New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-02-24
WASHINGTON NOTES.

The Treasury Department to-day purchased 3SO,ooo
ounces Of ne silver for distribution to the tmhts.
Assistant Naval Constructor william Varney s to he
prornotcd to the vacancy in the list OF Naval Con-
strucOrs
John c. New the Assistant Secretary Of the Treasury
will enter formally upon the performance OF his duties
tomorrow
General Grant will visit pia city on March 10 "s the
guest OF President Arthur He will remain few days
and will thcu proceed South.
General D. II. Rucker lately appointed Qnhrlermas'er
General United states Army, placed on the retired
list today and General Rufus ingalls, was appointed to
the vacancy.
Contain d. w. Wilson, Assistant Chief Of the Bureau Of
Engraving and Printing has resigned that position TO
take effect March !, to accept position Oh lIo 0e''e
side Of the Capitol.
Mr. stilson IIutchns has made proposition to tho
Post Office Department to erect building next to The
Day Post Building for the use Of the money ORDER dl-
vision OF the department
The United states supreme Court will meet on Monday
pursuant to adjournment but in view Of the Garfield me
mortal services held in the House on that day no
business VIII be transacted The court VIII sttehd tho
ceremonies.
Anew Collector Of Internal Revenue for the Second
District OF Georgia will be nominated by the President
Tomorrow i'm mace of Andrew Clark. Ii is the general
impression that the name of william H. johnson, OF
Georgia, will be sent In
Tie Senate Committee Naval Affairs took action to-
day on the nominations of Pay Director Wat
mourh 70 bc Paymaser-Gcncal OF the Navy, and Pay
mastor Stephenson to be- Pay Director ny VotnS 10 re-
port both OF them adversely
The Board of Army Engineers appointed TO examine
the plans for railroad bridge across the Ohio River at
Point Pleasant have made report 10 tho Chief OF En-
cnecrs ayorng the construction of TIE bridge with GER
tain notifications of the proposed PLAN
The President sent the following nominations TO the
Senate today: Colonel Rufus ingalls,, Assistant Quarter
master-Ccneral to be Brgaler General and Quarter
master General; Second Lieutenant J0hn 6 McDOhau'
25th Infantry to be Second Lieutenant ION Cavalry.
The Flpper court martial in the hands of Judge
Advocate General SWAIN who is still engaged in revis-
ing the proceedings of the court, which recommended
Flppcr's dismissal from the service. General Swain
will mako his report TO the secretary OF war carry next
week.
Board Of Engineers cOnsiting OF Colonel Comstock,
Major Weitzel and Major Merrill has been appointed to
consider and report upon the plan and location OF the
bridge proposed be erected tho Ohio River at
Wheeling, W. Va, Dy thC hnCcIn5 anu Lih0 I'Iir Nii
road Company.
Bids were opened at the Office OF the Supervising
Architect Of the Treasury to-day for pasturnS work at
the United States Barge Office New-fork City, as ioi-
lows: James Hughes, 1882; Gibn Lyons, $4,000
D. w. Lloyd $57OO. Bids also opened for iron
archng turing and lathng on the same building as iol
lows: u. W. Hoyt. ~ Dab; knlsey Brothers Mhier'
81 92G; Robert 7. Brown, Fo473
Rear Admiral Balch, commanding the Pacific station
reports that the Uucd states steamer Lackawanna
having on board the members Of the South American
mission arrived at Valparaiso Chill, on January L. The
Aa,ka arrived there January and the PenSacol on
January 20 He states that the Alaska and Lackawanra
T f VaIparaiso I'm promote the interests Of
The Government in connection with Mr.. Trescott
MISSION.
The b reported to-day by Mr.. Anthony, from me sen
ate Committee on Naval Affairs fixing the relative rank
and pay of certain officers on the retired list Of the Navy
provides that any medical pay or engineer officer OF
naval con- IctOr who served may hereafter serv
n full term "a chief of q bureau and whose name Ia
been borne the Navy register thirty years, sha WHel
have the relative rank and pay OF commodore Oh
| the retired lsr.
Secretary krkwood to-day rendered a decision in th'
+ a
the Commissioner OF the General Land Office was over
ruled bv this decision and the claim reduced from 7jOOC
acres of land 10 about $4,000 acres the difference be
between these quantities thereby accruing TO the United
states as public lands. The decision is practically vic
tory for the actual settlers The Il caOrlntc cIlm ~
confirmed lies about sixty six miles from Oakland, Cat
compriscs about 10000 OF land AID valued al
| about s:jJ per acre.