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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-08-15

The exhibition Of foreign and domestic wares
that Is opened to-day in Louisville Is the thir-
teenth OF these annual shows which that enter.
prising city has gathered together The eek.
hibition" has in fact become one OF that citv,.
characteristic institutions. Practice hos made
perfect, so that now the exhibition is MANAGED
In good shape ana is very attractive Too much
5 not attempted and what is done Mt ALI ia
promptly and thoroughly done. This years
display is said to be a very fine one. All the
exhibits are in order, and all the incidental
features ready. Louisville Is to be con.
graduated ON its efficient spirit, and the city
ought 10 find a profit in its enterprise
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Early FALL Supplies.
SEATON PERRY.

PEhHfs
fSrcCTSsOR PERRY & RRorHEyN.
- OPENING DAILY NEW FALL DRY GOODS
NEW FRENCH BouRErrLs AND BoUcLE
MEN PLAIN AND TwILLED FRENCH CLOTHS
LUPlNS CASHNERES, IL BLACK AND AL
TIL - Ew AUTUMN An d WINTER SHADES,
Ga WIDE xELW5oL HABIT CLOTHS AT 7sc.
AND SI.OO.
NEW coESRISes IN ALLwooL FRENCH
BIARRITz. DRaPDALMA, LINoTTE, CAMELs
HAIRS AND HINDOU CLOTHS.
IMPORTED JERSEYS. FROM $50 w XSoO
MEDIUM WEIGHT IMPO aTED JACkETS. FOR
GRE Fly REDUCED PRICES ON SUMMER
SILK. CHUDDA, CASHMERE AND BERLIN
SHAWIIS. IN GREAT VARIETY.
SPECIAL BARGAINS" IN BLACK AND COL
oRED RHADAMEs, sURAHs AND eros
NOVELTIES IN FRENCH sATTEENs
IVORY AND CREAM WHITE FRENCH SulTIN0
IVORY AND CREAM WIZ IL Ai;BArhOsS AND
CHCDDA CLOTHS. ALI PRICES.
CLOSING PRICES ON PARASOLS AND EN-
BROIDERED ROB- =.
sUPERB STOCK OF MOURNING GOODS" FROM
THE BEST EUROPEAN MANUFACTURERS
A|PLAiN FIGURES AID CORlAECr kRLCka
sEAiOS PERRY.
Perry Building.
Pennsylvania ave. Coz. 9th 81.
Established 1910. au16
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A number of labor organizations are moving
10 have an extra session of Congress called
early in the autumn to consider labor legisla-
tiOn- IL is not likely that this will be done, but
there Is ground for the complaint by the work
ing men ;hat Congress ut its ordinary sessions
has not The time to deaf with the labor interests
OF the country. Ii must be apparent before long
10 everyone that the sessions of Congress
should be extended. Representatives arc
elected for service of two years, and are well
pail for their time. But by usage Congress only
sits during nine or ten months out OF the twen-
ty-iour- This might have been unobjectionable
IN the earlier days of the republic when there
Was comparatively little To- engage the atten-
ton Of Congress. but it cannot be defended
now, unless upon the iavorite New York theory
that Congress is a nuisance and ought 10 be
abolished and some strong government estab-
tished which would keep values steady in
Wall street.
Congressman are paid %, 900 year and in
most cases that is very liberal compensation for
the talent engaged. 1t is certainly fair that
the person thus paid should spend at least half
their time upon their business In other walks
of lie, vacations are the exceptions not the
rule. Perhaps. in course of time, this may be
true Of Congress as well
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The navy is now to be overhauled to weed out
sinecures. Under a new order officers, after a
three years stay ashore, are sto be sent To sea.
But where? Not certainly on navy vessels, for
there would not be accommodation In the ward
rooms and steerages Tor them. Perhaps when
the new cruisers are ready TO be put into COM
mission there may be room enough, but even
this Is doubtful. At present the trouble Is that
there are too many officers for the duty and all
sorts of places have 10 be devised to give them
something TO do.
The Navy register gives, as the serviceabie
navy, 80 vessels. To officer this fleet we have,
on the active list, z rear-admirals, Is commo-
dores, 40 captains, 30 commanders. al lieuten-
ant commanders, 251 Iieutenants, 80 Junior
heutenants, 1SS ensigns and 70 naval cadets;
and In he staff, $50 doctors, 100 paymasters
ana 232 engineers. ''Its all very WELL" ex-
Claimed the exasperated musician to the leader,
Ito say louder. louder but vere's the wind
coming from?" And in like manner it's all
very well To send our gallant tars TO sea, but
where are the ships?
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The democratic party has always been more
disposed to turn over the Indians TO the War
department than the republicans, and it now
