Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-10-29
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

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GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TsTo-DAY.-Internalr reve-
nue., s547, Go9.I6: customs. ss45. .465.6s.
REruNp1Na CERTIFICATES amounting to ss7,-
112.OOO have been received at the Treasury 10
date for exchange into pent bonds.
LIEUT. f. P. GILMORE, L. S. n, is to be ordered
to the South Atlantic squadron it is understood
INCREASED MAIL FACILITIEs.-since the Isl o
July last when the increased appropriation
became available, the Post Office department
has increased mail facilities by eStabltSmng Tn
free delivery system in eleven new places.
TIE SOCIETY OF THE ARMY OF THE TENNEs
SEE will hold it's thirteenth annual reunion in
Chicago. the 18th and 18th of November next
The invitations say: ''On this occasion 1t vii
welcome and receive its distinguished member
the first commander or the army OF Tie 1enneS-
see, Gen. U. s. Grant"
GEN. PAINE NOT GOING TO RESIGN AND DON'T
WANT TO BE DISTRICT CoMMIssIoNER.-Com-
missioner of Patents Paine to-day said to STAR
repOrter that he has no present intentions of re-
signing his office. He has never spoken to either
the Secretary of the Interior nor the President in
regard to the matter. The report that be Is soon
to leave very likely has its foundation in the fact
that he has frequently said that his occupation
OF the office IS not permanency. That mas De2n
the understanding even before he was appoint
ed. He could not tell when there was any like
Iihood of his leaving, or if there would at any
definite date be any probability of 1t. He Is sim
ply a man in an office. without any present ln-
tentionS, either one way Or the other, and with
the understanding that his occupancy OF that Of
flee is not to be regarded as permanent The re-
porter called General Paine's attention to the
fact that a delegation in his behalf for District
Commissioner had called on the President the
other day and asked II he was candidate for
that place. He replied in the negative. Gen
eral Paine said that he had informed the delega-
tion before they went to the President that he
would not be candidate. Ii the PrcS-
dent should ask him about it he should say
that he had no ambition for the place. 81
cumstances by which could be even induced to
be a Commissioner of the District, much less to
be an applicant for the place"
ANOTHER Ute WAR, PERHAPs-The Indian
Commissioner to-day received the following from
Inspector Pollock, dated Los Pinos, Co.., Oct 26:
"Ouray says five lodges of the Muache band Of
Utes, who had been living on the Dry Cimar-
ron, started about thirty days ago for the South
ern Ute agency. Were last seen at LaVeto sta
tion. on Rio Grande railroad. Fear they have
been killed by soldiers. II so, Southern Utes
will seek revenge. Will start for that agency at
noOn."
THE CLERKS HoLIDAY.-The Department of
Justice and the State Department were not
closed "officially" yesterday, though most of the
employees did not have holiday; that depart
ment only gave "a recess" from 12 to in order
to allow the clerks an opportunity OF witnessing
the parade.
A MEMORANDA ON THE TREATMENT OF INFECT
ED LOCALITIES at the end of an epidemic, has
been prepared by the National Board of Health
for publication in their official bulletin. 1t re-
from places infected with yellow fever should
not occupy houses before they have been thor
oughly cleansed, ventilated, fum1gated and
chilled; that the doors and windows should be
opened, and all parts of the house exposed when
the thermometer indicates the lowest degree OF
temperature. Fires should only be lighted few
cleansing, disnfection, exposure to cold
and air should include as far as possible
closets, presses, cellars shut places OF every
description, and boxes or trunks, dry wells, els
terms &C., should be emptied and cleansed all
bedding, clothing, textile fabrics OF all deScrip-
tions, or other material capable OF shielding the
infection from cold or from the air. should be
disinfected by heat, either moist Or dry. These
measures should lie begun as long as possible
before the return of abSenteeS or visits by I'M
protected persons. Persons returning to places
which have been dangerously infected should
exercise care in purchasing bedding Or ready
made clothing without being assured that it has
been properly disinfected.
NOTICE TO NEW YORK NATIONAL BANKs.-The
Comptroller of the Currency has written to the
national banks in the city Of New York whose
average reserve for the week ended October 25
was shown by the clearance house statements
to have been below the legal requirement, to
report to him the present state OF their reserve,
and directing them If still deficient to make it
good, as required by law.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Leut Asa Walker to duty at
the Naval Academy sth November; Lieut.. Jas
D. j. Kelly and c. F. Thornton, Master C. E.
Fox, Ensign r. Henderson, Midshipmen T. D.
Griffin and A. Gleares, and Surgeon j. W. Coles
to the Nipsic 7th November; Paymaster j. r.
Carmody to the receiving ship Independence, at
the navy yard, Mare Island. Cal; Master o. w.
the 18th November and granted six months
leave from that date, with permission to remain
abroad; Ensign G. NJ Mccartney from the hy
geographic office 31St instant, and ordered to the
Nipsic 7th November; Passed Assistant Engi-
neer w. ID. Smith from the navy yard, Norfolk
31st instant, and placed on waiting orders.
STARVING INDIANs.-Gen. Mcdowell in a dis
patch received at the War department to-day
says that the Hualapai Indians. in Northern
Arizona, are starving. He asks If the military
priation to allow the military to feed these
Indians The matter has been referred to the
Indian department.
THE NATIONAL BOARD OF HEALTH will hold a
meeting at Nashville, Tenn, on the 18th proxi-
mo, when the American Public Health Associa-
ton will also be in session in that city. All the
sanitary associations of the country will then be
represented there, and 1t is probable that the
various important questions underlying the pre-
paration of the report for Congress will be left
open for discussion at these meetings.
GENERAL FRANCIS A. WALKER, superintendent
of the census, left washington last night for
New York city, to participate in a conference
held there to-day, between a committee of the
National Academy of Sciences and the eXecu-
tive committee of the National Board of Health
with view to an ultimate agreement as to the
proper form and powers Of the national public
health organization. The expediency of per-
manently establishing national quarantine
system, and the relations which in that event,
should be established between 1t and the local
OF state quarrantineS, are also subjects for con-
SultatiOn and comparison OF views at tO-day'S
meeting; the Board Of Health being required by
law to consult with the Academy OF Sciences
upon all the questions above indicated, and to
report concurrent plan OF permanent organi-
Zation to Congress during the next session.
General Walker is a member of the committee
appointed by the Academy Of Sciences to repre-
sent it in these matters. The chairman Of the
committee is Dr.. Weir Mitchell, of Philadelphia,
the distinguished physiologist
THE PRESIDENT HAS APPOINTED Edward j.
Jones commissioner of deeds in the state of Mas
sachusetts for the District Of Columbia, and w.
C. Hooker notary public for the District of Co.
lumbia; also w. H. Fawcett postmaster at Lead
City, Dakota, to date from September 18th.
FRIENDLY INDIANs.-The Indian commissioner
to-day received from Agent Patton, at the Shos-
hone and Bannock agency, Wyoming, the fol-
lowing. dated October 2S 1879. 0In view of the