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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-05-12

ARRESTED OK CHARGES or RoBBERY.-Detecfaves
BLOCK ana E1elin yesterday arrested two c0lore0
locked them up at police headquarters on the
charge OF larceny. Page Is charged with robbing
man named John W. Green. OF watch In a bar.
room, while the latter was drunk. Hall Is charged
with the larceny OF an amethyst ring. valued al
SIS from Bessie Coleman. on the aOth OF April last
BOTH cases were continued In the Police Court to
day until next Tuesday.
OFFrcERs ELEcTKD-The Union Relief Associa-
Butcher. president: Charles r Murray, vice presi-
dent: Charles II. Shorter. secretary: Albert Par.
ner: treasurer; DAVID B. Bowser. Henry W. Free
Coleman. Isaac Robinson, John Henson and VIM.
Seweu. directors
WHEN A PoIIcEuAN CAN USE Hrs cLus.-A
young man named William Knox was lined so by
Judge Smell to-day for assaulting Albert Parker.
Policeman Bronson, who testified that when he
attempted 70 arrest him. Knox assaulted him by
kicking him and trying to bite him The defend
dubbed him, and the defendant showed some bad
wounds which he claimed were inflicted with the
club. judge Smell, In dispostng OF the case, said
IAN o1icer had no right to strike man because he
kicked him, or to punish him for an assault, but
only to protect himself from being assaulted. y
In view OF the injuries OF the defendant the court
only fined him S for the assault ON the ofncer
RANGE or THE TBEkMoMErKR-The Following
wire the readings at the ONCE OF the chief signal
saI. Maximum. 700: minimum. sos
A NEW FREIGHT DKror-The Baltimore and
freight yard on the land Just south OF virginia
avenue, between South Capitol street and New
Jersey avenua This has been dons to relieve the
and is that Se s much Of sSs
unloading wiz be done here. There are here
eleven tracks capable pf sccpmmodasing 200 cars
on from any number or cars at once.
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How Benness makes Money Fly.

ASs0A0 sA0 ACk" 0o0AAsA y stAO PioyhA6 ua0neCos
How Benness Makes Money Fly.
New Workers have been much interested
within the last day or two over the news from
Europe concerning tho extraordinary doings
the Hev0lds proprietor In his steam yacht Nam
. ouna, which are chronicled in the London World
Evidently MIR. Bennett was very much exhlara-
| ted by French air. 1,ffe on board the Namouna
| must have all the elements and uncertainty as
| to what may become Of them next. Mr. Bennett
Is said to make his guests comfortable by play
| ing on them with a Ere hose and raising mock
alarm OF fire, also to insist on the whole crew
getting roaring drunk upon pain Of instant dis
miseal If he is not obeyed. But In this last tipsy
exploit he has surpassed himself. The gravity
with which Bennett must have refused the
| proffeied assistance from the Frenchman must
| nave been g good as play, for 'Jim's" phe-
nomenal s0berness (apparent) at such times il
proyerbial: heard . story yesterday in illus-
! tration Of 1t.
! One New Years day Bennett arrived at the
| Union Club towards night, having made many
1 calls He sat down In chair, and observing
| that some members Of the club were presenting
Peter, the venerable porter OF the club. with $5
| bills as New Years presents. he called him over
and fishing down into one of spockets brought
up bill.
"Peter, my friend, he said, without looking
| at the bill, ''take that"
''Thank you, sir" said Peter, his eyes glisten-
ing at the sight Of q go bill.
| Bennett gazed at him for 4 second, said Sleep
lily, wait Peter" and diving down into another
pocket brought up another bill.
Take that. Peter"
This performance went on for fully I'VE min
utes. Every time that the astonished Peter at
tempted to retire he was called back, and the
presentation of every kind of bill from 81 to
| $50 went on to the amusement of the specta-
| tors. When no more bills came forth Bennett
| stopped and went away. Peter asked some Of
the members what he had best do with his hat
| full of money. He was advised to ask Mr.. Ben
nett the next time he came whether he had not
1 given him by mistake more than he had in
tended. So the next day when Bennett ap-
peared Peter said to him:-
'Mr. Bennett, think you gave me more Of q
New Years present than you intended last
night"
Bennett looked at him for few seconds. not
having the glimmer of an idea Of how much he
had given, or whether she had given anything
| at all.
slow much did give you, Peter1"
Eight hundred dollars. sir"
The position was q delicate one, but not so
much so to man with an income of million a
| year as to an ordinary mortal 'sThat was the
amount intended for you, Peter" said Bennett
| without sign Of annoyance.-Lettey in Charles
tOn NeuS and Courier.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-05-12

PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS TO-DAY.
The Commissioners to-day, upon the recon.
mendation OF Major Dye, made the following
changes in the police force: Sergeant H. K. RED
way to- be lieutenant, vice johnson resigned; Act,e
Sergeant Efw'd AcHenry to be sergeant vice Reo-
way, promoted: Second-claB Private Chas Lon
NOTED: First-class Private II ri. Larrabee "a -
second-claSs private, vice Lombady, promoted:
George n Darcy TO be flrst class private vice W.
w. Hill, resigned; and Edward J. Wall TO be frsf
class private, vice J. r. jackson, resigned
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UNPRECEDENTED ATTRACTIONS!
OVER HALF MILLION DISTRIBUTED
LOUISIANA STATE LOTTERY COMPANY.

incoporstedin i've years by the Lests
Mture Tor educational and Charitable purpcses-with
capital Of 8. 00O. O00-to which reserve fund OF
over $3.50. 600 has since been added.
By an overwhelming popular vote its franchise WAS
December I'd, A. d. 1879.
1rs GRAND SINGLE NUGBER DRAWINGS win take
place monthly. never scstes 1ospoes Look st the
following Distribution:
GRAND PROMENADE CONVERT.
during which will take place tho
10TH GRAND MONTHLY
EXTRAORDINARY SEMI-ANNUAL DRAWING.
AZ NEW ORLEANS. TUESDAY JUNE IA 1883,
Under the personal supervision aud management OF
GEN. q. Z. BEAUREGARD, Of Louisiana, and GEN.
JUBAL A. EARLY. OF Virginia
CAPITAL PRIZE $50 600.
% NOTICE.-1ickets TEN DOLLARS only
Halves. s.; Fifths. So; Tenths. 81.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-05-12

ACKARGE or STEALING Prom SENATOR Mauuum
DIsEIssED.-W. d. Holmes, waiter at the ArlinQ-
ton hotel, was arrested several days ago, on sjo
ator Malone. He has been locked up since ~
was dismissed at the Police Court today as thogo
was no evidence against him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-05-12
The Tcwksbury Scandal.

GOV. BUTLER THROUGH WITH HIS TESTIMONY.
BOSTON, May 12-In the TewkSbury hearing to
day, Francis B. Records. professional oookkeeper.
L stlfie1 TO the loose system OF keeping accounts
at Tewksbury. The governor here announced
that with the exception OF two or three books and
one witness he had no further testimony to offeE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-05-12

We
rfngton, chief or accounts Of the treasurer's Office
will be promoted to be chief clerk or the treas
urer's Office, vice Charles Lyman.
RUSSIAN PETROLEUM IN COMPETITION WITH TIE
AMERICAN ARTIcLR-The vice consul at Trieste
reports to tho Department OF State that Russian
steamship arrived at that port about the middle OF
April from Pou having Ca board 1000 barrels OF
refined petroleum. which old at the same price as
the American article This IS the frst Russian
petroleum which has entered Into competition with
American Oil in the Trieste market The Russian
Oil does not burn with as steady brilliancy as the
American.
TIE BOARD OF ENGINEERS for Notifications, In
New York, which consists OF Colonel John New
ton. corps Of engineers; Lieut.. Colonel Henry L
Abbott corps OF engineers: Lieut. Colonel Cyrus
B.ComstOck, corps or engineers, has been ordered
to proceed 10 Fort Monroe, Virginia, and inspect
the practical working OF the coast and Harbor De-
tense company's torpedo system at that place.
PORTRAITS OF THE LATE PosTxAsrER GENERAL
Howk-Mr. Fred. N. Bassett, chief clerk OF the
Post Office department. is about to purchase for
the Postmaster Generals room a life-sfzed bust
crayOn OF the late Postmaster General Howe.
Several pictures have already been submitted.
WASHINGTON FISH MARKEr-Received and sold
by r. A. Golden, nsh agent, Johnsons wharf, to-
herring, from 80 to g per thousand.
Mrs Anna R. Verdalle, q handsome ladyIike
woman. a native OF Louisiana, was convicted In
New York yesterday OF obtaining money under
false pretenses
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-05-12

