Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-08-17

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THE NATIONAL BANK NOTES received for redemp-
tion today amount to sl3S 600.
SECRETARY LINCOLN viii leave this city in few
days for visit to his family at Colorado Springs,
Colorado.
THE U.S.S. ADAMS, now at San Francisco Cal,
has been ordered to proceed to Sit>a, Alaska, to
relieve the U.S.S. WachuSett now on that station,
which vessel Will proceed to San Francisco.
THE PRESIDENT In New York last night received
superintendent Pierre Van Wyck and Assistant
Treasurer Thomas c. Acton, OF the assay Office.
He leaves for Newport next Tuesday.
A NEW NATIONAL BANK.-The acting controller
OF the currency has authorized the Concho National
Bank, OF San Angelo, Texas, to commence busi-
ness with Capital OF $4,000
USING THE MAILS TO DEFRAUp.-It having been
reported by officers OF the Post Office department
that Oliver e. Varco, OF 55 Cedar street, New York,
and the star publishing company OF New Haven
Conn, have been deceyng the public by means
OF extensive and fraudulent advertisements, the
department has directed the pOstmasters at the
respective cities to decline to cash money orders
presented by them, and to return all registered
letters bearing their addresses.
THE ALARM.-Order5 have been issued to put the
torpedo rlm Alarm out OF commission. This vessel
was recently sent to Norfolk, Va, for repairs but
an examination showed that extensive repairs
were necessary to put her In good condition, and
lt was thought best to put her out Of commission.
FLEET TAcr1cs.-Rear Admiral Cooper, COM
manding the north Atlantic station, reports to the
Navy department, under date Of Portsmouth N
H., August 1sth: that he arrived at that port on
that day with the. Tennessee. Yantic, Enterprise
and Alliance, having le!t Boston harbOr August
9Th: The squadron was exercised In fleet tactics,
under steam and sail, and the men were exercised
at the great guns and with small arms Admiral
Cooper states that the cruise was very satisfac-
tory one. and that the officers and men showed
iCny frr1
The officers were given many opportunities for
handling their vessels. both under sail and under
squadron is reported. The Navy department is in
formed that the kearSarge left Norfolk, Va to-day
for Portsmouth, N. H., to join the north Atlantic
squadron.
RIVER AND HARBoR BoARD-A board OF officers
OF the engineer corps, consisting OF 1t Col David
c. Houston, Major Henry NJ. Robert ana Major
VIM II. H. Benyaurd has been appointed, to meet
at Oshkosh. Wis, to consider and report upon
matters provided for in the river and harbOr bill
concerning the channel of the Lower Fox river
between Lake Winnebago and the upper govern
inent dam at Appleton and to the dams at Mena-
sha and Appleton. The board OF officers of the
engineer corps appointed In 1880 will reconvene at
ST Paul, Mimi, and reconsider their former report
and recommend any change In design or dimen-
sons OF dam at the outlet of Lake Winnibigoshish
on Mississippi river. Major Alexander Mckenzie
IS detailed as member OF the board in lieu OF Major
G j. Lydecker, not now available.
THE TRANSIT OF VENus.-A party will be sta
TONED in New Zealand to make observations OF
the coming transit OF Venus. The party will be
composed as follows: Edwin Smith, chief astron-
Omer; Henry S Prischett, assistant astronomer:
augustus Story, photographer, and Gustav
Theikuhl, assistant photographer. Mr.. Smith,
Who is an assistant in the coast and geOdetic
survey, will be in Charge OF the party. Their route
Will be via San Francisco, and they expect to sail
from th at port ON the 1st OF September.
EXPENSES OF THE NEW YORK Posi- OrFrcE-Mr.
Frank Hatton, the First Assistant Postmaster
General, to-day approved the report of the COM
mission appointed by the Postmaster General to
EXAMINE into the condition OF the New York post
the reduction OF $50 600 in the running expenses OF
5ne Office, which Is effected by the substitution of
tlonal allowance OF s2l 900 is maze.
