Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-07-31

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s moTc 90 PIT he thought they would not Tssss
Reprsssntsfive Busssrworsn saad that the ssopae
o. the park had always regarded the Strssts %
Sneu pflvate ways and the Commissioner hid ap-
pSsss1 20 9, Concur in tnis wnsnsvsr wssa
sioners had relgiously regarded the nghss 4 the
PARK people and declined 20 enter the boundaries
not venture TO Improve the streets Without having
.nem conveyed 70 the city. He did not know that
there was any use lighting any longer.
WARRINGTON NEWS AND cesar.
CHIEF JUSTICE FuILRR 10 oocrrY ''Bs,xcxrr
when Mr.. N. W. Fuller. the new Chief Justice,
becomes . resident Of Washington, he viii prob
ably occupy belmont. ~ the elegant reside.,ce Of
MI A.. I. Barber, Oh the 18th street ROAD, Just
n r,1 Of the Boundary. II is learned that Mr..
for long term, although It could not Be tcsrned
today that the lease had been finally closed Mr.
ON 1sh Is az present the guest OF Jusco Harlan
Army oRDERa-Najor John p. willard pay.
master. ordered 70 Temporary duty in tho eince Of
tne Paymaster-0eneral In this city. Capt Edw.
spector on certain camp and garrison equipage
at the recruiting rendezvous, Milwaukee,, for
TRs H0% aSs1 anfsni
S Sork, and Jenefyon BanackA Missouri. have
fantry, granted SIX months leave on account Of
sickness. Second-Lieut Henry r. Bateman, 10th
infantry. granted further extension OF Leave for
one month on surgeons certincAte.
Ur 10 O'CLOCK this afternoon the joint .esolu-
ton extending the appropriations thirty days i'd
ditional had not been received It the white House
The CASE OF LIEUT.. Misunderstanding Whit
ney to-day sent to New York an order command
ing Lieut. Schaefer. Of the swatara, TO APPEAR b.
fore the general court-martial &C the Brooklyn
hayward, 70 answer charge OF absence from bis
station and duty without leave.
Capitol Topics.
SURE OF RECONCILIATION.
There has been quite q contest In the third
Arkansas district between Representative McRas
there, over the nomination. Word WAS received
to-day that Mr.. McRae had carried counties
enough to secure his nomination.
CAPITOL CLKRxsHIPA
Col John r. Thompson. OF St. yohnsbury, VI,
has been appointed assistant enrolling clerk OF
the Senate, to succeed Geo. w. seaver. OF ver-
]. Walter Blandford has resigned the pension
committee clerkship to accept the position OF
clerk 70 MT. Ford's special immigration investiga-
THE QUESTION OF CAPITOL GROUND coNcERra
The joint resolution to amend the act relating
to the government Of the Capitol grounds
80 as to explicitly permit the Marine
Dand 70 give concerts there, was not acted
S an sa' SD On
sence OF the member who had taken charge
OF the matter. Speaker Carlisle has signi-
Secretary Of the Navy for the concerts, under
existing law, as has been done for some years. but
President ingalls,, Of the senate, is not willing TO
Important public oscasions Without the Joint sig.
natures OF the two presiding officers the document
would De worthless 1.-THE members OF the House
Senate n
grounds would take sor,e interest In the subject,
The resolution could no doubt be passed In Q few
strict constructionist as Senator ingalls, would
ind no fault with IL.
ASSISTANT CHIEFS OF BUREAUS IN THH NAVY DEPARr-
The House committee on naval affairs to-day de-
cded to report favorably the Senate bill providing
assistant chiefs Of bureaus In the Navy Depart
ment. The bill provides there shall be In each bu-
reau OF the Navy Department an onoer OF the
Navy detailed as assistant to the chief thereof
such omcer in each case shall be OF the same
branch of the service as his Chief and shall receive
the highest pay OF his grade. and In case OF the
chief Of the bureau shall unless otherwise directed
Revised Statutes perform the duties OF such chief
sickness shall cease, provided that the assistant
to the chief OF the Bureau OF Construction and Re
PAR sna De selected an from me OF Naval con-
err and shall receive an extra compensation OF $500
per annum In excess OF his regular pay.
Senator Sawyer has been indisposed for several
days. suffering from some arrangement OF the
bowels. He wanted TO get out OF bed ana 20 to
the Capitol yesterday, but his physician objected
His illness Is not serious.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Jones (gev.), from the
committee on contingent expenses, reported back
the resolution directing the payment OF Q sum
equal TO six months salary OF the late George W.
Seaver as clerk OF the Senate to his widow, and
the resolution was agreed to.
Senator German went to New York yesterday to
meet some OF the democratic campaign managera
Representative Rayner has accepted an invita-
ton to speak at the democratic rally at Boston In
the latter part OF August
An amendment was adopted to the general de-
nciency bill In the House yesterday adding 81 900
each to the salary OF the stenographers OF the
House on account OF the extraordinary amount OF
work required OF them this session.
The hour for the meeting OF the House has been
changed from IL to IL O'Clock.
Mr.. Hoar offered an amendment to the sundry
civil bill in the Senate to-day appropratng Sls 900
for completing the catalogue OF the Congressional
Library. Agreed to-
The Death Record.
During the twenty -four hours ending at O'Clock
this afternoon deaths were reported to the health
ONCE as follows: Michael joachim white, 40 years;
Ella Fetterman, white, "a years; Herbert watkins,
white, 8 months; Susan N. jenkins, white 20
years; Laura Talent, white, "a years; Ella
Chesley, white, days. Annie Kidd, white, month:
PusSie Tolliver, colOred, 50 years; Mary Irwin,
coOred, % years; Wilton Lyles, coored, % days;
Rosa Mahoney, c0lored year; Estella Chase.