vsoTgs =; Darcy TO be frst class private. vice ":
class private, vice J. r. jackson, resigned
Local Notes.
The alarm Of IRE from boS ~ at eight o,cloo1r
this morning. was for iire CAUSED hy the burniSe
OF some paper patterns In house No 902 9th stroSf
nortnwsst. occupied BY Miss Belle Lucas; damsss
The charge.of assault and battery with Infant
TO Xiii against James Leonard, for shooting q man
was called In the Police Court to-day, ana con
finuod until next wednesday.
Ma Mary Ann Cunningham died early tais
morning at her home. 6l6 @ street southeast IN
the old Kerns family. OF Maryland she Was che
the construction department. Navy Yard
OmcersRhodes ana Markw0odtook 20 the second
precinct station YESTERDAY twenty i've yards OF
OF jacob II. Collins. 45S X street northwest II had
been stolen yesterday afternoon from the yard a
Rev; Henry France. sis street northwest by q
Yesterday there was sent from here, over the d.
~. X. 70 brandywine, z passenger coach Cor
now running to Mechanicsviiie. a few miles nom
=. K Helphenstine. w. W. Crook. r. S RidieIIe,
Harrison Crook and John n. Hsszer. as corpora
tors, aled certincate of incorporation yesterday
The capital stock is $4,000, In shares $40 eacn
and the object is TO provide fund 10 he used IN
case OF death, accident, or at the end OF q stipu-
Past GraEd Masters Council. No e., OF the q.
Q. O. OF o. z. have Installed the following named
0mcers Tor the term: w. c. NJ. Nathaniel Allen:
D. q. n. stephen 7. Minor; q. &c., Charles IL
Shorter; 9; Treas, BENZ n: Mccoy; c. G., VIM C.
Cost1n; @. W.. Daniel b Webster: c. Sex Agf..
Alexander Howard; @. chaplain, wm. j. Howard
About eleven O'Clock this morning q drunken
artilleryman named LouisBenoit, from the arsenal
on passing the horse bazaar on Louisiana avenue.
Jumped into buggy OF q gentleman named
Kenny. and, catching up the reins, drove on down
fennssivanla avenue, and turning down eth
street, by the Baltimore and Potomac, he NJ
arrested BY Ofncer Turnburke and taken TO poiioS
headquarters
James Pollard. colored boy. was ,lnei 8 bv
Judge Smell to-day for pluoking Mowers In s6e
Capitol gcoundA
To-day Detectives Ran and Carter arrested 4
coi0fed man named WIN. b. jackson, CHARGED
With the larceny OF q harness from Lewis O.
KengaA. The officers took him In custody On a
street. opposite Ghe-n's stable, while be Wss
oner1ng IL for sale. he Is at police headQuartorz
In the case OF the drunken soldier who tOok
away the horse or Mr.. kinny from the horse be-
xaar ana was arrested by policeman at the Bal
timoro and Potomac railroad depot Major Dire
sent note 20 Commandment Ayres to-day expiain-
Ing bis condition and expressing the hope that he
VIII be able to turn him over TO the military m.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-05-12

Nor Como 10 REsIoE.-A dispatch from New
York says . report was published there
to-day that Superintendent OF Polioo
Dye, OF this District. was about %
70 resign Major Dye, when asked about &c thin
afternoon. said the report was simply rldiculoUa
ana that was sll that was necessary TO say abOUs
H.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-05-12

ARMY ORDKRs.-The leave OF First Lieut. Henry
r Lemly d extended 90 days; OF Col Gaiusha
Pennypacker, 18th infantry, extended to the is,h
inst; Major John r. Hawkins Is given 10 DAYS
leave: First Lieut. Smith 8 Leach Is allowed two
months. leave, ana during his absence Capt
Clinton B. Stare win act as secretary and disbuIs-
Ing officer for the Mississippi river commission;
six months leave is granted First Lieut. Michael
OBrien, 9TH artillery
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-05-12

