Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-07-27

VOL: 58-No::: 1881.
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY.-Internalr rev.
enue, S344, ga: customs. S969, ,014.11
THE OFFICES about the United States Supreme
Court at the Capitol will be closed tomorrow on
| account of the death of Judge Clifford.
COL BURCH. secretary of the u S. Senate,
was pronounced better this morning by his ply
scians, and it is thought that he is now out OF
danger.
EX-MINISTER CHRISrIANCY, his friends say
now, will arrive in this country about the last
of August.
A COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION for the grades
of principal examiner, and first, second and
third assistant examiners of the Patent office
will take place i'm that office on the 10th. 18th
and 18th of next month. Only the lower grade
of third assistant examiner is open to outside
competition; the other positions are all to be
filled from persons employed in the Patent office.
DR.. II. c. DyrenfOrth, of the board of appeals:
Major w. Il. Appleton, principal examiner, and
Mr.. /. Edwards Clarke. of the bureau of educa-
ton, will constitute the examining board.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY
FRENCH left the city to-day for Massachusetts,
and New Hampshire. August 10th he will join
the cattle comms ssiOn at Saratoga, where con-
ference will be held.
THE CHINESE TREATIES RATIFIED.-A tele-
gram has been received at the State department
from Mr.. Angel, U. s. minister to China. an
nOuncing the ratification of the two treaties be-
tween the United States and China, which were
exchanged at Pekin. July 10.
REWARD FOR THE MURDERER OF DEPUTY COL
LECToR BRAYToN.-Deputy Collector of Internal
Revenue Noah, at Columbia. SC. telegraphs
Commissioner Raum that therevenue force under
Deputy Byron raided McDOw's house on the
morning of the 21st inst, and found it deserted,
Mellow and family having fled to parts unknown.
The revenue party returned to Spartanburg.
The deputy reports that his office has no infOr-
nation to show that any effort has been made
on the part of the marshas or deputies to arrest
Mellow. Commissioner Raum. in reply to this
information. sent the following telegram to Dep
utv Collector Noah -" Offer three hundred dol
lars reward for the arrest and delivery to United
States Marshal Blythe of Mellow, for the murder
OF Deputy Collector Brayton.''
DECISIONS AS TO SALARIES OF GOVERNORS OF
TERRITORIEs.-Judge Lawrence, first Comp
troller of the Treasury has decided that an
officer of the government whose salary is fixed
by statute does not lose his right to any part
thereof, should Congress fail to make an apprO-
priatiOn for any year sufficient to pay it. ANY
portion OF such salary left unpaid for want of
sufficient appropriation is to be reported to the
House of Representatives. Section 1S45 Of the
revised statutes fixes the annual salary of the
governor of each of the territories at 81. 600
The appropriation acts for the fiscal years end
ing respectively 1879 so. and 81. appropriated
for such annual salary only $500 and declared
the appropriation to be lin full compensation
FOR the service of the fiscal year" This the
comptroller decides operated as a repeal for the
years stated of the salary fixed by the revised
statutes, and prescribed a salary for such years
respectively of &. 600. This decision in detail
has been rendered in the case OF Hon. Lewis
Wallace, Who served as governor Of Mexico from
Oct. 1st 1873 to March 49, 1881, and who on
June 18th last filed an account with the first
comptroller claiming balance due him of
S2.200. The Claim as heretofore ANNOUNCED was
disallOWed.
Mrs. Elliott. George f. Lemon Dr. Rankin and
family are at Atlantic cty.-Rev. 1. N. Cuth-
bert. Mrs. Cuthbert and the Misses Cuthbert are
at Cape May.-Mrs. burlington, Miss Purring-
ton Prof. W. II. Sadler and Edwin Higgins are
at SaratOga.-The following are at Aurora
West Va: Mr.. Cauldwel and family Judge Vail
and family. Judge Fitzpatrick and wife. Major
Df CriSseN anu -ttillllN. Il.
f. Woods and family. II. NJ. Hanford aid family.
Mr.. Ashbul Riley and wife. Miss Beall OF George
town: Mrs. and Miss Miller. Mrs. Mcclellan Mrs
DIR. Clark. Mrs. HertZog.-Assistant Secretary
ofthe Treasury French leaves to-day for Massa-
chueetts and New Hampshire for three weeks
trip. Assistant Secretary Upton. who is now
en- route from London. is expected here early
next week.-Schuyler Colfax is still travelling.
He arrived at Winnipeg Monday night and was
welcomed by deputation of Odd Fellows
Among the late arrivals at Saratoga are AleXan-
der Porter Morse and c. H. Grinnell and family
of this city.-Mrs- ]. Il. Magruder, of WASH
ington. is at Newport.-E. f. jackson is at
Salisbury; Md-Mrs; r. B.. Calvert is at
Berkeley Springs.-Miss Annie b. Irish is at
Oakland.-F. l.. Campbell is at Ocean Grove.
E. c. Dean is at Asbury Park.-Nrs. j. r.
Mickle is at Washington GrOve-Mrs E. B.
ellis is at Oakland. Md.-The wife and family
of Captain Prince. clerk of the Police Court are
summering at Oxford, Chenango county, n. Y.
Senator Voorhees, Upon Guiteau's Crime.
A large meeting of citizens OF Hot Springs.
Arkansas, was held July to express sympathy
for the President. and Senator Voorhees,. of
Indiana, responded to call. in some eloquent