Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-08-16

HE u. D. TUG P1NTA arrived at New YORK yes
terday for repairs from Norfolk.
SURGEON j. L. NELSON has been ordered to the
receiving ship Franklin.
Mr.. GEO. L. DOUGLASS has been appointed as
sistant attorney In the Department OF Justice. It
is understood that he VIII have immediate charge
Of all Court OF Claims business, arising under the
BILL"
BIDS for furnishing zoo head Of stock cattle and
400 bulls to the Crow agency, Montana, were
awarded at the Indian bureau to-day to Strange
Brothers, sioux City. Iowa, the lowest bidders,
their bid being $4,000; $3.50 per head for stock
cattle and $50 tor bulls.
No WORK; No PAY.-The first controller OF the
Treasury has suspended the accounts for expenses
OF VIM. T. Wimberly, OF Mississippi, formerly an
OF the charges made that he had openly boasted
that he had reformed no service for the govern
ment. except OF a political character. He will be
given an opportunity to refute the charges made.
THREE VACANCIES at present exist in the 81 900
grade of the clerical force OF the War department.
The necessary names for filling two Of these va
cancies have already teen certified by the civil
service commission but as there Is no hurry In the
matter the selections will not be made until after
the return OF Secretary Lincoln. When these two
vacancies are filled, the civil service will certify
names for the other vacancy and any others that
may occur before that time.
NAVAL CoURT-MARTIAL has been ordered to
convene at the New York navy yard tomorrow
for the trial OF Ordinary Seaman Samuel w. Shaw
on charges OF d1sobedience of orders The court
is composed OF Commander w. s. Dana, LieutSL r.
E. Carmody, J. V. B. Blocker, H. c. r. Nye, J. E.
Roller and York NOEL, with Lieut. T. 7. Wood,
judge advocate.
REDEMPTION OF BONDS-NOt1ce Is given by the
Treasury department that on the % instant, and
on each wednesday. following, United States
bonds embraced in the one hundred and twenty
first call will be redeemed at the Treasury depart
ment. to the amount of S5,O00,OOO, without rebate
OF interest.
CLEARED FROM AN INFECTED PORT.-A cable dis
patch to the Secretary OF State from the United
States consul at Vera Cruz states that the steamer
Alexandria cleared from that port On the l1th
instant for New York.
THE QUESTION OF PROMOTIONS BEFORE THE CIVIL
SERVICE COMMIssIoN.-Mr. Eaton, of the civil SER
vice commission, said to-day that the work of pre-
pairing rules to govern promotions in the depart
ments would probably occupy the commission for
some time after its meeting In September: After
have to be submitted to the President and the
Cabinet for approval, as were the rules governing
admissions to the department.
COMMISSIONS we're issued to-day to John C. Dug
ger, postmaster at Readjuster, Brunswick county,
Va, and K A. Gibbons at Chaneyville, Nd.
RAID ON TEXAS MooSsHINERs- Agent
+. S Neustad teegraphed the commissioner of
internal revenue from Marshall, Texas, yesterday,
as follows: Deputy Pearson, myself and a mar
Shall captured and destroyed, near Garfield post
Office, an Illicit still, capacity 100 gallons, with SO
gallons OF beer and SO pounds OF meal We also
arrested LOyelady. who was indicted last March
for Illicit distillation.
BIDS WERE OPENED at the Treasury department
today for the removal and repair OF the lie boat
station at Muskegan. Mich Sidney Scofiald, of
Grand Haven Was the lowest bidder, at $4,000.
CAPTURE OF CoUNTERFEITERs.-The Treasury de-
partment has been informed of the arrest OF j. NJ.
Briggs and f. Johnson at Eagle Grove, Iowa, yes
tefday for cOunterfeiting, and the seizure OF sew
eral hundred dollars OF S 'urious money.
NUMBER AND RANK OF NAVAL OFF1cERs.-An ex-
animation OF the midsummer Navy Register"
bearing date August l, 1885, shows that the recent
laws regulating appointments and promotions
have so far caused neat decrease OF f1fty-1ve in
the number OF officers on the books. We have now
ten admrals instead Of twelve, twenty-five COM
modores instead OF twenty-four, forty-seven caD-
tdins in lieu OF forty-nine seventy-eight COM
manders in place of eighty and 366 senior an1
junior heutenants instead OF 277 lieutenants and
ntnety-nine masters now included on one list. The
medical corps has lost one and the engineer corps
has been reduced from 200 TO PAP. making a total
decrease OF seventy Per contra, there are 200 en-
signs In lieu OF the nfnety-nine enSgnS and 100
midshipmen formerly on the list, and 119 instead
OF 10S naval cadets who are performing the two
years sea service prior to final graduation, and
nine in place OF six assistant naval constructors
making total increase or fifteen and net decrease
of fiffy-five, as already stated. The apparent in
crease in the lieutenants' and ens1gns' lists are
due to the changes in the old grade OF master and
In the still more familiar title OF midsh1pman,
both OF which have been abolished, and in substi-
tuition therefor we have junior grade of lieuten-
ants and junior grade OF ensigns, change that
does not appear to be in the direction of simpli-
city.
INCREASED RECEIPTS FROM Duty ON OPIUM
Treasury department statement shows that as
result of the extensive criminal prosecution OF