Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-10-16
killing GIandered Horses.

The Investigation was satisfactorily made, show
Ag that the animals were glandered Agent key
which are suffering from the same disease, AID ne
intends 10 look them up and get them out OF the
way As soon as possible 70 prevent the disease
Eom spreading.
From Rockville.
Correspondence VI THK EVENING STAR
ROCKVILLE, Oct. IL, 1883
At O'Clock this evening quite large crowd Of
invited guests were at the residence OF Mrs Ma
ulda Ricketts,, TAR DerwoOd, the occasion being
the marriage OF Mr.. W. ThOs. Grimes, formerly OF
This county and now Of Pasadena, Cal, and Irene,
eldest daughter or Matilda and the late X II. d.
RIcketta Rev. J. d. Martin, OF the NJ. E church,
ofnciated After receiving the congratulations or
the large assembly and partaknS or SumptuOuS
dinner the newly married couple left on the Gas
train for their future home IN California.
Rev. 8. K White Miss Belle veirs. 5. Il. Haney,
and ID. u. Bouic will leave Rockville Tomorrow
Inoraing as delegates from the Baptist church Of
.his place 10 the Maryland Baptist Union Assocfa-
ton In Baltimore.
Mr.. Zachariah Low living on the Burgdorn farm,
ego by his team running away while on his way
home from Washington with load Of lumber, has
regained consciousness and It is thought will re-
eover. he was run over oy the wagon and badly
Ut about the head anu breast. S. AN.
Not q Question of .sGratitude.,'
tt the Editor of The EVENING STAR:
Your correspondent, "Civil-Service Reform
seems TO have peculiar ideas Of his namesake
when he holds that a republican in Government
employ was In any way by gratitude bound to
abstain from voting the republican ticket at the
presidential election. because be has been retained
ey a democratic Administration which has the
nght 10 turn him out In the first place. both the
democratic platform on which that party came
into power, as well as the law OF the land which
The present Administration has sworn TO execute
Plainly specify that the employees of the classified
eervice shall only be "turneJ out" for cause These
employees are bird and paid by tie people, not the
Administration, 10 perform certain duties and as
long as they perform these duties satisfactorily
they cannot be turned out, at least within the
meaning OF the law. That they can. nevertheless,
be turnel out by the heads OF the Department
because they are republicans, or Methodists or
red-headed, no one will d ny, but Ia these cases
the head OF the Department violates his oath 10
say nothing of the platform on which the Chief
Executive WAS elected. The old German ada 70
whose bread eat whose song sing" which IS
sometimes enforced by employers who hire people
stth Lhetr 0sca money and hold they have a right
10 do with their own as they see ft does 1Ot
apply here for the reason that Ia the case OF the
employment In the civil service the Adminlstra-
ton only HOLDS these 0f1ceS In trust TO be admin
tNered under law Thus, unlike q private en-
ployer, II Is not az liberty even 10 designate the
successor TO the employe turned out, but must
select MIN under prescribed rules and Violates ths
law oy allowing politics 10 become factor In the
In snort being hired and paid BY the people at
Large, the employees having once been accepted
Ia the service, are under nc Obllgat Whatever 10
any party or Administration Tor their tenure in
once, and tue sooner politicians and place hunter,
et that TACT into their brains the sooner will the
President and chiefs OF Departments be renewed
from The pressure which your correspondent
charges the democratic party q hope uniusIIyl
with exercising on the Administrator To cause n,
10 violate Its promises and solemn oaths Al any
rate the present Adm nistratOn Ii not reduced To
me expedient Of trading Offices for votes.
CIvL-SEKvIcE ENPLoYE.
Transfer OF Real Estatc
Deeds Ia fee have been filed as follows: r. F.
Gilbert TO W. H. Sleeper. lot IL, blk. 10; lot q
A TAX
Al. trustees, 10 W. Beevers. lot IL So 524: Al 400
J: II. Madison TO l. Jenries, pit 20, "a. 5ss:
f3425o. Fannie II. Ingerson to MARI A. Ferry
sIo ID. So "a; 800 Mary J. snowden 10 j. H.
J. Miller. trustee, TO G. j. Noble. lot = seilevus:
s1,9o22L &. y. Moore 10 W. X Wilcox pt p so
aSoSsI p | saS 20 ar an Insurance Co 70
sNi 70 same, same prOperIy;s- Hannah NuiIov
hhsTgaGe's "a krem1, pL ls So so; $500 b
eiG. % Brookland; $500. Same TO j. .. Johnsoa'
lot Is. elk II and 10, Dix. -, do; $3.50.
A srrr yoB DAMAGES BoR AKREsT-John r
Wells mas by Mr.. ID. W. Classic entered sni,
-, aa Ii, me MAsaingSen Market Co. for $4,000
u LIST, the defendant, through Special OIi,cer
" J. Capner, caused him while in the lawful ex-
ercise o. his business, al his stand In marker 10
De suspected oil a felony. by Selling and dragg,nS
him thereirom and imprisoning him
DEATH OF A MINISTER ON A TRAIS.-Rev DIR. Beale
n schmucker. pastor OF Trinity Lutheran Church
Oi tue lrdsngurdtlOn, on fottstOwn, died yesler-
day morning OF heart disease on the Phlladelnhia
add Recalling Railroad train, near PhCenlxyilIe
While on his way 10 Philadelphia Dr. schmucses
wassixty-three years old, and was one OF the best
known Lutheran clergymen In America
kErT HIS COFFIN on HAND FOR A YEAR-Dr. &
d. Kern, one OF the oest-known citizens OF Cambria
county, Pa, died suddenly sunday, aged slxty-fye
Years he was q man OF marked ability and some
peeuliarfties~ year ago he suffered from incin:
ent paralys Sis and, In anticipation OF death proL
cured CONN made 10 his order. ON IL, arrival
the doctor carefully Inspected the workmanshin
satisfied himself as 10 the proper oimenslOns pain
for II, and had n stored for Subsequent ns.s
Ihough sknlIul PHYSICIAN he was averse TO he
practice OF medicine. preferring farming.
FILLED HIS MorHER wITH SHor-Whfle Mrs
VIM Morgan, OF Donaldson, Pa, was sitting I'm her
dining room nursing her infant, her six-year-ola
son picked up shotgun, just laid down by his
GRANDPA and discharged it In the direction of
his mother. The entire charge entered the head
face, breast and shoulders Of the unfortunate wO,
Iaan and the back and head Of the infant Neither
Is yet dead but little hope u entertained Tor their
recovery.
STONED 10 DEAIL-A P1ttsneld, Mass dispatch
says: John Waters. sunday night, went 10 the
house Of James ana Martin Boyle, In Adams The
BoyleA Napoleon Reeves and Dwight Sherman
were there and the party drank. shortly AFTER
wand WaERPup Wife Knocked nd ON feing raft aah