Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-07-16
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Washington News and Gossip,

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Washington News and Gossip.
Mr. JUSTICE FIELD, of the United States Su-
preme Court. left yesterday for New York.
where he will take the Arizona on the 10Th in
slant for Europe After tour of England and
ireland he will proceed to Asia Minor stopping
at smyrna, where he spent two and a half years
when boy. From thence he will 90 to Athens.
lie expects to return in November.
1HE DEATH OF MRS. n. l.. JEFFRIES who
for many years has held leading place in
washington society," is announced. She died
yesterday morning at the summer residence of
the family, at Ridley Park, near Philadelphia;
and the remains will be brought to this city to-
morrow morning and will be taken to the
Epihany church at 1 o'clock pm. for the
funelal services, and thence to Rock creek ceme-
tery for burial. Her death will be severely
mourned by large circle of friends.
COOP NEWS FOR CENSUS OFFICE EMPLOYEES
Arrangements have been made with the banking
house OF H. D. Cooke, jr., & Co., to pay the
clerks of the Census Office their salaries for the
months of July and August Upon the present.
alton OF certificate of service performed signed
by the superintendent of the Census the bank
ing firm will pay to each clerk receiving such
Sd per CtHt Ol Tie lace value CHeTeOI.
Upon an appropriation being made by Congress
TO pay the clerks; the 25 per cent thus retained
will be paid back, with the exception of an
amount equal to 10 per cent per annum for the
amount advanced. The certificates will be issued
in a day or two and the Census office clerks will
be made happy
POSTMASTER ANGER and Assistant Postmaster
Parker left for Baltimore this morning They
will inspect the Baltimore post Office and then
take trip down the Chesapeake as the guests
of Postmaster AdreOn and Assistant Postmaster
Ross. of Baltimore. They will return to the city
Monday.
In EXTREMIs.-The announcement that Wm
N. Rowe, clerk in charge of the correspond
ence bureau for Virginia and other states in the
ONCE OF the second assistant postmaster gen.
eral, had been dismissed is premature. In an
Offce-hOlding sense however, Mr.. Rowe can be
said to be in eItren,is.
PAY REDuCED.-All of the female clerks in the
Pension bureau heretofore receiving salaries in
excess of 81 200 per annum have been reduced
to the grade of first class clerks.
Down THE RIvER.-Secretaries Hunt, Kirk
wood. Postmaster General James, Mrs Blaine
and others took sail down the river this after
noon on the U s. steamer Dispatch.
DR.. LoRING, the Commissioner of Agriculture,
is expected to return to the CITY next Wednes-
day or Thursday.
PROPOSED NEW AGRICULTURAL BUILDING
The work OF erecting the new building in the
Agricultural grounds, for the display of Agri-
cultural implements, under Congressional ap-
preparation for the purpose of $1,000. has been
entirely suspended. The Commissioner has con-
Guided that it is doubtful whether a building
large enough can be built for the money. 1t
depends upon the space required by the manu-
facturers Circulars have been sent to all the
leading manufacturers asking them how much
space they want. 1t is probable that the whole
matter will be laid over and a request made of
congress for larger appropriation.
PERsONAL.-Mss Clara V.Young. of Washing
ton, is at the Tuckahoe house, Cape May county.
N.J.-Gen. Allen Rutherford is at Congress
Hal, Ocean City, Commodore s. Nicholson,
o.SN;, is at Poolesville Md.-C. NJ Matthews
is at oxford, Md-Admiral Powell is at Pied
mont, W W:Va:-Frank H. Pelouze is at Rock Enon.
Capt. T. S. Filebrown is at the Warm
Springs, Bath county, Var. II. Graham is at
the Mountain Top Hotel, Alton, va-Wm. F.
Mattingly, John II. Bartlett and Mrs. A. J.
