Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-10-30
New Rules for the Tax Collector.
ORDER OF THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS

ORDER OF THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS.
The auditor OF the District having prepared and
submitted plan To facilitate the settlement and
auditing of the accounts OF the collector it been
approved by the District Commissioners who have
adopted the following order: "That On and after
November LIST pr0xiIno all bills TO be receipted by
the collector shall be made out upon the new forms
having the auditors coupon attached In all cases
the coupon viii be correctly and completely filled
out by the clerk making up the bill! or bills Upon
payment being made to the collector he WILL after
Tecepting the bill and before delivering 1t to the
person entitled 10 receive it, pass the the
auditors coupon clerk, VINO VIII detach the coupon
and stamp upon the face OF the receipted bill the
Cnuntersin OF the auditor. The collector Will pro-
vide suitable place In his Office for the cO,iDOn
clerk. who shall he attached TO the office OF the
auditor and under his Immediate direction and con-
troll, and To whom he shall deliver at the close of
each day. the coupons thus detached, together with
certined statement showing the entire receipts
for the day. The office hours OF the collector for
the receipt of money due the District shall be be-
tween the hours of O'Clock and O'Clock PIN.
OF each business day, unless otherwise directed by
the board The daily report of the collector To the
auditor showing in detail the receipts on account
OF moneys due the District, will be continued us
usual"
CHANGES OF ILLEGAL LIQUOR SELLING AND CoUN-
TER CHARGES AGAINST THE WITNESSES. This
morning in the thai OF John Brien storekeeper
corner OF Goth and X streets northwest, charged
with selling liquor without n license. there We're
several cOlored men as witnesses against the de-
PENDANT. they claiming 10 have bought g1u and
whisky IT the store. On the crosseXamination OF
III.
counsel Tor defense, the witness admitted TO hav-
ing been driven out OF the store at the point of a
gun by Mr.. OBrien- He said that just before he
was driven out he signed paper not To prosecute,
MTS- OBricn having offered To give himself and his
two associates SIS. Mr. OBrieA then, instead OF
paving the money, elected them from the house.
Mr.. tahili said the colOred men had attempted TO
blackmail Mr. O'Bren and had been driven from
Tie house. Testimony was given for the defense
That two days after they Were driven from the
store the three eOlOred witnesses after being sum-
Honed to appear In the Police Court. had sent TO
MT. OBTlGn Offering 10 leave the town and
appear against him IN consideration OF $40 piece
The case was continued for argument tomorrow.
BEfIIGERENT Mr. CARR--(ieorgc Carr was I'm the
Police Court to-day. charged with threats TO Dorsey
White, who testified that Carr threatened TO put
SIX balls lii him. and said he would get pistols
and they could fight duel White said that Carr
had just returned from the penitentiary and he was
afraid of him The court gave Carr some good ad-
Vice, stating that Ii send him to iail
where the public would be charged with his GARD
and the proper place the workho,lse He
would, ONeyer, caution him and take his personal
bonds
HIRED TO STEAL A CARPET.-Charles Gibbs a
c0Ored boy. was charged IN the Police Court this
morning with the larceny of a carpet from Mrs.
Elizabeth Snowden No 1884 ith street. Saturday
night The testimony was 10 the effect that Mrs.
Snowdens son, George Campbell, had hired Gibbs
IT, Gibbs received dollar and quarter for his
service. Campbell WAS arrested. but the police sent
him TO Harrisburg, as he is wane, there TO answer
charge. Judge Smell, In dismisSing the case
against Gibbs, remarked that the police should
never send person nom the city while he was
wanted here either Il defendant or as a witness
THE 0PEN DooR.-The door TO another empire
through which the crowded millions may enter and
Obtain homes has been opened the GGor 10 another
empire where the millions OF our people may buy
heap fool, the doors OF thousands OF school houses
are opened TO the millions OF young. where they
Can be educated The door has been opened also
and al are invited 20 take . look at the most ele
CANT sio:k Of gentlei.ci,s ready-lnade clothing
ever exhibited In this market, they sly by Robin
son, Parker Co., VINO are the proprtetorS corner
9Th and ID streets