Evening Star Newspaper, December 26, 1885, Page 2

THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D.C., SATURD CITY AND DISTRICT. THE HOLIDAY IN WASHINGTON. HOW CHRISTNAS WAS SPENT. ‘The Way the Day Was Observed in This City. ‘The observance of Christmas in this city was characterized py a disposition on the part of every oue to have It in fact, as well as in nam @season of good-will and peace among men. Christmas eve the streets and stores were filled with shoppers, as they had been for several days before. The day was begun with the chim- ing of the Christmas bells in all parts of the city,and soon the attendants at early mass were seen on the streets in the cold gray of the early morning. Elaborate programs of music were rendered In the Catholic and Episcopal churehes In accordance with the programs published in Thursday’s Star, and good congregations at- tended the services. The remainder of the tee was devoted in homes to the reunion of frien: and the pleasant interchange of remem >rances. In the public institutions and wherever the ehiidren of poverty couid be reached by the brotherly band of private benefaction, Christ- mas cheer, as far as the material wants at Teast were concerned, prevailed. ‘The Christmas celebration at the First Pres- byterian chureh on Christmas eve was a very attractive affair and was largely attended. The Pp age of services, as printed in Thursday's ‘AR, and the rendition af the Christmas can- tata, under tne direction of Mr. E. D. Tracey, was an admirable picce of work and receiv high . Miss Cleveland, in company with Mrs. Vilas and her little daughter, was present and was an iative lator of all that was done for the children e Sunday school ‘and for the poor. REMEMBERING THE NEEDY. Christmas Turkeys Distributed to the Peor—How Two Charitable Gentle- men Helped to Make Christmas Merry. u Six hundred turkeys and chickens, the offer- ingof Mr. 0. G. Staples, of Willard’s, were dis- tribated yesterday to the deserving poor tami- lies in ali parts of the city through the Assoei- ated charities. ‘The officers of the association were not informed of tie intended kindness of Col, Staples until too late to make any exten- sive preparations for the distribution. The system on which the charities are based was, however, equal to the occasion, and only those families in need were supplied,and many acheerless home was made happy. made between 9 and 11 o'cloek yes- in the room adjoining the office of Wil- Col. Staples stood behind the counter, and in person honored the ordees fron the ceniral office of the association. He ¥ assisted in the work by Judge Saell, “Descrs- i oor le received orders direct given stamped cards Signed by ihe sec- retary, with their name and address Two hundred turkeys and chickens were dis- tributed from the central office. 1) distribution was made through the subdivisic Of the Associated charities. — The offiecrs of il different snbdivisions seiccted the names of the most needy on their lists,and either gave them the neces-ary orders or disirivuted the sup- Piles direet. “Only naines on the books of the associusion were selected, 89 that nang but de- serving cases were ded tw. Another Christmas charity distributed througia the Same channel was a Christmas digner (or a hundred and ffty poor people, given by Mr Wm. R. MeLeun. His offer to the charitics ‘was promptly answered by the names an¢ dress of one hundred and fifty needy ones, a the dinners were sent to the homes by Mr. Lean. AMONG THE ORPHANS. Mow Christmas was Spent in Asylums. voices poured ont | of t jn door of the Washington city orph: response to the riug of 2 STAR reporter. The children had just finished their Christmas din- | her and were at play on the porches and in the | court yard. The superintendent of the asyium, & very pleasant looking lady, met the reporter | in the parior and expiained how the ehildren had had a delightful Caristmas in their own way. Christmas eve, she said, the superintendent | of the Sunday school, Mr. Hugh T: up as Santa Claus and distrib: Ags candy and nuts among the children, and had a very merry time. up to be such a fat ‘very litile ones looked at him very earnestly for a few minutes and then at the chimnez, and after a noment’s careful thongint inquired how such a big Santa Claus could get through such asmall chimney. But a tig bag of ca- dy Yurned his thoughts to other problems : nd silenced further inquiries, ‘There area hundred and seventy-five in the Tm log In age from a Httle toddler of Feo and ahalfyearstomsoang indy of eighteen: | ‘There are twenty-five in the ipfant-class, Thi were all assembled in the big room to sec Sania Claus. The older ones who were, of course, up to the deception, did nothing to shuke the fait ‘The disir!-| the | Santa Claus was got | bave a good ume on iy fellow that one of the | | and amused themsel: house through the rooms or cells occupied by the prisoners. THE DINNER. In the almshouse an abundance of turkey, mashed potatoes, cranberries, boiled turnips and celery was served at each plate in the long dining-room. At each plate also was deposited @ tremendous slice of bread, which served a5 a@ pedestal for a piece of mince (gprs yportionate dimensions. At 12 o'clock, when all these preparations had been completed, the gong was sounded. ‘The inmates of the house needed no second call. The tempting odors, which had floated up from the dining-room on the lower floor an jrptor > the remotest corner of the building, had already awakened a keen inter- est In the probabilities of dinner. ane came trooping down in single file, some 1 implng, some stead ying their infirm old bodies by ing heavily on canes, but all smiling. The women wore their best Sioa aprons, and a ear the fendants flourishing a long spoon in his hand, stood rt tae door of the dining-room as the pro- cession entered and looked like some field mar- sbal directing the movement of his Sets ed Not ee of an army, eet say, nue ey did m™ execution, me by one they. were Dbliged tocry enough, but” they: lett behind them heaps of bones and bare drumsticks sticking up in the air as monuments of their prowess. ‘THE CHRISTMAS TREE. As they came up the steps, in ones, twos and threes, from the dining room an attendant di- rected them to the front room, where the Christ- mas tree stood, in all its gaudy, slow. Here Mr. Stoutenbarg, the Intendant, and Mrs. Stouten- burg, with members of the Staff, gave each one & greet The first one that came in was a woman who, as the phrase goes, had evidently seen “better days.” She was blind and para- lyzed, but seemed quite gay and cheerful. “Ob, what a nice apron! thank you; oh, I thank you very much; what @ pretty Christmas box! she Said, dettiy running her fingers over the orma- ments on ihe box of candy which was placed ip her hands, “What nice soap, and what splendid apples, Lthank you very much. By this time her apron was weil fixed, and the poor creature started away quite happy and very grateful. ‘To the men plpes were given instead of aprons. Some of the oid colored women were given pipes too. Whiie most all expressed gratitade, there were some who took what was given them in a stolid, indifferent way, their faces ex ing no surprise, gratitade or other emotion, and | their lips remaining mute. Those whose brogue | betrayed their Irish Uirth were most profuse in their thanks, and always added a hearty “God bless ye," or some expression of good wishes. The colored inmates seemed especially de- Hghted with the Christmas tree and with their gifts. Intendant Stoutenburg remarked to a STAak reporter that as a rule the most deserving were the most grateiul for kindness shown them. These who were able-bodied and who might take care of themselves felt independent. THE CHILDRES. Then thechildren were broughtin. A little girl about three years old, whose mother isin the asylum, was stricken with awe by the magnifi- | cence of the Christmas t e,and marde speech- Jess with astonishment and joy when she was | given a doil as big as herself. which she hugged | lip close to her. A bright Httle boy five oF six Fears old, the son of an old frequenter of | institution, was made happy_ wi! @ drum, | Three or four little colored children rolled their eyes with delight upon receiving an assortment of te and tin horses, ttle creature, a bright colored giri about three years old, was | led In by an old colored woman. “The litte one | | was found in tie street, two years ugo, nearly | dead from exposure and starvation. She was | ed ther ily blind. She is, and