Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-08-27


see him Off.
SECRETARY THOMPSON is expected to return to
the city this evening.
No PROCLAMATION relieving the Chinese yes.
sci on her way to San Francisco from the dis
eliminating duties against her will be made
She will have to pay all the duties imposed by
the present laws
THE NEW MAN-oF- Wharf.-The Galena, the new
man-of-war which was finished a short time
ago, was put In commission at the Norfolk navy
yard yesterday. She will go to the South Pa
cltic station.
THE CIRCULATION OF SILVER DOILARS-Trea-
surer Gifillan to-day issued further notice in
regard to the circulation of standard silver dol
lars The ways in which this coin can be pro.
cured are given ana are the same as those here
tofOre issued with the additional notice that
the dollars can be had free OF expense at the
San Francisco, New orleans and Philadelphia
mnts upon certificate from the assistant trea-
surers In those cities without the delay of hav-
ing the transaction confirmed at the Treasury
in Washington.
L. S. TROOPS TO PURSUE REYES.-The follow
ing dispatch from Col. WILCOX, commanding
the department of Arizona, has been forwarded
to the War department:-"Capt Rafferty, re-
ports, under date of oath, that Reyes and party
Of revolutiOnistS had been defeated In Sonora
and remnant driven across Arizona line. Ru-
mOred at Tucson that sheriff from Araraca had
arrested some twenty In number, and Rafferty,
says [. S. deputy marshal had also gone down.
No resistance anticipated: but l had ordered
Rafferty, to furnish troops IT called for by U. S.
marshal or district attorney"
A CORRECrIoN.-In a report In a morning
paper of the democratic ratification meeting
last night DR.. A. Y. P. Garnett Is named as
among those present This is an error, as
under his recent crushing af11lction I'm the
well as his sense of propriety would prevent
him from being present at political meet
ing.
A FURIOUS STORM.-General Mcdowell has
forwarded the following dispatch received by
him from Fort Mojave, Arizona, to the War de-
partment. 1t was dated the 22d "Furious
storm; company quarters blown down; three
Killed. Officers quarters destroyed. Hospital
and store houses much damaged Storm yet
raging"
VINTAGE OF THE RHINE.-The consul OF the
United States at Cologne, in recent dispatch
to the Department of State, commenting upon
its tributaries for the present season. remarks
that severe winter has unfavorably affected
the industry. The vintage, it is thought by
experienced observers, will not exceed one fifth
the average yield.
MOVEMENTS OF NAVAL VESsELs.-The Michi
gan sailed from Chicago on the evening Of the
25th. She will touch at Milwaukee, Sheboygan
and Mackinaw. She expects to reach Detroit
Dy the Sd OF september, where she will stop for q
week and then proceed to Buffalo. The ITALIA
poosa left League Island yesterday for Norfolk.
The practice ship Constellation passed Cape
Henry yesterday afternoon bound In.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Passed Assistant Engineer
Robert Crawford to the Kearsage, relieving
Passed Assistant Engineer L. T. Stafford, who
c nTH fn hQ OF
for treatment Cadet Engineers W. F. Dur
and and Henry Hall to the Tennessee. Leaves
OF absence have been granted as follows to Off.
Kane one month from 9th; Lieutenant E. Long
necksr one month from 24th and Lieutenant
{. A. Bradbury during the month OF Deem
Der.
THR WEEKLY STAR for this week Is superb
number with f1fty.five columns of fresh and
varied reading matter, including story aoro-
pos to the times ''The New Departure batch
oI humorous sketches, Goats for the Lodges
Barber, '"Brer Terrapin Shows the Girls How
Strong He is" "More Wife than Country" &c
a thrilling description of 1.-The Fate OF the
a sprlnkllng OF poetry. grave and gay; cor
feSpondence from the Summer resorts: q full
pudget OF local news, Washington news aud
sorts OF readable things. Price five cents In
wrappers. Fifty cents for three months. post
age paid. fO0'-
OFF FOR THB WEsT.-The President left last
evening. Secretary Ramsey left this morning
for st. Paul, MINI. Attorney General Deyens
and Postmaster General Maynard are at present
Ihe only members of the cabinet In the city.
Ine Attorney General, who starts for Indiana
Saturday or the first of next week win leave tho
new Postmaster General alone. Secretary EVarts
Will, however, be back some time during the
week. 'N0
THE DEMAND FOR SILVER DoLLARs.-The de-
mand for standard silver dollars keeps I'D.
During this fall 1t Is certain that the circula
ton OF the coin will be very largely Increased.
lt cannot be otherwise. LasS year when the
demand ror small notes was On, the Treasury
department issued S35, ,O00, 900 in fiveS tens and
tWenties, In exchange for notes of the larger
organizations. This year this exchange can
hot De as large The large notes are more wide
ly seattle red and cannot be got together to Sc
cure small notes In exchange. In all the money
centerS the amount OF notes held has fallen
most materially. AS small money is absolutely
necessary, the silver dollar must be taken.
Even those banks which have held out against
II Will have to come down. They Will have to
accommodate their customers
CLERKS DIsCHARGED.-A number of clerks In
the Surgeon Generals and Adjutant Generals
offices were discharged to-day. 1t is stated by
two of those discharged that they are demo-
Gratis, and got the notifications that their SER
vices would be no longer required after the 31St,
simply because they are democrats. They also
say that the other men discharged are OF the
same political faith. 1t is stated. however, IL
,he offices from which the discharges were
made, that the removals are made for other
cauSes-that 1t is not even known what are the
politics OF those dismissed.
PERSONAL Col. A. Webster the Register OF
Wills, leaves tomorrow for Boston with Mrs.
Webster, whose health is such that her ply
sicians have directed her to go north-Dis-
tI1ct Attorney Corkhill and Mrs. CorkhiIl have
left Coney Island for Saratoga Springs, but viii
return about Sept. 1st-At meeting of the
American st. Georges Association In Ottawa,
Can, yesterday, Geo. 7. Dawson, OF Washing
ION, was elected president.-Among the Wash
1ngton1anS registered at various points In Eu-
rope, Aug. lth, were the following AT Lon
don, q. A. Bachus, j. s. Foote Mrs N. L. JEFF
mes: at Brussels, NJ. DenisOn, E. NJ. Gallaudet:
at den-Baden, DR.. p. S. Schucking. Mrs.
ROBERT Matter, nee Gaburry, of Washington, is
staying at No. 124 South Oxford street, Brook
gn, N 4-.Senator Blair, OF N. H.; Gen. j. r.
EhaiIners, OF Miss; eX-CoDgreSsman A. Fl. Ham,
Ii'On. OF !nd, and Congressman John NJ Bailey
Mele registered In New York last night.-Jef-
ieIson Davis Is at Atlantic City.-CandiCate
ohester G A. Arthur is at Long Branch.-Sen-
a.or thurman Is Sumner1ng at Putin bay
Lieut. HoWgate, who wants to succeed Gea.ral
M!er, Is an Englishman by birth, was apponted
10 10 ene army from Michigan, and belonged 10
.ne zVtn Infantry before being assigned TO de-
lacned at. outy on the signal ssrvice.--The con-
Ct 4t,ion On OF MI washington Mclean, editor OF the