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From the New York Herald
Mr.. Donald Burns of No. lis Roosevelt street
is dealer in birds and animals. and has lately
added a young chimpanzee to his collection
Mr.. Burns received word from Boston few
days since that the captain of a sailing vessel
which had just arrived there from the west
coast OF Africa had chimpanzee for sale. Mr..
Burns accordingly went to Boston to see the
animal, and finding it good specimen pur-
chased 1t with a view to selling II to the park
commissioners of this city. The animal 1T seems
Is very tame and while on shIpboard learned
many tricks, such as using a fan and eating
with knife and fork. The captains wife had
made the chimpanzee a child's dress and hat
The appearance of the animal in these toys is
ludicrous III the extreme. the creature looking
for al! the world like an ordinary but very
homely little colored girl.
Mr.. Burns was at a loss how best to TRANSPORT
ii to this city, but finally concluded to dress II
up and bring 1t down by train i'll one of the
passenger coaches. On FRIDAY night Mr. Burns
accompanied by the chimpanzee, took seats in
the smoker of one of the trains of the New
York, New Haven and Hartford railroad bound
for New York
To all appearances Mr. Burns had a little col
ored girl with him, and when the conductor
came around for the tickets and asked for 1.-The
child's fare" there was general roar among
those passengers sitting near by, who had dis
covered the nature of MIR. Burns companion.
This isn't any child" said Mr.. Burns; Its
a"
You don't call child as big as that
baby. do you?" asked the conductor ''Come
now" said he, becoming impatient and feeling
rather nettled at the laughter on all sides Of
him. you'll have to pay half fare, anyhow"
But, tell you," said NJ. Burns, that this
isn't a child"
At this point the chipanZee, which had ap-
parenty been listening with interest to the
conversation, turned its face up to the conduc-
tor and grnned.
"Holy Moses!' exclaimed the startled official
''Why, I'm blessed if that isn't a monkey"
This was too much for the conductor, who
didn't recover from his establishment the rest
of the trip.
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POTOMAC RIVER BOATS.

FINHE MOUNT VERNON AND MARSHALL HALL
u STEAMBOAT CO.
On and after the 18th of May the new iron steamer
Charles Manchester Will leave Washington every day
teNceIt Suncay) at 10 a. and = 30 l. Tor Nj
Vernon and Marshall Hall reaching Washington at !
ami , 80 pm.
On Fridays aud Saturdays. special moonlight eKcur
sions down the river Indian Head touching "a
Marshall Hall going aud returning, leaving Washing
80 pm, reaching city return at 40 pm.
Fare 25c. -
SUNDAYS.
Will leave Washington at 1 am, . 30 p IN and o
pm for Marshall Hall, leaving Marshall Hall Il 1,
4 30 AND pm. Last boat at Washington at =
pm. Dinner and lunch served ON the steamer al
trips aud AZ Marshall Hall.
lare, round trip 10 Mount Vernon including AdIas-
sion grounds aud mansion, 100
Round trip to Marshall Hall and all other points
Poe.
For charters of Steamers Manchester and Corcoran
for either Mount Vernon Marshall Hall apply 70
CAPT l. l. BLAKE ON the steamer
myl6 L. l.. BLAKE, Captain.
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In 1871 Col Vim. o. Drew was appointed

nrst assistant chief en-
gineer. He served I'M
I'll 1883, when he was
made fire marshal. the
position he now holds.
Col. Drew was born in
this city September 4,
ISIS, III a house that
was torn down last sum
mer to be replaced by
n new building. No. 309
eth street northwest.
He attended the private
schools of the city,
taught respectively by
Mr.. Fill, Rein Beck
and John f. Norris,
finally winding up in
Mr.. Strains academy,
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ASSISTANT CHIEF BEL

present dep art m e n |
January 2. 1873, as pri-
vate in No. 2 Engine
Company. served four
wears as assistant fore
man of No. 2, pro-
noted to acting fore
man of No. l May /,
1886; made permanent
May IS, 1886; promoted
to acting assistant chief
June /, 1886; made per-
manent July l, 1888.
He has charge of the
second battalion, con-
sisting OF Nos. 8, 4, G
and 8 engine COM
panies and Truck A
company. He performs
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Wanted to See Robert

