Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-08-04

vada. and ex-senator Conkling left the city yes
terday for New York.
EX-CUsTODIAN PTNEY.-It is stated by some
of the friends of Mr.. o. L.. Pitney ex-custodian
OF the treasury department. that he is to be ap-
pointed to another position under the depart
ment.
SECRETARY BLAINE has gone to Baltimore to
attend a meeting of the directors of the West
Virginia Il Pittsburg Central Railroad to be held
In that city to-day.
COMMODORE FAIRFAX. Us.N, has asked to be
placed on the retired list.
1sT. LIEUT.. NJ. C. GOODRELL, U. S. NJ. c.,
has been granted leave of absence for one month
from the 4th inst.
FIVE COMMISSIONS were sent from the P
O. department to-day to postmasters-
to New York, two to Ohio, and one to Louis
iana
REGISTER BRUCE, of the Treasury, to-day had
another talk with the National Board of Health
about the discOntinuance of the quarantine sta
ton on the Mississippi river. a few miles below
Ficksburg. He obtained from the board
promise to re-establsh the station, and this will
be done i'm mediately.
SECRETARY LINCOLN returned to the city this
morning from Rye Beach. In three or four days
he will return there to rejoin his family.
SIGNAL Corps ITEMs.-Gen. Hazen is still alb
sent. There will soon be quite an exodus of
.'Old Prob" assistants to the seaside and noun
talns. Lieut.. Helm has already left for a trip I'D
the Hudson. Lieuts. Baird and Maus have
pitched their tents at the White Sulphur Lieut.
Cotton will shortly start for Long Branch. Lieut..
Walker has his grip sack ready for Niagara.
THE REPORT OF THE BOARD which recently
examined into the case of Paymaster Stevenson.
ana investigated the charges against him has
not yet been actedup The report exonerates
Paymaster Stevenson, it is understood.
SENATOR B. H. HILL, of Georgia, arrived in
this city yesterday afternoon, at o'clock, and
LETT last evening for the ROckbridpe Alum
springs, where Mrs. Hill is summernp Seua-
TOR Hill has almost completely recovered from
the recent operation performed on him in Phila-
deiphla. The operation was to remove cancer
Gus affection of the tongue. which had also
caused an enlargement Of that organ. The can
Ger was removed portion of the tongue on the
left side being cut Off Senator Hill last evening
cOnyersed very freely. and spoke in the highest
terms of the treatment he had received in Pbila-
delphia. His enunciatiOn sounds little strange
but ne will entirely recover in month Sena-
tor Hill did not let any member of his family
KNOW ffat he was going to Philadelphia to be
operated upon by Drs Gross and PancOast The
formed on him was through the newspapers.
MOVEMENTS OF U. s. NAVAL vEssELs-The
POwhatan with the New Hampshire in tow
passed out of the capes yesterday afternoon for
Newport. The Trenton arrived at Trieste july
l1th. The English iron clad squadron. consist
ing of the Alexandra, Superb. Temeraire Invn-
clble and two dispatch boats were in port
The Nipsic sailed from Copenhagen for Stock
holm July 9Th. The health Of the European
squadron is good.
GETTING READY FOR THE YORKTOWN CELE-
BRATION.-COl. Corbin will go down to York.
town as soon as he can get away, to assist in the
surveying the ground there and apportioning it.
Capt Forsyth, of the quartermaster generals
once; capt. Parker. assistant postmaster and
Mr.. Reed. grand secretary of the Masonic order
of Virginia. went down last evening and will iOjn
Col Craighill of the engineer CORPS [. S A, who
has charge of the survey.
THE CONTRACT SYsTEM-The man who had
the contract for freightng in connection with
the business of the New York custom house died
some time ago and the government had to per-
form that work itself The law directs that
the work shall be done by contract and the de-
partment has advertised for bids for it, The
same men who had worked under the contract
Ors were employed by the government 1t is
evident that the government pay is better than
contractors pay, for the men have petitioned
that the work be continued by the Treasury de-
partment and not given out by contract The
law is imperative, however. and the contract
system VIII have to be returned to.
PERsONAL.-Baroness Burdett- -Coutts and her
husband are coming to this country in October.
Gen. Sherman is at his home in Washing
ton. 1t is the Senator who has gone to Yellow
stone Park.-SenatOr David Davis is passing
few days at LenOx, Mass.-Chief Justice Drake
OF the Court of Claims is at the Fabyan House. in
the White Mountains. q story out that
Senator Plumb has cleared nearly 50, ,OOO 600 in
mining operations during the last two years.
Admiral Almy was registered at the Mountain
House, CressOn, on Tuesday. Curator Mac
Leod Of the CorcOran Gallery is spending his va
cation at Gaylord. Va, in the Blue Ridge coun-
try.-SenatOr Hill of Georgia went through
Washington last night on his way from Phila-
Springs.-Capt. Arthur of the British le-
cation here sailed for Liverpool yester-
day, accompanied by Mrs. Arthur-Rev.
w. G. Campbell, one of the oldest and best
known Presbyterian preachers in Virginia, died
IN Harrisonburg on Tuesday.-SenatOr Lamar
is so i'll that his physician fOrbids him taking the
stump this campaizn.-Senor Barca the Span
ish Minister. Gen. Van Vliet. Mrs. s. C. PomerOy.
Mrs. Scid more and Mr. and Mrs. j. H. Gridley of
Washington and Senator Blair are at Saratoga.
Hon W. 6. Fargo, one Of the founders of the
Livingston Il Fargo Express Company Presi-
dent OF the American Express COmpany and once
mayor OF Buffalo. died in that city yesterday,
aged es years.-The following named WASH
ingtonians are at Oakland: Mrs Gen. Sher-
man and daughter, DR.. and Mrs. Stanton. Mr..
and Mrs. Orme, Mrs. FitZhugh Coyle. DIR. Colds
borough and wife, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Wapga-
man, Miss Clarke and r. Hexter.--It ia said
that when Minister Phelps rides or walks
out in Vienna he is accompanied by a man
in snowy uniform, who seems to feel the
responsibilities andimportance Ofhis position.-
Mr.. James E. Fitch and daughter have gone to
Mount Desert.-Mrs. James Robbins ia at
Pittsfeld, Nee. B. Smith has gone to Cot
tage City, Mass.-Miss C. s. Mowry will spend
the month of August at Milford, Mich.-Mrs.
Bushrod Robinson and H. Clay Stewart and
family are at Atlantic City.-C. S. Moore has
gone to Carlisle, Pa, for few weeks stay
Mrs. W. j. COwing is at Berkeley.-Charles
Bradley has gone to Bedford Springs for short
vacafion-Mr and Mrs. w. j. Florence re-
turned from Europe yesterday-Mrs. Charles
J. Stoddard has gone to Rochester for a visit of
few weeks.-Col- Cooke, of Wizards, is
spending portion Of the summer at Lake
Otsego, N. Frank L. Evans is summering
among the hills and valleys Of Warren county,
Va.-Chief Clerk Holcomb, Of the Land
ONCE. has gone to CRANKY Conn., for month