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District Government Affairs.


District Commissioner Eimonds was not at his
Office this morning, in consequence OF another
rheumatic attack ia the left ankle.
SALES OF THE HAY SCALES
McSSrS. Duncanson Bros, auctioneers sold on
Saturday. by order OF the Engineer Commissioners,
the use OF the public hay scales for the ensuing
year at the following prices: No. 1. situated oppO-
site the post Office, UniontOwn, TO H. A. Griswold
for $40: No 2, situated at the intersection OF 9th
street and Georgia avenue southeast, TO 7. Etw.
Clark, for $50; No 8, situated on 10th street. near
Louisiana avenue northwest to ii. c. McCauley,
for 1858; NO. d. situated at the ThySon house. cor
ner 7th and streets northwest, to ". II. Wylie,
Tor S7o; No. s. situated on Prospect street. between
High and Market streets, Georgetown, to A. F.
Outt, for s1O5; No. g. situated at the intersection
OF Boundary and H streets northeast. to Thos. r.
Benson, superintendent, for SAL: No. T. situated at
Brightwood, to j. E Moses, for sl7.
ANOTHER OFFICE ABOLISHED
The Commissioners have abolished the Office OF
harDormaster ISN OF GEORGETOWN, IN consequence OF
after that date The salaries of some six or seven
subordinate employees such as messengers, In the
commissioners Office have been reduced
WHY MIR WOLF OBJECTS TO MR.. BIRNEY
Mr.. Simon Wolf has written letter to the Dis
trict CommissionerS,in In which he says: "As a resi-
dent OF school division No. 9, a taxpayer OF the
District OF Columbia, and as. what may be Of some
Importance, citizen Of the United States. most
earnestly, in this triplcate character, protest
against the retention OF Gen. VIM. Birney as a
trustee OF the public schOols-1st, because he is
not jew; 2d, because he does not insist on the
reading Of the Talmud by the teachers; Sd, he
uo'S not nave Ine songs OF the synagogue sung
by the scholars; 4th, because the public schools
are not common to all. free from all Sectarian or
religious bias, but exclusively belong to the Jews
and Judaism.
9i9 NEW BUILDINGS IN YEAR.
Building permits have been issued by Building
Inspector Entwisle, during the fiscal year just
ended, for the erection OF s3 new dwelling houses
792 brick and 81 frame. This would indicate an
increase OF population during that time OF 1885,
counting five persons to each dwelling. The num-
Der OF stores and stables erected In the same time
was 76, making altogether 9i9 new buildings
erected.
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Secretary FoIger in New York.

NEW YORK, July 2-Secretary Folger to-day
visited the Sub-teasury and had q conference
win Assistant Treasurer Acton. He said That his
Sislt pad nothing 10 do with the trade dollar
question, but merely TO consult Mr. Acton
about some unimportant business connected with
the department.
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DAK0TAs NEW CAPITAL-Underth the provisions OF
the Dill governing the location OF the capital OF
Dakota, the commission required at the time OF
making the bid deposit OF certified check for al
Least lea ~ $4,000 and good and suficient bonds that
the commissioners BlstnarcS's bid was accented.
the $20O 600 paid. and the banks and few capftal.
lists went bonds IN the sum OF f3OO 600 that the
balance OF the 100000 could be had on call on
Saturday meeting OF citizens WAS held at Bis.
marck, and committee appointed to canvass the
city for subscriptions 70 relieve the bondsmen At
pm. every cent was raised and placed to the
credit OF the commission. Work on the building.
which Is to cost $350,000. will begin at once
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THE PUBLIC DEBT STATEN ENr issued to-day
shows the decrease OF the public debt during the
month OF June to be s1s,O9S 2Ol 43; cash In the
Treasury, s345 as9 e0292: gold certificates, ss2,-
3s6o silver certificates, sss .6l6s3l; certificates
tiflcates. 1856, SEQ; legal tenders outstanding,
1916. 6S1 016; fractional currency outstanding,
623 253 "a '
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Gen. Crook En- Route tO Washington.
| HE DENIES THE REPORTED RENEWAL OF HosTIrITrEs

