Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-04-07
District Government Ansirs.

FIVE UNLICENSED DRUMNKRs CAUGHT.
License Inspector Dunivan to-day caught i've
license. They preferred 70 pay rather than GO
i i and paid $500 each, making 81 900.
AN OFFICIAL OPINION ON CHICKENS.
Captain Brown, OF the naval observatory, on
the I'd instant, complained to the U. s. district
ED. snS shrabberV OF the Enclosure af
the observatory. This was referred by the dis
trict attorney to Or. Townshend, the health Of
District for an opinion. Assistant Xttorney
James E. Padgett replies to-day that the first
section of the ordinance to prevent domestic
and while the fifth section does not prescribe
any charge for keeping chickens in pound he
thinks that the reasonable and necessary ex-
penSoS for keeping chickens may be charged.
INSTRUCTIONS TO THE POLICE FOR TAKING
THE CENSUS.
tb ms m the
are to be used by the police in taking the CEN
sus. It directs that those persons who habit
ually sleep in the District; those who have reg
ular places of business In the city, though they
sleep outside and those residents without bust
ness and absent temporarily are to be consid-
lar business Is elsewhere and who are only
sojourners in the city, as we'll as Chinese and
Indians, should be entered under the head Of
remarks"
SUSPECTED OF srEALINa HORSE AND
Bu0GY.-Lieutenant Arnold, Of the fifth pre-
cinct, to-day arrested two men, who were reg
istered at the station house as Robert Thomp-
aas
were held at the station house this afternoon
a sS.,ts Information from the Baltimore au-
DROPPED DEAD.-Charies Griffith, a colored
laborer, So years old, dropped dead about 8
o'clock this morning, while at work in front Of
$50 New Jersey avenue southeast His body
was removed to the eighth precinct station.
Later In the day the body was viewed by the
coroner, who gave certificate OF death from
SIGNAL SERVICE CHARGEs.-Lieut. Ray has
been relieved from signal service duty in this
city at his own request, and ordered to join his
regiment on the goth June, until which date he
remains one more line officer on signal service
duty than authorized, and an order will be
issued shortly relieving one OF the number now
Is acting chief signal offcer during Gen. Hazen's
be- Sc
SECRETARY MANNINa's ABSENCE has i'm
pointed to examine the methods of doing bust
ness in the Treasury department, with q view
to their simplifcation, and, In consequence, II
has been found necessary for the commission
amined the chief clerk of the internal revenue
bureau, and were in session until IL O'Clock.
SECRETARY ENDrco1r was at his desk in the
War department this morning.
TIE PRESIDENT has reappointed Mr.. o. p. @.
Clarke trustee ofthe District Reform school.
COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS JOHNSON to-day
served his last day at the department. his sue
cessor having arrived to take charge OF the
ONCE. He leaves for Philadelphia this evening
on business, but will return day after tomor-
row to remain q short time.
MEN OF WAR AT PANAxA.-The q. g. 8.
Shenandoah and the British ship Heroine ar
rived at Panama yesterday. Their presence
impaired greater confidence TO the public,
which had become alarmed by threats and ru-
mors Of the widest character.
ayers Of the volunteer soldiers' homes met at
the Riggs house to-day, and later held Q session
ct the White House, the President and Score
board. Tomorrow they vim 60 70 visit Tie
bones are Ill In excellent condition, and the
new home 1t Leavenworth, Kansas, which viii
occopansS ns1s al When e S Ss 'Sy vi III
be the finest In the country. Col Smith, for
meriy treasurer Of the Maine home, has been
Today Oliver 2. Burdetse was accepted -
this sfserscon q i:s6 O'Clock.
C1uvxnIus IsDIc1nD BON NunpzsINo M1ss
AADn9E5Ihe grand jury Of the husunE
sSissictnsnt ssainss TSomss Joasoa aassr S
Nr the murder Of Fannie Lillian Madison,
vhoss ecdy w:s found in the city reservoir on
Aartso!d, Conn, was carried BY the demo
csI; E. s,: z d %sSsssx mayor y..
terday for the llrst time sinoe 1871.
cop =: WIFI: dsmoest, was yesterday