Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-02-14
So. yalentine,s Wall.
THE TEMPORARY INCREASE OF BUSINESS AT

THR TEMPORARY INCREASE OF BUSINESS AT THE CRY
POST oFFICE-A COMPARISON WITH FORMER YEARS.
"If there is any Increase In the St yalentineH
day business said Mr. James E. Bell, the supern-
tendent OF the city delivery at the City post Office
to-day. 1--WE do not notice IL. one reason IL that
the general business has Increased so much that
II makes any temporary Inc rease or this kind less
noticeable, and another rason Is that have
better facilities this year for getting the mall out OF
the Office than ever had before.n
Ia the piles OF letters In the sorting ROOM where
the reporter was talking with Mr.. Bell could bs
seen fair proportion of fancy envelopes, which
bore their faces plainly the fact that they con-
talned the loving and hghly-coored missives ne
decked with skewered hearts and other insignia of
cupid. which one can send through the mail on
the 18th Of February without fear OF breach OF
promise suit.
think what The STAR said Yesterday IS tr7lep
continued Mr.. Bell "The Christmas and Easter
card business Is doing away with valentines. As
10 comic valentines. they seem 10 be going out OF
figures show"
Mr. Bell then took up a memorandum book and
soon had table OF figures written down sheet
OF paper. The results shown by the table sur
"WeII, tits as I told you," he went on sthe gen.
eral business has Increased 80 that don't notice
the valentines. But there Is evidently an Increase
I'm the valentine business" The table showed that
the local postage business on February i2. 10 and
IT. 1ssa and 1885, ana the same days this year ex-
cepJ that the calculation for to-day only included
the time up 10 about half-past ten O'Clock. The
business the three days in 1882 respectively
ss3.1, sl4l.22 and sa6.i7, and for 1883, &l1373,
sa9l96 and s1953. on the I2th inst the local bust
and to-day, up 10 about half-past ten O'Clock, t
amounted TO $50. The daily average is now about
500 SO the ST Valentines day about doubled the
local business.
THE CASH OF ALoSzo KRLL.-Judge Smell this
morning called Prosecuting Attorney Thomas at
tention 10 the OF AonZo KeIl the ffteen-year-
old coored boy, who attempted 10 poison his unclee
family and stock, and set fire TO his barn Hills
dale, some weeks ago Judge Smell said that the
authorities refused 70 admit him TO the reform
school, and arrangements were being made 70 send
him 10 a ref0rmatory in the south. He said Kell
was now In Jail without any charge preferred
against him, ana he thought there ought % be
some disposition made OF the case.
RoBBERTEs REPoRTED.-A- II. Harris OF 116
street northwest. reports that an overcoat valued
at s. has been stolen from his room. z b. Hughes,
black oyercoat valued at $40 stolen from the STAT
uary hall at the Capitol Saturday.
HELD TO ANSWER A CHANGE OF EnBKzzLx,fk,r.-
Michael j. Mckay was put on trial In the Police
Court this morning, charged with embezzlement q
a check for $50, belonging to Mrs Mary Clancy, a
boarding house keeper at the corner OF 11th and q
streets northwest MIS- Clancy testified that she
had the defendant In her employ as bookeeeper and
general superintendent OF the house. About e1x
weeks ago she gave him a check for $50 signed by
Representative Horr, OF Michigan, and told him %
go and get It cashed Later In the day she received
a note from Mckay, stating that he WAS suffering
from neuralgia and was unable 70 attend 70 the
check that day. He failed TO return with either
the check or the money, ana she had not seen him
since Representative r. g. Horr, OF Michigan,
testified that he gave MIA Clancy the check IN
question for $50, In payment Tor board The cheek
was afterwards sent 10 him st the Capitol with q
request TO make IL payable TO bearer which he d1d
Detective Ran testified that nc arrested the DEFEND
$500