Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1895-07-04
(Corresponaence of the Beacon. }
WAsHrNoroN, July list, 1895.

WASHINGTON, July LIST, 1895.
Uncle sam has, as usual, at the end OF
the fiscal year settled up his accounts and
if the balance is on the wrong side, he feels
he can stand it until the monthly receipts
are more than expenditures. The total
receipts of the Government this year ex.
elusive Of postal revenues amount TO nearly
$3l3,OOO,OOO and the expenditures $685.
100000, of which pensions took $l41 SOL
623 The receipts this year were $l5 ,27S,-
900 greater than las: year, and the expen-
ditures about I'll, 275.OO0 less. The Gus
toms receipts make better showing than
last by about $21 100000. Todsy's public
debt statement shows an available cash
balance of $195. 100000 of which $107,-
10000 is gold reserve. The expenditures
for this month, July, will be heavy, pen
sions alone taking sec. 100000.
Among the warrants issued yesterday or
Saturday was one for cent to Grover
Cleveland, President, in settlement Of his
account for the fiscal year. The Presidents
salary is paid monthly and the monthly
warrants is for $4,i66.i or $4,167i. 1t
was found that one third Of cent had
been overlooked in drawing the warrants
and the cent forwarded to Gray Gables, is
slight balance due the President for the
fiscal year 1S94-5.
The first examinations for the internal
r,vanua sar~ioa s;nra tea ;nrIua;oa Ia Sho
classified service will occur on August 8.
Application for the examination must be
made not later than July 20. There will
be two forms Of examinations, one for
clerks and one for store keepers and
guagcrs.
The civil service Ii fast embracing oil
branches Of the service. The Government
Printing Office will be included the first
of August, though the President sighed the
order sometime since. The engineers Of
the Departments have also been included,
and now the firemen employed in the ex.
ccutiye Departments here asked 70 have IN
edge of the mantle Of civil service thrown
over them.
The Commissioners of the District. The
"rriumviate" that looks after the Capitol
Of the country have established O civil
service 10 be applied 10 all District EN-.
ployces.
There is nearly, or over a quarter of q
million of inhabitants in the District Many
OF them property holders and taxpayers,
yet not one voter. Here men and women
are on an equal footing, for they are both
allowed to hold property. are both taxed,
but have not word 10 say as low their
property shall be taxed, for 9 commission
OF three appointed by the President, "with
the advice and consent Of the Senate" rule
the ten square miles embraced In the Dis.
trict of Columbia. Two members of the
Commission are civilians, the third an army
officer. A strenuous effort IL being made
to procure the right of suffrage for the male
inhabitants, but with little prospect of sue.
cess. The memory Of the feather buster"
legislature still survives and the people
rather bear the Ills they know, than fly to
those they know not Of"
"B b" Strong. one of the oldest members
of The District Jail force is dead, aged
seventy nine. Strong had been q sea fair
ing man, and when appointed on tie Jail
force, his knowledge Of ropes and knots
caused his being selected % assistant % the
common hangman. When Guiteau was
hung for the murder of President Garfield.
"Bob' Strong secured him and received q
cursing that he remembered oil his life.
Hub" Smith, the author of several
catchy and popular songs, of which Listen
to my tale of VICE." and Swinging on the
Grape Vine Swing" has just been appoint.
ed as consular clerk at Paris.
Captain Howgate was found guilty of
the charges on which he was tried and will
be sentenced tomorrow. His devoted
daughter, who has sat by him throughout
his trial, has the sympathy of all who
know her and of many who do not
There is not q Monday ths: there is not
o murder or two To chronicle or death
from drowning TO be Investigated by DR..
EaDmsik the coroner.