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National Republican., 1883-07-11

Mr.. Henry Ingle, one of the oldest inhabi
tants of this city, died Monday, after several
months illness, at his residence, No. 12O c
street northwest, aged II years Mr.. Ingle
was born in Alexandria, Va, in 1872, and
came to this city with his parents when a
child of four years. When quite young
man he entered the government service, and
was for long time employed in the post
office. During the war with Mexico he
served as orderly sergeant of the Wash
ington Voltigeurs, Capt. w. II. Degges,
and returning here he became active
in the local military, and was for
some years an active member of tho
National Rifles. He was n communicant of
81. Pauls Lutheran church (Rev. DIR. Do
mer) and member of the Oldest Inhabitants
association. The funeral services took place
from his late residence yesterday afternoon
at o'clock, and the interment will be made
at Loudon Park cemetery, Baltimore, to-day.
Mr.. Ingle was one of the truest men that ever
had q friend.
National Republican., 1883-07-11
THE RECORD.
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS.

The grand jury of the corporation court
has adjourned until tomorrow. The only
new case before the petit jury is that of
George Winters, charged with assault with
intent to kill Officer Gilbert Simpson about
one week ago.
A large number of King street merchants
have signed an agreement to close their
places of business at 8 p. M, with the ex-
ception of Saturday night, until Sept l.
Mr.. G. G. Smoot, who has been i'll for a
number of weeks past, is steadily improving.
Alice Kits a Colored woman, had her arm
cut yesterday morning in row with a white
man with whom she has been living. A war;
rant was issued for his arrest
Mr.. Robert HautZman, engineer on the
| Virginia Midland railway, died at his resi-.
dence on the upper end of Duke street yester-
day.
The grain market is quiet and slightly
| easier. About 1900 bushels of wheat sold
for mixed, there being no Lancaster offered,
Small lots of corn brought Gle to 63c, as to
quality. No rye or oats reported.
| The British bark Francisco Garglie cleared
from this port for Sangua Ia Grando, Cuba,
yesterday with cargo of coopeTage and coal,
shipped by Lord & Haight, of Baltimore.
| There are four schooners loaded with plas-
ter from Nova Scotia consigned to merchants
of this city now due here.
The riggers now at work on the schooner
launched here Monday have gotten the miz.
2enmast up.
The council met tonight with full attend
ance President Douglass named the stand
ing committees for the ensuing year, as fol-
lows: Finance, j, b, Smoot; light, l.. Ii,
Reid; streets, w. II. Marbury; poor, ID, O.
Smoot; public property, w. II, Marbury;
claims, w, II, Marbury; police, f. w. Reid
law, S. d. Rishell; schools, s. d. Rishell.
The council then met in joint convention
with the board of aldermen to elect officers
for the ensuing year, The following was the
result For city surveyor there were two can
dates, A. w. Hurdle and Theodore
IL, FiclSlin; the election was post
poned until next meeting weigher and
inspector Of hay, w, II. Rudd was electedi
inspector of oysters, two ballots were taken
and ID. b. Cliff was elected; keeper of aims
andIpoor house, RIM, Leighton elected inspec'
tor of medicine, election postponed; physi-
clans for the poor, DIR. SnOwden, DIR, Klift-
line, DR.. Jones, and DIR. Smith; the present
incumbents of tho board of health were all
reelected with the exception of the president
and r. @, Dowell was elected TO that position
Overseer of the poor, w. w. Rock; chief engi
neer fire department. u. II. O'Brien; fire war
dens, first ward, +. Breen; second, d. Il
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A PensIon SwIndI.,