seems as If the tendency was in that direction.
The change is generally based on ths theory
that army officers are honest and Indian agents
are not Ii this be true, it by TO means follows
that the best way out Of the difficulty Is to put
the army in charge. The duties of an Indian
agent are not military, and it is not desirable
that the Indian should associate government
with a uniform The Indian needs To be Taught
how 10 plough, build houses, read and use ma
chinery. This is not the soldiers function.
Where the red men are still in a savage state
and require repression, the army must occa-
sionaliy be called IN to preserve the peace, but
the "bad Indians" form a very small fraction
of the Indian population, and do not represent
by any means their prevailing character, needs
Tendencies.
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The queens speech dissolving parliament
takes an optimistic view OF matters and things
in general, as such addresses are bound to do,
finding something to- be cheerful over even In
the years record IN Egypt, where, as the royal
natron observes with a certain unsconciouS
huInor, "the death of FL Mahdi will proba-
oily enable me to perform with less difficulty
the duties toward the ruler and people OF
Egypt which events have imposed upon me-"
She confesses to having felta little anxiety"
about the dispute over the Afghan frontier,
but hopes for the best She regrets the hard
times, and has requested Mr.. Pearce and other
eminent philanthropists to find out the cause
OF the trouble and make it all right. She refers
TO the broadening of the franchise, and hopes
this long step towards democracy will increase
efficiency ofparliament and the contentment
OF the people, and will not jostIe her throne too
hard. Upon the whole the queen managed her
speech pretty well, for the circumstances made
eulogy little difficult.
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John Roaeh's balance sheet Is not calculated
TO dissolve the democrats I'm tears OF remorse.
His Liabilities are given at ., 222. ST., and his
assets at S4.4s1,4 AIS. Almost anybody would
be willing 10 tail on this basis.
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Now that our men-of-war are to be engaged to
transport merchandise 10 avoid express charges,
how would il do to detail some OF them to carry
the foreign mails to save postage?
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Some of the republican papers are protesting
10 take political comfort from the fact as they
p II u, that the implicated officials who were
'aiely dismissed from the coast survey office are
al democrats This may possibly be true; but
even if il is 80 Ii is not easy to see how the
cause OF republicanism is helped any by the dis
coyery. TIE fact remains that whatever irreg-
ularities existed were continued II not born un-
der republican rule, and that it remained for a
democratic administration to expose them and
apply the necessary corrective. The country is
not so much concerned just now about the poll
ncs oil individual rascals as il is in having ras-
caiities stopped II is upon the latter point that
the record will be made up
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There Is really remarkable movement going
on in England against the freetrade theories,
which, 1t was supposed, had become fixed and
traditional in that country. But the continued
depression in every branch of industry has
gwen rise TO a feeling that perhaps the bless
ings of free trade have been over-estimated
The English are fond of assuming that they
adopted free trade in q spirit of philan-
throphy aud universal benevOlence, but any
one with the least smattering of history knows
that their action sprang from simple sell
nshness- Owing to a combination of circum-
stances England found herself generation ago
In a position To underbid the market in the
great lines of manufactured articles and of
course wanted all national tariffs thrown down
so that she could sell ner goods throughout the
world But OF late years other nations have
been overhauling England, until now she finds
eV'n her domestic market threatened by COM
petition from abroad. Hence there has arisen
= ss~p ticI,in a. 20 the universal benevoience Of
free trade and clamor for 'fair-tr:,de' or recip-
rocIty Instead. The question is fairly launched
into English politics now, and will be one of
the issues" there as here In coming campaigns
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CLosrro Our Suxxra GooDs.