From the Chicago Tribune
They tell this story over at the Columbia
theater:
man who had bought a ticket and sat
through one act walked out to the box Office
and asked:
"What time does Robert do his act?"
The information was returned that he had
been doing it, and would do it some more in
the next act.
''But what time does he down the other fell
low?"
''What other fellow"
'The gladiator"
"Don't understand what you are driving at"
''Well, you pretend to do what your show
bills say, don't your"
always"
'"Well, this here bill says Robert, Downing
the Gladiator Now, when does he down him?
I'm sort of sport in my town, and 1 want to
see the rassel. Is it to be Marley Of Queens
berry or not2 See?"
The young man in the box Office tried to ex-
plain to the Hoosier, but as he was persistent
in asserting that he had been swindled his
money was refunded.
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in the army as a yOlun-
teer IN 1851 in the three
months service, was a
member of the vOlun-
teer fire department be-
fore he reached his ma
jOrity and served until
the organization of the
Washington fire depart
ment. which ne entered
III March. 1865. as hos
tier and driver of No. l
Engine Company. was
promoted to fireman of
the company July II,
1870, and on April 81.
1856, was appointed
chief engineer of the
District of Columbia
fire department. At the
time of lls aDDOintment
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imprudence or excess in eating or drinking
nervous excitement, sedentary ha bits and mental
worry produce Indigestion, loss OF appetite poor
ness OF the blood, exhaustion, &c.
yuma Laroche, an invigorating tonic, contain
ing peruvian bark, iron ana pure Catalan wine
mas the lndorsement OF the medical faculty of
Paris and has been used in the hospitals there
with entire success In tho treatment Of these dis
orders
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The Milwaukee road has announced a rate Of
&c both ways between st. Paul and Kansas
City. This is cut from So The Wabash met
the cut.
Albert C. Dam, proprietor OF the Union
Square Hotel, New York, died OF pneumonia
yesterday. He was forty-two years old.
Edward Spelman of Peoria, Ill, q witness
in the Cronin murder case, has been indicted
by the grand jury charged with abetting illegal
voting aud thereby securing a seat in the city
council. Frank J. Quinn was also indicted and
gave bonds in the sum Of $4,000.
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hook and ladder companies. known rs the I mon,
Franklin. Vigilance, Perseverance, Columbia,
Northern Liberty, Western Hose, Anacosta and
Metropolitan and American hook and ladder
companies. These companies were all manned
by hardy set of men. ranging IN number
from twenty-five TO fifty. although each COM
pany had a reserve force of from one hundred
to two hundred men.
But the old volunteer department was IN
satisfactory; there order about things,
and ON November %. 1862. the board of alder
men and the common council reorganlZed 1t,
with John Peabody chief. Things ran smoother
then until Nav 10, 1864. when by an act OF the
board of aldermen and common council the
department was made paid institution.
There were but three engine COM
panies and one truck under the new
order OF things and only three regular paid
men to each company. The engine companies
were distributed as follows: One at 2lst and
Pennsylvania avenue; one at 18th and ID streets.
and one south of the Capitol The hook and
ladder company had quarters on Massachusetts
avenue between ith and 5th streets. John II.
Sessford has the honor Of being the first chief
under the paid department. He served until
1865 when he gave way 70 VIM. EllWood, who
was appointed by Mayor Bowen. Politics en-
tered into the fire department with the appoint
ment OF Ellwood. and at the expiration of a one
years term he was removed and Martin CrOnln
was appointed. He served about one year and
was removed by Mayor Emery, who appointed
George Holmes. This in 1863. The form
of government changed in ISL and Gov.
Cook reappCinted Martin CrOnin, who served
until 1886, when he was retired by reason of in
iuries received in the line of duty.
CHEF PARIS.
Joseph Paris was the next and present chief
He was born in Washington, DC. December
z, 1895, learned the trade Of plasterer, enlisted
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and United States Patent Office. He
also went TO Baltimore at the time
OF the great fire there in 1871, the train
conveying two companies Of the fire depart
ment, making the run in thirty-nine minutes.
During the whole of his twenty years continu-
Gus service he has lost only seven days from
sickness and that from a recent attack of the
grip. The companies of the fire department
under his command are engine companies No.
!, 2, 5, and truck company.
ASSISTANT CHIEF BELT.
William I. Belt, second assistant chief engi-
neer was born ON 18th between E and F streets
northwest October 81, 1916 He entered the
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Feminine Thrust and Reply.

