Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-09-11

THE HILL REPORT.-Secretary Folger stated to
Hill investigation, and consequently the contents
would not be made public to-day.
INDIANS NOT DISPOSED TO SELL THEIR LANDS -
Senator's Dawes, Logan and Cameron, of the Senate
committee to consult with the Sioux In1ians
relative to the proposed opening OF the Sioux
reservation to settlement, reached Chicago yester
they found Certain white men in that f section no O.
the country had advised the Indians to hold fast
to their reservation, as by so doing they could
1Orce the government to pay them larger price
than now proposed.
FRED. P. DEWEY, curator OF matallurgy IN the
National Museum here, arrived at Kingston,
Ontario, Monday. He has spent two weeks In the
Ottawa district examining mineral and timber
resources.
NAVAL ORDERS.-Assistant Engineer j. R. Will.
mer has been detached from the Ranger and
placed on waiting orders. Assistant Engineer II.
X. Ives from duty at the Washington university,
MO-, and placed on waiting orders. Commander
department, Mare Island navy yard, s9th inst
Capt. Robert Boyd, from duty at the Mare Island
orr a aas on hg
return home from the expedition to observe the
transit of Venus, and has resumed duties as super
E. Webber has been granted three months leave
OF absence from the 18th inst.
THE LIFE SAVING SERvIcE.-Mr 8. T. Kmball,
superintendent OF the life-saving service has re-
turned from an extended tour among the ltfe-sav-
ing stations on the lakes. He procured by dona-
tons sites for seven ltfe-Saving stations author
1Zed to be established at the last session of Con.
greSS.
THE YELLOW FEVER DYING OUT-Commodore
English, Acting Secretary Of the Navy, has re-
ceived the following telegram from Lieut. Com
af
"AI patients in yard and hospital are GONZALES
cent. No new cases. Marine camp is in north
west confines OF reserve, near Bryan Grande."
POSTAL MONEY ORDER CONVENTION between
the United States and the Hawaiian Islands was
signed to-day by Postmaster General Gresham
and the Hawaiian minister. The convention is to
60 into effect January !, 1884
PHOTOGRAPHIC CouNrERFEIrs agent of the
secret service division telegraphs from Duluth,
Mlnn., that Frank Walters and Charles Chambers
We're arrested in that city yesterday for manu-
Iacturlng and passing Photographic counterfeit
$lO silver certificates.
TIE NEW ORLEANS CEsrENN1A1. Expos111oN.-
The President has issued proclamation declar-
ing that the worlds Industrial and cotton centen-
NAL exposition will be opened on the first Monday
1n December, 1884, at the city of New Orleans con-
tlnuing until the 31st day OF May, 1885.
INCREASED ISSUE OF PATENTs-For the first
quarter Of the current fiscal year the number of
patents issued was 5,440, against 1881 for the same
PATENTS are issued two weeks ahead or date, and
hence the work for the quarter mentioned is COM
pleted. though the quarter has not expired
POSTMASTER WANTS INsTRUCTIoNs.-Poss-
master Humphreys, OF Pensacola, Fla, has in
formed the Postmaster G aneral that an order OF
the board OF health there requires that all mail
from the navy yard station, where malIenant vel
Onene0
fum1gated; that the bags must be opened and the
packages inside opened; also. that The fumigaton
slble duty, the postmaster wants instructions be-
fore performing it. He had been instructed to
not in conflict with the postal laws but as to the
tearing open OF packages the postmaster wants
fhsr The General
had not passed upon the question.
A Posi- OFFICE CIVIL SERVICE ExAM1NAT1oN-A
civil service examination to provide additional
for the register OF eigibles at the city post
Office will be held at the civil service examination
rooms tomorrow morning. The small number OF
those who passed the former examination makes
this examination necessary. There were only nine
applications ON record at the city post Office this
afternoon. OF these six were applicants for car
r1ers' places AS large number OF application
papers have been taken out, 1t is expected that
there VIII De many more applicants before the eX-
animation begins.
to-day: JR. Dillon Dillon's Mills, s,va.; G.P. Kerns
hentuck, VIVA; c. e. McCray, Point, W. Va.
THE CIVIL SERVICE CoMM1ss1oM.-Dr Gregory,
OF the civil service commission, returned to the
city to-day. 1t Is expected that Commissioners
Eaton and Thoman will be here tomorrow or next
day, when meeting OF the full board will be held
THE FOLLOWING PATENTS were issued to resi-
dents OF Washington for the week past: Arthur T.
Goldsborough. bench plane; Henri Guillaume,
sleeping car; Geo. T. Smallwood, 1r., assignor of
One-half to j. II. Mclean, st. LOUIS automatic car
brake. For Baltimore, Joseph w. JefferS was
granted patent on o letter box: Herman e.
Brown, for fire escape; VIM. C. Wolfe, of Hagers-
town, got patent ON portable steam engine.
PERsoNAL--MaJ. j. B. Fassitt, deputy marshal,
has returned to his Office from his vacation trip
The following Washingtonians are at Cler-
mont Blue Ridge Summit: Capt. H. b. Noble, U.
S. A., and wife: Miss Mamie Birney, Mrs. Gen.
Samuel Jones, Miss Birdie Jones, F. E. Storm and
wife, Miss Katie Storm, Miss Evelyn POOk.-
Frank weaver. OF this city, registered in Paris
ye,terday.-T. B. Sanders, OF the Secretarys
Office, Treasury department, who has been making
special study OF the campaigns OF the late war
for some time past. Is spending his vacation in
extended exploration or the battle fields of Vir-
gin1a.-Mr. w. W. Corcoran has returned from
the Greenbrier White Sulphur Springs in excellent
health.-Gen. II. G. Wright, chief OF engineers,
has returned from visit to his old home In Con-
necticut-MajOr George Lockwood, chief clerk
OF the interior department, Is on the sick list
Three Divorces Granted.