Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-07-31
LOCAL MENTION.
The Weather.
VTFIIE OF THE tIiTEF SUNNI OFFYCSR. I
WASHINGTON, DC, July 81, 1885, $50 l. m

WASHINGTON. DC. July 81, 1888, s:3o l. m
For The middle Atlantic states, fair weather
IN southern portion. parity cloudy wrathar and
local rams the northern ror, ion westerly winds
nearly stationary barometer AMI temperature.
SPECIAL BCLLETIS-FA1R WEATHER TOMORROW
The following special temp nature were reported
&C.; st Paul, &C.: y -nvcr $50; Washington, go
Ihs indications for weihe day are taIt "a ~
clouiy weather ana locat rains VIII prevail In
New England AM the northern portion OF the
midd!e Atlantic states, AM fair weather In Inc
southern port i0ns fair weather I'm Tennessee ana
The Onto Will ', ard clriny weather In the lake
region, VITA slowly ris!as temperature ia each
District
A DISGRACGFyL ABUSE OF AUTHORITY. - The
new POstina ter General has ben mad tie tool
Tor gross piece o. injustice ana iOr whit cannot
but be, COn,i, eseI an ulwIrTinta6I. inter. e.
ence with the freedom OF the mis- Ct Geral
Gresham h such 4 Eig reputation for purity OF
purpose nd upriahtHess OF conduct that Ii Sc ms
1inpossble he can hive been cogniz Mt OF the cir-
cumstanceS unter which tie order OF the late
Postmaster General Kew relative to The Louisiana
Lottery Company was su pended.
lie 1actS OF the case, they are fOuaG officially
recorded, are not In any doubt In NoytInD.r.
1879 Postmaster General Key chtrs,d VI. a. d ,u-
phin, the President OF tue Lottery Company, with
'be.ng engaged In fraudulent schemes ana de-
vices aud ordered that NJ letters should be de-
h..red OF money orders paid 10 him
Mir. Daupr1n dcni d The charge and demanded
an Investigation, ut the sans iiIn. t2slituring
civil suit against the Postmaster GsndUD While
the suit was pcnil:Es Postmaster General KY
11SltCt1 the invcStig alton. which resulted In has
decision that n Was not IL fl Il that the Lottery
WIS frauiuient scheme. H thereuEol issued "A
new or'ier, counttTm1 n1tng his 1ir5t u lid
power 10 Interfere with the msIS unless Er was
satisfied that there was fraud. When Carried rs
aamlihstraiion CANE in the new Postmaster Gen
eraiS attention Was called To tht Lottery by inter-
est persons, and h" Te,e.TeG II matter TO Nt1r-
ney General MacVea-h. who found himself con-
strained 10 aum that the III ills c0ult hot be
intericred with except upon proof of fraud An
OTHER Investigation OF the C0InFaay's an...r, was
mad, ard the conclusion arrived ut that there
was no IrIud
The sam bu Y schemcrs who have thought to
avcn-e themselves OF tae c0,np,rF on a,cGnuf II
Is alleged, of It's refusal to buy off Opposition got
member OF Congress 10 order an inquiry in re-
ply I" which the late Postmaster General Howe,
"a conscientious ana honest : man rs ever l.va.i
declared tn 4 he could interfere with the COM
panyS mali, because:
No iHooT has beFn SHb,!titfed to tie DppGJf5apat
*"cc ne oifs.' Of S'SDe"Ston te'diHg 10 eatibiSh
M-JHct ma w. l. D,tIhf is Engaged liz conduct
eoistei.t i,iGfit3t or the Stdt,ie'
l. on the as,ufJ1;e y: the Department that
there should be no interference with his Ill
hSS JTdItd 'rGS discovered, Mr. ulin con sen: Ell
To dismissal Of his SUIT, an took further p:o-
ceedngs.
Three postmasters In succession HAVING baen
yanly inJCrtunei 10 aid ii certain wclSnown
Iihg TO set uDju>tly. they turned tncir attention
To The Department o. Justice. and succeedel in
interfere. not alleging fraud. but insis ing uDDn
the enforcement OF Postmaster General ksy's or
DER Under Til" technical subterfu ee that il was not
resc1n1ed but merely suspended.
Ihereupon, without any further inquiry. with
out ice COMPANY 10 tefFn itself.
foStinaSter General Withdrew III. suspension, in
Violation OF moral Obligat ami stopped the
liant.
