Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-09-18


yard at $50 to-day for New York.
THE following was issued from the War de-
| partment to-day: To correct certain misappre-
tensions existing as to the meaning of general
orders NO. 44) it is ordered:-The service rifle and
ammunition will be used in department, division
| and army contests. "Marksman's rifles" will
| only be issued as prizes. three to each division
| team annually and three to the army team every
alternate year. No ''marksman's rifles" have
| yet been made or issued. "Marksman's rifles
| when issued as prizes" may be admitted i'm con-
| tests as they will be suited to the service am
| munition. The long-range rifles are not marks
| mans rifles" and will be used for experimental
purposes, but not in department, division or
army teams.
| HOW THE NEWS WAS RECEIvED.-The very un-
favorable news from the President to-day cast
gloom over all the departments. and. in fact
over the entire city. The feeling. after the news
that the President had had another rigor was
received, was one of general despondency. In
tne reduced state of the President, the impress
| sion is that he cannot withstand another relapse
and the public mind is almost prepared for the
| worst news.
The PENSACOLA arrived at Panama midnight
OF the 4th. having touched at Acarulco for coal
The Richmond had not arrived and is not to be
expected at Panama before the Goth The Off
GERS and men on the Pensacola are well.
WORKMEN at the National Museum building
are engaged in laying the border of the tiling in
| some of the unfinished rooms These border
/ tiles have just been received from the manufac-
| ttlrers.
ARMY ORDERs-The superintendent mounted
recruiting service will forward SO recruits to
Fort Smelling, Minn., for assignment to the Cd
cavalry. Leave for eight months is granted
| Captain Stephen G. Whipple. 1st cavalry.
Leave for one year, from September 1, 1881,
IS granted Capt. ThOs Drury, I'd infantry
on the mutual application Of the officers con-
cerned, the following transfers in the 9th cav
airy are made: Second Lieut. Benjamin H. Chee-
yer, Jr from Troop G to Troop B; Second Lieut.
Albert S. Bailey. from Troop to Troop G.
Ghaplan Geo. W. Collier, U.S.A., is assigned to
DUTY at Columbus barracks. Ohio, until October
| 81. 1851 Leave for one year, with permission
to go beyond the sea. is granted First Lieut.
Geo. E. Sage, 5th artillery.
| SENATOR HILLS CONDITION. Information re-
ceived here. in regard to the condition of Sem
ator B. H. Hill, rs to the effect that while the
recent and second operation performed in Phla-
delphia for an affection of the tongue was tenn
pO1arlly relief, and satisfactory. i'm its imme-
diate results, there has since been change for
the worse. There is danger that the Senator
Will lose the power of speech.
FIRST ASSISTANT POSTMASTER GENERAL
TYNER has gone to Indiana for several weeks
and Second Assistant Postmaster General Elmer
is now in charge of the department
THE OMINoUs vEN."-People who have
watched the Presidents case closely calculated
that yesterday was the nth day of his suffering,
and it was ''crisis' day.
AN ELECTRICAL ARGUNENT.-During Com
missioner Raum's absence one of the electric
cure men was put on the list to pay taxes as a
medicus. He came on to Washington last
night with his whole apparatus and lots of
pamphlets. To-day he converted Commissioner
Raums room into an electrical laboratory. and
explained about his patent. He made all sorts
OF electrical experiments and tests. with view
to showing that he should not be taxed. The
electricity man also put in a word that he wanted
to try his electrical apparatus On the President
PosTMAsTERs COMMISSIONED. = Commissions
were sent to-day to the following pOstmasters at
the places named: H. C. Williamson, Wise
Courthouse Wise county, and j. Fl. Dickinson,
Bckley's Mills. Russell county, Virginia; d.
Goode. Newfound, Wyoming county, West Vir-
ginia.
NINE TILL Four AGAIN.-On and after Mon
day next the Interior department will resume
its former hours of business. opening at 9 a. m
and closing at p. m. instead of closing at three
o'clock. as now, except on Saturdays. The de-
partment will close at p. m. on Saturdays.
SUDDEN DEATH.-Mrs. W. R. Holloway, of In
dianapols, sister Of Mrs. Senator Morton. and
the wife of Col. w. r. Holloway. who is well
known in Washington, died this morning at her
home of typhoid fever. She was a very estima-
bic lady, and during the latter years of Senator
MortOns life she was a frequent visitor in this
city, where she had large circle of friends. Her
death was very sudden.
THE EVANS INvEsTIGATION.-The solicitors
office OF the Treasury department did not to-day
continue the investigation of the charges against
Major Evans. of the collection division of the
Sixth Auditors Office mentioned i'm The STAR
last evening No witnesses appeared. Notices
were to-day sent out to several other people,
who are expected to appear Monday to give
their testimony. In that way the investiga-
ton will prOgress-three or four witnesses
being examined daily until the list is closed
There is an evident reluctance on the part of
people who know to appear and testify. It was
stated in The STAR yesterday that the charges
against Evans. preferred by Mr.. Lazenby. in
GUIDED the little episode with the sister-in-law
Ofapromnent post Office official and certain other
Irregularities Theiragularities areit is learned,
to be comprised in the specifications Of drunk
enness and the disclosure to parties that they
might become attorneys for Postmasters of the
amount due those officials.
PERsONAL.-Rev. Mr.. Shppen, pastor of All
Souls church. has returned to the city-The
following Washingtonians were at the U. s.
Hotel. Saratoga September Is: Judge Miller. u.
SIS. Court, and Mrs. Miller; Mrs. Franck Taylor;
Major d. M. Taylor. U.s.A., and wife; JOS. G.
c. Kennedy and wife, Gen. W. NJ Dunn, U.S.A..
and daughter, Mrs. Morrison; Gen. Schenck and
three daughters, F. B. Mcclure and wife,
Right Rev. Bishop Keane was in the city last
evening, much improved in health. He left for
Richmond last night.-Mrs. Gen. Mcclure re-
turned from Kentucky yesterday Assistant
Postmaster General "A. D. Hazen, Commodore
Temple, Rear Admiral John j. Almy Capt T.
o. Selfridge and Pay Inspector F. c. Cosby. u
SN., are in New YOrk.-Bishop Wiglltman. of
the ME. Church South, is in improving health
DR.. Lugenbeels Challenge.
Yesterday afternoon ex-senator Christiancy,
who had received note from DR. French Lueen.
beel, the brother Of Mrs. Christiancy,) asking a
meeting in Virginia, within twenty miles of
Washington, procured warrant against DR.. Lu-
genbeel from the Police Court. The bailif of
the court, F. C. Reveils, was handed this war
rant, and at once started to serve it, but soon
learned that DR.. LugenbeS . had in the morning |
left for his home in Virginia.
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