Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-09-30
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
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SECRETARY EvARrs left the city LAST evening
for New York. He will be absent for ten or
twelve days.
THE QUARTERLY INTEREST on the four per
cent. loan falls due tomorrow. The checks for
the registered interest, $1,000 In number, have
been sent out by the Treasurer. The post office
here could not mail all of them In one day,
80, 600 being sent Off yesterday and the balance
day The 6 total tai amount h, 9y these S
coupon interest.
GEN. GRANT AND THE ENGLISH MISSION
There is bit OF gossip atloat to the effect that
President Hayes as an honor to Gen. Grant has
made up his mind to formally tender the Eng
lfsh mission to him, and pursuance to that In
clfnatton the President will invite him to take
the mission upon his return to Washington.
The President according TO the same authority
does not anticipate that Gen. Grant will accept
the trust, but 1t will be offered to him neverthe-
less as mark of honor both to Gen. Grant and
the English nation.
SECRETARY SHERMAN has called on the heads
of the bureaus Of the Treasury department for
their estimates OF expenses for the fiscal year
ending June 30th, 1881.
PAYING UP.-The First National Bank of
New York and the Bank of Commerce had the
time for the payment of their subscriptions to
tomorrow) They sent number Of bonds to
Europe. They have paid for all the bonds de-
ltvered them In this country, and will to-day
make the final payment for those in London.
The Office In London closes to-day, and the
Treasury agent there will turn over the bonds
to the purchasers. They will either be paid for
by called bonds or coupons in London. or ready
money in this country.
THERE WILL BE PLENTY OF REPORTS to be
made at the commencement of Congress to
worry newspaper men. Hendrick B. Wrights
committee will try to solve the labor question;
committee will declare whether or no sena-
tor ingalls, bought his seat; there will be a re-
port OF the Butler committee as to whether
Rhode Island maintains republican form of
government; report will be made as to
whether there was an illegal use OF money in
the Congressional election In 1878, besides sew
eral reports on minor subjects.
A HITCH IN THE RULE-A rule adopted by the
Post Office department which prohibits the de-
livery of local letters not properly addressed
to the post Office known to the law,i calculated
to make good deal Of trouble. AS an illustra-
tion, there Is post offlce known to the law as
the Kanawha wv. Fa.) Office, but which is really
the town Of Charlestown, w. Va. Now, If a
letter should be addressed to Charlestown, under
existing regulations 1t would not be delivered,
but would be sent to the dead letter Office and
town, but to Kanawha as post office. AS the
Ch1naman would say, its ''allee samens;" but
still the system keeps up distinction without
a difference.
JUDGE PORTER, first comptroller of the Treas
ury, has decided that ''the statute authorizing
the redemption of called bonds where sclear
and unequivocar evidence has been furnished
TO coupons which at the time OF the alleged
destruction thereof have been detached from
the bonds. There is no provision for the re-
demption OF coupons destroyed under these
circumstances"
ARMY ORDERs.-Post Chaplain Geo. A. Eng
land is relieved from duty in the department of
the Missouri and will report for assignment to
eight months, on surgeons certificate, IS grant
ed Capt. ]. A. Snyder, Sd infantry; the leave OF
Major j. P. Willard, paymaster, is extended six
months on account of sickness.
THE CATTLE PLAGUE.-H. C. Marston, U. S.
consul at Port Louis, reports to the State de-
partment that from July 21 to August IS 5,592
head OF cattle died on the island Of Mauritius
Of the plague, an increase over the previous
month OF 3,1SS head. The total number Of cattle
lost with the plague since June lst was 1892.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Surgeon j. A. Hawke. to
the Constellation, Oct. 10th; Passed Assistant
Surgeon Robert Whiting, to the Constellation
Oct. 10th; Carpenter S. H. Maloon, to the
Wabash, at Boston. relieving Carpenter N. 81.
Jenkins who Is ordered to the training ship
Saratoga, and ordered to the Boston navy yard;
Sailmaker d. C. Brayton, to special duty at the
Boston navy yard.
PERSONAL Secretary Schurz will return to
Washington about the 7th OF october. ste
phen a., Jr, of Illinois, and Robert NJ, of North
Carolina, sons Of the late Stephen A. Douglass,
are at the Ebbitt house. Col. T. NJ. Keogh,
eT Of SeTR vsa SarePa Of S at the i EpD % It.
refuses to talk upon the subject of the recent
investigation of his Office except to say that it
Is Vigorous 'e I persecution "a, H. M Hutchin.
San Francisco. on Wednesday last. :. Mrs.
Associate Justice Miller and daughter Ida sail
for Europe today, They were accompanied to
Anew Hok 9y M Me of MecN1%ck %s
york. -. Gen. R. 6. schenck has returned to
health &C. j. Gross, ef the District Of Co.
lumbia, stood No: in the party OF twenty five
navy, at Annapolis yesterday and j. w. Baxter,
also from the District, stood No. II in the list.
Nj. Eugene Cowles, correspondent r. the
Of october, to a cleveland belle. ....Wm. NC
Garrahan has discovered valuable chrome
mine Oh his California lands and has manu-
factory in New York to refine it. -. Ten re-
week by Col. Corbin. ..Ex-Congressman
Sayler is In California. -. Associate Justice
Strong, of the U. S. Supreme Court, is to deliver
the Introductory lecture OF the law school
course In the University Of Pennsylvania at
Philadelphia tomorrow. Marie E. Ray
mond, wife Of John T. Raymond, "Col. Mulber-
ry Sellers" has just procured divorce from
her husband. Her stage name Is Marie Gordon.
MINISTER MAYNARD's CRUISE.-Gdlignanis
(Paris) Messenger of the 18th says:-"Advlces
received from Odessa state that the United
States fr1gate Wyoming has been cruising in
the Black Sea with the United States minister
to the Turkish court (Mr. Maynard) on board.
The Turkish government refused to allow the
frigate to enter the Black Sea until the guns
had been removed fr0m the vessel and placed
on the banks Of the BOsphOrus. Capt. Watson
proceeded first to Trebizond, and afterwards to
the Russian ports of Batoum, Poti, SOukum and
Sebastopol, at each Of which places the Ameri-
cans were warmly received by the Russian
authorities At Odessa the minister was enter
ta1ned by Gen. Todleben, who afterwards paid
a formal visit to the frigate"
THE SUCCESSFUL CANDrDATEs.-The following
Is list Of the successful twenty live candidates
for cadet engineers. U. 8. n, In the order of
merit, as named:-E. E. Woodruff, Pa; W.. B
Carswell, Del; j. w. Ellicott, Md; C. Z. Barnes,
N. j.; 8. w. Armstead, Va; C. W. Dyson, Pa:
7. P. Patterson, Md; 6. W. Littlehales, Pa; c.
j. Gross, d. c.; H. A. GilleSS, Pa; W. j. Baxter
ID. c.; C. F. Webster Pa; J. Ellinger, Nd; VIC
Herbert, Pa; P. j. Ryan, N. Y; W. F. Darrah
i. l.; w; Aldrtch, n. j.; H. A. Field, Va: A. T.