Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-06-29
District Government Affairs.

hence the attempt at self-destruction.
District Government Affairs.
THE CHANGE OF GOVERNMENT.
The District Commissioners have been very
nusy all tins morning in arranging for the r.
llnquiShment of their desks aS executive OFF,
GERS of the District, and putting the papers
and records in order for their successors
They have made strenuous efforts recently to
have all outstanding bills and accounts with
contractors and others connected with their
administration, brought in for settlement. 50
! that there might not be dollars worth of un-
settled accounts left outstanding. and i'm this
they nave Almost succeeded. I'm reviewing
their work they feei satisfied with the general
results. The subordinate officers of the Dis-
trlct all express regret at parting with Com
miSsioneTS DenniSoH and BRYAN, as Kind feel
Ing and courtesy have uniform Y characterized
their intercourse. What the pIauS and pur-
! roses Of the new officials will be must be left
Ior The lGture TO deyelope but the hope is eN-
| pressed 10y many OF our citizens thai changes
In existing Offices will not be the rule without
gGod cause No meeting has as yet taken
! place of the new officials. consequently no
| plans have been adopted or maturei a. 10 an
continents OF sub boards. \ new board OF
school trustees will have TO be appontedTun-
der The law. No plan has been adopted nor
considered as 10 the management OF police a.
| iaIrS but il is generally believed that a board
OF ponce VIII be appointed by the new Com
mlSsl0nerS. The work of this branch of the
| government is very heavy and the District
| commissioners will find il impossible TO give
| IL the attention required in connection with
lItll olHtI uullfS. lie OUTSIDE Iltk oil com
mitting the duties of the police board to the
| hre commissioners is quite freely discussed
and pretty generally favored. many good ar
| gumentS being advanced in its favor The in
tereStlng question of who is to be health Off
| Ger Is another subject for discussion. The
most prominent aSprants for the Office are un-
derSl9od to be the present efficient officer, DIR!
L. L: keene, and DT. Smith Townshend DIR.
Antisell and others are also spoken of as very
suitable gentlemen for this position. multi
tude of aSpirantS for inspectors and other
subordinate officers nnIpr this i,
the field and buSily engaged in getting sigma
lures 10 memorials for their appointment. IL
is not likely that the new Commissioners will
act with haste in these important appoint
ments, but will endeayor TO select the best
men.
The retiring Commissioners feel specially
| gratitied that they leave no known outStand-
| ing obligations contracted for under their ad-
mlniStratlOn of the public affairs, and il there
| are any, that ere a Suf1ilien funds in the
| Treasury 10 the credit of the District TO meet
| them
The new appointee, Mr. Dent, was closeted
! with the Commissioners for while tOdav
| The new Engineer Commissioner. M jOr W
j. IWlnlng, has not yet visited the stage of his
tuluIe duties. Both will take the oath Of Office
MMHohHay MOI morning a! the ONCE on ~ street,
| The out going commissioners and Lieut.. HoXie
| speak in the highest terms of praise of the
new appointments, and say they art entirely
| worthy OF the honorS conferred.
| FINANCIAL OPERATIONS OF THE RETIRING
COMMISSIONERS.
In addition TO the prompt payment of all
CuIItHl EXPENSES Oh running the IlSfrlct
| ernment, the District Commissioners have
also promptly met al maturing obligations
and interest. A brief synopsis shows the FOL-
| lowing:
Redemption OF Bonds by the Commissioners
| from June 20, 1871, to June So 1878:
PERMANENT improve't bonds, DC. SASH 50
| Chicago relief bonds, D.C......... 100000 Oh
County school bonds, D.C...... 1890 90
Steam force pump bonds De-. GIG %
Water stock bonds, De-. 60295 Oh
Sper cent. water certificates, DC. 166,262 IS
water stock, late corp'n of WaSh'n 67254 SIS
Emery 3l0certificates, late cor
pOratiOn OF Washington. .... 20, ,lC3 %
S62g, ,299 43
Temporary loans and interest. ...... l,lS,639 OF
Late Bd. Pub. Works and Dist gov 81, ,766, ,a3s 30
THE OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
OF the District government held meeting at
/ O'Clock to-day; Mr.. Thomas c. Cox water
registrar, regis in the chair, and Mr.. j. c. Rock,
chief clerk OF the Engineers Office as secre-
tary. A Acommittee-cOnSisting OF Messrs VIM
Morgan, superintendent of taxes: DR. VIM
ILndal ~, secretary TO the Commissioners. aud
Mr Z. Reldell-waS appointed to draft reSolu-
llonS. 1he committee soon after submitted a
letter, which was adopted and ordered to be
engrosSed in triplicate, and to be signed by the
chairman and secretary on behalf of the meet
ing land itwas agreed that Mr.. Cox, the chair
man, present to the Commissioners the letter
in which they say:
GeptLemen:-On your retirement from the
administration of the temporary government
OF the District of Columbia whose affairs YOU
have so ably and satisfactorily controlled for
Inc past four years, We, the officers and EN-
ployeS thereof, desire to express our high re-
gard Tor you and our appreciation of the uni
form personal and official courtesy and kind
ness you have manifested toward us on eVeiy
occasion, and to assure you of our wishes for
your abundant future happiness and pros
perity."
THE DISTRICT CENSUS
Ihe census takers connected with the asSeS-
sor,s office are making good progress with
their labors. So far they have turned into the
r1nnrtS nd 10
thought the figures VIII reach 10000 inhabi-
tants of the entire District. The work will be
completed in about ten days.
KILLED By LIGHTNING.-At Montreal ON
thursday morning, during a violent thunder
storm, lsadore Longdeu, residing i'm the west
ern part of the city, was instantly killed by
lightning on the gallery of his house His wife
who was standing by his side, escaped unin-
years, was killed by lightning i'm a field near
Martntown, Canada, the same evening. 80.
At Elmlra, Ny. man named Geo. Gilbert
storm Thursday afternoon. He was on top OF
small mouse at the time and was hurled a
asanfs ssss Of ten feet to the ground One Of his
living near Louisa Court House, Va, was
struck Dy llghtnlng IN storm Thursday, and
almost instantly killed. His clothes Were
literally torn from his body.
THE FITz JOHN PORTER CAsE.--The read
ing of the evidence in the case of Gen. Fitz
John Porter was continued before the court
martial at West Point, n. Y. yesterday, Tba
War department has informed the court that
civilian witnesses viii be paid actual travels
Ing expenses from the army contingent fund
and officers of the army summoned will be al
lowed mileage. The defense will produce
various letters and telegrams which have nor
been before considered. Adocument has an
peared before the court, apparently with the
sanction OF the War department. but which is
really an elaborate argument by Gen. Pops
upon tie case as it stands i'm the light of the
latest facts that Gen. Pope could obtain It
has not yet been made public. The court al.
journed yesterday until July s.
PROBABLE MURDER OF YOUNG GrKl-
AT West Winfield, n. Y, Catharine NJ Rich
ards, aged Ia, was found dead I'm her fathers
barn, on Tuesday, about O'Clock D. m. She
was supposed TO have been gored TO death Inv
a bull, but now The evidence tends TO the be
lief that she was murdered. 'Mi,,ron Buell.
farm hand, who was In love with the rirl 10