Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-09-18

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Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal reve-
| nue., $3.50 ,4s2 %; customs. s6I3, ,971
NATIONAL BANK NOTES received to-day for re-
demption. s297 900.
THERE Is REASON TO BELIEVE that the gov
ernment has come into possession OF new and
valuable evidence, within two or three days, in
the star route cases
A PRIVATE TELEGRAM received in this city to-
day states that the republican convention OF the
| county OF Livingston, New York, held on Satur-
| day, endorsed the administration OF President Ar
thur, and unanimously approved OF the nominal
| tton OF Wadsworth for governor.
THE SECRETARY OF THK INTERIOR is subjected
to deal of annoyance through the persistent
| personal efforts of those seeking places in the
Pension Office Over fifty We're In the halls OF the
Interior department to-day seeking an interview
with Secretary Teller In but few instances does be
grant an interview to of1lce-seekers
THE NOMINATION OF Capt. Samuel G. Fairchild
| to fill the vacancy In the New York board OF
steamboat inspectors, caused by the resignation OF
Capt. Austin Jayne, has been received at the
| Treasury department from Collector Robertson
| and by direction of-secretary Folger has been
transmitted to supervising Inspector General Du-
nomination receives the endorsement Of thai
officer it Will be laid before the Secretary for his
action.
IT Is STATED at the Treasury department to-day
that the published reports to the effect that q
| large number of coored employees Of that depart
ment have recently been promoted are untrue. It is
stated that during the past three weeks there has
been but one appointment and one promotion
among that class of employees.
SECRETARY TELLER has decided that the Indian
police may be furnished with revolvers for the
better enforcement Of their official authority, but
that the custom of supplying them with the best
improved breech-lOading r.fes will be dScOn.
tinued. No rifles and no liked ammunition fol
breechloaderS VII hereafter be placed in the hands
OF any Indians by the department.
OCCUPYING THE NORTH WING OF kHE NEW DE.
| PARTMENT BUILDING. - Saturday the temporary
partition between the east and north wings Of the
new State, War and Navy department building, ON
occupied for the first time for clerical purposes
The force or clerks employed in the volunteer pen.
sion rolls division OF the Adult Generals office
has recently been increased, and it was necessary
that additional quarters be provided for them
About twenty-Six clerks from that division are
now at work in the rooms on the sixth floor. The
work of removing the records from the upper floor
of the State department wing has almost been
completed. and the rooms On that floor will soon
sion rolls from the Surgeon Generals Office The
work OF removing the partitions between the Navy
and State departments has been finished and only
temporary board partitions now separate the de-
partments. These will not be removed until the
work of plaStering and frescoing is done, when
there will be easy access between the depart
ments.
REoRGANIZING THE RAILWAY MAIL SERVICE
Assistant Superintendent Jameson and Chief
Clerk Summerfeld, of the railway mail service,
hayro hon
work of redesignating and recognizing the en-
ployeS OF that branch OF the postal service In
accordance with special act Of Congress passed
the last session. Ali of the employees, about $500
in number, formerly known as railway messen-
gers, railway postal clerks road agents, and local
agents, have been redesignated as railway postal
ranging from s720 to s1,4Oa per annum In many
cases the redesignatton resulted in a decrease Of
salary, but the general average shows an increase
or salary paid to employees.
ARMY ORDERs.-Capt. Theodore schwan, 18th
infantry, has been relieved from duty at David's
Island, NY. H.; also, as member of the court mar
tial at that point, and ordered to join his compa-
ny in department Of Missouri; First Lieut. G. X.
McGunnege, 18th infantry, granted leave of aD-
sence for six months; First Lieut. Theo Smith,
10Th infantry, granted an extension Of leave for
six months; superintendent general recruiting
service has been ordered to forward 100 recruits to
Fort Smelling for assignment as follows: 30 to the
Sd infantry, 30 to Cos A, d, E. and l. 7th infant
ry, ana 40 to the 18th infantry.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Passed Assistant Surgeon
Philip A. Lowering has been detailed for duty as
member Of the board OF appraiSement at the navy
yard. Washington.
YELLOW FEVER IN HAMPTON ROADs.-The sig
nal corps station at Cape Henry, Virginia, re-
ports to the chief signal officer follows: 'Vir-
ginia pilots report as follows: 1915 am this
morning Italian bark Calico s., from Pensacola,
bound to Hampton Roads, passed in am with
yellow aboard.
medical assistance Immediately"
PRESIDENT ARTHUR, General Grant and Police
Commissioner French, OF New York, dined to-
gether at thePresidents house In that citySaturday
evening. The Herald, yesterday, says:-"It is the
Presidents present intention to leave this city
his departure. Should he go to Washington he
may, after presiding at a Cabinet meeting, once
more visit this city. Ex-senator Conkling left the
Fifth Avenue Hotel early yesterday morning for
his home in Utica"
New NATIONAL BANKs.-The controller Of the
currency has authorized the First National Bank
OF Pine Bluff, Ark, to commence business, with a
capital OF S500CO, and has extended the corporate
existence OF the First National Bank of Madison,
Ind., capital Sl00.OO0, to September 49, 1892.
THE MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS IN THE PENSION
OFFICE-TWo correspondents write to inquire
about recent appointments on the medical board
OF the pension bureau, alleging that four OF those
quiry at the Pension Office that one OF the gen.
tlemen named was on leave OF absence at the
time OF the examination, but was examined on
his return. Two OF the Others it is stated at the
Of1ce, were already members OF the medical
board, and were examined when they entered the
Office. and the fourth was appointed by the Secre-
tary OF the interior.
The CORCORAN GALLERY OF ART is having quite
an ovation from the magazines just now. The
Century for october is to have quite profusely
Illustrated article on the Gallery and It's contents
and the September number Of the Magazine Of Art,
(publlShed by Cassell, Peter, Galptn & Co., Lon
ion) just out, has for It's frOntispiece remarka-
bly, well executed full-page wood engraving OF
Boughton's 'IIeir Presumptive" one OF the favorite
paintings OF the collection.
Mr. HENRY GEORGE has written a letter to Pres
1dent Arthur detailing the circumstances of his
two periods OF Imprisonment in Ireland, when no
cause of detention existed could be found by the
magistrate
PERsoNAI--Gen. Candy, late o. 8. minister to
Honolulu, will. after visiting his old home in Co
lumbus, Ohio, return to California, where he Will
reside permanently.-Rev. DR.. Forrest and wife,
who were at Sharon Springs lately, have gone to
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