Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-07-18
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-D,Y.-Internal reve-
nue., s23a,l ST; customs, s629 ,soi.63
Nor LEGAL CERTrF1oATroN.-The Secretary of
the Interior has decided that the certificate of
notaries public 70 the responsibility OF suretes
ON bonds. &c, is not such cert.rication by n
United States officer as Is contemplated by regula-
tlonS.
PROF. SIMON NEwcoMB has been granted per-
mission toremain abroad until Ist September next.
HORIZONS SUCcEssoR.-The commissioner OF in
ternal revenue yesterday afternoon appointed
Ishsm YeIneg, OF Knoxville, Tenn. to be a revenue
agent, vice G. Ii. Horton, OF Boston, removed.
COMMISSIONS were issued to- day to s. Won Gem
mingen, postmaster at Stokes, Va; G. l. Bryant,
Melro,e, Va; c. G. Sims, Pliny, w. Va, and Jane
Messick, RehODoth Beach, Del.
CITY Posi- OFFICE CHANGKs.-Postmaster Conger
has designated Mr.. j. Gillenwater to take charge
OF the East Capitol station. Mr.. George Emmerich
not caring to accept tue appointment Mr.. Bas-
sett, who has been In charge OF the Office, viii take
his Old place at the main office, in charge OF the
Official mail
WAR DEPARTMENT CuANGEs.-The following
changes in the War department have been made !:
Secretary's office-David E. Sharretts, promoted
from $1,000 to class l, vice Chas f. Ilsley; Thos.
Sheri ian, promoted from assistant messenger,
AGO, to $1,000 clerkship SecTetary'S Office, vice
SharrcttS. AdjutanI Generals office--Jas. Plant,
appointed assistant Messenger. vice Sheridan; R.
T. Sweet, clerk, class l, resigned; Jas. Caulfield,
appoint.d clerk, class !. vice Sweet. Paymaster
Generals O;tice-J. L. Patterson, appointed clerk,
1000 vice JAS. a. Roche.
APPOINTMENTS BY THE PRES DENT.-The Pres!-
dent has appointed Matthew X. Barr, Pa, India n
inspector, vice Geo. NJ. Chapman, resigned. and
Walter s. HurIbut. Wyoming Territory, receiver
OF puOltc moneys 1T Cheyenne, vice WIN. A. Gar
vey, resigned.
THE NEW CIVIL SERVICE RULES AT THE TREAS.
UKY.-One Of the effects OF the new civil service
rules was shown at the Treasury department to-
day. Heretofore a piacdrd has hung on the door
OF the SacretaryS Office which, after recting the
Secretary's hours, refers all applicants fer ap-
appointment clerk. To-day this placard was dis
placed by one containing the simple statement
that the Secretary Will receive visitors every day,
except Sat urday, from 10 a. H. to 12 m. No refer
ence whatever Is made to appointments.
DESIGNATED FOR EXAMINATION AS L1EuTENANTs
IN THE ARMY.-The President has deSignatedZ B.
Vance, jr., Of North Carolina. son of Senator
Vance; Charles D. Clay, of Kentucky, grandson OF
Henry Clay, and j. Harry Duval, OF Pennsylva-
tress tres Monroe on the first Of October % for examina
t1on for lieutenantcies in the army. These, with
the twelve OTHER designations from civil life for
TO the 1st OF July In the army provided the exam
inat!On is passed successfully In each instance.
In case OF failure other designations will be made.
SURPRISING THE MANUFACTURE OF BANGLES
The chief Of the secret service division Of the
Treasury, under the advice of the law officers OF
the government, has issued instructions to his
agents looking to suppressing the manufacture OF
bangles in imitation OF gold and silver coins,
which is represented 10 be increasing to great
extent in the west.