CHICAGO, May 1.-THE trial OF Jere Dunn fur
the murder OF the pugilist Elliott was resumed TIM
morning. Michael Mcdonald testified that he saw
q revolver IN Eliiott's pocket an hour before t.
shooting. x 8. 6towen, q saloon keeper. ct lll
nadi0on street. testified that week prece1inl
the tragedy Elliott visited the witness saloon -
said that he WAS hunting for Dunn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-05-12

woman. native OF Louisiana, was convicted In
New York yesterday OF obtaining money under
false pretenSeS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-05-12
COMMISSION was issued to-day to Thomas E
Armstrong, postmaster at Loyd.s. Va

IMMIGRATION FROM CANADA.-The commercial
agent at Port Stanley and St Thomas reports 10
the Department OF State that 81 families left his
d strict for the United States during the first
quarter OF the present year. The above Included
SO adult males and 81 adult females Is boys and rs
girls. Twenty-four OF the adult males were ac-
companied by their wives. F0rty-three Of the
adult males were farmers
WHAT Hrs FRIENDS SAY.-Frfends OF Mr. Chas
Lyman, the new chief examiner OF the civil SER
vice commission state that the publication In
reference to the general order which summarily
dismissed him from the army. for giving q de-
scriptive list OF a man In his company to an un-
authorized person. is unjust The facts In the case
are they say, that just previous to his dismissal
ne had been promoted to o ID lieutenancy from
corporal upon competitive examination ana given
the command OF company. young man In hts
company soon after died, and his father.
also In Mr.. LymanS company, requested
permission to take the body OF his
son home, and permission was granted
He also asked for descriptive list OF hfs son. and
Lieut. Lyman, then only nineteen years old fol-
lowing the advice OF the older officers In the regi
ment, gave. It to him. When the facts became
known to the disbursing of1cer they were reported
to the War department. and an order was issued
Diminishing him. After Mr. Lyman's appointment
to a clerkship in the Treasury department the
order was revoked and he was honorabIy dis
missed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-05-12

by r. A. Golden, fsh agent, Johns0n,s wharf, to-
day: 500 shad from $40 to $50 per hundred s. 600
herring, from $50 to % per thousand.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-05-12

GUEST or THE PRKsIDRNT.-Bishop Knox of
Savannah. Ga, Is q guest OF the President at the
White House
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-05-12

THE net additional expense for star service for
the United States for the month OF April was only
SAL.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-05-12

The APPROACHING REUNION OF the Army OF the
Potomac Is one OF the most interesting occasions
which has ever occurred In the history Of WASH
ingtoD. TO make It all It ought to be- and TO make
not suffer by comparison with the manner In
which the veterans have been received Ia other
cities, FUNDS are needed Doubtless there arc
many who would be glad to contribute for this
purpose who cannot be personally seen, or who
may be overlooked for lack OF time. Any such
who may send contributions to THR EVENING STAR
VIII have them acknowledged, and we Will turn
over any funds which may be sent Us TO the
finance committee.
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receipts and expenditures Of the Post ONCE de
partnent for the frst half OF the present fiscal yea
are as follows: Receipts, So LOS, s7g6s: expendI
lures, $20,644. 1880: leaving . surplus o
81, 360. 63A3S
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-05-12

GEO. G. GwYNN. 607 ~ STREET Sw.
Full success in CcPYINa Old Family portraits. sp4
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-05-12

THE NEW YORK STOCK MARKET
5hefOlloWfng are the ODenlnR and closing Df70s1
fIthe New York stock Market TO-DAY as reporfoS
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were the readings at the ONCE OF the chief signal
omcer to-day: z Am 81 0: IL am, 06l: pm.
60l. Maximum, 700: minimum. sos
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-05-12

1000 numbers ending with 80. beng the last two
$25.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-03-14

ions while they slept. He was arrested q
short time after. but escaped, and has been
At large till now.
A Running Fight.
LITTLE Rock, Ark, March l3.-Tele-
grams announce q running fight on Sun
day near Goshen, Washington County, be-
tween pursuing officers and the men who
attempted to rob the Little Rock and Fort
Smith Railroad train. Many shots were
exchanged, and one robber was wounded,
but managed to escape. At last accounts
the officers we're in hot pursuit near the
Missouri line.
Fatally Hurt by q Cave.
DEADwooD, d. T., March 13.-An ex-
tensive cave occurred in the Highland
mine here. The miners all managed to es-
cape u%ninjured except one, who was fatally
hurt.
Death of Hon. Thomas ~FIOurnOy.
DANvrLLE, Va, March 13.-Thomas
Flourpoy, ex-member of Congress, and a
candidate for Governor on tho Know.
nothing ticket, died this morning.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-03-14
INTERNAL. REVENUE SHAM.

