Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-09-11
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To DAY-Internal rev.
clue, s3'4, ,2s7.T1; customs. SIG, 1913.
MILLARD F. HALLEcK. a clerk In the Patent
CfIee, has resigned his position, to take effect
October 10th next
THE FOLLOWING INTERNAL REVENUE AP-
PoINTMENTs have been made: Storekeeper and
gauger-H. N: owens. 1st district OF Virginia;
gaugers-J- W. Courts, 5th Kentucky; c. L.
Kentucky. and Jacob Best. 1st Ohio; storekeep-
ers-W. 81. Cooke and d. r. McC ure, 9TH Ken
lucky, and W. G. TAYLOR. LIST Ohio.
THE NAME OF the powder depot at Dover, Nor
ris county. n. j., recently purchased by the
ordnance department, has been changed to the
Piccatinny powder depot from the Dover poW-
der depot. The similarity In the first name to
DoVer's powders was the cause OF the change.
TIE TREASURY now holds 1861 ,O63, ,45O in Z.
s. bonds to secure national bank circulation;
L. S. bonds deposited on this account week
ended to day, SIG7 900, and withdrawn, S532 900.
THE SECOND TRIAL OF SIGNAL SERGEANT AID
RIcH.-Adjutant General Drum to-day turned
over the additional charges against Sergeant
Osslan. Aldrich, L. S. signal corps, given in
Thursdays STAR, to the same court that tried
him for desertion. That court will now try hin
On the additional charges against his Integrity.
The following is the court. 1t will sit a. Fort
Wbipple: FIRST Its. R. p. Strong, 4th artillery,
acting signal officer, and Frederick Won Schra-
der, 18th infantry. acting signal officer: 2d LIS.
". c. Butler, Sd infantry, acting signal officer;
James A. swift, signal corps, and Leroy E. Sc
bTee signal corps, and 1St 1t. w. S. Wyatt, 9th
infantry, acting signal officer, judge advocate of
the court.
THE NAVAL RENDEZVOUS at San Francisco for
the enlistment of men and boys for the navy,
which was discontinued some time ago will be
FeOpeDed. Commander Louis kempT will have
AssiS1an Surgeon c. II. H. Hlll have also bsen
ordered TO duty at that point.
NAVAL CRDERS.-Lfeut. C. X. Curtis to the
New Hampshire; Chief Engineer c. E. De Valin
to the Lackawanna, Pacific station, relieving
Chief Engineer r. NJ. Burtleman, who will re-
turn home; Chaplain S. ID. BoOrOm to the navy
yard, Pensacola; Lieut.. ii. NJ. JacOby from the
coast survey steamer Blake, and placed on
waiting orders. Lieut.. W. b. Newman from the
New Hampshire, and be ready for sea service.
CAPT. ALEX A. THOMAS, L. S. N, has been
ordered as captain OF the Washington navy
yard. He will take the place OF Capt DeKraft.
who has been assigned to duty In charge OF the
photographic Office.
BANK NOTES FOR MISUNDERSTANDING the
week ended to-day there was received at the
Treasury for redemption 1850 900 in national
bank notes, against Stt4 900 for the correspond
Ing week Of last year.
DIPHTHER1A Erc.-AdvIces to the National
Board ofHealth are that dlphtheria OF very fatal
type is reported at New London, Conn; that an
epidemic of dengue prevails at Charleston. S c.,
there being over 2,800 cases In that city. Dengue
prevails at New Orleans.
TEE PLANT OF THE CLERK WHO WANTED To
REGISTER IN MARYLAND.-Said an employe of
the Treasury today to THE STAR reporter
''They have two laws In Maryland In regard to
registration. reg One applies to democrats, and
OF fnrp -a6 forv
uculars, the emplOye said:-" am from Mont
gomery county. went to my home day before
yesterday to register. was refused that right
because my family Lived in the District OF Co
lumbia. saw two men who live and do busi-
ness In Georgetown register. Their families
also i've In Georgetown. asked why the dis
THAT the parents OF the TWO Georgetown men
lived In Montgomery county. then told the
registration officers that my parents also live
Ia the county as they do; but was not allowed
to register even then. Isn't that two laws-one
for democrats and one for republicans" The
reporter asked what he was going to do about
answered, land am going to register. 1 have
got backing now that will insure my being
allowed to register or there VIII be big
breeze"
TIRE PRESIDENT told the Californians at the
Petaluma fair yesterday that he wished the Sta
tuity, and that 'for all time 1t may be the
Eome OF the oppressed OF every age and every
Cline"
TEE ATTIC CLUB.-AdJutant General Drum
will go to Philadelphia to attend the meeting
and dinner there next Monday OF the Aztec
Club. This club was formed In the City of
Mexico by number OF officers OF the army
who participated In its assault and capture
Generals Palmer and Blake are other members
OF the club who reside in Washington.
FORT MAGINN1s. - Under an appropriation
made at the last session Of Congress a new mil.
itary fort will be established on the Muscle
Shell river, between Forts Lincoln and Keogh
1t Will be called Fort Maginnls. When 1T Is
completed there Will be chain OF five military
posts guarding the northwest-FOrtS Maginni5,
Lincoln, keOgb, Custer and Assinaboine. The
Sioux Indians who have surrendered Will be
removed south OF that line, on or near the Ye-
lowstOLe. They Will be then right under the
supervision OF the military. with the chain OF
forts guarding them from any return into Can.
ada. They VIII be partly in their old reserFa-
ton.
THERE HAVE BEEN No DISCHARGES in the
force Of clerks employed in the Freedmans
Bank; consequently the statement Is without
foundation that one OF the clerks has been dis
charged because when page In the Senate he
said he would see Senator Bruce id II he
Wouis Walt on him, or words to that effect.
PERsoNAL--Capt. Isaac Bassett the veteran
assistant doorkeeper Of the Senate, has gone to
Saratoga Springs, for brief health trlp.-Col.s
and grounds Is now at Hamilton, r. l., and
Will retern here about the 25th fnst.-The
writer OF the letters In the Baltimore Sun under
the title OF New England by the Back Door," is
Dr. G. w. Bagby Of Virginia, we'll
known as lecturer and humorous
Wl1ter.-ReV. DR.. Elliott, rector OF the Church
CT the Ascension, has returned TO the city,
Maj. A: p. Morrow and family, 9Th cavalry T.
5. A. EOn. J. G. Balm and family, Norfolk, Va
faymaster Gould: U.S.A.. G. Battari, Florence,
Italy and S. b. Bryan, Manchester, England,
are at the Ebbitt HOuse.-Mrs. Capt. j. l..
Davis and daughter U. S. N, will arrive at the
Ebbitt House this arternoon.-It is not now
expected that secretary Schurz will return to
this city before the 18th inst.-CO Robert
9. Ingersol will leave the city In few days
for the purpose, using his own language, ''of
m abing few remarks. MI r. r. Hit, Sec
retary OF T.. s. legation at Paris, arrived by the
steamship City OF Brussels yesterday at New
1ork.-Gen. j. B. Weaver the greenback-
labor candidate for President is In New York
The famous horse Parole, VINO few months
ago stimulated the American eagle to some OF
his ioudest screaming while the British lion
howled with anguish, is to show himself at The
C0ney Island course today.
NEW SILVER MINING CoMPANY.-At the Pean-
sylyania state department In Harrisburg yes
terday Charter was Issued to company to