CLOSING Our Suxxxn GooDs.
We are selling on an SUMNER STOCK shout half
price. to make room for PAIL SUPPLIES.
We are also selling lot Of BLANKETS, le1t ovsr
nom last season, little imperfect, at so; worth
$3.50 and q better Goods at Less than cost, to
make room for new stock.
ALSO,
A LARGE STOCK OF BED coMFoRTABLEs,
Bought out Of season for cash.
Large size, COTTON FILLED, q; sold same goods
Last season as 81 50.
YOU CAN SAVE MONEY BY BUYING NOW.
JOHNSON 4 LUTTRELl.
au15 7l3 Market Space.
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WANrED-ROOMs

"ANrED.M!TaB BOA D-A NICELY FUR
w nisneu gaaiea ana connecting bed room, In good
locality good prices will be paid for desirable accom-
n,odailons oAadfese giving terms etc, W. K. Box
.. Caty fost O1AiSs. 1ts
"ANTED-BY A. FAMILY OF TWO. THREE
yv or four u,n,mnrnished Rooms rent not to exceed
Slo: OF smn M nSse ns $40. By sspsembsf 1st. Adj
dfeSe Mfs. -, osNE ONCE. 1t&
"ANTED-nY AN ELDKRLY WTDOW A
w suite of three untarnshed Roona near = line 81
cars on second n0lr for ight housek ping Perma-
nentif suited. address P1LaRiM, Star of6cs ai5-Sss
uyASTED-FoR SINGLE GENTIEMANO ONE
w or two communicating rooms. unfnrnished
mo err improvement between 1th and Iath and Il
and streets. By the 0rst Of september Refsrences
exchanged Address 7. 4, Star ONCE auIs.2ts
VXyANTED- lsr. ny a GENTTE r.
w man ana Wne TWO communicating, unfarnished
roo.as, On second door for light houseE eepina With
heat, gas and wafaf. Address l. w C. SIT atm street
NV. au1A 3te
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FOR RFNT-HOUSES.

VNN ~ ~ 1870
h5as S E5y sE E s9Hs sHsy sis
NoR RENT OR SALE THAT DFsTRABLY
located aess Sew Yos stns saS g
4 Rooms. near Dspost circse;, nnished IN cherry:
.s :es : %
TSoR RENT-s03 ST s. W., THREE-sToRY
pis etst sPs Sssss sss and z
NOR REaT-NEw sEvEK-RooI BRICK
e Hone. aus New Ssr'ey ava aw' Inquire Sul next
TSoR RENT-HOUsE 1908 ELEvENTH 81. 4.
:s'a as sSSs so9 ss & s ST.
+ street mex. door below Pennsyivania avenue:
's - e' ssi5
nor RENT-NEw PRESS BRICK. BAY WIN.
SSnss s SSs s ND s sS ~. QUINN
EToR RENT-ll14 81. M ROOMS. GAS.
x1tsr I asS e: :. io aa
E1oR RENT-TIRKE NEW BRICKs. s2I, S2s,
Il 325 eth ST. sc. near Penns lvania ave: 9 rooms
fss T ss saS :. ais w sArd aas
EoR RENT-Two DEsIRABLE BRICKS 300
Il SSsa N
$50 Of. NV. anlS-3t
ENoR RENT-A MOST sUssTANTIALLY CON:
Il structed small Dwelling. wen located northwest
fine reons bath pantry and Conservatory: large Gel
places, speaking tubes. &c Rent $40.
Al5r5t .STE10ER 4 LfEBEEMANN, 1903 st.
+ SThe OSBORNE" situated on 14th St. between
and sta NV. Large, handsome Astory brick con-
taiaing Ia rooms and sth rooms all modern con-
veniencea We'll arranged for apartment house.
Apply to THOS. J. FISHER & CO..
auI5-Rw 1894 ST. NV
THOR OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
IL oil Pa av., Store $500 1896 18th $50
1923 Conn. S12 18th $50
141l Mass ave......15CI 1O3 18th, Office ms-5O
n. H. and .llGI 201S Fst......--.--...-4O
1924 18th ct lSg|I292o ST.
1906 Sunderland Pl- 81 6CIl7O1 ae-.-........25
2923 St 80 e 3: .0S st. Sc ,25
to- 18th st-........,. 100 1th so
Also large list OF furnish d houses
FITCH, FOX q BROWN,
au15 1A37 Penn. ave.
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au14-3t
NOk SALE

