Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-07-25

source to-day were s310,9o594
THE L. s. PRACTICE SHIP CossrELLArIoN,
with the midshipmen aboard, reached Newport,
Il. L., on the 10th inst. All were reported well.
A COMPETITIVE KxAMINArIoN to I'LL sixteen
vacancies of class two in the Pension office,
open only to clerks of class one in the same
office, will be held in wright's building, corner
of sth and streets, tomorrow.
INSPECTION DUrY.-1st Lieut.. Henry Jack
son, Ith cavalry, acting signal officer, has been
ordered, in addition to his present duties under
Instructions from the depot quartermaster in
this city, to inspect and supervise the cOnstruc-
ton OF the buildings to be erected at Fort
NhiPple, Virginia.
THE FLAGSHIP WORCESTER and the United
States steamer Wyoming, of the North Atlantic
squadron, are at Norfolk navy yard to receive
some repairs. The Shawmut remains in Hamp-
ton Roads. The practice steamer Fortune,
with the Cadet Engineers on board, has arrived
from Philadelphia in New York.
TIE EUROPEAN BALLOON TRIp.-General
Myers to-day decided not to detail any employe
of the signal service to accompany Prof. Wise
in mis- European balloon voyage. Over twenty
volunteer applications had been received.
This action on his part is taken on account of
the extreme peril incident to such a trip.
UNIFORM TIMK THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY
The application of the resources of the National
Observatory at Washington to the distribution
Of accurate standard and uniform public time
has been at last undertaken by the Western
| mon Telegraph Company. which promises to
furnish TO all the principal cities of the United
States, as frequently during the day as may be
required, the exact time as computed by the
central Observatory.
THE PROGRAMME for the open air concert of
the marine band, Prof. Fries, leader, at the
BROS auf'S IA b
follows 1. Deutcher KAISER March, Lickof: ..
overture, Gantes; 3. PotpOurri from Somnam-
bula, Bellini; 1. Introductions and Waltzes
"AutogTaph,' Strauss; 5. Selections from
Faust, GounOd; 6. Galop, Godfrey; Z. Final,
national airs.
EOUCHERs NOT TO BE ISSUED ON DUE BILLS
BY general order No. u, just issued from the
War department, "disbursing officers are not
allowed to issue vouchers, which act as due bills
az inst the United States, for unpaid accounts
The only exception under the foregoing, will be
the issuance of a certified statement of personal
serN ices a"d OF wages due, in the case OF an en-
plOyee discharged. and not paid at time OF dis
charge, for want OF funds"
A OBLIGATION of tobacco manufacturers
from New York and Philadelphia had a hear
ing before Commissioner Douglass to-day, and
entered protest against the adoption by the
revenue department OF patent cigar box which
has been favorably considered by the commits
soner as prevention against fraud. The
proposed box has the stamp under the lid and
admits or its being raised and the cigars ex-
posed without breaking the stamp. The COM
missioner reserved his decision in the premises.
Observation-Disclosures General Creswell ia
at Long Branch, the guest of President Grant.
''''Blacque Bey, long the dean of the diplo-
matte corps here, will upon the arrival of his
successor go back to Turkey and take up his
residence at Censtsntipople, expecting to per-
manentiy retire from the diplomatic service.
Hon. W. L. Gilfillan, ex-M. c., from Penn
sylvania, is in the city on flying visit. IA
Summer resident of Newport offers to give Hon
Caleb Cushing the rent of beautiful villa on
Bellvue avenue, south OF Webster street, II he
locality. ".'Gov. Grover, of Oregon, has or
dered an election on Monday, Oct. 10, to fill the
vacancy IN Congress caused by the recent death
Of Hon. Joseph q. Wilson.
THE WEATHER CHRONICLES from the Office Of
the chief signal officer for the week ending yes
terday says: During the past week low baron
eter has moved over Dakota, Minnesota, upper
Michigan and the st. Lawrence valley. sending
several MINOR disturbances to the middle At
lantic and southern New England coasts, and
accompanied by severe thunder-stOrms over the
northern sections; a second over the northern
portions of Dakota and Minnesota into Canada
The largest total amounts Of rain during the
past week have been reported from the follow
ing stations: Rochester, 1.97 inches; Buffalo
2.04; Indlanola, 2.15; Wilmington, N. c., and
Charleston, 22.. SSsvinnsh, Q AZ; Boston, 2.72
New Orleans, Isl; Montgomery, 3;0t; Lake
City, 3.25; Mt. Washington, All, and MOBILE,
761.
SENATOR WINDOW, chairman of the Senate
committee on transportation, has just COM
pleted an extensive tour, embracing New York,
Albany, Troy, Boston, Montreal, O5gego,
Buffalo, Chicago, and Milwaukee, for the pur-
pose of obtaining information in regard TO the
various transportation routes, and other sub
jects germane to the duties of his committee.
At all points every possible facility was offered
to him, and much valuable Information has
been obtained. Senator Window Is now pur-
suing the subject at the west, and expects to
return to Washington in two or three weeks,
when he will be able to decide on the time for
calling the committee together, and name the
points which it Is desirable the committee should
visit.
WANTS THE STAMPS OR A Coon POSITION
A person living not far from ST. Louis, Mo-, has
sent to the Post Office department eighteen
three-cent postage stamps, which have under
gone the sweatlng-out process in his pocket
book to such An extent that the image OF G..
Washington has very unsubstantial and
which they were printed has become ''invisible
green" The person sending them says "You
can see that they have not been used, and that
| is the reason why 1 send them to you. II you
can, send good ones back; IL not, you can prob
| ably MAKE IL good some other way-for instance
| by appointment to some good position, or son't
OtheT E6y." Eighteen 1aueu postage stamps 1ol
| an appointment! Who will bid twenty?
Hon. CALEB CUSHING, having noticed wag,
| gish editorial In the Germantown CAroaiele en-.
titled "a Dogs Delight" having reference &c
his late dog suit in the police court of this city
has written a letter to the editor, in which
| he says he has OF a sudden become IA
| nous pretty much as Alciabiades did by cutting
| off his dogs tail, to the astonishment Of al
| Athens. He pleads guilty to barking at ST
Alexander, but says In extenuation that he die
it in self-defence, and, AS it seems to him. witt
| great moderation, seeing that Sir AleSande
began by barking at him through 100 pages o
close printed large octave, whilst he Gushing
barked at him through only % pages Of lar
type loaded, these pages not half the size OF tn
others. He says in reference TO the ownership
of the obnoxious canine against which he wage
q successful war in the police COURT In JUS
tice to Mr.. Fernando Wood also, desire to sa