Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-10-04

NICKEL FOR CoINAGE.-The director OF the mint
has approved the acceptance of the superintend-
ent OF the Philadelphia mint OF the offer to de-
liver 10000 pounds or pure nickel at that mint at
nnety-one cents per pound
GREAT DEMAND FOR THE Two CENT SrAMps-
The cashier Of the city post Office has made an
order for 600 additional two cent stamps for the
present month.
In RESPONSE to request from the Corcan en-
bassy. the Post Office department has sent full
set OF United States postage Stamps and a COM
pete set OF the documents of the department..
COMMISSIONS have been issued to Andrew c. Fer.
guson, postmaster at Belfast Mills, Va, and Mrs.
Martha NJ. Munrow, Rola. Va.
A REPLY TO DEZBNDORF.-Dr. Gregory and
Judge Thoman, Of the civil service commission,
are to-day preparing reply to the last commun-
cation Of ex-Representative DeZendOrf, respecting
alleged violations of the ctvil-zervice law in the
conduct OF the read1uster Campaign in Virginia.
GEN. BUTLER talks in very aggressive way OF
the west for one who Is supposed to have the pres-
dental bee in his bonnet. At Massachusetts
fair yesterday he took issue with Greeey's famous
advice, and cOunSeled young men not to 60 west
Of Martin Chuzzlewit. as follows: "Go out into the
wilds of the west, you young man; take out a
young woman whom you love as your eyes; put
her in a log hut for ten years, With the rains OF
heaven coming in whenever they will, and a good
chance that it Will be blown away by cyclone In
the hot season; live there for ten years, and you
may get quite fortune: but you come at last to
l!ve-where? You come back to Massachusetts, to
live with an agued frame. peevish, discOutented
mind, having wern out al there Is to hie."
THE ARTILLERY CAMP at Gaithersburg, Nd, Will
break up on the 10th instant and the troops will be
marched through Virginia anl Will reach their
barracks here about the 25th instant
THE LOCAL EXAMINERS of the city post Office are
working as rapidly as possible on the examination
No. <l,D1 6ntn 1~l,
the postmaster desires to get list OF eligitleS
ready as soon as possible from which to make
some appointments.
CAPT A. A. FENGAR, C.SRM., who has been
overseeing the building OF the two revenue
cutters Fessenden and Perry at the Union dry
dock in Buffalo, has come to this city to take the
position on the Alabama claims commission, to
which he has been promoted by Secretary FOlger.
The Buffalo Ne,cS says there are few gentlemen
In Uncle Sans employ more generally liked than
Capt. Fengar.
CONTRACTS for furnishing materials for the con-
structi0n OF the first story Of the Baltimore court
house and post Office building were awarded to-day
as follows: Geo. W. Robinson & Son. Baltimore,
bricks at So per thousand; Jno j. Kelly & Co., Bal
timOre. lime at 60 cents per barrel; 8. NJ. Hamilton
& Co., Baltimore. cement at sl.04 per barrel; and
Edward Heffner, Jr., Baltimore, sand at So cents
per cubic yard.
FASHIONABLE wEDD1se.-A brilliant wedding
:
mough, daughter OF Pa Director Watmough, and
Passed Assistant sL geop Samuel Fl. Griffith. of
tne navy. me ceremony Ia performed by the
pastor Of Epiphany church. the following
Miss Meigs, OF Philadelphia: Miss Beale and Miss
Camille Berghman Mrs. Bancroft Davis, who has
thoughts trosseau from Paris MIR. and Mrs.
Griffith leave Immediately for six months tour
In Europe.
ARMY ORDERs.-The leave OF First Lieutenant
David j. Gibbon, 9Th cavalry, is still further ex-
tended six months on surgeons certificate OF disa-
bility. Leave for six months Is granted Captain
Lieutenant William Stanton, 9Th cavalry, is ex-
tended three months. Leave for six months is
granted Captain Charles II. Warrens, 14th In
rantry.
UNITED STATES APPRAISER KETCHuM has got
into trouble in New York, as he Is charged with
making appointments In his Office in violation Of
the civil service rules: The charge, which has
chairman OF the civil service board 1s that he has
appointed fourteen openers and packers in the
lSst three days without having them sent before
the civil service examiners. He is also charged
With disregard OF the rules and favoritsm In other
caSes.
The News has been received of the death in
Caracas, Venezuela, OF Senor Simon Camacho
late minister from Venezuela to this country. 1t
Will be remembered that he happened to be An
Garfield and gave graphic description of the
scene as one Of the witnesses for the government
In the Gu1teau trial. Senor Camacho had an adj
venturous life, having Travelled widely and pass
ing through one very exciting shtpWreck. He
was much esteemed in Washington, where he re-
sided for q long time.
SECRETARY CHANDLER and Commander Walker
inspected the u. S. s. Trenton in New York last
nght. The vessel was Illuminated by electric
lights.
JUST THE THING FOR THE LorrERlEs.-It Is said
by officers OF the Post Office department that the
new postal notes are proving great convenience
to lottery companies, and to the many firms and
corporations throughout the country Which have
been blacklisted by the department. and denied
OF 5ae nsd registry So
having remlttances made to them In postal notes,
which are payable to the bearer, and which do
not come within the scope OF the departments
orders forbidding the payment OF money orders to
certain persons and firms.
LIEUT.. JOHN 8. MALLORY, 81 infantry, has been
detailed as professor OF military science and tac-
tics at the agricultural and mechanical college OF
Texas, to relieve Lieut. Charles j. Crane, Gath in
fantry, who Is ordered to join his company.
AS WAS TO BE EXPECTED, many people have
confused idea OF the postal changes, and In conse
que1ce make awkward mistakes Hundreds Of
two cent stamp under the impres ssion that the re-
duction applied to foreign as we'll as domestic
postage, and many local letters are dispatched
With one cent stamp, with the understanding
that the reduction OF one cent In the rate Included
all classes or postage. The latter mistake 1s not
an unreasonable one, as local postage always has
been and should be lower than the 0ut-of-tOwn
rates.
ORDERS REvoKED.-Secretary FOlger has revoked
the order disparring Mr.. d. w. Classic from prac-
tise in the Treasury department, and he has also
been restored 10 practise In the Interior depart
ment
NAVAL ORDERs.-Surgson F. L. Dubois has been
detached from duty at the naval rendezvous,
and orderd as member OF the med
ical examining board at Philadelphia. Passed
Assist INT Surgeon Howard Wells ordered to duty
at the naval rendezvous at Philadelphia.
THE U.s.s Tallapoosa left the Washington navy
yard at noon to-day for trip to the northern
yards.
PERsONALs.-Rev Dr. Rankin and j. F. johnson,
esq, are attending an ecclesiastical council at Mt
JOY. Pa.-CoL John Cassells and family have re-
turned from Narragansett Pier-F. A. Richard
son, Washington correspondent OF the Baltimore
San. has returned from the Willard excursion. The
Journalists were given the most extended trip OF
any OF the guest having Travelled over 600 miles,
with more baIquets than either the German or
English members OF the. pafty.-Hon. Jno: II.
Ketcham, OF New York, and family are at The
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