Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-08-14

Treasury; now there are s29 600, 900. the prin-
cipal difficulty that viii be found 10 the way of
the attempt to reissue fractional currency Will
come from the silver men. There cannot be
both fractional currency and fractional silver,
The former would drive the latter out OF circu-
latiOn. AS the silver men do not brook any
interference with their favOrtte medium OF cir-
culatioD, they may be safely put down as In
aims against reissue OF fractional currency.
District Government Affairs.
IMPROVED CONDITION OF DISTRICT FINANCES
A comparative statement OF the receipts of
District revenues between the fiscal year end
Ing June 80, 1850, and OF that ending June 80
1879, shows very gratifying result For the
year ending June 80, 1880, the receipts are
grouped as follows: From claim against j. s.
Wilson, ss46.s2; from school fund interest
s2224.1l; from Washington market, s9,375;
Georgetown market, 81. 1896; Eastern market,
s3,2sO.30; western market, 81 1920; Northern
leetions Of fines and penaltes), sl,24s.ss. bills
receivable (Metropolitan police fund.-. 1892. 7o
rents, hay scales, &c. s., 2,595.57; sundries
6 4s heaI.h baaa oee ss25 building permits
same %. c. fund.- s7.532-21. and tax collectors
offce, 81 s27 ,442,57, aggregating $l,sS2,656 49,
to which add draw back certificates received for
taxes, 1892, FOG 80, makes total OF $2074 S62 81
From the same sources for the fiscal year end
ing June &c. 1879, the receipts were 81 663 522 O5
making difference in favor Of the fiscal year
ended June so, 1850, of S411 S40.47. This Is very
graz flying to the Commissioners, showing as IL
does, an improved state OF the revenues, and
more willing disposition On the part OF property
owners TO pay the1r tax dues to the District
The collections for July ultimo are reported
at $1T,160.92, an unusually good showing for
the month that has always been regarded as
sonal taxes are coming in every day. Yester-
day the collections were s3O6l.l2. One old
resident tax payer settled up his delinQuencies
for four years, amounting to about 5000.
PUMP WATERS ANALYZED.
District Chemist DeSmedt reports to Health
Officer TowDshend that he has made analysis
OF pump water with the following results: He
tween 21st and 2ad streets. Esd and G streets
ard Pennsylvania avenue between 2lst and 22d
streets is good water, that In pump at the
bad, unit for drinking" that in pump corner
Delaware avenue and streets southwest is
''gOOd mineral iron water" and that in pump
on between Sd and ~ streets southwest is
lution."
THE DOG WAR.
POundmaSter EiuStefn collected 80 dogs this
morning on his rounds, wh.n his wagon broke
down and he was compelled to return to the
pound with that number In his wagon. There
WIN De b!g Slaughter OF these animals this
evening, many OF them at the pound being still
unredeemed. Thus far there have been but
1922 licenses issued for dogs, against Ass last
Year and 5,2S1 the year previous. 1t would,
therefore, seem that there are not now so many
OF these animals kept as formerly, or else the
owners Of them are taking chances on their
getting caught up.
The GEORGIA MOoNsHINERs QUIET-Reports
received by the internal revenue bureau show
that everything is quiet IN the moonshine dis
tricts Of Georgia. The four counties where there
is the most Illicit distilling-Rabun, TOwneS,
Union and Fannin-are constantly patroled by
a force Of Internal revenue officers who are
doirg good work. The manufacture Of moon-
shine whisky has been to great extent broken
up Dy the recent vigorous work Of the internal
rtvenue bureau. 1t is not intended, after the
good accomplished. to haul off Ind let the thing
commence over again. The moonShine districts
will remain under close surveillance until 1t is
no longer necessary.
INDIAN DKPREDATIONs ON MAns.-A telegram
was received to-day at the Post Office depart
ment from mail contractor John D. Adams.
GATED Little Rock, Ark, 18th, curroborating the
published reports OF Indian depredations on the
mau route between Fort Davis, Texas, and Ell
pdso. New Mexico. The dispatch also states
that there are no troops In that vicinity to af-
lora protection to passengers and the mails,
and asks through the Post Office department
officials for military protection as soon as pos
the secretary OF War.
Don't WANT ONE CENT P1KcEs.-some time
ago an effort was made by certain business men
ID the Pacific slope region and the south to In.
troduce one cent pieces tlto active circulation.
the coins were shipped to the leading firms In
pusin' s., and every fort was made to familiar
re the people with them, Letters received at
lttle success attended the effort. The people
regarded the five cent peices as small enough
an ana old not care to handle the pennies. The
large demand for one cent bronze pieces which
kept Ihe mint at Philadelphia busy some time
ego, mas fallen on, and there Is no difficulty
now ID promptly filing all orders.
THE SALE OF FORT GRAT1or-General Poe, of
Gen. Sherman's staff, returned to the city this
morning from the northwest. He went to Font
Gratlot, Michigan, rs member Of board con-
slsting OF himself and Col. 81. B. Citz and Lieut..
COL Roger Jones. The last Congress passed
OIL autht r ng the governme Mt TO sell or lease
10 the Northwestern Railway company all OF
the Fort Gratiot military reservation, and give
that load right Of way through Pine Grove The
OH also provided that the property should oe
appraised by board OF army officers. the
was sent to the department some days ago. the
fSilIoad company has sgnifled its acceptance OF
tne terms OF assessment, and Is making ar
rangements to pay the sum mentioned
E. a. CHICHKsTEs has been appointed internal
revenue gauger for the Sd district OF Texas.
The Ex-SKCRETARY OF A BoNAPARTIsT PARTT-
SAN OF high rank. and who Is also q cheval1er OF
the Legion OF Honor, has disappeared, taking
with him the sum OF 100, 600 fTaIics belonging to
banking house In the QUARTER Drouot, Paris
TO BR HANGED S1PTRMBRR 3D-Stephen Rich.
ardson. cOlOred, who killed his mother Jaw
ard attempted to kill his wife and father. .in-laW,
at Wilmington, NC, on the night OF July ID