Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-11-04

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SECRETARY BLAINE, Mrs Blaine and Miss sher-
man left for New York to-day on the limited
express train.
WILL Nor EXPIRE IN TEN DAys.-The published
statement that the appointment OF Assistant
Attorney General MeCammon as auditor OF rail-
road accounts will expire In ten days is erroneous
Mr. McCaInmon will continue to act until his sue
CeSS9r is appointed and confirmed by the Senate.
The ten DAYS tenure applies to appointments made
while the Senate is in session, and not during q
recess OF Congress
THE TALLAPOOsA LETT Portsmouth, Va, yesterday
afternoon for the north.
MARINE CORPS ORDERs.-Capt. E. P. Meeker, to
the Brooklyn, and as marine officer OF the South
Atlantic station, relieving Capt. L. E. Pagan, who
will hold himself I'm readiness to relieve Capt.
Meeker In April next
NAVAL ORDERs.-Lieut. Commander G. E. Ide, to
temporary duty at the New York navy yard
Passed Assistant Surgeon j. R. Waggener, to tenn
porary duty on board the iroD-clads at City Point
Va. Paw Inspector Richard Washington, as navy
pay agent at Washington, DC, on the 18th inst,
relieving Pay Inspector j. A. Smith, who is ordered
to settle accounts. Passed Assistant Engineer j.
p. Kelly, to duty In connection with engineers
his present duties Passed Assistant Engineer N.
p. Towns, to the New York navy yard. Passed
Assistant Engineer H. s. Ross, from the Brooklyn
and placed on waiting orders
A NEW MODE OF DEFAcING SILVER CONS has
come to light 1t is not for gain, but for advertis
ing purposes. Quaek doctors, patent medicine
men and the whole OF that mob are utilizing the
silver coinage of the country to bring to the atten-
ton OF the public their wares and alleged cures.
Within the past two mopths large number of
silver coins have been put in circulation for such
advertising purposes. One side OF the coin is Just
as it comes out OF the mint. The other side has
stamped upon it i'm letters OF black the ADVERTISE
ment that Is desired to be circulated. There is no
difficulty In passing these coins as the person who
has them passed upon him can in turn readily get
Eld OF them by placing them in payment with the
unmutilated side uppermOst On the counter. The
stamping OF these advertisements differs from the
other methods of muttlatton, in that it does not
take out any OF the bullion. 1t Is simply the de-
velopment OF new scheme for reaching the pub
lie eye. All manner of advertisements are now
the thing naturally attracts attention. 1t is a
question whether the men who advertise in this
way are not amenable to law.
P. o. D. NoTEs-First Assistant Postmaster Cen
eral Hatton will return to the city and assume
charge Of his Office next Monday.-Assistant At
torney General Freeman, OF the Post Office de-
partment, has returned from New YOrk.-Third
Assistant Postmaster General Hazen leaves for his
home in Pennsylvania ON Monday next to vote
-Comm1ss1ons were to-day sent to the following
Frederick county, Md; Virginia A. GOode, Skin
quarter, Chesterfield county, Va
NEWS FROM THE AsIATIc SQUADRoN-Rear Ad-
miral Clitz reports to the Navy department, under
date OF September 27th, from Yokohama, that
there have been no changes In the distribution of
the vessels OF the Asiatic squadron except that the
SWatara had been ordered on September 18th to
proceed to Yokohama, touching at NagaSak1. Upon
the receipt OF the news OF the death OF President
the Station n oned
with the flagship, the Monocacy, in paying tribute
to the dead.
