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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-04-23
Affairs in West WashinetOn.

NEW PRESIDENT OF THE GAS CoMPANY.-At
meeting of the board of directors of the
Georgetown Gas company, held ON Tuesday
evening, Mr. John Leetch was elected president
and treasurer, the office to be filled from May
1st. The resignation of Mr.. s. 7. Brown as
president and treasurer of the company was
accepted, to take effect on the LIST day of May.
NOTES.-The hydrant on the corner of 35th
and streets needs repairing; likewise the
pump on Valley street, the only means by which
persons living In that section can get water
There is a dead mule on Nj street, near the
Aqueduct bridge.
SHIPPING NEws.-Schooner William Mason
arrived light from Fall river to-day.
GRAIN NRECEIPTS.-CanalbOat LOudOn arrived
with II bushels OF wheat and 600 bushels of
corn, for Hartley Bros.
TEMPERATUREAND CONDITION OF WATER AT
7A.M.-The temperature and condition Of the
water at Great Falls could not be ascer-
meeting that point being out of order.
Receiving reservoir, temperature, SO; condf-
ton at north connection, 16; south connection,
25; distributing reservoir ten perature, co. condi
ton at infiuent gate house. 30; etduent gate
house, 27. High tide in the river to-day at 4:3O
p m. Low tide at 11:3O pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-04-23
The Virginia Debt Question.

ne VIx&HuI8 UeW9 4ucStHOm.
STATE AUDITOR MARYE ORDERS THAT COUPONS
BE NOT RECEIVED FOR TAXES.
State Auditor Marye, of Virginia, has written
TO City Treasurer Harlow, Of Alexandria, order.
ing him not to receive coupons for taxes. "The
laws of our state" the auditor says "forbid you
to do 3d.. Certainly newspaper statement of q
decision by the Supreme Court is not sufficient
authority for SO doing. There need be no hurry
in the matter" Gov. Cameron states, in rela-
ton to the calling OF an extra session Of the
legislature to consider the decision, that he is
as yet unable to say what action he will take,
official copy Of the opinion Of the court.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-04-23

THE WALES CoURT-MART1A1 will not resume
its sessions until May 7th in order to await the
decision of the United States Supreme Court in
the pending habeas corpus case.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-04-23

LADIES.
WHY SUFFER LONGER WITH
TENDER FEET,
When you can purchase FINE SHOES, made by hand
for $3.50 and 81 aud made to measure for S5 In any
style you desire.
GENTS,
We make for you the celebrated WAUKENPHAST
and other styles Of Shoes for only IS.
The increased demand for our FAMOUS S3 OShoes
for ladies and gents assures Us that they will wear.
Every pair warranted.
BASE BALL SHOES also made to measure We
have something new in this line
GEO. w. RICH,
apl0 Successor to +. H. Wilson. 400 7th ct. NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-04-23

THERE IS No APPREHENSION OF A DUEL
between Assistant Secretary of State Porter
and Gen. Whitthorne, of Tennessee, because
the former has declined to receive any COM
has assured his friends that he has no thought
of settling the dispute by resort to the CODE
Gov. Porter has dropped the matter. but Gen.
Whitthorne, it is said, will be in Washington
in a day or two, and some of his friends inti-
mate that he will not permit the matter to
rest where it is. the candid judgment of men
who are friendly to both parties is that nothing
is to be gained by pushing the quarrel any
further.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-04-23
Washington News and Gossip

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal
revenue, S454, 800; customs, S6O3. 400.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-04-23

APPOINTMENTS OF PosrMAsTERs.-The Pres
fdent to-day made the following appointments:
To be postmasters: Christian T. Georgia at
Unionville, Conn., Reuben A. Mitchell at Ope-
Edward r. DeBray at Clyde. Kan: Beni. =
Mckall at MOorhead, MINI.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-04-23

THE INVESTIGATION OF PAYMAsrER GEN.
ERAL SMITH.-The court Of inquiry to investi-
gate alleged Irregularities in the Office Of Pay
master General ]. A. Smith in connection with
contracts for supplies for the navy met at IL
O'Clock to-day in room No. in the basement of
the Navy department.. The court is composed
OF Capt. George Brown, president; Pay Director
Thomas ii. LOCKER and Capt. E. o. Matthews,
The court organized and then adjourned until
tomorrow at 1 o'clock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-04-23

PRESENTED TO THE PREsIDENT-Secretary
Bayard presented Senor Peralta, the newly ap-
pointed minister from Salvador, to the Presi-
dent Just before cabinet meeting to-day. Senior
Peralta was accOmpanied by two Secretaries.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-04-23

