Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-07-11


revenue, 1852. .27S 10; customs. s705694 %.
Mr.. F. V. O'BriES has been appointed official
stenographer of thc Department Of Agriculture
INTERNAL. REvENrs APPoISTNENTs.-The
Secretary Of the Treasury to-day appointed
Joseph A. Bievlen Internal revenue stOrekeeper
for the first district Of Ohio and IL. c. Fulton
gauger for the second Iowa
Col. F. d. STEPHENSON has beer promoted to
the grade of examiner at $4,000 per year. in the
Pension office.
DELAYED BY AN ACCIDENT.-COl. Stevens. for
many years clerk to the House appropriations
committee. recently started on trip to the Pa
ciiic slope with his family. At st. Louis. while
out driving. Col. Stevens carriage was demOl-
ished by a collision with a street car. Mrs.
Stevens was quite seriously injured. and the
party was delayed some days 10y the accident.
The driver of the street car it is said was asleep.
Not AN EXCEPTION TO. Bur EXEMPT FROM. THE
EULE--A paragraph has appeared in several of
the papers that the Secretary Of the Navy had
made an exception to his regulation circular.
which forbids women residing OH public vessels
i'm behalf of Capt. Chandler. commanding the
Minnesota. ut Newport. X. |. No such eXcep-
ton has been made. The regulation applies to
vessels i'm commission for sea seS'uice aud the
Minnesota does not come within that class. she
is exempt, as other receiving ships are, from the
operation OF the regulation.
NAVAL NOTES.-THE Trenton was at Vile
franche 9th of June to sail in few days for the
coast of Italy and Adriatic The Galcna left
CadiZ 18th of June and arrived at Lisbon 18th
of June. The TiconderOga. from, San Fran
cisco. has arrived at Rio: ell well. She will sail
about the 10th for Hampton Roads.
REGISTER Bruce. of the Treasury to-day
made tour of inspection CT his office. acquaint-
ing himself with the duties of each clerk 1t
was so quickly done that but few of the clerks
knew of his presence until addressed by him. He
seems determined to post himself i'm all the de-
tails of his office
COAING HEAVY DISCHARGE OF PENsIoSCLERKs.
Within a few days there vii: be a heavy discharge
of clerks in the Office of the Commissioner of
Pensions. This will embrace a number Of in
conlpetents and those doing duty i'm the office
who served in the confederate army. Gen. Dud-
ley. the new commissioner. while he has no de-
sire to prescribe confederate soldiers is decidedly
OF the opinion that there should he other ser
vice for them than passing upon the claims OF
union soldiers for pensions.
THE WIFE OF Ex-SESAroR HOWE. Of Wiscon-
in-law. Mr.. EHCcli Totten. in this city, The ex-
Senator is a member of the international none
tary conference, but has been notified of the ill
ness OF his wife. and is route from Europe
to this city.
LEAVES or ABSENC" FOR TREASURY CLERKS.-
When the exchange OF the FIVE and SIX per cent
bonds for continued thrce-and-a-ilalf Der cents
were i'm progress at the Treasury department. an
order was issued fortidd;nr all leaves OF alb
sencc. This because all the clerks who could be
spared were detailed on this duty. Now that
the work is over the order has beer revoked
and leaves will be given bu. under the practice
which has heretofore prevailed.
PROHoTIONS.-There will be several fourth
class clerkslIip promotions in the general land
Office in a few DAYS.
EARLY CLosiSsi.-By order of the Postmaster
General on ard after to-day the Post Ofico de-
partment will be closed at 3 PIN. until further
orders.
Mr.. r. C. Mason. OF West Virginia. recently
promoted to q principal exarninership in the
l. s. Patent Office. has been assigned to the
class Of mills and milling.
PERSONAL.-SenatorP Plumb was registered in
NV York last night.-Mr W. 3. Reed. who
has been confined to his house by a prolonged
attack of neuralgia for some weeks Fast. is
again able To be Out.--Messrs. Thomas and
Anthony A. Connolly We're passengers by the
stearler City Of BRUSSELS for Europe whence
they 20 on telephone business in which they
are fortunately interested.-Mrs.J J. A. Roberts
has gone to Occoquan Falls. with her son. for
the heated erm.-Ex-Representativ Hen
drick b. Wright is dangerously i'll at his resi-
dence in WikesbaiTe-J. N. Tyner. J. H.
Mari. c. F. Peek and A. NJ. Clapp of Washing
ton. were in Philadelphia yesterday.
Affairs Oil the Virginia Side.
OBSERVANCE OF THE 4rH-DAMAGE BY THE
sT1RM-OTHER MATTERS.
FALLS CHURCH, VA. July 11th 1881
The Club observed 10y special meeting the
Fourth on the grounds enyirOning the residence
OF S. Duryee esq. The program began with the
singing of the ''Star Spanged Banner The
president. J. Il. Patterson. esq, who l am told
is brother of ex-senator Patterson. of New
Hampshire, delivered the Grafton; subject "A
Sermon i'm History" His allusion to the
wounded President was was said to be very
touching and elegant. merry is the Green
wood was sung by Miss C. D. Rockwell: s.The
First Settlers Story read by Mrs. c. H. Bux-
ton; Les DANES de Seville" played bv Miss
vroom and Mr. Duryee, and selections
from "Sketches from Abroad" Mark
Iitil Itsto DN ME ~ D. SUlDiuan. Inc COM
pTny then partook of a relishable collation..
Toasts followed. Virginia" was responded to
by s. II. Barrett; The ladies' by c. Ii. Bux-
ton: . Falls Church." by S. A. COe; ''The Club"
by b. W. Pond: Independence Day." by D. Fl.
Riddle; and 1.-THE Nation" by j. NJ Thorne.
The day was closed with creditable display of
fireworks.
The rain storm on the evening of the 7th was,
during the first part of it. one of great violence
The wind blew only less than tornado An
cient trees were here and there uprOOted Mr.
Runners barn. with his horses standing in it,
was moved partly from its foundation. and fruit
trees We're broken down here and there about the
neighborhOOd. The lightning was frightfully
vivid and the thunder almost as terrificaly loud
as it is in storms on the plains of the once
American Desert" The house of John Parker,
a colored man. was struck. and Albert Bowman
and Parker were stunned Bowman did not
fully recover from the shock for two or three
days. One Of Parkers children was shocked.
Parker after partially recovering went into an
adjoining room and received another quite Sc
we're shock. The house of Peter Gillian (colored
alsO). across the road, was struck and the top of
the chimney down to the roof was completely
demolished.
The council-(the ticket on election day was
called the ''moOnshine ticket")-i giving the
people some annoyance by its action That is,
condemned by the people. IS. A.
BIDS WERE OPENED TO-DIy