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FEAHCIs DAISEsE has filed bill in equity against
Geo. II. Williams and Henry e. Duiany, jr. for Il
receiver and injunction to prevent their further
disposition ri - 3 square feet of ground in square
155 which be claims 10 have bought for S4 2l1.5O
from {. ". Butler.
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CITY AND DISTRICT.
ar.,I5.ei.,art., &C.. Te-nir,,..

DRIVES SUMNER GARDEN. - Interesting and
move lc9iGTIr..ucCs.
THESTzg CGyIIQTE SUMNER GARDEN. The
Chiiacs OF Norma, i" and varieties.
AS 1Tis SIVEEr-AuSeun OF Anatomy
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SUMNER WiSEs--1JuSt received my second ship
mint ~ Kline wines. which purchased while in
Europe lass year. Also. all kinds OF California
wtnc5-Iinfandcl Gut"del, Burgundy. Mission. etc
And ny own wclI-kHCwa blackberry, raspberry and
pure native wine, which i highly recommended by
pEysiri.,ns. t3et them at Chr. Xanders, No. GIL
It'll street northwest.
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THE National Safe Deposit company, corner 18th
nd New York avenue: Office hours am TO 4 y. H.
all and Inspect the vaults.
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Sold by al druggista CUr1cuRA 30 cents. Rpso,
VENT. q; SOAP. Is cents. POTTER DRUG AND CHEMI.
CAL Co, Boston. Mass
Send for HOW To CURE SKIN DISEAsEsm
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TRUNKS that VIII stand the careless handling Of
any baggage Sinjsher can be bought for very low
prices at H. HerZng's, 313 Penna ave. northwest A
large stock and all sizes on hand.
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A RARE CHANCz.-750 pairs Gentlemen'S Hand
Stitched Low Shss OF exquisite style and superior
workmanship. uSU1lly selling AT $ and 80. now
50. ~ and 81, TO close them out. HAHNS, SI61th
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TIE National Safe Deposit company corner 18th
and New IorA avenue. receives trunks OF silver
ware, t,JlGS AMI all sorts OF valuable things on
special dc post fOF Moderate charge. See adyGr-
tiScment-
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sale OF dry g7ottS, damaged b. fire and water, ut
Gus 7th street northwest. Monday. June %. at 104
O'Clock am. see advert lSemenJ in auction column.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-06-21

HANDSOME and convenient houses for sale on
street northeast 10y :. ii. Walker, notary, go Lou
Sllnl avenue.
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PEFHiPS You have not Tried SAPOLIO for securing
Those who have tried Il praise Ii highly.
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s jos rRLsrLSa. low rates. Brashears. es5 La ave

NJ WILLIAM will sell, at greatly reduced price,
measure.
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R.rsRERTEs are prevented by the timely precau-
ton III deD;}SttiAg yOGr loose VdiuahieS with the
National Sue Deposit company, corner 18th street
and New IOEk avenue.
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LOCAL MENTION.
The Weather.

TFfIfF IT TIE IiIIE.7 SIu.'tL VFFlEHR, I
WhsEISGT0S, ID. c.. June y, 1884, $50 a. m
For the middle Atlantic states. fair weather,
westerly winds, becoming variable, no cha ge In
temperature For Si.IdIF. generally fair weather
Is Indicated for the middle Atlantic and south
Atlantic states and southern New England. with
no change IpTuuPrafurp.
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!. Have your rods repaired in time.

BARGAINS at HempIers, Optcian. Selling at auc-
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Bill DE F,RE TaIs WEEK

Peach. straw berry. chocoatc and vanilla cream.
Frozen apricot, raspberry. orange aid irlnOa ices.
JAWS, ~ 9Th street northwest.
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FUSSEII'S lee CREAM
shipped anywhere ont of town.
1i21 New York avenue.
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WITTY AND TRESCHANT as ever are Dom Piatt's
letters 10 the Sunday Herald.
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STRTCx by lightning and danaged-hOuses with
out lightning rods.
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CA@AHEIS ali candles made fresh every day,
ony - els. per H.. at the Phi! ldalphl Candy
HOUSE, 40 tn -. NV
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The Courts.

