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

| HE Letter Carriers
INSPECTION OF THE FoRcE-GETrrNG READY FOR
THE NEW sYsTEM-PosTMAsTER Anglers AID
| DRESS.
An inspection of the letter carrier force
was held at noon to-day as step
towards putting into effect on the LIST
of October the new system OF city de-
livery, by which it is expected to have the MORN
Ing mail delivered in all parts of the city by nine
O'Clock. The carriers and auxiliaries, number
| Ing IS. were marshalled In room on
the third story OF the Post ONCE building by Mr.
Ridgely, acting superintendent or delivery, In
ranged in a long line around the room and pre-
sented very creditable appearance, the persofelle
OF the force being a matter in which Postmaster
besides the postal officials was ST ar I aeporter
Mr.. Ridgely, who offlclated as master OF ceremo-
MES, presented Postmaster Anger, who spoke to
the men about ten minutes, explaining the system
whch IL Is proposed to carry into effect the LIST OF
81 don't believe,r said the Postmaster. athat
there is better body OF men in this country than
| the one before me. have confidence that you can
DO this work, but at the same time want to i'm
press upon you that this is new and difficult work.
and we are going to accomplish it at any cost
speaking 10 the new men in the service, after
giving them several injunctions as to their duty,
he warned them against drinking to excess 81 am
not" ne said, "a temperance fanatic but the
character OF this service is such that no man can
| perform IL with his brains muddled with drink
Drunkenness In uniform is, OF course, an unpar-
donable onenSe." In concluding his remarks Mr..
|
ing me past year, saying that it was hardy pos
sible for the service to have been reformed With
less complaint. and expressing sratrcation at the
passage OF the law the nav Of rarre e
Mr. Aingers remarks we're received g'y with demon.
fbere oy the carriers When he closed
ir, " as call Tor Mr. Geo. H. Plant the chief
advising o IN al sa 6 See
ones. The assembly was then dismissed.
EXPENSES OF THELArE PRESIDENTS ILLNESS
TbQ dofo IN
ing out o. the last illness and funeral OF President
Garfield to-day received claim from George Ire
man & Co., OF New York, amounting to SIS for sur
returned, and the board OF audit held meeting
| this afternoon for the purpose OF organizing and
settllng some necessary questions before taking
| action upon the claims which have been pre-
| sented.
Mrs. Melvilles daughters were present at a re-
| porter's interview with their mother yesterday,
and both declared that they never wanted TO see
their father again Mrs Melville declared her in
| tentlon not to let her husband get possession OF
the children, and exhibited revolver to show how
Wen she was prepared TO resist any attempt on his
| part to take them.
THE YELLOW FEVER IN HAMPTON ROADS
Copies OF the telegram to the signal Office about
the bark with yellow fever in Hampton Roads
mentioned In the first editlon). were sent to
! Acting Secretary OF the Treasury French, who at
once notified the collector OF customs at Norfolk,
III,
| graphed to the health officer at Norfolk
placing their barge at his disposal. The
bark Will be taken to the quarantine station,
| thoroughly disinfected, and the sick Will be at
tended to.
THREE PER CENrs.-The controller OF currency
has received from the register OF the Treasury
$685. $50 OF the new three per cent bonds in ex-
change for S147 99 $50 OF 81 per cent bonds which
have been delivered to the Secretary for account
or l,032 different national banks
THE PRESIDENT TO RETURN To-N1GHT-word
was received at the White House this afternoon
that the President would return at 10 O'Clock this
evening. AS the White House is not In order he
will make his home temporarily In some other
place.
A FIVE DOLLAR NOTE OF the Evansville Ind.
business college currency, has been received by
Chief Brooks, the secret service which had been
successfully passed as genuine currency.
SUPERINTENDENT KIxBAL1, of the life saving SER
vice. has just returned to this city from an Official
visit to Massachusetts, where he went for the pur-
pose OF selecting sites for two life saving sta.
lions to be established on that coast
THE CONTRACT for painting the exterior OF the
White House and the exterior OF the conservatory
has been awarded to Fred S. Newman, OF WASH
inston, for 81, so, he being the lowest bidder
WASHINGTON YACHT.-Messrs. E. p. Hanna
and Il. ID. Cramer, OF Washington, left Ocean
Grove, n. j., at 80 O'Clock on Saturday last, In
the yacht Ocean Queen, al open boat, fourteen
feet long, and arrived at the Highlands about 6
o'clock, p m, landing on the beach In good style
through heavy surf. On Monday they started
for New York, where the little craft, which be-
longs to MesSrs- Hanna and Phillips, will be ship
ped to Washington, d. c., for cruising on the Pc
tomac and Chesapeake
SUITS ENTERHD.-To-day John ". Jones entered
suit against the Washington and Georgetown rail-
road company for S, 900 damages, which he claims
on account OF Injuries received through the neglect
OF an employe, September IL, 1SS0b by which heavy
piece OF timber fell on him and steel ile was
draw through one OF his hands.
Frank NJ. Proctor entered suit to-day agt the
Bank OF Washington for $4,000 damages alleged
TO have been sustained by the refusal OF the bank
to accept payment for note OF plaintn they had
in their bank.
INTELLIGENCE has teen received here OF the
death, at his post, OF Rev. A. d. Rowe, who was
sustained as missionary in India by the Luth-
Gran churches OF this city and Maryland.