Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-10-05
What Is Civil Service Promotion,

1O tIe EJtoc Of HE EvFNISG STAR
May l be permitted to ask the following aues-
tens: II q CLERK in certain section of a govern
In Mt Office who appointed under the old rules
and who does the work OF a $1,000 clerk, yet only
receives 80, can be advanced 10 the same
amount o. salary IS the others? This IS not pro-
morton, Dear in mind, but simply an advance for
similar services rendered and acknOwItdge by the
c.fcf OF bureau, TO tie equal In merit to toss.
ld Iof at the rate OF $1,000 per annum tn others
III the same foo;a Ior the same amount and quality
o. LABOR III seeInS that an examination before the
civil service commissioners would be absurd as
tae S72J clerk Is already duly qualified and ac-
knowledged 10 he equal TO The place by his sumo
Ter? OLYMPIC
IAN examination is required for promotion IN
those grades. though evidently lot needed-ED
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TRANSFERS or REAL EsrArE-Dee.ls in fee have
been recorded IS follows: e. ". King To J. p
Crutchett. sub lot - 50 $50: $500 Sub. lot p,
do; g $50 Ann EI.1a Ieis5 to G Ii, EiIGonston,
t,iio-rt, SUP. lot AZ, 50 2G; $4,000 Carrie E. T.
knox 70 Samuel Davis, II, 2. So. ST. sl.l2O 50. w.
go; 81. 200. J. F. Davis TO susannah GTlnstead,
same property; $. T. f Waggaman to c. s.
WhitaSer pt ]. 81 s2a; $4,000, &c. Sophie Hasa-
10 q. so. 132: $50 l. II. Bride TO NJ. HeaIy, part
=, % 80; 500 \. y Meeker TO same, part do. ::
g. s1s - 6 ySn 20 Joan a. Masr, sup lot IT,
DArnan part Il. So 96i; s39..35. L. Z. Boston to
W. NJ. Bryant. sub lots 70 TO IS. So. 1iO; 1900. W.
q, ".
tse0 H. Clay Stewart To John Mel Carusi. part
q, 50 4sc: $ J. W. Ross 10 John Carroll, part
81 IL SEQ 20 y s H 70 l. 4 hIt u lots Y
los %, 81 1913; $50, &c- Same to F. b. Farms
worth. lot CT co; $1,000. sc Elizabeth Hessler TO
H. sherwood, part It, So 96i; s5la5o.
Harry NV ASSAULTS JOHN Q. TuoNPsoN-A
dispatch from indianapolis last night SAYS: Harry
New. Ir., proprietor OF the indianapolis Jo,rnG,.
assaulted joan q. Thompson, editor OF the Wash
fngton, d. e. Sunday Chronicle, on the street this
I'm two
face Both were arrested charged With assault
and battery. The cause OF the trouble Is said to
b. articles written and published by Mr.. Thomp-
son IS editor ard correspondent concerning young
New and his father, John &. New.
TROrTING AT BEIGHTwooD-There were two trot-
ting contests at the BrlghtwoOd track yesterday.
The first race Vas for horses or the 2i0 class for
purse OF 500. The entries were Milliken's CoI-
pom, r. II. "i!lett's Lady Belle, John Snaps Blue
DCk, L, BUrsdOrf's Louie B., and +. NJ Draney's
b. Hayes. Coupon won the first, second and
NTH heats in 2:;5E 2:iaand 2:i3x Lady Bell won
the third and fourth heats, making 2:i3 In both
heats. The second race was for three minute
h0rSas. best two In three but after two heats be-
fore the race was decided, the horses were with
drawn. The horses entered were C. III. Norton's
NOnie WoOdcock, Mr.. Coles Billy c., and j.
Hughes KO,ciusko. KoscIusko won the first heat
In 3:tS. In the second heat his driver was censre
ana causing his opponents horse 10 break. The
heat was given 10 Billy &. Time 500. During the
afternoon j. ii. Gheen's Douglas trotted mile
with running mate In 2:25.
TRCE EcosoMy.-Oh, il is not strange! People
who have lived In the world long enough TO have
grown children have learned what true economy
II, AMI that Is tie reason parents and grandpa
rents 20 10 Is. Robinson d Co.'S hOyS- CLOTHING
house. 9G9 Pennsylvania avenue. IL is, they say
the best place in the city.
SroP AND THISE.-To think Is the highest atfri.
butte OF man. and the one cause more fruitful than
all others OF the discOris, mseries and conflicts OF
Is better than any other mans, because, after all
IL Is your own thought that governs your conduct
Therefore, when you go 10 buy q suit OF clothes,
Stop To Think waere yUu can get the best ready.
made suit IN the city. Your mind. they say, VIII
naturally lead you TO Robinson, Parker l. Co., cor
ner !th and ID streets
ATTENTION Is called to the auction sale tenor.
row afternoon Of a desirable dwelling on y street
between 18th and 18th streets northwest.
TIE SURVIVAL oF THE FIrTIsT.-HenrtnV. the
cio.hieT, stil lives 1t No. 40 7th street.