Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-09-08


ing Secretary OF the Treasury to-day author
lied Assistant Treasurer Hillhouse to purchase
s. 5GO,600 OF skies and fiveS at the weekly Offer
Ing In New York to-day OF bonds for the sinking
fund.
SECRETARY SHERMAN Will return to Washing
ton next Sunday.
RECORDS OF THE LATE WAR.-CoL Robert N
Scott has issued circular stating that the
Official records OF the war of the rebellion
which are being prepared under his direction,
Will soon be published In four series.
THE STAR THE BEST OF ALA subscriber to
THE WEEKLY STAR in Texas writes as follows:
Herewith enclose postal order for two dol
lars, to renew my subscription to your highly
valued weekly paper | am a subscriber to
nom the Detroit Free Press to the Texas papers
and none OF these give me more pleasure
IL an the varied and general intelligence always
10 De found In THE STAR, indeed my family can
not do without it,
THE NEW ARMY REGuLarIoNs.-The board of
officers, of which Gen. Meigs Is president. who
assembled here to revise the U. S. army regula-
ttons as prepared under the direction of the
G0lutant general, adjourned yesterday. Their
report was received by General Drum this
morning and will be submitted to Secretary
Ratmsey upon his return for his approval.
ton it will be printed for circulation in the
army. The matter which will appear in the
book when printed Will all be old. 1t Will be
tons and those recently made and en-
L7dy all changes made by general orders
&c. There is also embodied tu the
new code OF regulations customs that have been
In vogue from time fmmemorial, but which
have never had the seal OF official sanction.
There is nothing In the work OF the board that
enlarges the powers of the general of the army
or against the Secretary OF Wars jurisdiction or
any cody elSe's. This is the first report that the
board has made; consequently the statement
Which has been so widely circulated that Sec.
seeing that it infringed upon the power of the
Secretary OF War, refused to approve the work
and hung 1t up" Is wholly false.
EMPLOYMENT OF PILOTS BY U. S. VESSELS
The Navy department. has issued the following
general order in regard to the employment OF
local and coast pilot by L. S. vessels. "Coast
pilots will not be employed on any vessel OF the
Navy unless authorized by the bureau OF
Navigation; and when coast pilots are allowed.
they shall not be paid for local pilOtage. When
any vessel OF the navy shall require local
pilot In the waters OF any state, pilot licensed
licensed under the state laws, shall be employed
But vessels Of the navy many enter aud depart
I ON ports within the waters OF any state with
out United States or state pilots at the dtscre.
t1on OF the commanding officers thereof. In
all cases, ptlOtage OF aHy such vessels will be
regulated In accordance with the existing laws
VI Tue StdIeS, respectively, wherein local DtlOtS
may be employed"
ACKLEN's CHANCES-Representat E. John
Ellis. of Louisiana, says that MI. Acklen will not
be returned to Congress. He may succeed, he
says, In getting the nonination before the new
convention that is 20 bs held In his district, but
ne does not think h. !,ill. IF, however" said
Mr.. Ellis to THE STAR reporter, she does get the
nomination he will not be elected. The demo
Gratis will vote against him. They Will cast
their votes for DIR. G. B. Darrall. republican
DR.. Darrall was unseated by the Forty-flfth
Congress and Acklen put in. Mr.. AckIen has
declared his intention to run as an indep endent
candidate If he does not ge. the nomination.
THE FOLLOWING INTERNAL REVENUE APPOINT
MRNTs have been maGe:-S. c. Anderson, j. b.
SimontOn. L. c. Jennings, A. j. jenkins and
i.,gf Elijah Dyer, storekeepers and gaugers 9th dis
keeper and gauger 5th Kentucky district; C. c.
Jones and jacob Hudgins. storekeepers sth
Kentucky district; and Henry Heeman, gauger
lSt Ohio district.
WHAT MIR. TICKER SAYs.-Hir. j. S. Tucker,
Virginian of some political prominence, said to.
day that the readjusJer's party In Virginia was
loosing its strength daily; that whether Or no a
readlusters Hancock and English will certainly
get Virginias electoral vote. In the Norfolk
dlStricr, Mr. Tucker says the republicans hold
convention to-day. and will place In nomina-
make three congressional tickets in the field in
the Norfolk district-democratic republican
and readjusterS-and will, as Mr.. Tucker
thinks, certainly ensure Congressman Goodies
reelection
SENATOR WALLACE UPON VERMONT AND INDI-
ANA.-Senator Wallace chairman OF the demo-
cratic congressional committee, is I'm the CITY,
Touching the majority of the republicans In
Vermont he said: 81 am not at al surprised In
deed l should have been surprised If such q
majority had not been attained. 1t signifies
nothing, though, upon which to diagnOZe the
future. After the Maine election there viii be
base upon which to compare notes and make
an estimate as TO whether there are any marked
changes In tie democratic and republican vote"
AS to Indiana the Senator said: 81 am not at
all alarmed over the claims made by the repub-
ltcans. feel confident, though. that the demo-
Gratis will carry Indiana In october. l think
too. before the end or the present month that
the republicans Will find they have more cause
for alarm in Ohio than the democrats have as
to Indiana"
PERSONAL-The Denver papers note the ar
rival there Of Judge Macarthur with Mrs. Mac
Arthur, who is annually sufferer from shay
fever" They expect to spend several weeks In
Colorado. o.-Gen. LIE Due. commissioner OF Ag-
upon the location for the two aruesian wells
provided for by Congress. Last week Gen. Ls
Due, accompanied by Mr. Brisben Walker, ed
itOr Of the Denver I,tter-Ocea1 and Senator
Hill, went to Greeley. where one OF the wells Is
TO be lOceted.-COmmiSSiOne Raum has &C
cepted Invitations to make two speeches In
Connecticut on the 18th and 14th instants be-
fore returning to Washington from Maine. and
also to speak at Fairfax Court House, Va, on
the 18th instant Edward Droop has returned
with his family from Rock Enon SprIngs.-
Harrison, the hoy preacher" is endowed With
mesmeric powers.-J. 3. Edmunds and wife,
OF Washington, are registered at Saratoga
Gen. Francis A. Walker and Mr.. A. g. Bell, of
Washington, are In New York.-Mrs. E. j.
Polk, the woman suffragist, wife of Mr.. w. w.
Iolk, a candidate for Congress, aspires to be
mayor or st. L0uiS.-Gen. Grant writes his
OLD friend, Gen. Beale that he expects to visit
Washington about the 1St Of October. He win
oe Gen. Beales guest, as during his visit last
winter.
ARMY ORDERs.-The following changes In the
Officers OF the medical department are made, to
take effect Oct. /, S0:-The following officers
are relieved from duty in the department OF
the east, and Will report In person to the COM
mabolng generals OF the departments set op.
poSlte their respective names for assignment 10
uuty Assistant Surgeons ID. G.. Caldwell de.
pafIment OF the Platte; j. II. PatzSi depart.
meht or the south; B. +. Pope department. or
Dahola; w. j. Wilson, department OF Dakota
assistant Surgeon Frank Meacham is relieved
ION nom oQty IN the department OF Texas and viii
ptsSeSa 10 Boston, Mass, aud report by letter
epoLl ms arrival there, to the Surgeon General
asslstaht Surgeon h. Fl. White viii report In
peTson e M 10 tne commanding general department
g q Mss MeSt r0nt 1or assignment to duty at the U.