A clerk in the examiners division of tho
pension bureau, named j. j. Alley, and
pension agent named j, C., Aellmett, were ar
rested yesterday upon warrants issued from
the office of United States Commissioner
Bundy on the charge of having violated the
toTms of section $3.50 Of the Revised Statutes
in furtherance of scheme to defraud pen
sioners of the United States In explanation
Of these arrests, the officials of the pension
bureau say that they have evidence of con-
spiTacy between clerks in the pension office
aud Aellmett, by which applicants for pen
sions have been detrauded ON representations
TO them of the ability Of the conspirators to
push along their claims in advance of the
regular proceedings of the office and secure
them pensions They say that during tho
latter part of June of this year they became
aware Of the existence of such Il conspiracy,
aud that an investigation was instituted
which resulted in the arrests made chroni-
cled, and will call for the arrest of
other clerks as soon as further evidence is
obtained The new chief examiner, Nr.
Rathbone, has, since taking charge Of his
division on July /, followed the case closely,
and the authorities believe he has laid
bare the conspiracy. Deputy Commissioner
Walker said last evening, that while he was
unable To tell how extensive the swindle waa
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WHAT MIR. GAIT THINKS.
A Prominent Merchants Opinion of Di
trict Suffrage.

trict Suffrage.
A REPUBLICAN reporter yesterday asked
Mr.. William NJ. Gait what he thought of
any plan proposing to change the present
form of the District government.
81 think the present government, person.
mel and theory, is the best we could have.
am very much opposed to change"
"What about sufIrage?'
81 am opposed to it, as far as the District is
concerned. We don't want it,
you think suffrage played out then ~
al think suffrage is played out as regards
cities. / believe our form of government is
the ideal one, and one which all cities will
eventually initiate. No, | don't want any
change in the government. We have one
man at least in the board, Judge Edmunds, is
aman of brains, energy, and dincorruptibility-
in fact, the board as at present constituted is
admirable. All through tho commissioners
have been good men from the establishment
of this form of government. do not know
of anybody who wishes to change the present.
Those who are now clamorous for suffrage do
so for the sake of the offices | repeat don't
want any change in the district government.
l think we get along well enough without
suffrage in the district. Our interests are
merely local. | am opposed to any change"
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OLD AND FULL OF YEARS.
The Oldest Inhabltant Discovered In East
Washington - One Hundred and Five
Years Old and stilI Hale and Hearty.

The Oldest InhRbltant Discovered In East
Washington One Hundred and Five
Years Old and stiiI Hale and Hearty.
At the corner of Sixth and q streets south
cast, in low ceilcd but large and roomy
frame, lives the oldest man in the district.
lie is colored and is 1O5 years old. His name
is Alexander Simms. He walks up town
every morning and back to his home every
evening. His cyesight is good, his hearing
as acute as most mems half his age. Two
years ago, at tho age of 103 he married a
widow named Redmond a good looking,
pleasant featured woman, probably about 40
years old.
Smms was born in Prince Georges, Md,
in l111, near the Long Old Fields, and is con-
soquently in the 1O6th year of age. He is
naturally man above the medium height
strongly, though not stoutly built He has
been hardworking and industrious man all
his life. Born n slave he purchased his free
dom from his mistress nearly eighty years
ago. lie has engaged in various pursuits He
worked on the present capitol when it was
first being built, nearly century ago. He
has never drank any kind ofalcoholic liquors,
never used tobacco in any form, and has
never had anything TO do with doctors or
drugs. Hence he has always enjoyed good
health. He has bean amember of the Metho-
dist church since he was a young man. He
worshipped with the white people at the
Fourth street church until the coored people
started the STANDARD" ;" ofw which he was one of
the original members. When the Standard
church was merged in the Ebenezer, corner
Fourth and ID streets southeast, he continued
with it, rs he does to-day being the oldest
member on its books and doubtless the old
est church member in the district.
The old man is childless. His last surviv-
ing son died some time ago, an old and feeble
man, and the father went to the funeral with
hale and vigorous step. Some years ago u
very old colored man, with tottering step and
ashen face, came feebly into the station ofthe
eighth police precinct, and in voice tremu-
lOus with age, desired to know the address of
his father, whom he had not seen for years. 1t
was thought at the station that this man
was Sandy Simms's son. for no other living
man in Washington could possibly have a
son upwards of so years old Simms is full
of "reminiscences His memory is not i'm
paired nor his Judgment at fault. He was to
some extent participant in the war of 1872
His knowledge of men is prodigious. Before
the war he was personally acquainted with
nearly everybody in East Washington. He
is still lively and retains his vigor to an as
tonishing degree.
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TIE COMMISSIONERS.
Current transactions nt the Various Om-
cea Yesterday.

