Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-11-12

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SECRETARY BLAINE will return this afternoon on
the limited express from New York.
SECRETARY KRKwooD has about completed his
annual report. He devotes an interesting chapter
to Indian affairs. It will not be made public until
1t Is transmitted to the President
JUDGE FoLGER, the new Secretary of the Treas
ury, has telegraphed for rooms at the Arlington
from noon to-day. From this it is expected that
he will come over from New York on the limited
express this afternoon.
IMPORTANT TESTIMONY IN THE CHRIsT1ANcY CASE.
The taking OF testimony in the ChriStiancy divorce
case was resumed this afternoon in the Office of
Messrs; Cuppy and Ingersoll, by Examiner Love
took the stand and testified that he took the tes
mony Of Edil Giro, and to the production before
him OF the letters purpOrtng to have been written
by Mrs. Chrstiancy, and that Mrs. Christiancy
admitted that the letters had been written by her.
NAVAL PROMOTIONs.-Orders have been issued at
the Navy department constituting Rear Admirals
Worden, Patterson and Howe board to examine
Commodores Cooper and Beaumont for promotion
10 the grade OF rear admiralS. The board will
meet at the Navy department next Tuesday
THE VACANCY in the Office Of principal examiner
In the Patent Office will be filled next week. The
impression Stil exists in the Office that Chief Clerk
Seaton will be given the place.
CoNCERNlNG DAkOTA.-SnOulu DakOGa De aG-
itted into the union OF states, Gov n. G. Ordway,
or that territory would, 1t IS thought stand good
chance OF being elected to the U. S. Senate.
DOESN'T LIKE HIM-Hon. VIM. E. Chandler is
located In the city for the winter He is not prOmi-
nent just now In giving his opinions to the inter-
viewer except on the subject of Attorney General
MacVeagh. This he gives without reserve. He
THE STAR ROUTE CAsEs.-Col. Bliss will be here
tonight and remain until next Tuesday. The
probability is that by that day it will be deter
mined as to the order in which the star route
cases will be presented to the grand jury.
D. H. STRAHAN, late member of the New York
legislature, is at the Riggs. Mr.. Strahan is a
pronounced stalwart and there was story afloat,
It will be remembered, that through Johnny
Davenport he was rendered the U. s. marshalShip
for the southern district Of New York to abandon
Conkling in the senatorial contest.
THE iowa SENAToRs.-Frst Assistant Postmas-
ter General HattOn thinks there is no doubt of the
election by the Iowa legislature OF Hon. James T.
Wilson to the United States Senate for the term
legislature Will, in January, elect Senator McDin
to M out the unexpired term OF ex-senator Kirk
wood. The latter, however, he thinks, could easily
be elected to fill out his own uneXpired term ii he
Indicated such desire.
PRESIDENT ARTHUR TO COME TO WASHINGTON To-
DAY.-The N Y. Sun of to-day says: President
Arthur will leave this city for Washington this
evening. He was at his house, % Lexington ave-
nue., most OF yesterday, attending to private busi-
ness Part OF the afternoon and evening he was at
the Fifth avenue hotel. He received many callers,
among them ex-senator COnkling, Gen. Grant and
U. S. Grant, jr.; Judge G.. w. Parker, Commis-
sioner Van Cott, POstmaster-General James, Thur
low Weed, Judge Fullerton, Collector Robertson,
J. 4. Lydecker, Postmaster McLear, of Brooklyn,
A: j. Drexel, George Washington Childs, AM, and
Thomas Murphy.
MODEL Observation-Disclosures Porter reports
to the Navy department in regard to the late in
spectlOn of the United States steamer Trenton be-
fore She was put out of commission that he con-
SlderS ner the best specimen OF Sh1p-Of-War that
he has seen for some years, as far as her good
order Is concerned, and that her late commanding
oilicer, captain +. M Ramsey, deserves recogni-
the ship. Admiral Porter recommends change
In the Trenton's battery to put her on a footing
with war vessels OF her class OF other navies.
P. o. D. NoTEs.-Colonel Van Wormer, chief
clerk Of the Post Office department, returned to
the city this morning. Postmaster General
James will be back tonight. Second Assistant
Postmaster General Elmer will return from New
York Monday. superintendent OF Railway Mail
Service Thompson is back....A post Office has
been established in Montana, with the euphOniOus
name of "U Bet". During the month OF October
$40 postmasters were commissioned. The follow
ing new post offices were established this week:
bradshaw, Roanoke county; Legg, Wise county;
ginia, and Garfield, Washington county, Mary
land: The following postmaSters have been COM
ty Nd c5as eua G. Anaersen ant tebanon R9sse ees
county, Va; John w. Powell, Headsville. Mineral
county, West Virginia.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Commander H. L. Howison, to
command the Minnesota, on the 18th inst Passed
Assistant Surgeon Thomas H. Streets, to special
duty, WASHINGTON. D. C.; Assistant Paymaster
ions and clothing; Lieutenant Commander G. F. F.
Wilde and Gunner Patrick Lynch, from the Van
dalia and placed on waiting orders. Master b. A.
Fiske, from the Saratoga and ordered to the Min
nesota; MidShipman John Hood from the New
Hampshire and ordered to the Brooklyn.
THE CHATTANOOGA APOsTMASTERsHIP-Hon. II. F.
GriscOm, president OF the Tennessee Press associa-
tion and prominent republican leader in Tennes-
see, is an applicant for the postmastership at
Chattanooga.
NEW REGULATION OF THE us. TREAsURER.-It
has been customary for the U. S. Treasurer upon
receipt OF bonds properly assigned to him in ex-
change for other bonds on file with him as security
for national bank circulation, to surrender the
bonds On file, pending the transfer of the new
bonds On the books OF the department., during
which transfer the bonds not in his possession
Being recently advised that II such bonds are lost
or m1Slafd in the department he Is personally re-
sponsible, the Treasurer has just issued circular
ordering "that no bonds deposited as security for
circulation or public deposits, shall hereafter be
surrendered or allowed to pass from the custody
or this Ofnce, except upon the surrender or clrcu
lating notes, deposit OF lawful money, deposit of
other bonds In the name of the Treasurer u s. in
trust, or in the case OF depOsitary bank upon the
order OF the Secretary of the Treasury"
IT Is CLAIMED for the Post Office department,
and with apparent justice. that its business IS
conducted with closer scrutiny and more exactness
than that OF any public department. and even
that the average run OF private business is ex-
celled For instance, for the three fiscal years
enalng On the Both OF last June, the Post Office de-
partment lost only 81, 800 through the negligence,
dlshOneSty or malfeaSaucc Of pOstmasterS. In that
period there were numerous defaulting poStmaSt-
erS, but their defalcationS were collected from
their b0ndsmen, excepting 81 200. The bonds OF
pOStmasterS are always inquired into very closely,
and none but good bonds accepted.
1.-THE BEST GOVERNMENT IN THE WORLD"-A
letter has just been received by gentleman of
this city from ex-President Hayes, at Fremont,
Ohio, under date OF November 9th, acknowledging
Iecelpt OF some public documents relating TO the
Dstrict government, in which he takes occasion
10 say that 1.-THE board OF COmmi sSiOners, as at
present organized, has been upon the whole,
think, the best city government In the world
rms Is large statement, but am confident {. it's
truth"
MR. BAILEY, who was recently transferred from
the position OF railway mali superintendent OF the
third division, which includes the District of Co