The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1881-11-10

GONERNMENT RECEIPTS TODAY: In
ternal revcnue Si6567i.50; customs, $763,-
15i.0T.
THE PRESIDENT has accepted the rcsigna.
ton of First Lieut.. VIM. II. Quinan, Fourth
Artillery, to take effect November IL.
Col. s. CRIsrTN, Ordnance Department,
has been relieved rs president and member
Of the Ordnance Board, New York city, and
MS constructor of.ordnancc.
In WAS learned at the temporary resi-
dencc of the President this morning that
His Excellcncy will return to the city Fri
day on the limited express, at 4:15 p. IN.
MAJ. |. O. DEWEY, paymnster United
States army, has been ordered to the De-
partmcnt of the Dakota, and Maj. Ely Nc
Clcllan, surgeon, to the Department of the
East.
THIRTY.Two cavalry officers have been
detailed for instruction at the school OF
application for infantry and cavalry, at
Fort licavenworth, Kansas, not later than
December 90.
APPLICATIONS for Office are pouring into
the White House, and seem to be incrcas-
ing with each days mail. They are for
all grades of Office from department mcssen-
ger 10 foreign missions.
SECRETARY FoLGBR.--Judge Folger, the
new Secretary of the Treasury, is expected
here on Saturday. lie has engaged apart.
mcnts at the Arlington and will formally
enter upon his new duties on Monday.
THE Department of Justice has no in
formation when Attorney-General Mac
Veagh will return to the city, and the be-
...f i. Il 4 a.
tcturn ut all. Hd wHs III New York yes
tcrday, and had an interview with the
President.
THE official bonds of the following named
Maryland post masters, recently confirmed,
have been received at the Post-ofiice De-
partment, and approved commissions have
been prepared to await the signature of the
President: Samuel A. Vannort, at Port
Deposit; William j. Hand, at Centreville.
MORE SuBscRIPTIoNs.-Hon James Gill
iillan, treasurer Of tho Garfield Memorial
Hospital fund, acknowledges tile receipt of
the following subscriptions George I.
Evans, Mount Pleasant, Ohio, So; Metho-
dist Episcopal Church, Rochelle, ILL.,, S12.42;
Christian Congregation, Springfield, Ill, $13;
Baptist Church, Dixon, ILL 80 st. Georges
Lodge No. /, Order of Sons of ST. George,
Scranton, Pa, So Jewish Temple Berth
Kodesh, Rochester, N. Y, $26.
THE election of II Democratic member of
the House of Representatives from the
eleventh New York district destroys the
majority of the straight-out Republicans,
and they will only be able to muster lag
votes, one less than majority. The Re-
publicans here are not very much concerned
over this, as they express no doubt of being
able to pick up the one vote requisite to
sonstitutc n majority without much
trouble. They have tflnb Greenbackers,
two Virginia Readjustcrs and one New
York Independent Republican to recruit
from, and their calculations are, therefore,
based on good foundation. Yet if these
twelve members, who belong to neither of
the regular organizations, were to combine
they could dictate their own terms. But
since the Readjusters of Virginia have been
successful in their State election there is no
doubt that the two Reddiust6r members
from that State will vote with the RcpuBli-
cans in the organization of the House.
THE PosT-oFFICE ScANDAL.-The in
vestigation into the charges preferred by
Thomas j. Lazenby, n discharged employee
of the Sixth Auditors office, against Major
T.. j. Evans, chief of the Collection Division
of that office, which is being conducted by
Mr.. Webster Zines, chief clerk of the
Solicitors Office still hangs fire, and now
looks as if it would fall through alto
gether. The case, it will be remembered,
involves the good name of lady clerk, the
sister-in-law of eX-First Assistant Post
master.Gcneral Tyner. The evidence so
far adduccd has been Of n most unsatisfac-
tory character and far from convincing.
The promised witnesses drc not fdrthtom-
ing, and have caused Il general delay. I'm
less the testimony on the part of two wit
nesscs, for whom Mr.. Elmes has been waiting
some time, is of more substantial character
than any yet received, he will ask the Sec
rotary to relieve him from the further con-
sidcration of the case.
TIE FIRST AUDIToR's REPoRT.-Judge
Il. NJ. Reynolds First Auditor of the Treas
ury, has submitted his annual report to
Secretary Window. 1t shows accounts ad-
ijusted as follows: Receipts-Number of ac-
counts G,Sl4 representing 62,066,0S "a.
Disbursements of accounts, &c, 1903,
representing 81 ,0l6, 46i, 134.S1. OF these the
District of Columba's accounts were: Re-
cceipts-Number of accounts, A, represent
ing 1926, 1897. Observation-Disclosures
of accounts, $50, representing $40 ,S3S, 960.1S.
In his recommendations is one for addi-
tional clerical assistance in this bureau
particularly in the Public Debt Division,
the Judiciary Division and for tho examina-
of the accounts of the District Commits
soncrs. He renews the recommendation
made in his last annual report for the or
ganzation Of new division iri his Office
for the consideration of what are
known rs miscellaneous accounts
He says it is physical
imnossibility for any head of n bureau ia
carefully examine or revise all reports pre-
seuted to him for approval and signature,
and of necessity, he must rely upon the
clerical examination made and revision had
by some competent chief of division, who
must share the responsibility of official
action taken by the office in any case In
closing he commends specially the deputy
auditor and chiefs of division for untiring
diligence and kindly aid in the dispatch OF
public business.
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