Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-09-27

CONFESSIONS were issued to-day to VIM. H.
Price, Furnace. Va, and George o. Jones, Ridge
way.
GEN. SHERMANs MOvEMENTs.-Col. Tourtelotte
received telegram from Gen. Sherman this
morning stating that he would be in st. Louis On
next Sunday and would reach Washington on the
7th Of October.
CIVIL SERVICE APPoINTMENT.-The Postmaster
General has appointed w. G. Pennywitt, of Ken
tucky, to 81 900 position, the name being one Of
those certified from the civil service commission
The appointment is for the probationary term OF
SIX months.
ADMITTED INTo THE NAVAL ACADEMY.-Louis
Maubray, of New York; Michael R. Pigott, Of
Massachusetts; Clarence NJ. stone of Indiana, and
Robert c: Hall, at large, have been admitted into
the naval academy as cadets.
THE LOTTERY MAIL QUEsTIoN.-The postmaster
at New Orleans has notified the Post Office depart
ment that the United States district attorney
there will take steps at once to have the fn1unc-
tion obtained against the postmaster by the New
Orleans National Bank transferred from the state
to the federal courts.
HAZ1NG CADETS sENrENcED.-The Annapolis
court martial has sentenced Cadets Tisdale Dodd
and Young to the santee for six months, and
to be deprived Of their usual liberty and prvt-
legeS. The charges against Cadets Reilly and
kresS are not approved.
THE Postmaster General has requested the post
Office department OF Canada to furnish him with
a full account of the working OF the post Office
savings bank. The report Was mailed to Wash
1ngtOn yesterday
SUETNG THE POSTMASTER GENERAL--The Post
master General, rs is well known, has forbidden
the delivery Of the mail matter of the New Orleans
National Bank because it receives MONEYS con-
signed to the Louisiana Lottery company. Mr. A.
Baldwin. president OF the bank, who was in New
York yesterday, said: "In point OF value the re-
mittances to the lottery company are only about
per cent. against 95 per cent transmitted to our
customers. The order Of the Postmaster General
junction in the state courts which has been con-
tinued in the United States court, pending the
trial of the test suit 1t has, however, done us
great injury in our general collection business
through the country, where the situation is rot
understood. The object of our suit is to
the fact General had
OF banking Institution or attaint Its correspond
ence."
MOVEMENTS OF NAVAL VEssELs-The COM
Of the navy yard, New York, reports to
the Navy department. that the q. s. 8. Trenton
VII lbe ready to leave the yard to take on powder,
e1c, OctoDer 9Th, ana for inspection October 10TH
ford as flagship of the Asiatic squadron
The Hartford arrived at Panama September a1st,
AAAN
THE Speedwell arrived at Norfolk yesterday
from New York, and sailed the same day for
Washington.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Lieutenant James NJ. Helm to
the Ranger. Surgeon D. McMurtrie and Passed
Assistant Surgeon N. Ii. Crawford to medical sur
vey. Carpenter j. w. Barnham to duty at Ches-
from the naval hospital, Mare Island, and placed
on waiting orders. SIX months leave Of absence
has been granted to Chlel Engineers Alfred Ad-
amson and George II. White.
GEN. HANCoCK's ILLNEss.-Two weeks ago Gen.
W. s. Hancock went to Sandy Hook to witness
some experiments in gunnery, and in one Of the
lurches OF the boat fell and bruised his right knee
and has been aillng ever since The New York
Sun says: "There are some signs OF q gathering in
the injured knee, and DR.. Janeway. the post sur
geon, Is endeavoring to diSsipate 1t. The general
was so exhausted by his reception Of the Coreans
yesterday that he went to bed"
GOVERNMENT SURVEY FORBIDDEN BY INDIANS
band Of Chippewa Indians in the Little Shell
valley, Turtle mountains, Dakota, have informed
Mr.. Fessenden, the surveyor general of Dakota,
That they VIII not permit the government survey
Is thirty miles long by twentytou wide. to be re-
duced, as recently determined on by the govern
ment; band Of visiting Indians. 400 In number,
threatened to attack the survey party OF twenty
men, under charge Of John Mcmillan.
HON. JAMES G. BLAINE has leased his new and
to Mr. L. q. Letter, OF Chicago, for term of years
Mr.: Letter, who is of the well-known firm OF
Chicago merchants, will take pOss 'sSon this fall
EX-Secretary Blaine and family will probably pass
the winter In Washington, however, as ho Is
almost compelled to finish his book here.
MR.. TILDEN Is Nor A CAND1DATE.-A rece Mt
letter from Saratoga to THE STAR stated on the
very best authority that Mr.. Tilden was not a
candidate for a re- nomination. Hon. John Bige-
low confirms this by saying chat there was not
the Il slightest prospect OF Mr.. Tilden's becoming
ter to France: ''Mr. Tilden told me not six weeks
ago q mat, II every man, woman and child in the
unlted m states states would sign petition asking him to
most Intimate friends OF Mr. Tilden.
A RUMoR comes from Charleston, s. c., that o.
s. District Attorney Melton has forwarded his
resignation to Washington. Upon InqulrIng at
the Department Of Justice to-day it was learned
that the resignation has not been received, nor Is
there anything known OF Mr.. Melton's intention
OF resigning.
AN UNUSUAL NUMBER OF CoNGREssMEN seem to
be in the city just now, and they can be seen about
the corridors OF the departments at almost any
hour OF the day. The elevator conductor at the
treasury department said that he "lifted" more
members of Congress to-day than at any time
since the adjournment last spring.
COMBINED LETTER SHEET AND ENvELoPE-The
has been made that the Post Ofice de.
partment will Introduce patent combined letter
sheet and envelope about the time OF the issue of
the new tWo-cent stamp. The department has no
such Intention, as under the present law it would
be impo 'sibe to do so. A number OF designs have
been brought to the attention of the department
and one or the inventors, Mr. Enrck, OF st. Louis
was given permission to furnish poStmaSters with
his patent combined letter sheet and envelope.
subject 10 the approval Of the department, and at
MS own coSt-the inventor to receive certain per-
centage OF the sales, but up to date he has not
done SO.
The WEEKLY STAR for this week is now ready
for mailing; price. three cents per copy 1t is a
Iafge, elght-page paper, OF 1fty-siX columns cut,
pasted and folded, and will be sent anywhere in
the United States and Canada, postpaid, for one
dollar year.
PERSONAL Hon. II. L. Mudrow, NC. OF Missis-
s'ppi, is at the Ebbtt.-Sanator voorhees, and
Hon. T. X Cobb, NC. OF Indiana, are in the CITY,
Col Geo. Knapp. senior proprietor of the ST. Louis
RepnCttCdhiS dead He sta rted with the pa pcr when
eleVen years Old, as carrier boy, aud worked his
way up 10 the ownership or the journal antl MIL
non collars beSldeS.--Mr. Charles diversified has
Ielurneu 10 the city and is at the Lextngton.-
MT Wm. MacLeoi. curator Corcoran Gallery Of
AI io 1he Si,y last week to visit the Louisville
chicago, and other art centers, west
ana north.-The Corean Embassy Will return to
Washington next Saturday to remain few days
Barr, military secretary TO Secretary
Lincoln, returned last night from Massachusetts.
IHE HAYTIEN GovERNMFNT RECOGNIZED By THE
USlIED srATEs.-An application was made In
inl!aoeipnia yesterday TO the United States dis
trtct court by w. W. Ker ana JAS. Ii. IIeverin
Claiming to reDreSent tha do ro.to ,T