current at tne OHl~
ces Yesterday.
Commissioner Edmonds was at the district
buildings for short time yesterday looking
pale and feeble. He will, he says, be all right
in short time.
The total amount received for licenses dur
ing the last year was $l2S, 1873, an increase
of 50, ,621 26 over 1882.
The commissioners yesterday approved the
application for liquor licenses of Thimothy
O'Dowd, William Bundi, and Schnaible &
Mass.
Otto Reinecke was yesterday appointed
clerk of the fire department
The commissioners yesterday, upon recon-
mendation of Maj. Dye, promoted p. q. Halli-
nan and j. II. Fowler from first to second
class privates and appointed Francis Il. Red
den, Michael L. Hogan, and VIM. I. Maddox
first-class privates.
Complaints have been made of the bad con-
dition of the spa pump on Louisiana avenue,
and the commissioners will remedy the
defect.
The first meeting of the board of commits
sioners for the fiscal year was held yesterday,
and Judge Edmonds unanimously reelected
president
The commissioners have placed II street,
between Sixth and Seventh streets northwest,
on the list of streets to be improved during
the current year
Ihe Application for pardon from James
Rollins, convicted of fast driving was re-
fused
The board of assessors, now sitting as a
board of appeals, have heard about twenty
exceptions to their assessment.
Deaths reported July 10, 1sS3.-Hrrrison
Fraser, senile debility Maria L. Miles, ma
rasmus; Alice Campbell cholera infantum;
Mary Stecher, cholera infantu m; Frank p.
Summers, phthisis pulmonalis; Almyra Wood
worth, phthisis pulmonalis; Eliza II. Gard
ner, phthisis pulmonalis; Mabel Clayton,
acute cystitis; Sarah A. Heating, apoplexy;
Maria Winfield, apoplexy; Elizabeth John
son, pertussis William A. McElmer, tubercu-
lar abcess in lung; Elizabeth jackson, senile
d ebility; Percy B. Long, utero coltis; Ger
trude Brewer, whooping cough; Deborah God
lay, apoplexy.
National Republican., 1883-07-11
Three Fires.

The alarm at o'clock yesterday morning
from box AZ was for fire in house 625 Della
ware avenue, caused by the bursting of coal
oil lamp. Damage about $50. The house was
owned and occupied by james Downes.
At 1855 o'clock a. III. yesterday an alarm
was struck from box SO was for fire originat-
ing from the burning of some rags in a closet
of house on Carroll street, No. 140. Damage
aboutS25.
At 1910 p. m. box AZ sounded an alarm for
q fire in junk shop and stable in alley be-
tween Second and Third and ID and Virginia
avenue southwest Damage about $500. Sup
posed to be the work of an incendiary.
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Police Court Notes

Dennis Tormey was fined $40 for cruelty
TO animals in working horse with a sore
back.
James Thomas was fined $50 or sixty days
for stealing watch from Annie Connell.
Elizabeth Huhertz waived an examination,
and was released on $500 bond. Sho was
charged with stealing $50 from her employer,
w. A. Anderson.
Frank Cook and Charles Robinson were
sent to Jail for thirty days each for assault
ing Alex. Williams.
National Republican., 1883-07-11

