Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-09-04
THE EVENING STAR.
WASHINGTON News and Gossip.

IHE EV ENlNG SIAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
SLvER.-The mint bureau of the Treasury de-
partment yesterday purchased $4,000 ounces OF
silver bullion to supply the United States mints
at Philadelphia and San Francisco. numoer
OF oTers were rejected.
THE FOLLOWING KEEPsRs Of stations In the
life saving service have been appointed
Edwin F. Hunt and Jno. Smith, stations No.
and respectively, district No. 9 coast OF Mas
Sachusetts; JnO. Edwards. station No. 30, dis
tJict No. 8, coast Of Long Island, ana Israel ).
Blackman, station No. 2S, district No. 1, coast
CT New jersey.
MOVEMENTS OF THE PRESIDENT AND CABINET
OFFICERs.-The President and family will leave
next Monday for the west General Sherman
will accompany the President to Cincinnati, to
attend The exposition there. Secretary Evarts
Will not return here for some time but Will
join the President in his visit to Kansas and re-
main with him until his return early in Octo-
Der. secretary Thompson leaves tomorrow
for Indiana for visit to hts home Secretary
McCrary will leave on the 20th for Iowa, to be
gone month. He will combine business with
pleasure in inspecting certain western posts,
including that at Fort LeavenwOrth. When P.
NJ. G. Key returns from Tennessee he will visit
the factory in New York where the postal cards
are manufactured. Upon his return, General
Tyner will so out to Indiana.
No RATIoNs FOR THE CAMP AT MEMPHIS
State Treasurer Polk, of Tennessee, has been in
Washington several days endeavoring to obtain
an appropriation to purchase rations for the
relief Of persons who have left Memphis on ac-
count OF the yellow fever, and are now In camp
near that CITY,. After very careful considera-
t1On OF his application the executive committee
OF the national board OF health yesterday
Informed him that it was beyond their power
to grant bis request. The communication
very voluminous. Among other details, it
cites recent opinion Of the Attorney General,
to the effect that II 1t was known that the yel-
low fever would not spread outside OF the state
Of Tennessee, the national board Of health
would have no power to issue ratiOns in that
state according to law. The law, the board
Will tend to prevent the spread OF the disease
into other states, and they conclude that the
maintenance of the camp near Memphis is not
the pe f6
selves as having construed the law as literally as
possible regarding the matter. Any proper ap-
leaving an infected district and going into
camp, the gentlemen sa1d would be promptly
authorized, but after remaining In camp for
@eng as IN fnS WAS matter
ATTENDED to by the local authorities. 1t was
stated emphatically, that under circumstances
would the board furnish ratiOns for the city of
Memphis. 1t has been stated that certain cabi-
net officers expressed the opinion that an ap.
preparation could be properly used for the
relief OF those encamped near Memphis, but
effect.
TBB NEW SERIES Of the United States Official
Postal Guide for September will be issued in
few days. Among other matters Of public in
terest 1t will contain q list OF persons conduct
ing fraudulent lotteries and other schemes to
defraud the public, to whom payment OF money
orders and the delivery of registered letters has
nHnhthtfo6 D0cfy oofo
General under authority conferred by law.
TIE POSTMASTER GENERAL has ordered that
an actual daily count be made in all the post
offices OF the United States from the 1st to the
7th OF November Of all letters packages, postal
cards, &C., deposited for transmission In the U.
s. mails. Publishers OF newspapers are re-
quested to furnish postmasters with the number
OF papers mailed by them within the limits OF
time specified.
delphia yesterday afternoon and last night
drove to the Soldiers Home to pay his repects
to the President. To-day he called at the De-
partment OF State to close up his accounts and
thus finish his administration OF the Diplomatic
analrs OF the United states at the English court
Mr. Hopp1n remains In charge of the legation at
London and is said by Mr.. Welsh to be very
competent gentlemen. Mr.. Welsh says that he
Ing his post, but home interests demanded his
presence here. He attributes his illness OF a
year ago more to tmprudence than to the cli-
S an angsa
time, he was much exposed during a grouse
hunt. Mr.. Welsh speaks In very kindly terms
Gals and people OF England and viii always
pleasantly remember his residence there.
SECOND LIRUTRNANTs APPoINTRD.-Of the
candidates designated for examination for ap.
pointment as second lieutenants in the army,
Gen. McCook's board in this city has finished
with Six OF them. Five successfully went
through the ordeal and have been appointed
They are as follows, In their order of merit
Nasa E. Stolbrand, South Carolina: Leighton
Finley, South Carolina; J. N. T. Particle, clerk,
War department.; VIM. English son OF an army
officer; and VIM. Black, sergeant in the signal
corps. Montgomery D. Parker, Massachusetts,
did not pass the examination and has not been
other candidates.
THERE Is GENERAL GRUMBLE in the Trea-
sury at the order directing that after october
lst next officers and employees of the depart
ment will be paid but once month.
EXTENDING THE FREE DELIVERY SYsTEx.-
The Postmaster General has ordered the ex-
tension OF the free delivery system to Topeka
Kansas. Though that city is small in popula-
t1on the receipts OF the office are sufficiently
large to justify this order. The statutes re-
qulre twenty thousand population or a revenue
0f1lce for the last fiscal year was S32, 600. The
force to be allowed will be governed by the
amount OF territory to be covered
AT THE WHITE Minister Welsh
and General Sherman called on the President
to-day.
ANOTHER NOTARY.-The President has an.
pointed C.. F. E. Richardson to be a notary
public for this District
COMMERCE OF JAPAN.-The United States
minister at Tokei has transmitted to the De-
partment OF State the printed return of the
customs OF Japan for the month OF May, 1879.
According to this return the value Of merchan-
disc imported into the country during the
month amounted to $2,5O6 900, while the DO
mestfc exports amounted to 81, ,O97 coo; showing
an excess OF imports OF $409, 900. the imports
and exports OF specie during the month were:
Imports s51s 000 exports 81 81 1857: an excess OF
exports OF 81 ,393, ,S57 The import duties for the
month amounted to $117,419.
NAVAL ORDBRs.-Lieut. Com. F. w. DicknS,
Lieut.. j. w. Miller and Passed Assistant Eagi-
neer X. w. Milligan, from the command OF the
Stand1sh and ordered to the Naval academy
Lieut. L. c. Logan and Passed Assistant En-
giLeer c. II. Manning from the Mayfiower an
ordered to the Naval academy. Assistant Sur