CORSON & MCCARTNEY, BANKERS,
Glover Building 14I9Fst.
Washington, D. c.
Deposit Accounts subject to check sight received
from FIRMS. CorpOI ations and Individuals.
Go<ern1uent Bonds. State. Municipal and Railroad
Securities bought and sgd on Is commission
We have for sale District of Columbia 365 per
cents, due 1924 per cents due 1891 per cents due
1892, per cents, due S9l. Washington Gas Light
Company Stock Belt Lire Railroad st Ock Columbia
Fire Insurance Company Stock and other good
tiles
The Portland daily press., 1885-09-25

We believe it the duty Of the Republican ma.
lorlty OF the Senate to oppose the confirmation OF
any person appointed in violation OF the letter or
spirit OF the civil service act
The truth of this record of inconsistency
nobody can gainsay. The praises of Mr.. Eaton
and the fulsome eulogy of the Mugwump press
cannot wipe it out. The President maynot be
to blame for it, he may have done all that
any man possibly could do, under the pres
sure to which he has been subjected to live
up to his reform professions, nevertheless
the fact remains that the declarations OF
his letter to Mr. Curtis have again and again
been violated and it was eminently proper
for the New York Republicans to call atten.
ton to il
The Portland daily press., 1885-09-25

FRIDAY MORNING, SEPT. s5.

We do not read anonymous letters and commun-
cations. The name and address of the writer are
IN all cases Indispensable, notnecessarily for pub
ucation but as guarantee of good faith.
we cannot undertake to return or preserve
communications that are not used.
The Portland daily press., 1885-09-25
THE NEW YORK REPUBLICANS.


The New York Republicans show that
they deserve success. Their ticket and their
platform are both admirable. Mr.. Daven-
port is gentleman who has already demon
strated his executive capacity In the comp
trollerS office where he gave his state one
of the best administrations it has ever had.
His public spirit and generosity have made
him exceedingly popular with men of all par
ties. 1t was almost entirely through his
munifcence that the Soldiers Home at Bath,
thelplaee of his residence, was built Mr.
Theodore Roosevelt who reflects the opin-
ions of the young Republicans, pronounees
the ticket model one and predicts that it
will command the full party support, as well
as that of most of the Mugwumps. Ex-
Governor Cornell says it will surely be
elected
The declarations of the platform are ex-
plieit and free from ambiguity. Advanced
ground is taken on the subject of civil SER
vice reform and the extensi ion of the system
to all grades of the public service, both state
and national, to which it is applicable. is
strongly urged Certainly the most carping
Mugwump can find nothing in that resolu-
ton to complain of. The declaration in IA
yor of the repeal of the silver coinage law is
timely and shows that the Republicans of
the Empire state are fully alive to the perils
that menace the country by reason of the f.
nancial heresies of the Greenbackers.
fostered as they were, and still are, by the
Democracy. There is no abatement in the
vigor with which the Republican party of
New York has always upheld the protection
OF American labor Continued tariff agitation
is denounced as likely to unsettle business
and retard the revival of our industries. AT
the risk of exposing itself to the charge of
waving the bloody shirt the convention
declared that the right of suffrage must be
maintained free and untrammelled.
The convention very effectively exposes
the hypocrisy of the Democratic party by
calling attention to its past utterances
on the subject of civil service reform
and contrasting them with its present
attempt to discredit in all possible ways the
civil service law. In regard to the conduct
of the administration in the matter of
appointment to office the convention says:
We denomce the hypocrtical pretences under
which faithful Republican officers are removed on
the plea of offensive craftsmanship, while such men
as Higgins, Thomas, Troup, Chase, PillSbury,
Aquilla Jones and others, some of whose names
appear on the prison records of the country, and
whose recommendation is political partisanship,
are appointed in their places While removing
elsewhere, on the ground of offensive partisan
snip, Republicans who edit newspapers, the ma
e9na administration continues in high Judicial
o1t tf ~ tiie Guy OF New York, prominent Demo
eIa1le appomtee, who publicly announces himself
as haylng assumed, since lis APPOINTMENT the
eontroi OF an ayowedly partisan Journal,
The Portland daily press., 1885-09-25
ThE suRvEYoRsNIp

