The National tribune., 1892-10-06

estimates of the Reform School should here
after be submitted to and passed upon by the
Superintendent of Charities The Reform
School authorities protest against this, and the
President of the Board Of Trustees ~of the
school last week wrote a letter to the Commits
siosers, in which he states that according to
a letter which he had received from the Super
intcndent of Charities he understands that the
Superintendent is to assume supervision over
the Reform School. The President then tells the
Commissioners that the Reform School is not
charity" and is not so designated by Con-
gress; that Congress in making an appropria.
ton for the District, has designated what are
charities, and has placed them under the
Superintendent Of Charities. The Board OF
Trustees, however, will be pleased to meet the
Commissioners of the District in reference to
these matters, at any time they may designate
So
On the LIST day of the coming year the famil-
lar face of George Washington will in all prob
ability disappear from tho two-cent postage
stamps, and some illustrative picture of Column
bus and the discovery Of America will take its
place. Postmaster General Wannmaker re-
Gently signed a contract with the American
Banknote Company of New York for the pro-
duction of the Columbian series of postage
stamps At tho Postoffice Department they
have not yet definitely decided upon all the
denominations of the new issue, but it is thought
that the new stamps will embrace all the pres
ent denominations, with perhaps some others
In size the new stamps will be of the same
length as those now in use, but will be much
broador-at least double the present width--in
order to make room for the pictures with which
they will be enbellished few of the Illus
tratons havc been determined upon. They are
the g Discovery of America by Christopher Co.
lumbus-First Sight Of Land; "Coumbus's
Fleet at Sea-" from Rsvista de la Marina !;
Landing of Columbus" after the Vauderhyn
painting in the United States Capitol; "Colum-
bus Asking Aid OF Queen Isabella; "Ths
Santa Marie" Columbuss Flagship, after AL
fred Harrisse; columbus Rcciting the Story
of His Discovery to Ferdinand and Isabella on
His Return from His First Voyage" One Of
the denominations will present Columbus's
picture. Which picture OF the many conflicting
ones and what denomination of stamp will be
the Columbus stamp are matters still to be set
tied.
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Many of the smaller and oil of the great
naval powers of the world, to whom invitations
have been sent by the Department of State to
participate in the grand naval display in New
York Harbor next April, have accepted the in.
vtation and have signifed their intention of
sending some of their most modern warships
to take part in the naval display. The details
of the display and the rendezvous OF all these
| warships in Hampton Roads, prior to proceed
ing to New York as fact, will soon be be-
gun by the Navy Department However, this
cannot be done until every country to whom
invitations have been extended have been
heard from, and the rank of the senior officer
of each feet aud the number of vessels each ma
ton is to send is known at the Department, so
that proper places in the feet manuvers can be
assigned and other arrangements made. Ac-
cording to naval etiquet the world over, the
vessels of the different squadro1swill be assigned
positions according to tho rank Of the officers
| commanding them, and as there will of course
be many officers of corresponding rank in the
different navies, precedence will then have to
be given according to the date of commissions.
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| Grand Army Place has been almost entirely
| dismantled, there remaining only the grand
stand, flagstaff and the Kearsarge. The tents
| have been struck, tho lumber piled in heaps,
and most of the material disposed of by auc-
| ton. Chairman Edison, of the Citizens Com
mittee, was very much elated at the prices OBJ
| tanned by the auctioneer, which were much
bettor than was expected. The Is barracks
and the two wash-hou cost the committee
$50, 900 and they brought good prices. as the
lumber could all be used again by builders.
| The cotton used for the hunks brought two
| cents yard, while the canvas sides averaged
seven cents yard. The committee have man
| aged tho whole affair in ali admirable manner,
and every body appears to be satisfied.
| DR.. Smith Townshend, formerly Health
| Officer of the District of Columbia, and 9
| brother Of the late Richard w. TowDshend, 9
| Representative in Congress from the Nine.
tenth District of Illinois, was stricken with
paralysis at his residence, in Washington, or
Friday morning Sept. 80, and at this writing
is lying in what il regarded by his attending
| physicians "a critical condition. DR.. Town
| shend served CALAMITY as the Major of the 32d
| ILL.,. aud marched to the sea and through thu
| Carolinas with Crocker's Iowa Brigade, com
manded by Gen. w. W. Belknap. that regiment
being attached to Belknap's Brigade after the