St is proposed herin the Maryliad institute fur the blind, when sie is vid enough. id had ad to | market basket to put Into the wazon. s seated on the floor In front of the tree, and a tin wazon with @ tin horse anda tin driver, was drawn over the floor to her, and soon every detail had been inspected with her little iingers. A tiny | market basket and a little doll were placed in | zon, She was then zlven uw big plece of candy which she inunehed with much satisfac tion as she huzzed her new treasures in her arms. Paty rattles were cut down from the | tree and dispatched to women in different parts of the institution who have use for steh Untng nh aprons and exndies de up in little parcels to be taken to the dds Who were wnableto attend the distri- bution, and the great event of Curistmas day at the ‘almshouse was over. CHRISTMAS IN VARIOUS ENSTITU- TIONS. The Old Soldiers and Their Tarkey— Christmas Day in the Children’s Hos- pital—How the Prisoners in the Ja Fared—The Boys at the Reform School. The old veterans at Soldiers’ home always nristmas. Yesterday y attended chapel service in the morning, sat around and talked over old racmories es in their peculiar way until dinner time. Then they marehed In to | the dining-room 509 strong. A feast wus svread before them, and they did justice to the turkey and cranberry sauce, and ali the other things | that go to make up a good Christmas dinner. and | THE CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL. |" The sunshine burst through the windows of the Children’s hospital yesterday and gathered | in bright smiles upon the fuces of the little ofthe little ones, and they did not recognize | ones. The thoughts of sickness and suffering their Sunday school superintendent much beloved person of Santa Claus, aad it was with hi light that they received their nuts and candy. On Christmas day Mr. W. W. Corcoran was their SantaCiaus. He sent around the turkeys, icc cream and cake, and the child- ren had afoyal Christmas diner. which they had Just finished when the reporter arrived Tosee them all around the talc with their checked aprons on is a curious sight, and the: ate with the heartiness that becomes the p takersofa Christinas feast. A few toys were gent in to some of the children from some friends outside, but there were not so mans presents received in this way as ustal,and there Was no general distribution of toys. Santa Clans’ load consisted of nuts, candy, apples and oranges. Altogether the orphans bad a very merry Christinas. AT ST. VINCENT'S ASYE-UM. ‘The children of St. Vincent's Female Orpban asylum passed a very pleasant Christmas. So many of their kind friends remembered them that they were all mace very happy. The gifts ‘prised not only articles of food, but clothing, toys and candies, so that early in ‘the Kriss Kringle caine toeach orphan and » her heart giad with pretty toys and nice things to wear and delicious candy. When dinner came, the table was loaded with ail sorts of tempting food, and there was fee eream and ¢ake sttil in reserve for the evening. y mn made his customary gene in the Persons contributed largely in maki: mas a happy day at St Vincent's: P Walter, J.T. Leaman, Wm. Galt, & man, I Hoover, J. Riley, M. T. Clark, Johnson Bro irbeur A. Stewart, M. Keleber, Hutty & Dy € Shaw, Gait & Co., M. Walsh, Roth, Co., James Murray, P. Stanton, Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Orme, Mrs. Col. Honaparte, Mrs. Brien, Miss Annie Smith, Mrs. Schwing,’ Mc v worth, Mrs. Orme, Mrs. Wail, A. Riggs, Mrs. Hannan, Mrs. A. &.Siewnrt, Mes. Melcomb. Mrs. Thyson, Mrs." Mebyriue.” Mrs. Role and Miss Joys. The childryn iiad, bes ice- I the goud things to ext, « variety of games, with which they amused them<elves dur: day, and when evening came the tired bi happy orphans were ready for their beds. Taany instances the holiday was chosen by the Iriends of some of the children to make them: visit, and to contribute something in this way Citpp: to the pleasure of the day. The sisters state | that the children, now numbering 120, are en- Joying good health, and that they have been fortunately free from the visitation of sickness. AT ST. JOSEPH’s. ‘The boys, both little and big, connected with St. Joseph's male orphan asylum. had a most delightful Christmas. From the time they got up until they went to bed the little iellows en- joxed every minute. Their namerous friends been so kind in remembering them that Uhey not only hac a good Christmas dinner, bat lots of toys and candies. As is usual “eus- W. W. Corcoran supplied tie turkey, the ice cream aud cake, so that there was a Jentiful supply of these luxuries, and the boys tall they could ent clothing and candles sent in,and c % | for the hare kindly thoughts for th oy bu a fine the pluylug games and examining into the mysteries and resoarces of their toys and Yesting their capabilities. The in charge, enjoyed the pleasure the little Ones, and were glad to Sekuess marred the enjoyment of the day. ‘They saw their ebarges, numbering o hundred, in the possession of good health and spirits, ahd this spectacle made for them joy us aud happy Christmas. The kind remein- brance of generous friends was a source of pleasu Hijend the Christmas day was a ‘Very happy one at St. Joseph's, TURKEYS AT THE POORHOUSE. nk that no & Christmas Dinner arc a Christmas Tree—iew the Old Wemen and the A Christmas tree bung with cornucopias and Unsel, silver belis of glass, tiny Chinese lan- candy, a pile of neat white sprous and toysfor lite ones. Near at baud was bux of fresh . | Yesterday each boy received a box of eandy and } atin born. had given place to the visions ota merzy Christ- | mas.” ‘The children found ther stockings full of | fruits and candy. An immense Christmas tree nad grown up in the parlor during the night, and was loaded with presents for the chikiren. Arter that they had'a big Christmas dinner, and the afternoon was spent in euter- | taining the children by several proininent yo- | | clety ladies, among whom were Mrs. F. B. } MeGuire, Miss Tuompson, Mrs. Gen. Ricketts | | and 4. ter, Miss Sch und many others, | who did their utmost to make the time past leasuntly. Mrs. Leland Standiford and Mr. 0. #. Staples contributed liberally to the affalr, AT THE JAIL. The government took no note of Christmas In | the way of providing any extra dainties for the prisoners in the jail. Many of the prisone | were remembered | outside. "In the morning th f women e WAS a proces. the main door of the jail The conteats of these baskets 1 then the perin airy them Into the liver to the prisoners for | y we! The baskets were filled with cetmests and ‘other | good things not generally Included In prison fare. The prisoners who received no Christmas | parcels stood about the grated doors and look Jongingly at tue wmpting bundles wrned over Ww their more fortunate comrades. One pris- oner who received a whole roust turkey enter | tained « number of his fellows at an impromptu ristinas dine: AT THE REFORM SCHOOL. After the usual breakfast at the reform school For | Was “music in th few hours of bas a hour or two following there the forenoon a games whetted petites to full enjoyment ot a | bountiz TF of roast pig with staffing, Twashed potatoes and gravy. This was supple mented with a dessert of bread and fruit pud- | ding and a good sized apple for each boy. ‘The favored outdoor sports and several on the play o'clock wll the boys were assem- the south wing of main bullding for an | hour's practies in vocal music. A number ot | visitors 1 y and neighborhood were | d delighted with these exer- or supper the boys had bread r cake and ah orange eaeb prevails among the fn nto enjoy as Altogether it was u happy Christmas ‘at the reform school. | ISTMAS MORNING IN THE AT THE POLICE COURT. smaiiaudience at Judge Snell's court yesterday wning, but the dock was fuil, there being thirt isoners, including five | females. Berkley, a colored razor | fourisher, from the country, it was charged, stole an overcoat belonging to Albert Tarner, | and when the latter weat after hin, attempted tose themzor, “Six ‘imonthe Was given hig ny and he was ined $50 or three | mouths on the farm for carrying the razor. tward Wright was called for assaulting J. J. Sutphen, and his collateral was furieited. Cal- <n Davis, a colored man, was sent down for ftteen days for striking an old lady with a Kk. hilja Brooks paid dive dollars for fighting With Nngene Curtis, who was sent down be- | cause he choked Otliver Lusky when the latter | Dlaced tui under arrest, — Walker Moton paid five dollars for ussault. Charles Songster, alias | Sang-ter, colored, was coavieted of entering Thomas Conray’s place of business and tating rings, pistols aad money. He was held for the ection of the grand jury, and was committed in default of $500 bonds. Julius Juniper, a colored man from the country, visited Union- town Christmas night, ana driakh became unraly, and was taken in er ry Olficer | Howe, who found a biackjuck on him,” He was. | given’two months on the farm. Elizabeth ‘liliams, colored, swore at the Georgetown market house Thursday night, and was sei tenced to the workhouse for one weck. Lizzie Lucas, one of her companions, was sent down for twenty days as a “vug.” Annie Crawford, a white Ieinnagre for ran dhs: Let org Cine) Was given three. moutiia Daniel Shehan, wi was boaud. in Joseph Offenstein’s back ‘yard Thursday night, assaulted the latter for trying \o eject him; 310 or thirty days in jull was the sentence. A number of minor cases were dis- Batu, ‘the court took the patsonal rroenianece * The cou coal ofthe hormbiower. Deputy Clerk Harper made out the commitments, and G McBtair had Dick Anderson to thes might enjoy their workhouse, ee A Fskp Store Braxep.