Now, 1t IS not pertinent what the merits of the
acton mdy be. The fact stands that the Post
master General has been guilty OF u hvn-h ,nf;p1
and understandable act of Opprt sion ami tnills-
tlce- IL the CcmpanyS scheme is fr, iy;lert lis
mails should be witHheld Bat the Company WIS
certainly entitled 10 a hearing. and II II does not
come within the meaning OF tie statute Ih re IS
not a shadow OF reason FOR interfering with II.
- il IN
incorporated under the laws of = Statute: us ri-t
TO sXistence is acknowledged IN tn c0nsttui ion OF
louisiana: It's surplus FUNDS devoted to state
that IL Is Lot an honestly conducted busin. IS
The procedure by which u s5ech3 obligation is
SET ;1sid' ara an dG'Cui1 order revived 10y piece
oI legal cctHery is worthy only o. a PET: ..sins
sttornyy, AID tn It the Department o, justice San
be N abe the dirty tGo! or bIa,kn ling ring IS
FOUL disgrace TO The country.-Netr York Wuy1G
July q.
HAMS GREAT MARKED Down SALE, SIG 7th ST.
anu lss! PennsyivdniA avtnu':
LADIES Si5o nm Oxiord'a and VaSSars now Fl.
Is:ies' jesse Lily Slippers. worth 81 now 81 p
Ladies' mani or lnacnin sewed Ties ana l. Nv
Sutton, from Si-.5 reduced 10 IS cts
LatileS Il AMI $l-25 OpeTa Sip JerS, down to 6J
Anu IS Gle. "
haI.es' comfortable House Slippers, Is AMI &c.
Hand -Sewed hi1 AMI goat button Boots g. %
Misses and Chldrens Slippers regardless of
Cents hand-5titehcd Low Shoes way down.
Gents Canvas Shoes down TO S1.I5.
OIds ami ends IL half pr4ce
New YORK, rs Wen as Washington, is now going
20 have the popular Unicorn SHIRT introduced by
Sochfine ~ C., there al-O.
FINE French Fashionable Fichus, Cochranes,
Uptown.
YESTERDAY John F. Ennis, Tor John NJ X ,atinc
ana other, He'd u oil in equity against q org:
McLau- hi, and others, Tor partition ami lie u
lots Ola Prospect hill and distribution or the pro-
cse.l-.
FrssEiLs Ice CREAM sAippel anywhere out OF
Town
FINE India Linens, bargains, Cothranes, Up
town.
NOT!CE.-Kets Kemethys, 11O9 Pa. av, take one
Soz- HE ph''oa with one t4rte-nth painted. or 81
WHITE bicycle shirts, 81, Auerbach, eth and H.
POsTPONED-P raOnS holding tickets for the
riri; OF Piano on July Il twill call at W CUrm,cn )
re t'ar'ht, q Ia street northwest, on lu sday, tie
1tn OF August.
NALLAWHAL0OTA, Massanetta and Pennsylvania
beGi0rd Jul received at Sha,er's mineral water
uepOt
SASH RIBBONS half price; Co:hrane's L stown !:
YESTERDAY morning Lieut. swindells, OF the
fourth precinct, found a White man, namtd Lesea-
!cid, SI'k On L street, near 9tI EOrtuweaI. Iii.
ncuten1nt look him to- the stdtiOn-hOuse, where
d. Henry rendered medical aid and pronounced II
IL case OF heart disease At 10 30 - lock this MORN
ing the Inan had sufficiently recovered TO h.. re
Moved. and he was taken 10 his home, 1918 18th
elrttt hHlthNCSt.
SAVE your eyes'sht. Consult Hempler, i53 Pa av
PAEAsoL and Glove bargains; Cochranes, Up-
town. ~
CITY AND DISTRICT.
Anuseincnts. &c. Tonight.
TnEATER COa;QCE. Amy Arin4.ou'S Blonde
TROUPE.
ABNER'S GARDES.-yocal and orchestral concert
UEIyER'S SUMNER GARDES.-Mu,ic and variety
Condensed Locals.
WorSteT d Adams send fine specimens Of Cone
liver cs,ntdlOupeS-
street lamps Will be lighted at 7:a0 o. m and
eXtinsuished 1t 3:l5 am
fhE STAR Will be sent by mail, post paid, to those
leaving the city during the summer Tor my length
OF the, and The add ress changeu as often as de-
titc subscription, niiy cents per month"; POSI-
lively IN ADVANCE
Eidlc A TuoInas, formerly Of this city, died OF
congestion OF the brain ut Wala Walla, Washing
ten Territory, On July 9Th, la the twenty. third
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