The fact is, whatever the pretence may be,
that the Hon. 5. I. Pullen is removed from
the suryeyorship simply and solely because
he is a Republican, and the Hon. Bion Brad
bury is appointed to succeed him simply and
solely because he is a Democrat who has
done valiant service for his party In other
words the suryeyorship has been treated as
Spoils by the President and given as a reward
to one of his faithful followers.
In letter to the Hon. George William Cur
tbs last winter, which has now become
famous, the Hon. Grover Cleveland express
ed the opinion that public offices were to be
treated as public trusts and not as party
spoils and pledged himself not to remove
officials in the midst of their
terms except for mfaithfulness or
incompetency or for offensive partisanship.
Yet since he became President he has re-
moved scores of public officers against whom
neither of these allegations could be truth
fully urged and has supplanted them with
men whose chief recommendation was their
partisan services. In the removal of Mr..
Pullen he adds another to his many wide
deviations from course he voluntarily
marked out and promised to follow. Mr.
Pullen's administration of his office has been
unexceptional in every respect and his par
tisanship has never been made offensive
Mr.. Pullen makes no complaint on account
of his removal. He was appointed to office
by Republican administration and un-
doubleday expected to go when Democratic
President was elected. But he has good
reason to complain at the pretense that his
removal is made in the interest Of reform
and it is his duty as well as his right to ask
that the Senate shall expose its falsity and
meanness. The President ought to be forced
to admit what is the fact that he is removing
Republican office holders simply because
they are Republicans, and to cease to
wantonly smirch the characters of faithful
officials whose conduct in office has been
exemplary
Against Mr.. Pullen's successor, the Hon.
Bion Bradbury, we have not word to
say. He is a cultured gentleman, who en-
joys the respect and esteem Of his fellow cit
liens. That his administration of the office
will be efficient we have no doubt. 1t is not
his appointment we object to- but the I'M
founded insinuation that accompanies it,
that it was made in the interest of reform.
instead of in recognition of faithful and dis
tlnguished party services. The place was not
the one he sought, or the one that his friends
who are legion, desired that he should have.
But the President who discovered no objec-
ton to the elevation of Tabulator Chase and
the Hon. Ehen F. Pillsbury to the head of
the Maine and Massachusetts internal reve-
nue. departments, found apparently some
insuperable obstacle to the appointment of
the Hon. Bion Bradbury to the collectorship.
The vision of reformers is sometimes curl
ously distorted.
The Portland daily press., 1885-09-25

The Democratic managers of Ohio are
working for big smuggling match between
Ryan and McCaffrey, to take place at Gin
cinnati about election time. The object is
to get together a gang of roughs to swell the
vote Of the great reform party This is the
latest in ring politics.
The Portland daily press., 1885-09-25

The contract for painting the New York
custom house has been awarded to one of
Hubert 0. Thompson's henchinen, and still
they say he is not the power behind Collec-
tor Hedden's throne.
The Portland daily press., 1885-09-25

The Democratic editor in Indiana who
calls upon Messrs. Hendricks, Voorhees, and
Mcdonald to retire from the party leader
ship is probably a Mugwump.
The Portland daily press., 1885-09-25

We have as yet heard nothing of Mr.. Fow-
ler's moving from Augusta or from Maine.
How is this?
The Portland daily press., 1885-09-25

With Sterling out and Higgins in it looks
as though the administration was little
partial in the matter of rogues.
The Portland daily press., 1885-09-25

1t Is said that Reformer Higgins looks
longingly towards Eaton's'vacant chair.
The Portland daily press., 1885-09-25

Now that his dear friend, Mr.. Bradbury,
is ont OF the way Mr.. Cleaves will probably
feel that he can become an avowed candi-
date
The Portland daily press., 1885-09-25

Mr. Doman B. Eaton and President Clcve-
land have apparently formed a mutual adj
miraton society.
The Portland daily press., 1885-09-25

II the Genesta keeps ON she will take back
to England large cargo of American silver
plate.
The Portland daily press., 1885-09-25
We Must Enlarge! Goods Must be Sold /!

Catalogues and terms of household goods
sent by mail upon application. Orders by
mail for any of the above goods promptly
attended TO. No charge for packing. Goods
delivered in Portland free of charge.
The Portland daily press., 1885-09-25

These letters from Maine Democrats to
some Of the New York dailies atford good
Illustration of the elasticity Of the average
Democratic imagination. For instance they
say that with a proper distribution of the Of
fees in this State the Republican majority of
20.Goo can be easily overcome next fall,
when it is to be supposed that no Democrat
appointed under the present administration
will use his office or himself for political
ming
The Portland daily press., 1885-09-25

In his letter to Mr.. Dorman b. Eaton the
President renews his vow of devotion to
civil service reform which he first made to
Mr.. George William Curtis last winter This
will bring great JOY to the Mugwump heart
and be made the theme for panegyrics in
Vulnerable. As long as he continues to be a
civil service reformer on paper he can go on
removing faithful officers for the sole pur-
pose OF making places for Democrats with
embarrassing Mugwump condemnation. Their
charity resembles closely that of some tenn
perance reformers for drunkards who fire.
quentiy sign the pledge
The Portland daily press., 1885-09-25
Admission to Grounds so cts.
maine General HOsDitaI.