NV. NE.
1325Kst b b. mi $41 600 40 lstst 81 1000
ll24Ist m. 1850 900 4&7l6Hst. b. h. ,Sr5 900
2O3Ist n m ,25r25 00V sos 9Th st. h ,Srs 300
kst bet 4th& l5Sn2o 600 81 M lori. $50
909Ms.. bh mi l3rl $500 3O5 f Cap ST. .Eh :r2.5O
l342vtay b. sri 5000 I625x627 f0thst b b 600
7O0Gst b.h. ,mfl5rI5o00.l8l 0 II ST. I'll 6rs..-2,OOO
The above Is only small portion of property on my
books For full list call n Office for bulletin issued on
1st and 18TH lanl4l TH0St F. WAGGAMAN.
L>OR sALE-I HAVE A BEAUTIFUL HOUSE
II OF eight rooms, with all modern improvements.
nicely located close to lines to be sold special
JOHN A PRESCOTT,
4 NEAT sIX-RooM HOUSE.
Modern improvements large lot: 50 900; $500 cash:
balance very easy; location northwest
Real Estate, Insurance, Loans.
aul2-ot 18Th and r SITS.
E>oR sALE-sECURE HONE. SIX GROOM
IL Houses; bay window, hall. bath, water and gas
lot runs to paved alley $500 cash, balance In small
monthly payments. Title perfect. Price. $500
Also two six-r0om Houses Of came character and
terms term Price: 81 400 Apply to GEO p. GoFF ls24
NOR SALE-oNE 10 ROOM HOUSE. lOO2 o
rooms with all modern improvements. For perInit
to inspect same inquire at 1000 o ST. NV. au3-2&s
LHOR SALE OR RENT-NEw HOUSES-NO
Is 1910 18th street northwest, 13 rooms; Nos 1922,
1924 1926 and l62S 18th street northwest IL rooms
each. All have wooden mantels, mirrors. thing and
all other modern improvements 1921 street, daily
at II O'Clock DAVID A. WINDSOR, Owner. sS-2ws
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TAPORTER OF FRENCH wINEa, COGNAC
y sAAMPAGNEs AND COhDIALS.,
French Clare:s, s. 20, - ind $3.50 per dozen Cnl
forn,a wines imported directly. Napa andsl o0c
per gallon. VICTOR RoCx. 1S47 fem. ave.
ehslnpssHes and Cognac Wins d tOutes sories sn
caiass& iel7-2ms
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|11O2 9th st. ,12r........75.O0
1885 r ST.. ST., m.i...-35.0O
1914 2lst ST., 14r...l25.00
1870 H NV. ,12r. mI.-lOO
500 2lst, Lar. n 5000
1928 Goth, Sr. mi. .25.0 90
1926 goth st. ST.. $500
1902 Ia st.u.w., llr-to.0U
S31 Ia st. NV. 1lr- 6uOO
i11OS 10th SIN ". .0r. 400
iS405 n ST.. Tor, mi. 5000
As J. FISHER & co,
1924 F street northwest.
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BOARDING.

TIME AMERICAN HOUSE SERVES FIRST.
Il class meals for SIS and so per month. jyls-lm
THE LOCIIIEL HOUSE, Ga 9TH ST. NV,
Il aid the La Pierre. Ew. cor. 10Th and n.w
bet condncsed BossuauG houss In The city, Tsbefr;-
GLASS: pieassns r0oqaA Terms moderate. oc27
SSTTyHE TREMONT."-THIs HOUSE HAS BEEN
4 repaipted. and in every way put in 6rst-ciass
order Its the coolest and out to board
in The czly. Terms. SIS. ~. $40 ard els per e7
NYEwsPAPER, BOOK AND JOB PRINTING
LAR0E fAClI.LI1Ns-NEW GxTERIAL
oRDklE1 Eok tALNLlNu or ALL KIHpo
oOlICxTEn
kUFUS h DARBY.
Practical Printer.
~ al oh street nostnwena
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EOR KENT
Il 1885 18th st. Jar $125
Cor. 18th & N.Y.av.. 4Ur.
m.i...................S 5O.OO
1893 2 ST., l2r., m. 1. 1888
1879 l st. ,12r. ,m.l....S3.33
1914 q st. lar. .m.L-10O.OO
S09 18th, Lar. ,m.i...l 100. 80
n lafayette sQ.......33S.3 3
1888 18th Tor. m.i.-S3. 80
2l33 X st. NV, ST., misc
1881 p St, l0rs., m.L.--36
1liUM
nn1S
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FOR SALE-LOTS,