CRIMINAL CoURT-Jttdge H-Nie.
Yesterday, Richard Vanderp0Ol, house, rea King:
noiie pros. Robert Wilson, rape: do Henrietta
Williams. grand larceny; pleaded guilty OF petit
arceny; sentenced TO 80 days III il. James Chi Sin
and Isaiah Hall. hCuSe-breaking; not guilty John
Flaherty, do; do.
PROBATE COURT-JIIg0 Cor
Yesterday, Chase ROyS, guardian; order to pay $50
per month. Estate of Henry Douglas: order for
sale. In re. ID. Pratt Wright, guardian: order for
additional bond and to file account. Will OF John
5. Paxton admitted to probate, &C. Jane Hart was
Young; boEd, 81 900 Estate OF Alexander Turner.
order admitting Will to probate. Estate of Adam
kowald; petition for letters, &C. TIED and order OF
publication directed Estate OF Howard A. Snow:
letters OF administration issued to Helen s snow:
bond $500 Estate OF Sarah \. Redmond will adj
mitted to probate. Estate OF Byron A. kidder; IS
sues as TO the Will sent TO Circuit Court for trial
Estate OF Mary Linsey; will admitted to probate
Codicil OF EenOre L. Jensen: fully proved Estate
j. ;. Hopkins; citation returned: cause continued
Estate or ii. NJ. Hutchinson; order on widow to
show cause.
EQUITY COCRT-Jttd9o Cor
Yesterday, Central National Bank agt. Gutnand:
reference to auditor Bush agt. Stanton auditors
report confirmed. Foster tsyt. Foster: appearance
OF absent defendant ordered. Newbern agt. Nay
hern; bill dismissed. Means agt. Smith; terms OF
sale modified. Dyer agt. Dyer auditors report
ratified. Bond agt. Bond; redemption OF bonds or
deled
POLICE COURT-JUdge SneH
Yesterday, }. Whaling, a cab driver, was fined IS
Tor dsordery conduct, and $40 for assaultlng Josiah
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Mot hers,

NkotIcfSs
III You are falling; broken, worn out and nervous
use wells Health Remover" g. Druggists s
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NOT WANTED IN BJsToN.-A dispatch to the New
YORK Hefdid1rOm Boston saws: Two weil-dressad
men, VINO gave their names as George Daniels and
George Bldde, We're arrested Wednesday, having
being noticed lettering in suspicious manner in
lne vicinity OF several banks They soon iden-
tined as Horace Hogan alias Little Horace and
Frank Buck, professional burglars and bank sneaks,
Well known TO the police throughout the country
Ihey were sent TO New York, with Instructions to
keep away from Boston.
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SPECIAL Nor1cE

SrEc1A1 Nor1cE
OUR GREAT sEMIANNUAL SALE
WILL BEGIN
MONDAY, JUNE THE 2sD.
DRY GOODS AT COST.
w. w. BuRpErrE & Co.
VIII offer on MONDAY NEXT. at retail one hundred
thousand dollars worth OF New and Seasonable DRY
GOODS, CARPETINGS and MATTINGS at reduced
prices.
Great Bargains will be offered throughout the store
many Of which will be sold than Thousands
of dollars worth of Remnants Odds and Ends will be
sold at half their real value. 1000 pieces Of White
Goods at ASTONISHING low price.
India Linens from 10 cents up to the finest quality
One of the best bargains offered in our stock will be
Fouard Silks at 30 cents. reduced from IS cents.
magnificent stock of Black and Colored Silks Our
best surah Silks reduced from 81 25 to 95 cents
large stock of flannel and Cloth Suitngs for seaside
and mountain wear at cost.
Table Linens, Napkins. Towels, Hosiery, Gloves,
Sheetng and Bed Quilts.
Carpetngs and MattiEgs on cur second and third
floors The best Extra Ingram Carpetng reduced from
50 to zoe. Lower Grades of Ingram and 90 cents
Good Tapestry Brussels at 10 cents
Our Stock is too immense to enumerate, bat an in
srectlon VIII convince the most sceptical that
to sell the goods if low prices will do it.
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LooS OFT for DOM Platt's letter on Blaine in the
SJsJsdssg Hsrd{d.
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LIGHTNING Pops manufactured and artisticalIy
put Up. j. II. kG"hfuE.
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DURING THE SrNaCR
We VIII make six Elegant Imperial Portraits
Tor s100.
r VALE, AZ Pennsylvania avenue.
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CITY ITEMS.