AND SAYS TIKI APACHE WAR OVER.
DENVER, COL, July 2-Gen. Crook and Cant,
Burke, his aide-de-camp, arrived here at noon yes
terday, en- route for Washington via Omaha ana
chicago. In an Interview last evening Gen. Crook
salu: ''Ihe Geographic reports that the hostiles
are again on the war path are absolutely without
ioundation In fact, they were glad or an oppor-
tuhity 70 surrender, and fully realized that FUR
ther demonstration by them would be most dis as
trous With Mana, Loco and Bonito subdued ard
oid Jun refugee from his own tribe. further
trouble is impossible few SOuaws aid children
only remain out, and they are expected In hourly.
Beyond doubt they viii bring Charly McComas
In with Them" The general is OF lrm belier that
the Indian troubles are settled.
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16O MORE DEATHS REP0RTED.
ALEXANDRIA, July z-The number OF deaths
from choera at Dametta yesterday was l4l
Ihere were also IL deaths at Mansurah and q at
Fort SAID, on sunday, from the same disease
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Y0uN0 BELMONT ON HB NuscLR-Satunday
man Perry BeImont had an sitercation WITH J. ii
Tower at the depot nt Hempkted, n Y. Il ended
in Nj. Belmont striking Nr. Tower over the heaA
With hie stick. The affair grew out OF . DEMAND
Of NJ. Tower for ea5 from HE. Belmont. the amount
g doctors bin paid for attendance on Mr. Tow.
efS son, who was injured oy being ran over by .
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EXPEDITION no CAPTURE A PRIEsT.-Mr. Beau
leau, u,Indan trader at White Earth Indian reserva-
tion who Is In ST Paul. Minn., says that Inspector
Gardner Is at White Earth to investigate the
charges against Agent Luce Charges had also
Inspector Gardner requested Father Tomasin's
presence at White Earth. Father Tomasin dc.
clined 70 obey the summons. The inspector tele-
graphed Information OF this refusal TO the Secre.
taIy OF the Interior. and the Secretary replied.
telling the inspector to go up to Red Lake. Ac.
cordlngly last "Wednesday. at noon, the inspector,
policemen, started for Red Lake, armed with re-
volyers. for the purpose OF capturing the priest
IG was reported, however, that Father 1Omasin
had large force OF Indians on his side, and it
was apprehended that there would Re trouble.
The charge against the priest was that there was
something wrong in his relations with his house,
keeper: This the priest and the girl both deny
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GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS 'To-paY-Intcrnal reve-
nue.. s625, ,623 o2; customs. &a62,61t49
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GEN. SHERMAN and party reached Fort Smelling
on the morning OF the 18th Of June. They expec-
ted to be at Fort Ellis, Montana, yesterday. They
were all well.
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BOOKS. &c.

NV Books.
4tCn.ois of j ian 4. Dix. hy Morgan A. Dix.
DyH2Il4c SacsCiOgy. ~. by Ward
land and Iabors, By I0pty
tIGer Ground hus Ia, by Ste paisL
Dr. Cis=s:iss. by Crawford.
Data e Ethics. by Spencer
] ser liz. - Julia Sch.yer.
.iaD. by i-ucy &. Lille.
Mildred Baryan do.
IhJ'lis Brown Flora shaw
For TIE Major. C. +. Eooison
UoHse Tat jill Euilt. G. L. Gardner
Hot Powshaccs. iourz,ees-
MM. II. MORRISON
ieb 4!3 Pennsylvania avenue
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Ruefiau Killed nv q vr.vo,

DENVER Col, July "A dispatch 10 tie Tribune
from Maysville says: Yesterday morning Brock
Baker came TO town and amused himself by shoot
ing into several buildings. The city constable
being absent Mayor John Martin undertook 70
stop the diStul bance, when Baker commenced
nrlng at him. The mayor then shot him four times
killing him."
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Affairs in West Washtnaton

