Evening star., 1898-05-14

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The names of all the officials of the fed
cral government, including clerks and mes
sengers. are given in this old directory
The government departments had not, in
1874. been erected into the giant institutions
that they now are. The State Department.
which then included the patent Office and
the office OF the Attorney General was
managed by twebty-four persons inclua-
ing LOUIS McLane. the Secretary OF State
Inelr names and salaries are all given
The Treasury Department had a consid-
erabie number of officials bat not one
Iortleth OF the present number The War
department, including Lewis Cass. Secre-
tary. $1,000 per annum." and all OF the
army officers and clerks thereto attached
mustered only seventy-one men. The Navy
department. including Levi Woodbury.
oecreta,y' so.uo9 per annum." struggled
along the best IL knew how with twenty
SIX workers. officers and all The WASH
ington city post Office consisted of VIM
Jones, postmaster. and Thomas Corcor-
an chief clerk Among the officials " hos.
names are given under the general govern
ment heading are commissioners t.nd-r fha
treaty with The King of the Two SicfllaS'
ana commissioners under the convention
with France" The indefiniteness with
Which the residences of the public officials
are published is amusing. The senators
ana representatives are set down as living.
at Mrs Gocch's. Capitol nm or al .Nr
fletchers, near post office or an Mrs
GOV Cass. G street west" or AZ Airs
E;nmons boarding house Penn. av. btw.
10 ana IL St. or at ''Gaisby's Hotel" or
a' MI, Names near Seven Buildings
The Lottery business.
IN the annual tax table for the coudu-f-
ing oi various businesses is one item for
vending lottery tickets. 800 per annunn
lhe lottery business was I'm fiouiiShiuc
eohciuoh in Washington. as well as in all
ieading American cities at this period
Witness the following bland annouu,.r,ap-
in this 1894 dire tory. publlsbed in tbe
form Of an advertisement in the Lar
pages of the book. " u
y. h. Germans lottery and EXCHANGE
once and temple of fortune. two doors cast
OF Browns Hotel. Pennsylyania avan,s
mas constantly for sale a general assorf-
lnent of tickets and shares i'm an Iottsrics
IN which Yates a. Mcintyre are the man
ssers. Citizens and strangers disn ,e,I ~
enrfch themselves. viii do well 10 call as
ABOVE ana select some of the many luciiy
numbers daily distributed from this Office
is there not something boautifnliy ingcn-
tous IN Iris appealing invitation IN . ~
Zehs ana strangers disposed to enri n
theniSefNesE Another lottery advertiser
IN this old directory invites Citizens and
| strangers who are fond of handling CASH
10 give him a call. The frank unsecratf,o
souls of these old-time Iuryeyors 81 lot
tery tickets have no doubt long ago rem
dered their final accounting but right mn
~ the present moment the assertion may
oe Vehtured that there are hereabouts any
NUMBER OF citizens and strangers who arr
fond of handling cash"
Unique Advertisements.
There are other advertisements in the lat
ter pages of this old directory that are
calculated to make the professional ad
writer OF the present day smile a mer-
chant tailor announces that he has re-
celVed, and keeps constantly on hand. a
large and splendid assortment of Fashion
apie cloths, Cassimers Il Nestings. which
ne is at all times prepared to make up Ia
order He also kept constantly on hand
large and fashionable assortment of
Ready Made Clothing. so that citi-
zens and strangers can have their wants
supplied upon any or all emcreeucies
me announcement of printer and hook
binder places in italics the fact that .'paper
ruled by machine is procurable at his es-
tab!lshment. If there was any cankcriur
romance in the life of Alexander A. Penci
Professor OF Gymnastic Exercises. Fencing
Broad Sword and Quarter Staff at Carusi's
Assembly Rooms" the old directory settatb
halght OF II down, nor does IL parade amy
other information with respect to Mon
sleur Abacle. except that he was "a pro-
lessor CT the French language. at Mr.
Justa s, opposite Gadsby's Hotel