WHY VIRGINIA POSTMASTER WAS REMOVED
Charles Wilmington, postmaster at Paddy's Mills,
In Shenandoah county, Va, has been caught by
MT: Smalls, OF the inspection division Of the Post
Of1ice department, in rendering false and fraudu-
lent returns as to the cancellation of postage
stamps, He had realized over $400 from his method
OF handling the stamps. Mr.. Smalls required the
dishonest postmaster to refund the money he had
Illegally obtained and had him removed, turning
over the Office to his suretfes. He shipped postage
stamps to Baltimore and sold them and made affi-
davit that all the stamps he got from the depart
ment were used at his own Office. The department
is prosecuting numbers OF cases OF this character
all over the country, having determined to break
up this Traffic In stamps.
INGERsoLL UPON THE NEW MExIcANs.-Col. ssBob"
1ngersoll in speaking of New Mexico, to which he
and his wife lately made hurried visit, SAYS.
sthere are not as many savages there as here; the
Indians are not as bad as you think they have not
been Christianized yet. People are not as much
AFRAID there as here; they are not afraid there of
being put In the penftenttary."
PRESIDENT ARTHUR's Roox AT THE WHITE
apartment by President Arthur is to be entirely
renovated and refurnish ed before he takes possess
sion. The Workmen Will 90 into it next Monday
The walls now papered with blue and gold are to
be Scraped and new paper put thereon. The
stationary washstand In it, from which the water
was cut of two years ago, and the pipes OF which
duced into 1t again. bath room and Washstand
VIII be made ready for President Arthur in a COM
municating room the door OF which can be closed
so securely as to prevent all danger OF injecting
his sleeping r DOM with sewer gas
THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PENSION BUREAU
has been submitted by Commissioner Dudley to
the Secretary of the Interior, recapitulating the
operations OF the last fiscal year. It shows that
on the 30th OF June, 1881, thesAwere 26S $50 PEN
1903; army WIDOWS. s. minor Children and densn,,
dent relatives, 76,6S3; navy inyads, 2,lS7: navy
widows, etc, zoos; survivors OF the war OF 1912,
Ss9s; widows OF the war OF 1872 26029; q 74O pen
sioners were added to the roll during the year,
and the names OF 1912 were dropped, leaving a
net increase OF 1908. at the close Of the year
the annual pensions averaged $107, and the aggre-
gate annual value Of all pensions was $28 769 967
The annual disbursements OF the Office, however
largely exceed this sum. For instance, the total
amount paid for pensions during the year (exclu-
sive OF certain arrears On claims allowed prior to
January 25th, 1879 was s,7ss 147, the difference
being accounted for by arrears of pensions or
''accrued pensions" The amount paid out during
the year as s'irst payments" to new pensioners
was $23,6 ,628.1T.
A STORY OF MINE.-The mention In TIE STAR
Of Wednesday that the Mexicans had taken pos
session of the San Feliato mine and driven the
American company, which was working it,
away, recalls to a writer for THE STAR the ro-
nlantic story told her by prominent New York
physician in September. He said that twenty
years ago he was in Chicago, and was called TO
attend the death-bed OF an old Mexican. The
doctor remained faithfully at his side until he
drew his last breath, and just before he died the
old man said: "DoctOr, may God reward you for
your Kindness to me, have no money to give you,
but can tell you q secret known to me only
which may some time prove valuable to yOu.a
come possessed OF the knowledge OF the exact
locality OF one OF the lost mines in Mexico, which
had not been worked for more than a century, and
he gave the physician the maps showing the situa-
tion. which he had been carrying about with him.
being too poor himself to use the knowledge for
MS own advantage, but always hoping to find
some one to buy his valuable secret The physi-
cfan thought little OF the matter at the time or
untll many years afterwards. Within a year he
mas oeen there with partner and bought the land
Mmere MS maps said the mine would be found
Mithout disclosing why he wanted that tract
ne mine was found has been successfully worked
ana mas proved one OF the richest mines In Mexico
fERsoNM--Justce Field will sail from Europe
ior New York on November 18th, and confidently
expects 70 be In Washington by December 1st-
Mr kasson zone OF the prominent candidates for
Speakerl Will occupy the residence OF Mrs Rerrv
on ii street, between 18th street ond