NOR SALE
- Two Lots on r ST, between 18th aud 10th. each
xbxloo. 10 alley. two 18Th between II and L,
each 26xS 90 20 alley. corner 8tl aul L u ".
LOUIS A. SIlO. MAkkR
aulS-d N2o Il NV.
I~oR sALE-No CASH RRQUIRED IL PARTY
- viii bud-A fire piece Of Ground. 30 feet frout.
close 10 Pennsylvania ave.
HUfTy a DYER
Real Estate Insurance loans
aust 18th and n nv
NOR SALE-CHkAP.
II A DECIDED nARuATN
plot OF Ground fronting 40 FEE on l2th street
running back 100 feet 10 vide alley. overookig
uUFrN a DYER.
Real Estate. Insurance ana Loans
N2S-1m 18Th and A. NV
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Thomas Cir..10r.. fur$1O0
l0l9 10th st.n- w, ISIS. 100
1915 Pa. av., 11r...-S3.S3
100 L st. NV IL rs...-15
s street Ia. l 9th, Or. ITO
l4lS y street NV, 12r.@
Mt. Pleasant, y rs-........G1
1917 12thstreet n.w..-..65
l4lS I st. NV. fat. .........55
Carroll Hall. q st. 6r 80
40 18th street, fiat..--.5O
sos II st. NV. l0rs......45
1903 VT. av., D rs...-42.6O
GOT 18th 81. n.w.......--.40
l @ st. NV. Sr. 4 store. 40
120 18th st.. 6r. flat....-40
224 ID st. NV; 12rs......35
LIS { st. S. G., 8 rs.........35
1871 18th st. Or ...........2O
159 1lth Sc. Sc. Sr.....20
622 9th st. aw. 6r.......16
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FOR RENT-ROOMS,

EOR RENT-1l05 81. NV. TWO LARGE
y airy c0mmunica.fgS Hooms north aud south en-.
nished or unfarnished Also one large furnished room
on first floor. Immediate Possession 1t summer
pf1coA
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FOR RENT-STORES.

NOR RENT-STORE AND DWELLING, $50 7TTI
- st. NV; possession given at once. Inquire 72y
eth st. NV, Or $40 West Baltimore St., upstairs.
au5-1w
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Oh PR CENT DISCOUNT.
We commences 20 take inventory OF Stock Aueus
3Sth Previous TO said GATE will take 70 per Srnt
cd for cash on all sales texeept L. e ". CoIlsrsl
THIS oer includes Goods In and out Of season now
Ia stock An opportunity seldom offered for Obesipip0
high c.ass Goods In Msrchnnt Tailoring and Nen'S
fvrniahinxx
W. s. TEEL
ava $50 Pennsylvania avennA
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yHARLES ]. G0OCH, SOLICITOR OF PXTEysTa
Counse llor-at-I Law xnd Expsrt n Cotni huildins
9Th and IS. Good work, good reSarenc1s. modSss
~ Il MILLER ATTORNRYsAT-EAW. -
Ne Rooms and I. Guntop Law 6undiue
]72 Ioaiiase aVe1s,,a
CylNUCI H WALKER
~ "a Con1mia1i0uer, Nofary ruhls ana Attorn6p
"a go Looisass s7s. nsu q urEn
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~ Chartered 1S43.)
~ EW WINDSOR COLLEGE

NEW ENGLAND
~ CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC
Boston. Mass, oldest In America: largest and bes
equipped In the World-lO0 Instructors: 1871 stu
dents last year
Thorough INSTRUCTION in Vocal and instrumental
Music, Piano and Organ Tuning, Fine Arts OraIory
Literature French, German and Italian Languages
knklsh branches, Gymnastics, etc.
Tuition 50 TO $50. Board and Room, S45 10 SIS N,
term FAL Term pegins September 10. 1855.
For Illustrated Calendar, giving full information
ADDRESS Il. TOIRJE la, Dir
NSS6W,2m Erauk I'm Mas
, 1885-03-11

