Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-07
FROM THE MUSTY PAST
OBTAINED FROM
AN oLD-TIME CALENDAR

Among the books and papers left by the
late James A. Wineberger is book OF
some interest to the lovers of the ancient
history Of the country. It is called the
American Kalendar. or National Register
OF New Hampshire. Massachusetts and
Other States for the Year $780, and WAS
published in London In 1901. It Is In
short sketches Of the several states, six
teen In number; lists of officers, etc. There
are found scattered through the book the
rosters Of the several departments, but no.
where is this city referred to except In
the list designated as ports of entry, and
In that case 1t reads "Carrolisburg. now
City OF Washington" The paragraphs re-
lating to the government offices include
the following:
Department Of State-Annual expenses
81 1882 614, besides incidental and contingent
expenses. Timothy Pickering. secretary;
John Wasan, chief clerk; Jacob Blackwell
and George Pffeffer, clerks; Sampson Cros-
by. messenger and doorkeeper.
Department OF the Treasury-Annual ex-
penses, $13, 1888. Olion Walcott, Secretary.
principal clerks. Leighton Wood, Daniel
Brent and George Bond, clerks; w. Essen
back, messenger and doorkeeper.
Controllers office-John Davis. controller,
81. $50: H. Kuhl, chief clerk; Gervas Hall,
James Shoemaker. Alexander Brodie, W.
Fetch. William Irvine. Patrick FenaI, Chas.
Jarvis, George Paxton and John Wright
clerks; John Burrows. messenger and DOOR
keeper.
Auditors ofTlce-Richard Harrison. audi
tor, 81, 400; William Simonds, chief clerk:
W. Alricks, George Nixon, Nathan Baker,
Richard Riddy, w. Biackburne John Sta
Burnside. Morgan Sweeney, Ezekiel Free
man, r. Underwood and Joseph Gibson,
clerks; James Bowman. messenger.
Revenue Office - Miller of Pennsyl-
chief clerk; William Banks Richard
Banks. Ezekiel Foreman and John Meafe,
clerks; Nicholas GIFTS. doorkeeper.
Registers oftice-Joseph Nourse, regis
ter, $1,000: Joseph Dawson. William James.
John Woodsire. jr., Robert Mcknight, John
Boyd, John Matthews Michael Kennedy,
John Woodside, Michael Nourse, Miles F.
Claffey. s. Cummin. Joseph Stretch. Chas.
Tompkins. w. Story, jr., w. Shepherd, G.
Mitchell. John Little, John Hindman, w.
P. Gardner and John Buchan, clerks; Q.
Hitely and Andrew Wright, messengers.
Treasurer's Offices. Meredith, treasurer.
s.. 400; A Graydon, chief clerk; John
Thompson and s. Brooks, clerks.
Purveyor of supplies Tench Frances,
5000.
Post Office and War Departments.
Post Office establshment-JosephH aber-
sham. Postmaster General, 400; Charles
Burial assistant postmaster general.
1900; r. Patton. postmaster; Abram Brad
ley and G. F. Goetz, clerks.
Department of War-James McHenry,
Secretary. 5000; John Stage. jr.. chief
clerk. P. Audibert, N. Jones, John Powell,
A. B. Bankson, w. Burton, Samuel Lewis,
M. Pouchereffe and N. Thomas, clerks;
Francis Spriggs. doorkeeper.
Accountants office-W. Simmons, account
ant, 1920; Benjamin Mif1n. Peter Hag-
ner, 8. Hills, II. Barry. c. Heath, James
Parker and B. Betterton, clerks.
Superintendent of arsenalS, s. Hodgson.
Inspector of garrisons. Col. F. Menteges.
In regard to the population of the United
States, the Kalender says that in 1888 IL
was 23S9 800, In 1871 IL was 4,139,6l6 and
on this Increase, In round numbers, in 1900
it would reach 100000 In 1910 over $780,
600. In 1850 nearly 100000 and In 1900
81, $50 617.
This calculation was as wide of the mark
as another authority in 1900 was about It.
Morse, the geographer, from the estimated
100000 said that by natural increase and
immigration IT would double in twenty
years, and the increase continue in that
ratio so that in 1860 there would be 160
100000, which IS about double the number
reached.