The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-12-07
WASHING ron NEWS.
PUPLlc PAPERS ARE PuRLolNEo.
Engrossed Copy of the Naval Appropria-
tion Bill Missing-Gov. Crittepden
After Washing
ton Monument Done.
PURLoINED PAPERS.

forces when last heard from at the end
of the session. These papers were de-
sired now by the senate committee on
| appropriations as q basis for the pro-
posed action in framing substitute for
the bill rs passed by the house early this
week, providing to lump the sum for the
support of the navy during the last six
months Of the D. eseut fiscal year. A
printed copy of the lost papers is OBJ
tainable and resolution may be passed
TO consider it rs the official copy should
the engrossed papers not he found,
WHAT CRI tTENDEN WANTS.
The Star says. "lhe yisiC of Gov.
CrittCnden, OF Missouri, to Washington
81 few days ago aud his statement thNt
he intended to go TO New York was
taken to mean that he desired u cabinet
position under the administration. GOV.
Criblenden told his rriends here what
he wanted. United States District
Judge Krekel OF the western district OF
Missouri. will soon be 20 years of age
and Governor Crittenden wants to sue.
coed him ON the bench in case he re.
tires As Judge KrekeI lives in Jelfer-
son City, 1t is supposed by some that
Governor Crittenden has ascertained
from him that he intenus to avail HIM
self OF the privilege OF retiring from the
bench
TELEGRApHIr LEGISLATION.
Representative Mercy has informed
the house committee on pOstoflices and
post roads that he has received infOrml-
ton from the senate, which leads him
to believe that II the house passes bill
TO secure cheaper telegraphic cores.
pondence the senate will accept it as a
substitute for the poslal-telegraph bill
low pending before it.
THE BLAIR BfLL FAVORED.
The house committee on education
has given instructions to Representa-
tive Mills TO call up the educational
bill az soon AZ possible and move to sub
stitute for IL the Blair Bill, which passed
the senate, and is low on the speakers
table.
REVENUE RECEIPTS.
Collections of internal revenue for
tho first month OF the fiscal year ending
June 30, 1884, were SA,Hj676; same pc.
Rod previous fiscal year, $40,999, 40; de.
crease, ~ 623;74. There was M increase
OF $3m,373 ia the collections Tor fer.
mented liquor aud 4 decrease of $2,5sI,.
800 on spirits; $279,9l2 on tobacco, and
! $l57,39j on miscellaneous items The
aggregate receipts in October last were
81 596,BI6 less than tor the same month
III 1888.
oURAR01IO MAP.
The photographic office has prepared
for exhibition at he New Orleans expo.
slliOn, chart of the Arctic regions from
Bdtlln Bay To lincoln sea, showing the
most recent discoveries, including those
OF the POlVriS CNpt ditiOn, Mares expedi-
ton and the Indy Franklin Bay expe-
dition under Lieutenant Greedy and De
Long.
THE WASHINGTON MONUMENT com.
PLETED.
AS was expected. tue completion of the
| washington monument, ObClisk, was
accomplished this afternoon by setting
III place tho marble cap Stone and IL.
pyramidal apex of aluminium. The Ger
emonies were few and simple. An elab
crate celebration event is being reserved
for Washiugton's birthday.
Shortly ai'er . O'Clock Col. Thomas f.
Casey, government engineer in charge,
aud his assistants, Capt Davis, United
States army, aud Bernard II. Green, n
civil engineer, together with Master
Mechanic Mclaughlin and several
workmen standing on the narrow plat.
form built around tho sloping marble
roof, near the summit, proceeded to set
the oApstone, weighing $500 pounds,
| which was suspended from quadruped
at neavy jnists, supported by u platform,
| and towering forty Iert above them. As
soon ~ the capslOne was set
an American nag WAS uulurled overhead
aud u salute ui twenty-une guns was
! fired by u battery on the white hons.
/ Tot, far below. Tue sound of the cheers
/ also zane % faiu,ly from the crowd ol
/ Sp 'ju .fvd around the base OF
! inc uH If,c q uutber OF invi.
! ted %. O. u 80 800 feet platform and
! thr Ht,tlut "t nu !uut Of the monument
40 tmt level .ontancously struck M
| tue "SHr-Sphuglrd Banner" ana other
| patriotic songs. The steady down nom
/ ut the rain had given place II little whit,
I previously iu hr,~k ga'c Of wind, nj
/ thi, elevation blowing nbnut iirty-uvt
Mules an hour aud very few invi ed
I gut us Garrett 80 avail themselves al
I tho privilege of climbing
/ the nearly perpendicular luddoi
from the 5Ol feet platform To the dlZzI
! hulght If 68 feet from which three ol
Tour journalists and half "A dozen Other
adyguturcrs climbed and Witnessed Tn,
setting Ut the capstone aud suhse
quruuv secluded To the pinnacle
Meanwhile the Washington Monument
nuclrty, represented 10y DR.. j. NJ. Toner
Hon. llOratlp King, Gen. William Me
! L
l.. Harvey. secretary, held a meeting OF
tho ulova,Ud platform ut the height o
900 leet, aud when tho artillery tirinl
announced the setting of the caps,on,
adopted u resolution offered by Gen
Dunn, "cougratulating tho American
p, uple on the completion of this munu
ment OF our nations gratitude To LII,
father OF our county" Among III, \,
present was one OF tho ma ter mechnn
les WAC Laid tho corner stone of mi,
monument more than thirty-six Va, r,
ago, and AN old Waterman of the mohu
nvut, who had been continuously ON
plOyed la that capacity nearly the Who'll,
1T the intervening period. The ia,
over the monument Heated to-day irun
the ilig-stal top, which Is exactly q
iH0t nom tue ground, thus displaying
tie American cUlurs NJ a grea q, height
ut cuusi ructlun than ever yet known il
tue world. The monument Itself viii
its total nelght OF $50 feet, Tar uyertol
every other structure erected by humt,
hands. The aluminium apex uf III,
monument Is engraved with insrrip
tlOnS as follows, On ono taco: "Ihie
Engineer and Architect, Thomas Lin.
: coln Casey, Colonel Corps Engineer.
Assistants George w. DAVIS, Fourteeuti
United States Infantry, Bernard II
ireen, Civil Engineer, Master Merhani,
Z. IL. Mclaughlin" On another. "Cor
| uar stone lnid ON the bud vi the foundn
ton July 4, 1873; first stone, NJ tn,
height at l52 ieet, laid August Z, lSSU
zap stone set DsccmberG, 1851" On Tn,
third: "Joint commission at setting o
capstone, Chester A. Arthur, w. w
q roran, chairman; M. T.. Belle, ED
ward Clark, John Newton; nc, of Au
gust 2, 1876" Aud On the fourth fac,
the words: "L,us Dro"
Postal Changes.
WASHING on, Dec. o., Special, Fol
lowing are the changes announced 4
e tho postal department;