the number of pupils in the school be-
came so large as to hinder the teach
ers' work, and so large that it might
be said to be out of the proper pro-
portion to the space available. 1t Is
difficult TO procure for the teachers i'll
these two schools really good help in the
form of assistant teachers, because, among
other reasons. there are no residences tor
such at the schools and in IN case the
difficulties arising from want of sufficient
space-this applies specially to the Dia-
mond School-could not thus be got over.
There are appointed in the six schools
altogether 6 teachers, 6 sewing teachers,
2 female assistant teachers and 3 pupil
teachers.
The public examinations were held on
the Goth and 2Sth August, and the End,
4th, 9th and 18th of September. Besides
these there were held IN the month of No
vember examinations for fixing the month
ly premiums for the teachers.
The School Board has not up 10 the
present felt itself called upon to recon-
mend the reOpening of the Schools now
closed at La Vall6e and Rose Hill. In re-
gard TO the first named the number of
children WHO c0uid be directed to attend
there is 50 small that it would scarcely be
justiiable for their Sakes to open a separate
school. On the other hand the want Of a
public school in the North west part of
the island is undoubtedly felt i'll no small
degree, as the children living there, who
do not attend regularly the private school
situated in the district, live, ONE of them,
so far away from any public school that
they cannot rightly be ordered to attend
snch school; but nevertheless it is con-
Sidered that the number of children who
would attend such Il school opened in the
district would be too small! to justify its
existence.
For other matters reference is made to
the following tabulated statement Concern
ing the whole of the public schools.
, 1885-03-11

taxes themselves, will be far below the
S4O.l50 now entered. The Export Duty
mas IN this Draft been based on the very
low price OF Sl.75, which at the time the
Draft was printed was thought would be
all we could reckon upon; since then, for
tunately, there has been IA rise in the Sugar
prices, so we may perhaps obtain "a some.
what better revenue from Export Duty
than anticipated. With regard to the
Expenditure, the Government has. on ac.
count OF the present state of the Revenue.
restricted the expenditure to only such
items as are unavoidably necessary. The
Money Grants under SOM few items show
small variations, which are explained in the
remarks. There are only2items which should
be pointed ont as larger expenses, viz. the
one under the Military Expenses, see Mo.
ney Bill TX, for purchasing 120 breach.
loading rifles of the model 1867, which,
together with the necessary number of
cartridges, Will cost S2,640; the Govern
ment considering the expenses necessary
IN order to have the military force of the
Island properly armed. 1t will be noticed
that the greater part Of the amount for the
purpose 1881 can be defrayed by a sum
deposited in the Colonial Treasury from
the sale of Militia guns, it will therefore
only be necessary to use of the Colonial
IreaSury'S means 1859 besides the sum
deposited. The other item of larger increase
is under Post f. Expenses for building,
$50, for a teachers residence near the
school at La Grand PrinceSse, which is I'm.
avoldably necessary in order to carry
through the new school Ordinance. He
begged also to announce that as an amend.
ment would be proposed a sum for paying
lawyers for their labour in conducting pub
TIC suits and suits with grants of beneficial,
say an amount OF about $3.50 D. a. This
matter has beer the subject Of correSpon-
dence with the Ministry of Finances, after
the Colonial Council of st. Thomas had
rejected an Ordinance for all the Islands
providing for the payment of such fees,
which ordinance had been adopted by this
Council. Il is nothing more than reaSona.
Bile that if the people Of st. Croix find it
just that the lawyers should be paid, the
Island should be in a position to do so in
dependent of st. Thomas. With these
words he would recommend the Draft.
ITO be continued
, 1885-03-11

The Government. secretary said, in laying
before the honorable Council this Draft of
Budget for the Municipality of st. Croix
for the financial year 1886, with Money
Bills appertaining thereto. he would not
have much to say; he would merely state
that there is very little alteration in this
Budget from that of last year, only such
alterations as have been called forth by
absolute requirements. AS to the details
of the Budget, he would to the Revenue
side beg to state that it will be seen that
the Total of Direct Taxation has been re.
duced from C SAC 100 last year to $40 $50
this year; this has been caused by the
custom of calculating the revenue accord
ing to the real returns for the foregoing
triennial period. In the latter years the
revenues under this head have in reality
given larger returns than what actually
could be expected, as after 1878 the taxes
were collected together with the arrears
from the foregoing 8 bad years; he did
not think that the actual revenue from the