BODY RECOvERED.-The body of the colored boy
who was drowned Saturday by falling from boat
into the canal, as stated in The STAR, was recoy-
efei this morning near G street wharf, and the
coroner notified. It. seems that he had engaged
himself to the captain OF the boat as driver but
few hours before the accident He gave his
name, and stated that he lived On West street. in
TINS place, but the captain has forgotten the
nama. The coroner gave q certificate of death
from accidental drowning.
SHIPPING NEws.-Arrived-Schrs. Wild Pigeon.
Doan, Fail River: Theodore Dean, Blake, Norfolk; ;
W: l.. Walker. Rogers, Washington. Cleared
Scllr5. b. X. W0odsde, Reed. Boston: Elliot B.
Church, Conary, Fall River; Vineyard, Resebrook,
Portland.
CONDITION OF THE WATER-Great Falls, very
turbld; receiving reservoir, north connection do
south connection, clear; distributing reservoir,
clear.
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IT HAS Nor YET been decided who will succeed
Commodore Shock as chief OF the bureau OF ste au
engineering, Navy department, and it is state,
to-day that the appointment will not be made TO
ten days.
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FRTGHTFUL RAILROAD ACCIDENT AND Loss ov
LIFE-A section or q coal train dashed down q
steep grade near Bradford. Pa, yesterday md
struck another section TO which was attached 4
whom were ins.antly killed,
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NAVAL CADETS Hammond Fowler, Louis s. Be n.
nett, George E. Kent, L. s. Groyne and Lorenzo
Sample, from the Powhatan and ordered to the
Vandalia.
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REsIGNED.-Mr. Duncan Thompson, who has
held the important and respo nsible position OF
trust fund clerk in the office Of the Secretary OF
signed.
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Railroad Accident Ou the Summit Of
the Sierra Nevada.

TRUCKER. GALA, July 2-During the trial OF a
monster engine over the summit OF the Sierra Ne
vada, an accident occurred In which the engineer
ana number OF train men were injured, but none
OF them fatally.
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aOf LOWSHARFS. BY Judge Tourgee
lii &c l.DEN CHEkSONESE. BY Miss Bird
PlTHAS'S PhONOGEAPHIC DICTIONARY.
Bradley. ~ A0"''
,afUDIEs OF NEGLECTED TEXTS ByDr. Rob-
,.EARLY GRAVES; FOR THE BEREAvED. BY
ucDaH. For sale by
WM. BALLANTYNE d SON
:Si A2S SEVENTH STREET.
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The New Quartcrmastcr General.
col. s. B. HaLABIRD APPOINTED

