Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-11-24

| nue., $571, ,5509 IS; customs. &597, ,8e95l.
! IT Is PROBABLE that the vacancy on the bench
OF the Court OF Claims will soon be filled by the
appointment Of j. C. Bancroft Davis, ex-Assistan
Secretary of State. 1t Is also likely that Chic
| JuSttcS Drake will ask TO be retired, in which
event Judge Davis would succeed him as chic
Justice. Judge Drake has been eligible for retire
| ment for some time. The Court OF Claims vii
| meet on Monday next
| WHITE HOUSE CALLERs.-Gen. Ketcham. Repre-
| sentative Paul, Gen. Sackett, Gen. Merely anl
Gen. Van. Vliet called upon the President before
| the Cabinet meeting to-day.
DEATH OF NAVAL OFFIcER--The Navy depart
| ment is Informed of the death OF Passed Assistant
Engineer James M. Hobby, at Medford, Mass, or
the 18th inst
No NEED OF TRoOPs-Gan. Mackenzie report:
| that affairs at San Carlos agency have uuIetet
down, and there Is now no need OF the troops al
that point.
| COMMISSIONS were issued to-day to C. l. Wilson
! postmaster at Mount Pleasant, Va; 8. c. Cant
! Limestone Hill, w. Va, and r. G. NJ Griffith
Plane No. 4, Md
BONDS TO BE AcCEPTED. Secretary Folger to-day
| telegraphed to Assistant Treasurer Acton at New
York city as follnws:-"A Accept unInatured bonds
IN all calls, including 119h, without rebate OF In
terest, at rate OF ten millions per week. on any
day OF week, payable at your Office, until other.
wise ordered"
ARMY ORDERs.-Private Harry Clifford, Of the
signal corps, duty at Day ton Washington terri
| tory, Will proceed TO Spokane Falls. Washington
| territory, and relieve Sergeant Denis Moore un
charge OF station), who Will proceed to Dayton,
to duty to FIRST Lieut. Augustas q Eabert Sncond
Infantry, In charge of United States military tee-
graph lines Hospital steward William w. Dali
will proceed from Washington barracks, d. c., to
Vancouver barracks, Washington territory, and
report to the commanding general department OF
the Columbia.
NAVAL ORDERS Commodore VIM. N. Jefrars Or
dered to bold himself In readiness to command
the Asiatic station; Ii ut Albert j. Dabney and
Master Reginald +. Nicholson to the photographic
office; Lieut. Geo. w. Mintz detached from the
coast survey steamer Blake and granted six
months leave, with permission to leave the United
States; Lieut.. E. D. F. Head from the naval acad-
emY and ordered TO duty In the coast survey; En-
sign Waldemar D. Rose ordered to the receiving
ship Colorado.
AGRICULTURAL INTEREsTs-Commissione O
Agriculture Loring in his annual report to the
President, estimates the yield of wheat during
the year at 410,O000O0 bushels, 1,635 600 OOO
is 4700C0,0OO, barley 45Ce0,O0O, rye 200OoOcO
has devoted considerable attention to the invest-
cation OF the sugar-producing qualities Of sor-
ghum. large volume will soon be published by
the department devoted to this subject. The re-
port OF the veterinary division shows less diSea Sc
among domestic animals {TpxaS fever eXceptei)
than in many years Two sites. both in Colorado
have been selected for arteSian wells, for the
struction of which contracts have been awarded.
MANUFACTURING INTERESTS to Cen
Gus Bulletin No. 302 there are 253e4O manufacture
Ing establishments in the United States, with an
invested capital of s.. 100 ss3. .@06. They employ
2,G252'9 males above 16 years or age, 531 753 fe-
males above Is years or age, and ,918 children
an youths. The annual wages paid aggregate
s9i7,9l9674; the material used cost 50 3913fo,O29
and the value of the products is ST. 60, ,7O6
A NEW DEVICE TO BE TRIED BY THE Posi-
OFFICE DEPARTMENT-The Postmaster General has
made contract with Mr. Leo Earlick, OF st. Louis,
the inventor of a combined letter-shaped envelope,
looking to the introduction OF his invention under
department. This invention is a sheet OF
paper, In various sizes, with projecting
aps are foldei over and pasted down and 1t the di
rectOn written on the back, making a sealed en-
closure. These sheets will be stamped as the
stamped envelopes are, and win be manufactured
at the inventors cost and placed for sale at the
various post Offices II any are sold the inventor is
paid for them; the government retaining the post;
on the stamped envelopes II they do not take
with the public, the amount remaining on hand to
OF the Postmaster General, the government pay
Ing nothing for them. AS 1t isa new thing the
Postmaster General was unwilling to incur any
FISK, but allowed the inventor to place them on
the market at his own cost and take all the risks
The Postmaster General may cause other styles Of
letter sheets to be placed on the market besides
are number Of different styles Of letter sheets
me entlre work IS to be done under the supervis-
ion Of the Post Office department, and the sheets
will be issued as soon as they can be manufac-
tured.
PERsoNAL-Mr. and Mrs Titan ]. CofYey,
OF Washington, were registered at the Office
OF the New York Herald In Paris yesterday
Senator Johnston, of Virginia, is at the Riggs
EEX-Secretary E Belknap arrived in New York from
Europe yesterday.-A dispatch from Hong Kong
says the health OF Mrs. Young wife OF the United
States envoy. is seriously ffected, and that she
Will probably not pass the winter in China
Senator German, representative LeFevre, and
Brew Brewster h Cameron, Of Washington, were regis
Toombs, OF Georgia, is at the Metropolitan
Senator Conger IS at OgdensDurg, n. y, to attend
that city.-Mr. D. T. Rhodes and his bride (i,ee
Miss Lowell, daughter OF the late president Of the
Inland and Seaboard Coasting Company, have
quarters at the Ebbitt Representatives Harmer
OF Pennsylvanta. Young OF Ohio, Calkins OF In
diana, and Van Vorhis OF New York, are among
the latest Congressional arrivals
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