Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-09-18
THE TALLAPOosA left the League Island navy
yard at $50 to-day for New York.

| enue, S4oS. 54O.I9; customs, Sf3l ,S59. IA.
THE TALLAPoosA left the League Island navy
yard at $50 to-day for New York.
THE following was issued from the War de-
partment to-day: To correct certain misappre-
tensions existing as to the meaning Of general
orders (NO. A lis ordered-The service rifle and
ammunition will be used in department division
and army contests. "Marksmans rifles will
only be issued as prizes three to each division
team annually and three to the army team every
| alternate year. No ''marksman's rifles have
yet been made or issued. ''Marksman's rifles
| when issued as prizes may be admitted in con-
tests. as they will be suited to the service am
munition. The long-range rifles are not marks
mans rifles, and will be used for experimental
purposes, but not in department, division or
army teams.
How THE News WAS RECETvED.-The very I'M
favorable news from the President to-day cast
a gloom over all the departments and in fact
| over the entire city, The feeling after the news
that the President had had another rigor was
! received, was one of general despondency. In
the reduced state of the President the impress
| sion is that he cannot withstand another relapse
ana the public mind is almost prepared for the
worst news.
| The PENSACOLA arrived at Panama midnight
OF the 4th. having touched at Acapulco for coal
Inc Richmond had not arrived and is not to be
| expected at Panama before the 10Th. The Off
GERS and men on the Pensacola are well.
WORKMEN at the National Museum building
are engaged in laying the border of the thing i'm
| some of the unfinished rooms These border
tiles have just been received from the manufac-
| turers.
ARMY ORDERS.-The superintendent mounted
| recruiting service will forward so recruits to
Fort Smelling, MIMI, for assignment to the I'd
| cavalry. Leave for eight months is granted
Captain Stephen G. Whipple, LIST cavalry.
Leave for one year. from September 1, 1881,
is granted Capt. Thos. Drlry, I'd infantry.
On the mutual application of the officers con-
cerned, the following transfers in the 9th cav
airy are made: Second Lieut.. Benjamin H. Chez
yer, Jr. from TroopG to Troop b; Second Lieut..
An Alo o,e. 5; Bailey, from Troop to Troop G.
duty at Columbus barracks. Ohio, until October
| 81. 1881. Leave for one year, with permission
to go beyond the sea. is granted First Lieut..
Geo. E. Sage, 5th artillery.
SENATOR HILLS CONDITION. Information re-
| ceived here. in regard to the condition of Sem
| atOr B. H. HILL lis to the effect that while the
recent and second operation performed i'm PhIla-
| delphia for an affection of the tongue was tenn
pOrarily relief, and satisfactory in it's imme-
date results, there has since been change for
the worse. There is danger that the Senator
will lose the power of speech.
FIRST ASSISTANT POSTMASTER GENERAL
TYNER has gone to Indiana for several weeks.
and Second Assistant Postmaster General Elmer
is now in charge of the department.
THE OMNIBUS "SEvEN"-People who have
watched the Presidents case closely calculated
That Yesterday was the nth day of his suffering
and it was 'crisis' day.
AN ELECTRICAL ARGUMENT.-During Com
missioner Raum's absence one of the electric
cure men was put on the list to pay taxes as a
medlcus. He came on to Washington last
night with his whole apparatus and lots of
pamphlets. To-day he converted Commissioner
Raum's room into an electrical laboratory and
explained about his patent. He made all sorts
OF electrical experiments and tests, with view
to showing that he should not be taxed. The
electricity man also put in word that he wanted
to try his electrical apparatus on the President.
PosTMAsTERs COMMISSIONED - Commissions
were sent to-day to the following postmasters at
the places named H. c. Williamson, Wise
Courthouse. Wise county, and J. H. Dickinson.
Bickley's Mills. Russell county, Virginia: d.
Goode Newfound, Wyoming county, West Vir-
ginia
NINE TILL Four AGAIN-On and after Mon
day next the Interior department will resume
its former hours of business, opening at a. M
and closing at p. m. instead of closing at three
o'clock. as now, except on Saturdays. The de-
partment will close at p. m. on Saturdays.
SUDDEN DEATH.-Mrs. W. R. Holloway, of In
danapolis, a sister of Mrs. Senator Morton. and
the wife of Col. W. r. Holloway. who is well
known in Washington, died this morning at her
home of typhoid fever. She was very estina-
bic lady, and during the latter years of Senator
Morton's life she was frequent visitor in this
city, where she had large circle of friends. Her
death was very sudden.
THE EVANS INvEsTIGATIoN-Theso solicitors
office Of the Treasury department did not to- dav
continue the investigation of the charges against
Major Evans, of the collection division of the
Sixth Auditors office. mentioned in THE STAR
last evening. No witnesses appeared Notices
We're to-day sent out to several other people,
who are expected to appear Monday to give
their testimony. In that way the investiga-
ton will progress-three or four witnesses
being examined daily until the list is closed
There is an evident reluctance on the part of
people who know to appear and testify. It was
stated in The STAR yesterday that the charges
against Evans preferred by Mr. Lazenby. in
Guided the little episode with the sister-in-law
OfaprOminent post office official and certain other
Irregularities. The Irregularities are it is learned
to be comprised in the specifications of drunk
enness and the disclosure to parties that they
might become attorneys for p6stmasters of the
amount due those officials.
PERSONAL---VERY.. Mr.. Shipper. pastor Of All
Souls church, has returned to the city-The
following WashingtOnians were at the U. S.
Hotel. Saratoga, September Is: Judge Miller, U. |
SIS Court, and Mrs. Miller; Mrs. Franck TAYLOR: |
Major D. M. Taylor U.S.A., and wife; JOS G.
T. Kennedy and wife; Gen. w. M. Dunn, U.S.A.. |
and daughter, Mrs. Morrison; Gen. Schenck and |
three daughters, F. B. Mcclure and wife,
Right Rev. Bishop Keane was in the city last |
evening, much improved in health. He left for |
Richmond last night.-Mrs. Gen. Mcclure re- |
turned from Kentucky yesterday. Assistant |
postmaster General A. d. Hazen Commodore |
temple. Rear Admiral John J. Amy Capt. T. |
o. selfridge and Pay Inspector F. C. Cosby u |
S.N, are in New York. Bishop Wightman. of /
the Me. Church South, is in improving health. |
DR.. Lugenbeels Challenge.
Yesterday afternoon ex-senator Christiancy, |
who had received note from DR.. French Lugen-
beel, Qhe brother of Mrs. Christiancy,) asking |
meeting in Virginia, within twenty miles of |
Washington, procured warrant against Dr. Luz
genbeel from the Police Court. The bailiff of