Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-09-18
The Yorktown Centennial.
GONE TO NEW YORK.

The Yorktown Centennial.
| GONE TO NEW YORK
| Mr.. VIM. Dickson of the committee on process
sion, leaves this evening for New York to meet
a number of gentlemen for consultation upon
several new features to be introduced i'm the
coming Yorktown festivities. He will return
next week and report to the next committee
meeting.
TO MARCH FROM WASHINGTON TO YORKTOWN.
! Light battery A. 2d L. S. artillery Can't
bennington. under order from Gen. Hancock
will march from Washington barracks to York
Town. where 1t Will form portion of the forces
| TO take part in the centennial ObServances The
battery will move on the Goth instant taking
the best practicable route. and its march will be
timed so that it shall reach Yorktown not later
than October Sth. Assistant Surgeon Walter
Reed and Hospital Steward w. H. Dali. battery
b, are assigned to duty with the battery.
THE MICHIGAN RELIEF FUND-Capt. r. W.
Tyler, treasurer of the Michigan relief commit
| tee. yesterday afternoon reported to Hon. E. NJ
Marble, president, the following contributions:
| Treasury department S92S55; Patent office
s2S!.15; Pension office, Sl44 Land office. $50;
Indian office, 500; Department of Justice and
office of Secretary of Interior. SIPS: Post Office
department, el4025 City Post office, Sl04: War
| department, Sl05 Navy department sSl. and
| from business men. Sl39 Among the citizens
OF Washington who have contributed are the
following: ThOs. Z. Waggaman SO; Middleton
| IL. "
Gray. SO: William Ballantyne SO; TYLER q
Rutherford, SIS: l.. A. Bartlett. IS: J.H Squier.
3D. NJ. q. Emery, So George Henning s.:
Lansburgh Son, s.; Mrs. H. f. Guest, s5: ID.
LOTUS; s.; J: +; johnson, 50: A. saks & Co.
| 50: William HI. Dunn, 81; w. ii. Hubbard So
Capt. Tyler yesterday forwarded to II. G. Bar
mum. cashier of the First National Bank of Port
Huron. Mich, and treasurer of the relief fund,
draft on New York for S221655. Mr. Geo w.
| Driver has offered the use of his summer garden
! TO the committee n henefit narformap, Col
Anger has received handsome screen and a
Japanese table, to be raficd for the benefit of
| the relief fund.-
ATERRIFIC STORM IN FAUQUIER Goa letter
| received bv gentleman i'm this city from friend
living near the Palms. Fauquier county. Va.
| states that on Wednesday last terrific wind and
| hail storm swept over that section. completely
demolishing the crops in its path. The corn on
many farms has been destroyed, and, as a sequel,
prices have suddenly advanced in and around
| that neighborhOOd.
THE MAIL BAG TAG FASTENER CAsE-In the
case of q. H. Fayman aat. James, Langley and
| Sheridan-bill to amend assignment of letters
patent, for account and for an injunction filed in
May last. answer of Gen. Sheridan has been filed
| and subpoena to testify issued to Langley.
Gen. Sheridan. in his answer, calls attention to
| the ''Scandaous allegations i'm refer
ence to using unlawful and improper influence
to affect the acts of a public officer" and
| uOuiSS euC SHai &c.
| SINKING FUND ESTIMATES FOR 1SS3-Es-
| Inmates of appropriations required by the
| commissioner of the District sinking fund for
| the fiscal year ending June 80 1885, has Just
been received by the District Commissioners
from U. S. Treasurer Gilfillan. as follows: For
interest and sinking fund on the funded debt.
exclusive of water bonds. 81 .2l3. .947.97: current
expenses for sinking fund Office, including con-
tingent expenses, 50. 700. The report states
that the estimate does not vary from the
amounts from the current fiscal year except I'm
one item, for salary for Treasurer of the United
States, commissioner of the sinking fund acting
as treasurer of the sinking fund, for which an
appropriation is estimated Of one thousand dol
lars i'm accordance with the provision i'm the act
of March 3, 1875 (Which act is quoted)
The CHRIsTIANCY ROBBERY.-There has been
no clue as yet to the perpetrators of the robbery
of diamonds from eX-Minister Christiancy at the
National hotel yesterday morning, that the pub
lie can get hold of. The idea that the thief fol-
lowed Mr.. Christiancy from New York is not
entertained, as a robbery could have been per-
petrated much easier and with more safety on
the train than at the hotel.
The NATIONAL FAIR.-At the meeting of the
directors of the National Fair Association last
evening. resolution was adopted inviting Gen.
e. b. LOring. the Commissioner of Agriculture
and Hon. j. c. G. Blackburn. to deliver the ad-
dresses at the fair. commencing October 10 and
closing the 18th.
The Courts.
PROBATE COURT-yudge WylSe
Friday. the will of Reuben Alexander Phillips
and Sarah A. Longer and Elizabeth Herbert
were filed for probate. Will of Marcia Houns-
child; decree granting testimentary as to per-
sOnalty to L. Schade bond $500. will of Cath
crime Sonnenschmdt: letters granted C. w. Son.
nenschmidt; bond Sl.6o0. Catherine A. Reed
was appointed guardian to orphans of w. b.
Reed; bond $500. Will of Sarah Davis; letters
granted George F. Appleby; bond e25 600. Rosa
G. Maddox was appointed guardian to Chas.
Maddox: bond $780, Estate of w. HI. Walker;
petition of wards for order on executrix.
Estate Of George McDermOtt; order directing sale
of personal estate. Will of Henderson Fowler;
admitted to probate and letters issued to Chas
u. Fowler; bond 5000. Estate of Mary A. Weems;
Maria L. Lee and Mary G. Rawlings granted let
ters of administration. The will of w. H. Ward
was filed, admitted to probate and received, and
leaves his property to his widow.
Affairs I'm West Washington.
DIED WITHOUT HAVING HAD MEDICAL Ar \
TRNTION.-An infant child of Thomas Ellis, |
living In an alley below Grace street, having 1
died last evening without having had medical /
attention. the coroner was nOtifedto-day.
AN.ExCITING RUNAWAY occurred. about two /
O'Clock yesterday afternoon. horse attached
ran away from Road street to the canal. down
Congress street. The grade being down hin, the /
runaway was an alarming one The boy who
was driving remained In the wagon until after /
Bridge street was crossed, when he jumped out /
receiving slight bruises. A minute afterwards /
the horse ran into cO0per's wagon, and turning
over and breaking the wheel Of the wagon to