The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1886-11-13
NEWS NOTES FROM WASHINGTON.
John E. Powell, of Maryland, has been APP
pointed an electrician in the Treasury Depart

John E. Powell, of Maryland, has been APP
pointed an electrician in the Treasury Depart
ment.
Senator German has moved his family from
Laurel, Prince Georges county, to Washington
for the winter.
The Grant relics exhibition in the
National Museum and as they very valuable,
extra precautions have been taken for their safety
President Cleveland last week paid his taxes
on his country property near Washington, and as
his name has been stricken from the poll book in
Buffalo, he is now resident of the District.
On Saturday evening last the President dined
with District Commissioner VIM. B. Webb, and
this is the first time since he has been in Wash
ington that he has dinsd out except with members
of his Cabinet.
The total assessed value of all the real estate
in the District of Columbia, including that owned
by the United States, which is exempt from taxa
ton, is 1922, 105.191. The taxable real estate is
placed at S96,39S,4 1856. In the city of Washington
there are 29,0S6 houses.
The Chief of the Bureau of Engraving and
Printing, in his annual report to June Both, 1886,
shows that there was an aggregate saving in the
appropriations of $780, 1885, which will be returned
to the Treasury. On the LIST of October 817 per-
sons were employed in the Bureau.
In his annual report to the Secretary of the
Treasury, Mr.. Kimba, director of the mint, shows
that the coinage of gold during the last fiscal year
amounted to $37 $780, and of silver $50 ,O22 BAL
Mr.. Kimball estimates the amount of U. s. coin
in the United States July LIST, 1885, to have been,
gold-$54S, 1920, OBJ siIver-S30s, 7S4,223.
The total collections of internal revenue from
the time the preset system was organized, July
1st 1862, up to June 30th, 1886, So, ABS, $780,
455 Treasury official said these receipts "were
sufficient to have paid the entire public debt at its
highest figure So ,431 ,571, and leave balance
Of $685. 1884, if they had been applied to that
purpose"
The President, accompanied by his wife and
members of the Cabinet, returned from Boston
Tuesday afternoon. They had delightful visit
and the President was highly pleased with the
very cordial reception extended to himself and
wife. The object of their visit to the Hub was to
take part in the ceremonies of celebrating the
25Oth anniversary of Harvard College.
Among the people who attended recent pub
lie reception at the White House were about thir-
ty-fve mothers with babes in their arms The
President was expected to shake hands and have
something to say to each one of these kids, and
some of the scenes were quite funny. The oldest
man hasn't yet been able to see why mother
wants to carry her baby to White House reoep-
tion
Senators and Representatives are focking
back to Washington, to prepare for the meeting OF
Congress, which is less than one month off There
is some talk of Hon. Sumuel j. Randall being a
candidate for the Speakership of the next House,
it being thought likely that Mr.. Carlisle, on &C.
count of the slender majority by which he was
elected last week, will not again be candidate for
Speaker.
"A lieutenant of police in Washington is to
be tried upon the charge of circulating reports
that the superintendent of police had ordered his
officers to watch members of Congress, supposed
to be addicted to questionable private practices,
in order to control their legislative action. This
business has caused great deal of gossip at the
Capital, and some startling facts may be develop
ed at the investigation.