Morning journal and courier., 1881-11-03
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

President Arthur to Occupy the White
 House-The Star Route Prosecutions-
 Saving by the Use. of the Electric Light
 Other Matters.
 WASHINGTON, Nov. 2.-President Arthur
 will go to New York tomorrow morning and
 return the latter part of next week. He will
 occupy the White House about December 1st.
 He has selected room to be arranged for
 his personal use-the one in the northwest
 corner, on the second floor, across the hall
 from the room in which his lamented prede-
 cessor lay suffering for so many weeks He
 will not go to the Soldiers Home this fall
 Colonel Cook, special counsel for the gov
 ernment in the Star route cases, appeared in
 court this morning and said that the action
 of the counsel for the defense last Monday
 looked to him like desire to obtain a snap
 judgment. He also said that the government
 would be ready to proceed with the prosecu-
 tion tomorrow morning.
 In answer to numerous inquiries received,
 Ire asurer Gillian to-day issued the follow ing statement of the method of computing the first dividend of interest on. continued 5 per cents. The interest due Nov. 1, 1881 on the funded loan of 1881, continued at 3 1-2 per cent, was computed by taking the full interest for the quarter ending October 31 at 1-2 per cent. and deducting therefrom the interest from August 1 to August 12, 1881, being eleven days, at 1-2 per cent, computed by sPrice's interest tables,'' 365 days to the year, August 12, 1881, being the date on which the interest commenced, as stated on the face of the bonds
 The following appointments were made by the President today: Clifford Stratham, postmaster at Lynchburg, Va; Sydney S. TayIor. chief engineer of the revenue ser aicui0 tr and upon twenty-five miles of railroad construct ed by the Northern Pacific Railroad compa- ny, Henry G. Gorringe of New fork, Chris w. Stagle of Iowa, Thomas Miner of Wash ington Territory.
 Secretary Hunt has appointed Captain Francis M. Ramsey, U. S. N, superintendent of the Naval academy at Annapolis, vice Rear Admiral C. R. P. Rodgers, placed on the re- tired list The Secretary also signed the | commissions of recently appointed civil engi- neers in the navy, as well as Of officers con l firmed by the Senate during the special ses- sion The Secretary goes to New York with President Arthur on the limited express to- morrow He will go thence on 8 tour of in- spection of the navy yards.
 Commissioner Price, of the Interior de- partment has received the following teie- ! gram from Agent Tiffany at San Carlos, Ari- l zona Territory: Chief George with seven l men came into the agency yesterday. ex- amined them last night and turned them over | to the military this morning.
 Pay Director Watmough, who failed of confirmation as paymaster general of the ! navy, is to be. temporarily assigned to the l duties of that office until Congress can act | on his nomination.
 A few months ago the electric light was in | troduced into the Philadelphia postofice. ] The bill for October has just been presented I to the Postofice department. It shows that | in October of last year when gas was used l the bill was $11. .85, while this month with | the electric light the bill is $3.55, or net | saving in one month of SS.30.
 R. T. Pickering, executive manager of the American department of the Melbourne ex- l position. will make the award of medals to l successful American exhibitors in this city next week.