Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-04-26
The Star Route Trial.

The Star Route Trial.
AFTER RECESS
The next route taken up was the route from
vermillion TO Sioux Falls. and Mr.. Ker was enc
gagged In reviewing the testimony on this route
when THE STARS report closed.
STAR ROUTE NOTES
MT ker completed the NTH day OF his address
to the jury at noon to-day He Will probably finish
this evening or tomorrow morning.
District Government Affairs.
Policeman Hin, OF the second precinct. whose
dismissal was mentioned In yesterdays STAR, was
another oflicer.
DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT
In considering the latter OF District improve.
ments yesterday the Commissioners had To meet
the law passed at the last session, making appro-
priatons for Improvements In the District OF Co
iumbia for the next fiscal year. as follows:
"For work on sundry avenues and streets, and
classes A. B, ana D., to the estimate Of the Conn
miSSioners OF the District for 1884 $4,000 Pro-
vided. that out o. this sum all the work avenues
and streets and replacement OF pavements on
streets named In the aforesaid classes situated
east or the Capitol shall be completed ia fun"
Nothing has yet been definitely determined
upon.
BIDS FOR SCHOOL FURNITURE
Bids were opened to-day In the ONCE OF the Dis
public school use in the District OF Col lmbia EN-
oracing the new Aaalostan, Amdon and Banneker
school buildings, the furniture TO be delivered be-
fore the 18th July next The bids were as follows:
G. W. Thorn, furniture with lifting lids, chairs.
&C. G,s.' 81. with stationary lids. &c, bids ssa
less, and omitS teachers desks Booth oSgooi
Manufacturing Co. s. ,o72s2 Standard School
Furniture Co., furniture with lifting Ids. chairs,
&C, $1,000; with stationary lids, a., $500 Ex-
celsior School Furniture Co.. furniture with lifting
lids, chat rs, &C., s472346; with stationary lids,
:ls2 rs less. A G. Whitcomb, Boston. Mass, bid
APPEAL ON BEHALF OF DROPPED POLICEMAN
delegation OF upwards OF sixteen merchants OF
7th street waited upon Major Dye to-day In behalf
of Oflcer OTutt, who has been designated for
being dropped from the police force the LIST
proximo Major Dye said the matter was out OF
his control now, and he must refer them TO the
commissioners. The delegation then repaired TO
| the office OF the Commissioners. who appointed
conference for tomorrow at IL O'Clock am.
FIRST LIEUT.. WILLIAM f. HOPKINS assistant sur
geon U. s. army, now on leave OF absence In New
York city, will be relieved from duty In the de-
parment OF the east, and will report In person to
the commanding general departmt mt OF Arizona
for assignment to duty.
BIDS for furnishing stationery for the Interior
department FOR the next year will be opened May
2lst- The amount OF the purchases will probably
reach $60,O00.
NIcKLE GnDERs SENTKNcED.-A telegram was
received to-day at the ONCE OF the chief OF the
secret service announcing the conviction OF Chas
Ferguson at San Francisco yesterday for at
tempting to pass gilded nve cent piece for five
dollar gold piece. He WAS sentenced to years
ago F. G. Moore was convicted at New Orleans
for the same crime and sentenced to one years i'm
pr1Sonment and 81 900 nne.
IMPORTANT TORPEDO EXPERIMENTS IN HAMPTON
RoADs.-The operations OF the Coast and Har-
Dor Defense Company. OF New York. which
pave oe as CONDUCTED fSr some time past oy Lieut.
reSs Monroe to the Rip Raps, pass IL around
sheave, and work 1t with a steam engine, by which
torpedoes can be placed at any desired point In the
| channel, have at last been crowned with success
Yesterday twelve "dummie" torpedoes were sent
| turned to the base OF operations All the torpe-
! does We're completely concealed from view, being
position only being known by the operator, who,
| at WILL was enabled to place them at any position
| in the channel desired TO obStruct an enemy TO
Withdraw them to allow the passage OF friendly
vessels. Lieut.. Graydon Is highly pleased with the
results attained and predicts that 1J Will cause
revolution In harbor defenseS.
| THE CASE OF Emma n. Brown, administrators,
| against the United States was argued and sub
mitted In the Court OF Claims today.
SHIPMENTS OF YOUNG SALMON AND SHAp.-Two
| hundred and seventy-nve thousand young Callfor-
MIA salmon were shipped from this city 10y the q.
the shipment made last week. These nsh go TO
Delaware county. New York The Matching OF
eS be- an ne the r
years Other young salmon are being prepared
Tor shipment, besides large number OF young
| shad
THE u. s. FLAGSHIP TENNESSEE, flying the flag
OF Rear Admiral George II. Cooper, commanding
ton Roads FROM her winter cruise in the West
Indies, and now lies at anchor OF the Hygeia
hotel The Tennessee Will require some repairs,
In short time to receive them.
CONTROLLER KNOX has accepted the Invitation
TO be present at the banquet OF the Chamber OF
Commerce OF New York, to be held on the evening
OF the 9Th OF May.
A BOARD OF officers OF the corps OF engineers TO
consist OF Col John Newton, Lieut.. Col Henry l.
Abbot, Lieut.. Col Cyrus B. Comstock, is consti-
tuted to meet In New York city for tho examine
ton OF the following-named crlcers, with a view
10 their promotion In the corps OF engineers when
legally entitled thereto: Capt Alexander NJ
Miller, 1st Lieut. VIM. II. Bxby and I'd Lieut. Ed
ward Burr.
ARMY ORDERs.-So much Of paragraph 10, special
orders, No. 273, November g. 1884, as directs Major
Peter j. A. Cleary, surgeon (then captain and as
sistant surgeon), o. s. army, to report In person
the commanding general department of Dakota
Is revoked Major Peter j. A. Cleary, surgeon, u.
s. army, upon the expiration OF his present Sick
to the commanding general department of the
Missouri Tor assignment to duty.
Local Notes.
lady and gentleman-the former an invalid
complain that last night they took Metropolitan
street in the northwestern part of the CITY for
Capitol Hill, ana at eth street they were directed
to get out and take the next car They got out
and stood there Uhe invalid shvering with the
colby for i've minutes or more before they could
proceed on their journey.
Miss Henrietta v. Davis, young colored girl OF
20. a native OF this city. who for some time has
been preparing for the stage, made her debut be-
fore select audience at Marnis hall last evening
She was introduced by Mr. f. Douglass and read
several selections In Il manner which won for her
great praise She has perSevercd In her studies
under great difficulties, having been compelled to
support herself and her widowed mother by work.
Ing as copytSt
THE GEORGETOWN ORCHESrRA-The concert OF
the Georgetown orchestra at the Congregational
church last evening, under the leadership of Prof.
Bernays, was largely attended, and u program OF
select music was finely rendered.
THE NEW YORK STOCK MARKET
1befollowing are the opening and closing prices
tltne New YORK STOCK Market today. as reported