Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-01-19


New York this morning, were present
WHITE HOUSE CALLERS To-DAY.-The President
to-day received large number of general callers.
At IL O'Clock he threw open the doors of the
library TO the hand shakers and the hand
shaker was not at all backward in taking advant-
age OF the opportunity. For at least twenty min
utaS the President stood and ShOok hands with
word TO say to each OF the hand-graSperS. Among
the callers that the President gave audience to
were delegations from the National Board of Trade
headed by Frederick Fraley. and from the protec-
tive tariff association, who to pay their re-
spectS. Among the callers were also: Senators
Logan, Hale, Pendleton, Allison, Harrison, lap
ham, Miller {Call and voorhees,: Secretary Ere
linghuySen, Gov. COnnor, of Maine; Representa-
tives Horr, Shallenberger, Geddis, Wadsworth,
Lord, Farwell Qll) ROsecranS, ONelll, Scranton,
Hlll, LeFeyre, Thompson and White (Ky9, and
Col NJ. D. Bali.
AN ASSISTANT LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS AR
RESTED FOR RoBBING LETTERs.-To-day Mr.. w. I.
Henderson, special agent OF the Post Office depart
ment made the arrest of John Ii. Hickcox, an as
S1Stant in the library OF Congress- the charge OF
purloining money from letters addressed to parties
in the Capitol. HickcOX was taken before U. s.
Commissioner Mills. and waiving an examination
gave bail in $1,000 for his appearance at the Crini
nal Court. decoy letter was the cause OF his ar
rest
MARYLAND DELEGATIONS AT THE WHITE HOUSE
A delegation of members of the Maryland egisla-
ture-all from southern Maryland-called on the
President yesterday afternoon. They said on their
card that they did not want offices for themselves
nor to talk about office for anybody else. They
simply wanted to pay their respects. There was
some talk though about the strength which the
republican party In southern Maryland has devel-
Oped in the past two years. Another Maryland
delegation headed by Hon. j. A j. CreSwell, called
later in the afternoon.
COMMISSIONER OF PATENTS MARBLE was at the
White House and saw the President yesterday
afternoon. His resignation was to have taken
effect December 1St last. but he holds over until
MS successor is appointed and qualified. When
that will be Mr.. Marble does not know.
THE GARFIELD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL Fund
Treasurer Glfillan has received the following SUBJ
scriptons to the GARFIELD memorial hospital fund ::
Or. WebsterSPrentiss, Washington, $50; Dr. Smith
Townshend, Washington, s25: Sir Edward Thorn
ton. st. Petersburg, 500; Trinity Church, War
saw, N T., ,s5; Carl Amberg. Rutersville Texas. .$5
Jesse 6. Webster, Hulmeville, Pa, $21.50; j. H.
Abbey, St Georges, S. c.. 81; "Bryn Mawr' Calvin
1st1c Methodist Church, Deerfeld, N. Y. S1.15: W.
II. Pownall, Mount Read n. u, s3.25; Tuby John
son, Augusta, Maine $40.
TARIFF MEN IN TOwN.-RepreSentati OF the
protective tariff association are In the city, and
will hold series Of meetings and take action to be
recommended to Congress. They have secured
room 81, at Wizards Hotel. Mr. Jones is the pres
1dent or the association Mr.. John Roach and
others interested in building up the shipping In
terests OF tae country met at the Riggs House yes
terday, and discussed ways and means to secure