Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-09-09
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GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internsl
revenue. s546,940 1852; customs s502, ,055.4.
TIE SUBSCRIPTIONS to the four per cent loan
to-day amounted to sl42,000
OUT OF THIRTEEN APPLICANTS for enlist
ment in the army to-day only three were ac-
c-pVed by the surgeon as coming up to tie
standard required for recruits.
NOT AFRAID OF THE FEvER.-There are,
already. applications at the Post Office d,part-
ment for the positions of postmaster at Men,
phis and at Grenada, made vacant by the yel-
low fever.
In ACCORDANCE WITH THE RECOMMENDA-
TION of the committee appointed to decide
upon the best method of transmitting such
articles as flour, sugar and other powdered
substances and small pointed instruments,
the postmaster general has adopted tin box
OF peculiar pattern, capable of being tightly
closed and readily opened, TO be used as an
envelope for the purpose. A circular to this
effect has been issued to pOStmasterS, direct
Ing them to receive such articles In these
mails to report the facts to the department.
CONGRESSMAN JoReENsEN, of the 4th Viz
ginia district, is in the city. He is the only
republican Representative in Congress from
Virginia, and has been renominated for the
46th Congress-. The democrats of the state. in
view of the almost certain election of demo.
are using every influence to defeat JOrgensen,
and contributions are being sent to enable
Hinton, The democratic nominee, to make
vigorous canvass. Meanwhile JOrgenSen re-
quests the aid of the republican Congressional
campaign committee. and arrangements are
being made to send some of the best stumpers
to make vigorous campaign in Jorgensen's
behalf. The district has large cOlored vO e.
and is really a republican district, but the
patrona ge OF the state having been literally
doled out to the democrats it is possible that it
may be used by them to defeat the republican
nominee.
CAPTAIN JENKS AND FAMILY.-Both Capt
jerks and Agnes are said to be on the pay
roll OF the New Orleans custom house. Like
wise brother of Mrs. Agnes.
TELEGRAPH VOLUNTEERS GONE TO MEM
PHIs.-Lewis KlOtz, we'll known telegrapher
and resident of this city, who has been in the
service of the Western Union Telegraph Com
arrived at Memphis yesterday to do service as
photographer during the prevailing ScOurge.
Mr.. John B. Spaulding, another well known
telegrapher, leaves Baltimore this afternoon
Tor the same city, to do service in the same
capacity.
OF RATIONs TO FEVER SUFFERERs.-Hons j.
G. S. Blackburn, E. John Ellis, and r. L. Glib.
son have written to Col. VIM A. McArdle, of
NIcksburg, Miss, now in this city, saying:
''In reply to your letter of the 4th instant we
can only say that it affords us great pleas
nre to endorse the action OF the Secretary of
War ln issuing rations to the yellow fever suf-
ferers in the south; and we desire to add that
lidating and ratifying his action, it will GER
tainly meet with our most cordial support.
PERsoNAL.-Mr. H. Redfeld, of the Csncin-
natl Commercial. has purchased of Captain
j. G. Hester fine house on Q street,
near the 18th street circle, for 5,75O, and will
at once once occupy it as residence. Senator
Kellogg has s. gone o. s,t; to New e York John G.
democratic campaign. with Speaker Randall.
Senator Barnum has gone east TO solicit
funds for the democratic Congressional cam
button was check for 5000. The com
mission to recommend plan for the reOrgan-
zatiSb bsr lon m of the is to again Noyem
is expected here in a day or. two on his way
from Maine Nj inc Senator bayis is stlI peggng
keeping. -. DIR. Barnes, son of the Sur
geon General of the army, has written a let
ter to the president of the Howard Associa
tion in New Orleans, suggesting the use of
cases: -; Beverly Douglass accepts his de-
feat for the Congressional denomination in
Sh ogg g0ea and is his
ceed him: Hon. Eppa Hunton, Of Va is
at the National Hotel. Mr. W. B. Reed
has .ns sh29s from his trip in good
the Blighotn Beach Hotel. Coney Island. and ID
Mr.. r. NJ. Taylor, of the New York firm of
g. TayHr are here to nsgotate for
empty and closed since last June.
A NAVAL OFFICER WRITES SENATOR KEEL
LoGG Down A L1AR.-Lieut Commander d. G.
Kells, U. S. n, is likely to get into trouble He
wrote from New Orleans an open letter to
Senator Kellogg. In it he said: You init
mated that dlssensions among the benevolent
government rations. I say you lie.' Another
portion OF the letter says: "And when hear
you on the streets daily called liar and
anything in the above you might construe as
belligerent you will always find my address at
the Navy department" The calling of U. s.
challenging of him to fight duel by an officer
the navy, is not considered by his superiors as
hy Dy any means Is 18th. the GO correct thing to do; The
OF Lieut.. Commander Kells.
FOREIGN GOLD AND SILVER COINs-Section
1854 OF the revised statutes, declaring that
mo foreign gold or silver coin shall be legal
ducing the Mexican dollar to its mere value
as bulliOn-abOut 89% cents-aso reduces a
number OF other foreign coins which have at
country fhe Mexican dollars IN as
much greater circulation here than any other
foreign gold or silver coin. The other coins
affected and cut off are Canadian silver 80
cent, 25 cent, 20 cent 10 cent and cent pieces
English fractional silver-Shillings and six
gences-and limited number Of German,
French and South American pieces. Next to
the Mexican dollar, there are more Canadian
than any other foreign coin in circulation in
t9e , United states: large number Of them,
pass readily in New ENGLAND and along the
northern border and in most of the western
states at their face value. Legally they are
not worth near SO much: The Canadian so
39}4 cents, the 25 cent pieces only 19N cents,
and the other pieces in proportion. The Eng.
lish shilling is the third in point of circula-
ton Of foreign coins in this country It has
been brought over by emigrants or came down
worth only about ls cents. The French, Ger.
this country came through the agency of emf.
grants Its quantity is very small
NAVAL ORDERs.-Lieut. George Talbot lis
ordered to the Swatara at Boston. Mass.
Chaplain John D. Beugless to navy yard, New
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