—Thorsday night about 8 0% ‘fre vi Gry about 6 o'¢ock. = are roke outin the feed store grounds alter din- | ments of the Fimamee Committee. The meeting of the Eleventh Building Asso- ciation of Georgetown on Thursday evening ‘was occupied with hearing the report of the secretary, Ferdinand King, in reply to that of the finance committee, which showed that $28,000 was due to the association from Mr. King. Mr. King’s statement in part was as follows: “The committee charge me, as trustee, with $3,568.63, which they seem to regard as loans, whereas the statement of the acooant is as follows: Miss Lowry drew out twenty shares of her stock (old), $2,804.59, andI drew out three of my own shares for $230.24; two shares were ‘pought out tor A Ml for five shares were for $102.50; five shares a ing only fore ase by me ting Spee soca, Caos Bevrme a ae yrustee account, cf ‘on four shares, for which the Tanfiy ‘could ‘not ex- ceed ai any rate $60, for which ample securit isheld. |My present secount is charged with $9,650.61, which Is an error in addition of 8200, and should be $9,450.61; In which is Included the sale to different parties(a list of which ac- companies tnis paper) of 127 shares of stock, amounting to $2,721.47; 81 shares of stock drawn out by me, J. W. Lumsden and Miss Florence King $114.87; 10 shares forfeited $210.27, and account of part J. W. Lumsden purchase for cash advanced on his shares at $200, $7,446.61, leaving the amount of $3,004, for which Tam lable, and have given ample se- curity, and on which there could not be over 3566 demanded, making my total Nability certainly not exceeding $720 in both personal and trustee's accounts, whereas the committce make it $11,776.03, ‘The report then goesgn to state that there is still due on the ‘bought out shares of the seoretary acting as attorney for J. W. Lamsden $2,315.82, which would be discharged in seven Months’ payments and for which the associa- tion bas ample security. DAMAGE DONS BY TAMPERING WITH THE CONSTITUTION. The secretary then states that the “only trae plan of finding a stockholder's indebtedness is | to ascertain the number of monthly payments it will require to close aie multiply that nam- ber by two, and the result will be the indebted- ness of each sbare, provided that share is not then in arrears, ‘The damage done to the con- cern to some extent has been ineurred by tam- pering with the constitutional mode of ‘settle- meni. The record shows that in March, 1884, the stim of 108 months was fixed on as a period toscttie by. The secretary alone opposed it, and warning the directors it was a inistake, July, 1884, 112 months was fixed, against my Vote, or rather, by an amendmentof mine to fix 115 months, but the board adjourned without acting on it.’ At the next meeting I withdrew the amendment and proposed to go back to the constitutional mode; bat 115 months was adopte gainst my solitary vote. In Septem- ber the 115 months’ time was rescinded and | 112 adopted, mine being the only vote against it. Finally, in November, 1835,in my absence, they fell back to the constitutional mode. A FULL REPORT TO BE MADE. Considerable discussion followed the reading of this report, and Mr. King, In reply toa ques- tion, said that he could not tell how much stock Temained to be eancetied antl the books were | gone over sully. ‘Th Was some suggestions as to rejerring the books to an expert, but tinatly the secret ected to makes fall report at the next meeting in January. Base Batl Prospects. ‘THE NATIONALS RULED OUT OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION—OPPOSItION TO THEIR ADMIS- SION INTO THE LEAGUE. The fight between the Amenan association and Mr. Wiman, proprietorof the Metropolitan base ball club, seems to be at an end, for it is announced that President McKnight, of the | American association, has Issued & call for a special meeting in Philadelphia on Monday, readmitted, The change of front by ican officials was not brought about as 1 by the decision of the court ia the injunction by Mr. Wiman’s threat w start anew | ition. His declared intention to antago- resent Cinelunati clab brought the western people to his support, and the rumor that Prestdent Garrett, of the Baitimore and Ohio railroad, wouk ut a nine in Baltimore, to be Known ‘as the “B. & 0.” club, brought the eastern ¢labs into submission, The readinission of the Metropolitan club will reader the eiection of the Natioauls to the | association void, and the only recourse of the | home club will be to join the league to which it hus been elected. Messrs. Soden, of Boston: Day, of New Yori; Reach, 6f Pulladeipuia, and Spaulding, of Culcago,the committee appointed by the league with power to act upon any ap- | plications for membership, voted by telegraph | toadmitthe National cluv of Washington by a vote of 3 to1, but Mr. Spaulding opposes it and will make a fight when the matter comes up betore the league. He tavors six clubs and claims that to tack two weaker clubs on to the six equally strong clabs now In the league would be injurious in every way. | A telegram from St. Louis announces that Mr. Lucas, of the league club in that elty, vigor | ously opposes more than six clubs. He 'ts re pre- sented as saying: “I received another letter to- day from A. G. Spaulding advisiag-ainetove | careful what I sald or did Feyarding the Wish- | ington matter, saying that the schemes two gain their admission were numerous, Should | Spaulding and myself vote against Wasbtagtun tt would be suilicient to’ keep tuem' from the league.” Should the Na doubtless will be, [ are spoken of to comp! the western cireait, bat the latter placa a seems to have tne Letter show. Manager Baticroit, of last year's Provi- dence club, has been enguyed by the Rochester people, and he is now on the still-hunt for good | players, enone CRLEPRATING Tain Finest MAssEs oN Cuuistuas Day.—Rev. Eugene A, Hannan, who was recentiy ordained to the priesthood, | said bis first high muss at St. Patrick's church: yesterday morning. her Hannan is the son of Mr. Daniel ifanoan, of thls city, aud was a | member of Carroll Insitute, He was assisted tu the serylce yesterday by | lau and Father Thomas, the Intter delivering the sermon, At St. Matthew's, yesterday | morning, Rev. P. J. Donohue, of this "city, suid his first’ mass, He wus assisted by Fathers Mackin and burca. Father Chapelle spoke Upon the gospel of the church, Kev. Join T. Whelan, wno was also ordained recentiy, sang the High Mass at Trinity church, Georgetown, atSo’clock um. Father Whelan is the son of Mr. John Whelan, o: Geo-yetowa. He will be Stulioned a8 wslstant pastor of St. Patrick’s church, Del Father Thomas, who goes to St. Stephen's, Fathers Hannan and Donohue will both go toSt. John church, in Baltimore. a Boxnow1xe Mos: SoTHER'S NAME— William Sweeney, g mun, was betore Judge Snell yesterday, charged with obtaining 85 irom Mr. H. P. Pillsbury, The young man. was in the employ of Mr. Alfred “Heitintller, and borrowed the money, saying Mr. Heitmil: | ler wanted It. ‘The cuse Was sent to the graud | Jury; bonds, $100. te) KILLED ON THE RaILnoap.