Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-09-20
Washington News and Gossip.

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GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal reve-
nue., 1888, ,264.75; customs. 355zz30
THE U. S. s. SARATOGA left oyster Bay, L L,
Sept 18th, for Bristol. L.
EDWARD NEUMAN has been appointed examiner
OF teas at San Francisco.
CADET TUGGLE DIshIssBD-Secretary Chandler
yesterday afternoon issued an order dismissing
Cadet j. r. Tuggle, of Kentucky, from the naval
academy for haZing. This action was recon-
mended by the court-martlal at Annapolis.
AFTER THE LOTTERY COMPANY AeA1N-The
Postmaster General has issued an order to the
postmaster at New Orleans directing him to
"deliver to the New Orleans National Bank no
registered letters and redeem no money orders
payable to it," for the reason that the department
has trustworthy information that that bank has
Orleans post ONCE registered letters and money
orders for the benefit OF N. A. Dauphin, OF the
Louisiana Lottery company: , w.. This" the Post
part of M. A. Dauphin and the New Orleans Ma
tlOnal Bank to evade the orders which have been
addressed to you by the postmaster General"
SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCES IN PARASITIC Depart
ment Of State has been officially advised that the
conference on the subject Of electrical units,
which met in Paris in october last and adjourned
to April Q, 1854. The department Is also advised
that the conference in regard to submarine cables
THE PENSACOLA YELLOW FEVER REpoRr.-The
Secretary OF the Navy has received a telegram
from Commandant Welch, at the Pensacola navy
yard, dated the 10Th fnst as follows: "No cases Of
fever among naval forces Have been able to-day
to get something like reliable information OF the
situation among the citizens Ten cases Of yellow
fever under treatment by physicians, two Of which
are new to-day. All but two are children. Two
are reported with symptoms of the disease. Tele-
gram OF department received. Have now three
n! in.rln wal No, ,oft hi
Dr. Renshaw viii be needed; will so inform him. 7"
The DR.. Renshaw referred to In the above telegram
is resident OF Pensacola. He had volunteered
his services in attending the sick on the naval re-
serve
NAVAL ORDERs-Surgeon VIM. A. Corwin, Or
dered to the receiving ship Franklin; Surgeon J.
L. Nelson, detached from the Franklin and Or
dered to the Ranger; Passed Assistant Surgeon
cha Charles h: II. Hall, from the Ranger
W Passed SURGEON
Whiting, from the receiving ship Wabash and or
dered to the Norfolk naval hospital. Assistant
bureau OF steam engineering and dc ordered to duty
at the Illinois University, Champaign, Ill
CAPTAIN PArTEN, recently appointed assistant
quartermaster, has been ordered to proceed to
Fort Vancouver and report for assignment to duty.
ORDERS REvoKED.-The orders directing Captain
Hathaway, assistant quartermaster, to be relieved
for duty in the department OF Columbia, have been
revoked
eNo PROMOTIONS CONTRARY TO Secretary
Teller told STAR reporter to-day that there was
no truth in the statement that promotions had
been made from the lower grades to the examined
grades In the Interior department. He said that
this was contrary to law and had not been done.
PENSION OFFICE CHANGEs.-The following
changes have been made in the Pension Office:
Corbett Bacon, Colorado, promoted from 81. 200 to
$l.4OO; Lemuel Cudip D. c., from 81 600 to 81 200;
n mrs ooo anna inlt1n North Carolina from 500 to
uransferred) to the Pension of1ce as a clerk Of
class one; Mrs. Mary G Harener, Of the Census
Office. to the Pension Office, at $500
INFECTED RAGS FROM SYRIA-Consul Robson,
under date Of August 9Th, informed the State de-
rartment that although cholera had broken out
in Berout. Syria, considerable quantities OF rags
Syria via Liverpool to America. These rags are
collected from the most humble classes, conSe-
quently are likely to be infected"
OFFICIAL HoNoRs TO THE CoREAN EMBAssY.-Ad-
jutant General Drum received telegram this
morning from General Hancock, stating that he
manding the NewYork navy yard, that the Corean
embassy would be received at the navy yard on
Monday. and that they would also visit Governors
Island. General Hancock asked II he should re-
celve the embassy with military honors. He will
be instructed to do 80.
MR. RAINFALL CONFIDENT OF WINNING.-Hon.
Samuel j. Randall arrived In the city this morn
ing and expects to leave for his home this even
ing. His business here, he said, was OF private
character and had no connection with the ap-
preaching contest for the SpeakerSh1p. He eX-
pressed himself as confident OF winning In the
contest
CONTRACTS AwARDED-D. W. Stockstill & Co., OF
Washington have been awarded the contract fOr
the iron and tin work OF tho new puplic building
at Montgomery, Ala, for 81, 269 so. w: R. Kenear,
OF Columbus, Ohio, has been awarded the contract
for the slate work OF the same for $780,
| No CoUNTERFEITs OF POSTAL NoTEs.-It isstated
at the secret Service division that no counterfets
OF the postal note have yet been seen or he lrd
Of IL is thought, however, that attempts will be
mace to counterfeit these notes. but that any coun-
terteit Dy photographing Will be unsuccessful on
account OF the color of the notes II successful
counterfeit Is made 1t can only be by preparing the
paper carefully ana engraving the plates. sharp
lookout WILL be kept for any limitations that may
appear.
SEVEN HOURS OR EIGHT Hours WoRK.-The first
controller OF the Treasury has been asked by the
chief OF the bureau Of engraving and printing to
decide whether the persons constituting the oper-
atlve 1orce or that bureau are employees of the
Treasury department within the meaning OF sec
lion OF the act OF March 3, 1eS3 which makes
7hours days work, and PROHIBITS anyextenson OF
this time by the head OF the department without
compensation, or WuetueT tney are
labOrers. Workmen and mechanics covered by Sec
ton 373S, Revised Statutes, which fixes days
labor at eight hours
CoMMIssIoSED.-Eugen Witkiewiz was to-day
commissioned postmaster at Rock Point, Charles
county, Nd
The WEEKLY STAR for this week is now ready
for mailing; price, three cents per copy. 1t IS a
large, elght-page paper, OF fftysix columns, cut,
pasted and folded, and will be sent anywhere in
the United States and Canada, postpaid, for one
dollar year.
PERsoNAL-Controller Knox received a dispatch
to-day containing the information of the death OF
his brother, Rev. w. E. Knox, D. D., of Elmira,
n. Y, and leaves the city this evening to attend
the funeraL-Gen. Mcdowell. U.S.A., was seri-
cusy injured by being thrown from buggy in
san francisco TueSday.-D d. Kane, OF this
city, IS visiting the Exposition at Louisville
Miss Joe Hagerty has returned from the Rawley
SprlngS-Hon. James w. McKenney, clerk or the
Supreme Court OF the United states, and family
nave returned from trip to Nova ScOtia-Jus-
lice Miller has returned to the city.-Rev. j.
vaughn Lewis. formerly pastor OF st. Johns
church, who has just finished tour around the
Worla IN sailing ship, arrived here yesterday
from new YORK. ana returned there this afternoon.
taxing with him one Of his daughters. who re-
Gen. freasnck Dent, U:S arny. IS In the city.
gTsa1y oIahre en'ee9iea G by William
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