Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-07-11

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| APPOINTED The President to -day ap-
| pointed Melville ]. salter to be register Of
| the land Office at independence. Kansas.
THE BALTIMORE PENSION AGENCY was
COED yesterday. HereaI ter pensioners mus
| send their applications TO the Washington
| agency.
PERsoNAL.-Mrs. Snead (aFay" of the
Louisville Courier Journal J and her daughter
Miss Austine Snead, ("Miss Grundy,'O are
| toga.
THE LIST Of removals in the New Yor,
custom house. recommended by Collector
| Arthur, are undergoing a rigid review in the
Treasury department, and Ii will be several
days before the list is re ldy for pronulga-
| ton.
| SECRETARY SCHURZ has remoyci from
| the Johnson house, next to the Arlington
hotel, to Edgewooi, the former residence OF
Chief Justice Chase. He proposes to occupy
The mansion with a few gentlemen friends
during the summer months.
PosTMAsTERs CANNOT RUN FOR Or
FICE.-Postmaster General Key has notified
| the postmaster at Blossburg, Pa, that he
cannot while postmaster become a candidate
for The Office of county treasurer before a
convention or before the people.
AT THE CABINET MEETING yesterday no
question of a political nature was consider
ed Captain Howgate's proposed expedition
to the north pole, and Professor Woodward
trip around the world, about to be under
taken In the interest of science, were talked
about.
THERE Is NOT SHADOW OF TRUTH in
the rumor that Secretary Sherman is to be
sent as Minister to the Court of ST. James,
and to be succeeded as Secretary of the
Treasury by Assistant Secretary McCOr-
mick. 1t is one of the emanations due to a
dull news market.
THE PRESIDENT is contemplating ma king
visit to the White Sulphur Springs the last
of the present month. In August he will
pass week in Vermont and New Hamp-
shire, and on September 18th he is expected
10 attend the reunion OF the regiment in
which he served as colonel, to be held at CO.
lumbus, Ohio.
AN lNADvERTENCE.-Inh his circular ated
the Sd inst, the Secretary of the Navy states
that the Attorney General is Of the opinion
that the Navy department is authorized to
use stamped envelopes or official stamps, as
IT may elect, He evidently means official
envelopes such as are prescribed by the act
of March Sd last and not the stamped enyel-
opes used by the public.
FACT AND ION.-Notwithstapding the
fact that the office seekers are confronted
with the placard 'DO vacanc ies' at the door
of the Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
and the room of the appointment clerk, null
ulndes OF hungry ones still flank the halls.
just so long as the announcement is made
that 10 vacancies exist, and yet the fact is
known that appointments are made every
day, will this be the case.
AMONG THE CALLERS at the White
House 10 day were the Secretary OF the In
terror, the Attorney General, Postmaster
General Key, District Commissioner Bryan
nd na lVnn sNfL -
der, Commissioner of Education Eaton and
family, Representative Sleicher Sidney
Everett of Boston, Mr.. Van Horn of New
YORK, Mr.. Gallaudet, Superintendent Ken
dali Green Institution; Governor Davis of
Texas, ard Col. Atkins of Savannah, Ga.
NINDICATED.-The result of an investiga
ton which was instituted at the request of
MI knorr, in charge of the draughtng div
sion of the photographic office, agains'
Commo6Ore Wyman, The chief of the Nv
drOers phIc Office of the navy, against whom
ne knoIr) preferred Gel tam charges, has re-
sui ed III complete Wind Gallon of Wymau
and the recommendation that Kuorr be dis
charged from the public service. The in
vestigatiOn was made by Admiral LIE Roy
Commodore Febiger and Commander Luli
APRoPos PUBLICATIoNs.-Fr William
Ballantyne We have "The Eastern Question
Historically Considered" By James NJ. Bug
bee; GA Brief History of Turkey" from the
German of DR.. Johannes VYesselhOeft; and
- Brief History of Russia" by Frances A.
Shaw, published with maps in paper-cov-
ertd, pocket sized volumes, by James r Os-
good * Co.
From Robert Beall we have ga Brief His
tory OF Montenegro and Bulgaria." by Geo.
N. FOwle, published with maps. in muslin,
by James r. Osgood & Co.
NAVAL ORDERs-Paymaster Charles d.
Mansfield to the Swatara at New York:
Chief Engineer III. Newell to duty I'm super-
intending the completion of the machinery
OF the Quinnebang. Commander w. A. Kirk
land has reported his return home, having
neen detached from the command of the
FIollc, south Atlantic station, on the l2th
ut, and has been placed on waiting orders
Assistant Paymaster John w. Jordan de-
tached from the Swatara, on the Reporting
OF DIS RELIEF, and ordered TO settle accounts
VACANCIES IN THE REVENUE MARINE
SERV!CE.-Capt. Jobu A. Webster, of the
revenue marine service, who died i'm Balti-
more on the Sd instant, was about 81 wear of
age. He was commissioned a captain i'm the
revenue marine service in 1873, and held the
appointment 10 the time of his death. Cant
cyrus W. Pease, of Edgartown, Mass. at
present in command of the revenue steamer
Seward, at Galveston, Texas, has transmit.
tcd his resignation to the Secretary of the
treasury. Appointments TO fill these va
cahcies will be made from the list of lien.
tenants who stand highest on the roll
MARRIAGE OF A Cong REssMAN's DAUGB-
TER.-Fletcher S. Stockdale, ex.lieutenant
governor of Texas. and Miss Lizzie Scblei.
cher, daughter of Hon. Gustave Schleicher
I'm Congress from Texas. were
married last night by Rev. DR.. Elliott. rec
Tor OF Ascension hurch. The bride was at
tired In white silk. Her ornaments were
diamonds and orange blossoms. The brides
maids were Misses Mary Roberts and Ada
Willy, and the grOOmsmen DR.. g. D. Magru-
DER and Gustave Schleicher. brother of the |
pride. There were numerous presents To the |
bride. w S
THE BATTLE OF HUBBARDToN-Edit,r |
Star: You were in error yesterday in stating
that the battle of Hubbardtoa was not atbe |
only revolutionary battle fought in Yer
mont" Every Vermonter knows that n
was; and that the Battle of Bennington. as |
IL IS called, was fought in the town of Hoo
SICK, state OF New YOrk-near the town of |
remington ard the Vermont state line
This event has been celebrated at Remington
several years, and the Tooth anniversary Of |
The battle will be celebrated at that Mace
August l6. Yours, &c, JAS. X Mel,
Tuesday morning.
A CHALLENGE TO THE PREsIDESr
Among the letters recently received by the
President is the following:
NEW CENTRAL THEArFR.
BALTIMORE, Nd, Thursday
Mr.. Hayes-HONORED SIR: The fact of
my being st8unch Democrat and the result
Oi this Pre- sidential Election going aoainst
!, Al feelings nm no