Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-10-16

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THE TREASURY to-day holds $359 ,935, 45O In
L. S. bonds to secure national bank circulation.
United States bonds deposited on this account
for the week ending to-day s535, 900 and with
drawn $500
SECRETARY THOMPSON will return to Wash
ington this evening.
F. NJ. VAN PELT has been appointed store
keeper and gauger for the second district of
Georgia.
DURING TIE WEEK ended to-day there were
received at the United States Treasury 1891 ,OGO
in national bank notes for redemption; while
for the corresponding week OF last year these
receipts were ss7S.000.
DISTRICT INTEREsT.-Treasurer Gilfllan TO-
day made requisitton on the Secretary of the
Treasury for SIS, 500 to pay the semi-annual in
terest on the thirty-ye FUNDING bonds of the
District, Which fails due November 1st next
SECRETARY SHERMAN and party arrived at
Racine, Wis, from Chicago, yesterday, and
were escorted by the uniformed Garfield Guard
to court house square, where speeches were
made by Secretary sherman and Gov. Smith to
an immense crowd OF citizens. Mr.. Sherman
was met by the reception committee from Mil
wauhee, who accompany him to Milwaukee.
NAVAL ORDgRs.-Medical Inspector Somerset
Robinson has been detached from further duty
as member Of the naval medical examining
board. Naval Constructor VIM. MintOnge IS Or
dered to New YorI, On temporary duty, to select
capstan for the Dispatch.
ApJUTANT GENERAL DRUM returned to the
city this morning. He has arranged affairs at
the new recruiting rendezvous at Pittsburgh.
He has also reOpened the rendezvous at Phiia-
delphia, which was discontinued some years
ago.
THE TRENTON, flagship OF Rear Admiral
Howell, arrived at Marseilles, September 29th
where she will have some steam pipes put in
Rear Admiral Howell hoiSted his flag on the
Quinnebaug and was at Villeffanche October
1St. The next day the Quinnebaug would leave
for Smyrna. and the Admiral would transfer his
flag TO the Wyoming. The health OF the squad
PAYING THE CENSUS ENUMERAToRs.-General
Walker, Of the Census Dureau, says that the
payment of enumerators Is being pushed as
allow. One hundred and ninety clerks are con-
stantly employed on this work, fifty working
at night. Eighteen thousand three hundred ac-
counts have already been paid in full involving
disbursement of one million and fifty thousand
dollars. Five thousand other accounts have
been been made made up and mailed to enumsrators for
papers to this city for payment.
THE CoRwIN's FRUITLEss SEARCH.-Captain
c. L. Hooper, OF the revenue cutter Thomas
Corwin, recently returned to San Francisco
after fruitlesS search for the missing whaling
vessels, reports to the Treasury department.
that thereis no hope OF hearing from the miss
Ing vessels. He believes the Jeanette to be
safe. If an accident had happened, her crew
cling over the ice that they would undoubtedly
have communicated with the mainland
d. Stevenson, sth cavalry, is extended four
John Whitney, 18th infantry. is extended eleven
months on surgeons certificate of disability
with permission to go beyond sea- The superin-
tendent general recruiting service will forward
thirty recruits to San Antonio, Texas. for as
signment to the 1st infantry.
THE L. S. S. DISPATCH, now at the navy yart
here, will so into commission on Monday next
Her first duty will be to take Secretary Thomp-
son and his party down to Hampton Roads to
witness the naval review, which comes Of
about the 25th instant. Afterwards she will
remain In commission and be used on despatch
duty.
TESTIMONIAL TO MRS. HAYEs.-An temperance
societies, as far as heard from, have taken
prompt action In response to the invitation Ct
the commission on a testimonial to Mrs. Hayes
TO take the form OF lfe-slze painting of that
lady. Many methods are adopted. s1ich as an
assessment On each local society; collections in
schools; subscriptions in Bible classes. social
dollar engraving of Mrs. Hayes is thus being
secured Tor reading rooms. church par lors ten
peranCe headquarters and homes. Lucy Hayes
'Tea Parties win be In vogue this winter, after
the style OF the Martha washington Tea Par
ties of an earlier date. the former involving
entertainments such as Mrs Hayes, example Z
rendering fashionable. Miss FRANCES E. willard
OF The conmission,i is working hard in its behalf
TIE SERENADE to Secretary sherman on Mon
day night promises to be largely attended iad5-
Ing from the preparations which have beeu
made
Observation-Disclosures Secretary Bel, OF the
Department OF the Interior, who has been visit
ing his home in New York this week, will re-
turn to morrow morning.-Secretary Evarts'
twin SONS, one OF whom Is at Yale and the other
at Harvard, gave dinner In New Haven on
Monday, to celebrate their twenty-flrst birth
day.-George Alfred Townsend has been elect
ed poet for the commencement at Dickinson
wards, L. s. Consul at st. Petersburg. and for
merly a resident Of Washington, arrived in New
York from Europe Yesterday. Senator Bay
Founders Day at Lehigh University, Bethlehem,
Pa, day before yesterday. Marie Paul
Nininger, the new cantatrtce, who has recently
niece of Secretary Ramsey.-Hon. John Go
forth. who was Assistant L. s. Attorney Gen
eral under Mr.. Williams. died in Philadelphia
legation here, sailed for Europe eto-day.-Mag-
gle Mitchell went over to Baltimore yesterday
to enjoy the handsome display that city Is
making On the occasion Of its hundred and
fftieth birthday anniversary. While there she
was the guest OF her sister. Mrs. Albaugh, at
Guy s.-Senator Cameron, Of Pennsylvania,
Is reported by the Harrisburg Patriot to be hi
with malarial fever at his home In that city.
Political Notes.
MI. w. A. Mcdonald, Independent candidate
for Congress in the 1st Georgia district, has
withdrawn, thus insuring the election OF the
regular democrat.
A New York evening paper says that United
| States Supervisor Of Elections John /. Daven-
port now proposes to accept all 1865 papers that
| may be surrendered to him. and give in return
! therefor first papers. With the first papers In
| his possession, the holder can Immediately take
| out his second papers, and thus be relieved
from all further trouble In relation to the ques-
/ tion OF citizenship.
| An excursion party, filing thirteen cars,
| went to Mentor. Olio, vest erday, under the
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