Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-10-17
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
WAR DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES AT THE NOVEMBER
ELECTIoNs.-Leave Of absence will be granted to
the employees Of the War department, its bureaus
and the offices connected Herewith, to attend the
november elections in their respective states, as
f0llowS:-Maryland, days, except Baltimore 5
days; massachusetts,, 10 days; Minnesota, IL days;
10 N Gays @ NsorasSa 4o S ls & days. New SeI
except New York city 12 days from October 90, eX-
cept Brooklyn II days from october "a: Pennsylva-
MIA 10 days, from October 81, except Philadelphia
IL days from October go; Virginia 13 days from Oc
tober Is; Wisconsin 10 days. Leaves to include
the dates mentioned, and the time thus given not
to be deducted from the usual summer leave.
THE KNOXVILLE Posi- OFFICE.-President Arthur
has appointed Oliver Temple to succeed Mr.. Rule,
postmaster at Knoxville, Tenn. Rule was a con-
spicuous supporter of Senator Sherman for the
PRESIDENCY last year.
SECRETARY WINDOW to-day decided to redeem all
the bonds offered for redemption under his offer
to redeem $5,OOO0OO continued skies. The total
amount offered for redemption is about S. COZ, 600.
Mr.. s. p ROUNDS, of Chicago, who for many
years conducted the firm of Rounds James, OF
Chicago, type manufacturers and printers, is an
applicant for the position of Public Printer. He is
endorsed by the Illinois delegation and by other
influence from the northwest. His application has
already been filed with the President.
for redemption were received at the Treasury
department this morning, making the receipts
under the Secretarys recent offer to redeem
oo0 COG on and after to-day aggregate about
has not announced whether or not he will accept
the 100000 over the specified amount, but it is
very probable in order to save expense and
trouble, that the viii be passed fer redemp
ton. With the exception of several hundred
thousand dollars the entire amount of the bonds
received are from New York. Assistant Treasurer
n
$11 ,O9 OC0 in By per cent bonds were offered for
sale In New York to-day, and that s2,CO0,OO0 were
accepted.
IMPENDING CHANGEs.-A letter was written three
days ago to First Assistant Postmaster General
Tyner at Saratoga requesting his resignation. 1t
has as yet hardly had time to reach him and be
answered The impression is that Mr. Frank Hat
ton editor of the Burlington Hdackeye, will be Mr.
T,yners successor, The rumor is out that Judge
freeman, the solicitor OF the Post Office depart
ment, is also to be superseded.
THE OLD STORY OF FRAUDS in the Land Office
In connection with the issuance Of bounty land
warrants IS revised Some time ago a commission
detailed to make inquiry touching this subject
submitted report, which up to this time has not
been made public. The inference is that the re-
port shows that bogus military land warrants
have been issued with forged signatures attached.
Secretary Kirkwood for the present declines to
give either the conclusions reached by the commits
sion or the testimony taken by it.
SENTENCES APPRovED-Prerident Arthur has
approved the sentences Of dismissal from the army
in the cases OF Capt w. c. Hemphill, 4th cavalry,
and First Lieut. w. H. Hugo, recently tried by
general court-martial.
AFTER COMMISSIONER RDUDLEY.-Commissione of
Pensions Dudley is not to get his confirmation in
the Senate, it appears, without fight. Ex-Sena-
tor Mcdonald is in Washington for the purpose OF
defeating Dudleys confirmation if he possibly can.
There are no charges, it is said, against Dudleys
personal integrity, but MI. Mcdonald alleges that
as Z. s. marshal of Indiana, Dudley prosttuted his
1ilice 5 TO political PURPOSES that he exceeded his
uty marshals and that these deputies were moth
ing but political workers, and were appointed for
that he will be confirmed, despite the
opposition to him. They count upon several dem
vigorously the matter OF continuation will proba-
bly, become party question. The Indiana demo-
Gratis appear to be much incensed against Dudley,
and several democratic Senators oppose him bit
terly, because, they say, he discharged competent
and faithful clerks from the Pension bureau for no
other reason than that they had been confederate
soldiers. This is denied in behalf OF Mr.. Dudley.
PERsoNAL-Gov. Wilt, of Louisi ana, died in
New Orleans yesterday morning, preserving his
courage and faculties to the MISUNDERSTANDING
Ramsey is at the Arlngton.-Dr. Brown, OF the
Navy, and his wife, who spent the summer in
Europe, have returned to the city, and occupy
tive Washburn is at the Riggs.-Senator Voor-
hees' wife is in Indiana, but his daughter is here
with h1m.-EX- Senator C0nkling is confined to
his room at his home in Utica with chronic ma
lara.-COl. B. F. Hawkes. has returned from
Ohio, and was at his desk in the Pension Office to
day.-SenatOrS Allison, Aldrich, Cameron, and
Hill. OF Colorado, were registered in New York last
night.-The wife OF eX-President Hayes. accom-
panied by Mrs. Claf1in, visited the poet Whittier,
at his home at Danvers, last Friday.--Chief Clerk
Power, OF the Treasury department, has returned
to the city after pleasant leave OF absence
James Barron Hope, OF the Norfolk LdndnarE w.
III. RiOrdan. OF the Charleston Ne,rS, A. G. BOyn-
ton, of the Detroit Free Press and o. d. Beard, OF
the Detroit Tribune, are in the cty.-Mrs. Hallet
kilbourn and daughters, OF Washington, were reg
istered at the office OF the New York Herald in
Paris yeSterday.-Mrs Julia Ward Howe intends
TO lecture next winter.-RepreSentativ
Gambler, OF Boston, is at WorInleys, accompanied
by his W1se.-Gen. John G.. Fremont has re-
signed as Governor OF Arizona, and it is thought
that Gen. N. p. Banks will be his SucceSsor.-
The wife and two daughters of Hon. E. B. Wash
burne are staying in PariS.--RepreSentat
Young, OF Ohio, and Buck of Connecticut are at
the Ebbftt-Mr. Won SchlOZer, the German Min
lister here WILL 1t is said, shortly present his let
ters OF recall and thereafter represent his govern
ment at the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Lord,
OF Michigan, is at the st. JameS.-MiSs Fannie
Hutchings, daughter or the governments guardian
OF the Yosemite and the first white child born in
the great valley, died there recently She was
seventeen years OF age, and was known to hun
dreds OF visitors from all parts OF the world
What Congressman DeZendOrf Says.