Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-09-25


YELLOW FEVER DYING OUr-secretary Chandler
last night received the following telegram from
Commandant Welch at Pensacola, Fla. mo new
cases OF yellow fever and no deaths"
TIE Q. S. s. Tennessee left Portsmouth, N. H.,
yesterday afternoon for New York.
AvAcANcY F1LLED-Harry W. Smith, of Iowa,
was to-day selected by the Secretary OF War to
fill vacancy in the s., 600 grade in the quarter.
master generals Office. War department
THE PRESIDENT has gone to-day from Newport
to Bristol, the revenue cutter samuel Dexter to
attend the ceremonies of laying the cornerstone
OF the memorial building in honor OF Gen. Burn
SIDE. Cows. Butler, OF Massachusetts, and Waller,
OF Connecticut, with Gen. Hancock, are expected
TO be present, ana they will be entertained by
Gov. Bowen, Of Rhode Island. An address will be
delivered by Judge Colt, and the President Is ex.
lie recepon NJ from 70 IN the w give pnG 9
return to Newport the President will dine with
Mr.. Geo. Z. WettmOre.
FOREIGN POsTAGE.-The Postmaster General de-
cides that the reduced rate OF postage to 90 Into
effect 1st October applies to domestic mails only,
and not to mails for foreign countries; but be-
comes the rate OF letters to Canada in consequence
OF the fact that under the existing postal arrange
ment between the United States and that country
the domestic rate OF the country OF origin applies
two countries With the exception Of Canada,
therefore, the rates of postage named in the for
efgn postage BILE OF the "POStal Guide" for Au-
1st
In PRIVATE letter to friend in Washington
Representative HOrr, OF Michigan, writes: II am
just home from two weeks absence spent In the
Ohio campaign. We shall win there. 1 go to
Iowa tomorrow, to stay until their election;
then TO Massachusetts, TO look after Butler little
until November"
CAN DEBTOR OF THE UNITED STATES DRAW A
SALARY?-A case which has occurred in the In
terror department raises an Interesting question,
the sury for decision. The question is whether
under the law relating to the Withholding OF pay
ments OF judgments or claims against the United
until such Indebtedness shall be satisfied, applies
to the payment of the salary OF an officer under
daetdn the interior @ department, who Is Judgment
deDtor or the United States, as surety on the bond
OF a defaultlng postmaster.
DIsBARRED.-D. W. Classic. of this city, has
been disbarred from practice before the Interior
department.
THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION Tho
man, OF the civil service commission, who has
been absent for some days at his home in Ohio,
has returned to the city, and was at his desk to-
day. DE- Gregory and Judge ThOman were in
consultation to-day over several questions that
nave arisen III conhectlon With the working OF the
CIVIL service law.
published in quarterly instead Of semi-annual VOL
umes on account OF its increasing size.
PATENTS were issued today as follows: Leonard
G. Bailey, Washington, combined truss and ban
dage: Walter T. Fowler, assignee OF one-half to
d. w. Classic, Washington, fare box: John W.
Palmer, Port Republic, Va. egg carrier.
COMMISSIONS were issued to-day to VIM. Jones,
postmaster EOlia. Wise county. Va, and Joseph
P. Shelton, Shelton, Va.
CIVIL SERVICE POINT SErTLEp.-The point at
issue in the recent Interior department appoint
ments over which Secretary Teller and Commits
sOner Gregory seemed at first to differ Is simple
enough when the circumstances are understood.
me civil service rules apply only to the classified
some Others it has been held that there are no
classified clerkshlps of lower salary than s., 400
In the War department there Is a recognized $500
sor Gregory holds, however. that Congress has re-
peatedly recognized the 500 and 81 600 grades as
regular clerksh1pS, and he takes the rOS1iOn that
the new rules contemplate competitive examina-
t1ons Tor those grades. Secretary Teller says he
Is willing to accept the commissions 1ntrrpreta-
ton OF the law and hence it Is probable that here
after all positions IN the Interior department,
worth $500 year or over, will be filled by reQuisi
ton, as In the War, Treasury and other depart
ments.
PERsoNAL-Misses Mary and Fanny Childs, C
Drake. and Mrs. Wescott were registered at the
N Y. Herald Office in Paris yesterday from Wash
ington.-Judge Hagner was registered in New
YO rk yesterday.-Gen. Sherman will return here
October a.-HOn. James G. Blaine and family
WI VII not return into 10 Washington till November.-
many friends in Washington, arrived here yester-
day for brief vlsit-Mrs Kate Chase Sprague)
Is at Carlsbad. Germany. Gray has re-