—Yesterday: morn- ing the body of a man named Michael O'Srien was found beside the Metropolitan Branch R.R. track on Ist street, between Mand N streets northeast. The body was badly mangled, aud it was thoaght the man had been struck Thurs- night'by tne western train leaving here at | 11g o'clock. The deceased lived on G street, | between North Capitol und Ist streets north- He was about thirty-eight years of age, nd hada wife and two children, He was 6 | hard-working laboring man, who recently re- turned from Chicago. ee Convieted of Conspiracy. PHILADELPHIA BROKERS ACCUSED OF DE FRAUDING A STREET RAILWAY COMPANY, : The trial of George F. Work, Samuel Work aud Sareve Ackley, members of the late firm of George F. Work & Co,, brokers, charged with conspiracy to defraud the People’s Passenger Railway company, of Philadelphia, ended Thursday night, The indictnent apon which the accused brokers were tried contained six- teen counts, setting forth in substance a con- spiracy to cheat and defraud, and the execu- tion of that conspiracy. It wis Alle; | Prosecution | that acon afte eK, ‘ork had been chosen one of the directors oi the company, the firm of which he was the head was made financial agent, of ie company; that subsequently Samuel Wor! and Shreve Ackley were Lected. the three defendants then constituted a miajor- ty In the board; that the capltal stock of the ind by manipu- party of Indians mech who waren cuatwe when the Metropolitan elub will be formally | Rev. John T. Whe- | ELEGANT EQUIPAGES. Handsome Teams and Fiue Carriages on the Avenue. A NOTABLE INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF FINE TURNoUTS —" AND STRIKING LIVERIES—THE TEAMS AND THEIR ‘OWNERS, i: Afew years ago fine equipages in Wash- ington were so scarce that a handsome team on the street was readily recognized by nearly all passers-by. Now they are so plentiful that even the best posted horsemen cannot keep track of them. Anyone who has frequented Pennsylvanis avenue of late years cnanot have failed to notice the change. Magalflcent horses covered with gold and-siiver mounted harness drawing elezant carriages can be seen every pleasant afternoon. Everyone who keeps horses seems to have made special prepa- rations for this winter. The carriages are all new, or have just been overhauled, so that they look’ like new, and the elegant Hverios ot the coachmen look as if they hat Jast come from the tallors. Tho horses are clipped and banged, or else they are groomed so well tiiat their coats look like velvet, The summer Victorias and Phaetons have given way, for the most part, to coupes and Jandaulets. ‘Horsemen say that Washington is improving Just as tapldly in its horses and carrlagesas it is in its- residences, and they predict that in a very few years it will surpass any city In the country in the num- ber 0: elegant turnouts to be seen on the street. THE PRESIDENT'S TEAM, The President's cquipage naturally attracts moreattenton than any other. It is well worth loobing at. The seal browns have improved very reeptibly under the care of Albert Hawkins. ach one weighs 150 pounds mate than when the team came hore. They are spirited and are driven without checks usually to an ele- gant landan, but sometimes toa Victoria, The inen on the box have new light livery. with big black fur capes, The President sometimes rides ont behind the office team—a spanking pair of clipped buys. THE CABINET. Secretary Bayard’s private team is acom- fortable looking pair of bang-talled bays driven to a large coach. TheSecrctary has a fine saddle horse of his own. His daughter, Miss ‘Katherine, also owns a spirited Fiding horse. Its said'that no man 1s able tosit on his back, but Miss Bayard has him under pet fect control. With her he is as gentle a8 a lamb. Secretary Endlcott’s office team is a nice pair | of big bays toa large carriage. He has a very handsome pair of s of his own, however, and a new brougi and landaulet, y Whitney takes the tead’among the cabinet officers as a judge of horse flesh. | He delights in fine turnouts aud spares neither trouble nor expense Lo secure the best possible. His Washington horses, seven In number, are Kept at Downey's, and they are the admiration of the stable. A imasnificent pair of clean limbed, big roans, clipped, with tails banged very short, are driven toa coupe,a Brewster brougham, and Victoria. The coichman and footman wear light livery. Next the rouns stand ® pair of road horses, clipped bays. He bas two saddle horses, » black with long talland velvet coat for private use and a banged-tail bay, and besides he has a bay buggy-horse that can trot in twenty. ‘The other members of the cabinet do not pride theinseives on their es. A handsome puir of big grays, brothers, belong to the Post Otfice department, one for the Postmaster Gen- ral and the other for bis first assistant. ‘They could not be told apart were it not fer different looking drivers. Secretary Lamar how but one horse, a gray, driven to an open carriage. At- torney General Gariand prelers w ttavel afoot, or in the sireet cars. Seerctary Manning uses only the department turnout, but is auderstood to be on the lookout for a fine team. SENATORIAL SAGs. Opposite Secretary Whitney's horses, at Dow- ney’s, stand Senator Don Camvron’s three beau- ties. His two big clipped bays,valued at $2,500, | are considered equal to any team in the city. Tuey are driven tw a coupe and a brougham, The white men on the box wear dark green ib His third horse is a big blackt which is driven to both @ coupe single and with one of | the big bays, if either neads a rest. Senaior Savin owns one of the duest stables fn the eity, composed of nine horses. He has a pair or black Humbtetonian horses, valued at 500, driven to both a coupe and lendat, He has another uorse valued at_$1,200, « large black coupe horse, valued al $500, and a puir of naudsoine roadsters, thal ae Mest-class tray- elers. Senator Leland Stanford keeps seven fine horses at Wash Nailor'’s. His principal team ts air of handsome big blacks, with long tatls, driven to elther an eight-sprilg D'Orsuy or & Victoria, ‘The harness fs silver mounted: Tne driver ahd fooiman are white, In. black liver: With black rosettes on their hats, ‘These black are perhaps the largest carriage horses that ever came to the city, Bach is 17 hands and an loch bign. ScnatorStaziord’s road teain is val- ued at $40,000. ‘They are both rieh vays, and re, Of Course, Lue fest of thoroughbreds, They are’ of good Size, with splendid frames. ‘the mare Helen ts wttly 4 four-year-old, with a rec ord of 2.184, Her maie, Record, by Elcuioneer, asa record 01 2.20% Taey are considered the fastest double teain in tue city. ‘Their owner, frequently takes loug rides beblhd them ina bugsy. He las here also-auother pair of car rr bays 16%, hands high, seven and elgut years old. ‘They are Mrs, Staniord’s hi vorite horves, One has a record of 2.36\y and the other of 2424, ‘Tuo remaining hurve i & browa or dark bay mained Kembte that trots 1a the twenties, He t+ eaerally driven single, tuoush oceasiouully he Is driven with one of the others, Besides tue carriages already inen- ligued Senator Stanford bis tro ‘poie wa sons and a jarge sleigh, and will bave a new victoria, hext week. On his farm near San Francisco there are eight hundred fine horses, Among them Iv is claimed are the fastest yearilag, twor Yeurold and three-year-old In te World, Notwithstanding tue speed of the horses that are here, Wash, Sailor threatens that Minnie Patines, ‘nls littie Diack, will throw snow ia tbe faces of any of them shouid there be sleighing this winter, Senator Jones’ (Nev.) cight $3,200, Ie has, besides, a und wEeart, His arse are big bays. Senutor Payne, of Olio, has # nev six-passen- ger imily rockuway, drawn by a nice pair oF vay. jsuator Camden, of West Virginia, has a palr of large, clipped oily’, almost mouse color, with banged Uuls. ‘Phe coupe has red striping, Senator Warner Mule owns a pair of high: teppiag thorousabred Hambletonian bays Ui trot to the pole in hres inlauies.. ‘They are rather snail, with long talis, and travel in great sty.e. ‘Tuey'are driven in’ piain harness to a landaulet tor oflies use, but they huve plated harness when driven ina handsome lan dau, Senator Alison Is deiven to and from the Capitol in a handsome six-seat rockaway dean by wcomiortable pair of bays. He uiso drives out in-w Victoria. FOREIGN MINISTERS, But two of the foreign mluisters accredited to this country keep private horses and car Tiages. These are the British misister and. the Japuuese minister. Che estabilsumeut of the latter officiul is provided by the home govern~ ment. He drives bays to a large buroache, ‘The Brilish iminister ts obliged to keop up bis stadies at his own expense, ‘ie