Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-05-24
The Rush for Certificates.

LIVELY SCENES AT THE TREASURY TO-DAY.
At two O'Clock this morning there were sixty
or seventy anxious individuals at the Treasury
door waiting for the hour OF nine and q chance
to buy certificates. The crowd increased until
nine O'Clock, when at least two thousand people
were at the different entrances. They were all
tn line. The plan for the day was to allow ff-
teen In the cash room at time, and keep the
rest out OF the building until that fifteen had
been accommodated. When the doors were
open the crowd overpowered the watchmen and
on larger scale. In five minutes there were
at least five hundred men, women, boys and
girls in the haH entering upon the cash-room,
to put them out. They resisted, fought each
other, and showed the watchmen around.
AIT Alter IN much iada aiiacHlty they were gotten
entrance. The women hoisted parasols and
umbrellas to keep OF the sun,-that is. those
only few Of both sexes were allowed In the
building at time. This method of doing
business effected pretty good order inside the
ot1aa Ou1lang; g + several policemen were on hand to
vent the wrangling for place. AS the end
draws near the rush Increases Next Monday
ten policemen will be On duty inside the build
day notified the different heads OF divisions of
the department that If they would furnish him
with list OF their clerks who desired to pur-
them 500 worth.
To certain extent those who hired people
unfortunately to buy for them were euchred
today. They could not hang around inside and
watch their employees as heretofore. They were
unwilling to stand outside and put the money
into anyOne's hands with the expectation that
the certificates would be brought back Quite
NUMBER, especially women, after getting into
the Treasury by waiting and waiting, found
themselves without the money to buy with:
and they had to file out. Only one instance was
known to-day where a speculator had lost his
certificates after getting some one to buy for
him.. The case was small boy, who made his
purchase and vanished.
About $150O00 in certificates were disposed of
at the Treasury cash room to-day.
THE MILITARY POST at Prescott, Arizona,
designated as "Prescott Barracks" :" and the post
near Prescott now known as fort Whipple"
will hereafter be considered as one establish
nent and known as "Whipple Barracks, Pres
cOtt, Arizona"
LIFE-SAvING MEDALS AwARDED.-The Secre-
tary Of the Treasury has awarded a fe-saving
medal OF the first class to Captain Frederick
kendrlck, commander OF the Government tug
at Ludington, Mich, for heroic services, In res
culng, at the imminent risk or his own life, Sev
enty persons from the wreck of the barge J
II. Rutter, on November 1, 1878. Medals Of the
second class have also been awarded to Captain
VIM. Burke, OF the schooner Andrew Jackson.
FOR signal bravery and Skillful SeamanShip In
saving six persons from the wreck of the schoon-
er 10. Villas, October 9, 1876, on Lake Michigan
and to Captain Patrick Langan, master of the
schooner G. j. Wells. of Buffalo, New York, and
Frank McQuirk and VIM: MCGEE, seamen on
the same vessel, for distinguished courage in
rescuing Maurice Langan, the mate Of the ves-
sci, who had been swept overheard on the night
OF the 9Th of October, 1876 In Lake Elie. I5 is
UNDERSTOOD that other awards OF medals are tn
be made for gallant services upon the lakes as
soon as the technicalities of the law have baen
complied with in regard to the submission OF
evidence. 0'
SENTENCED 10 BE HANGED.-At Stapleton. T.
L.. yesterday morning, the jury in the case Of
Edward Reinhardt, on trial for the murder of
the first degree. Reinhardt then spoke at con-
siderable length, and was sentenced by Judge
Dykeman to be hanged on the 11Uh of July nexI.
1-A heavy and damaging frost occurred at
BrOckYtlle ONT Thursday nipht w