VyHE Annual Meeting fthe corporation will be
Il held at four O'Clock in the afternoon Of
TUESDAY, the thirteenth day of October, 1885
in the Reception Room in the City Hall, in Port,
land for the purpose of electing officers for the
ensuing year, and of transacting such other bust
ness as may legally be presented
BY order of the Directors.
f. r. BARRETT Secretary.
Portland, Sept. %, 1885 sep23eodtd
The Portland daily press., 1885-09-25
HOLLAND SHADES.

We have a line of Holland Shades ON genuine
Hartshorn Fixtures, in 10 different colors which
we will offer in connection with the above sale at
Csc EACH,
The Portland daily press., 1885-09-25
BLACK WALNUT CHAMBER SETS.

bhAUk WALNUT UliAMbEh SElN.
One Special Lot of Black Walnut Chamber Sets.
consisting of three different patterns with tops
of Italian Marble, Hudson Shell or Lepanto
These are full sets of ten pieces each, including
French Bureau, Landscape Mirror and Combina-
ton Commode The stock is warranted KILN
workmanship of the very best
The former price of these sets was $4,000. AS
a Special lnducement, we offer them during the
continuance of this sale, at
$40. SO.
We have also very large variety of other Black
Walnut Sets, varying from $50 to $780, all of
which are marked at reduced figures.
CHERRY CHAMBER SETS.
One lot of 25 Solid Cherry Chamber Sets war
ranted. These sets have French Bureau, with
Landscape Mirror; the Commode has three draw
ers and a side door, and the drawer pulls are of
the fayorite square shape, in solid brass These
sets are unquestionaby the best bargains in gen
uine cherry sets ever offered in this country.
Former price, $500; Special Cut Price
$4,000.
Terms of Credit on these sets, to residents of
Portland, IS down and 81 rs per week until paid
or So per month if purchasers receive their pay
monthly.
MAHOGANIzED CHAMBER SETS.
One lot of 100 Elegant Mahoganized Chamber
Sets of ten pieces complete; Curly Maple or Ma
noganlZed PanelS, French Bureau with Bevel
Landscape Mirror, Commode with three drawers
and side door, gilt or nickel bar pulls
Former price. $1,000, reduced to
$500.
We furnish these Sets. with best Italian, Lepan-
to or Hudson Shell Marble Tops when desired
We have severrl ether patterns of Mahoganized
Sets, equally low in price, which we have not
space here to enumerate.
ASH CHAM Der SETS.
One lot Of 40 Solid Ash Chamber Sets, ten pieces
complete, with Landscape Mirror and Conbina-
ton C0mmode.
Former price, $4,000, now offered at
$1,000.
One lot of 33 Solid Ash Chamber Sets, of the
New Square Design, ten pieces complete. These
were considered bargain at $4,000; but we
have marked them, to close, at
S26. 90.
HHE IN HEE AHEF n
The Portland daily press., 1885-09-25
$500.

Besides these special designs, we furnish the
celebrated Walker Magee, and New Hub Ranges
at very low prices. Every range we sell is war
ranted to bake. Illustrated catalogues of our
ranges mailed anywhere in New England on APP
plcation.
Terms of Credit on above ranges, to residents
of Portland, 81 down and 81 per week until paid
or "a per month il purchasers are paid monthly
The Portland daily press., 1885-09-25
S38.

Terms of Credits on above sets, to residents
of Portland, SIS down and $1.25 per week until
paid, or So per MONTH if purchasers are paid
monthly.
In addition to these two special offers we have
variety ranging from $50 to s15o each, made
from new and fresh Spring designs, upholstered
in a combination of colors Of embossed plush, spun
silk or hair cloth, on which we announce similar
cut prices to thoAe above meniinned
The Portland daily press., 1885-09-25

One lot of so Solid Ash Chamber Sets of a style
entirely new the past spring These are Full SETS
and are warranted They have beautiful Mar
quetry characterization, and were considered Low
at our Former figure OF $500. We now how
ever offer them for
The Portland daily press., 1885-09-25
MISCELLANEOUS.
10 DAYS MORE +!
The which has a % the MAMMOTH HOUSE
W. H. HERvEY & co, OF NO. 5 UNION ST., BOSTON


o ii w ATand
Es ae
The Portland daily press., 1885-09-25

One lot Of 55 PARLOR SUITS, upholstered in
frst-quality Hair Cloth with frames of Solid Black
Walnut, and of the very best make. This lot CON
sists of pieces, including Window and Corner
Chairs, Large Arm Rocker With Western Spring
Attachment, Easy Chair, two-part back Sofa, and
two Reception Chairs; reduced from $4,000 to
The Portland daily press., 1885-09-25
CARPET DEPARTMENT
STOVE DEPARTMENT.

