Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-10-24
Washington News and Gossip,

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pam the publishers having tIrned over u
them the suts-TiE ti.n lists. and suhscTi beTs
hay Isly 0U having numbers delivered prOmptl-.
\ SUIT U1sutssED-In the Supreme Court
Cf the Jnitcd STATES, yesterday, IN the case OF
the Orange, Al. xantria and II Snsssas railroad
company, aIpeIants ~. :he Southern AMI AT
lartIc telegraph company, on motion OF Mr.. G..
P. LUWFey. ot counsel tor the appellants. IL was
ordered ty the court that the appeal be dis
missed with costs
THE CIVIL SEEviCE EXAMINING BOARD
The civil service board expect 20 hold another
meeting in this city previous 10 the completion
CT the Preside nt-s annual message and com aIete
reIOrt TO be make to the President. There IL
gOCd reason TO believe that the President viii,
~ his annual message renew his recommends
I
the civil service commissioner.
POSTMASTER JEWELL AFTER Two IN ONE
FAMILY IN OFFICE.-POEtmasteT GeneTsl JeSe
has determined to follow in the footsteps of the
Secretary OF the Treasury in the matter OF dis
missing from his department all except one
mem er Of a family. IL tais rule Is observed
strictly In the POst Office department, it will
result IN the discharge Of a large number Of EN-
IlCyts-
Tn TuE Mv,Tf -. IT..
In the Supreme Court yesterday Attorney Gene
Isl Williams presented the proceedings of the
bar in relation to the death Of the lase Judge
Curtis, and took occasion % deliver an eulogiGm
on the character 4 the deCeast saying. among
other things: "All that Las been said of the
ablest and Oest OF the profession might with fit
ness be applied to him. Mr. Chief Justice
Waite replied in a fitting eulOgigm, and the
cOaTt adjourned to MOUday next.
A WELL PAID TREASURY CLEKK.-Mr. Sa-
VILE, the late chief clerk Of the Treasury de-
Psrtnent, did not have too modest spprecia-
tiOn OF his services 20 the old syndicate In set
thing his accounts il toe treasury IL was found
Il az he charged a handsome sum for his work
and literal allowance fer xpeDses. His salary
Ter quarter o. three months was 81 600. In ad-
ditiOn be received per day, for expenses. the
SUm Of SIS, and for tie same tiIse his mileage
was Rot far from 81 900 a month, or more than
any C'yn Ofncer receives under the government
excepting the President and q Few foreign min
is;eTs.-DISI a.ca q Y J. Tribune.
THE INTER OCEANIC SHIP CAxAI.-Ths
hoard TO report upon the proposed Inter
Oceanic Ship Canal routes will hold a meeting
IN tins city during tie 4at5er past OF November
be board consists Of General A. y. Hum
IhTeJ-, Chief Of Engineers, United States
army; Commodore Daniel AmmOn, Chief of
the Bureau Of Nayig atiOn, United States Navy;
and Capt +. T.. Patterson, Superintendent or
the Coast survey. Major Mcfarland. OF the
Engineer Corps, who Was sent out last spring to
personally examine the various routes proposed,
i nov engaged N writing his report. General
AumOD5 Accomplished Msj jOr Mcfarland on
the tsip at the invitation Ot Secretary Robson.
sIc lie has maze writ en- report to the Secre-
tsTy, il which he takes strong grounds IN favor
o. the route tnrC-Sh Lake Nicaragua.
THR PL1yPTor ESvELorE COMPANY being
unabie 50 far TO perform its stamp envelope
contract, the former contractor, Mr.. Rsay, Of
Nsw York, has consented to furnish slI the
stamped envelopes now required, and on being
requested by the Postmaster General to COM
IlsnC1 at once, Mt. keay started his factory hy
telegraph. he following order was is, u d
To-Day by tie POstmas.er General:
Posi- OFFICE DEPARTMENT.
Ia1ra issisfant PogfnsdsIsr General.
WAsHIrGTCN, October p, 1874.
OTceTsd. That there be purchased from
George h. Rsay, q John street, New York
city, all the stamped envelopes and newspaper
wrappers OF the various kinds aud denOmina-
uCns required for public use, as called for by
The orders Of the department, bearing dates
Oct Sd 10 Oct I'D, 1874, bO'h inclusive, and
all the stamIed envelopes and newspaper wrap
IeTs for official use, which NAV be require: TO
be furnished during the month OF October Is7I
pay ment 70 be made for all OF sstd envelopes
and wrappers At the prices 6xed by Jhe con-
tracts executed With said George II. Reay. and
which expired September 50, 1874.
TEis order VIII enable the PiimptOn company
10 Lave another trial or q month TO determine
whether or lot It can make envelopes.