AS predicted in Saturdays STAR, the President
this morning appointed Colonel Samuel b. Hola-
bird TO be quartermaster general, TO succeed Gen.
Rufus Ingalls,, retired This appointment meets
with the general appreciation OF army officers The
President also appointed First Lieutenant Chas.
ingalls,, 9th infantry, nephew OF Gen. Ingalls,, to
be captain and assistant Quarteunaster IN the
army.
Col. Samuel r. Hoabird was born In Connecti-
cut and was appointed to West Point from that
state. He graduated July I, IS49. and appoint
cd 70 the lst infantry. In May. 1861, he was made
assistant Quartermaster and captain OF staff He
was successfully promoted 10 major and colonel
In the Quartermaster's department, serving faith
fully In various important campaigns He was
cMef quartermaster OF the department OF the gulf
1862 -6o After the close OF hostiiiies he was de-
partment quirtermaster at New Orleans, chief
quartermaster or the department OF Louisiana
ana chief quartermaster OF the department OF Da-
kota. In 1866 he was made deputy Quartermaster
general, with the rank OF lieutenant colonel, and,
In 1881, assistant QuartermaSter general with the
rank OF colonel
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THE EVENING STAR.
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STORMS ON THE SURFACE or rHR SuN-Prof.
Brooks, Of the Red-house observatory PHELPS. n
T., reports telescope observation yesterday
morning OF an enormous group OF spots now CEN
trA upon the SUMS disc. The diameter OF the
group Is 5000 miles, and the spots are visible 70
the naked eye. They exhibit violent clyclonic
action, electrical storms and aurora accompany.
ing the solar outbreak
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The PRESIDENT will leave this afternoon fol-
New York on the 4:20 train He will return be-
fore the end of the week. He arrived at the White
House about half-past IL clock to-day from SOL
dierS' Home
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n. 7. Herald from Fl Paso, Texas, says that Apa.
che raiders on Wednesday last appeared In The
nelghbOrhOOd Of JanOs, and captured three herd.
ers and q quantity cattle. The force at Janoe is
only 8 men. Reinforcements were called for and
sent from Casas GrandeA General fear Is ex.
expressed OF savage warfare. The bucks not can.
tured by Gen. Crook have apparently been notifled
BY signal nres and squaws that the CDircahuas
to San Carlos, permitted to enter the reservation
of
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kilograms to The Star.
THE VIRGINIA DUEL.
EDITOR eLAMs CONDITION CRITICAL.
GEN. CROOK INTERVIEWED.
he SAYS THE APACHE WAR Is OVER.
DEATHS FROM CHOLERA IN EGYPT.
COUNT DE CHAMBORD'S ILLNESS.
GEN. CROOK INTERVIEWED.
he SAYS THE APACHE WAR Is OVER.
DEATHS FROM CHOLERA IN EGYPT.
COUNT DE CHAMBoRp's ILLNESS.
a Dueltss,s Life In Danger.

EDITOR KLAAs CONDITION CRITICAL
RICHMOND, VA, July Authorization was re.
ceived here this morning from Lieut. Gov. Lewis
residence In Rockingham county, where MT EIam
was taken after being wounded In his duel on sat
urday with X T. Beirne, that Mr. Elam's condl-
tion Is critical and that his wound is much more
aggravated than was at first reported. The ball
struck near the right hip, passed inward aud
downward through the body and LODGED In the
left thigh, passing In its very near the blad.
DER. The bullet was extracted last evening
THE COURSE OF THE BALL
SfACNroN, Va, July 2-ME Elams wound "a
much more serious than was at frst appre-
hended. After his removal from the neld 20 the
resl1ence OF MI: Lewis closer examination dis
closed that the ball had entered the right thigh
near the junction OF the upper third and the lower
two-thirds OF the femur. After striking the
bone II ranged backward and upward the perito-
MUM and loiged In the left groin, whence
IL was extracted. 1t passed between the urethra
and the rectnm, lacerating the tissues but not Sc
rlously lnJufing either organ There had been no
paralysis and no serious injury 10 the rye yes-
sels. The patients spirits are good. He himself
discovered where the bah was lodged II Will he
remembered that on the neld he stated that the
shot had penetrated both legs Ii is apprehended
mat some foreign substance has been left in the
track OF the ball, such particles OF clothing and
spiinters OF bone. The bail, however was but
little battered. The wound, while not necessarily
fatal. Is a very serious one
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No Quorum "A, Concora ro.n.v

CONCORD, n. H., July 2-On the ballot for e. &
senator In joint convention to-day the whole
number or votes was 10: James w. Patterson 4
Aaron Stevens. 2, Harry Bingham 3, Edward h
Rollins l3. No quorum voting.
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The M arkeQSs
RAYTyNyOpr Ill,

