Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-04-18
District Government Affairs,

The district attorney then stated that he would
call the case on Thursday OF next week.
District Government Affairs.
Building permits issued by Inspector Entwisle:
Mrs Gilmore, repair brick, 1914 street northwest;
$500
A NEEDED AMENDMENT TO THE CRIMINAL LAWS.
At the suggestion Of Judge Smell the District
Commissioners have forwarded to the chairmen
of the District committees Of both houses of Con-
gress draft of bill prepared by Judge Smell to
meet such cases Of burglary as occurred few
mornings ago at Fleming's carpenter shop. The
bill Is "to punish breaking and entering banks,
shops stores and other bull dings in the District
OF Columbia with intent to commit larceny or any
felony therein, and makes the punishment by i'm
prsonment Lot less than one nor more than ten
years."
RIVER TRADE.-Harbormaste Sutton reports
arrivals at the river front as follows:-Schr. B.
Libbey; schr. VIM. r. Huston, Crowley, 1000 tons
Ice, Great Falls Ice Co.: str Sue, Geoghegan, with
freight, Stephenson Bros bros. str Norfolk. Lawson.
80 tons coal for dealers; schrs. George and Mar
tina, Mary Shea, Richard Lacy and Caroline, with
Jane and B. F. Marsh, with oysters for dealers;
str: G. W. Pride, fish for VIM. 3. Stewart: str.
for r. A. Golden. Steamer Kate, Ellis; steamer
VIM. Gates, Childs and schooner Raglan, all with
fish for VIM. f. Stewart Pungy Charlie and sloop
John Williams, with oysters for market. Schooner
John J. Brady, ~ tons coal for John Miller.
Schooner Mary A., 172 tons coal, Stephenson Bros
Longboat Ada Lee, 80 cords wood, Carter.
SOME EXCITEMENT was caused at the Corcoran
building about AS o'clock this afternoon by the
issuing OF large volumes OF steam from the doors
and gratings In the lower stories OF that building.
This caused the report to be circulated that the
boiler had burSted. An examination OF the boiler
rooms showed that the trouble resulted from the
colOred fireman Internationally moving the weight
on the safety valve, which caused a sudden and
large escape Of steam that filled the lower part Of
the building, and made the temperature almost
unbearable.
GOVERNMENT PROPERTY AT HARPER's FERRY
The solicitor of the Treasury still has under adj
visement the proposition Of leasing the govern
ment property at Harper's Ferry made by the
company who propose to utilize the water power
for lighting both Baltimore and Washington by
electricity The property was offered for sale
bids. The solicitor prefers to sell the property
rather than lease it, and he has sent to the Balt
they will give, for it. If they are not willing to
pay good price for it, it viii be leased, when the
contracting parties have satisfactorily shown that
they are responsible and able to give bonds. The
price offered is 81 600 per year.
THE BILL introduced in the House yesterday by
Mr.. Bland, to retire the circulation of national
banks and to continue them as banks OF discount
and deposit, embodies the first three sections of
the "Crapo" BILL except that it prohibits the banks
from issuing circulating notes, any existing bank
from increasing It's circulation and the organiza-
ton OF any bank with authority TO issue notes
The bill provides for the continuance OF banks as
banks OF deposit and discount, and that all banks
whose charter may expire shall go into liquida
ton, as provided by law. When the notes OF the
bank surrenderng circulation come into the treas
ury In payment OF taxes or otherwise they shall
be destroyed and the Secretary OF the Treasury
shall issue treasury notes In lieu OF such bank
notes; and said treasury notes shall be exchanga-
be for legaltender notes In sums OF 800 and over
and redeeInable at the pleasure OF The government
III legal-tender notes or coin.
NAVAL ORDERS.-Rear Admiral George H. Cooper
ordered to command the north Atlantic station on
1st May; Commander Francis NJ. Bunce to COM
mand the receiving ship Wabash On the 9th inst. !:
Lieutenant VIM. s. COwes to the Tennessee on 1st
May: Ensign Richard T. Mulgan to the Tennes-
see 1St May; Lieutenant Commander Francis Nor
riS and Lieutenant f. A. Miller to examination for
promotion; Captain Joseph n Miller, detached
0ered to- command the Tennessee 1St May; Com
mander Charles V. Gridley, from the Michigan,
and ordered for torpedo instruction at Newport, r.
l.. Surgeon A. NJ. Moore, from the naval hospital,
New London, Conn.,; Surgeon VIM. G. Farwell,
from duty at New London, Conn.,, and ordered to
the naval hospital, Norfolk, Va; Passed Assistant
surgeon j. H. Hall, from the Wabash, and ordered
sistant Surgeon c. G. Herndon, from the naval
hospital, Chelsea, and ordered to the Wabash.
SECOND ASSISTANT POSTMASTER GENERAL ELMER
Was at the department to-day.
ARMY ORDERs.-Capt Warren c. Beach, 18th in
fantry, will report to the commanding general de-
partment Of the east for temporary duty. The
general court-martial appointed to meet at Column
Dus barracks, Ohio, is dissolved. First Lieut. John
q. ID. Knight, corps Of engineers, will report to
Lieut. Col Quincy A. Gilmore, corps OF engineers,