We ask particular attention to this portion OF
our establishment
One lot of 100 Double Oven Ranges, complete
with ware, reduced from $2J to
The Portland daily press., 1885-09-25
$4,000,

New Square Design, ten pieces complete. These
were considered q bargain at $4,000; but we
have marked them. to close ait
The Portland daily press., 1885-09-25
PARLOR SUITS.

One lot Of rs MOHAIR PLUSH Parlor Suits,
Z PIECES complete, including GENTS EASY
CHAIR, LARGE ARM NOISELESS PLATFORM
ROCKER, TW0-PART BACK SOFA and FOUR
LARGE SITTING CHAIRS. The FRAMES are
BLOCKED and DOWELLED. and are manufaet-
ured from WARRANTED KILN-DRIED LUM-
BIER. REDUCED from SIL.OO to
The Portland daily press., 1885-09-25
$4,000.
PAINTED ENAMELLED CHAMBER SETS.

These are Full Size Sets of Ten Pieces, well
made and attractive looking
Terms of Credit ON above Sets, to residents
of Portland 81 down and 81 per week until paid,
or 81 per month ii purchasers are paid monthly.
We have Forty other different styles of painted
enamelled sets constantly on exhibition at our
WarerOoms. Those above mentioned are entirely
New, having been designed expressly for our
Spring Trade, and are not shown anywhere else
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-08-19

MRS. MANN's LOVE LETTERS. One
year ago, Mrs. Eliza Mann, divorced
woman of Easton, received note signed
Theodore Oliver, asking the loan of
small sum of money. Subsequently other
letters came asking for loans and all re-
quests for money were complied with.
Later came letter proposing marriage
and ring was also sent, which Mrs.
Mann accepted. This continued until
Spring, when letter was received fixing
the date of the marriage and at the same
time asking for loan of dollar and
fifty-five cents to pay a wash bill The
money was sent and Mrs. Ham prepared
for the wedding. Subsequently other re-
quests of loans were received and the
money sent.
The wedding day came and passed with
out the groom appearing and after that
Mrs. Mann told intimate friends of the oc.
currence. She said she had all of Mr..
divers letters and that she could prove
his proposal. The matter became public
talk and finally reached the ears of Theo.
Oliver, who is prominent business man
of Easton. He denied all knowledge OF
the affair and put detective on the case.
The result is Minnie Mann, the fourteen
year-old daughter of Mrs. Mann, on be-
ing questioned by the detective, confessed
that she wrote all the letters and signed
Theodore divers name to them and that
she obtained and spent all the money
which her mother supposed she was send
ing to Mr.. Oliver. Mr.. Oliver accepts
the explanation, and says, being vindica-
ted, he will press the matter no further
PhtLIipsburg Democrat
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-08-19
MISSISSIPPI STEAMBOATS,.

Mr. Lyons, Mississippian, who spendi
considerable time in New York, was talking
with me the other day about river boats.
He formerly lived at New Orleans and spent
much time on the Mississippi River. "The
fastest boat OF her kind ON the river" said
Mr. Lyons, lis probably the James Lee.
She plies from Memphis south about ninety
miles, and has made her trip one way in
close to three hours. She was built by
Reese at Pittsburgh, for James d. Adams,
who named her Parole. She was ready to
launch on day when the great race horse
met disaster. Adams had superstition
about the steamboat, postponed the launch
and sold her to James Lee just as she stood
Her name was changed in the stocks. We
have no more racing of any account on the
Mississippi. The James NJ. White is the
fastest of the large passenger boats. The
Natchez is rapid boat, and 80 it is the new
Robert e. Lee. The race between the old
Robert E. Lee and the Natchez was the
great event of my time ON the Mississippi.
had tip from the captain of the Lee to
take the trip on her. My wife insisted on
seeing me of and went down to the dock
with me. They were stripping the boat of
shutters, chairs, guard rails and everything
else to make her light, and sending barrels
of resin aboard for fuel. My wife caught
on and had to go home with her, SO miss
cd the race The Lee and the Natchez were
evenly matched. The Lee beat by being
we'll handled. One way she got the advan.
.age was in taking on new fuel. Her fuel
barges along the route had instructions to
lie out in the stream, where she picked them
up and so took fuel without any stop. The
fuel barges of the Natchez were tied up
alongshore and 1t took some little timo for
Ter to get to them"