Durkce's Salad Dressing
1S composed OF the freshest, purest and choices
condiments money Will buy. II SurpaSseS any tina
can be made at home, is cheaper, saves labor All
all anxiety. co
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Premature Loss Of ehc Hair
may be entirely prevented by the use OF Bllrnetts
CocOaine.
Housekeepers should insist uron obtaining Bur-
nettS flaV0ring Extracts. they are the beSt. 60
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1HE CONCERT AT THE WHITE House GROUNDS
THIS EvESISG.-At the Marine band concert ri the
White House grounds this afternoon the following
program Will be given: March-"FranZ Josef Jubl.
Janus" (by requesp, Strauss CollatiOn-"Crsplne
La Comare,' kicci Valse-''Drealn OF the ocean"
GungL observation-disclosures Student" Mnlocker.
Rustic Dance Oula- You'll, ;" Theophile Ballad
Farewell" Graham Fantasia-'In Parlor and
Street." SOuSa. ~
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DoSS PISrr treats Of "The Rise OF Biaine's In
next Sundays Herald
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The Diamond Shirts
for sale by c. Auerbach. corner 1th and IL
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Handsome z,ays, and yera's
straw Hats very cheap at Auerbach'S Tth and H.
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w. w. BuRDETTE 4 Co, at No. 92s 7th street win
oegin their great sefni-annual closing out sale Mon
Gay morning next Great bargains viii be offered
ID SILKS, line dress goods and white goods
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THE LAWS SEMISARY.-The annual examination
OF the Laws seminary. corner 4 |! and III streets
South Washington. came of yesterday. The
classes were examined in arithmetic. geography
and grammar, and acquitted themselves creditab;y
The teachers K. 5. Laws and Miss Ida Maud Lewis
were highly compliinented for the work OF the
year Besides the trustees and other cergynen
VINO were present, there were in attendance Mrs
Martha E. Tucker, principal OF the Randall build
Ing, Mss Ella '. Campbell ana Mrs. NJ L. Whales
q former teacher at the seminary
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DoSS PIarr has pungent letter on Blaine In the
Sunday Herald. - '1Ae
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THE PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN -Tuy Wrvr,x
sTAk VIII be sent postpaid 10 any address In the
United states or Canada until after the presidential
election for nifty cents IL is large Ue
paper OF nlty-six columns OF interesting reading
matter-poitical, miscellaneous. personal, news
ana gossip, etc. Send for sample copy.
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BuRDRTTEs seni-aDnual sale will begin Monday
morning next See advertisement In another col
umn.
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Cushing Process liquors Cor Medicinal
use; warranted chemically pure; sold by all drug
gists JAS. +. MCGEE. sole agent, 40i n.W.tu I'm
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Celebrated 25 Cts. Candy.
Candy House. 4l9 9TH st. NV.
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NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION VIA PENN
fiLSANIA RAILRoAD.-FOr delegates and visitors
attending the national democratic convention
tickets 70 Chicago viii be placed on sale at the
Offices OF The Pennsylvania railroad July TO . in
elusive, good going 10 destination on or before july
ana GOOD Tor return passage on or before July IS
Ilckets good TOT continuous passage In both dreC-
u0ns- Fare for the round Trip 81 80 The p n r.
oners superior advantages over other lines and
Trip over the road at this season VIII be one Of
pleasure and comfort. "
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TIE HOMEOPATHIC DOCToRs.-At the HOMEOPATHIC
Institute, in session at Deer Park, Nd yesterday
paper was read by Dr. J. Is. g. Gusts, OF this city
ON stomach and enterick disorders that may be CO.
Incident with dentition. 1t was finally decided by
the committee TO whom We're referred the Charges
against DIS. Pearson and Cate, OF this city, that
the senate of the institute could only deal with the
apparent contempt shown by the accused for the
Washington medical society,"
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PROFESSIONAL.

