Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-08-11
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-pAY-Internal reve-
nue receipts, $47se e4s; customs, s7o6.3la.
NEW BANK.-The acting controller OF the cur
rency has authorized the First National Bank OF
olympia, Washington Territory, to begin business
with capital OF $4,000.
DEATH OF AN ARMY OFF1CER-Adtutant General
Drum received telegram this morning announc-
ing the death from heart disease OF First Lieut. o.
Shelby, 10Th infantry, at Fort Concho, on the 9th
Instant
NAVAL ORDERs-Detached-F j. Drake, from
the navy yard, New York, and ordered to instruc-
Passed Assistant Surgeon A. A. Austin has report
ed his return, having been detached from the
Richmond on the gath of June last, and has been
placed on waiting orders.
The ARMY MyRETIREMENT LAVA petition to Con-
grass has been sent to the officers OF the army for
signature, in which 1t is asked that the laws regu
lating retirements may be so amended that any
company officer who may be so years of age and
VINO shall haXe served ss years In the army either
IN the volunteer or regular service. continuously
or otherwise shall, upon his own application, be
placed on the retired list
THE DAVIS CouRr-MARr1A1.-The record in the
case OF Lieut.. D. W. Davis, DSN., recently tried
by court-martlal at the navy yard, Brooklyn, upon
charges OF drunkenness and absence without
leave, has been received at the Navy department.
NO action will be taken in the case until the re.
turn of Secretary Chandler.
REsIGNED.-Mr. D. E. McElhenney has resigned
his position in the Treasury department. and early
next week will leave for Mlddleport, Ohio, where
ne VIII engage In business.
THE MISSING MAJOR NIcKERsoN.-Major A. II.
Nickerson has again been heard from at the War
department. He has second time sent his month.
ly report of his address as Philadelphia. The
0ff1cials OF the department., however, say that he
is not In that city, and that the reports are sent
from there by some friend Of Nickersonrs. They
Canada that he is In hiding there and they expect
to soon flnd his whereabouts. His pay is still
Mhnd M h 1naer the order OF the Secretary OF War;
may De served with an order for a court martial
and with copies OF the charges that have been
plishes by sending his address each month is to
prevent the dropping OF his name from the rolls
as deser'er The War department must find
MIN 10 Try him, and Is IN Quandary as to how to
proceed.
ARMY ORDERs.-The extension OF leave OF alb
sence on surgeons certificate of disability granted
Second Lieut.. Gro. L. Converse, Jr. 81 cavalry, is
further extended six months The leave granted
Capt. Chas c. Rawn, 9Th infantry, is extended
three months. Leave for two months, to take
eject on or about August 18th, 1888. is granted
First Lieut. Geo. McC. Derby, corps of engineers
Ls}ve for two months and fifteen days, to take
effect when his services can be spared by his de-
Ear,ment commander is granted First Lieut.. John
L. Myers 81 artillery.
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATIONS IN NEW YORK.
Nine men and seven women presented themselves
yesterday at room l07 OF the Federal building in
New York city for the purpose of entering a COM
peIitlve examination for positions In the Post
0hles department e ar at Washington. Mr.. Charles
b. Grove. OF the New York post Office, were the
examiners. The subjects IN which the applicants
wrre examined were photography, penmanshin,
copying, arithmetic, elementary bookkeeping Eng
iish grammar, elements OF history, government
and geography OF the United States. 1t is needful
Tor successful applicant to secure a return of
sixty-nv marks out of possible hundred.
register Of the successful candidates is kept ar1
subjects will receive positions emitting them to
5000 per year, while those who achieve excellence
In all Will receive $1,000 a year:
THE NATIONAL BANKS OF THE CoUNrRY.-Phe
forthcoming report of the Controller OF the Cur
rency will show that there are now 2,425 national
banks, and that their combined capital stock
amounts to over S50OOOO,O 900. The amount of their
deposits reaches the OF 81 O42 763 which is
twenty-five millions less than year ago. These
banks hold about four hundred millions OF the
government bOndS or One-thrd OF the entire out
standing Indebtedness of the country.
