Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-10-01
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

INTERNAL REvEEUE.-The receipts from this
source to-day were s206 2Gi.I7.
ABOUT $4,000 was paid by the Post Once
department to-day on account OF carrying the
mails fer the quarter ending yesterday.
PosTMAsTERs APPOINTED. - Edward c.
Negley has been appointed postmaster at Pitts
burg, vice John H. Stewart, suspended on &C
CONT OF defalcation; Henry a. Willis, Thomas
ton Me-, and j. f. West, st. Cloud, MINI.
The RECORDS SAvED-The Commissioned
the General Land Office is in receipt of teie-
gram informing him that the records and pa
peIs of the local land office at Fair Play were
not destroyed in the recent fire at that place,
which consumed large part of that town.
DEATH OF LIEUTENANT HUNTER, U.S.A.-
The Navy department has received information
of the death of Lieut. Hunter, of the navy, who
died on the steamer Wabash at Barcelona He
was son of Assistant Secretary of State
Hunter.
THE GOVERNMENT BOND PURCHASES Du-
RING THE PANIC.-The following. from the
public debt statement, issued to-day, show the
amount of bonds purchased by the Treasury
department at 1l1k, on September 18th and
10Th: September 18th, SIS, 5000; September
10th, Sl1 ,755, 10000.
CLERICAL APPoINTMENTs-The following
candidates before the recent civil service ex-
animation In the office Of the Department OF
Justice having passed a satisfactory examina-
ton have been assigned to duty in that office in
the following grades: First class-George VAIN
scott, Palmer Titon, j. W. Drew. Third
class-George G. Wing. Fourth class-James
V. Chiffon, Charles Bradshaw.
AMONG THE NEW APPOINTMENTS of naval
cadets who have already arrived at Annapolis
are W. W. Russell, Rockville, Nd, at large; l..
v. wilson; ID. G., appointed by n. P. Chapman;
frank H. Heath, Richmond, at large; Charles
III. Clark, 9th Congressional district MaryIanl
appointed by Hon. Lloyd Lowndes; X. p. FAINT
leroy, Leesburg, Va, at large; Frank A. Morris.
virginia, appointed at large. Among the
candidates for cadet engineers were W. D.
Morgan, b. P. Kelley, VIM. wilcoxon, A. w
Sweeney, and VIM. j. Hughes MARYLAND: T. r.
Alexander and Nespasian Ellis, Virginia.
THE SUPPLY OF POSTAL CARps-The re.
cent firm stand taken by the Post Office DEPART
ment with the Morgan Envelope company, rel
alive to the manufacture of postal cards, An
pears 10 have had an excellent effect. The
cards received within a day or two mast ar,
better than any heretofore manufactured the
most marked improvement being in the quality
and finish OF the paper. This would indicate
that the company can. il they 50 disposed
DO the work satisfactorily The manufacturers
nave caught mp with the public demand and
all acquisitions being filled as fast A. re-
celved. They now have on hand at Springfield
about 5000 coo cards, and there is no appreheu-
sion that the manufacturers viii run behind.
PKRsoNAL.-ReIlogg, the artist, is in town
completely restored. He will return in a few
days TO his studio, on Broadway. n. Y. opposite
Trinity church. ....Gov. Bagley, of Michigan
has ordered a special election for November
to fll the vacancy caused by the death of Hon.
w. ID. Foster, member OF Congress from the
fourth district. The steamship China from
Hong Kong, via Yokohama, arrived ia San
Francisco yesterday with Minister DE Long as a
passenger. ''''Congressman Dawes writes that
he spent Sunday of last week on the top OF
Mount Washington, where for twenty-four
IN q no fal1 1. kaI-a
OF everything at a distance of ten rods. THE
Delhi IN. y. Express says that the health Of
Hon. Samuel b. Ruggles, which was seriously
impaired by nervous attack caused by undue
mental etfert in urging upon Congress the pas
cage or the coinage act last winter, has been
greatly improved by his residence in the in
spent the last three months. '..'John II. Hogg
OF the Navy department, sailed for Europe to-
day. John D. Brandt. chief clerk of the
ordnance bureau Navy department, returned to
Washington from Europe this morning.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Commander John Waters
to command the Ossipee, Sth October. Lieut.
Commander G. X. Hsswell to the Ossipee. 9Th
October, as executive officer. Lieut.. Charles
4. Forse, p. NJ. G. Brown, Ndshipmen j. w
Beane, f. Ii. Underwood and Frederick TYLER
and Pay master Henry I. Wright to the Ossi-
pee. Lieutenant John f. Merry to temporary
duty at the naval rendezvous Boston, Mass
Assistant Surgeon George Ii. Torney to the
Frolic. Paw Inspector James FaIIon IA nur-
chasing paymaster at the Philadelphia station.
Observation-Disclosures Commander ID. c. Wood
row from the receiving ship Sabine and ordered
to the Ossipee. Lieutenant Louis V. HoreseI
oetached from the receiving ship Vermont and
Belknap from the photographic Office and or
dered to the Naval Academy. Lieutenant ele-
hanty from the Portsmouth and ordered TO tenn
porary duty at Mare Island. California Lieut.
Z. W. Christopher from the Portsmouth on the
"a instaIt and placed on the sick list with per-
mission 10 remain ON the Island of OAHU. Sur
geOn b. III. Kidder from the Naval Acadsmy
and ordered to the Ossipee. Assistant Surgeon
F. b, Stephenson from the navy-yard, PRila
9elphia ana ordered TO the Ossipee. Assistant
Surgeon Hampden Aulick from the Froljs and
granted two months leave. Pay Director II. III,
Clarke as inspector of the navy ward at PhiIa
delphia' ray Inspector A. W. Russell as pur-
chasing paymaster at PHILADELPHIA and or
dered as inspector OF provisions &c, at ri a
navy-yard at Philadelphia. Paymaster M. h
Cushtng from the Constellation and ordered to
settle accounts.