Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-09-25

LIEUT. ISAAC HAzLETr, L. s. N, has been
ordered to thenaval observatory in this city.
SECRETARY robson returned to the city
last evening, and was at the Navy Department
to-day.
THE PAYMENTS TO the navy yard employees of
the amounts due them account of the
duction of their wages after the passage of the
e;ght-bOur law, will be commenced at the
various yards about the lst OF October.
THERE are about fOrty-one vacancies in the
first class clorkships in the Treasury depart
ment and its various bureaus, all of which will
| be filed by the Secretary from the list OF those
WHO may pass satsi factory examination in Oc-
tOber.
TIE EXAMINATION of candidates for admission
in the cadet engineer corps of the navy, which
has been in progress at the Naval Academy
since the 10th instant, closed to day. Over forty
| applicants were examined. Those who passed
satisfactory examinations Will receive appoint
ments in the corps.
THE MEXICAN MISSION. - Minister Nelson
has recovered from his recent illness in the city
OF Mexico, and is now engaged in arranging the
affairs of the Mixed Commission, with likelihood
OF success. He soon leaves for the United States
| with the remains of his wife, which will be
taken TO Indiana for final interment. Mr..
Skilton has entered upon his duties as Consul
General OF the United States in Mexico.
PERsoHAL.-Mrs. VIM. X. Smith, who has
been in Europe for some dfteen months, as the
| guest of Mrs. Hugh McCulloch, returned by the
steamer Cuba on its last trip. Her charming
letters from England and Scotland, published
in the Sunday Chronicle, have been copied wide
| ly i'll this country and in Europe, and general
desire has been expressed for their publication
in more permanent form.
The CoLoRED CADET, James Henry Conyers,
| appointed to the naval academy by Congress
man Elliott, colOred, of the third district Of
South Carolina, successfully passed the exami-
nation at Annapolis yesterday morning, and
was duly sworn in. He is considerably less
enthusiastic than his cOlOred friends, who are
very demonstrating on the result OF his examina-
ton. He Is now in Washington, and will not
enter the academy until next week.
INCREASE OF THE POSTAL RAILWAY SER
vICE-Superintendent Bangs, of the postal rail-
way service, estimates that the increase in the
number of miles of service for the present fiscal
| year lending June 80, 1881 will be 10000
against about 900 tor the last fiscal year. The
continual expansion of the service OF course
neCessitates the establishment of hundreds of
additional post offices, and the appointment OF
more route agents, postal railway clerks, &c.
THE New BRIDGE ACROSS THE Potomac
| Gen. Babcock has completed his examination
of all the proposals submitted for the construc-
| ton of the new iron bridge over the Potomac,
near the Little Falls, the site of the old chain
| bridge, and submitted the matter to the acting
| chief OF the engineer corps for approval.
| Should the decision OF Gen. Bsbcock meet with
| the approval of Gen. Park, the contract will be
awarded in day or two.
| A CORRESPONDENTS between Minister Wash
burne and NJ. Remusat, minister OF foreign
affairs OF the French republic, on the subject OF
the prosecutions of the Hebrews i'm the prlnci-
pallties OF MOldavia and Wallachia, has been
received at the State department. Mr.. Wash
| burne expresses the opinion that knowledge of
the sympathy of the people of the United States
might aid in carrying out the obligations of the
treaty between certain European states, in
respect to the protection of the prosecuted class.
NJ Remusat replies that when the occasion
presents itself, his government will insist that
| equal protection be accorded in Roumania to
residents OF all creeds.
THE NEW YORK SUB-TREAsURY DEFALCA-
TON. - The Treasury officials who examined
| the accounts of Assistant Treasurer Hillhouse
in New York. have returned here and made
their report. The book accounts were all found
correct WITH the exception Of those kept by
| johnson, WHO sometime ago, began specializing
| in stocks, and. meeting with losses, attempted
| TO retrieve them by using the government funds.
For this purpose he appropriated SIS, co., th at
being the evgct amount of his de!alcation. The
| examination showed H. at he did not take stamps
| but money derived from their sale, and then
Intentionally neglected TO M axe any entry for it
II his books, which would make il appear th2t
| lie had on hand larger quantity Of stamps than
| was actually the case.
| Personal. - Prof. Henry, of the Smith
sorian Institution, will return 70 this city the
| latter part OF this week. ...'Proi. Tyndall, OF
| England, writes that he will leave on SATURDAY
Tor this country, to remain about three mouths
and halt. Gen. humphreys, chefOf engj-
| neers, and Col. Casey, L. 5. A, will return to
Washington within a few days; the former
| from brief official inspection, and the latter
ioa i Leave 60 OF ,I absence Col: Benton; T.
| NJ. Douglass has gone 10 North Carolina to take
| the stump for Grant and Wilson. senator
Sumner arr i've in Paris Monday night;
| Alden dineG with President Theirs in Paris YES
| terday. II Miffiin Turner, (colored,) e nited
| states Consul at MOnrovia, arr we'd i'm this city
this morning from Europe, and Is at the Airing
| ton hotel. He proposes to leave here at once TO
| take the stump in Missouri and other states of
Tie southwest fOr Grant and Wilson.
| THE OTHER SIDE.-The statement in morn
ing paper relative TO a personal difficulty be-
tween MIR. James NJ. Swank, chief clerk of the
| department. OF Agriculture, and clerk name
| chamberlain. appears 10 be greatly ex
| aggerated. Mr.. SWank's statement of the
| afalr, which is ceTroborated by a gentlem an
VINO occupies cesk in Mr.. = - Office. and OF hers
! III me depar tment, is that Chamberlain who is
| frst-class clerk, has frcGuentIy given
ms cftclal sdperiorS cause OF complaint for in
| attention 20 his duties, and that he went
| 10 the Plttsburg convention without secur-
| ing leave or absence, and did not on his re-
turn report to the office until Monday last.
\
! him that, as be had lett without perrnis-
| sion, bis desk had been temporarily filled,
and that he (Chamberiain) must explain
| his conduct to the COmmissis ner on his return
| to W Washington. Upon this Chamberlain be-
| came violently abusive, and used grossly dis
respectful language to Mr. Swank, calling
| him mean tyrant, &c, and saying that
| II he, Swank. were oGrside he would thrash him.
| Mr.. s. then informed him that on account OF
| his grossly insulting language he should dismiss
| him from date. He then Instructed the dis
| bursting clerk TO pay him (C) up to date and
| lett with him a note of dismissal for Cham
| berlain. The latter refused to draw
his money and continued his ahuse
OF Mr.. Swank, when the latter quietly called a
policeman and had hia elected from the build
| ing. The statement that Mr.. Swank has re-
signed is incorrect, as are also the statements
that he has been challenged by Chamberlain
and thai he and o. had personal reacontre.
BY the decision of Judge Humphreys given
to day in the case of Mattingly ct al against the
District OF Columbia it will be seen that the nom
improvement men failed TO carry their point.
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