Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-08-28
THE EVENING STAR.

THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal rev.
enue, $685., ,556.sS; customs, 1871, 1852.
SECRETARY SHERMAN is expected to return to
the city next Monday.
Mr. JOSEPH NIMMo, JR., chief the bureau OF
statistics, has been invited to take part in the
International statistical congress, which will
assemble at Rome, Italy, october 2Oth, and Will
If possible, attend.
THE AMOUNT OF SILVER purchased yester-
day afternoon by the Treasury department at
the regular weekly opening of bids was 100000
delphta mint. No bullion was bought for the
western or New Orleans m1ntS. There were
small number OF offers to furnish bullion TO the
san Francisco mint, but they were so high that
they were declined, being above the market
rate. No offers were received for delivery either
at the New Orleans or Carson City mints.
GONE TO CELEBRATE.-Quite party left the
city to-day to attend the centennial celebration
at Newton. near Elmira, N. Y, Tomorrow.
Among them were Gems. sherman, Wright. Mac
and Poe. secretary McCraTy did not go as ex-
pected. The party Will return next Sunday or
Monday.
PERsoNAL-A private letter received by Dis
trict Commissioner Dent from ex-Commissioner
T. B. Bryan, now in Georgetown, Colorado, In
d1cates that the Judge has been very successful
In bis law business there. and that his health
ae e for his home Ten
yesterday. -. Congressman Springer left for
Springfield, ILL.,, this morning. He will make
several speeches in the Ohio campaign. Con
nf q q
National Hotel. .... Commissioner OF Internal
Revenue Raum is doing campaign work in
Maine. Gen. Ben Grafton returned home
RI. ....Senator Lamar is In the city. ....M Mr..
John j. McElhone, chief OF the Official corps OF
reporters Of the House OF Representative, with
hts family has re returned to Washington.
daughter will be the guest OF Speaker Randall
at Berwin, Pa, next week.
EP1DEMICs-Surgeon General Hamilton, OF
the marine hospital service, has received re-
ports from abroad as follows.-At Rio de janet
TO, for the week ended July 10Th, there were
five deaths from yellow fever and one from
smallpox; during the week ended July 26th,
there were five deaths from yellow fever and
one from smallpox; for the week ended August
I'd, there were eleven deaths from yellow fever
and none from smallpox.
GONE re INVESTIGATE AN AMOROUs Posi-
MAsTER.-Chief OF Special Agents OF the Post
Office department Parker has been sent to
Elie, Pa, to investigate the charges against
Thos NJ. Walker, postmaster at that place.
appears that conductor and his wife live in
Ellie. The conductor is away most OF the time.
Two brothers Of the wife live In the same city.
For some time they suspected man living IN
an adjacent town OF being too frequent WIS.,
1tor to their sister during the conductors ab-
sence. So one night they laid In walt, party
being stationed at the front and one at the rear
out Of the kitchen window. He was pounced
upon and used up pretty badly. After the
pummelling he was dragged to lamp post.
from an adjacent town, but those Of Gen. Wal
ker. the postmaster. Hence Special Agent Par
ker's VISIT to Erie.
No SKMI-MoNTHLY PAYMENTs-Acting Secre-
tary OF the Treasury Hawley to-day gave notice
that after october 1st next the payment OF Sala-
nes to officers, clerks and employees OF the
Treasury department will be made only at the
close OF each month. Heretofore salaries have
been paid semi-mOnthly.
THE NEW CENSUS oFF1cE.-The Republican
building, which is being put In readiness for the
United States Census Bureau, Is almost reno
make handsome and commodiou5 Office
Gen. Walker, the chief OF the bureau, Is iu the
city and Is almost peStered to death by people
seeking appointments. AS yet There have been
been confined to watchmen and messengers.
The clerical appointments Will not be made
until after the enumeration is taken and will
not be Gen. Walker Gen. Walker viii seek to
make the compilation of the next census more
complete and thorough than any yet taken.
GONE TO PIEcEs.-Signal corps station at
Atlantic City reports to the chief signal officer
at 500 p. m. as follows" Schooner Flora Cur
tbs, before reported, went to pieces this flood
tide"
THE CONTRACT for photolithographlng the
current work Of the Patent Office has been
awarded to Norris Peters, of Washington. The
Graphic company and the American PhotOlith-
ograph were competitors.
REPORT ON DIsINFKCTANrs.-Thec commission
Of experts appointed by the national board OF
health to prepare circular embodying familiar
instructions for disinfection have made report
to the board. The commission was composed
OF Prof. G. F. Chandler, OF the school Of mines,
Columbia college, New York, and president OF
the board OF health, New York city; Prof. g. F.
Henly Draper, university Of Maryland; Prof.
Ira Romsen, Johns Hopkins university; Dr. T.
o. VanderpOel, health officer port OF New York;
New York city. The commission recommend
as dis1nfectants: First, roll sulphur for fumiga-
tion; second, sulphate OF iron (copperas) dis
solved In water 1n the proportion OF one and
>,
third, sulphate OF zinc and common salt dis
solved together In water In the proportion OF
four ounces OF sulphate to two ounces of salt to
tie gallon, for clothing, bed-linen, etc. The
commission exclude carbolic acid for the rea-
sons that 1t Is difficult to secure the proper
quality and must be used In large quantities to
be Of service.
MILITARY 1NsPECTI0NS.-Secretary McCrary
has directed that, excepting when otherwise
specially provided for ty the Secretary OF War
or the general OF the army, every military post,
station and command In the army Will here
after be Inspected at least once every year by
DIVISION or department inspectors, under the
direction OF their respective commanders. in
addition to these inspections, post, station and
other permanent commanders will, between the
1st and 5th days OF September In each year,
make thorough inspections Of their respective
commands, and forward reports thereof,
through the proper military channels, TO the
inspector generals office, at the headquarters
OF the army. Officers making these inspections
will note upon their reports the remedies if
any, that have been applied for correcting IT.
Iegularlt1es, and all superior commanders
through hose offices these reports have to pass
VIII endorse their action thereon, With such
other remarks as they may deem Of importance
Ior tne information OF the general OF the army
FIVE P0TTAWOTOMIE INDIANS, brouphtoherc
by speculatOr In Indian claims, have been
sent home by the Indian bureau These Indians
Dy treaty made In 1851, had the.,right to be-
come citizens and receive nataHfG Iowa,