Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-04-30

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A STATUE OF CHASE SOLD FOR OLD METAL.
In an auction room on Louisiana avenue lie the
several pieces of the incomplete statue OF Sal
mon p. Chase, which the late Clark Mills under
took to make for the government. The statue
which is Of gun metal. is Of heroic size The
huge torso stands up against the WALL and near
at hand the head has been deposited on the lid
OF an old box. In corner the gigantic legs
preston that the owner of the legs is going
down through the floor head foremost. The
head, which is considered very fine, was
modelled from the lines of portrait taken of
MIR. Chase when he was Secretary of the Treas
ury, and which he preferred above all other
portraits. The marks Of the castings are still on
the face and head. The dismembered statue
was bought as old metal at the recent SALE by
order OF the court, of Clark Mills effects.
To-DAY's CABINET MEETING.-AH the cabi-
net officers, except Secretary Endicott we're at
the regular cabinet meeting to-day.
The DISTRICT JURY LAws-It has peep sew
eral times recommended to Congress by the At
torney General that the jury system of the Dis
trict be reorganized, but Attorney General Gar
land says that he has not yet taken the subject
under consideration and Is not prepared to say
what recommendations he will make.
BIDS FOR THE MONUMENT srArRwAY.-Bids
were opened to-day in Col. Caseys Office for the
material and labor of completing and painting
interior OF the Washington monument.
The following were the bidders: sneed Co.'S
and s2o,5si il galvanized; Phoenix Iron Co.. Of
saivanised; Manly Cooper Me. Co. PEiia-
deiphia, Penna., SIS, $50 painted and S22,439
galvanized. II any other bids are received by
the mail showing that they were sent before the
hour for opening the bids, they will be consid.
cred in awarding the contract, which otherwise
will probably 60 to the lowest OF the three bid
dem above.
JUDGE WYL1E's SUcCEssoR.-The vacancy In
the judgeship OF the District does not occur
until tomorrow, and an appointment of sue
cessor to Judge Wylie will not be made to-day.
A CONTRACT AwARpKD.-The contract for
furnishing cast iron door and window frames
for the new wings o. the State, War and Navy
department. building has been awarded to w.
II. Jackson Co. Of New York, for s7O,633.
THE FOLLOWING LIFE SAVING MEDALS
have been awarded by the Secretary of the
Treasury: Gold medals to Marcus A. Hanna.
light house keeper, Cape Elizabeth Me-: Conn
chas, Of Boston; Ben. B. barley keeper; Pat. II.
Etheridge, Isaac L. Jennett, Thomas GRAY.
cher, Of the Hatteras life saving station. Silver
medals TO Dean WOrden, q lad IL years old.
son OF light house keeper at Great Captains
Island, Long Island Sound, for rescuing Chas.
lss ss"'''' wa'l street lawyer February a.
DUNNO THE MONTH Of April the Postmaster
General has flled 600 lourth-class post of,ces.
THE AMERICAN CONSUL DEMANDS A RI.
TRACTI6N.-A New York Tribune special nom
Panama says: The American consul demands n
retraction nom the French consul of the state
testing against the action ofthe American cs,rn.