Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-09-03
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS sTo-DAY.-Internal rev.
,nue, 1921 ,0s7 .23; customs. sS42, 1885.

ashington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS sTo-DAY.-1nternal rev.
enue, 1872, ,0s7.2a; customs. ss42, 1886.
CHEF OF ENGINEERS PRO TEM.-The Presi-
dent has designated Lieut.. Col. John G. Parke,
corps Of engineers, to act as chief OF engineers
during the temporary absence OF Gen. 81. g..
Wright.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Passed Assistant Engineers
j. D. Ford and w. A. II. Allen to hold them
selves In readiness for sea service. Carpenter
John Miller to the Vandalta.
CHARGE OF VIOLATING THE CIVIL SERVICE
RULEs.-Complaint was recently made to the
President that the assistant postmaster at Buf-
falo has been violating the civil service rules
Judge Tyner made inquiry of the postmaster
the following letter from the postmaster bed
ford) in reply" Your favor Of the 10th instant
In reference to complaint made against my
assistant for participation In political primaries
reply would say that he has attended but one
primary this year, that being held In his own
ward, which I attended myself. BE was not an
officer In the caucus, and took no conspicuous
part In 1t, simply voting the tickN OF his choice
j have, however, again admOn1shed my subordi-
nate that the Presidents order with reference
to the civil service must be respected and
Obeyed."
SPANS OBJECTIONS TO AMERICAN QUARAN-
TINE REGULATIONS.-It Is said at the Depart
ment OF State that the United States has no
right to enforce United States quarantine regu-
vessels by consuls is matter Of local custom.
and the objection OF Spain to the United states
medical officers at Havana and Matanzas in
spectfng vessels for the United States will pre-
clude those officers from performing that duty.
There Is no commercial convention between
this country and Spain. The only recour Sc
open to the United States is In its treatment of
vessels arriving at its ports from Spanish in
fected districts. 1t is understood that the Span
1sh government also objects to the presence at
Havana OF the sanitary commission sent there
under the National Board OF Health. The re-
ports OF this commission have been pretty Sc
we're on the sanitary regulations OF Cuba. If
spain should persist In its opposition in these
parEleuia IN Ide recam OF the the medical m officers
commission will result. It is expected that this
action will be taken.
THE NEW DISTRICT FIVE PER CENT refunding
bonds are being delivered to those bidders who
took them. Although there was defect Of the
law IN this particular, the interest will be paid
semi-annually at the Treasury here, and at the
sub treasury In New York. The interest on the
registered bonds win be paid by check.
The Law AS TO APPOINTING FEMALE SCHOOL
TRusTEEs.-The question as to whether the
Commissioners Of the District have the right to
appoint one or more, or, to 60 further, the
whole Board Of Public School Trustees OF
w0%en Is an interesting one: Some time ago
MTS. lockwood asked the President to request
the Attorney General to look into the law and
make make! report as to whether it precluded
women 1rom holding such trusts. The PreSi-
dent at the time said that OF one thing he was
convinced, and that was ''that there was no
doubt OF the propriety OF such appointments"
Attorney General. The latter ofricer examined
the law and found nothing In 1t which would
deDar the appointment Of women, but, instead
the District Commissioners. The @ latter aGs body "
referred the request to the Board of School
Trustees, and Mrs Lockwood SAYS she supposea
the trustees will refer her request to the chill
dren.
PERSONALS. -Thos. B. Ferguson, Geo.
Kimball and Charles w. Smiley, of Washing
ton, were elected members Of the American
Association for the advancement OF Science
curing the late sessions OF that body at Sara
are the following Wasningtonians: ] aHsa Adaifai
ana ana MIS- Almy, c. l.. Buckingham: Mr.. and
weston ! Flint; Prot. J; W: Osborne and wife; A.
=, Major Powell has gone to San Francisco
where he will join the other members of the
land commission authorized by the late session
territories and Pacific states for about two
months. ....J. Q. A. Ward, the sculptor OF the
t zen haTe Teomas ,f statute Is IN teWn He expects
Wallace, Of Pennsylvania, is in the city. ~.
w. w. Corcoran has been at Newport. r. I.
snmmering, IS greatly improved in health and
sIrength, ana returns to this city about the 18th
Inst. -: DIV. Middleton, clerk OF the Supreme
Court OF the United States, with his daughter,
are at ROCK Enon springs. samuel L. Gle
mems Mark Twain) arrived in New York yes
Europe. He will settle down In Hartford for
awhile to finish his new book.
MOVEMENTS OF OUR VESSELS IN EUROPEAN
WATBRs.-Rear Admiral Howell, commanding
the European station, reports to the Depart
ment, under date OF Gravesend, August 3d. on
board his flagship, the Trenton, the following
movements OF vessels under his command
The Trenton has been at anchor at Gravesend.
every hospitality has been shown by the resi-
dents, and large number OF persons have
visited the ship. He would order her to pro-
ceed c TO vsllefranche M the latter part of the
august 1st, and arrived at Cowes August 18th
DuIlqg ner stay there an informal visit was
Ra'd % ner 0y the Prince Of Wales, accompanied
prise was ordered to sail August 27th for Vile
franche, touching at Tangier and Gibraltar
Inc Alliance sailed from Copenhagen August
4th, and arrived at Stockholm August 7th; ieav
ing there, she arrived at Revei August 18Th
Commander Yates reports that while at Stock
holm 1.-THE vessel was visited by hundreds daily,
appea, ed interested In everything that apper-
ta1ned to the United States" The Alliance
would leave Kevel August 10th for Copenhagen
to coal, and then proceed to Spithead, after
winch she would sail, August 9th for Vile
1ranche, touching at various points on the
eastern coast OF Spain. The Wyoming arrived
at Constantinople from the Plrieus August 5th.
and left for the ports OF the Black Sea with NJ
Maynard, our minister to Turkey, on board.
the Turkish government having with drawn ifs
objection to the Wyomings entering the sea on
this duty.
MOOnahfMefS In Alabama.
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