Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-11-04

to-day.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal reye-
nue., si67, IA; customs. S764,857.22
WIRE GATES have been placed in the openings
made In the walls between the Navy and State
departments, so that when the wooden partitions
are removed the two departments can be wholly
separated at night.
FOUNTAIN FOR THE WHITE HOUSE GROUNDS
Col. Rockwell will, at an early day, place new
ana elaborate fountain ana basin in the grounds
fronting the White House,
GRAND HEG1RA OF CLERKS who go home to
vote will take place tonight.
THE FEVER DYING OUT.-Advces to the national
board OF health and to the marine hospital service
show a steady decline in the number OF cases of
yellow 1eVer In the southern states.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Paymaster Geo. c. Read, or
addition to his present duties. Carpenter Josiah
f. Keen, In charge Of scales at the Boston Navy
yard. Surgeon E. C.vermeulen, granted leave OF alb
sence for one year, with permission to leave the
United States.
The NAVAL ADVISORY BoARD.-The members OF the
naval advisory board have returned TO Washing
ton from Chester, Pa. They will meet at the Navy
department on Monday.
PROBABLY THE VANDALIA.-The Navy depart
ment Is informed that a ship rigged steamer, Ied
funnel, supposed to be United States man of war,
passed C1pe Henry bound in at 6:s0 this morning
1t Is probably the VaIdalia bound from League
Island, Pa, to Hampton Roads.
FOR DUTY AS SIGNAL OFFIcERs-The following
named officers will be relieved from their present
dutes and Will report by letter to the chief signal
officer OF the army for duty as acting signal Off
GERS: 1St Lieut. Sedgwick Pratt, 81 artillery: 2l
Lieut.. Frank E. Hobbs, I'd artillery.
SENIOR LOUIS S. DOMINIQUE, the newly an
pointed minister to this country from the Argen-
tine Republic, accompanied by his wife, three
daughters and four sons, arrived here yesterday
afternoon from New York and took apartments at
the Arlington
SENATOR VEST, OF Missouri, had narrow escape
from drowning Thursday while fishing In the
Ouachita river, six miles south OF Hot Springs,
Ark. He was carried over midam In his boat
ana came near being swept away by the swift
current
WHAT Mr.. ROBERT BLAINE DIDN'T SAY.-A few
days since letter In the Philadelphia Times rep
resented Mr.. Robert G. Blaine. brother of the ex-
Secretary as expressing himself very freely against
Gen: beavers election The statement was entire
~ erroneous. Mr.. Robert Blaine takes no part in
politics, and has made no expression whatever in
regard to Gen. Beaver or the Pennsylvania con-
test Still less has he attempted to define his
brothers position the Times correspondent
represents him as doing.
PERsoNAL--General Grant has accepted an in
vltation to be present at the New England Insti-
tute Fair at Boston next "Wednesday
Lincoln and Garnett, who went to New York on
Thursday to attend the Sims reception to the ven
erable DR.. Gross, have returned to the city,
MI. Henry WalklnSon, q prominent English Jour
nalist, representing number Of agricultural
newspapers, Is registered at the st James Hotel
The The venerable John Rudolph, sn uncle of Mrs
james 4. Garfield, has just died at Hiram, the
seat OF Hiram College-Mrs. O. " Mcconnell
and daughter, OF Washington, were passengers by
the overland train to arrive at San Francisco last
esday-Judge Advocate General Swain Is in
New Iork.-Medical Inspector John c. Spear,
U.S.N., is at the Ebbitt House. Chief CLERK
Iweedale, of the War department, has gone to
Philadelphia for few days.
A Change at tho Post Office Depart.
Ment.
RESIGNATION OF CHIEF CLERK HOWE.
Mr.. Frank L. Howe this morning resigned his
position as chief clerk OF the Post Office depart
meat to accept the position of Assistant Attorney
General before the Court OF Claims. In with
drawing from the department Mr. Howe bears
with him the good Will OF those who have come in
contact with him in his official capacity. Mr.