A CLAUSE in the sundry civil appropriation bill
makes an important change In the character OF
certificates of deposit for the survey Of public
lands Under previous laws these certificates were
received in payment Of homestead and pre-emptiOn
entries In all land districts. This clause restricts
the use of such certificates to land districts in
winch the lands are situated, for surveying OF
which deposits are made. The commissioner OF
the general land Office has instructed land officers
to conform to the law as modified, which took ef-
fect August 7th.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Master Walter c. Cowles has
been ordered to the Kcarsarge Cadet Mldship-
men John T. Arnold and E. W. Sutphen, to tempo
rary duty on board the Adams, and, upon falling
in with the Wachusett, to duty on board that veS-
sci. Cadet Midshpman F. II. Stable, to the
Adams Cadet MldShpman W. L. Howard, to the
Yantc. Commander Chas. ID. Sigsbee has been
detached from the photographic office, Both inst,
and ordered TO duty at the Naval Academy, Sept.
1. Lieut.. l. E. Bixler, from the Kearsarge upon
the reporting OF his relief, and placed on waiting
orders Lieut. Harry NJ. Jacobs has reported his
return home, having been detached from the
Lackawanna, Pacific station, July 9th, and has
been placed on sick leave. Lieut.. Commander
Edward T. Strong has been authorized to delay
minnesota
and Lieut. John E. Morong to delay reporting on
the Wabash until Sept. 1st.
FCLKERsoN Va MAHoNE-The friends OF Con-
gresham Fulkerson, OF Virginia, say there is no
truth whatever in the report that Senator Malone
Is to get him the mission to Peru, In order to get
him out OF Virginia politics 1t is said that Ma
h0ne'S power over federal patronage Is limited to
Virginia, and that he would not be permitted by
the administration TO name foreign ministers.
bitter feeling is exciting between Malone and Full
kerson. The latter not only refuses to join In the
read1uster support OF the administration, but
denounces Malone for having done so. The coall-
ton convention meets at Merton early next month
and Fulkerson Is a candidate for denomination,
and SO far has the best chance Of success.
SENATOR HILLS FUNERAL-Sergeant-at- at-Arms
Bright sayshe has heard from about twenty Sen
ators. who promise to be present at the funeral of
Senator Hill, OF Georgia, at Atlanta, tomorrow
senators Morgan, salisbury, Beck and Lamar left
this city this morning to attend the funeral Mr..
stevens, OF the Senate post Office, accompanied
them.
THE DESERTERs' RELIEF BILL-The facts In the
case OF the clerical error In the deserters' relief
bill about which much erroneo us Information has
been published are briefly as follows: At the close
OF the war there were many soldiers who, in their
haste TO get home. left their commands before
they were formally mustered cut, and who were
reported as deSerterS because absent from the
muster-Out. AS the House passed the bill It pro-
vided that no soldier technically a deserter who
served for less than three months should be en-
titled to the benefits OF the act The Senate amend
ed this provision, striking out "three" and Insert
Ing "twelve." conference was ordered, and 1t
agreed upon requiring that soldier lust have
served six months to become entitled to the bene.
fts 10 which honOrably discharged men are en-
titled. Mr.. ButterwOrth, In the House, and Mr..
Logan, In the Senate, reported the agreement upon
six months as the requisite term Of service, but
through an unexplained error the bill was en-
crossed with the word "tweIve' in place of six
and the bill is now a law in that form.
QUARANTINE ARRANGEMENTS FOR IMPORTED
CArTLK--By direction OF Acting Secretary OF the
Treasury French, two members OF the Treasury
cattle commission. DR.. James Law, of Cornell uni
Verslty, and MIR. j. II. SanderSOn, OF Chicago, are
now ON tEelr way TO examine the quarantine ar
rangements at Montreal and Quebec. Heretofore
no quarantine arrangements have been made by
the government 10 ifodS Stato nd