Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-09-10


APPOINTMENTS IN THE CITY Posi- OFFICE
James H. Brown and William E. Cook
were appointed and sworn in as clerks
to-day In the registered letter division of
the city post office Their names were selected
civil service examination. Five or SIX others
passed cred1table examinations, but there are no
places for them.
CUSTOMS CoLLBcTIoNs-A table prepared In the
Treasury department., OF the business In the sew.
eral customs districts In the United States during
the nscal year ending June 30. 1883, shows that
$Sl6 1863 were collected at expense OF $64s2-
~ the average cost OF collecting 81 in all the dis
IrlctS being .O29
Ex-REPREsRNrATIvk BUTTERwoRTH, of Ohio. to-
day submitted to the commissioner OF internal
revenue petition on behalf of the National
vinegar Association requesting that they be al
lowed to run low wines as high as Is per cent
proof The present regulations restrict them to 20
per cent The commissioner took the matter nm.
Ger Amusement and win give decision shortly
BIDS were opened at the Treasury departm emit
to-day for cut stone for the superstructure of the
custom house at Buffalo, N. T., as follows: Jacob
veihmeyer, Washington. $3.50; M. A. MCGOWAN
Vas Washington, Sss LOO; Hallowell granite company
Bslknap Dumesnil, Louisville, Sls 100: r q.
S S,. bnn. lo, SO goo; ". D Collingwood,
ss690O and Rneinheimer Reuhi, Bufraio. ss6Soa
CHIEF CLARK, OF the revenue marine service.
has returned.
The CATION LOCK. which has been in use In the
internal revenue service for some time, having
been reported upon unfavorably. Invitations were
extended to lock-makers throughout the country
10 present different kinds OF locks for examtna-
ton. To-day q number Of Ock.makeYs appeared
before the commission appointed for the purpose
ana submitted their samples for examination, to
gether with statements regarding them. The
commission will report to the commissioner of
internal revenue upon the matter:
RETURNED TO THE CTFY.-Mr. James R. Young,
chief clerk, and Mr.. Stanton, pardon clerk of the
Department OF Justice, have returned from their
vacations
THE NAVAL ADVISORY BOARD met to-day and
assigned Chief Engineer Wharton to duty at New
York york;, as inspector Tsp OF machinery for the new
cruisers at the Morgan iron works
NAVAL ORDRRa-Capt Robert Boyd was today
detached from the navy yard at Mare Island, Cal.
and Commander Henry Glass ordered to relieve
New Hampshire and ordered to the receiving ship
Franklin.
DISMISSAL OF PENSION CLERK RECoNxgNDED.-
The Commissioner Of Pensions to-day recon-
mended the dismissal of clerk In the Pension bu-
reau named Bonnen, who was appointed from the
been supplying confederates on the outside with
Information as to the condition OF claims in the
OAuCd Al tu0 V8tLlculHr CASE IOT winch MS dis
missal was recommended B0nnoll, ir ia alleged
had told an outside confederate that claim before
the Commissioner was ready to be admitted, and
his confederate had thereQpon written the claim
case could be obtained il he employed him fthe
writer OF the letter. to manage it. letter sent IN
reply by the claimant fell into the hands OF the
Pension bureau officials The Commissioners SAYS
that Bonnel at rst denied his guilt but has since
admitted It
A RKvlRRND POSTAL CLERK ACCUSED OF THEFT
Rev. Thomas II. Oakley, general delivery clerk In