From the Boston Saturday Gazette.
Seated i'll street car near two sweet young
things who were full of the beautiful ingenu-
business of grlhood the following portion of
their conversation reached me:
'Oh. Amy, have frightful rip in my rid
Ing habit and forg OF TO have it mended. Lend
me yours tomorrow, will you?'
'les. indeed. dear" with emphasis and
the utmost sweetness.) "But I'm awfully afraid
you'll find it too tight; l wear twenty -one
corset, you know"
Yes. "a slight. but very impressive pause }
II think perhaps can get it together. though:
i wear a nineteen"
1t was clean cut as the stroke of razor;
beautifully given and beautifully taken. Both
faces preserved their calm and placid expires.
sion new topic OF conversation was started
almost instantly and leaned back in NV cor
ner and marveled at my own sex.
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FIRE MARSHAL DREW. on II between 9th and
10th streets northwest He learned the
trade of carpenter. first going as APP
prentice to Mr.. Frank Gravely in Rich
mond, Va, and then going to Philadelphia,
where he finished his time. He commenced
ment when about seventeen years old, and con-
tinued until 1859, when. with his family. he
moved 70 Georgetown. In 1861 when the war
broke out he went into the United States
service for three months under the Presi-
dents call for troops as first lieutenant
In Capt. RObt. Boyd's company. Potomac Light
Guards of the District of Columbia. He
entered the service February 3. 1852, as captain
OF company c, second regiment. District of
Columbia volunteers Tor three years during
the war; promoted to major June %. 1862;
promoted to lieutenant colonel November IL,
1862, and served to the close of the war. He
was IN the second battle of Bull Run, Antletam,
Lee Town and Fort Stevens.
In November, 1861, he appointed chief
engineer OF the Georgetown fire department,
composed Of one engine company; on Septem-
Der 70. ISL. he was appointed assistant chief
OF the District Of Columbia fire department
under Martin Cronln. chief engineer serving
as such until November y, 1883, when he was
made fire marshal.
Col Drew Is a capable officer. and his duty is
% attend all fires. report the loss and examine
into the origin of the fire. He also examines
all oil stored IN the city TO that il comes I'D
70 the proper standard and that the regulations
regarding the storage of InhaInmable oils are
complied with.
ASSISTANT CHIEF LOWE.
At present the chief engineer has two assist
ants. First Assistant Chief Louis p Lowe was
born in Alexandria Va. in lS49 and was an
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-05-17

A FREE Tour OF EURoPE!-Nothing like il
ever heard of before in Washington journal
ism. Get the Washington Sunday Herald and
learn particulars.
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It's the Little Ones That Worry You.
what is the matter, old fellow; you look
worried?'
swell, AMIN being damned up hill and
down dale by my Internal creditors"
'.Oh, you owe a large sum OF money?"
No, but great many small sums, and debts
are IKE chidren-the smaller they are the more
bother they are"
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Economical.

From the New York Sun.
/ like the European plan
Ofliving: it's so neat
You dine with friends whene'er you can.
And when you can't, don't eat.
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pointed a private on
the Metropolitan Hook
and Ladder Company.
No. l. Washington city
ire department., July
16, 1870, and promoted
to foreman of Engine
Company, No. 8. Dis
tricI of Columbia fire
department, April 10,
1874. and to acting as
sIstant chief May 4.
lSS6, when Congress
made the position OF
assistant chief perma-
nent. The District Com
rnlss.oners appointed
him first assistant chief
CT the fire department
July "a, 1855. Assist
ant Chief Lowe has
fires in the District for
a . q
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NORFOLK AND OLD POINT.
FARE slEn

Steamers Leave 9th street wharf at pm, Tues
day, Thursday saturday and Sunday. Further inior-
nation Telephone Gail ga. mya-On
fTNHE STEAMER 'MATTANO" LEAVES sTH ST,
4 Wharf every sunday. Tuesday and Thursday, At
O'Clock am- Tor Potomac River Landings as far az
Mattox Creek. Lands IA MGttawonlan Greek GA sun
days down and Wednesdays up. Fort Tobacco Crees
Thursdays down and Mondays and Wednesdays UP
and Chapuco aud Landings IA MlcOnico River Tues
Gay afternoons u. L. Jon rs. Agent.
lly.-lm II wharf
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served at all the large fires in the District for
the last twenty years. among them the National
Theater twice.. the old Mash Market"
United States arsenal, Walls Opera House
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MEN WHO FIGHT FIRE.
The Chief of the Fire Department
and His staff.
PROMOTED FROM THE RANKS.
A sketch OF the Experimentation Its
Affairs are ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Hon.
orabIe Records OF the Officers at the
Head.

