Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-11-19

THE MONEY subscribed in the Post Ofice depart
ment for the benefit OF the widow of Ira Humphrey,
the mail carrier who lost his life in the Michigan
forest fires, will be applied to raising mortgage
on the homestead OF the family.
THE LATE PRESIDENTS PRIVATE SECRETARY
Mrs Garfield having requested Mr.. j. s. Brown to
look over and put in proper shape the papers left
by her husband Mr.. Brown has resigned his posi-
tiOn as private secretary to President Arthur The
relations between the President and Mr.. Brown
were OF the most pleasant character. President
Arthur requested that Mr.. Brown remain for some
time at least, and that he would be given place
eide to make change in the position of private
secretary. Mr.. Brown will. remain I'm the city and
conduct the work which Mrs. Garfield has put in
the White HOuSe-abOut December 1St-enter the
banking firm OF Bateman Co., OF this city, as a
partner: F. E. Trowbridge, of the firm OF Trow-
bridge Co., OF New York, is the other m ember OF
the firm.
woman, was charged in the Police Court to-day
with stealing coat and vest from young man
named william Kitchener, at restaurant on the
fed to arresting this woman on the Avenue
Thursday night with this coat and vest in her pos
young mans name on II, and he arrested her, and
on going to the young mans place OF business he
| found that it had been broken into and some
the store. She was sent to jail for 30 days.
ness has been transacted by Judge Hagner:-
Est lte Benedict Thompson; Alice Thompson APP
pointed guardian; bond OF $500: Estate Ann
Healey; order OF publication. Will OF late Felix
BarOtt; fully proven. Estate Adolph k1nzig; =:
Hanlefn appointed administrator; bond, $500 VIII
OF James Keenan, fully proven. He leaves DC
quest OF 81 each to all his sons ana daughters ex-
cepting Catharine Griffin, who receives the bal
ance OF hfs property in the District John Fegan
and H. Digney are named as executors.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Lleut q. A. Calhoun, from the
navy yard, New York, and ordered to the Brook
lyn. Cadet Engineer r. s. Grfn1n, TO the Ranger,
a I Acapulco, Mexico. Lieut. Com j. A. Lyons, 10
special duty in the bureau OF navigation Chap
lain z K Lawson, to the Boston navy yard. Car
penter G. w. Davis to the receiving snip ST. Louis
THE CAPTURED PRIZE FIGHTERs-When George
Holden, OF Walsall, StafIordshire, England. and
Frank WHITE OF New York, Qeather. weight cham
pion) were arrested In Erie, Pa, Wednesday night,
after an abOltive attempt to light for the cham
pionship, both declared their willingness to waive
their right to reQusitfon and proceed at once to
Conneaut, Ohio, for trial, in company OF the sheriff
OF Astabula county. The penalty under Ohio laws
is from one to ten years Imprisonment
OFFICIAL vorE OF PENNsYLvAEIA.-The onncial
vote in Pennsylvania for state treasurer has been
received from every county. IL Is as follows:
Bailey, 265, ,2s Noble, S50 43l: Wolfe, g. 94 Jack
son, 1886; Wilson, 4s07; plurality Tor Bailey,
666k
Tho Count OF Logono was assassanated last Sat
urdAJ near his plantation ct San Rafael, Cuba
H1B widow has In consequence become Insane.
Yhogo a no Gina 70 Tia muyI1eYe4B