Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-05-20

t2o4,U0 National Dank notes outstanding,
$3.50, ,Ga6, ,9S2
BURRELL G. BURKs has been appointed store
keeper and gauger for the second district Of Mis-
souri,
RETIRED-Col. Chas. L. Kilburn, assistant COM
missary general, has been placed on the retired
list OF the army.
Mr.. MULLIKEN chief clerk OF the Department OF
Justice, has gone to New York for a few days.
Mr.. DuttOn is acting chief clerk during his alb
Sence.
q. s. BONDS held by the Treasurer to secure
national bank circulation, s364, $50; to secure
public moneys in national bank repositories
$16,025 500; deposited to circulation during
the week, 81 ,74, $50; withdrawn during the week,
81 ,99}, $50.
THE GARFIELD HOSPITAL FUND.-Subscrption
to the Garfield Memorial Hospital: Grace
EpiscopaD church, s2s7. Foreign subscriptions
Paris, sss52 49, c. H. Walker, postmaster, Frost
burg, Nd SIS 25; D. H. Bailey Middletown, NY,
81; George c. Howes, Alexandra, Va, 81.
THE COMMITTEE appointed to examine the bids
for furnishing the stationery to the Interior de-
partment will not finish their report until the end
OF next week.
THE POSTMASTER GENERAL will leave tomorrow
for brief visit to his home, in Wisconsin. While
west he will make arrangements for putting on
sent about one week.
1t. DANENHowER.-The steamer Celtic, with
Lieutenant DanenhOwer and party on
board, touched at Queenstown yesterday. Special
staterooms have been provided for the men. Cole,
who was violent when the steamer sailed from
Liverpool, had become quiet.
AMONG THE CALLERS at the White House to-day
were Senator's Jones, Lapham, Dawes, Frye, Cam
eron, Miller (Cal), Fair and Harrison Representa-
Chlpp- Shelley Thomas
Wait, Aldrich, Valentine, Dunn, Farwell, Houk,
Scranton, and Judge Macarthur, Register Bruce
and Hon. Fred Douglass
Col JOHN G. THOMPSON has called meeting OF
the Ohio democratic state central committee for
June 9. at Columbus to fix the time and place for
holding the next democratic state convention.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Chief Engineers Elijah Laws,
Peter A. Rearick and Augustus H. Able, Passed
Assistant Engineers C. j. MacConneN Chas. R.
Rocker, Robert D. Taylor, VIM. s. Moore and Jno
Tobn, ordered to hold themselves in readiness
for sea service. Master Frank j. M!lligan, to the
receiving ship PaSS1tc, 81 OF June. Ensign Dewitt
Coffman. detached from the Colorado, and ordered
to duty connected with the fish commission. Cadet
turn home, having been detached from the Swa-
tara, 18th April. and ordered to hold himself in
readiness for examination. Cadet Engineer Fred
erick F. Beig has returned home, having been de-
tached from the Alert, 10th April, and placed on
waiting orders.
CAPTAIN L. E. FAGAN, marine corps, has been de-
tached from duty at the marine barracks, Norfolk,
Va, instead OF on June 10th, as ordered
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION. Representative
Geo'geT T. Garrison, of Virginia, having appointed
a cadet TO the military academy at West Point
who failel to pass the preliminary examination,
the Congressman decided to settle the appoint
m2nt by competitive examination OF young
VirginianS. The examination was held at the
Franklin school building, in this city, on Tues
day. There were seven competitors. Mr. T. A.
Griffin, OF Fredericksburg, Va, stood Iirst in class
No. /. Mr.: X. c. Craxton, OF TappahannOck, Va,
in class No. 2
PERsoNAL-Rev. Father Mccarthy, of the I'M
maculate Conception church, has been seriously
I'll during the past week.-Senator Logan was in
Chicago Observation-Disclosures Clayton, of Ar
to deliver the grafton in the New York Academy
and Gen. Grant will be present at the exercises.
MIR. A. B. Mullett has gone to Fargo, Dako
ta. Gen. O. A. Gilmore is at the Ebbitt.
-Senator Mitchell, OF Pennsylvania, has gone
home, and Senator ingalls, left this morning on a
The Search for Lieut.. Chipp.
DISPATCH FROM ENGINEER MELVILLE.
Secretary Chandler has received the following
from Engineer Melville, dated Verknansk, Eastern
Siberia. February 5th: 81 have the honor to inform
you OF my arrival at this place way to the Lena
delta, and will leave here for Belun as soon as