Price; third, J. Il. Waddy, and fourth,
George Il. Sprague; chief of police, Capt.
Webster, reelected lieutenant Of police,
nine ballots were taken and James Smith
elected, securing 13 votes out of 81, the rest
scattering privates of the police force, there
were thirty-two candidates, fifteen of whom
were elected, all being members of the old
force; readymen, first ward, Traverse; second,
r. Kenney third, +. II. Henderson, and
fourth, w. Humphries. The meeting then,
at 11;30 adjourned
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he could say that tho government would lose
nothing by it, A few clerks, he said, had
made the pension agent, Aellimett,and some
positions in the office they could push along
their claims and secure favorable action upon
them, and had obtained money on these rep
rcscntatons. The losers by the conspiracy
were the pensioners who had paid money to
the conspirators, and not the government.
These men were unable to secure action upon
nnv claim
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Joined in XNedlocIy.

The marriage of ]. Clifford Van Hook, of
the land office, to Miss Carrie b. Evans took
place at tho Ascension church yesterday af-
ternoon at o'clock. The ceremony was per-
formed in the presence of the relatives and
intimate friends of the family by the Rev.
DIR. Engel tho pastor of the church. The
best man was G, Il. Tompkins and the brides
maid Miss Mary Scott
National Republican., 1883-07-11
District Patents.

Tho following patents were yesterday is
sued from the United States Patent office to
district inventors; VIM. Hendley, assignor to
G. p. Goh, two patents one for conduit for
underground wires, and one for ventilating
conduit for electric wires. W. w. Korsctoner
for galvanic battery. Robert Roach assignor
to Geo. IL. Plunt, jr., nickel pipe binding-ma-
chine
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W. PosToFFICE NOTICE.

U-Att
Foreign mails 1or the week ending July II will
close at this office as follows:
WEDNESDA Y.-At 1850 a. m. for Europe per steam
ship Elbe, via Southampton and Bremen Qetters
for France must be directed per Elbe ~ a,g a. m.
for France direct per steamship Fl nnce, via Havre;
AZ O. IN. for the Netherlands direct per steamship
w. A. Scholten. via Rotterdam; at p. m. for ia
malca and Jacmel, per steamship Alvo.
THURSDAY.-At $3.50 a. M. for Ireland per steam
ship Qty of Paris, via Queenstown Qetters for
be directed per City OF Paris'); at $3.50 a. IN. for
Europe per steamship Lessing. via Plymouth
Cherbourg and Hamburg: at L. III, for G uracoa and
Maraoaibo per steamship Maracabo; at l:30 p. M
for Cuba, Porto Rico and Mexico per steamship
Empire, via Havana.
FRlDAY.-At 9 a. m. for Newfoundland and st.
Pierre Miquelon, via Halifax; at y NJ. for Hayti,
per steamship Alene; at 1880 p m for Bermuda, per
steamship Drinoco.
SATURDAY.--At9 a. m. for Europe, per steamship
Britannia, via Queenstown Qetters for Germany
ANA Scotland must be directed per Britannc'); at
1850 n m. for Belgium direct per steamship Penn
land, via Antwerp: at 1870 a. for Scotland
direct per steamship Devonia, via Glasgow at 10
a. m. for Venezuela and Curacoa, per steamship
Valencia; nt I a: p. for Europe, per steamship
for Cuba and the West indies, per steamship Sara
Ruatan, per steamship l. B. Ward, Jr., via New
Mails for China and: Japan, per steamship Coptic
(via San Francisco) close here July Hli at Z
p. M Mails for Australia, New Zealand Sandwich
and FUi Islands, per steamship CITY of
*The schedule Of closing of Trans Pacific mails is
arranged on the presumption of their uninterrupted
overland transit to San Francisco Mails from the
east arriving on time at San Francisco the day Of
sailing Of steamers are dispatched thence the same
day. -
PosroFFIcE NEW York July g, lssa
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1ieo.