THE CROP REPORT for August indicates fair
yield OF cotton, wheat and corn.
VISIT OF TIE PRESIDENT OF FHoNDURAs.-President
Marco A. Soto, Of Honduras, with Seniors Ramon
Rosa, j. j. Palma and Thomas r. Lombard, OF New
York, arrived in the city last evening from New
depot by Mr. Geo. c. Wing, or the State depart
ment, and were driven 10 the Arlington, where
apartments had been engaged. To-day they Wis
lie some or the objects or interest In the city and
about noon boarded the steamer Despatch and
went on trip to Mt. Vernon and down the river.
Mr.. John Davis, the Assistant Secretary OF Stlle.
SpVCltOn A. RrOWn chief n he
State department., with quite a company OF ladies
and gentlemen, also went on the trip President
Soto and party VIII leave this evening for The
west. His tour through tne country is Interrupted
ty the news or the illness OF his wife, who is in
San Francisco.
THE WEEKLY STAR for this week is now ready
for mailing; price, three cents per copy. 1t IS
large eight-page paper, OF ffty-six columns, cut,
pasted and folded, and will be sent anywhere in
the United State. and Canada, postpaid, for one
dollar year.
PERsoNAI--Assistant Secretary New Is in New
York.-Mr. and Mrs George w. Adams have
gone to Long Branch for a short stay.-Mr T. W.
Smilie Is spending few weeks vacation in Ul-
ster county, New York-W. Fl. Burnett and c.
A. sauler have gone to Atlantic City.-Mr. George
s is sroFs n weeks at
Va-4iss D. l. Hilton hilton " who % has be been aa,s, at Nam,
eoany o j. n9" WIS ystng p
month in Nelson county, va--Miss FannIe
Thomas and Miss Mary Swar;zan have gone to
Nj film county, Pa, for q visit OF several weeks
Mrs. A G. Thompson has gone to Allaire
Spring Lake, n. j., for a stay OF a month.-Miss
Fannie g. Palmer Is guest at the Oakland HOTEL
Oakland.-Dr. II. Suter has gone TO Cape May
fora weeks ,cation.-Among late arrivals at
New Windsor College are Miss Annie Kane, s. w.
Rttenhouse and family, and j. ID. Madigan.-
Dr. John Edwin Mason left the city to-day for New
Salem, Mass, where he Will deliver the poem at
the centennial anniversary OF the Academy at that
place. to be held on the 18th nst.-Late arrivals
at the Hygeia Hotel, Old Point Comfort, include
the following Washing tonanS: A. Eberly, A. Carl,
Mr.. ana Mrs. Edwards, II. EdmOnds, jr., C. w.
Schuermann. W. j. VOL, Jno. Hinder, Mrs II. j.
Gray add family, A. T. BrittOn ana family, j. f.
Harvey. j. ID. Free. RIA. Bayley, B. B. Dickerson,
Philip Reiter ana wife, Lawrence g. Boggs, A. p.
Perry, Miss Katie Perry, Rev. j. H. Cuthbert, wife
and two daughters; w. r. Brown, Jas. NJ. stew
art and family, G. NJ. Robinson. George e.
Davis, OF the quarter Master Generals Office,
leaves this even ng to join his family at Chester,
Pa, and go with them later to Cape May.-Drs
to attend the meeting Of the American Associa-
ton for the Advancement OF Science, to be held at
Minneapolis. They will be gone several weeks.
Gen Reynolds, first auditor OF the Treasury,
has gone to Colorado for few weeks.--The COM
missioner or internal revenue has returned from
Kentucky and was at the Treasury department
tO-day.-Mr S. Johnson, chief of the mail di-
vision. Treasury department, will leave on Mon
day on trip to Boston and the eaSt-Mr. E. b.
DaSkam. chief OF the public moneys division Is in