Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-08-25
SECRETARY MCCRARY and family have moved
La the SnldiprS, Home

SECRETARY MCCRARY and family have moved
In frcm the Soldiers Home.
THE CALL FOR CORPORATION SroCK.-Tha
call OF Treasurer Gilflllan for s2s,97567 of the
FIVE per cent. general stock of the District OF
Columbia mainred to-day Only about S55 !,
was presented at the Treasury for redemption
THE DEFICIENCY in last months coinage OF
the standard silver dollar-about $3.50, ,OOo--will
&c made up this month principally by bullion
average daily coinage at that mint Is now
$4,000.
PERsoNAL--The following WashingtoniaDs
are registered at Jordan's White Sulphur
Springs: Capt. II. c. Taylor and family; j. c.
Heald and family; ID. w. Middleton, Jr. and
family; Mrs Nanie q. McRoberts and family,
Mis-. J. W. Maury, Miss Lille jolly, Mrs. Thos.
j. Latham and daughter, Mrs. II. E. Goodrich,
Mr.. VIM. B. Kibby and wife, Miss Bessie Kib-
hey, Mrs. DR.. French. Miss Lizzie Green, j. d.
Patten and family. Mrs. Jane NJ. Coyle Ran
and family, w. B. Reed and family, Anthony
Hyde, wife and daughter, Mrs. DR.. NJ. G. New,
NJ. G. Chew, Esq.,, j. l. Rodriguez and nephew,
A c. Addison and manv others.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Co Commander a. B. Robson,
from the torpedo station at Newport, Sept. 9th,
and ordered TO duty aI the Naval Academy, re-
lieving Commander Merritt Miller, who is
placed on waiting orders. Lieut.. Bloomfield
McIlvatne, to duty at the League Island (Pa.)
navy yard. Lieut. j. p wallis, to the Marion.
at Portsmouth, N. H.. Sept 5th, relieving Lieut..
await orders. Ensign w. G. HannuE, to the
st. Louis, at League Island. Ensign G. A. Cor
bin, from the Alaska, on the 4th inst, and
ordered to the Independence, at Mare Island.
MOVEMENTS OF U. S. NAVAL vEssELs-The G.
s. s. Kearsarge, which is making inquiries as to
the inshore fisheries, expected to leave st.
Johns, N. F., August 26th, for Gut OF Canso and
Of
end. England, August 14th. The Wyoming ar
rived at COnstantinople, August 5th. While on
the coast OF Greece the officers received every
attention from the authorities. The Wachusett
arrived at CharlestOwn, Mass, Friday evening,
and left for Portsmouth, N. H., Saturday morn
Ing.
Mr.. w. X. ROGERS, the private secretary to
the President, returned to the city last even
Ing from the White mountains. His family
returned from Rehoboth beach Friday night.
LAND OFFICERS APPoNrKD.-The President
has appointed Jas. E. B. Goodall, OF Bodie, Cal,
register OF the land Office at that place, and
land Office at that place.
OUR GOVERNMENT AND TIE SOUTH AMERICAN
WAR-The statements in circulation, relative
to the attitude OF the government of the United
States towards the pending hostilities between
ulative. The stage OF the conflict, at which
this government feels 1t its duty TO intervene,
has not yet arrived. and therefore no overtureS
% Indicated have been made. Several Of the
leading powers OF Europe have but recently
been In correspondence with this government
on the subject of the war between the two
countries named and looking to Q peaceful ad.
tustment, but up to this time this government
has declined to tntercede, and the Intentions OF
the PGwers have been
been close observer Of the struggle In South
America, but evidently believes that the L sues
OF the contest have not yet been reached on
either side to insure lasting peace. At the
and proffer its kindly offices between the con-
tending governments In the interest OF peace
THE SELECT COMMITTEE of the House Of Rep
resentatives, OF which Gen. Hunton, OF Vir-
ginia, is chairman, to revise and codlfy the
laws OF the District OF Columbia, will meet in
this city on the 18th of November. Mr.. Clagett,
the clerk Of the committee, was In the city on
SATURDAY to make arrangements for the meet
ing. The sessions OF the committee will be held
in the room Of the House committee on the Dis
trict Of Columbia.
THE HOUSE RULEs.-Mr. Henry Il. Smith,
clerk of the House committee on rules, which
recently held sessions at Long Branch to revise
the rules OF the House, In letter written to
friend In this city, says that all the published
are premature and Inaccurate. He admits,
though, that the committee decided upon
sweeping changes, and will meet again In this
city In November to further perfect their work
SECRETARY SCHuRz, Mr.. Webb C. Hayes, and
number OF friends, left Chicago Saturday for
a trip to Dakota, via the Illinois Central Rail-
road The Secretary will Snon0 three fnlIr