has three nive clinped bays, all very much alike and inter cliangeabie. “hey. were bought in Washingwu, and ure descended from. some of Gov. Bowie's stock. ‘The carclages—landun, Vicworia und coupe—and harness were brought from Eng- land, ‘This turugut can be very Foudlly recog: nized, ‘The Knglish couchinan and. foouman wear blue livery, with silver hat bands. ‘All the other ‘reign ministers hire thelr ear. rages by the month or When needed OTHEK PUBLIC MEN. Justice Strong has a nice pair of sorrels to a landau, Dark green livery. Representative Mitchell, of Connecticut, is the owuer ofa very tine team, well matched in size and movement, though not in color. Both are elipped and have talus banged very short, One is u sorrel, or periaps w dun, and the olher bay Unged with roan. ‘The harness is sliver mounted aud the iien ou the box wear dari wren livery. ‘The elegant brougham has a ino hogram in red on the doors. He has besides o couple of handsome chestuuts. His ouier car geass ies Te Ieee epresentative Morse, of Massachtisttts; hi a couple ot nice large vays tou landuw Mr. Colton, of Ilitaols, is the owner of two magulieent large iron grays, deiven toa Iange carriage. Representative Swinburne hase eouple of nice bays and a sorrel. Two of them ate gene- rally drlyen to @ landau, and make a “nice team. Representative Bliss, of New Yori, has, 2s nsual, some very nice liorses at Wash: Nallor's, ‘Three blacks are here this winter, and all are very fast. ‘They are generally driven in a : ‘The horses o Mr. Farnum, of New Haven are beautiful roand-bodied bays of a deep rich color. They huve toached imanes and banged talls. ‘They aro driven by a French coachman, with French ioutman, to & handsome eoupe, ‘The turnout mukes & Very complete appenr: ance. Everything seemstoft Justice Biatehtord has ane brougham ands cart. His tea i Waorrel, With white driver In greeh Myery” pring coach cost au, a broughum Gen. Sheridan has a pair of w ea browns of good size, with a while driver ia iT ‘The carriage is a big landau. drives a gray and » biaok to a coupe, landau, and a Victoria, es ; Gen. Van Viiet has @ six seat family rook- ayray and a coupe, drawn by a nies pale at good ‘MR. JORN R, MLEAN'S TRAM, ‘The rattling pair of big bays with white driven nearly every afternoon, of Be eres rt 7 GEN. BEALR’S HORSES. Gen. Beale, who sold some of his fine stock Some time ago, still owns one of the most strik- ing turnouts that enn be scen om the avemue. ‘Phe horses are unuseally large, and, while not mantehed in color, they havo the same maguif- cent action. The near horse Is a stylish dun and the other very dark bay or seal brown. vith thelr heavy silverplated and drawing a low swung DOruy, with coach springs, they never fall to attract atten! ‘colored’ A man ta also. OTHER NOTABLE TEAMS. Mr. Nelaon Brown, of Philadelphia, has two very handsome teams, two browns and two bays, with gold mounted harness. ‘The coach- mun and footman wear dark green livery, with fur capes and gloves. The carriage ia a hand- some coupe. Gen. N. L. Anderson's horses are matched In size and gait, but not in color. The oft horse is asorrel and the near one agraz. They travel in good stvie, are of medium size, and have banged tails. "The harness ts silver mounted with monograms here and there. The coupe is Jet black. “The driver 1s colored, and wears lark livery. Col. Sitgreaves drives a single big bay horse tan extension front landavlet. His daughter has a ulce saddle horse, Pa; Bates’ blacks make a very pretty team. They draw a large four-seated carriage. Ex-Seeretary McCulloch's pair of large, high- Stepping bays usually draw an open six-iented carrlage hich from the ground. Mr. Wickliffe Preston, of Kentucky, owns a pumber of fine thoroughbreds, and generally handles the ribbons himself, He is both a fine driver and rider, He 1s partial to two-wheeled Vehicles, and owns three of that kind. He al has @ handsome T-cart. He can be frequeutl; Seon on the Avenue driving @ magnificent pair ot high-stepping bays or a little gray aud sorrel with c1 mane and tall. He recently drove @ fouryear old from Baltimore to Washington in three hours, nnd rode a bucking four-year old filly in Baltimore on a wage: Mr. H. E. Pelouze, a wealthy New Yorker, re- siding at 1306 Connecticut avenue, keeps a fine turnout at Downey’s. ‘The horses are cloan- limbed blacks pusub teen | hands high, Thelr action is something pret at No checks are needed, and, with heads up, they move together almost ‘perfectly. ‘They are driven to » landaulet with glass front. The harness Is gold-mounted, with white leather Hines, The driver is a white man, somewhat older than drivers usually are. He is very proud of his team, Mrs, Hayward Hutchinson's turnout is one of the most striking to be seenon the Avenue. The hones are Inrgo-framed graye and aro very stylish. Her carriages are alandau, an exten- sion-front brougham aud a Victoria, all of Brewster's make. Ex-Secretary Robeson’s turnout never fatls to attract attention, It can be readily recognized by the broad patent leather hatbands ot the men on the box. The horses are large, stylish nd full of life and action. One is a sorrel and the other a gray. In winter they draw a band- some foreigu-bullt coupe, and in summer a victoria, That very handsome chestnut horse, well rounded, to.a new victoria, which can be seen almost any afternoon on the avenue, belongs to General Jeffries. The driver Is a mulatto in light livery. It makes a very pretty turnout, rs. General Sackett rides in a big landau with immense side lamps, drawn by a nice pair of bays, That mettled pair of undersized bays with gpoRped manes and banged tails belongs to G. . McLanaban, ot New York. The tandaulet they draw has @ narrow silver band around the ides and back. The liveried driver is white and has a big biack tur robe. He has also a bay pony, rouched and clipped, and a fine ey horse. Mr. L. Z Leiter has a stable tall of fine horses, seven or elght in all. ‘The carriage team which is most familiar consists of a big pair of un- clipped browns with fall talis toe Berlin coach orabrougham. White driver in dark livery. Exch of his daughters has a pheton and horse of her own. Lieut. W. H. Emory’s horses have returned from thelr summering. They are big banged- tailed and clipped blacks, with gold-mounted harness, and are driven to a large coupe with rod-striped wheels, nade by Thrup & Moberly, of London. ‘Tuut very stylish pair of high stepping browne, clipped and tails banged, with silver mono- grams all over thelr harness, belongs to Mes. ‘Tyler, ot New London, Conn, ‘They draw ajet black’ coupe, and a white driver in light livery handles the'reins. eary's turn-out is @ very stylish one. The horses are a black and bay, about 15 hands high, with white fect. Tue handsome coupe has red striped wheels, and red stripes sive aboui the doors. The coachman and foot- man are white,{u stylish livery. ‘Their shining beavers have rosettes on the side. Mr. W. W. Coreoran’s horses are very familiar t Washington people. They are dark brown, almost back. and a victoria, built by Joye Mz. Geo. Bancroft, besides a fine saddle horse, has 2 nice pair of black horses, which are driven both a landau and landaulet. D. P. Morsan’s horses are very stylish silver grays, with banged tails. ‘They are driven to # Lindau, brougham and pheton, A striking team, new In the city, co1 medluin sized black and ¢ white mate with red ears, throat and munp, carriage Is a rock- away coupe. ‘Tho turnout belongs to Repre- sentative 8. 0. Fisher. Mr. M. G. 