Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-10-03

source to- day were SlSs 35+ %.
THE BRITISH CLAIMS COMMISSION is again
in session in this CITY.
MINISTER MORT accompanied by several of
his distinguished countrymen visited the White
House this morning, and had an interview with
the President.
SECRETARY BOUTWELL, will speak at Indian
opolis tomorrow night. He is not expected to
return 10 Washington until after the elections
next Tuesday.
CIGARS AND GIG ARBTTEs seized for violation
OF custom-revenu laws, and which will not
bring at public sale enough to pay for the
revenue stamps, will hereafter be destr Dyed.
CAPT. ALvoRD's INDIAN DELEGATION will
nothaye ali interview with the acting secretary
of the Interior and the President under several
days.
ALABAMA POLITICs.-HOn. NJ. L. Patterson,
one OF the largest planters in the st ate, and
prominent among the leading men of east
Alabama, is unequivOcally opposed to Greeley,
and out for Grant and Wilson.
THE GERMAN OFFICERS in command of his
Imperial NJ ajesty's war ships now at Annapolis
visited the Treasury department yesterday and
were escorted through the building by Gen.
Spinner.
SURVEYS ORDRRRD.-The Navy department
has ordered the survey of the Bojayo river, on
Nicaraguan route, to commence on the lat of
Dece mber, and Comma nder Selfridge will be
ordered to complete the survey of the Darien
route, common cling on the LIST of January next.
NAVY ORDERS To-DAY.-Second Assistant
Engineer f. j. Habieh0rst has been ordered to
the Canonicus, and 1st Assistant Engineer VIM.
II. Harrison to the Kansas, replacing 1st Assist
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leave of absence. First Assistant Chas. j. Nc
COnnell is detached from the Canonicus and
ordered to hold himself in readiness for orders
to the Shawmut.
CHEERING News FROM LITTLE DELAWARE.
Judge Geo. p. Fisher, OF this city, has received
dispatch from Milford, Delaware. as follows:
"SusseX county gives 4 republican majority:
Kent county 800 democratic majority; New
Castle county gives 3iG republican majority.
Delaware safe tor Grant" The dispatch refers
to the election in Delaware yesterday for inspec-
tors of election, called there "the little election"
EXTENSION OF THE CAPITOL GRoUNDs.-The
Secretary of the Interior has concluded to pur-
chase the squares of ground north and south of
the Capitol, SO far as the appropriation made by
the last Congress will go, in conformity to the
act passed. We are gratifed at being able to
make this announcement, as it will settle the
question of doubt in the minds of the property
holders, and give an impetus to the building Of
handsome residences in this section of the city,
and other enterprises. This action has been
taken by the Secretary through the request of
PERsoNAL.-The Attorney General will speak
in Troy on the Sth instant, Syracuse the follow
ing day, Buffalo on the 10th, and Portage on the
18th instant Hon. c. L. Cobb, of North
Carolina, art his bride, are at the Ebbltt house.
.''."SeROr Don Enrique Wales, long resident
here as second secretary Of the Spanish legation,
will not return, having received an appoint
ment as first secretary of the Spanish embassy
at Berlin. .-".Count Corti, the Italian minister,
has returned. Hon. Lee POer Trench, secre-
tary OF the British legation, has returned
Count Noailles, the French minister, is in
the city.
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM IN NEW YORK.-Th,
board Of examiners for the Treasury Depart
ment has received Information that competitive
examinations under the civil service rules for
the purpose OF filling q - 900 clerkship in the
office OF the collector of customs, and a 81 ,60l
clerksbip in the naval office in New York, will
be held by the boards of examiners for those of
fces on the 9TH and Sth days of this month";
Rooms for the use OF the boards have been ftte
up in the custom horse, and ample arrange
nents have been made for the application OF tn
civil service rules to all appointments and pro
motions hereafter made in the New York custom
house. Similar arrangements have been made
for the sub-treasury in that city.
The VIENNA EXPosITION.-The Presiden
recently referred to the universal exposition at
vienna next May, and hoped that good repre-.
sentatiOn of American art and industry might
be found in competition with the products of
European skill. He also declared his intention
OF asking in his forthcoming message to Con-
gress for a.sufficient appropriation to send
delegation OF American wOrkingmen to Vienna
under the direction of the United STATES COM
missioner general, Thomas b. Van Buren,, of
New York, for the purpose OF reporting upon
the progress ct the industrial arts in Europe as
revealed by the exposition, the delegates to be
selected by the various branches Of industry to
be represented and nominated to the govern
ment for approval.
Civil SERVICE EXAMINATIONS IN THE TaKA
sURY.-The board of examiners for the Trea-
sury Department will hold competitive exami-
nations for the purpose Of filing about forty
vacancies in frst-class clerkships, on the Iltt.
18th, 14th, 18th, and 10th days of this MONTH
About fifty candidates will be examined each
day, making nearly two hundred and fifty in
all. The questions for the various days will be
different, but will cover about the same general
range. In view Of the large number Of vacan-
cies, and In order to Obviate any complaint from
excluded applicants, the board has summoned for
examination all applicants whose names were
on the eligible list on the first day Of October
Applications received since that date are pl ace d
on hle, but do not entitle the applicants in the
examinations about to take place. As the ey.
animation and marking of SO large number of
examination papers involve a great amount Of
labor, there will be some delay in making known
the results Of the examinations.
The Georgia Election.