Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-06-16

PARTMENT.-Secretary Folger has addressed q cir
cular letter to the chiefs of bureaus and heads of
divisions OF the Treasury department. asking their
upon the offices under their control and upon the
general service OF the department If it should pass
the Senate without an amendment AS the bill
passed the house it makes appropriation for rolls
as specific rolls, which have heretofore been con-
sidered as outside rolls. Appointments have been
rules which apply to the specific rolls. BY making
these rules specific appointees whose state quota
is already full could not be continued in employ
ment, and the result would be the discharge OF
between fifty and one hundred clerks, maIy Of
whom are OF great value to the department.
AMONG TIE CALLERS at the White House to-day
were Senators Logan, Miller (CaL), Conger and
voorhees,, and Representatives Darrell, Mills,
Chace and Lynch, and Register Bruce, and Minis
ter Smyth, minister to Liberia
Mr.. w. W. CoRcoRAN is about the same as he
was yesterday. No marked improvement can be
noticed, though he Is no worse.
A LARGE DELEGATION from the convention of
yard masters OF railroads in all parts OF the coun-
try, which has been in session in Baltimore, ar
nished them by the B. & ORR. company Many
Of the delegates were accompanied by their fami-
lies They were received by the President this
morning, and afterwards visited the various de-
partments In body.
A PROOF OF the new international stamp bearing
Gently sent to Queen Victoria, and she has ex-
pressed her pleasure at its receipt, and compli-
ments the work.
THE G. A. R. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. General
Howe and Secretary OF War Lincoln have accepted
the invitation OF Mr. John W. Garrett, president OF
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, and
will be his guest at MOntebello, his country rest
dence, during the encampmentof the Grand Army
OF the Republic, which is to be held at Baltimore
next week. The acting Secretary OF the Navy,
Commodore Walker has granted nermissjon tn fheo
Marine Band to go to Baltimore on the Sist inst.
and participate In the g. A. r demonstration
there.
ARMY ORDERs.-Captain Frederick W. Elbrey,
assistant surgeon, will be relieved from duty in the
department Of the Missouri July /, and report In
person to the Surgeon General in this city. Leave
is granted I'd Lieut. Edward Lloyd, 18TH infantry.
The leave of Colonel Lewis G. Hunt 18th infantry.
Is extended four months on account OF sickness.
MOVEMENTS OF UNITED STATES NAVAL vEssELs.-
The Tallapoosa, which left the Washington navy
yard Wednesday afternoon for Chester, Pa, passed
the Delaware breakwater at 9: IS this morning.
Island. Pa, last evening from Hampton Roads. =.
Rear Admiral ClitZ, commanding the Asiatac
squadron, reports TO the Navy Department from
at Nagasakt. May 11th. The Swatara arrived at
ChefoO, April 27th, and last accounts was still
there awaiting the movements OF Commodore
AMERICAN INTERESTS m EGYPT.-Rear Admiral
Nicholson. commanding the European station, tel
egraphs to the Navy department that all the yes
sels OF that squadron now In the Mediterranean
are under orders TO proceed to Alexandra, Egypt,
to look after American interests at that port
TIE WILL Of John N. Heck, which Was lled to-
DAY. divides hts properly equally between hts two
cmldrcn. That Of Yatfick ncNerny, also nled
her uke, % 70 at her death 70 hoe children,