M NE no'''
RELIABLE CLAIRvOYANT AND PSYCHOLOGIST
can be consulted on business and all affairs Of life.
She has for one month, reduced her fee to 80
Residence, 1910 18th street northwest Hours from g
a. M. to p. m and from to 9 D. IA. mhl4
NINE. BROOKE TELLS ALL THE EVENTS OF
Vl LIFE All business confidential Ladies and Cen
tiemen 50 cents each 40S street. between th and 9Th
streets northwest. iel4-54ws
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SPECIALTIES.
hrs. BROTHERS AND GRAY GIVE no FREl
" prescrpt:ons and send Xou o some drug
pointed 81 Of private diseass should consult ORA
BROTHERS and GRAY. 906 b Ut. s.w. WIZ furnish
medicine guarantee cure or no psy ~ Year, expe-
Y1encc. NlI-lms
MAGNETIC ELECTRIC AND VITAPATHIC.
M Treatment safest ana mosf sneStye. Malaria
lated Numerous cures highest references Consults-
ton free DE- II. o. CANDEE Z CO., 906 street north.
west tell-1ms
FYOU WISH TO SAVE TIMEAND MONEY CON-
Il suit DR.. BROTHERS, 906 street southwest who Il
an experienced Specialist Of 81 year and only liahie
physician advertising. See advertisement under med-
cal Guarantees cure in all of private dsasses
under OATH and furnishes medicine any hour urinr
the day. Investigate before you consult. Arvice
free. tl2-lms
CONSULT DIR. ROBERTsoN EVERY wEDNEs-
~ day and Saturday. tt6 street northwest near %
street from TO PM IN all confidential medical mSf-
tersL Success guaranteed in every case, and caeeS
quickly cured; - years experience Consultations feei
Offices privatet Main ONCE so North Liberty street.
BALTIMORE No 5el0-3m
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-09-04

he .dopted il would be "the best bar
gain the companies had ever made. be
denounced il in the following words:
This Government had better lose every
dollar due. and all that is 70 become due
70 il from these companies, than 70 give
that right which il has 70 alter, amend
or repeal the charter. The worst attack
uuon the bill that could be made. He
knows very well that With that provl-
sion fastened on to this bill the bali
would not only not Be worth the paper
on which i, is written, bat IL would Be
far worse than nothing; ne knows that
il xould be a d~eathblow TO this ball
Il cannot survive q day. not an boGr
perhaps. after thai amendment Il adopt
ed. |. il . stab az the very heart o. she
bill: it is Is fatal Is any stab could pos
sibly De.
Senator Edmunis, ssrcastically speak
ing Of the sweet innocence and virtue
Of Blaine, showed that the AmsndDen.
nigh. prevent the GOvenmsas from
proceeding II lis suit TO recover the daes
Of pas. years still unpaid. Il would Be
a complete surrender 70 the corporations
and the REIMBURSEMENT Of q great prn-
ciple. Thurman declared that for the
frss time the roads had ventured 70 ask
for a Surrender Of the Goverunsnts re-
served power. The proposition was 50
vigorously denounced. and the work Of
the lobby 50 thoroughly exposed, that
Blsine's aneDinen. vas defeated by 5
vose Of . to s.. The railroads could
not p~rolong the contest, and the Thar
man bill was passed by a vote Q. 70
10 %. Among thoss who voted against
It were Blaine, Dorsey, Baraum, Co9o-
yer, kellogg, MAs.he~s, Mitchell, SE-
gent, Sanders and Spencer goodly
company. Ia the House the bill sAz
passed BY : vote Of 243 70 2. and oos
Of those voting in the Negative vas
tina. eminent An.i-Monopolis., Bsn!s-
min r. Butler.
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Pacific Coaster Charged win
Robhery.

