Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-09-27


erue. s733, 1911; customs. Sis. SOS. .36.
THE GuLNARE Will return to Washington,
probably selling to-day from st. Johns N. F.
The TRENTON lett vi'lelranche, September
9th, for Leghorn.
A REMARKABLE TELEGRAPHIC ACHIEVEMENT
Senator Conkling has written a letter to Mr..
Phillips, the inventor OF steno-telegraphy, con-
graduating him on the recent telegraphtc
achievement by the Phillips system between
this city and Cincinnati. This feat con sisted OF
Ing operator, Senator Conklings New York
speech making sixteen thousand words The
task was accomplished and the copy placed In
me maids OF the compos1tor In five hours and
nVe minutes. The speech occupied nearly four
hours In delivery.
A FIRST CLASS RECoRD.-At the examination
of twenty-five candidates for cadet engineers at
the Naval Academy, Annapolis, Friday last,
Lawrence A. Wedeerburn, of the District OF Co.
lumbia (Son of MAJOR George c. Wedderburn, of
the sunday Gazette, passed at the head having
made MAJ the unprecedented record of 1878. Young
NeGderbuTn also graduated with the first
honoTs at Youngs Academy last session. He is
not only bright scholar, but fine manly
youth. who makes friends wherever he goes.
ARMY ORDERS Capt II. c. Cushing, 4th art1l-
lery, will report TO the superintendent general
recruiting service to accompany recruits to the
Pacific coast. The superintendent general
recruiting service will forward fifty recruits to
Rawlins, Wyoming territory, for assignment to
the 9Th infantry.
THE Ute CoMMIssIoN.-The Secretary of the
Interior is advised that some member Of the
Ute Indian commission Will leave at once for
this city fer further instructions.
POSTMASTER GENERAL MAYNARD is In Phila-
delphia attending the sessions Of the Pan-Pres-
byterian council. Meanwhile Gen. Hazen acts
as postmaster general.
TIE CLERK OF the Spanish American claims
commission Is Mr.. Washington F. Peddrtck,
ard not Mr.. W. B. Peddrick Of the Attorney
Generals Office.
NEWSPAPERS IN THE MAILs.-The following
is statement OF the second-class mail matter
periodicals and newspapers mailed during the
fiscal year ended June 80, 1850: Weight In
pounds, 6l, ,322 629; do. in tons, 30 Col; postage
collected thereon, s, ,226, ,452.5S. Increase over
last year In weight In pounds, 10 107 129; do
tons, 5,O9s; DO postage amount. sl22, ,269.9l; do.
per cent, IL. Number OF post offices at which
it was mailed, 4,423; do. last year, Ass: gain
over do. In number, 235; gain over do. In per
cent, 6-10
TEE AGREEMENT WITH THE UTEs-Advices
received at the Interior department from Ala
mesa give the further assurance that the $50
the oath, include all the principal chiefs and
head men OF the three bands. Atthe request Of
its chairman, one member OF the commission
was day authorized to proceed to Washing
ton to make more full report and Tor consulta-
ton With the Secretary.
REDUCTION OF THE PUBLIC DEBT 1t is
thought that the reducti IN In the public debt
for this month will not fall much short of that
OF last month when 1t was over 100000.
vice sergeant, now undergoing trial at Fort
Whipple on the charge Of having issued fraud
ulent certificates for money while In charge OF
the Mobile Station, it is charged, he hired by
for nineteen days at fifty cents day and drew
voucher for the service at 81 day, at the
surplus to his (Aldrichs) female friend. The
boy kept the money and was witness against
Aldr ch. Aldr1ch took the witness stand In hi
own behalf and said the boy owed him S25 and
that was his only way OF getting 1t. Aldrlch
also said Of his relations with Miss Juliet
Hooper, the girl who died this summer at en-
c1Dnati OF broken heart from his iIl-treatmant
as reported, that he had never been married to
Miss Hooper and that the marriage certiticats
produced by Miss Alma Hooper had been pr
pared by himself and Juliet Jointly for the sole
purpose of deceiving Juliet's mother. After
this Aldltch went on to speak of Miss Alma
Hooper In the most sighting terms until
checked by an inquiry as to whether he had
ever been married. He replied that he had
was divorced from his Wife
LIEUT.. j. NJ. GRIMES, U. s. N, has been
detached from the New York navy yard and
ordered to the Powhatan. October 1st next.
relieving Lieut.. Herbert WinSlOW, who Is placed
on waiting orders.
THE BALTIMORE CELEBRATION-M Mayor La
trobe, General Herbert and Collector Thomas.
Baltimore, were here today. They procured
promises from the Navy and War departments
that the ships at the Hampton Roads review, a
detachment OF marines, and the troops at Fort
McHenry, Baltimore, should be ordered to take
part In the forthcoming celebration Of the 150th
anniversary OF the settlement OF the Monu-
mental city.
CATTAIN HOwGATB has telegraph to S.. Johns
TO Charter one OF the vessels engaged Ia the
seal trade. He intends to use the vessel for an
Arctlc expedition, which he intends to send Our
next spring.
EUROPEAN CRoPS.-The Consul Of the United
states at Lyons. France, informs the Depart
ment OIL State that the cereal crop of France of
This year Is larger than for two years past and
OF an exceptionally good quality-neyertheles,
tnere Will be large demand for American
Wheat. In Germany the cereal crop Is a medi-
ocre one. and in Russia somewhat OF O failure
The TALLAPoosA left Charlestown, Mass.
this morning for Portsmouth, N. H.
THE FOLLOWING COMPARATIVE STATEMENT
shows the weight and amounts Collected ar ten
OF the principal post offices In the United State,
during the fiscal year ended June 80, 1880:
weight OF Mall Postage
Pest Office. In pds. In tons. thereon.
New York II ,326.455 S662 s346 529 10
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