Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-09-15
Washington News and Gossip

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal reve-
nue., s41a,o1l.15; customs. s7ss, 1904
NATIONAL BANK NOTES received to-day for re-
demption, $4,000.
THE AMOUNT OF UNITED STATES BONDS with
drawn from securities of national banks by Treas
urer Gillan to-day, and surrendered to the Secre-
tary OF the Treasury for exchange into three per
cents, is SIS, ,499,s5O Total, Sal s24,s 800.
NAVAL NOTES.-The Navy department is in
formed that the repairs to the flagship BROOKLYN
necesstated by the collision In May last, have been
completed at Rio de Janeiro. The Marion Is re-
ported III goOd condition at MOntevideo, and ready
Tor sea.
ENGINEER MELvILLE.-The Acting Secretary of
the Navy has received the Official report Of Lieut.
W. Fl. Jacques, U.S.N., in regard to the reception
OF Chief Engineer Melville and party, which con-
talns nothing but has already been published.
THERE ARE ABOUT ONE HUNDRED AND SEW
ENTY-FIvE ADDITIONAL APPOINTMENTS to be made
In the clerical force In the Pension Office. They
VIII not however, be made for some days. Secre
tary Teller seems to be very much misunderstood
by the ladies who seek these appointments He
Said to-day he was always willing to give ladies'
employment when they were competent to do the
work. 1t has been demonstrated officially, how
ever, by the commissioner OF pensions that ladies'
do not, only In very exceptional cases, make COM
petent examiners of pension claims. The in
creased force provided by Congress is to be used
1t is for this ladies are not appointed, be-
cause the force OF copyists is now full.
MAJOR GEO. W. CANDEE is relieved from duty In
the paymaster generals department in this city,
and ordered to Chicago to relieve Major James P.
CANDY, who will report for duty to the command
Ing general department of Columbia.
THE DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN
COMMITTEE has issued to-day what is entitled
''The Campaign Book of the Democratic Party
The Republican Party Revlewed-Its Sins of
Omission and Commisson-Why a Change Is
Demanded by the People," 1t is a book or 222
pages. 1t arraignS the republicans In Congress
for a reckless advance towards centra lfzaton and
Imperialism; excessive taxation; protection of
moddoPoies; extravagant appropriations; de
citizens abroad; corruption OF civil service; false
hood td, and hypocrisy The book contains the last
view OF the last Congress.
EXPENSES OF THE LATE PRESIDENTS ILLNESS
The board of audit for the settlement of claims
against the estate Of the late President Garfield
to-day received claim from the Independent Ice
Company, amounting to 81 ,516 92-for 535, $40 lbs.
OF Ice furnished between July 10th and September
9TH, at IS per tOn 81 39 o. and for time OF men en-
ployed for extra labor in caring for and storing ice
IN cooling boxes, s177 1t is expected that the
for the consideration OF all claims submitted.
PROMOTIONS IN THE SIXTH AUDITORS OFFICE
Sixth Auditors division of the Treasury depart
ment have successfully passed examination and
received promotions: George A. Darling from the
81. 800 to s1,sOO class; Mrs. e. E. Smith, Mrs s. C.
sl,2O0 class; Mrs. II. II. Yates and Miss C. l. Co
burn from the $500 to the 81 600 class, and n ].
RoEell and D. w. Roach from the first to the sec
ond class. Miss NJ. E. Little has been appointed to
the $3.50 class; w. A. Wayne, H. X. Van Buskirk,
Eigar Janney, c. D. Mervin, a. W. Olos, W: H.
CfoWeil, from second to third: f. NJ. Wilkes, Rod
I'll. WARRINGTON. i FprpuS0n r
s: Farden. from first to second; j. w. Conner, F.
l. Beakmore Wyatt Archer. Leonard Stoddard.
B. T. Martin, H.C. Tisiel and Mrs E. Winters 4 900
to first; Mrs. E. S. Watkins, $500 to 600; Miss E.
r. Swift and Mrs. H. Mel. Shepard appointed.
MAJOR LOCKWOOD, chief clerk Of the Interior de-
partlnent, has gone out OF the city for few days
In his absence DR.. Ewing Is acting chief clerk.
PREDICTIONS IN THE LAND OFFICE.-A. B. Felsen-
thai has been promoted from a s1,2oO to s1,4O0
clerkship and j. p. Knabe from $1,000 to $1,000,
both In the General Land office.
CHARGES Nor SUsTAINED.-The board appointed
by the Secretary Of the Treasury to investigate
the complaints made to the department regarding
the medical examination of applicants for admis-
sion to the grade OF cadets in the revenue marine
service have concluded their investigation and
submitted their report, together with the testl-
mOny taken by them. The board find that the
charges that certain OF the cadets inoculated
Wih disease by the improper or unskilful use OF
are not sustained by the evidence.
PERsoNAL-Mr. Emil Frei, minister from the
Swiss Confederation to the United States, and
suite. arrived here last night and are for the pres
ent domiclled at the Ebbitt House-Mr C. c.
Fulton. editor OF the Baltimore Anaprican re-
turned from his European tour yesterday.
5. whitman, OF Washington, was passenger by
the overland train to arrive at San Francisco last
Monday.-W. W. Belknap and g. Charming, of
Washington, were registered at the Office OF the
New York Herald in Paris yesterday. -Assistan1
treasurer Wyman and family have returned to
the city from Rock Enon.-Secretarv Lincoln AS
socIate @ Justice Woods or the US Supreme Court,
ed In New York last nighu-Miss Jannette j.
Sumner and Miss Annie A. Rice, OF Washington,
were passengers by the steamer sailing from Bal
tilnore to Boston yesterday.
Yellow Fever Reports
The following reports from the yellow fever dis
tricts have been received at the Office OF surgeon
general marine hospital service:
BROWNSVILLE, TEX. Sept. 14-Thirty-two cases
reported including relapses and intermittent cases
NO deaths. Force OF disease broken.
MURRAY. Surgeon.
COMBE, Health Officer
CORPUS CHRISTI. TEX, Sept 14-Taylor assis
tant surgeon at Fort Ringgod, reports forty cases
OF fever at Mier, Mexico, Introduced in goods from
Matamoras, on the 11th. Refugees going from
Mler TO Monterey. JOHNSON, Collector
telegram to the national board OF health from
Pensacola, Fla, last night, reports eleven cases
and three deaths for the previous twenty-four
hours.
The state health officer of Texas. having re-
ported the yellow fever prevailing at Reynasa,
COmargo, and Mier in Mexico, on the Rio Grande
and requested aid from the government, the col
10 place quarantine guards opposite these places
The Gordon from Laredo to Corpus Christi viii be
continued In force for the present
The Garfield Monument Fair.
The Indiana board Of commissioners for the
coming Garfield Monument Fair was Organized