Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-03-01
District Government Affairs.

Earl Dalhousie communication addressed to s'the
Governor OF the District OF Columbia requesting
| country allowing man to marry hts deceased
wffes sister, ard whether any evil effects resul,
rom such laws, which information he will use. II
or the tenor he supDOSeS It will be, in support OF
the Dill ne again proposes to Introduce In Parla.
ment allowing such marriages In Great Britain.
TOO MUCH AMMUNITION.
Since the recent fire at the health Office, the Dis
| trict Commissioners have discovered that there
| was at the time. and had for M nv months past,
OF nxed ammunition for the police. This they con.
sidered entirely too much depo 1t OF this KIDD at
one place, and by the request OF the Commis-
Gen. Ayres at the arsenal
THE SALE OF THR FISH WHARF PRIVILEGE
was made yesterday afternoon by Auctioneer Dow
ling In front OF the Washington market house.
For several years this privilege has been pur.
chased by the Mrssrs johnson Bros, but the sue.
| ceSsful bidder this year was Mr. Thomas W. Riley,
Riley's wharf on Water, between 18th and 18th
streets The price paid Is $3.50. The terms Of the
law governing this business is that all fish arriv-
Ing In this city between the list OF March and the
LIST of July shall be LANDED at the recognized fish
wharf, under a penalty OF SO for each and every
1865, and is in force at this time It is intimated
from several quarters that is the purpose of sew
eral parties interested to disregard the law and
effect OF this has been lessen the receipts of the
District from this privilege The amount received
last year from this source was $67a
PAY WITHHELD FROM CLERKs
Quite number or the clerks In the Office of the
District Commissioners, embracing those in the
not yet received their pay for February, owing to
the refusal OF the First Controller pass the back
salary accounts Cor those clerks giving hts
with Law, from the proper FUND appropriated for
that purpose and until these amounts 80 paid
inc clerks are replaced by The Commissioners he
How the case will terminate, is not KNOWN but it
Is likely It will have to be determined by decision
OF the Attorney General OF the United States
Capitol Notes.
APPOINTMENTS By THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE.
The President OF the Senate this afternoon ap-
pointed as the committee to inquire into the i'm
prOvement OF the navigation of the Mississippi
river MessrS Logan, Jones (Nevada). Mcmillan,
Jonas ard walker; as visitors to West Point.
Messrs Cameron (Wis) and Harris. and as visitors
to the naval academy MeSsrS Lapham and Cam.
den.
AMENDMENT TO THE RIVER AND HARBcR BILL
In the House this afternoon Mr.. Randall moved
to amend the provlso OF the river and harbor bill,
which prohibits the expenditure OF any OF the ap-
preparation until commission OF hve three OF
whom shall be civilians, sha report wheth n the
interests or commerce warrant the cOmoietion OF
the project, by reducing the membership OF the
commission to three, all OF whom shall be engin-
GERS OF the army. After discussion the amend
ment was adopted.
THE LANDSCAPE GARDENER OF TIE CAPITOL
In the Senate this afternoon, the sundry civil
against the Senate committees amendment
striking out the APPROPRIATION for the pay OF the
landscape architect OF the Capitol grounds, say
ing this was most useful officer. The amend
ment was passed over, ana VIII be taken I'D here.
after.
NOMINATIONS AND COMBINATIONS
The President sent the following nominations to
the Senate late yesterday afternoon: Thomas NJ
Kirkpatrick. to be collector OF internal revenue
for the eleventh district OF Indiana; George W.
Post, to be collector OF internal revenue for the
district OF Nebraska TO be collectors OF customs
VIM HartsufY, for the district OF Huron. Mich. 10
be surveyors of custOms-Edwarf +. Moore, for
the port Of Patchogus, n Y; George Frazee. for
val for the port OF Nsshvllle, Tenn; F. Cassels,
OF the District of Columbia to be principal clerk OF
public surveys, general land ONCE. Richard L.
w ka eas sex
Mexico, to be register or the Land ONCE at Tucson
Arx David ': stephenson, OF Nebraska. g De
Sanchez, OF New Mexico, to be Indian agent at tile
Pueblo agency. N. n Also, twe mtg flour postmas-
The Senate in executive 90 ssion yesterday con-
frmed the following nominations: Decius C.
Wade. to be chief justice Of the supreme court OF
ssaees attorney for Sarn
L Townsend, to be United States attorney for the
northern district Of New YORK; WIN. Church, to
to Territory; James A Meek, 70 be United States
attorney for the eastern district OF Tennessee;
Richard Root, to be United States marshal for the
southern district Of Iowa; George n. T1llman, TO
be United States marshal for the middle district OF
Tennessee: Daniel w. Gooch. TO be pension agent
ct Boston: also eight postmastera
WOMEN 40 TKMPERANCg W0RKEn6.-The Woman's
National Christian Temperance Union nled certi-
1cate or Incorporation to-day with the recorder Of
deeds The cOFp0fatorS are Miss Frances E willard.
OF Evanstown, III MIS- Caroline b Buell., Mrs Mary
a. Woodbridge, OF Ravenna. OHIO; MrR Laihan
4. n Stevens, Ct etoudwater. Ne: Miss Esther
Pueh. Mra Kza A. McBlair. Of Plymouth. NIL:
Mrs Clara L Roach, Mr1 Annie n. Linv1iie, Ma
Nellie y. Bradley, Ms Rosina z Hartweu, Ma
Sarah d. LaFeua, Ma T. Marta Chaplin, and Ma
Rachel H Bemts, Of the District Of Columbia.
RANCE o. GED TuRRMoNKTRR-The following
were the readings e the once Of the chief signal
0mcer O0-dAy: an. noe; II Am, lAeo: SPIN,
e&0 Maximum. 6&6o: minimum, z.3o.
HELD FoR BunaLAKY.-Char1os jackson ALIAS
6lewl0ot Jackson. q young mulateo man who -
Wen Known n police clrcie8. was 00Wmleted ~
Judge Smell to-day FOR the action o. the grand
lurys Tor ourReaEously entering the oyeanI eotAD-
Imminent Of Vim. We1nheimes, No. - 81 orroet
ana stealing three patrs Of panfA He was also
dned - for carrying plstnl