HE twenty-sixth anniver-
sary of the paid fire depart
ment of the District of
Columbia occurs next Mon
day. Previous to May 10,
1864. the fire department of
Washington was wholly vol
unteer, divided into eight
engine companies and two
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CHTEF LOWE.

At present the chief engineer has two assist
ants. First Assistant Chief Louis p. Lowe was
born in Alexandria, Va. in lS49 and was ap-
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4 osEPH GAwLER
81 IUNERAI DIRECTOR AND EMRALMER
l734 fennsyiyHnis ave n.M
1elepaons SAll -lSl-. -
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ITO NORFOLK AND FORTRESS MONROE.
IL Steamer Clio. LEAkN, from eth II wharf Mon-
Days Wednesdays and Fridays. at pm.
EXCLUSIVE CONNECTION WITH BOSTON AND
PROVIDENCE sIEAMERs.
Fare 81 single; round trip, SO. Tickets and rooms
NJ Is. ana -. ticket o.ccs Ol9 and 35l ia and
Hawley's. 18th and New York
For further information inquire compsny's ofhcA
Oh the wharf Telephone call 735-3
nl9 WM. p WEIGH. supt. and Gen Art
DoToMAC TRANSPORTATION COMPANY
For Baltimore and River Landings Steamer SUR
Capt. Ceoghegan. leaves stephensons wharf every
Sunday nj 4 O'Clock pm Tor further information
STEPHENSON a BRO.
nhS-6m Seventh street Wharf.
LOR POTOMAC RIVER LANDINGS.
l. NEW Iron STEAMER -NAhEf lid"
Leaves 1th-st. wharf on MONDAYS, 1hI hsDAYs
and SATURDAYS at am returning IOEsDAlA
EklDAlS and SUNDAYS pm. touching AZ llNer
Landings NoIninl Creek Va, ~ Clements BAY
ana leonardtown Md CoInccts win - Alu " M -
shepherds. See schedule JOHN b. PADOEI 4. Ayt
&. W. RIDLEY Mana-er. iz25
81 fUNERAL DIRECTOR AND EMRALMER
l134 lennsyiynn1s ave n.M -
Al r...w.. ..ll -
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-11-11
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lrw Walking a,uund so the PLATFORM M
the doiad az tNiruoU. evidently aohlns
toe = tcW or -omu soEt, when snmphody
vailed NW attm M o,edhue The
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asM, nnt hep waa ~ oren,nStp tho
dNr,N ily walked Ny Rnd aakpt
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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-11-11
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS


Joseph Savory, the new lord mayor of
London, was installed in Office Monday
Hannah Demon, 1O2 years and II
months old, died Monday morning at
South Dartmouth, Mass.
The bishop of Lincoln, England. has de-
elared himself in favor of shortening then
hours OF labor for workingmen- .5epter,Is
The Roumauian goy.sGiiarv acc
ting vas. guam I.cuctalit,- onent Ia allot
iarinS 70 !? are g., ut ataSp land ia troe
r, sssssc+io,,- ,,'A nuasant families,
! i,.,e srnaa earnings NJ the Atoh,aon, ~
peka AMI aauta No tut oetohe,. appfuxi
mated, D. iOi pdH, ino,sase, tsaA So,
The aapt,st pnstur'u oon teranoa vi y CIV
NoSk has refused o. ioin an effort to have
moral matrnotien tnouluated ia New Nerk
avhunls
The New Nn,k hoFsa ahow opened In
Msitsnn sdupsu garden, New York city,
Mendat, with l. i,a entries and eis al
Tendance
Tho .srNavurrn ut tho stataa ate iasutps
TheHhsH pHpolamHttans Ia acerri
snNe With the, at the president Governor
iitl "a hfsI 80 the hat
ncn kabsu q Ltnooln, uauea ataSes
mtNisteS - England. ,slNps an emphat Q
dehisl 4" the ,sprr, latulN eWrrem that ho
iateh,lsd taelsn'ps his uInca
William BALDWIN, at New hedforl,
MaHa WNa nnei taa Mondas unaet tho
Australian eallrt law tec HAVING an ON
oial ballet eutsids tho palltns place Nov
Ito appealsd
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seniant NINhn the heavy dsel,Ne ia NalNes
WlfMh "VNartpd 90 chs NRw Work SFnaA
kSohanse MSndaS, iames stratherA, a
will pNwN OPERATOR toll t. she naar ia
nt aud immediately eSe,Ced bas,aeas
wss suspended tNs half ae heor
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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-11-11
A FATAL NUMBER.
The Signature of a vigilante,
"33. Secretary"
THRILLING TIMES OUT IN FRISCO.

