Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-11-25
The White House.

Ac =" HUG house.
ITS RENOVATION STILL IN PROGRESS-yIsITORs Fx-
CLUDED-ITs USE AS AN EXECUTIVE OFFICE-rHE
PRESIDENTS TEMPORARY RESIDENCE AT THE SOL
DIERs' HoME-PREPARrNG HIS MESSAGE THERE.
The President Is well pleased with the arrange
ment which allows him to have his residence sep
arated from his office. By residing at the Soldiers
Home he can have some time to himself. He finds
that he can work there without being over
whelmed by callers. All the time that can be
spared from pressing public duties, necesstating
his presence at the White House, is devoted to the
work OF preparing his message to Congress and
DISAGREEMENT has allowed him to make very sat
ceived at the Soldiers Home, even before he be-
came engrossed In his present work. but personal
friends have always been welcome. The White
House has been very much improved, and looks
much better than 1t has for a long time. Work on
the interior improvements is still in progress and
lower floor, with the exception OF the East room is
still full OF scanOlding, and Is being very thorough
ly painted and frescoed. No one Is allowed to in
spect the work, which Is supertntended by Mr..
Tiffany, OF New York. This rule is very strictly
enforced. 1t Is thought that MIR. Tiffany would
should be allowed before its completion. It is
understood that the designs are very handsome,
and the eject VIII De very satisfactory. The
numerous newly married couples, who almost
hourly make their appearance at the portals Of the
white House. expecting to be allowed permission
greatly disappointed when politely but irmiy
refused admittance.
Sons OF TEMPKRANcR.-TheG Grand Worthy Pat
narch, accompanied by the grand ofrlcers of the
Grand Division Of the Sons Of Temperance, made
Division at their rooms on 18th street Speeches
were made by all the grand officers as we'll as the
ther enlivened by rotations by the members OF
the division, and the exercises were prolonged
until after 10 O'Clock before the meeting closed.
The next grand visitation will be made to Equal
Division.
The police authorities of West washington are
vigorously enforcing the law of that place against
the sale OF anything on Sunday, except drugs and
young man named James E. Talbot, who keeps a
restaurant on High street, near Bridge street. was
charged with selling fried oysters on Sunday IN
TO buying fried oysters In the Defendants place
last Sunday. Mr. Chas. s Moore appeared for the
exempt under the law, because they come under
the head OF f1sh, being she'll fish Mr. Padgett for
the government, claimed that, the oysters being
cooked In meal or crackers and lard, could not be
exempted under the head Of fish. Judge Smell said
that an oyster was not fish, but mollusk. He
he would take it under consideration and give
decision next week.
RECOVERY OF STOLEN PROPERTY By SEARCH
WAKRANT-For some time past Lieut. Ecklon has
1 Deen keeping q Surveillance over small grocery
Mass: avenue, kept by man named Joseph Har-
baugh, and watching for an excuse for search
he f aa a sna + n
they proceeded there this forenoon and went
through the house, finding leather valise. which
they were In search OF, and large quantity OF
other articles all OF which they brought to police
headquarters for Identification They also brought
the proprietor, Joseph Harbaugh, along, and he IL
In custody at headquarters HIS habit has been,
say the police to buy articles OF value, brought to
parents houses A number OF the articles seized
were recognized to-day by w. z Clark as his:
stolen from him August LIST, 1873
A colored boy named VIM. Queen was fined q
Summ0nA