Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-04-15

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CoNsCIE,EE.-The Secretary OF tie Treasury
Today received a ce1 science contribution OF
City.
APF9IHTED.-j. Il. Roney ani j. P. Doty were
Io-Csy appointed storekeepez and gauger for
the Sth district of North Carolina and the S N
Gls,rlc6 OF Kentucky. respectively. and J. H.
York.
SECRETzET HUNT visited the navy yard At
brooklyn, N. Y, yesterday, and was rece:ved
with the customary henors. He is expected 10
return e washington next Monday.
INVESTIGATION {. TIE MAIL SERVICE N TN
NKssER ORDERED.-Ee Eessrs. B. *. Sharrets, post
Office Inspector Of New York, r. C. jackson, di-
v1siea superintendent OF the railway nail ser
vice. and Col. Gibson, newly appointed In
spectcr, have beer designated as member OF
ee insssgatlns ;fn commission ny
proceed to Memphis, Tenn, ans make a
Borough examination into the atleged steam
ooat mail service irregularities or the several
sion is also directed to look into the manage
nent OF the post Office In that c.tg.
THE L. S. TUG PHLox stationed at Annapolis,
has been ordered TO report to Rear Admiral r.
Ii. Wyman, of Piney Point, April 18th. to con-
veg marines and seamen TO this city to take
part IN the unvelllng ceremonies OF the Farra.
gut statue.
SECRETARY WINDOM's CIRCULAR TO PE
AMENDED.-The Secretary Of the Treasury has
recalled the circular Issued on the nth Instant
in reference to the call for 6s OF fsS1, In order
10 make necessary change in the phraSeOiOgy
or the form OF request for the extension OF the
bonds st 81 per cent. The terms OF the call
VIII not be changed il any manner.
In TIE SENATE yesterday afternoon Mr.. Nor
gan spoke for three hours, and was followed by
Mr. Brown. OF Georgia, who said there was as
free and fair ballot in Georgia as In any state
In the Union. \ good humoTed discussion en-
sued between MeSSrs. Hoar and Brown, when
was kept up until Mr.. Brown, misunderstood.
Ing statement made by Mr.. Hoar, and mis-
Hear as TO whether he implied tnat ne {Mr
Hoar) had said what was not true. Mr. Brown
deIie1 any intention OF misstatng the Sana,
tors remark and good hunor was soon re-
stored The Senate then. at 6:l5, after some op.
position from the democratic side, adjourned
until Monday.
CHAPLAIN RoBERT GIVEN, I. S. N. has
been placed on the retired list, to date from the
10th instant.
COMMISSIONS as follows, have been issued 70
naval officers: Midshipman T. NJ. Brumby to be
an ensign, from the 26th Of December last
Master a. C. Dillingham;. to be a lieutenant.
nom the 14th Of December last. Lieutenant E.
u r.,
the 26th OF January last.
ASHORE on THE JERSEY CoAsT-Slgnal corps
station at Seaside Park. \. j., reports to chief
signal offlcer as follows: Snip Transit, Capt.
Haga0, from Liverpool for New York with q
cargo or pig iron and petroleum barrels clme
ashore az d. H., two miles north OF Seaside
Park hotel.
THs CHANGE To the sUperiuteadtnc9 g. the
Naval Academy will not take place uarl June,
when Rear Admiral Z. Il F. Rogers will re-
Hle,e Rear Admiral Baloh who Will In turn re-
IleFc Rear Admiral Stevens CT the command d
the Pacific squadron
GENERAL MILES IS III The city. He VIII leave
to take command OF the department to which
he has been assigned &s soon as the Whitaker
court martial is finished, lie thinks that the
court martial Will have finished It's work In two
weeks
NAVAL ORDERs.-Passed Assistant Surgeon
L. b. Baldwin to the Naval Academy on the
10th. Cadet slidshipman z. L. Drayton has re.
turned from the European station and been
placed On waiting orders. Cadet Midshlpmen
Il. Snowden, FL. J. Robinson and j. B. Caho3n
from the Vandalia and placed on waiting orders
Leave for three weeks from the 10Th is granled
TO Lieut. +. w. Nichols, and for one year with
permission TO leave the United States to Chap.
lain Joseph Stockbridge.
EXTENDING THE PER CENT BONDS AT 81 PER
CENT.-The Treasury department has received
large unlber OF requests for the blanks which
are requ red to be presented by holders Of per
cent bonds desiring to extend them at az per
cent according TO the recent decision or the
secretary. A number OF bonds have also been
received. 1t Is not deemed advisable at this
time TO make public the names OF the corpora
tions or individuals desiring 10 extend the per
cent bonds or the aggregate amount OF the
EXTENSIONS applied for
ACTION ON SOME OF THE NONISAT1oSs-
Although there has been 20 formal call for a
republican caucus, it Is beliyed that either
with or without a caucus an understanding
VIII be reached whereby an executive session
Will be held TO confirm such nominations aS are
not the subject OF any contest. Should this
policy be adopted it will be without reference
10 the struggle for the Senate organization,
which leading republicans say viii not be given
up until the minority yields 70 the will OK the
constitutional majority"
ARMY ORDgRs-Capt. S. 5. Elder, Ist arti!-
lery, VIII return to Fortress Monroe, VI. The
order relating to Assistant Surgeon Henry p.
Birmingham, is suspended until May /, 1851.
AZ his own request, the order granting leave OF
absence for six months on surgeons certificate
OF disability TO Capt. Chas. G. Rawn, Ith fntan-
Try, is annulled. Leave for six months on sur
gecns certificate OF disability is granted second
Lieut.. A J; Russell. 1th cavalry. Tae leave
granted First Lieut.. G. q. Penney, regfmental
quartermaster, OH infantry, is extended Two
months. First Lieut.. w. w. Wothersp5on, reg
itASItal Nttit%i LZll Infantry, Ia
this City, VIII report IL person to the superin-
teDdelt general recruiting service to accom-
pany detachment or recruits for the 18th In.
faItTy, In the department or Arizona O1 CON.
PietiOn OF this duty he viii join his regiment.
PERsONAL-If Gen. fitzpatrick is not 200
previous" in his understanding OF what has
been promised him, he has sure thing OF the
CHILEAN mlSsfOn.-Mr. e. De Bildt, secretary
OF the Swedish legation; Capt. VIM. Arthur.
naval attacn6 of the British legation; Col. Ro.
bert q. ILgersoll, Judge Shella0arger, John q.
Thompson. Of Ohio. and Senator Hill, of Col-
orado, were in New York yesterday.-At the
fourth quadrennial Congress OF the Loyal
Legion OF the United States, held In Philadel.
phld this week, Gen. Hancock Gen. Sheridan.
6eneral DevenS tex-Attorney General of the
lniled States, are among the officers In at
tehoance Pay Director Cunningham serves
lot CanIornia by request of Senator John F.
MlIlel (lhe delegate from that state) by rea-
| son OF lne deadlock at Washington recurring
tne senator's personal attention.-Rey. Wal
yer w. WiIlams,' ID. D., rector OF st. Georges
PTotestant Episcopal church, New York ia to
succeed rev W. +. Watkins as rector of Ghrtst
| churCo. baltimore. The latter, it viii ba re
memesred, succeeds the Rev. DR.. Tying at the
Church or the Holy Trinity, New York.-s
Letter from Mrs Edwin Booths father, Mr. !
ID. McF1eker. TO Manager Ford states that the
LATEST advices from London give no hope OF the
recovery OF his daughter. - Commissioned
Duke has been invited TO deliver an address on
! the agricultural development Of the country
| at the cotton convention to be held In Mem
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