ALLEGED ATTEMPTED BEIBERY-J. A. Morley, a
Titusville, Pa, coal merchant, was tried in the
United States court AT Erie yesterday upon a
Charge OF attempting to bGibe an applicant for a
pension through tue Pension Office. United States
commissioner Dudley testified for the govern
ment. The defendant admitted sending the
I oited States Commissioner 500 and the examn-
Ing board s25 each TO show his gratitude for a
second hearing The jury is still out
NAVAL ORDERs.-Ass1stant Engineer F. C. Rider,
ordered to the Swatara; Ensign c. A. Gore, de-
tached from the receiving snip Wabash and Or
dered to special duty at Concord, NH; Naval
Cadet John B. Jackson, detached from the Kear-
SARGE with permission to take passage to Europe
and report for duty On board the Lancaster. Sur
having been detached from the Lackawanna on
the Goth June, and has been placed on Waiting Or
dfrs Passed Assistant Surgeon A. c. Hefi1nger
has reported his return home, having been de-
tachei from the Lackawanna goth June, and
granted three months leave from August1 l. Cadet
Engineers Jas L. Wood and Albert E. Smith, from
the Lac savanna and ordered home for examina-
ton.
no'nted Francis L. Stewart postmaster at Ycsc1l-
anci, Mich.
ARMY ORrvRs.-The leave of Paymaster VIM. NJ.
Maynadier is extended to September 1st, 1883.
The leave OF Assistant Surgeon Frederick W. EIh-
rcy, q. s. A., is further extended six months on
surreon's certificate OF disability. Leave for four
Morth on surgeons certificate OF disability W tn
permission to leave the department OF the Platte
Is granted Capt. Wells Willard, ,cOmmissary OF SUBJ
s1a ence, U.SA.
ELECTED RECTOR--Rev. DR.. Elliott, recently as
sociate rector OF the Church OF the Ascension, has
been elected rector by the vestry to succeed
Bishop Pinkney.
THE TRIAL OF Col GUIDO ILGEs-The court
martial In the case OF Col. Guido Ilges, who is
charged with duplicating his pay accounts, began
yesterday. Josiah H. S4uier of the banking house of
}. H. squct & Co., OF Washington, testified to the
signature Of the defendant upon the two pay ac-
counts for July and August. 1882. which passed
master. OF St Paul, testified that ths pay account
OF Col. Ilges for August, 1852, had come to him
from the bank Of Minnesota SO late as March /,
1888, and ne had declined to pay 1t until inquiries
In Washington had been made, because he had
cashed the pay accounts for later months, and
could not understand how August could have been
overlooked. Witness wrote to the paymaster gen.
eral and learned that the account OF Col Iges for
August, 1882, had been paid
THE LATE TREASURY PROMOTIONS Emma I.
Watkins and Miss s. A. Somerville were promoted
from 600 10 81 eco clerkship In the 9Th audito ors
Office Mrs NJ. E. Cutter and Miss Jennings to 81 900
and Mrs. Hill, OF Georgia, and Mrs. Rohrpr, of
GEORGETOWN, TO $1,000 in the 5th auditors ofiice
+. Lewis Marshall, jr., of the internal revenue
bureau. has been promoted to second class clerk
ship-$l, 400
NORTH CAROLINA Is the first state In which the
new order, consolidating revenue districts will 60
into effect. and July 2lst is the date named. The
Treasury department must await the fling OF the
new bonds by the retained collectors before the
consolidation can be put into practical opera
ton throughout the country.
PERsoNAL-Ex-Senat0r Conkling, Prof. Marsh,
OF Yale College, and NJ de LONE, OF the French le-
cation, are registered at Wormleys.-Rev. DR..
Elliott, rector Of the Church OF the Ascension,
leaves this evening for vacation tour TO the
springs region OF Virginia. going first to the Warm
Sprtngs--Charles H. Reed, OF New York. re-
mambered here al Guiteaus counsel is registered
at the Rgga-Senor Dominguez, the Argentine
Minister, has been spending the heated term at
Richfeld Springs.--Dr. S. NJ. Burnett left on
Monday to attend The meeting OF the Opthalmo-
logical Society at the Hotel kaaterskill, whence
he Will go to Lynn, Mass, where Mrs Burnett and
tie children are spending the Summer.-Mrs. c.
e. Martin and family and Miss Johnston are at
Ocean GTOve.-Mtss Anna Story Is in town for a
short vistt-Rev. j. ID. Boland, c. II. Dickson
and E. L Johnson, OF Washington, were regis
tered In Philadelphia last evening.-Justin
Mccarthy, the English writer arrived In New York
from Liverpool yesterday. Mrs. Admiral Scott
has left Ocean Beach for Saratoga--Mrs VIM.