BALTIMORE. July 2.-virginia ss deferred. Q;
forties e r5 $2s = ne. new tlrees. 52x bid to-day.
bALIlNOkt. Juiy 2.-Cotton duIl-m ddline 1Oisa
ao,a Flour qu.et-lowari street and western super.
32oa4O9 do. extra o5a5 90; do, family s. 25a6 2s
city mills, super, 3.25a4. 90; do. extra 25uS SO:
do. Rio brands. 00aG. 25 Patapsco family 6.73: do
superlat;ye patent. $50. Wheat-southerl dull and
nominal; western easier and quiet; southern red ii3
al 10; do aplber. l5al n; % Maryland 1. rs bid;
No western winter red, SPOT l.l3l asked: July.
Is bid; August sal IL September, l. lGal. Ii 4:
October. lsai lss; November 20. asked. Corn
white, and yellow. $3.50; do western mixed. spot
5f59a5S july 51ssa513A august 59is asked; Serenl-
ber 59a a6l; steamer, 5la5l. Oats dull and lower TO
sel.southern 39ai4 western white. 4la43 do mixed
39a4l: Pennsylvania, 39a44. Rye diIl, G5G6s. Hay
dnllnprirae to choice Pennsylya ana and Maryland
~ Ga14 90 Provisions easier and quiet aEeas porL
so Bulk Bulk, ,meats-shoulders ana rib sides.
packed, Sha9A Bacon-shouldcrs. 9H; clear rib sides
l0.4; Hams. l4a4sl6; Lard-reined. liA. Butter
qulet-western, packed sale; creamery, 1929. Eyre
lower and weak IL. Petroleum nomnal-refined 7'aas
Coffee dull.Rio cargoes. ordinary TO fair. sSa9s.
Sngar steadyA soft, Ss4; copper refined quiet 14k
Whisky steady and quiet. l.l6sal.I II. frelshts 70
ls;Sa: grain 4atsgd Receipts,nour. l64 barrels:
"a ooo ooo bushels rye. 500 bushels shipmens-wheat
222 00J bushels; corn. Z. 600 bushels.
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IT D Nor NECESSARY now to place two-cene
stamp on bank checks, drafts, orders ana vouch-
era The repeal OF that tax and the tax on
matches, perfumery and medicines, went into
effect July lsk
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DEATH OF AN EX-MEMBgR OF CONVERSATION.
Charles Case, formerly Of Fort Wayne, Indiana,
and . Representative In Congress from that state
In 1861, died OF pneumonia last Saturday at
Br.gh ton, Iowa.
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Camp have gone to York Harbor, Me-, where they
Will pass the summer acknowledgements
tive Townsend. OF Ohio, is at the Arlington
ger by the overland train TO arrive in San Fran
cisco last Wednesday, Senator Hereford and
wife, OF West Virginia, are at the Nationally.
tered in St. Louis on saturday.@D. B. Lloyd. OF
Washington. was registered In San Francisco last
Monday.-k r.: Helphenstine, Col William
Crook. and R o. Hoffman, with their families,
Va.-The family OF Mr. b. U. Keyser started this
morning for Rock EnOn SpringA-Geo. 3. Weed
and VIM. Rowland, OF New York, and H. d. Nc
Kinney Of Janesvlle. Wis., arrived at the Ar
ton; Alex: Balrour, PhiiadelpAta; VIM. Cramp,
Philadelphia; Hon. p. A. Collins, Geo. L. Damon
York; Horace Lee, Philadelphia. and A. Blythe, Of
Charleston, are at the Rigga-Gen. Daniel Nc
Lure, Gen. Eppa Hunton, Virginia; B. Funk, Jr,
Sesy,9 New aork; Lieut. L s. MeCrunch, Fort Meade;
York; George L. Norton and family, and Mrs
Russell and child, OF New Orleans, and NJ. H.
Burcn. New York, were registered at the Eb-
vincent Is In the city.-Mr C0rcoran has re-
turned to the city from Virginia, and will remain
here until Saturday. when he expects TO go to
mer.-Mr. Josyn. the Assistant Secretary OF
the Interior, has gone to his home In Woodstock,
Ills, TO spend few weeks VIM. p. Cope.
land. formerly Washington correspondent OF the
New Ne ~ YORK OK you,nal 9r Cosamerce, has resumed
his OLD connection with that papeE-Major VIM
tersmith, candidate for doorkeeper OF the next
House House OF Representatives has just arrived from
Ashville, N. c.. where they have taken a house
for the summer.-M. WIN. Thompson has re-
turned from Colorado in improved health.
commissioner Evans win go to New York this
Saturday evening.-Secrstary Folgef went to
new 1ofk saturday evening Tor few day2 4
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EDITOR ELAMs CONDITION CRITICAL.
