Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-11-26
THE EVENING STAR.

THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To DAy.-Internalr rev.
enue, sI57, 1850; customs, s546 399.51.
GOVERNMENT PURCHASE OF SILvRR-The
Treasury department to-day purchased $4,000
ounces OF fine silver for the Philadelphia, New
Orleans and san Francisco mintS.
NO GUIDES ALLOWED IN THE NAVY DEPART
MENT. - Secretary Thompson has posted the
following notice In his department.: There is no
necessity for strangers to employ persons call
Ing themselves guides to conduct them through
messengers will extend proper courteStes and
give strangers directions by which they can see
any thing OF interest in the building, or that
part OF 1t occupien by the Navy department
Persons claiming TO be guides will not be
allowed to conduct strangers through the Navy
department.
MOVEMENTS OF L. S. NAVAL VESsELs-The
Wachusett arrived at Panama on the 18th,
Commander Wilson reports fewer persons on
the sick list than at any time since the ship
left Boston. The training ship Saratoga ar
rived at Baltimore On the 2+th. The Tennessee
Roads In rev days on an extended cruise in
the West Indies.
MBplCAL DIRECTOR A. L. GIHoN and Medical
Inspector B. F. Gibbs have been appointed 10
represent the navy at the meeting of the Pub-
lie Health Association in New orleans, Deem
Der eth next.
THE FRENCH AND AMERICAN CLAIMS CoMMIs-
SION held meeting Wednesday, at which
mi for
and after considerable discussion full set of
rules was ADOPTED to regulate the form OF pro.
cedure and the submission and adjustment Of
claims covered by the treaty-namely, the
claims OF either French or American citizens
arising out OF the late civil war in this couatrv
the FTanco-German war of 1871, and the war OF
Mexico with the French under MaXimilian.
TIE rules are substantially the same as those
information al tribunals that have heretofore sat
in Washington.
NAVAL ORDFRS.-Passed Assistant Surgeon
Rosert Whiting from Mare Island and ordered
to the Alaska, relieving Assistant Surgeon S. F,
Griffith, who Is ordered to return home. Assts.
taDt Surgeon F. S. Nash to the New York navd,
hospital.
DEATH OF COMMODORE LowRY.-The Navy
department. Is today Informed of the death OF
Commodore r. B. Lowry at New York yester-
day. He had but recently been promoted from
a captain. He was born in South America, and
appointed from Pennsylvania, of which state
he was resident. He entered the navy M
yember 4, 1911. The death OF Commodore
Lowry VIII promote Captain Francis A. Roe to
be commodore.
LIEUTENANT COMMANDER A. G. KELLOGG
I. 5. ". has been promoted to be commander
fIOm July II last.
DISMISSED FROM THE ENAvY.-Sailmaker Robf.
L. Tatem has been dismissed from the navy
from the Path inst.
THE FOLLOWING ORDER was to-day issued by
the War department.: When business upon
which board is to be assembled lies solely
within the sphere OF duties of a particular
StaH corps or department, and the members OF
the board are to be exclusively OF that corps or
department. to meet at post or station under
their Immediate control. and to be composed OF
officers at the post or station the details there
for may be made by the chief OF the staff corOs
or department.. When, however, the officers 10
compose the detail are TO be drawn from other
stations than that at which the board is to as
semble, the orders in the case will be issued by
direction OF the Secretary OF War. Whenever
Chiefs or stan corps or departments desire To
send Officers belonging thereto Oh duty peculiar
10 their own StaH corps or departments, they
shall-except In the case Of officers employed
under the appropriation for the improvement
OF rivers and harborS-mdke application to the
secretary OF War, setting forth the purpose OF
III.
The case Will be issued il the Usual form u e
serted III the regulations.
ANOTHER NoTARY.-The President today ar
pointed ". A. Herbert to be notary public for
the DISTRICT or Columbia.
The PRESIDENT APPOINTED TO-DAY Almont
Barnes, OF Vermont, TO be L. S. consul at Cura
cua, and E. Bierbower to be [. S, marshal for
the district OF Nebraska.
THE INDIAN FIGHT AT THE MOUTH OF Mus
Sells SHBLL.-The following telegram has been
forwarded to the War department:
HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF THE willow
STONE, FoKT CUSTER, NJ. T.. Nov i9. fsSO.-T,
BfecE. assistant AdjUtam Generul SAINT PAN
AHtn.: Following received from Read at Pop
lar Creek: War party OF Yanktonnias arrived
last night On foot, report having fight at mouth
OF Mussell Shell, nine days ago, in which they
had one killed. Say they were charged by [ a.
dlahs from the camp, but denied seeing any
Wood yard On the river. / send this as showing
the Iantonnais We're absent from their agency
and must thave> been the people reported In
hlSllngoury dispatch OF the ,Jh instant.
tSlSHtdl DAVIDSON, Commanding,
A SEAMAN DRowSED.-The L. s. steamer
kearsarge, in going down to Fortress Monroe
from A'-iolk On Monday, towed her steam
launch behind. When off Sewell's Point thp
crew OF The launch came aboard for supper. On
back, and when the line was hauled taut it drew
her under and she sank. John Peters, the cox
swain, OF Hamburg, was drowned. The Kear-
sarge recovered the launch by graphing.
THE PUBLIC DEBT STATEMENT for the month
OF November will probably show decrease OF
less than S2,000,00o. For November Of last year
the reduction was s599 S23.l3 The receipts this
month up TO date considerably exceed those for
the same time last year. The expenses have
however, been very heavy and may pring tDe
reduction OF the debt for the month TO even
lower than 81 coo. 900.
The GALENAS MACHINERY.-Chief Engineer
Philip Inch has been appointed presid ,nt and
Chief Engineer A. b. NOnes and Passed Assist
ant Engineer John Lowe, members OF q board
Ior making maximum trial speed In Chesa.
peake Bay or the Galena's machinery.
PRESIDENT ELECT GARI IELD and wife yesterday
morning breal1asted with colonel and Mrs.
Robert q. IDgersoll, at the latter'S home, On
Lafayette square, al half-past 10 O'Clock, In
company With COl0nelS COTbln and Rockwell OF
the army. General Gafneld and his wife were
driven 10 the Christian church. On Vermont
avenue, Where they attended Thanksgiving SER
vices, at the close OF which the congregation
accorded them a pleasant reception. After
church the General made a brief call on Gen.
Robert Schenck. subsequently, he returned 10
bis street residence. and enjoyed his Thanks
giving turkey at home, with Congress Smen