NV YoRk. Sept. Son the arrival oil
,he Pacific Mail steamer Colon at the
Quarantine, Frank Frinzes, Exchange
CLERK in the First National Bank PORT
land. Or, who wa 8 passenger, was
arrested. He Is charged with stealing
from the bank 5000 deposited by the
Nor;hsrn Pacific Railroad.
Fatal Explosion.
SHARON, Pa. Sept. 3.-Last evening,
While six men were blasting 3 huge piece
Of iron il the bottom Of the furnace,
hlsst Of giant powder prematurely ex'
ploded by 8 spark Of IRE from the ham
ner. One man Was injured fatally and
four more we're seriously burnt.
The stewards Reward.
Bos7ox. Sept. ST.; was moved that the
remainder Of the old ticket be renomi.
mated by soelamstion. Carried unani'
norsly.
All Reaomtnsted.
MADISON, Wis, Sept. S.-The Republi'
car State Convention has re~nominsied the
present State officers BY reclamation.
Obituary.
AUGUSTA, Ga, Sept. g. Bishop Pierce
Senior Bishop of the NJ. Z. Church South
died this morning.
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To be had of the Committee Of Arrangement
or st the Eureka Opera House.
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WANTED.

A YOUNG MAN Is YEARS OF AGE, TO DO
"A light work. Apply ct the
500 NEVADA LAUNDRY.
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BORN.
NOTICES OF CANDIDATES.

In EureEs. New, Sept >. 1854. to the wi
cf John Crowley. . BOZ.
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NOTICE.

THE PUBLIC Is HEREBY NOTIFIED
J. that l am still Q partner in the "PRO-
PIES MARX Er," and all persons dealing
tn re will govern themselves accordingly. ali
notices by others to the contrary notv Ii.
standing. WILLIAM ZADOW.
Eureka. New. Sept, 2, 1884. ss
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For Sheriff.

WILLIAM q. SWEENEY ANNOUNCES
w himself a. 8 candidate for Sheriff Of
Euress county. subject 10 the decision Of the
Democratic County Convention.
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Mr.. TiIden and His Mothers.


81. JoHxs. n. B., Sept. 3.-An inspec-
ton Of the abandoned brig demonstrates
that a collision with an iceberg occurred,
followed by q sudden panic among the
passengers, who Immediately launched
boats and left the brig, leaving everything
behind; that the boats were dashed by the
boiling sea against the iceberg and
swamped aud all hands persisted. One
hundred and forty-fve icebergs lie between
the scene Of the disaster in Trinity Bay
and Watsdam Island.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-09-04

MUSIC BY RlEGELHUTH's BAND.
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-07-17
SOUTH WASHINGTON.

