Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-08-28
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY-Internal reve-
nue., s112.046; customs, s5S30ls.
SURGEON T. C. WALTON has been detached from
the Powhatan. at New York, and ordered to the
naval academy.
ABOUT TWENTY SIX MILLION DOLLARS have been
paid on account OF pensions during the present
month.
SECRETARY FoLGER's CAUSE.-THE revenue cut
ter Andrew Johnson, with Secretary Folger on
board. touched at East Tawas, Mich, yesterday
and proceeded to Sand Bach.
CHANGES OF srAT1oN.-Gan. Sherman has recon-
mended that the 2lst infantry, now on the Pacific,
with headquarters at Fort Vancouver. W. T.,
the lakes, with headquarters at Detroit. II ap-
proved by the Secretary OF War the change will
be made this fall
LIEUT.. JOSEPH B. BACHELOR, oath infantry, has
been detailed as military professor for the agricul-
tural college in North Carolina, to take effect
November 1St.
THE following naval orders were issued to-day:
Lieut.. Wm H. Reeder, detached from the Ports
mouth. N. H., navy yard and ordered as executive
the Despatch and ordered to the Anna polls naval
acaiemy; Passed Assistant Engineer George b.
Ransom ordered to the Pinta. relieving Passed
Assistant Engineer Richard Inch, who IS placed
on waiting orders.
THE CASE OF THE ATLANTA PosTMAsTER-Post-
master General Gresham gives the following state
ment respecting the suspension OF the postmaster
at Atlanta, Ga: A discrepancy OF $1,000 was dis
covered In the accounts OF the office, for which no
satisfactory reason was given. The cashier of the
pest Office said he would assume the debt, but
upon investigation the Post ONCE department
found the postmaster's bondsman Ex-Governor
BOWn to be responsible for the lOSS and the post
master was suspended. Inspector Camp, one OF
tlie the most most ef1cient employees OF the department.,
was sent to Atlanta to conduct the examination,
with full power to act Owing to the absence OF
the President the postmaster cannot be removed,
but on the Presidents return the facts in the case
the postmaster is suspended.
REGISTERED PACKAGE RECEIPTa-The principle
OF the postal card has Of late years been extended
to various branches OF the post Office establish
ment By an ingenious combination devised by
Samuel T. StrattOn, chief OF the registration dvS
Ion, +. o. department. and approved by the Third
Assistant Postmaster General, the matter formerly
embraced In the sheet form OF registered package
receipt is now condensed on card OF the size OF a
NO envelope The reverse side OF the card con-
tains blanks for the address OF the postal officer
who dispatched the registered packages, and it is
then returned TO him after receipting, without
cover through the ordinary malls The cards will
De issued by the Third Assistant Postmaster Cen
eral, In two colors. one in green for the use OF
postal clerks, and one style in yellow color for the
use OF Ostnasters 1t Is estimated that their use
will Save from fifteen to twenty million OF en-
veiopes each year, besides considerable amount
OF clerical labor.
OUR NAVY OF SOME UsE.-Commander Barker,
commanding the U.SS. Enterprise. reports to the
Navy department, under date OF Zanzibar July
2lst, enclosing copy OF letter received from the
French consul at Zanzibar, returning thanks for
having rendered assistance to the French steamer
Vile d. Alger which was aground on the southern
PASS OF Zanzibar on the nth OF July. The vessel
was In FATHER bad position and the Enterprise
q nlf afr rn1NN hn1Y
work. The consul In his letter says: II shall in
form the minister of marine OF the French repub-
you belong" Commander Barker calls the atten-
ton or the department TO the generous action Of
the sultan OF Zanzibar in giving twenty-four dis
tressed seamen Tree transportation to Bombay.
THESE seamen belonged to the American whaler
Minerva, which was wrecked about two weeks
previous on OF near Pemba island.
PERsoNAI.-Baron Won Eisendecher, the German
Minister here; Prof. Hilgard ami X. L. Mcrrick, OF
Washington, were registered in New York last
evening.-General Devens refuses to be a candi-
date for governor OF Observation-Disclosures WASH
ingion winter representative or the New York
He,ald has been complimented by the citizens OF
Walton. N. j.. in changing the name of their sta
ton and post office to that OF Nordhon-Second
Auditor FerriSS has left Lake George. where he
has been camping and fishing for a couple OF
weeks. In accordance with his usual summer Gus
CUSTOM and was, at last accounts, at his home in
suphur Springs ior short AaS gone ia ee
Fitzgerald returned home yesterday alter
spsaang SIX a Wess W. %sson friends s in @
short vacation in Loudon county.-Ex-
Senator Conkling Is at WOrmleys.-Miss Eva
where she has been passing most OF the Summer.
Mr. J. Owen Dorsey, OF the Smithsonian Insti-
tuition. is at Woodstock. Va. for a short vaca-
t1on.-Assistant Secretary French expects to
leave the city tomorrow for a trip on the North
ern Pacific railroad. Miss Helen NJ. Manning is
fa.-Mss Nellie A. Brown has gone to Vermont
for stay OF several weeks-Ad1utant General
Drum returned from Long Island last night,
this morning. John W. HOgg, chief clerk Of
the Navy department, has returned from his va
cation. Mr. HOgg's leave has not expired, and he
Will not resume Ills duties for a couple of weeks
Capt. Stevens, chief clerk OF the Indian bureau
has gone TO Ocean Grove Tor short recreation.