PATTERSoN.-on Tuesday, July TO- 1883 Of lung
disease, SAMUEL j. PATrEnsoN, In his 31th year ,o,
Funeral services nom his late residence, iOS Flltn
street northeast, on Thursday morning, at O'CLOCK
SOMMIiRS On July s. 1888, Mt a. M, FRANK r.
SoMMERs, only and beloved son of Mrs. u. w. Me-
Clermont, In his 2Sh year -.
Funeral will take place from the residence OF MS
grandfather John Pettibone No. 28 Fourteenth
street southwest, Wednesday, July ~, at o'clock ?;
m, aud proceed TO 81. Peters Church. Friends and
relatives invited TO attend.
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ThcY TooIL "a Rath.

A number of newspaper men were the
guests of tho Washington swimming school
last night, and held full sway. No outsiders
were permitted to entor the pool A vote of
thanks was extended TO Manager Curtis.
National Republican., 1883-07-11
wAsHrSeroN, D. c., July 10, 1888 jy.iO.iv

NIB1 THE BUSINESS EDUCATORS ASSo-
RS9 TION OF AMERICA will hold It's ffth con.
ventlon In Spencerian College Halls, Lincoln Hall
Building, corner of Ninth and d streets, beginning
TUESDAY, JULY 10, at O'Clock n M, and con-
tinuing four days Principals and teachers of bust
ness colleges. also teachers of penmanshp, from all
of the country will be In attendance Addresses
will be delivered papers read and discussed. and
practical blackboard exercises will be given by
ters IN special branches OF business training. On
Hon. VIM. Lawrence, First Comptroller of the U. s.
Treasury, Public cordially invited to all of the ses'
sons day and evening.
Prof a. D. WILT, of Dayton, Ohio,
President
Prof cHAs. E CADY, of New York city,
- Secretary.
Prof HENRY c. SPENCER, of Washington, d. c.,
iYD-3t Chairman of EX eCutiYe COmmlttee
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Having IA Time.

About 5000 was found in the pockets of a
man named Green, arrested by the officers Of
the seventh pEecinet station yesterday.
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Fresh Alderney butter churned every morning,
and delivered In u b."Ward" prints at 85c per h.
Also cottage cheese &c. per ball; buttermilk, 5c,
per quart, and sweet milk, DC, per quart
National Republican., 1883-07-11
LOCAL MENTION.

THE highest cash prices paid for dresses and
gents clothing, watches, jewelry, &c Call on or
address Herzog No, SO5 Ninth street, near Penn :
sylVania avenue,
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SHIPPING NEWS.
Arrival and Departure OF Vessels ut the
River Front.


Harbormaster Sutton has reported tho fol-
lowing new arrivals at the wharves: Steamer
Sue, Geoghegan, merchandise for Stephenson
& Bros; steamer Norfolk, Shropshire, mer-
chandse for j. II. johnson & Co.; barge Chas.
A. Bradley, Hughes, 259 tons coal for 9. II.
Burgess; barge Chas. w. Miller, 116 tons coal
for Stephenson & Bros; barge Oxford, Nosier,
119 tons coal for G.. l.. Sheriff; barge Ellen
w. McGovern, 304 tons coal for G. l.. Sheriff
schooner John p. Robertson, Owens, 200
Ter; schooner William b. McShane, Carroll
40 cords of wood for George Creveling;
schooner j. IL. d. Smoot, Name, ID cords
wood, do schooner Peri, Nash. 10000 feet
lumber for L. l.. Jackson g. Co.. schooner
Conoho, Bowers $4,000 feet lumber for Ross
& Sanford; barge L. II. Woody, Crombaugh,
100 tons coal for l.. l.. Blake; schooner New
jersey Keyes; 45 cords wood for mark ct;
schooner Pilot, COLLISION, 40 cords wood, do.
CANAL MATTERS.
The great scarcity of vessels to carry away
the coal is greatly inconveniencing the canal
trade only eighteen boats having arrived
during the twenty -four hours past, and only
the following boats left this place: Iowa,
Regulus, Kittie, Excelsior +. NJ. Offutt, +. A.
Mortens Delaware, Lizzie X, J. f. A. Remley,
Star No. 3, Eugene, j. w. Veale, b, Minnie
and Pinkie, X 10 U 8.
ANAMosA, IowA.-Dr. J. G. Mcclure says
81 know Brown Iron Bitters is good tonic
on ui, unnnrol sofiafnptinn ~
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CANAL MATTERS,

ANAMosA, IowA.-Dr. J. G. Mcclure says
81 know Brown Iron Bitters is a good tonic
and gives general satisfaction"
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SprtiaI autites.