About 80 o'clock this afternoon there was
considerable excitement on Four.and-a.half
street, near Virginia avenue. An old white
woman hamed Brown, tho sister OF tho noto-
rious body.snatcher, Percy Brown, was the
central figure OF crowd OF over 500 cOlored
people. She had by the hands two little col
ored girle, aged respectively 4 and years.
Some one started the story that tho woman had
kidnapped tho children and was on her way
with them TO her house, where she would Kill
them and sell their bodies, Just as Burke used
to do. Some OF the more superstltious OF the
crowd actually believed tho woman meant
harm TO the children, and they were by main
force torn from her. The old woman explained
that che lived with the mother OF the children,
and che was on her way homo with them. This
explanation did not satisfy two muscular col.
ored females, who held on to the littlo once,
OF two police officers. Tho officers managed
TO dispense part OF the crowd, which had de.
voloped into n bowling mob and the woman
with tho children was allowed to depart.
DR.. Bacon, the well.known druggist OF South
washington, was Inadvertently done an In
Justice In this,column yesterday touching his
treatment OF the colored man, Moses Wilson,
whose accident was mentioned yesterday. DR..
Bacon's friends all assert that he did all he
could to ALLEVIATE the sufferings Of the wound
ed man: The following from DR.. Bacon Is
checrfully published:
TO he Editor Of The ECenlng Critic;
Under South Washington news OF July 10th
there is an entirely erroneous act OF my troat-
ment OF the colored man. I made him as
tion.houso for an ambulance, and when left
kim ho got up and walked away himself.
Sergeant Hughes, whose Hines, was men.
TONED In yesterdays CRITIC, Is still confined
TO his bed.
onlcer LOTUS did quick as we'll as good
piece OF police work yesterday. Mrs. Pomery
gave very poor description Of Maggie aroen,
the colored woman who robbed her OF $50.
LOTUS took the case at @ o'clock y. m. and In
twenty minutes had arrested the girl with
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-07-17
THE CIVIL SERVICE.
How Some People Get Into ONCE
An Interesting story.

fAn AhAcHgbNhhk
The secretary of the Civil.service Com
mission related to q CRITIC reporter an In
teresting story yesterday to show the
workings of the board.
1--WE are often importuned," said he, ITO
make appointments, but wo never do. We
have no power. When vacancy occurs at
Washington, the commission, and when at
postoflice or customs Office the Examin-
ing Board for the same, certifes from the
proper register four persons who are graded
highest among those entered thereon for
the grade or part of tho service In which
the vacancy exists. In tho latter offices,
where no apportionment Is required, the
four graded highest must in every case be
certified. At Washington the commission
takes the four names from the list of those
from one or more States (having names
upon the register) which have the strong
est claim on tho basis Of the apportionment.
But the highest in grade, from the State or
States which have such claim, must be
taken, and the whole action In that regard
appears of record. The grade Is won by the
applicant himself. The order Of selection
is fixed by the law and the rules.
This Excludes both Favor and Pat
ronage.
Now" said the Secretary, II have been
thus precise in order to get at my story.
Some months ago young man from Mis-
sissippi made application to the board TO
be examined for appointment to position
here In Washington. Ho was examined
with Others and passed very satisfactory
examination. At tho same timo another
gentleman was examined and stood on the
register higher than the Mississippian. In
due time four names were certified up to
the Secretary of War as being persons COM
potent for positions. Time rolled ON and
two of the four were appointed, but the
Mississippian did not get there, nor did his
friend. 1t so happened that Hon. Burr w.
Jones, Of Wisconsin, and the Mis-
issippian had belonged in other days
to an amateur theatrical society, and Mr..
Jones being in Congress, the Mississippian,
who had returned to his home, thinking
Might Help Him,
wrote Mr.. Jones letter asking him to
call on the Secretary Of War and say to him
that be had passed favorable examina-
tion, better one than some Others who
had been appointed over him, and to say
further to him that he would be pleased to
get an appointment; that he based his
claims not only upon tho examination he
had passed, but upon the further facts that
there was some political history that the
Board of Examiners had failed to examine
him about, namely, the Copiah aud Dam
vile riots. Strange as 1t may seem, yet it
is q fact, that that man Is now at work In
the War Department at salary of 81, 900
per annum, which fact simply illustrates
that the Civil-Service law has no political
ends to subserve. Il may add said the
Secretary that the other man is now in
the Treasury Department"