The ecret Committee OF 1856 Death OF
the Man Who Signed Its Fiats-Ths
Unknown NJ ,mbers Sat in judgment on
the Thugs. and Made 1t Safe to Live at
the Golden Gate-How Judge Terry
Was Saved.
noted character of the early days vi
L risco. Isaac Bluxame diet Sunday. He
was made famous throughout California
and on the coast rs secretary of the big
vigilance committee of 1854. of which
" William r. Coleman WIS president
Every notice tn desperadoeS to leave the
CITY was signed with Bluxome's number,
thus: "9a, Secretary" So deep was the
Sc, recy in which the proceedings of the
vigilance committee We're kept that It was
years before the names of the officers and
prominent members We're revealed. To
have disclosed them at the time, or for
months after, would have been equiva
lent to signing the death warrant OF any
one of them
Was n Forty Miner"
BluXOme was New York man. whose
WIS tnt hduZuItT VI trtn lie
Camp. an aid to Washington. Buxome
came to California in 40. and at once he
gan business here as n merchant. When
the first vigilance committee was formed,
BuNome acted as right-hand man for old
Sam Brannan, the ex- Mormon leader and
elder, who swore Justify. but cleared out
the rogues in short order. When the
more dangerous gang of ballot box stuff
ers, gamblers, and cutthroats gained con-
troll of the city in 1856 Coleman was called
upon to form a vigilance committee.
Blu xome, who was the thirty third man
to gil the roll was elected secretary, and
all official orders OF the society were
sign ed, "33. Secretary"
A Portentous Signature.
These cabalistic figures carried death or
warning to scores of desperate men. and
they and their pals swore vengeance on
this mysterious secretary But though
there were several hundred members Of
the committee, not one violated the oath
of secrecy. and Biuxome escaped what
look ed at one time like certain death Blux-
ONE all this time carried on his regular
business, and his neighbors never dreamed
that the quiet, self-contained man was
one Of the powerful body that hanged
the murderer of Editor King and drove
into exile a host of criminals With the
single exception Of Coleman he was prob
ably the most conservative man among
the vigilantes
He Saved Judge Tcrry's Life.
1t was msinly to his efforts that Judge
Terry owed his life after his release by
the vigilance committee Bluxorne and
his friends smuygled Terry out of Wig
ilance headquarters to n Sacramento river
steamer while the mob OF 900 men
checked the streets in front of the build
ing bowling for Terry's blood Nothing
could have saved Terry from lynchiny
bad he got into that crowd, which was IN.
ceus-'i because the Wig lance committee
bad not condemned him To the gaIlowS.
BluXome found the duties of secretary
too hard, and resigned after eighteen
months service, but his was the dan garous
work in The most exciting times When
he retired the power OF the vigilantes was
omini potent.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-11-11

You've Mr.. Quay was so Indignant at
being told in joke that his fathers
mail was now sent to the dead letter Of
fee that he applied at once to pious
Wanamaker, and that bargain counter
gentleman had the woman at the deliv-
cry window dismissed These sensitive
qualities In Jouug Quay did not come
directly from his father, as the latter
gentleman could steal hundreds of thous-
ands of dollars from the state treasury
and not let little transaction of that
kind bother him 10 the least. He thought
1t beneath him to make even an exp Ian
alton, and so adhered to- 'dgnified silence 4"
The marked likeness between the young
sprout and the old man ia In the matter
OF impudepce.