Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-06-24
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY.-Internal
re venue. $6Sl, ,O743S: customs. 1891, l,07704.

washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY.-Internal
revenue. 1851 l,O74 3S: customs s39l,07704.
SUBSCRIPTIONS to the tour per cent. loan to-
day amounted to $4,000.
THE PRESIDENT and Mrs. Hayes went to
Mount Vernon last Saturday evening and re-
turned this morning.
1T Is Not YET DECIDED who will be the
District Commissioner from the engineer
corps OF the army. Those having good op
portunity to know say that Col. John N. Ma
comb Will be detailed for that duty.
AMONG THE CALLERS at the White House
today were Secretary Schurz, Senator Saun-
ders. and Representatives Townsend (Ohio,
Rainey, Davis, (COl..) and Smalls.
PRESIDENTIAL LAPPOINTMENTs.-The Pres-
dent to-day appointed Laban j. Miles, OF Iowa.
| to be Indian agent at the Usage agency. In
dian territory, vice Cyrus Beede, suspended.
| This is the first recess appointment since the
| adjournment of Congress.
THE PRESIDENT has telegraphed positive
acceptance of the invitation to attend the
| celebration of the Wyoming centennial, near
Nlikesbarre, Pa, on the Sd and 4th of July.
No APPOINTMENT as Solicitor of the Navy
department, to succeed Mr.. Boles, deceased
will be made, as the last Congress made no
Appropriation for salary for that office.
TIE SARATOGA, Lieutenant Commander r.
d. Evans commander, arrived at Portsmouth,
Va. this morning from Washington. AS here
tofOre stated in THE STAR, she will be recop
pered at Norfolk preparatory to her cruise
with some three hundred boys who are being
trained as seamen.
THE ENTERPRISE, Commander selrdge
commanding, arrived at Para, Brazil, May a.
All We're well on board. The Enterprise will
make survey of the Amazon river in the in
tereSt OF American commerce.
WANT TO BE MISUNDERSTANDING Thomp-
son is undergoing the annual deluge of cadet
midshipmen who failed at the annual exam
lnatlon, and were dropped, and want to be
"TeinStdted."
ANOTHER DENIAL.-Mr. John F. Coyle, for
merly publisher of the National InteIligencer
in reference to the report that he burned un-
read package which John Wilkes Booth had
handed him during the day, and which it is
supposed contained his explanation of the
causes which led him to the commission OF the
terrible deed, denies the statement, and says
he knows of no such dinner party as that re-
until after the execution. Mr.. John Matthews.
the actor to whom the statement had been
given, to be delivered to COyle, told him that
he had received it, and on the night Of the as
it, Mr. COyle agrees with Mr.. Ford that the
assassination was suddenly conceived.
THEIR OFFICES ABOLIsHED.-J. Meredith
Read, U. S. charge d'affairs at Greece, E. S.
Nadal, second secretary of the legation at
London, Chapman Coleman, second secretary
OF the legation at Berlin and Henry Vigraud,
second secretary of allegation at Paris have been
notified by the State department that no pro
vision for their offices having been made by
Congress for the next fiscal year they are
abolished.
IMPORTANT ARMY ORDER.-A general order
issued to-day from the War department saws
''the departments of the south and gulf are
hereby consolidated under the name of De
partment of the South Brigadier General G.
Z. Augur, commanding to take effect July |
1873, and all the records will be sent to the new
headgaaariters i,e hereafter to be selected and an
also directs that by the terms of section of
the army appropriation bill, approved June
Is, 1878 the headquarters of all divisions and
departments will be moved to some fort or
barracks, the property of the United StareS by
or before the lst of July next. BY headquar-
ters is meant the commanding general thereof.
together with all the staff officers (personai
and generaD borne on his division and depart
ment returns. Each commanding general
may select out OF the posts subject to his com
mand, place for his headquarters and report
Army headquarters. When there exists, in
their Judgment, no suitable place, the com
manding nood generals may report their prefer:
enceS and recommendations for the special
decision OF the Secretary of War.
THE FOLLOWING CHANGES OF commandants
OF marines at the various navy-yards, to
take effect August lst, were made to-day
Captain George w. Collier, from Washington
TO command at Annapolis; Captain George
Butler, from Brooklyn, to command at Wash
lngton; Major L. L. Dawson from League Is
land. to command at Boston, Massachusetts,:
Captain George p. Houston, from Annapolis
to command at Portsmouth, n. H. !; Lieuten
ant Colodel James IL Jones from Boston to
nel Thomas Y. Field from Portsmouth, N. H.,
to command at League Island. Another
change, though not OF a cOmmandant is that
from Norfolk and ordered to League Island.
This change also takes effect August lst.
THE PRESIDENTS CIVIL SERVICE ORDER
1t is authOritatively announced that the Presi-
dents civil service order remains in full force
and operation. Its provisions are to be strictly
enforced in all sections of the country. Per
sons holding federal positions will not be per-
mltted 10 take part in caucuSeS, primary
meetings, Or conventions. They are to be al
lowed to support any candidate they choose
s alter ne ne is nominated, and assist in any way
charge OF their official duties. This statement
Is made in reply to numerous inquiries from
Oihcials In various sections of the country as to
whether or not the President intended to en-
lOrce the provisions of his civil service order.
Inc PRESIDENT has as yet found no reason to
Justify the revocation of that order On the
contrary, he believes now as he did when the
order was first issued, that it is for the best in
terests OF the public service therefore he pro
poses to enforce it. 1t has heretofore been re-.
peatedly stated in the STAR that voluntary
contributions by Office holders to the cam.
palgn fund are not considered by the Presi
dent violation of this order
SENATOR BRUCE's REPORTED MARRIAGE
1here must be some mistake about the date of
Senator Bruces marriage in Cleveland. Ohio.
tonight. The morning papers have quite an
account OF THAT affair which was to have Oc
Cured tonight. Senator Bruce was STANDING
ON street, this morning, in conversation WITH
another gentleman, and did not seem to have
matrimOny on his mind
SUCCESSFUL OPERATION UPON JUSTICE
MILLER.-Dr. Smith, of Baltimore, on Satur-
day last performed an operation oa Justice
Samuel +. Miller, of the e. S. Supreme Court.
removing large stone from the bladder He
was assisted by DrS. Lincoln, Riley Beale. and
Stone OF this city, in the presence of the Sacre
Lary OF war, Gov. Shepherd, and Col COrkhjIl
Inc operation was eminently successful and
today Justice nj. is without fever or infiamma
tl0n and nearly out of danger. The Statement
III Sunday paper of his low condition was
unf0Inded in fact, and caused great con
SternatiOn amongst the numerous friends nf
the family The Justice is doing yery well
this afternoon. "'ti