Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-12-03
EVENING STAR
Washington News and Gossip.

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GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Inter-
nal revenue, 1858, 729.16; customs, si3i ,sOi 81.
THE AMOUNT of national bank note cur
rency received at the Treasury to lay aggre-
gated s4sO5G5.
Mr.. GEORGE s. SCHEMMERHoRN, clerk,
in the United Sta.es Treasurer's office, re-
signed to-day.
Mr.. RAY p. EATON, frst-class clerk in
the Post Office department, has been pro-
NOTED TO a second class clerkship in the
same department.
THERE WAS RUMoR abroad to-day that
the South Atlantic naval fleet has been or
dsred home from Rio Janeiro for service on
the north Atlantic.
so FAR AS HEARD FROM the colleges AMI
universities give their cordial Endorsement
to the sci enc for the representation at their
instruction, history, &c, of the centennial
as prepared by the Bureau of Education.
NAVAL ORDERs-Paymaster George E
Hendee ordered to duty in the Bureau of Pro-
Visions and Clothing, Navy department.
Paymaster l.. y. Frailey detached from duty
in the Bureau of Provisions and Clothing,
and placed on waiting orders.
AT THE CABINET MEETING TODAY all
the members were present except the Secre-
tary of the Navy. The Presidents message
was under consideration, and it was thought
Gen. BabcOck's request for court of inquiry
would be acted on.
CAPTAIN G. +. JoCKNICK, whose services
in the military and civil departments of the
government extend over period of nearly a
quarter of a century, was on the 3oth ultimo
remover from his position as clerk in the
indian bureau, on the recommendation of
Commissioner Smith. His many friends in
this city and elsewhere will be pleased to
learn e.
arOther clerkshiD in the Interior department;
which appointment indicates that he retains
the confidence of the present head of said de-
partment.
PERsoNAL.-senators Spencer, of Alabama,
is In the city. '.'' Hon. Charles ONeil, of
Philadelphia, arrived in the city this morn
ing, and has taken his old rooms at SOC 18th
street. 800 General George p. Ihrie, late
paymaster of the army stationed in Alaska,
is at the Hamilton House. .... The follow
p. d. Wiggenton, Cal; Hon. VIM Blair Lord
and wife, N. Y; Hon. Marcus T.. Ward, n.
J.; Hon. j. o. Whitehouse, n. Y; iHon. John
NJ. Johnston, Va; Hon. w. McClelland, Pa;
Hon w. Woodburn, Nevada.
LOVERS OF CLASSICAL MUSIC are pro-
missed rich feast at the Won Bulow concerts
next week-Tuesday and Thursday even
ings. The great pianist, with unusual
modesty, refratns from giving us any of his
own cOmpositiOns-mOst performers treat us
to superfiuity OF their own work, mainly
calculated TO show their deXteTity of fiugei-
Ing. The programme for the first concert is
arranged in two parts-the first devoted TO
COMPOSITIONS OF Bach, Beethoven, and Ros-
SIM, the second to the best works of Men
delsso1n, Chopin, Gordigiani, r ubenstein
and Liszt.
ARMY ORDERs.-Assistant Surgeon Au-
eustus A. Yeomans will report in person
without delay TO the commanding officer
Columbus barracks, Ohio, to accompany a
detachment OF recruits to the department of
Texas. On the completion of this duty he
Tartment of Texas, for assignment to duty
The leave of absence granted First Lieutea-
ant W. NJ. wallace, 9th cavalry, from heal
o. arters mounted recruiting service st.
Louis barracks, Missouri, is extended until
his recruiting station is designated by the
superintendent mounted recruiting service.
MOVEMENTS OF U. S. NAVAL VESSELS
The Powhatan, Tal,ar oosa, Despatch, HUI
ron and Alert, in company with the moni-
tors Wyandotte, Passaic and Nantucket,
left Philadelphia yesterday morning for
norfolk. Rear Admiral John j. Alfny re-
ports his arrival at La PaZ, Mexico, October
18th, 81 days from Honolulu, with flagship
Pensacola. He reports affairs all quiet at
ment, under Colonel Veiasco, f is Working Working
quietly and efficiently. Rear Admiral Almy
expected to sail about the 18th November for
Pensacola are in good health.
general BABCoCK has addressed letter
TO the President in reference to the asser-
tons made at the trial of w. o. Avery, in
ST. Louis, by one of the prosecuting attor-
neys, Hon. j. H. Henderson, who stated in
effect that he intended TO prove that Gen.
Babcock was in the whisky ring. He has
requested hearing before the court at st.
Louis for the purpose of vindicating him
self from the charges and insinuatlons
made, but was informed that the evidence
in the case of Avery was closed, and that
the next case involving the question of con-
spiracy was set for December 10. He now
demands court OF inquiry, and requests hat
an immediate investigation be ordered.
THE MARINE HOSPITAL sERv1cE.-The
annual report of DR.. John NJ. w oodworth,
supervising surgeon general of the Marine
HO Spital service, has been transmitted TO
the Secretary of the Treasury. DR.. Wood
worth sets forth that the office would be re-
lieved from much embarrassment il the
number of medical officers of the service and
their salaries within certain limits, accord
Ing TO the duties assigned, were fixed by
law. DR.. Woodworth takes occasion to re-
port upon the condition of the several hoSpi-
tails. Extensive repairs are needed on nearly
all OF the old buildings, none having been
made for several years. Bat as all of the old
hospital buildings are defective in their
construction DR.. Woodwork does not ap-
prove OF large OUTLAWS on any of them. He
recommends the erection of separate pa
vilion wards on the hospital ground at Cfiel-
sea, Mass; Louisville, KY; and st. Louis,
Mo-. and new hospital at Hyannis, Mass.
PRACTICAL EFFECT OF THE EIG HT-HoUR
RULE.-The annual report OF w. w. Wood,
chief of the bureau OF steam engineering,
shows that an immense amount of work has
bsen and is being done on our various war
vessels. The school of mechanical and ma
rine engineering at Annapolis is referred to
as second to none in the world, and recon-
mendatfOn is made TO extend its usefulness
by increasing the number OF cadet engineers
10 such an extent as to fill, in a short time,
the vacancies now existing in the corps, and
render unnecessary any further appoint
labor In the navy yards have been reduced
by act of Congress by two -tenths from those
previously required as days work. This