Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-03-03

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.--Internal reve-
nue., s4A, 4s1.13; customs. s575.Ss7.la
BILLS APPROVED BY rHs PREsrDENr-The Presi-
dent has approved the act to prevent the importa-
ton OF adulerated and spurious teas: the act pro-
viding for the pay Of Rear Admiral Roger N. Stem
Dra; t9e ace authorlzng tne seneca Indians to
granting pension to the widow OF the late Major
Gen. G, K. Warren; the act fer the relief OF Dam
lei Dr1ru and the act authorizing the trustees Of
subdivision Of said estate recorded IN s L nd ra
cords OF the District Of Columbia, and number
OF private bills
THB CIVIL SERVICE CoMMIssIoN.-Mr. Dorman
B. Eaton and Prof Gregory have both signif1ed to
the PRESIDENT their acceptance Of their nomina-
tlon to the civil service commission. No word has
been received from Mr.. Thoman, the third COM
missioner, but 1t is assumed that he will accept.
SECRETARY CHANDLER was feeling unweIl to-day,
and was not at the Navy department.
JEANETTE SURVIVORS EN- ROUTE HoME.-Secre-
tary Chandler to-day received cable message
from Minister Hunt, at st. Petersburg, stating
that Ensign Hunt and party, including Bartlett
and other survivors Of the Jeanpettee, arrived at
St petersburg this morning, all in good health
Mr.. GRAVES DEcLINEs.--Mr. E. o. Graves, chief Of
the redemption division of the Treasury depart
ment, has declined the position of chief examiner
OF the US. civil service commission to which he
Il
STAR reporter this morning, Mr. Graves said that
he would have accepted a position on the COM
mission with reluctance, and he would be much
since the remuneration would be less than his
present salary, and the position itself much more
1rkSCme and subordinate than his present posi-
ton. He further remarked that he did not care to
occupy the position OF chief examiner OF the civil
service commissioner at 5000 when he held the
same Office ten years ago at a salary OF 5000.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Lieut. Commander Jacob E.
Noel, ordered as executive OF the receiving ship
Colorado. Lieut.. Commander Socrates Hubbard,
detached from the naval observatory, and ordered
10 0uty IN the equipment department New York
navy yard. Lieut. Commander Augustus F. Miller,
ne sef ship and six
from the Miantonomah, and ordered to the Talla-
poosa- Ensign Richard Henderson, from the
Nlpslc, and ordered to proceed home.
NAVAL NoTEs-1he Tallapoosa, yow at the
Washington navy yard, has been ordered to the
West Indies to examine the Yucatan passage be-
tween the west end OF Cuba and the peninsula of
Yucatan, and Will start next week. Orders have
been issued for the Nipsic, now at New York. to be
lifted out for sea service. She VIII probably be
The Lancaster arrived at Corunna, Spain, Febru-
airy 11th, from Gibraltar, en- route to havre. Com
manaer naaoa,s Brown, commanding the jamestown,
10. after very rough passage from Boston. The
gun deck was afoat almost during the entire trip.
There were a number OF cases of bronchial
troubles among the ships company, brought On by
exposure. Thomas P. Delaney q. c. b. died Of
pneumonia On February LIST, and was buried at
sea.
THE BACK TAXES ON THE COLUMBIA LYING IN
Lawrence, FIRST controller OF
the Treasury, to-day said that the requfsitions for
the current expenses OF the Columbia Lying-1n-
Hospital will be hOnOred as directed by Congress,
but that suit would be brought against the treas
urer OF the institution to recover the back taxes
due on some OF the property.
AMONG THE CALLERS at the White House to-day
were Senator Cameron, Wis; Representatives
Pettigrew (and Jno. B. Raymond, OF DakOta), Van
Aernam, S. s. Cox, Van Voorhis, Caine, Webbpr,
Adrich, Pierce, Prescott, Williams, Spaulding and
Camp, and Prof. Gregory, OF the civil service COM
mission.
PERsoNAL.-Mr. West, the British Minister here,
and his daughter, left Ottawa yesterday for WASH
lngtOn Via MOntreaL-Mr. and Mrs T. w. Web
ster, OF Washington, were registered at Jackson
Vile, Fla, on Wednesday. .-Representatives-
elect Lowry, OF Indiana, and Wakefield, OF MIN
nesota, are at the NationaL-Medical Director
Gihon is in New York k.-Bierstadt. the artist, is
in Ottawa, the guest Of the governor general of
Canada He will soon paint large landscape to
be entitled Mount LOrne, or something like that
Mr.. II. H. Hempler, who had relapse OF the
pneumonia on last Tuesday, is now slowly recov-
erlng.-Ex-Senator Platt, OF New York, and Mu-
rat Halstead, OF Cincinnati. are at the Airing
south for some time with his invalid wife, re-
turned to the city yesterday.-Gov Foster OF
Ohio, SenatOr-elect Sabin, OF Minnesota, and
RcpreSentat1ve-elect warner, OF OniO, are at the
Riggs.-Ex-Representatlve Stenger, Of Pennsyl-
vania. now secretary OF that state Is at Wizards