Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-12-10

In THE ABSENCE of Secretary Folger and Assist
ant Secretary French, Assistant Secretary New is
acting as Secretary OF the Treasury. Secretary
Folger is suffering from an attack of biliousness
and his physician has advised him to rest and re-
main away from the office for few days Judge
French Is suffering from slight attack OF rheuma-
uSm.
For THE Poor CHILDREls CHRISTMAS TREAT
49, :. F." sends $40 to THE STAR to be turned over
10 MISS VESTS "Ch1ldrenS Christmas Club"
THE q. s. s. MoHICAN will be launched at San
Francisco on the 26h OF this MONTH and her engines
Will be at once placed In her there.
THE GOVERNMENT TO BRING SU1rs-The Secretary
OF the Interior has requested the Attorney General
to institute suits to set aside the patents granted
to the Central Pacific In the Moquelamos grant in
puted questions which have embroiled the settlers
and the railroad employees into an open warfare.
DECLINES THE PosITIoN.-Mr. Walker, the Chief
clerk Of the Post Office department, has declined
the position OF superintendent OF foreign mails,
Which was offered to him. The question OF q sue.
cessor to the late Mr. Blackfan Is not yet deter
mined.
THE CASE OF O'DoNNELI--A STAR reporter called
upon Secretary Frelinghuysen at the State depart
ment this morning, and asked him what action had
been taken by our government with regard to a
request fOr communication Of O'Donnell's sentence.
"All can say, replied the Secretary, '1s that as
soon as the department has taken any action which
can with propr1ety be given to the public, viii
send 1t to the press"
NAVAL ORDERs.-ueut. D. D. v. Stuart, ordered
to the navy yard, New York; Lieut.. Chas v. Nor
ton, to duty at Chester Pa, In connection with the
naval advisory board; Lieut.. John NJ. Hawley, de-
tached from the photographic Office 12th instant
ana ordered to take charge OF the branch hydro
graphic Office at Baltimore; Assistant Engineer f.
T., nd TO ha
Shenandoah. The order detaching Assistant En-
g1neer John D. Sloane from the Tallapoosa and Or
dering him to the Shenandoah, is revoked.
THE BLUE BOOK Of the United States, or the bi-
ennal register containing the names OF all persons
who are paid out Of government appropriation, is
now nearly completed. and the compiler. Dr. Ames
or the Interior department. hopes to have the first
volume ready by the 25th OF this month The first
volume will contain the names OF all employees
under the he various departments, and embraces
| about $1,000 names, and is confined exclusively tC
employees OF the postal service. This volume will
not De ISSUED for some time yet Both volumes are
similar In style to those Of last year. and the lists
snow no apprec1able increase In the number OF
public servants
PERsONAI.-Gov. Foster, Of Ohio, is at the
Riggs-Hon. 7. A. Hendricks and wife expect to
Sail for Europe from New York ON Wednesday,
EX-Postmaster General Tyner and ex-Marsha
Douglas. OF North Carolina, are at the Ebbitt.-
Wllllam sherman. son OF Gen. Sherman, who Is pre-
par1ng Tor the priesthood in st. Louis, made his
first appearance before congregation at St Francis
Aavlers church in that city yesterday morning
assisting In the ceremony OF solemn high mass
Ex-RepreSentative Young is dangerously Ill at hii
home In CincinnatL-EX- Representative Stro
bach, OF Alabama, is in town, staying at 500 Sd
street-Gen. Felix AgnuS manager of the Bal
t1ln0fe American, is the author OF very interest
Ing and romantic tale, based on actual experience
IN the Louisiana campaign. entitled ''The Dead
Mans Mark" which appeared in that journal yes