The receipts from Internal Revenue
for the last fiscal year aggregated $780,
523. 273, being about Sll, 293, 36l over
the year 1881. These receipts up to the
nresent time show an increase in the ag-
pregate above lSS2-S3. These taxes
were imposed in time of war for the
preservation of the Union. 1t was the
third instance in the history of the Gov
ernment that excise duties were levied.
The other two occasions were during
the Revolutionary wal and in the war OF
1872. But soon after the declaration of
peace. in both cases, these taxes were
abolished as wholly unsuited to the
changed conditions. Eighteen years have
passed away since the close of the re-
bellion. Yet these war levies have con-
tinued, without a serious attempt to
repeal them, in the face OF an overflow
ing Treasury and the repeated recon-
mendstions Of the President and Secre-
tary OF the Treasury to cut them off.
It is estimated that the recent Act
will reduce the revenue from that source
about forty millions OF dollars, leaving
still one hundred and FIVE or six millions
TO be collected, for which there is no pre-
tence OF necessity. The banks, the pro.
prietors OF patent medicines, perfumery,
cosmetics and tobacco are the beneh-
Charles OF the changes.
It costs over FIVE millions a year to
collect these taxes, and there is a stand
ing army of 1000 ofice-holders, most OF
whom render partisan service. Not one
of these office-holders is disturbed, and
the cost of collection goes on just as II
there had been no reduction at all. In
other words, the persons best able to pay
the taxes are relieved, while the general
taxation, which has so long burdened the
people for the support OF the atrocious
system, is maintained under the name OF
a pretended reduction.
What is true OF the Internal Revenue
will be found equally true OF the imposi-
lions under the new tariff, when i. comes
to be put in practical operation, and the
concealed inequalities are brought out.
The work OF a whole Congress on this
subject ma be summed up as a defiance
OF public opinion and a confession OF in
competency. The Republican leaders
have shown themselves unequal to the
responsibility OF d~evising a proper policy,
and in the Act they finally passed some
of the very language OF the circulars
with which Congress had been flooded
was adopted as a specimen of impartial
legislation!
There is a time of decay in the lives OF
parties, as in the lives OF men. All the
signs point to the approaching dissolution
Of the Republican organization. 1t is
rent by f~actious strife. Commanding
ability has disappeared from leadership.
The attempt of the President to har.
monize the internal feuds has signally
failed. Small men have come to the
front, and great corporations rule in the
councils and control the votes Of Sen
ators and Representatives, who should
be foremost in checking the downward
march to destruction.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-03-14
CURIOUS

The compendium of the census OF 1880
just published reveals many curious
facts. There are for instance in the
United States a larger number of inhab-
itants one year old and under than there
are OF any other age. Those under one
year number !, Al, 9s3, while those who
have just reached twenty-one only mum.
Der 99S, 964. There are also more per.
sons seventy years old in the country
than there are Of sixty-one years, the
former numbering 1874, l5S and the latter
only las. 73l, while those eighty years
and over outnumber those of seventy
there being a total of this class of 22l,-
O16. The males also outnumber the
females nearly a million, there being 49,
SIS, $40 males and "a, 636, 963 females.
About Il sixth of our population is of
foreign birth. Our population has also
more than doubled since 1850. In 1880
it was so, l55, 1873, and in 1850 it was
only %, l9l, SIC. The census also shows
a great tendency to gather in cities.
While the population Of the country has
doubled since 1850, that Of the cities has
about quadrupled. In 1850 the to-
tai population of our cities was 3,s97,-
5S5, while in 1880 it amounted to H..
3lS, SAT.
The total number of people pursuing
gainful occupations was II, 1872. 099, be.
ing 34.6S per cent of the entire popula-
ton, and 47.3l per cent Of the popula-
tion of ten years Of age and upward. Of
these IA, IA, 942 were males and 2.647,-
Isl were females, engaged according to
general classification thus: