National Republican., 1883-07-02
BALTIMORE BRIEFS.
operations for the G. A. R. Excursion TO Far
Away Denver
Government onieisIs Wondering why
Their Pay Is Delayed.
snccfnl Dfspnicn.

Baltimore, July 1.-Great preparations
are being made by the members of the Grand
Army of tho Republic for their seventeenth
annual national encampment, which will be
held in Denver Col, some time in July.
I Delegations will bo present from Baltimore,
J Washington, Fortress Monroe, and Norfolk,
ASnd will leave Camden station, in this city,
an Sunday, July 10. The national conven-
on will have representations present from
zach city in the United States comprising
Three delegates and three alternates. 1t is
= Estimated that in the grand process
f sion there will be at least 10000 men
in line The national encampment will
Include four days, following which there will
will be an excursion lasting ten days, through
out Colorado. 1000 has been appropriated
Nor this excursion for car fare alone, and it is
<{btated that the sum of $4,000 has been con-
Xtributed for the entertainment. Tho Balti
13more delegates who will attend are, Col. John
|*H Suter, department commander for Mary
Wand; Gen. w. L. w. Ross, William II. Wal
&ker, ". o. Saville, George i. Creamer, John
wv. Saville, and many others.
The time has passed now for the celebra-
lion of the fourth in this city, the authori-
les having issued orders prohibiting the
shooting off" Of explosives within the city
limits. 1t is, however, expected that there
will be a number Of pretty displays of fire
works in the county, as the law there does
not prohibit their use.
The toy pistol, which proved so disastrous
last summer, is no more in use, and the poites
commissi ,ners have BIO ~"d the nsale of the
dangerous weapon.
yesterday was pay day at 3 custom
ouse, and numbers of clerks inspectors,
eighers, and others were waiting anxiously
,r Uncle Sans check, which, through some
Misunderstanding, failed to arrive. The en-
loyes were sadly disappointed, and went away
18th downcast countenapccs. The difficulty
,supposed to have been caused by the fact
Il yesterday being the Nei.l Of the fiscal
Year, and the department at Washing.
ton, ~ the rrsb cf,,,Susihcss, overlooked
the matter. 1t is stated the same thine
occurred in 1876, when the employees did not
receive their pay until July z. Another ru.
NOR is current among the officials that per.
>haps the appropriation of last year has run
out and in that case they will have to wait
until special appropriation is made by con
gress, which will compel them to wait until
next winter.
Rev. G. G. Biting, d. d., for the past seven
years pastor of tho Franklin Square Baptist
shurch, and one Of the best known clergymer
IN the state, has resigned his pastorship Il
accept the position of Bible secretary of the
Baptist church of this country, and will
hereafter take up his abode In Philadelphia
He will not enter upon his new field of duty
fntil the first of December next, and in tn,
Neantime will continue as pastor of tho
rankin Square church. This action of the
.hstor has caused much regret among the
members of his congregation, who are deeply
attached to him, and they expressed them
selves as very 10th to let him go.
Much uneaSness is manifested here in re.
gard to the trade dollar, some stating that i
is only worth 80 cents and will not receive i
for any more than that sum, Saturday nigh
a number of store Keepers refused to receiv,
it for the specified sum, and much trouble il
expected. The employees of the Baltimore
and Ohio railway who will be paid off OF
Monday and Tuesday next, in honor OF th
fourth, have signitied their determination
, not to accept the trade dollar as part of thei
salary.
y The custom house receipts for this por
during the month of Juno amounted to $19S,
3296.07 -$lS6, 96093 in coin ard $11, 1886. Ia i,
ycurrency.
1 Tho commercial business in Baltimor
during the past month has somewhat in
creased and is rather better than during tn
Same month of last year. Tho receipts o
grain We're over 1,000000 bushels in excess o
June of 1882.
IL There were, during the past week, 10
deaths in the city against 1l9 births for th
same time.