The Baltimore County union., 1886-07-10
NEWS NOTES FROM WASHINGTON.

The bar. room licenses in Washington for the
year just ended amounted to $75, ,24l.29.
The knowing ones now assert that Mrs.
Cleveland will inherit $4,000 from her grand
fathers (Col. Fosoms) estate.
The Ways and Means Committee of the House
has reported adversely on the Randall tariff bill,
and again the tariff business has been loored.
1t costs the Government about $l5, 900 a year
for telephone service in the several departments
An effort is to be made to curtail this expense.
Arrangements for the Permanent Exposition
in Washington are progressing satisfactorily and
the indications now are that the project will sue
ceed.
The employees of the Government printing
Office will have eighteen days leave of absence
with pay, of course. There are about 5000 of
them.
The decrease in the public debt for the month
of June was $9,061, ,S9S.34. The total cash in the
Treasury at the end of the month was $492,917,-
1884.
A "conscience" contribution in the shape of
a certified check for $40 was received by the
U. S. Treasurer few days ago. 1t came from
New York.
1t is said now that the health of Secretary
Manning was not improved at Virginia Hot
Springs and he has been removed to his home
in Albany, N. Y.
The President and Mrs. Cleveland will make
Western tour this Summer and will spend some
Cleveand's relative reside.
"A West Chester, Pa, firm has been supplying
the White House with butter for the past sixteen
years, the price paid being 81 per pound, but it
has now been reduced to 60 cents.
Representative LIE Fevre, of Ohio, is to
quit Congress of his own will. He is said to have
been offered 10000 railroad office in New York,
but it is not believed that he will accept it.
Plans have been made for extensive improve
ments to the Presidents cottage on the Tannally-
town road and it is said that he will occupy it to-
wards fall. The sum of $4,000 will be expended.
On Tuesday the President vetoed about twen-
ty more private pension bills. 1t is stated that
some of these will be passed the veto, as it is
claimed that most of them are really meritorious
cases.
Mrs. Cleveland appeared in the Capitol last
Saturday and attracted great deal of attention.
The people followed her about in droves, and this
does not speak very well for their civilization and
sense of politeness.
The value of new buildings erected in the
District of Columbia for the past year reaches
nearly 100000 For the month of June 22S
building permits were issued, the valuation of
which was $653,2l0.
Congressman Foran has written novel, the
title of which is "The Other Side" 1t is thought
to be an answer to the "Bread Winners" novel
which was widely read but the author of which
has never been known.
In the committee of the House to which the
Oleomargane bill was referred all the Republicans
voted for the bill and all the Democrats against
it 1t is expected that the bill will be taken up in
the Senate this week and passed
Fashionable people are rapidly leaving Wash
ington for the various summer resorts and by the
middle of the present month the city will almost
have been deserted by them. The Capital is a
dull place during the warm months.
AT least 10000 people witnessed the display
of fireworks in Washington on Monday night and
it is said to have been the grandest affair of the
kind ever witnessed in that city. The display
took place in the Monument lot, south of the
White House.
The President has nominated Fitz John Por
ter, late Colonel of the Fifteenth Infantry, to be
Colonel in the army of the United States, to rank
as such from May IA, 1861, that being the grade
and rank held by him at the time of his dismissal
from the army.
Charles Jones, of New York. died in Wash
ington on Tuesday, at the age of 80 years. He
had not been in that city before in seventyfour
years and when last there was the guest of Presi-
dent Madison. His father was personal friend
of Washngton's.
Friday, I'd instant, was the fifth anniversary
of the shooting of President Garfield by Guteau.
The tablet in the Baltimore Potomac K. K.
depot, commemorating the event and marking the
spot where Garfield fell, is still gazed at by
thousands of travellers.
The ladies who attend Mrs. Cleveland's re-
ceptions all profess to be charmed with the new
lady of the White House. She is fast becoming
a general favorite and those who have seen her
speak in glowing terms of her engaging manners
and whole souled cordiality.
"A statement from the Pension Office shows
that during the fiscal year ended June 3Oth. there
were issued from that office 81, ,422 pension certi
icates, an excess of 6,72l issued in any previous
year. This gives an idea of the extent to which
this pension business is running.