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SENTENCED TO THE PEHTrENTIARY.-To-day Fred.
er1ck Blackwell, colorcd. was convicted, in the
Criminal Court, OF second onense petit larceny
two trowels), and sentenced TO three years In the
Er1e county penitentiary, at Buffalo. y. Y.
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APPOINTMENTS THE PREslpENT.-The Presl-
dent has appointed VIM. j. Galbraith associate
justice of the supreme court OF Montana, and The
odOre l.. Poole pension agent at Syracuse, NY.
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THE NrCKERsoN CAsE-Miss Lena Carter has not
yet entered suit for slander against Mrs. Nicker.
son, nor Is IL known that she Will bring one. In
the opinion or members OF the bar, unless Mrs
Nickerson has done some talking outside OF what
She set forth In the declarations In her suits for
divorce and TO recover her dover right I'm the
property transferred by Major Nlckerson to Miss
Carter, the latter has no ground for action.
FOUR DANGEROUS DoGS-A warrant was issued
from the Police Court this morning against Geo
Kari, charged with keeping four dangerous dogs,
which seriously injured Mrs Martha Ank1ns OF
No. 716 9Th street northeast While the lady was
out walking yesterday with q little child and q
dog she was attacked by these four large blood
hounds and frghtfully lacerated Her life was
probably saved by her dog attacking the four
hounds, who fell on him and nearly tore him nmb
from limb.
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Mr.. ELANs CONDITION CRITIcAL-A private tele.
gram received in this city to-day from a gentle
man in attendance upon Mr. Elan, the wounded
Virginia editor, brought Information that "the
wound Is more serious than at flrst supposed, and
the worst results are apprehended."
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SENATOR VOORHEES,, Of Indiana, will not act as
counsel for one OF the indicted detectives, as Re.
ported. He leaves this evering for Indians, where
he will make a 4th OF July speech.
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fEso PERPETUAL BUILDING ASSOCIATIONS
ts On account of the regular meeting occurring
on the Fourth OF july. it will be postponed until the
respects the best Building Association in tie city. and
you can take shares ut any time without having
any back dues. Join now and money. buy a
homse by taking IA loan from its funds. >haree one
doil2r per month c. &. Duncanson, president; T.. NJ
Lawto1. War department., treasurer; John ,ook 81 c.
tary, 6l8 18th street. je3O-5t
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The FUNDED DEBT OF THE DISTRICT. state
m"nt of the funded Indebtedness of the District Of
Columbia and the late corporation OF Washington,
as prepared by Treasurer Wyman, shows that
i32, $50 Of the debt has been retired since July
1873, and reduction made in annual interest
charge or $40 392. The iSsue OF District 3.65S to
dat" IS sl4,5U2t5o These bonds are limited by law
to $4,000 OOO The total funded debt OF the Dis
trict Is now $2l ,553 800.
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RANGE OF THE THERMoMHrkR-The following
we're the readings at the oflce OF the chief signal
onlcer to-day: am. "a s; II an, $40; Q pm 9l0
Maximum, Gao; minimum, 6Sa
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WAR DEPARTMENT CHANGES. - The following
changes in the clerical force OF the War depart
ment were ordered Saturday: S,cretary's Office
Martin r. Thcrp, appointed clerk, class 2 Adju-
tant generals office-AM Bliss, class /, resigned;
Fred. C.: Squires, appointed class /, vice Bliss;
ell. assistant messenger, promoted to clerkship,
$1,000. vice j. o. Brawner: John Connolly, ap-
pointed assistant messenger, vice John Mitchell,
promoted Quartermaster generals offlce-Robt.
E. Fugtt, ,watchman. promoted to clerkshtp 81. COO
Vice c. E. Barton; Frank Foster appointed watch
man, vice Il. e. Fugtt.