MSas OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF EoUALI-
~ ZATIOS,
ASSESSORS OFFICE, D. c., June 2s, 1883.
The Board of Equalization Of the assessment OF the
real in the District OF Columbia under the act
of March q 15s3 Will be In session daily and hear
plants from taxpayers until the FIRST MONDAY
IN AUGUST, at which time the assessments and
equalization will be finally completed and reported
TO the Commissioners of the District of Columbia.
All taxpayers are invited to examine the books In
this Office which contain the now assessments of their
property
By order of the Commissioners of the District of
Columbia ROBERT p. DODGE,
District of Columbia,
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Job Printing
"AIderney Dairy Wagons"

or every description executed neatly at the shor
est notice at The REPUBLICAN Job Rooms.
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n$s TO THE TRADE.

RSS
Proposals are invited by the undersigned for the
purchase in bulk of the stock and store fixtures in
Mr.. W. 5. NItchelrs Store, No. sl3 Market Space,
Washington, ID. &.
said stock consists of Carpets, oilcoths Lnoleums,
Mattings Shade Cloths, Rugs, Lace. and other cur
tains, Upholstariug Trimmings. &c, &c, &c.
Proposals " also be received for the purchase OF
lots OF the stock.
The purchaser of the store fixtures will have the
privilege of renting the store. -
REGINALD FENDALL,
Assignee OF Wm s. Mitchell,
sl2 Market Space
q
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XXTANTED-BUSINEsS MEN TO KNOW THAT
w all kinds of job Work can be executed At The
Republican ONCE quicker and in more satisfactory
manner than ~ any Other place In the city se26
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Handsome Carriages for Calls, Receptions, &c, &c
Connected with Telephone Exchange. Fine Horses
and Turnouts always ON hand and for sale. ALI or
ders promptly attended to-
Agent for Horse,Clipplng Machine.
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A(afD A. =. TAYLOR.
Ss& JUSTICE OFTHE PEACE, NOTARY PUE
Lie, AND COMMISSIONERS OF DEEDS,
1921 Il street northwest.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-12-12
Can't Cook as Mother Did.

How many young wife's heart is saddened
and happiness scattered because she cannot
"cook az mother did," 1t Is strange, sadly
strange, and yet we all know 1t Is true How
many time has the tender-hearted reporter
felt his soul bursting with grief as he told the
narrowing story Of some poor suffering woman
whose cheerful sunshine had turned to dismal
darkness just because she could not cook as
mother did," And how 1t delights the heart
Of the reporter when he chances to hear of one
devoted young wife who is rescued from the
gloomy fate of 80 many, In a manner 80 simple
aud easy that the only wonder Ia that all are
not saved. This one to whom he now refers
was led blushing and blooming bride, but a
few short weeks ago, to the altar by one OF onr
most promising and prominent young men. He
promised to do everything in his power to make
her happy, but In an evil hour he made the
dangerous discovery that she could not cook
as mother did" He told her 80, and from that
hour the life-light Of happiness began to die
ont in her once radiant eyes. The bloom that
put to shame the fancied perfection of the rose,
departed from her cheek; the voice that well
coined him to happy heart and home grew
silent as the grave, and the young husband
saw that something must be done soon. He
asked the sorrowful wife why she was so sad,
and she told him because she could not "cook
as mother did," but II she had Royal Baking
Powder he could say so no longer. Like SEN
sible fellow, he ordered dozen boxes at once
and now he says he is afraid that his wife will
raise the roof off the house some day, but he
don't care, for she is happy.