's team Is a black and a bay, unirimmed, to a family carriage, Those meitled tile unchecked sorrels with banged tails, driven by a mullatto in light livery, to acoupe, belong to Mr. Dulany. A dark green lap-robe for the coachman Is @ dis- Hngulshing feature of this turnout, De, Whatton, the examiner of claims of the State department, basa mismatched team,a bay: And aroun with bunged tails. Coupe with’ wilte couchman, ‘The heavy silver tongue chain is the distinguishing featnre of the tnenout, Prof, Bell's horses are beautiful seal browns, silver’ mounted harness, driven to a lundau, evlored driver with biack’ fur cape. President Gallaudet, of the deaf mate college, ‘owns a pair of well-rounded chestnuts to a big family carci Mr. Curtis J. Hillyer has a pair of sleek dark bays, with bite blankets, to a rockaway, A pair of mediam sized’ elipped bays, banged tails, with gold mounted harness, to 2 hand- soimé coupe well ralsed from the ground, which altrets much attention, bel Howe, of Boston, The distinguishing mark Is a nar: tow gold band around the body of the carriage. ‘Te coachmun has bluck side. whiskers, Mr. Gardiner Hubbard's Jet black horse is a beauty, and he drawsa black coupe that just suits ‘iim, “Tho colored driver wears dark livery. Representative Felton has a horse very much like Mr. Hubbard’s, driven to a brougham. Anotier snug one horse duttit ts that of J. Maury Dove. “A handsome tron grey driven to teckaway. Colored driver In hght Hvery. Ar. Frank Riggs drives a large bay to a brewster brouchain, Mr. 8. H. Kaa‘finann drives a spirited bay of superior Virginia stock to a coupe built by Lohner, the celevrated Vienna carriage maker, ‘The Mixses Riggs ride ina broughain behind a nice pair ot sts of a jams hasa fine large bay to a cou) 15; Coffee's carriage horses are bay, driven toa bis lant Green livery. Mr, Ned France drives a pair of large blacks toa rockaway, Colored driver, Mr. L, Tackerman owns three bhorses—two baysand a brown. He hus both a brougham ang Saeed s The pred is releee ir, Charles Payson drives ir of ve large sorreis to a coupe and victoria, mel Mr. R, R. Hitt owns a pair of bob-talled high- strong blucks of medium size, to a victoria, with an English driver. Mr, James Jackson owns a pair of well grooined bays with long tails, A colored coach- tman drives them toa family carriage. ‘Mr. Addison Smith owns pair of small white- faced sorvels to a coupe. Mrs, B. L, Jackson rides in @ familly carri draws by a palr of untrimmed browns, nearly acl Mr. F. W. Haldekooper has patr of dark brown Kentucky thoroughbreds. Mr. W. C, Rives, of Newport, drives a pair of handsome bang-talled blacks to a brougham. Mr. Lewis J. Davis has a black anda chest- nut, generally driven to a family carriage, Mrs. Meveney rides in a large landau drawn by a palr of sorrels with long tails, ‘Lieut. Slack, late of the navy, often handles the ribbons ver a pair of large bays in a T- Mr. W. M. Galt owns. pair of well-matehed sorrels, with long tails, toa double phaeton. Gen.’ McKee Dunn Fides in an old-fashioned goach, drawn by a gray and a chestnut, with ‘white men on the box. dic, sttison Hatochius has a mice new team, a and @ bay of modium size to anew 'T- Mrs, Wallach drives ont in a large landau drawn by a pairof untrimmed bays of good "Mr. James H. McKenny, clerk of the Sa- preme Coart, owns a couple of handsome little ‘Ben, Wavers; of Ohio, drives beantiful 0, mounted harness: big double carriage coachman, teiped whecla, colored othr, Davi ing, of Newport, has five nice car borses—a ‘of well matched black brass mounted Dornces, © one for for himself’ and Ward, of the drives a fine bi ‘Mr. Jpho Lynch jutant general's depart. has a ‘ow clipped sieve to a “hrs: Key worth rides in a conpe anda Victoria hie Upon dives a couple of clipped horses ir drives a pair of bay mares ton soaps cease. : es oes te driver handles the ribbons, The foot- ‘colored. He has a brougham und landau | at “SECEMBER 26, 1885—-DOUBLE SHEET. THE CAREER OF A LEAD PENCIL The Parental Care Exercised by the Goverament Over Stationcry Supplies. THE OPERATIONS OF THE STATIONERY DIvi- SION OF THE INTERIOR DEPARTNENT— NEARLY HAL¥ A MILLION DOLLARS SPENT ‘YXFARLY—THE SYSTEM EMPLOYED To. KEEP TRACK OF PENCILS, PAPER, &C. knife of @ government clerk, would be an in- eresiing one, chiefly as showing the forms and regulations which have been devised to keep the pencil from straying from its proper course. In addition to this, when it is known that the same system applies to every pen, paper cutter and sheet of paper used in the gov- ernment offices, the Interest Is apt to develop into a real live curiosity to know ex- aetly how this parental snpervision over ®& lead pencil and other plies furnished by an indulgent is obtained. Such curiosity can be gratified by following the vision having charge of the s of the Interior department, witieh I ‘one of the best arranged branches fhe Kind under the government. When Sec: in the management of this ciaas of busin in 1876 he appointed Mr. Amos ganize this di , a0 el until bis recent Bs ¢ight burenus under the Interior department, jich employ about 3,50 persons,and there are also some: subordinate offices scattered over the country, from Maine to Texas and from Alaska to Fiorida, in whieh abont 1,500 more rsons are employed. As may” be imag- ined, it requires a largo quantity ‘of sta- tionéry, blanks, blank s, &e., to supply all the offices of this department, Congress provides au bay Sega meties annually for station- ery and one for printing and binding. The stationery is mostly purchased under contract and the blanks and blank books are orde from, and farnished by the public printer. NEARLY HALF A MILLION DOLLARS’ WORTH OF STATIONERY, ‘The supplies ordered,recelved and issued annu- ally by this division cost ver $425,000. Among the supplies received yearly are 10,000 reams of paper, 8,000,000 envelopes, 24,000,000 blanks, 700,000 documents and pamphlets, and 18.000 blank bovis; and these are bu: a few of the large variety of articles required by this department, No artictes whatever are issued except on a requisition signed by |the officer requiring them and approved by the head of the bureau or ebief clerk of tue offer in ‘which the officer is ‘employed, When the supplies are delivered a receipt 1s taken therefor, which iy recorded and flied. ‘The requisitions are entered upon abstracts at the close of each quarter, and the total quentity ‘and total cost of each kind of supplies are en- tered from the abstracts on to the books, which show the issues for each year separately. AN ASTONISHED CONTRACTOR. Some years before the organization of this division it was the custom for the department to award the contract tothe party whose bid ‘Was the lowest in the agz1 te for all the arti- cles on the list taken together. This method = esome of the bidders, who were weil in- rmed as to what the department used, sn advantage over others, and they would bid very bigh prices on articles thxt Were used in large quantities and very low priees li artictes that were called for in very small quantities, if atl tous brinsing the ayerage or aggregate below their competitors and stil: leaving tiem a bandsome protiton the principal articles used. On one ogeasion the contractor agreed to far- nish cases of blue ink at one cent per knowing that the department would want bat very little, itauy. This ink was worth at that time $18 per gross. It happened that biue ink was ‘wanted In one of the offices, aud the chief clerk sent an order w the contractor for one gross. Soon after the order was sent the contractor appeared at the uflice of the head of the bureau aud in an excited manner inquired the reason for sending an order for a whole gross of blue tue ink, when the office had not used as much in whole ten years previous. The head of the bureau summoned the chief clerk, who, in his explana- tion, stated that In referring to the contract he fou the price of biue ink was only pne.ceat per gross,and though but few bottles were really needed, he did not see how hevewl@ wen order less than a cent’s worth. Atter-oonemets were made with the departmant,,.cact bureau would order _— supplies direat from the contractor, as required. A manuiacturer haviog a contract at that time ved orders trom each of the five: theory nd some of the bureaus being small woul necessarily send orders tor but very small quau- Uilles. Kuowing that the supplies would be ordered by the different bureaus and in small qaantities, the nauufuctarers bid inuch higher prices than thor would havo offered had they eu convinced that orders would be sent for larger quantities at a time. SUPPLIES BY THE WHOLESALE. As soon as the present pian was adopted orders were sent for large quautitles of goods to be delivered at one place, with which to supply all the offices. In bidding after this the bidders recognized the advantages aud offered supplies at much lower. rates. Alter the arrangements were made farsup- plying the offices of the department tn Wasn- ington with stationery through one source, the question was considered of supplying the of- ices of Indian a; ts and the ivcal altie Ht which are located in the different states in: territories. These offices purchased In smatl quantities and, many of them being on frontier or far distant from the place: facture, were compelled to p: high rates for gouds. mn comparing the prices waica they paid with those paid by the department it found tuat they puid on an average more than double what was puid by the