Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-07-01

AID Ii us w. SfD6aOauRQ OnlO, IRON S6C0nU
assistant examiners to c!erkships OF class four.
To be Second Assistant Examiners-David
Purman, Wis; Marshall B. Cushman, Mass !:
Edward M. Bentley, Conn; Albert c. Fowler,
To be Third Assistant Examiners W.
Clements, DC: James B. Llttlewood, ILL.,;
RUFUS A. Morrison. Pa Robert G. Read Pa, ,
AID Walter F. Rogers, Pa
MIR. Phillips Double.
Mr.. Phillips. the Washington manager OF the
tible with his family among the QusEers Of Mary
land driving his prize trotfer. Ben johnson. BAG
change.
Evidently Mr.. Phillips double is on his
travels, and Is regaling the rural populace aud
eDgagiDgly innocent bucolic correspondent Of
the city papers with stories Of his skiliful man.
the genuine Mr.. Philips is hard at work at his
desk in CorcOran building, his family Is with
him at his home on q street, he has not Deen in
Mary yland In months, ne knows nothing ABOUT
the Quakers, and his prize trotter Ben Johnson
is es nebulous and Intangible aS the Dase,eSs
fabric OF vision.
TIE FoURTH-The departments and govern
ment Offices Will be closed next Monday-July
4th.
SECRETARY WINDOWS SUCCEss.-The call for
all the registered fives which have not been
continued at 81 per cent-about $50, ,OOO. 600
which Secretary Window issued this afternoon
winds up all the transactions necessary to the
carrying out CT his plan for refunding the deb.
1t Is unnecessary to state that The Secretary q
plan has been very successful.
The STATEMENT published In morning
newspaper to the effect that Assistant Secre-
tary Bell OF the Interior department. conteul-
plated resigning to-day Is entirely without
fouLdat1on. SO says Mr.. Bell, and he ought 10
know.
AUDITOR OF RAILROAD ACCOUNTS FRENCH has
returned from trip to New York and Boston,
at which places he has been examining the
books OF the Pacific railroad companies- 1t is
Dot at all improbable that Auditor French Will
retire from Office within the ensuing forty
eight hours.
THE MARINE BAND CONCERT.-COnductor
Scusa has arranged the following program for
the concert at the Presidents grounds O-mor-
row eveh1ng:-March, "Flruation," Sousa; over
ture. lie Caid," Thomas; selection. ''Trial by
loff; valse, "Tres Jolie' Waldtenfel; ballad,
"ln the Cleaning" Harrison; potpourri, "Billee
Taylor" Solomons; national anthem, "Tne
American UniOn." Widows.
mustn't CARRY TOD MUCH STEAM. Gen.
Dumont, supervising inspector general OF
steam vessels. has addressed circular to loca
Inspectors Throughout the country, advising
the m to see that the regulations in regard 10
the quantity OF steam each vessel shall carry
be rIg1dly enforced The object OF the circular
Il to urge loca, inspectors to use such authoit =
as the law gives them for the prevention OF
racing by steamers. There ia no way OF stop
ping this practice arbitrarily, bur the superv!5
Ing Inspector general hopes to check it. a. less
b vigilance On the part OF local inspectors LII
the enforcement OF the laws and regulations
Tie recent explosion resulting from stea u
toat race called ont the circular
GIN Fry TO Bs RErIKED-It rs announc d
that Gen. James B. Fry. assistant adjutant
general, will be placed on the retired list within
day OF two. Gen. Fry was provost marshli
general OF the army during the most important
period OF the late war. and the vast machinery
for recruiting was conducted under his orders.
BY the retirement OF Gen. Fry, Gen. Robert
Williams Will become full colonel and Gen
Thomas N. Vincent lieutenant colonel These
promotions Will make vacancy which will be
filled by the advancement Of Colonel Wul. G.
Mitchell an r.. camp Of Major Genera!
IN compliance with personal request made by
Gen. Hancock.
