Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-07-18
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morning al 6 O'Clock. The Mary Washing ton
will take an excursion down the river to-mor.
returning at 8 p.m.-Harmony Lodge, No. II,
FAM, will give q select excursion to Colo
NAL Beach on Thursday, July %. on the steamer
of the lodge.-The Arrowsmith takes an ex-
cursion to Marshall Hall this evening, leaving
her wharf at o'clock:--The Thompson takes
an excursion party to Glymont tomorrow
morning, leaving the wharf ut a. m.-The
Arrows1nith's trip to Colonial Beach tomorrow
heaa o. the eg The boat eS
wharf at $50 q. M, returning at 10 p.m.---
Another attractive excursion is that by the
hours at the beach. The boat leaves at S:45 a.
m.-The steam packet Excelsir will make her
u usual Sunday tripto the Great Falls tomorrow,
1nenia will make her regular trip to Lower
Cedar Point tomorrow, starting at AIM
Marshall Hail on Sunday, leaving her wharf at
10 a. m. and pm.
ROCKY MOUNTAIN LoeUsTs.-Since the latter
part of May alarming reports of swarms OF
yonng locusts or grasshoppers in the valley of
the Arkansas and in other portions Of the
state OF Colorado have been published, and the
fear M'IsW was expressed that Kansas Nebraska and
sion of the Rocky Mountains locusts (Melan-
3pP pn1 spIretus3 Under the direction OF
braska agent of the Department of Agriculture,
has visited portions of Colorado from which ru-
mors came. His report has just been received.
every locality visited from which grasshoppers
were reported IT was found that the number
had been greatly exaggerated, and in no case
was the migratory species found.
THE New REsERvo1R.-Col. T. L. Casey, Col
VIM. p. Craighill and Major G. J. Lydecker, OF
the engineer corps, have been appointed board
of engineers to examine the project submitted
for the changes in connection with the reser-
voir. The board is to meet upon the call OF the
nv,tn hos
board will be to consider the project of certain
changes and notifications OF the reservoir
which Is now being constructed. The principal
change to be considered is the recommends
ton of Major Lydecker, that instead of carry
ing the drainage from the three streams I'm the
neighbOrhoOd under the reservoir 1t be carried
outside the reservoir.
THE LAST CONGRESS raised the salary OF MIR.
Mann. messenger in charge Of the House re-
porter's gallery, from 81 900 to 81 200. The
sickness and death of Doorkeeper Wintersmith
prevented the reappointment Of Mann at the
beginning OF the new fiscal year. Now.
Controller Durham decides that the change
OF salary creates new place. and that as
the acting doOrkeeper cannot legally make the
appointment, MIR, Mann cannot draw any sal
airy, either the old or new; that he must wait
1orCongress TO act upon the matter again.
THE DISTRICT REoUIsITIoN FOR FUNDS
Controller Durham has OF yet signed the Com
missioners' requisition for $4,000 to pay for
street improvements, nor rendered any opiuion
as 10 the legality OF the contracts made before
the fiscal year began for work to be paid for out
of the appropriation for this year. 1t is be-
lieved that, as the Commissioners were acting
under decision from the first controllers office
when they made the contracts, no decision will
be rendered that would be retroactive, but even
this is not certain. And 1t Is not likely that the
requisitiOn will be signed until Commissioner
Vests successor is appointed.
RESCUE OF THE GREELY PARTY.-Mr. A.
Operti, an artist of New York, has recently COM
pleted a painting representing the rescue of the
Greedy party at Camp Clay. 1t is about six
feet by four In size, and Is considered very
realistic. The portraits Of many Of the rescuing
party are good. The picture has been offered
for sale TO the government. 1t now hangs on
the wall Of Commodore Schley's room.
A telegram from President Norment says the
electric lighting company will be able 70 re-
sumo full operations next week.
William De Neale. the stable boss for the Me-
tropolitan railroad company, was before Judge
Smell to-day for permitting q disabled horse TO
be worked to car.
William Garner, a small olored boy, was be-
fore Judge Smell to-day for iniuring the curb
stone on South Carolina avenue, and fined So.
RANGE OF THE THERMoMETER-Thef follow
ing were the readings at the signal office today:
am, 1853; am, 1853; Il am, O2.9; 2 pm,
97.9; maximum, 97.0; minimum, 1913.