department, and after deducting ail expenses ior the transportation, the depart- ment could muke a large saving by sending slaLionery from Washington. Pians were tere- fore adopted at once for surnishing Lie supplies from thedepartment, und now all the sabordi- nate offices wherever located obtain their sup- piles at the rates paid by the department under contract. ADVERTISING FOR PROPOSALS, In Aprilor May of each year advertisements are inserted in several leadingupnpere day she large cities, inviting proposals tor’ shpplylig stationary for the succeeding fécat "Seat, “5 careful estimate is prepared in the department of the quantity of each of the various articles that will be required for one year, due allowance being made for ny decrease or necessary increase, when com- pared u the quantities used during the pre- ceding year, according to the wantsof the de- partment. A blank for proposals is then image Up and printed, on whicn bidders are required to submit their bids. This proposal contains the description of the articles required, the es- timated quantity of each and blank space op- posit® the name of each article for the bidder toinsert the lee ut which he offers it. The proposal usually contains about 150 items ot digerent kinds of supplies, consisting of a va riety of paper, envelopes, ink, muci pen nholders, inkstands, 4! There are he SAMPLES OF RACH ARTICLE whieh they propose to furnish. The’ bids are sealed when sent in, and on the day set for the Purpose they are opened by a committee ap- pointed by the Secretary, and each bid is read through in nce of the bidders. An stract is then made of ail the bids in order to conveniently compare the prices offered by the several bidders on each articie. In com, the-bids each item is considered separatery,. while one bidder may be the lowest and reéeive the award on one item another bidder may be the lowest and receive the award on the next item, the award being made in all to the lowest bidder who offers a days toe: ine vari ofsamples whlen are offered. ‘This boi make 3 secrelary, list of the awards recommended by thous, Ing the names of the bidders, cameos Being approved by the Secretary. a being Ove '. enter Tato with euch successful cordance with the teing required to give a the taithiul faltiliment ples are ‘Of the is and ton twenty-five to thirty of Siiies, sone in Washington, othersin Philadelphus, New York and Boston. HOW THE SUPPLIES ARE KEPT. f i i i Ht RaRB a Ee u] i 3 i rg ‘subdivision of the case being devoted to each kind of gooas, and the catalogue numbers of the articles are on the cases containing j them. In addition to these rooms a langeston= room in the basement is also used for storing ed articles, such as wrapping paper, twine, > HOW BLANK FORMS ARE SUPPLIED. A large variety of blanks and blank books is also used by the offices of this department, there being over 2,000 standart forms, and of million copies made; there was no uniformity In them, and no way provided to distinguish them by name, number or title. In many cases the same forin was used In several divisions or of fices of the de , but when either of these offices required a new supply a requisition ‘was vent to the public printer to print them. A great many of the forms were thus set up in type and printed off from five to twenty times in one year, thereby largely increasing the ex- Penses over What was necessary. There velng Ro special place to store the blanks the last copy ‘would often used before & new edition would be ordered, whi the office would be put to” much inconvenience and the work of preparing more would have to be hastened at the printing of fice. In 1878 a catalogue of all the blanks and blank books of the department and tts offices was prepared and printed. In this catalogue apbenrs, under the proper heading. the title and number of each blank or book, and the catalogue number fs also printed at the head of gach “blank and on the back of ench ‘book, ‘Two store rooms for blanks are provided on the first floor of the south | win; the building, one of the rooms being 86x40 feet and. the other 80x30 feet. These rooms are fitted up with cases similar to those in the stationery branch, and each subdivision of the cases labeled to show the cat- al mumber of the blank or blank containel therein. Desk room for the clerks is also provided here, and all ihe necessary facilities for issuing, packing and shipping the supplies to the offices requiring them. A supply of cach form is printed ai one time, sufficient to last six months or one year, and ‘plates have been made of many of the forms, in order to reduce the cost jating, Accounts of the receipt and ixsue of kept, similar to those In the stationery branch, so that the quantity recelved and issued of each kind cun readily be ascertainod. A BRANCH PRINTING OFFICE. located on the basement floor of the west wing charge of ihe stationery and_ printing division, “This office ts provided with & Very competent foreman, seven compositors, ‘one book-binder, pressraen ‘and laborers, and Is | well equipped With type. presses, &e. ’ When special haste is necessary fn getting out ciren- | lars, orders, new forms, &., much time and in- convenience Is saved ‘by having this office 0 near at hand, —————¢@¢______ District Sinking Fand Clerks. A LETTER FROM COMMISSIONER EDMONDS TO - TREASURER JORDAN. ‘The letter written by Commissioner Edmonds President of the District Commissioners, on the 19th instant, to Treasurer Jonian, in reply to ‘one from the latter regarding the appointment Of Miss Mott toa position in the sinking tund office, Is as follows: ‘In response to your favor of the 18th inst., relating toa clerk to serve in your office, th Commissioners bez to say that they are unable toxee how any question of subordination can Pomsibly arise between the Treasurer and the missioners, The Commissioners recognize their strict subordination to law, and they have the duty of formally uppotuting those { Whom. they are expected to pay upon them or seems, in need formerly of clerical assistatc | beyond that of treasurer and bookkeeper. | As the law does not anthorize them. to appolut clerks, the Dis: rs | Supply the servies by clerks whom they appoint | and pay. Since the duties of the sinking fo | Commissioners have been devolved apon. your office these clerks have been continued and | pald out of District appropriations Nongress upon estimates submitted | Comunissioners for the District | these clerks having restcued, the « ers are disposed to appoint aus | the services if you require it mend a suitable persou thercior. If, wowever, ‘ou require no ‘service except of clerks ap inted and paid for by your department, U) | Commissioners hay | Or if you wil point ont the { @ecision snowing that Glerks whom you appo!) jemply. Otherwise Ueir sense of | thon to law will not permit them to do su fate dehy Tomimi=sion- her and pay for A will Pe AAW oF A competent it ts their duty to. pa; at they will cheerfail Beautifai Days. Written for Tre Evexrse Sram, ndors of gold and crimson Pass from the cloaded hil Shadows fall on the valley Lying so dark and still Sadly the autums's beanty Fades ina cold, geay haze; Where have ye drifted from us— Beautiful days? Joys that came in the morning, Rosy with dawsiartieht, Dreams that we fondly cherished, Hopes that were (ei. and bright, All like the leaves have vanished: Yet, v'erlile’s wintry ways Softy your memory lingers,— Beautiful days, Bright in unchanging beauty ‘They have hurried on before, Beckoning ws from the shadows On to the Heaven it shore: Out in the world’s cold dariness, ending their warm soft ray ‘Waiting us,—calling us upward, Reauthtul days, December, 1885. cone A Colored Pensioner Swindled. TWO MEN ARRESTED ON A CHARGE OF VI0O- LATING THE PENSION LAWS. Special Agent Jacobs, of the pension office, has caused the arrest of Isa ilespie, of Seaside, Ac county, V god with ‘¥folation of the pension laws. Itis alleged t ig May last Gillespie represented to Peter Par- ker, an old colored pensioner residing in Balti- more, that the pension office would not pay hore pensious s, and that the commissioner of pensions required ali pension certificates to be retarned to his office. On these representations Parker was induced to give hi sion certiticate to Gillespie for as he supposed, to Une pei office, Alter obtaining possession of th ate Gillespie and a confederate app: Magistrate Wariield, of Balti alleged, executed vouchers for the Jun Payments, whieh were ‘s alleged eyntederate was vqtnd they will both