Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-12-01

| at New York at a salary Of s. per day. Thomas C.
Sachse, OF Louisiana, was promoted from special
inspector at So per day to special agent at 50 per
DAY, ana w. c. HudgfnS, OF Texas special 1nSpec-
tor, at "a per day, was promoted to IS per day.
Wants Democratic Postal Clerks.
REPRESENTATIVE RIGGS SAYS THOSE IN HIS DISTRICT
CONSIST OF EIGHTEEN REPUBLICANS, EIGHT DEMO-
Gratis AND ONE MUGwUMP
Representative Riggs is insisting that the Post
Office department shall give the democrats better
representation among the postal clerks OF his dis
tr1ct. He says there are twenty postal clerks
in the district, and that "eighteen OF them are
rank republicans, eight are democrats and one is a
democrats should have majority of those clerk
ships, TO say the least.
The District Appropriation Bill.
NO FRICTION ON THE NATTER OF DETAILS OF EsTI-
MATES.
The House sub-approp1at1ons committee upon
the District bill have obtained all the Information
desired from the Commissioners until the latter
Shall have submitted their detailed estimates.
Then after the estimates shall have been regularly
transmitted from the Treasury, the Commission
ers will be called upon to give Information in re-
gard to street appropriations and for the public
schools. These are the only two features of the
bill which the subcommittee have not considered.
In speaking OF the detailed estimates member Of
the subcommittee to-day said to STAR reporter:
"When the law requiring the estimates In detail
was explained to the commissioners they readily
acquiesced. Mr.. Webb as lawyer, was the first to
see the application of the statute. There was no
motive nor design back OF the action OF the Com
missioners. They had thought that they could
details of street work. That was Col. Ludlow s
idea, and he thought that it was only necessary to
inform the committee of these details"
REPRESENTATIVES Dibble, wilkins and Rockwell,
who constitute the congressional subcommittee
on public buildings, visited the New York custom
house yesterday and looked into the needs of the
customs service for larger and better accommOda-
uOnS
PUBLIC DEBT REDUcTIoN.-Iti is estimated at the
Treasury department that there was decrease Of
about 81 OOO 600 in the public debt for the month
OF November.
NEW BANKs.-The controller.of the currency to-
day authorized the Canton National bank, OF Can
ton, Ill, and the Citizens National bank, of Medi-
cine Lodge, Ham, to begin business each with a
capital of $4,000.
MUST PAY Duty ON THE RIFLES.-Applicat ion
was recently made to the Treasury department
for the free entry of three cases OF old French
rifles which were presented by the French min
lister OF war to military organization Of San
Francisco known as the French ZOuayeS. ing
Secretary Fa1rchild has denied the application on
the ground that there is no provision OF law under
which 1T can be granted.
A NEW YORK CoMMITTEE.-The special commit
tee of the New York chamber of commerce,
consisting OF MeSSrS. William H. Lyon Ambrose
Snow and Hiram X. Miller, appointed to represent
the chamber in its opposition to the proposed re-
moval OF the Indian warehouse from New York to
western city, have come here to present the
objections to Indian commissioner Atkins.
GEN. RICKETTS, is much better this afternoon, and
seems quite himself again.
acknowledgements Breckenridge and
family, of Kentucky, william A. Harris, OF
Dray-i L r Cv,,ifI
Mustard of Shanghai and Sidney Smith, OF
Boston, are at the Riggs.-Representatl Fred
erick and F. 7. Evans, of Sioux City, and Pay
Elihu Root and Henry q. Chapman Of New YORK
are at WOrmley's.-Wm. R. Snead OF Louisville,
N: Harlon and Mrs. L. P. Morton and Miss Morton,
at the Arlington.-A. L. Baldwin, of New York,
II. Howard, OF Providence, and j. L. Cunningham,
q are at CHas
F. H. Levy and J. f. Fuller, OF New York, C. Dur
ham, Of Chicago, II. F. Corbin, OF Cincinnati, and
Glen Brown left yesterday for New York, to attend
the meeting of the American Institute of Archi-
tects, where he will read his report on Trap
espionage, concluded by him during the last year
at the naval museum of hygiene-Major A. H.
s. Davis, formerly editor and proprietor OF the
government printing office during public Printer
Defrees administration, has been appointed
Washington correspondent OF the Minneapolis
Tribune.
THE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA CoNcERT.-The SYM
phOny orchestra, under the direction OF Prof Ber-
nays, made its first public appearance at the CON
gregational church last night. The organization,
but recently formed and made up largely OF young
people, could not have been expected to give an
entert atnment of a high order, and those who at
tended, expecting to hear work approXimating in
ny Orchestras were of course greatly disappointed
1t would doubtless have been wise In the director to
have put of the first public rehearsal OF the Organ-
zati0n until it had attained greater proficiency,
OUT instrumental 0eDuGalteS much subject
to nervousness as any others, and therefore it is
not quite fair to conclude that the organization
did the best 1t is capable of last night. The pros
pect of public appearance has stimulating effect
On young Observation-Disclosures and while first efforts
must necessarily be artistically deficient they will
serve good end educatt0nally.
RoBBRRIEs REPoRrED.-The following cases of
hogsebreaking have been reported: George Posey,
1866 street northwest, show window broken be-
tween 1 and O'Clock yesterday morning, and
drawers shirts, &C., valued at s20,25 taken. F, NJ
Whitney, All Pennsylvania avenue northwest
store broken open by rear door last night and
money drawer robbed of $40. j. H. Dodd, corner
feed store was entered last night and his safe
blown open, but the thieves got nothing except q
few old coin. The following larcenies Were also
reports satin dress and two skirts, valued at $16
taken from trunk yesterday about noon. John H.
his money drawer was robbed Of SIS to IL yester
day. Wilson Wood, 1879 11th street northwest,
reports stolen from hat rack at the Pension
Pnkney Venerable, 625 Essex court, reports stolen
from his room last week, watch, bed and under
clothing, xalued at SO.
RANGE OF THE THERAoNHTER-The following
were the readings at the signal Office to-day: a.
M, a; q m, 81: II q. m, A; p. m, 40; maxi
mum, so; minimum, $50
Hon. simon Wolf will deliver tree lecture ON
Egypt" In All Souls church on Wednesday even
Ing next upon the invitation OF the parish union.
This lecture will contain the results Of Mr.. VOLTS
observations during his residence in Egypt con-
sui general
The Richard Wagner society win begin its third
season win concert at the UniversaliSt church,
ing.
The Courts,
COURT IN GENERAL TERN.
SuMed
CIRCUIT C0URT.yud0e Hagser.
IO.day, Barber agt. Veale; order for commission
70 take testimony. Burke agt. Dwyer; on trial.
CRIMINAL C0URT-yudOs AdcArthsu.
To-day, Ludwig Gunnell and John H Adriaana