Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-10-14
The Garfield Monument Fair.

cepted the position Of advisory director of the
Garfield fair and will have in charge the installa-
ton, plans and arrangements for the carrying on
OF the exposition, was in the city yesterday and
held consultation with the board of direction.
The board nf commissioners for the state OF Mime
met LAST evening in room %, EbblUt House, Hon.
WalSer Blaine In the chair, Major w. Ii. Mills,
secretary. The board instructed the charm n to
address communication to the mayors of each OF
the cities in Maine. requesting them to cooperate
with the board in such way as may be deemed eX-
pedipnt. There were also meetings of the boards
Tor the states o. New Jersey, Massachusetts,
Nebraska, ana the Art commission The boards of
Pennsylvania ami New Hampshire will meet this
evening. Letters from two prominent electric
Hight comp MES, proposing to light the Capitol
free of expense, have been received. One of the
largest watch manufacturing companies has
donated five gold watches, and Will make a fine
exhibit carriage mandatory OF Cincinnati,
OAo. donates a ladies phaetOn, another Western
company donates a professional gentleman'S
sulky. and apply for space for exhibits. Several
sewing machine companies apply for space, with
offers OF contributions to the fund The art exhi-
bit promises to be large and interesting.
District Government Affairs
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES.
District Commissioner West WIS not at the Office
yesterday nor to-day. owing to continued illness.
Ii is reported to b. better to-day and hopes TO be
able to resume his official duties on Monday next
APPLICATIONS FOR LIQUOR LICENSES
were filed TO day by Maria Brodnecht, H. Bernhei-
mer, r. Callahan, John C. Egl0fr. John Fitzgerald,
Louis FAber, p. F. Mcmahon, Archer Hayes, II.
Hoderman, Noll q Middleton, G. c. Res. VIM. L.
Riley, Geo. Schroetszer, Fritz VIII. :, P. D.
Welcker and Il. Young. These have to be acted
upon by the Commissioners.
BUILDING PERMITS
issued bJ inspector EntwiSle: ChaS. W. King,
erect five two-story dwellings, 5th, brtween and
East Capitol streets northeast $4,000. Jno w.
Paine, erect frame she'd 9TH street road, county;
Sl2o. Root Proctor, repair frame, O street alley
between 4tn and 5th streets northwest; $50. John
T. Saffel, repair brick S1S street northwest; 500
RIVER TRADE-Harbormaster Sutton reports
arup
Iowa. 40 tons coal, Potomac Steamboat company;
Schr. Fanny, Henderson, 100 tons white sand, r.
NJ Miller; pungy Ocean Queen, Bundick, 800
bushels oysters, market; schr: John A. Becker
mln Guminon, 657 tons coal for Clark & Given;
Schr Jessie {. Beach, Crosley, 500 barrels cement
and 300 tons asphalt, District merchants; schr
kite Waters, LlndIn, $50 barrels sweet potatoes
Tor dealers: barge L. T. Woodley, Cosnoough, lit
tons coal, Steamboat company; barge z. Dempsey,
Dempsey $50 toas coal, G. L. Sherif. schr. Utr
vtst Hcfn@. Dempsey. 2G2 tons coal, p Pollard;
barge C. W. Brengle, Bowers, l20 tons COAL Poto-
cora wood, Stephenson Bros; schr. W. ID. Clark,
NaSI cora wood, ); o; Garter; schr H G. Purdy,
Moore, ZIG tons coal, j. E. Miller.
Two NEW CRIERs FOR THE CoURT.-To-day at
the consultation OF the justices OF the Supreme
Court OF the District, the appointment OF two adj
Git1onal crlers OF the court was agreed upon, but
the names OF the appointeeS Will not be made
KNOWN TIL Monday.
The DECREASED Cost OF THE STAR ROUTE
ment for the fiscal year ended June 80, 1882 show
that the total receipts were s41 $50 41015 ana the
total expenditures SfO.039 634.75. 50 that the
apparent surplus was 81 $50, 10 40 From
this sum, however, must be subtracted liabili-
ties to the amount or about 100000, leaving
the actual surplus little more than, s., 100000
Tie cost o. the star route service by land was
more than S2.GD0,060 less than the sum aprropri-
ated for it. The amount OF the appropriation was
governed by Brady, whose estirnlte OF the cost OF
the service Tor the year was S. 300, coo. NOtwth-
standing the great increase in cost, The number OF
accounts for star service was greater by s420, OF
about IA per cent, than in the previous year With
the Star service by land should be considered the
star service by water, or steamboat service. Tie
cost OF both for the year S2557, go less than
the appropriations, and about s. 000, COO less than
Brady'S estimates.
JUDGE T. W. kEIGHTLEY, third auditor Of the
Treasury, Will leave here this evening to take
part in the Michigan campaign.
CADET MIDsHIPMEN n. II. Bullet, of Kentucky
George S. Welsh OF Pennsylvania, and Ambrose
Kramer, OF Maryland, have resigned.
Four STAND PIPES, with hose connections and
ladders, are being erected In the courtyards OF the
Treasury department for the better protection of
that building in case OF fire. Two Stand-pipeS
Will be placed in each OF the two cOurtyardS. The