CIRCULAR was issued to-day by Secretary
Window that on and after the lst proximo, all
cor mon carriers, whose cars or vessels are Sc
cured by CUSTOMS lead seals and wires will be
required TO reimburse the government for the
hereaft er furnished $3.50 per thousand will be
collected, that being the price TO be paid the
contractor for the fiscal year beginning July
l, 1e6l.
PERSONAL Gen Francis A. Walker has been
DUBBED LID. On TWO consecutive days-AGl-
herst following on Wednesday the example Of
Yale the day before. Attorney General Mac
Veagh received the same honor from Amherst.
-Kev p S. Carthy, c. Beavau aud Emile de-
Gilbert OF Washington, were registered Ill
Paris On the l6oh tnsL-Samuel Villa rs for
maIy years editor Of the San Francisco Bulletin,
DIED yesterday.-Dr. Harvey LtndSlY, OF this
city. has had The homer OF having the degree of
LII conferred upon him by Princeton College
az It's late commencement-Paymaster
al the HJ geia Hotel. Old POint-Ex- Chief
Justice Hiram Warner, OF the Georgia Supreme
Ccult died at Atlanta yesterday.-Th family
White sulphur Sprlngs.-.Among the late ar
rivals at the PineE Point Hotel were the follow
ing named Wash!ng on1ans: Mr.. and Mrs. B. H.
S;inemetz, VIM. A. Gordon and family. a. f.
schonborn and son. and E. j. Underwood-
Commander Gorringe was made Master
OF Arts by Yale College on Tuesday.-
Saratoga lately. have gone from there to Rye
Besch.-Rev. DR.. Paret, wife and daughter,
and Mrs. MenGenhall OF Washington, are at
the Thompson House Kane. Pa-Mr. Philip
Bartlett OF the Chinese Imperial legation. de-
nvered the philosophical GRAFTON on the occa-
sion OF his graduation from Yale College last
Tuesday. Gen: Ricketts,, Prof. Coffin ami
Medical Director G1bon are at sher's Island.
Gen. S. A. Hurlbut, the new S. MINISTER
TO Peru: sails for bis post OF duty 20 -mOrroH y.
selt cteG as the painter Of the full Lien 9Th por-
uait OF President Hayes, which is TO form a
Part Of Ho the Haryaid College gallery,
rlss, MIS-. Z. Du Barry, MI. E. L. Du Barry.
and Mrs. Hogate, of Washington, are
guests at The Brighton, Atlantic City
Geo. w. Childs, Of The Philadelpnis Ledger,
gives the newsb0ys Of that City thsfr usual 4th
or July banquet at one or tie hotels In Fair
mount Park next Monday About 700 guests
are expected. VIM. Birney and fam iy
trcr f6r hn laht htrrI>
Springs. Lear Bethlehem, Pa, where they Will
speno the hot months. Among late rivils
az the Bright House, Rehoboth Beach were the
10ilo wing Wsshingtonians: Mrs Geo C. 9Orham
and family, w. F. Clark and wife. Mrs. Jam s
Iyssowsk1 and family. Charles G. Basse.t, G. NJ.
Bassett, Miss Mary McGlll. Miss Effey Rouder
MISS Alice johnson. MIR. j. II. Appleberg aud
MI. DC Whitwell and family. ard James r. Yer
milya and wife.-W. ID. Howells and r B.
AioIlch. past and present editors of the
| Atlantic Monthly, have received the degree OF
Master OF Arts from Yale College. d.
| rctor Burchard was registered In Philadelphia
| hst eveDfBg.-Mr. B. Franklin Montgomery,
| Of the White House clerical force returned to-
| day nom Virginia, where he has been some
| weeks with his famlly.-Mr. Ogura, who has
for several years been connected with the
JspIese legation in this city, is about to re-
| turn to his native country. During his stay
| here. nrst as student and then as an attacl.S,
| Mr.. Qura has made hosts OF friends, and they
cannd but hope that his visit to Japan win be
| only temporary, and that he will return to the
| United btates for an additional sojourn, In
! either spuDuc or private capacity.