Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-06-20

min Driver has been appointed stOrekeeper for
the second district OF Kentucky, AMI E <.
Owsley gauger for the second district OF Ken
tucky.
BIns WERE OPENED al the Treasury depart.
Dent this afternoon for repairs to the q. s. rev.
enee marine steamer Moccas1n at Baltimore.
SECRETARY LINCOLN left the city last evening
for New York. He will return next Wednesday.
TEE SPEEDwELL arrived at Boston yesterday
from Portsmouth. N Fl.
TEE PRESIDENT and Mrs. Garfield, accompa-
nied by their two children, Col. Rockwell aud
DR.. Boynton, arrived at the berson hotel,
Long Branch, Saturday evening. The journey
somewhat fatigued Mrs. Garfield 1t Is hoped
she Will soon recuperafe.
CAPT. WILLIAM WALLACE U. 8. NJ c., has
been ordered as member OF the board OF
survey, to meet at Philadelphia on the 21st
REPORT ON THE MISSION OF TIE YANrIC. The
official report OF the captain of the Yanttc,
which went tc Prospero Bay, Yucatan, to In
quire into the seizure Of disabled American
vessel by the authorities OF that port. has been
received at the Navy department. and for warded
TO the state department.. It was at the re-
quest OF the latter department that the Yantic
went on this mission. She found that before
over TO her captain and fully released. This
Will end the whole matter. The Yantlc sailed
from Key West. Florida, Saturday afternoon.
for CaMpeche BaDk.
HANDSOME FLAGs.-Gen. Sherman has re-
Gently had made for his own use at his own
expense two elegant SILK flags. which he can
use OF state occasions at his house. One is the
national nag. The other an elegant blue silk
banner, on which the National coat Of arms is
embroidered by hand In colors, as are also the
" Worde. "Headquarters, Army of the United
States =" This flag Is edged with rich fringe
The embroidery Is as handsome as that used
for ladies' dresses.
DR.. MACDONALD, chief Of the money order
bureau CT the Post once department. to-day
received dispatch announcing the death OF
his venerable mother at Charlestown, Mass
The doctor will leave at once to attend tue
funeral During his absence Superintendent
Blachfan. OF the foreign mail division, Will act
as CHIEF OF the money order division.
POST OFFICE DEPAkTMENT RRoRG AMI ATOM
The committee recently appointed to recon-
mend system Of re organization for the Post
Oflice department Will submit its report to tue
postmaster General On the 26th inst
YoUNG MEN FOR REFoRMERs. - Postmaster
General James said to-day that he believed In
the employment OF young men In the puoltc
service. as his experience was that all the suc-
cess1ul reformeIs were young men.
A NUMBER OF PROMOTIONS in the Interior de-
partment will be made On the 1st OF July next
POSTMASTER GBNBRAL JAMES SAID to-day
that the controversy over the Bethlehem (Pa)
post Office, which has been going on for the
matter OF fortnight, would be settled in day
or two.
THE TREASURY INvEsTIG AT1NG COMMITTEE
have stopped work and returned to their reyu.
lar duties. They Will not commence again ex-
cept under orders OF Secretary Winuom.
PO D. STATIONERY BIDs.-General Hzen.
third assistant postmaster general, and the
committee having the matter in charge were
busy today classifying and arranging the
stationery bids for the department preparatory
tc making the awards OF contracts.
THE BUREAU OF CATHOLIC INDIAN MISSIONS
has filed certificate OF Incorporation vita
Charles Ewing, John B. A. Brouillet and Chas
s. Jones as corporators. The object Is to Ell
cate the indians living within the ooundat-s
OF the Unite d States Ia the doctrines aud moral
laws Of the Catholic church, instruct them IN a
common English education. &c.