Bentley, are at the Bright House, Rehobeth
Springs, W.Va.-Mrs. Anna V. keyworth is at
Oakland, Md.-Major Geo. b. Graham, U S.A.,
is at the Old Sweet Springs Munroe county. W.
va.-Chas. Baum is at the ST. Charles Hotel
Atlantic City.-S. c. Palmer is at Lincoln, Va
IS. F. DOlbear is at Deer Park, Md.-Mrs
Leonard Whitney is at the Mansion house, AS
bury Park, N.J.-C.W. Pairo is at the Park Hotel,
WiamspOrt. Pa.-Mrs. Wilson Vance is at
Cape May Point N.J.-Rev. DR.. Paxton is in
the White mountains. Bailey, of the
House Of Representatives, is at Pittsield, Mass.
R. .. Hoffman is at the Oriental Hotel.
Asbury Park, n. J.-The following Washing
tonians are at the Oakland Hotel Oakland:
Mrs: Genl Sherman and daughter, Miss Blaine,
II. II. Lockwood. j. K. Greener and wife. Mrs.
w. o. VestOr, Mrs. Zeverly and family. Mrs.
Genl Hutchins and family. Mrs. Hartley an and
maid, Mrs. J. G. Webb, Mrs. VIM. Orme, Mrs. +.
d. keywOrth and family, Mrs. Chas A. Elliot
H. w. SpOford, JnO. Lynch, David Tally and
mother, Gen1 S. T. BarstOw and family, Mrs
Bryson and daughter, Mrs. DR.. Taylor and fami-
ly, Mrs. DR.. j. o. Stanton and family. Mrs Thos
+. Waggaman and family, Miss E. NJ. Clark and
family, VIM. B. Orme and family, Georgetown:
Mrs. Fibiger and daughter. WashingtOn.-Th
following are arrivals of WashingtOnans at the
Clarendon Hotel. Saratoga Springs: Col John
Robt. Taylor and family, Mrs. Frank Taylor
Mrs. Edward Mcclure, j. l.. Miller and wife, F.
{. Smith, j. II. Harris. Mrs. NJ. E. Acton. Miss
W. p. Rogers. E. ". StOne.-Miss Farmhouse.
Miss Neale and Mrs. Rock and daughter. of
Washington. are at Willow Grove. Va-Mrs.
Judge j. NJ. Kennedy. of Washington. and niece
are at the Logan House, Altoona, Pa--The
WashingtOnians were registered at the
points named in Europe, July 2: In Paris w.
IL. Frear and family. Mrs. T. S. Mercer In Lon
don }. W. StOrrs and wife. In Amsterdanl-C.
+. Fox, III. Fox and Miss f. C. Fox In Dres-
den f. Lander.-Mr. Haliet Kilbourn, mana
ger of the National Republican, sailed from New
\ FORK for Europe to-day to join his family and
accompany them home in September His
daughters are recovering from serious attack
of Roman fever.--AmOng the WashingtOnians
at Berkeley Springs. Va. this week are Dr. T.
5. Verdi. Colonel Clarke and daughter. Colonel
Amos Webster, DR.. j. p. Cauliield, Nathan A.
c. Smith. Jesse S. Carmen Jay Cook II. Il. Nc
DOwell. John f. Huth. Major Thomas II. Brad
ley. L. S. A. VIII Whcatley Mrs Major Shelley
and mother. Miss Agnes D'Ieon and sister Hon
{. }. iiiiyer Edward Hillyer and Miss Bessie
illyer.-Ex-Senator Howe. a member of the
monetary commission, will arrive
here to-day. His wife is dangerously sick in
this cty.-Among the late arrivals at Saratoga
are Mrs. F. c. Saead and Miss Austine Snead
Miss Grundy), OF this cty.-Mr. c. H. Ander-
son and Mr.. and Mrs j. II. Boutwell, of Wash
ington, are at Long Branch.-George Z.
Lemon, Capt Charles Flint, T. W. Noyes and
Prof. Summers and wife. of this city, are at
Ocean Grove. N.J.-Profs. GloctZner and
BischoG, noted Washington musicians, are at
Rehobotn Beach.
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