Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-08-25

month there has been paid out Of the Treasury
about s. OOO. 600 on account of pensions The
pub ic debt statement which will be issued Sep
tember 1St next will show reduction of be-
tween $40, ,000, 900 and Sl2 100000.
MOVEMENTS OF NAVAL vEssEIS-The Alliance
arrived at Halifax yesterday AMI will leave for
Portsmouth, n. H., as soon as she takes on
coal. The TallapO0Sa arrived at League Island
last evening from New York.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Master j. A. Barber to the
Colorado, at New York, relieving Master C. I.
Brun, who Is ordered to the kearsage at Nor-
folk. Lieut.. Willie Swift, from the Kaarsaye
and ordered to the Boston navy yard. Ensign
b. A. F1Ske, from the Powhatan and placed on
waiting orders. Cadet engineers ]. L. Wood
and w. H. AHderdice to the Tennessee, at Bos-
ton, Mass.
REVENUE GAUGEES.-C. L. Reynolds. C. A
Olinstead, and b. II. DOdson have been ap-
pointed internal revenue gaugers for the 5th
district OF Tennessee. the 5th district of Ken
lucky and 4th district OF Texas respectively
THE NEW P. NJ. GENERAL COMMISSIONED
Hon. Horace Maynard. In company with Judg
Key. drove to the White House to-day to pay
bis respects to the President. The President
signed Mr. Maynard'S commission as Postmaster
General and handed it 10 him. After leaving
the Presidents Mr. MAYNARD and Judge Key
called on the other cabinet officers who are in
town, and also the general Of the army Post
master General Maynard took the oath of Office
this morning and Will enter upon his duties TO.
morrow. He was sworn In by Judge James
LaWrenson notary public one of the oldest en-
pioy eS OF the department. VINO entered the Bal
tilnore post Office IN 1919. and the Post Ofice
department in 1884. Judge LawrenSon has
sworn In fourteen Postmasters General
The PRESIDENT to-day signed the commission
OF Judge ID. NJ. Key, to be district judge for the
eastern district of Tennessee. He also signed
the commission OF General LOngstreet as U. S.
minister TO Turkey. Judge Key viii remain In
the city several days before leaving for Ten
neSSee.
THE SIGNAL SERVICE YACANCY.-Secretary
imsey said today that no steps looking In any
WY toward the selection OF a chief signal officer
OF the army would be taken until the Presidents
return from the west
SECRETARY RAMSEY will leave the CITY Friday
morning for st. Paul, Minnesota He will Join
the President az Omaha and accompany him on
his western tip.
WHAT MRS. GRANT SAYs-The Denver people
seem to be enjoying the visit Of General and
Mrs. Grant, and the latter Is mentioned as being
extrs mely affable and talkative. Referring to
Two previous visits to Denver, Mrs. Grant, said,
IaughlRgly, that she had accompanied her huS-
band on most of his travels, and was conse-
quently almost as great Traveller as he. While
acknowledging that she had been his compan-
lon, at times, during his campaigns she took
occasion to scout as absurd the recently pub
liShed story that 1t was her tnvariable practice
TO hurry to the front, when a battle was over,
70 renoer SUCH assistance as she might. ''The
General would have been very angry said Mrs.
Grant, sit had made my appearance at such a
time. and knew It," Still underlying her pleas
ant mood, Mrs. Grant took up another neEspa-
pensstory, and declared that She did not deserve
hall the noble qualities attributed to her. For
instance, she had never devoted any time to
discovering needy people and alleviaJing their
wants. Such people had found her out and
what she had to bestow was by no means aie.
quate to the demand. During her husbands
Two T. rms she doubted If she had ever obtained
more than TWO appointments, although she had
recently been credited with having procured In
Vulnerable positions for poor girls in the Treas
ury department: Mrs Grant spoke In high
SAID both the General and herself regarded it
S5nted.
NO YELLOW FEVER AT NEW ORLEANs.-Dr
Cabell, president OF the national board OF
health. returned to the city last evening, from
New orleans, where he has been on official bust-
ness. lie says there Is no yellow fever at taat
port and no possibility OF there being any
during the present season. Commerce Is un-
interrupted, and business is as actively con-
Quoted as at any period Of the year.
MARINE CORPS ORDERs.-Second Lieut.. Car
roll Mercer, from the barracks here on the 3lst.
and ordered TO the Boston barracks. n. c.
Turner IS granted leave for one month before
proceeding to Mare Island. Second Lieut.. j. A.
Turner from here. and ordered to the Brooklyn
barracks Oh the 31st inst. Second Lieut.. III. W.
+. Waller from here on the 30th, and ordered TO
Norfolk. Second Lieut.. S. L. Jackson from here
TO portsmouth. n. H., on the Both. Second
Lieut.. T. G. Gillette from here on the 3Oth Or
dered TO Annapolis. Second Lieut.. II. K. Gill
man from here on the 31st, and ordered 10
League Island. Second Lieut.. F. H. Denney
from here. a nd ordered to Brooklyn.
SECRETARY EvARTs is expect ed to return to
Washington some time next week, aud will
have been absent as long as he expected when
he left.
CLAIMS AGAINST THE DIsTRICT.-Under the
bill passed In June last for the settlement of
outstanding claims against the District, the
Court OF Claims is charged with the duty OF al
Indicating and passing on cases provided for In
the bil except the board OF audit certificates.
which are convertible directly into 5 65 bonds.
All claims will have to be filed with the court
by December 10th, as that is the limit fixed In
this act. AS yet only 60 claims have been put
in. Some OF these will be ready for the courf to
take up as soon as ft reaSSembleS. The Dis
trict Commissioners have agreed to furnish the
original papers to the court In the cases that
comes before 1t, but as YET no papers have been
received.
THE SCHoFIELD RUMoR SQUELCHED -"You
can say said Secretary Ramsey to STAR re-
porter to day, ''that there Is not one word Of
truth In the statement that General Schofleld
was ordered from command at West Point and
the order afterwards reScinded LII he is to be
,lleyed from his present post, do not know OF
H." AS changes are often made In department
G. mmanders, General Schoteld will. at some
time, be relieved from his present command
That there is TO be any Immediate chance on
account of the Whitaker matter Ia denie6 on
the highest authority.
PERsoNAL--Mr. Walter p. Phillips, the enar-
getic agent OF the n. y. Associated Press. leaves
Washington tomorrow for a few DAYS rest at
Fortress Monroe.-Comunlssion LIE Due. of
the Agricultural department IS announced to
deliver an address this afternoon at the Patrons
OF Husbandry picnic In Cumberland county Pa
Senator Jones, OF Florida, has been sum.
moned home to the dying bedside OF his wife
who has been Ill from drOpSy OF the heart Mrs
Jones has spent every winter for the past five
years In Washington and has many friends here
Mr.. Jos. Williams, OF thiS city, wel-known
as an active business man, Is going to Denver,
Colorado, to make that place his home.-MiSs
Mamie McFalls, who left Washington week
ago for a solourn In Maryland. was taken sud-
denly i'll on Friday in Baltimore, and was In
that condition Saturday night brought TO her
nome On 9th street northwest, where she now
lies In critical condition. Miss McFallS Is the
beautiful and amiable grand daughter OF Mr.. L.
a GoDr1ght. and has hosts or friends VINO Will
nope for her recoyery.-MrS- c. N. B0ardman,
Miss Mollie Boardman, Miss Hattie Boardman,
Washington, ID. e.: Charles Wheatley, George
town, ID. c., are among the late arrivals at ocean
City. Md.-Hon. W. w. Belknap. of Iowa, 8