Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-11-21


ASSISTANT SECRETARY UPTON left last Saturday
night for Iowa, on business. He will return next
Monday morning and resume his duties at the
Treasury department.
SECRETARY LINCOLN left the city yesterday after
noon for New York. He Is expected to return to-
morrow.
THE PRESIDENT will take his first meal in the
White House one week from tomorrow. He will
eat his dinner in the White House on the 2th inst
BIG REQUIsITION.-Secretary K1rkwood this
morning signed requisitions for 81 99OOOO the
total footing of the pension rolls for the month Of
December, 1881.
MEETING OF NEWSPAPER CORRESPONDENTS
was held last night at the Office of the New York
Tribune, at which the committee appointed at a
recent meeting submitted resolutions Of respect to
the memory of the late III. V. Redfeld. These res
oiutiOnS rec1te that the newspaper profession has
lo5t an able, careful and conscientious writer so
IRE and high aims. and his friends genial, unas-
sum1ng and most worthy man: These resolutions
were ordered engrOSSed and will be transmitted at
once to the family.
GEN. SHERMAN and Gen. Poe and Col. MORROW, OF
his staff, returned to the city to-day from the At
lanta exposition.
THE PRESIDENTS MEssAGE.-The President is
about ready to commence his annual mes
sage to Congress, being now in possession of all
tary OF the Treasury. There were but few callers
at the Gray House to-day, and still fewer were
granted an audience.
IMMIGRANTS FROM BREMEN-COnsul Grinnell, Of
Bremen, informs the State department, under
date of November 2d, 1881, that the number Of em-
grants leaving Bremen for the United States dur
ing the month OF October amounted to II, ,532. OF
this number sos went to New York, ,422 to Bal
timore and COZ to New Orleans and Galveston.
The total number OF emigrantS sailing from Bre-
men to the United States from January 1st to Oc-
tober 31st, 1881, amounted to 114,7s9.
Gilfllan has received the following subscriptions
to the Garfield Memorial Hospital: DR.. S. o.
Richey, $50; Albert Egli, $40; G. G. c. Simms, so;
Jewish congregation, Portsmouth, Ohio, $50;
$50; First Presbyterian church, olean, NY, ST.
German Evangelical church, Brooklyn, N. Y,
S3S 50; Swedish N. E. church, St Paul, Mimi,
sharon Vt, s.; f First Baptist ] Church Mt Carroll se
Neck, Conn 81 BaPtist church, Vest springfed n
Pa, &o; Prairie View Normal school, Hemp
stead, Texas, s..
"STAR ROUTE" POSTMASTER OUT OF OFFICE.-In-
spector Cameron, of the Post Office department,
to-day telegraphed that he had taken charge of
the post office at Little Rock, Ark, in place of
charges OF completely In the star route ring Had
ley has been postmaster at Little Rock for years.
Dorsey down there in securing suretieS to bonds In
relation to applications for mail contracts.
COMMISSIONS AS PosrMAsTERs were to-day for
'warded to the following persons:-Wm Robinson,
Wick, Tyler county, West Va; j. H. Hamilton,
Govanstown, Baltimore county, Md; Robert
B. Allen, Dillwyn, buckingham county, Va.
THE PRESIDENT SIGNS THE NORTHERN PACIFIC
RAILROAD RE EPORT.-President Arthur approved,
Saturday afternoon, the report of the special COM
mssioners who were appointed to examine $50
miles of the Northern Pacific railroad One hun
@ dred miles miles was was new new work lately completed, and
Hayes administration, but never accepted. There
was sharp fight made to induce the President to
refuse to approve the report, as his approval car
rted with 1t the approval or confirmation OF pat
entS to certain lands along the road. After hear
ing the objections the President signed the report
ANOTHER POSTAL DECIsIoN-Acting Postmaster
General Hatton has decided that matter produced
by the hand-stamp, the typewriter or the copy
press Is prfma Iacie first class; but when the
hand-StaInp Is used upon merchandise the latter Is
rated as fourth class
NAVAL ORDERs.-Rear Admiral j. c. Febiger as
member Of the retiring board, Washington, D. C..
Capt. A. X. Benham to duty as captain OF the
Portsmouth (N. H) navy yard, on the Sth day of
December next, relieving Capt. Jonathan Young,
who will be placed on waiting orders: Lieut. W.
w. Reisinger to instruction in ordnance at the
Washington navy yard: Assistant Paymaster Liv-
ngston Hunt to the bureau of provisions and cloth
der C. j. Barclay, Master Aaron Ward. and Passed
Assistant PaymaSter Ii. C. Muchette to eXamina-
ton, ton for promotion; Commodore INC J: C. Beaumont
navy yard, on the 1St day OF December, and placed
on waiting orders; Commodore c. ii. Wells from
duty as chief signal officer on the 28th instant,
and ordered to command the Portsmouth On. H.
navy yard; Passed Assistant Surgeon w. S. Dixon
to the Passaic, at Washington, relieving Passed
Assistant Surgeon George Arthur, who is ordered
to duty at the Mare Island navy yard; Passed As
s1stant Surgeon 7. C. Heyl to the receiving ship
Independence, relieving Passed Assistant Surgeon
Howard Smith, who is placed On sick leave; Boat
swain G. r. Willis from the Wachusett and placed
on waiting orders
MORE HowGATE INDICTMENTS. To-day the
grand jury found indictments against Henry w.
HOwgate for forging voucher in the name of II. D.
Sayre for $2,5c0 June 9th, 1879: embezZlement Of
September 1st, 1885, do. $50 May Goth, 1879; do
g, goo February 5th, 1880: do $1,000 August 18th,
1880 do $135 SEQ September 22d, 1s19the last all on
the evidence Of A. A. Mccullough.
PERsoNAI--Gen Sherman is expected back to-
day.-Senators Logan and Malone, Representa-
tive Pound, Gen. F. A. Walker and ColR. G. In
gersoll were registered In New York yesterday
Senator Camden and US. Judge Prince, OF New
Mexico, are at the MISUNDERSTANDING General
Drum and Col Barr have returned to the War de-
partment from their western inspection tour
Repre- sentative Hewitt arrived In New York from
Europe yesterday.-SenatorV Vance Is at the Me-
tropOHtdn. KEY faCneT Snerldan IS Slowly I'M
proving, but still lies In very critical condition
Mr.. j. $. Sabine, of the War department., has
returned from his visit to New YOrk.-Dr. Bill
lings, who was one OF the leading members OF the
late medical congress, In London, returned from
Europe last Saturday.-Rey. DR.. Wills, OF this
city, was passenger by the overland train to ar
rive In San Francisco last Tuesday-HOn Alex
ander Randall, prominent lawyer and former
member OF Congress from Maryland. died at his
residence, In Annapolis yesterday, aged 73 years
NAL j. w. Powell, who for several weeks has
been confined to his room under Occulist's care,
called at the Interior department this morning.
Col. Thomas Murphy, ex-cOllector of New
York. is in the city, and intends to reside here with
his family during the coming winter.-Senator
Camden, of West Virginia, is at the Arlington
| r. j. stephens, clerk OF the House committee on
| appropriations, has returned hOne.-Mr. Rounds,
OF Chicago who Is a candidate for the position OF
public printer, Is Quartered at the Ebbitt
| The Situation i'm the House.
fhs REPUBLICAN, voTE-NO ALLIANCE OF THE DEM
| OCRATs WITH THE GREENBACKERs.