Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-01-12

3aIalsSl, Miss anne Louise cary ana Mile Al
| wilma Valera. The full band, chorus and bal
| let of Her Majesty'S Opera will appear
RESERVED SEATS for the Lnlu Yelling Con-
cert, January 2lst. at the congregational
Cnurch, can now be purchased at MetZerott'S.
| The Government Printing Office
| Poor Fund.
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
WAsHINGTON Jan. II, ISL.
| Editor Star: AS presiding officer OF the meet
| Ing OF the employ es OF the Government Printing
| Office that appointed a committee and author
ized the collection OF fund for the immediate
relief OF the suffering poor OF this CITY, desire to
| correct wrong impression that may be made
| upon the public by paragraph In yesterdays
STAR The facts are simply as follows: meet
Ing of al empo. es was called at 1880 o'clock on
! Friday December 81, for the OBJECT Indicated
which unanimously decided that a committee
| should be appointed for the purpose OF collect
Ing such moneys or articles or clothing as might
| DE subscribed and distribute The same
| at their uiscretion; which committee was
every department in the building being
represented upon 1t. This was before the meet
Ing held at Willard Hal, and no proposition
was made TO apply the fund otherwise than as
| stated above, and for the reason that the mat
| ter had been thoroughly discussed by the en-
ployes generally before the meeting In the
| office was held, and it was the universal opin-
Ion that. owing TO the extreme severity OF the
weather at that time, 1t would be better that
we should take what money we could immedi-
|
Oy pursuing any other course several days
might elapse before relief could be afforded to
many people who at the time were known to
persons In the Office to be in suffering
condition. Ia pursuance OF this under
| standing and OF these instructions by the meet
Ing The committee Immediately commenced
Chelr laDOTS, and while the meeting at Willard
Ha was lii progress our committee was In
various porr ons Of the city, relieving such as
were fOunu worthy: and on New Years day,
finding 1t difficult 10 have fuel delivered oy the
gentlemen a itnr
| wagon and delivered wood and coal TO the cS
tent of their ability to do so. And permit 10;
10 a9d here that the large number OF people
employed in this office aud their EXTENDED ac-
| qnalntance throughout the entire District.
give US peculiar advantages OF ascertalning
me most mccoy, especially among those who
| decline 70 apply TO the police for and. Now Mr.
EGitor, we had no idea OF organizing rival COM
inittee TO the police aut ho tiles or to anyone ese
| we simply desire 70 contribute our mite to The
! general object of charity and expend iC as we
| deem best, which presume we have right to
| do. As TO the statement that there Is dissatis-
lacllon 9y the subscribers I'd the fund at the
| manner In which 1t Is being appropriated that
| is entlreiy gratuitous for the reason that the
committee was appointed and its duties de-
flned before the money was collected. We
nave never made pubic through the news
toriety, but II the publication OF this state
ment VIII induce other departments of the gov
eminent Where large bodies OF men and women
are employed, to initiate the example fur
nished by those the least able to do so. we will
not regret the necessity of having written IL.
me dtr following Is the committee having in
charge the disbursement Of the fund, who will
give proper consideration to all cases reported
10 them: A. b. MarstOn, Thomas b. Penicks.
Oliver shaw, II. S. Tinker, 0. II. Reed, j. H. L.
Eager; o. Il. Mattingly, c. Denham, and VIM.
Atwell. W. II Towers
Chairman OF Meeting.
SERVE ALL AL1kE-Edito, star:-On looking
into the Police Court this morning | found a
poor man being harried because his pavements
were lot promptly cleaned. This may have
been proper enough; but on coming out of the
court found the pavement on the opposite
side OF the street uncleaned The pavement on
PENNSYLVANIA avenue, between 1st and Sd sJs.-
PaVements OF many other rich men were still
blocked with snow. Why should the poor be
prosecuted when the government has not.met
The requirement Of the law?
JUsr1r1A FIAT.
BRASS RINGS FOR So EACH.-This morning, In
Bryan was charged with swindllng a young
man named Charles c. Clark by selling him a
ring for 81 which he represented to be gold, but
t wn'en was mage OF base metal Mr.. Clark
ST.. MONDAY, and asked him If he wanted to buy
gold ring, and witness finally bought 1t for S.
ana ana Immediately afterwards saw him trying to
sell q RIG to another man, and came to the
conclusion that he was q Swindler, and had
MIN arrested. A jeweler named Haase tested
the ring In court and pronounced IL brass. Sew
eral othef rings Which were found on him were
tested and found to be OF the same character
All or the rings had the initials OF defendant
engraved In them, which was probably done to
lead persons to believe his statement that he
got the ring as present, but was hard up and
mad to sell II. The case was sent to the grand
jury: bonds 1900. He was also charged with as
sault1nG OFFICER Breen, VINO arrested him THIS
case was also sent to the grand jury; bonds
$500.
CHARGED WITH SETTING HIS HOUSE on FIRE
ABOUT O'CLOCK yesterday afternoon, house No
QUO delaware avenue southwest Occup ed by
MIS- Dougnerty, was set On fire, 1t Is alleged,
Dy heT husband. John D0ugherty. The fire
was ext1nguished by the police and citizens. A
section or No. engine company was ou but
did not go into service. Damage $50 Dough-
er,y was arrested on the charge or arson. and
In the Police Court to-day. after hearing The
testimony. Judge Smell held him for the action
OF the grand jury
guesY CAsE.-ln the Court in General Term
argued by MesSrS j. F. Ennis and John Selden
for plaintiff and MessrA H. B. MOulUon and p
y. Stllison for defendant. This was a
case OF replev1n OF a buggy and har-
to esS Sn Wnicm one Myers made an agreement
and another payment for the use, and it
was purchased OF Myers by defendant, who
claims that he had no notice of PLAINTIFFS
claim, and being an innocent purchaser he ia
court below a verdict was found for plaintin in
nominal damages and the case Is now heard on
exec options.
MARRIAGE LICENSES have been issued IN
ChaS NJ. kendrick, OF Shamokin, Pa, and
Clara " McKeever; Silas Upper and Martha
Williams; Richard Bode and Augusta D. NIL
Ter, both OF FREDERICKSBURG; 8. Germon, Of Bal
timore. and Minnie Ballaun; w. jenkins and
Laura J: Grimes, both OF Fairfax, Va; WIN.
Reed and Annie A. itZ. - 49,