hi arraigned before U.S. Commissioner Rogers tor shearing on Monday. Giilesple is also char with receiving an illegal fee of $200 for bis ser- vices in # pe: —Iessir: Prerso: A, FATHER DISCOVERS THE RODY OF HIS SON ON A DISSECTING TABLE. ‘Thomas Stratners, a resident of Buffilo, wo on Tuesday returned from Cincinnati, where he was called by the death of his son, tells a story to the effect that he found the body of his boy ‘upon & medical dissecting table. The bereaved futher was accom panied from Buffalo by bis son, Thomas W. Struthers. Upon thelr arrival they Grove at once to St. Mary's hospital, where the young man died of typhoid fever. ‘The mother Superior told them that she had telcgraphed, but, getting no answer after waiting three days, had “urned the body over to theeity under: taker, a man named Hablg. At the under- taker's office the father was told that the body had been buried im the potter's field, and a receipt to that effect was uced. They went to the cemetery, but could ey + yeh information. They then resolved to seare! medical schools. They visited the Onio Medical college, and afterward the Miagpi, but did not find what they were looking for. ‘Next morn- ing they called at the tic collexe, and, aftera battle with the officers, entered “tie dis, wecting room, and there found young Siruthers’ ‘on stable. The head had beeu sawed off, ‘in was removed, and the knife had been freely. In order uot to further harrow the the mother, the body was decently in Cincinnatl, ‘The French chamber of deputies adopted the juin credit Thursday by @ vote of 274 to | j nks are | A branch of the Government printing office is | Of the building, which is indirectly under the | | days, swung only sought to know whether the law devolves | not. The sinking fund commissioners were, it | nothing to xay about it. | | allowed the cotton to come ii | myste | Green, who has a bad reputation, A Defnutter for $100,000. SILAS F. CHEEK WRITES MINSELY DOWN A THIEY AND GOES To CANADA. Says.a dispatch from Clinton, Mo., dated last night: Silas E. Cheek, a well-known real estate Joan agent of this place, is a defaulter for over $100,000. The utmest confidence was placed iu his integrity until recently, and the banis had given him credit far beyond hit means and honored his drafts for amounts. About two weeks ago F. C. Nichols, of ‘Conn., came 10 Clinton to look after a mortgage ‘on property of Orton B, James, He discovered the naine of the to be fietitions, and the morteage a forgery. Cheek had forged the name of the recorder to the bogus mortgnge,and had defrauded him out of 87,300. To save him- sei Cheek gave a deed of irust on his prop- erty for the amount, and the saine day gave ther deed of trust to save friends who had advaaced him money. He then lett for Cana da, and has not been heard from since, His manner of obtaining money was to forge Hames to bogus deeds of trast and lnprint the recor der’s seal upon the documents. It it impossible to tell who ts derrauded, bat the follow tes have been heard from: The Ceutral Ilinote nancial Agency, Jacksonville, Il; Joba Hund, Jos. ‘A. Joyen, F.C. Nichols, Brilgeport, Conn: Newton Savings Bank, Newton, Conn, MSO Kecle@ Co, Marshall, Mick. Cheek i 32 years old. His wite is now Lying af the point of death, but she does not Kkaow her husband 's wrong-doings. He owned property worth abastt $34,000, whieh will be attached by the ored- His books show he bas loaned $171,000 eastern partion, In his desk the tollowih Was found: “1 am a thief, scoundre!, knave au Mar, (Signed) Silas E. Cheek.” — one Milltonaire Newberry"s Coftin. MIS BODY BURIED IN THR CASK OF RUM IR WHICH IT WAS PRESEVED AT SEA. The recent death ty Paris of the widow of the late Walter Newberry, by which the city of Chicago receives a bequest of a quarter of a mil- lion dollars for the establishment of a new public brary, has led to the clearing up of For seventeen years all Chicago, » two or three, have belleved that Newber s body was at ‘the bottom of the ocean, He died at ‘sea while en route. to Paris, in November, 1868, ‘On bord the steamer: wang Rentioman from New York who whe acquainted wit an begeed the captain to allow the body to be. tied to Havre, and it was placed in @ cask of Mediord ram, partof the ship's cargo, On the arrival of the'steamer the cask was at once re- lied to Chicago and left on the next steamer, ‘he Michigan “Central express, which carried the body trom New York to Chi: carried alsoa letter to G. 1. Tinkham, an old friend of the Newbertys, asking him tose the million- aire interred. “With a dray and several friends Tinkham went to the depot, the cask was loaded into the dray, and the vehicle, followed the friends in enfringes, started for Grace- land cemetery where Mr. Newberry had owned alot. Iu this iota hole was dug, and there the cask with its contents was buried. The friends Were pledged to sectesy, and not until ester. id the facts become known outside th of the survivors, sa The Persian Monareh’s Narrow Escape. SAVED FROM GOING TO THE BOTTOM BY THE BRAVERY OF THE CARPENTER, The steamship Persian Monarch, about whose safety grave fears have been felt for several into her pier at Hoboken Friday morning in about ax dilapidated condition as a ship could be, and keep afloat. She had taken e the trip from London, Mtude 53 degrees 13 minutes and degrees 12 minutes on December cn & hurricane set in and the iron shut- ters that seeure the forward port holes were aopen, and the water poured through them ndous quantities that the ‘tween Ss were soon flooded. There were twenty first-class and forty steerage passengers aboard, and the cry was raised among them that the ship was, siukin res had been put out, engihes rend the prow of the boat was way under water, and the shi; refused to ausw She was baflcuing mercy of the waves, when William er icinner, the carpe: the five fect of water being beaten back three Timys, miuna whieli th gers con- uration of the in the following ‘ater being still in the hold and reabin during the Morm—twenty-cight hours, ri The passengers pumps, thon, fore further damage ined with’ the crew righted the ship be- a A Merchant Robbed and Mardered. MIs. cx SERVANT SUSPECTED OF THK CRIME, D. J, Boggs, a promineut merchant of Canton, Ohio, was found Christmas morning in his room nearly dead from the effects of several murder ous cuts In bis neck and face. When he closed hissiore Tarsday night Me, Beggs cave to his chief clerk the greater portion of the di ceipts, taking about 8200, sliver, to his own tom, in a building a short distance from his store. A colored man named George Green, who had chargeof Beges’ rooms, went to the place at 10 o'clock Christmas morning to and dust. A few minutes later he announce on the street that his employer had been mur deved. He said he found Mr. Beggs lying in bed With bis throat cut, and that there were numer ous gashes in his face and head. Assoon as Mr, Rees’ friends arrived they cqused the arrest of ‘on suspicion of having committed the crime, There is stro civcuinstantial evidence pointing to the guilt the accused. Entrance had been gul to the room by unlocking the door,and Green was the — person beside who hadakey. All ihe money, together with Beggs’ ad been stolen. Green had spent con- siderable silver money during the morning, ak though he had none Christmas day, and when urrested $27 Were tound on his person, ‘We Lay Us Down to Sleep, We lay ms down to sleep, Aut leaveto nether to wake ind weep, ‘Or wake no more be best. ‘That we should dread to go? We've Kissed Love's swe: red Iya, And left iim sweet nod fed Tihe rose tive wild hee stp Blooms on when be is dead, Some faithful friends we've found, But they who love us best When we are underground: Will tough on with the rest, Ko task have we begun other hands cau which we need to wake, ‘Then hold us tust, sweet Dew itso it semen bests ‘To Him who gave us breath ‘That we should go to rest. ‘OF wake no more, He kuows, —Lowrss: CHAN! was acting as Ranta Claus and was covered with cotton. He carelessly contact with & in an instant be was a mass of ‘He ran screaming h the store into the street and plunged bis head 1 watering trough, tbus saving bis Mie, it iw feared he may have inhaled flames to such an extent as to prodace internal injuries. ‘The skin nas fallen from face and hangs. ——. Tm Hering ae Dixwer.— judah, an ex-theairical manager Eouiovle vented of rheumatism of the while sitting at He Wealthy man and one of tie best known dents of the city. Cy a Sethe old. at chief of iil | Britt Fe é