Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-05-22

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The following changes from Yesterdays quotations
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Baltimore Markets.
BALTIMORE, MD, May 22-Virginia Sizes con-
soidated, 81 pasdue coupons. 63t; do. new threes.
a. g Old to-day 2acotoD steady
middiing. ols. Flour quiet and steady. WHEAT WHEAT
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western quiet and easy-southern White, 4;ala is
do yellow 43a4ota western mixed. spot. 45laa45as:
steady southern, 3Sa43; western White. 4oaaa:
western mixed. sza39: PENNSYLVANIA. 4Oa42, rye
sngar-eopper refined dull lOlsalo.. Whisky
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| Is; grain, ;}iaa4d. Receipts flour 1900 barrels;
1000 bushels: rye. 200 bushels. shipments-iour
$50 barrels: wheat 5000 bushels: corn, Jog 600
| bushels
Chicago Markets.
CHICAGO. ILL., May, %. HOO a m.-Wheat
opened at Zoe for June. Is higher than nigh
fell off to :3a rallied under good buying to !s.
Pork-June. 521s Lard.June $50
Treasury Department Changes.
The following-named persons have received
| appointments under civil service rules in the
Treasury departments:
Charles w. Seawell, of Virginia, to class 1,
and Edward H. Booth, of Louisiana, to the
$1,000 class, ia the office of the second auditor.
Miss l.. E. Everett, of Maryland, has been
promoted from 5000 to 81 ,OOO in the Office of
the sixth auditor.
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The Investigation of House Employees.
THE MATTER TO GO OVER TO THE NEXT CON-
GRESS.
The House committee on accounts to whom
was referred the task of investigating the force
of House employees, are Of the opinion that it
would be useless to attempt any reform this
session. They have found that the force is not
as efficient as it should be, and at the same
time is quite expensive. They consider how
ever, that this is the fault of the members of
Congress themselves. Every employee has be-
hlnd him two or more members, and any re-
form that would deprive him of his place would
provoke the opposition of these and other men,
bers who have friends on the force similarly
situated.
This was developed at a meeting of the COM
mlttee this morning, when the subject was
thoroughly discussed. In view of this it was
recommendations for changes deemed neces-
sary TO be acted upon at the next session of
| again to prepare the details of their report.
District Government Affairs.
MISCELLANEOUS
w. w. Lyddane has been appointed an adj
ditional private OF police for duty at the Balti-
more and Potomac freight yard on Maryland
| avenue, and Benz. Hill as special policeman at
Officer J. G. Harper has been retired from the
police force on a pension of $50 per month on
account of physical disability.
The District auditors books show that the
poiiceman's fund now amounts to $276I2O3
Judge Smell has suggested to the Commits
street TO the rear of the Police Court where the
prisoners could be placed in the van without
attracting attention.
AMONG THE PRESIDENTS CALLERS to-day
were Speaker Carlisle, Senators German, Payne,
Palmer, Mcpherson, with ex-Representatiye
Hath and Daniel $. Packer. OF New Jersey;
Vest, George and Brown, Representatives Le-
FeVre, U Donnell, Morrow, Beach, with Mr. and
Mrs. Sheimer, OF New York; Van Eaton, with
Capt. w. j. Poiterent; Townshend and Blount;
". b: English, of California; II. II. smith, OF
New York; +. b. Jennings and c. Z. Dresser, of
t;hns 80 ): 81. Basley, jr Of Catskn. y;
of Alexandria, and z. $. Wilson, superintendent
OF the Denver mint
FoUTH s. Co., Of Washington, have been
awarded the contract Tor furnishing number
OF 3 arm protracters for the Navy department..
They were the lowest bidders at $75 each for
twenty and $40 each for forty. The latter
number will probably be contracted for amount
ing to $4,000.
FOUR MILLION BOND CALL.-The Acting Sec
rotary OF the Treasury to-day issued q bond
call for "a 100000 three per cents to mature
July LIST.
THE U. S. S. PowHATAN has been placed
out of commission at New York.
GOING TO FORTRESS MoNRoE-Chief Clerk
Youmans, Second Controller Maynard, Auditor
Chenoweth, Mr.. Bartlett, disbursing officer Of
the Treasury, and Auditor Williams and his
brother, Gen. Williams, will go to Fortress
Monroe this evening, via Baltimore to return
Tuesday morning.
RANGE OF THE THERMoMETER-The follow
ing were the readings at the signal office to-day:
a. M, 81; Z q. m, 80; IL a. M, 6S: 2 o. M
II. Maximum, 70; minimum, 90.
A WIFE's BILL FOR DIvoRCE-Ella Rebecca
divorce from Manly Chase. They were married
by Rev. w. NJ. Ingersoll February Sth, 1875,
her name being Forrest, and she charges that In
1873 he deserted her.
SUIT FOR SIC, OOO.-James Mclaughlin has
Noonan for $4,000 damages, by reason of al
lowing privy to leak ana drain on the com
plainants premises, q wood and coal ward
thereby creating q nuisance and damaging his
business.