Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-08-01

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Rep orted for the EVENING STAR.

Rep Orfcd Tor the EVENING SIAh
THE NEW PoIIcE.-The new police ane minor
officials of the city elected in July by the city
| council entered upon the discharge OF Their
duties TO-DAY. The police force was sworn IN
| this afternoon by the mayor. There Is only one
change and thai the filing Of vacancy occa-
stoned by The election of policeman 10 be SUI
perintendent of police and street commissioner.
Nearly all the members of the police have seen
six or eight years of service. and both captain
and lieutenant have been i'm service. including
the old night watch. over twenty years.
A CHARGE AND DIScHARGE.-Two Washing
tonans = Sergeant James Perry and Arthur
I.Thompson-of the Richmond coiored military
excursion party. We're arrested on the passing
excursion train last night. carried TO the station
house and brought before Mayor Beckham this
morning on the charge of obtaining money
under false pretences. Ii appeared that four
colored AleNandrians had bought tickets and
been turned of the train with the statement that
the tickets We're worthless IL was shown for
the accused that these parties were turned of
the train without authority. and upon the re-
funding of the money paid 10y the disappointed
| ticket buyers the case was dismissed and Perry
and Thompson discharged.
| WHAT ALExANDRlANs BELIEVE ABorT THE
| FIRST BULLET FIRED AT THE PRESIpENT-A
number of persons here believe that Guitcau's
ball, which glanced from the Presidents arm, is
now in this city and imbedded in the spine OF a
| yellow dog owned by Mr. W. l.. Penn. This dog
1t is known, was carried 20 t:tr washington de-
| pot about the tine Of the shooting. and AFTER
wards came home wounded 10y n large ball SINH
lar TO those described as found in Guitcau's pis-
tol. The ball has been found in the dogs body,
but rot removed.
A SHORT Halt IN PAYMENTs.-A hitch took
place this month in police payments The regu-
lar salary was paid as usual. but a question was
raised whether the i've per cent increase of pay
took effect on the LIST of July or LIST of August
As the law making the increase reads. - This act
shall take effect from the LIST of july" the in
| tenfion OF the council appears plain and the
| finance committee accordingly authorized war
rants for the additional pay.
| SUPERINTENDENT OFT POoR.-W. B. Wibert
chosen superintendent of the poor for Alexan-
dria county, was at the meeting of the SUPER
yisors this morning. and gave bond i'm S. 600 for
the discharge of his duties
| CAsH-PAYING CTTY.-AH the city employees
OF every kind and character. have now been
paid off, There are no warrants of money due
by the city outstanding. Nearly every cent of
! interest on the compromise debt due i'm July has
been paid, and the treasurer win pay all coupons
| on presentation. The city has not been able to
make this statement before in August for twenty
years.
| PLEASANT VISTA boats crew of the Col
umbia boat club of Washington came down i'm
their barge last Saturday evening on a visit to
the Old Dominion boat club at the new boat
house and were cordially received.
STRI KEN ON SEEING HER SoN IN JAu.-Mrs
Jane Jevens. aged 60. the mother of John Wes-
ley Jevens. the railroad engineer. who is i'm RAY
mond street Jail in Brooklyn. awaiting the action
OF the grand jury upon n charge of bigamy
| visited her son i'm the Jail on Saturday last She
was SO overcome upon seeing him behind the