WANT TO RUN RAILROAD THROUGH AN In
DIAN REsERvAT1oN.-Assistant Attorney Gen
eral Of the Interior Department McCammon
Will leave tomorrow for the Fort Hall Indian
reservation. 1t appears the Union Pacific rail-
ROAD company want to construct a branch
railroad through the reservation. Secretary
KlRwood has instructed Mr.. McCammon to
consult with the Indians and the railroad Of.
ficials with view to recommend legislation to
Congress which viii accomplish the object
sought.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Lieuts- w. P. Day and A. p
Osborn, Ensign j. II. Smith, .Mldshipman r. c.
Smith, Cadet Mid5hipmen J. L. Clark j. L.
Shock and j. j. Woodward, Surgeon joseph
Hugg, Chfef Engineer A. S. Greene Cadet Eu-
gihs ers j. NJ. Whi1ham and Lloyd Baukson and
BoataWaln w. G. Toupkins to the Quinnebiuy
Passed Assistant Engineer A. ". Morley TO
duty at the New York Eavy yard. Passed AS
Skiant Pay master g. A. Doering. L'euts. r.
Impey AID G. A Merriam MiGshipman W. L.
RoGgers, Passed Assistant Engineer j. Ii.
Cbasmar, Assistant Engineer w. O. Chrlsmau.
Gunner stephen Young. Carpenter W. A
the Quinnebaug Carpenter Gould Northruo
10 the Boston navy yard. Acting Sailmaker j.
4. LoIg to the Franklin. Passed Assistant
engineer c Mcconnell TO duty In connection
WIN the trial OF the Alarm, In addition to hts
other duties. Lieut.. T. II. Paine has returned
lIom the European station and is placed on
waiting orders.
FBRsONAL--Gen. Grant has announced his
Intention OF residing permanently in New York
city.-Cyrus w. Field, who has recently made
the journey round the world, says that the
OF the whole trip Is the treatment Traveller Is
subjected to at the custom house on his arrival
at New Iork.---Paymaster Cunningham aud
Park for the summer.-Mr. and Mrs. William
Suckney, WHO were at Newport last week, ave
returned TO Washingt0n-Gsn. KiipatrfcK
WHO sails for Chill Tomorrow. as U. S. minister
TO tbat country, was rendered complimentary
banquet by friends In Jersey City last Saturday
evenfng.-LOrd Montagu and Mr.. de Bunsen.
OF the British legation, were guests OF the gov
eInOr general OF Canada at the Citadel Quebec
yesteI day. y.-CoL Fttzhugn who became
famous from being "a bigger man than old
Grant" tor little while, is lying at the point
OF death at Dallas, TexaS.-Mr. Edwin Booth
and wife sailed from Liverpool for New York on
Saturday. y.-EpgDeer-C Commissioner TWinIng
returned yesterday morning after several days
aDseLce from the city.-Dr. Pearson az
delegate TO the International homeopathic con-
grees Which meets In London On the 1IUh OF
July, sails for Europe, for a three months stay.
on The 25th inst-Mr. JOSEPH Nimno. If
Chief OF the Bureau OF Statistics has gone to
New YORK, to be absent about ten days.-Rey.
MILK onar0, rector OF St Johns Church expess
70 sail for Europe on Wednesday, to be absent
four montha-MaDager Albaugh is at Long
BraI CD, with bis family, for the summer
senator Jones, OF Nevada, is sick at the s..
James Botel, In New York, with ch1lis ana
IeYer, put bis condition Is not such as TO cau,e
any alal m--Lloyd Tevis, OF San Francsco
ana d. w. B0sier, OF Pennsylvania are at
W1hardS.-Ex-Senato Henry S. Lane. OF ID
olena. dled suddenly OF heart disease In CraY.
lorosVllle, In that state. on Saturday afternoo1.
1n Inc list year Of his age.-Major r. H.sy,,
ts'er 1s In Charge OF the Post during Mr.
EuIchlnS' absence Senator Hill,of Georgia.
and Repres entative TucKer, OF Virginia, b,;,,
6eiyer trations ia Philadelphia on the Ash of
y:-Ar1starchf Bey and Hallat Khbauru,
CT Washington, were registered In New York
UGC De- np DyHo,