Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-07-25
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS sTO-DAY.-Internalr rev.
nue., $3.50. .4O2 Il; customs, $6O7 67426
REPRESENTATIVE WARD, OF Pennsylvania,
called on the President to-day.

REPRESENTATIVE WARD, OF Pennsylvania,
called on tie President to-day
TBE MCGARRAHAN CAsE.-Solicitor Marble,
OF the Interior department., has referred his
decision IN the matter of the Panoche Grande
consider ng it. 1t v i'll probably not be made
public before next Monday.
THE MEETING OF THE CABINET this afternoon
was very short, and no business OF nationa
impoi tance was transacted.
NEWS FROM MEMpH1s.-The following te,e-
gram from DR.. Mitchell, at Memphis. was re-
ceived by the National Board OF Health to-day:
According to the rules and regulations OF the
National Board Of Health, this city is declared
to be dangerously infected. Sixteen cases and
five deaths since a. m. yesterday"
REMOVAL OF CONFEDERATE DEAD. The
qualte telmaster-g general has Informed Miss Mary
C. Cranberry, secretary OF the Ladies' Memorial
Association of Amer cus, Ca, that there is no
objection to that association removing the re-
mains Of the confederate dead from the Ander-
lille National Cemetery.
THE RUSSIAN MISSION VACANT.-The Secretary
of State several days ago received the resigna-
tion OF Minister Stoughton to Russia The
RESIGNATION has been accepted 1t Is stated at
the Department OF State that the Russian mis-
sion has not as yet been rendered to any one,
and that the lame OF COurtland Parker Of New
nect1On.
THE PosTMAsTER's DIIEMMA.-Recently a
letter was received by the postmaster at Tren-
ton from ocean Grove, New jersey, addressed
"To the Most Respectable and Refined Lady in
Trenton" The postmaster at Trenton has for
warded the letter to the Postmaster General,
with the endorsement that there are so many
ladies In Trenton answering the SuperScriptiOn
that he does not KNOW to whom to deliver 1t,
and hence forwards it for the action Of the
authorities at Washington.
THE CONSTITUTION, Capt. o. C. Badger, ar
rived at the Washing ton navy yard at 1915 yes
terday from Philadelphia. SAe VIII be fitted
out as training ship.
BIDS for supplying the United States mnts
With silver bullion were opened at the Office OF
the director of the mint Wednesday. About
6OO, 600 ounces were offered. All offers for dc
livery at Philadelphia which were not above
the market rate we're accepted and those above
rejected. The offers received from San Fran
cisco were all In excess OF the market rate and
ders, however were offered the price regarded
by the department to be the market rate, but
they all refused to accept 1t, hence no pur-
all those made being for the Philadelphia mint,
which aggregated 3OO, 600 ounces. The depart
ment anticipates having to do the largest pro-
August at the P6iIadeiphia mint owing owing to to
their inability to procure silver at market rates
for western mints.
COTTON No LONGER KING.-A computation
made at the bureau of statistics for the eleven
months ended May 80, 1S79 discloses the fact
that, for the fist tine IN the history OF the
country, the expectation of breadstuf1s has ex-
ceeded 10 value that of cotton and tobacco, the
two staples OF the south, combined.
COMING BACK.-First Assistant Postmaster
General Tyner, Third Assistant Postmaster
Third Div lsion of the Railway Mall Service
Bailey, have completed their tour OF inspection
among the post Offices along the Pacific coast.
They will be here about the I'd of August.
A $1,000 VAcANCY.-The death OF Mr.. Hincks,
one OF the official reporters of the House OF
Representatives mentioned in yesterdays
STAR. leaves vacant 5000 year position.
Speaker Randall makes the appointment. 1t
requires first Glass StenOgrapher.
YELLOW FEVER AND THE MAIIs.-On account
OF the rigid enforcement Of quarantine regula-
tions against Memphis the through registered
mail pouches usually forwarded from Cincin-
natl 10 Memphis for transmission through the
state OF Arkansas cannot pass Memphis. In
consequence OF this fact, Acting Assistant Post
master General Morton has telegraphed the
class OF matter to Memphis until the fever SUBJ
sides or quarantine regulations are less strin-
gent.
NAVAL ORDRRs.-Leaves of absence are
granted as follows:-Captain c. H. Wills Chief
signal oficer. during the month OF August;
Lieut.. 7. A. Lyons, one month from August 4th;
Pay IIspector w. w. Williams, during August;
Chief Engineer c. E. De Valin, during August;
gust; Lieut.. w. NJ. Little, for one month; Sur.
eeon c. j. S. Wells. during August; Paymaster
ene De o
from the 21St instant; Lieut.. Commander c. d,
Sigsbee, one month from August I'd; Master d.
w. ona aafng ags Master C. D. Gso
Shaw, during August; Surgeon G. F. Cooke,
during August.
TIE PROSPECTIVE SECOND LIEUTENANTs
FROM CIVIL LIFE.-The following order has
been given to Acting Adjutant General Drum:
War Department, July "a, 1S79.-The President
directs that the following persons be examined
for appointment as second lieutenants In the
brand, at large; 8, Montgomery B. Parker, Mass;
4, Robert T. Ames, n. Y: 5, Francis 3. Rucker
army; g. Charles p Terret signal corps;
S. c.; O. @ Mayhem T II y .1sn.on iS f5eIyy' DeVaI'
Ohio; II, Francis P. Fremont, Arizona; 12, j. II.
7. Paltello, at large; 13, John s. Mason. jr.,
army; "a, VIM. English, Pa; Is, John Newton,
French army; IS, Thomas NJ. Defrees, W. Va;
10. Alexander T. Dean, navy; 20, Charles M.
churchill Ky; p, s. l. H. slocam c9 Dakota Ter
Tenn; "a, L. II. Strother, Va; %. j. Esty INC
Coy, army GEORGE w. MCCRARY,
Secretary OF War.
Memoranda.-GeOrge w. Crawford was four
years at West Poiht; Vasa E. Stalbrand, son of
union officer OF volunteers; Robert T. Ames, son
OF Mrs. Ames, famous as q nurse during the
war; Francis ID. Rucker, son OF General Rucker
OF the army, lost brother in the service; =
Deval son OF deceased officer OF volunteers
Francis +. Fremont, son OF General John G.. FIRE.
mont; j. NJ I. PaTteilo, the best markSman In
the United states; John =. Mason, ir., son OF
General Mason OF the army; VIM. English son
OF deceased army officer Vim. E. p French,
son OF deceased army officer; Alexander #.
Dean, son OF an officer OF the navy; s. l.. SlO.
cum, distinguished for gallantry as volunteer
In the Indian campaign, summer of 1877; f. o.
G. OId, Jr., SOD Of General Ord OF the army; j.
Estey Mccoy, son OF a deceased officer OF the
army.
P0sTMAsTER GENERAL KEY and party arrived
az al Halllax, n. S., yesterday morning by train.