alma Tadema " Interior OF Ranhaars
Studio &c, &c. The hours of sale ar,s =
eclock in the afternoon. and 7 O'Clock i'm the
evening.