Correspondence of the Baltimore Clipper

WASHINGTON, Sept. !, 1916.
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On Saturday night the store of Messrs Ryon
X Ober, on the corner of Louisiana and Seventh
street, was entered in a Clandesne manner, by
breaking the lock. The drawer contained four
or five hundred cents, but these the trespasser
refused to take. Gold and silver must have
been his aim, as the groceries were undsturbed,
and nothing missed by the proprietors.


The clerks in the several departments were,
yesterday and to-day, paid off in gold and sill
yer. Formerly they received checks, and got
them cashed at the banks but the Sub-Trea-
sury law has changed the old mode of doing
business, and introduced a new.


There is much sickness, principally bilious,
in this city. A great deal may be prevented
by being particular in food, and avoiding, as
much as possible, the suns extreme heat.


1t is supposed that Ryland Chapel will re-
ceive about eighty dollars (as the proceeds of
the concert by the Wesley Chapel choir to-
wards liquidatIng the church Indebtedness
Their minister, Mr.. Chenowth, though but a
few months resident, has endeared himself TO
his congregation and large number of our
citizens; thus exemplfying the truth, that a
good man will everywhere find friends


This morning noticed a tolerably we'll dres-
sed woman, with hair dishevelled, and without
bonnet, walking up and down tho avenue
She was maniac, and had doubtless escaped
from confinement. An object of the public
gaze herself, she was Indifferent to eVery thing
around her. She seemed to have her eyes fix
ed on some distant object, and was walking hur-
nedly to its attainment. But how often do we
of sane minds pursue phantoms, and at last are
compelled TO acknowledge the illusion and fore
90 the happiness promised by our hopes2


OuI Alexandria neighbors had a torch light
procession last night, preparatory to voting on
the subject of retrocession. To-day the cleo
ton commenced, and many of our citizens have
gone over to share in the excitement.


The sloop of war Vincennes, now on the
East India station, has been ordered home


noticed in some of the Northern papers a
copy Of a note, signed by Mr.. Morton, the col
lector ofthe port OF Boston, and addressed to
clerks in that Custom House, dismssing them
"by authority of the Secretary of the Treasul-
ry. Either Mr.. Morton or Mr.. Walker must
tell fb, as MIR. Walker informed friend ofI
mine that the collectors made their own ap-
pointments, and that he never nterfered with
them in,this particular.


Two small bands of Dutch discordant singers,
tambourine and fiddle players-sght or ten in
all, male and iemale-have lately arrived, and
are now tormenting US by their screeching. If
they are no better than their music, they have
little TO recommend them. A.