Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-09-10

SECRETARY Fo1aER was on duty at the Treasury
department to-day.
TIE PRESIDENT arrived at the White House from
Soldiers Home at IL O'Clock to-day.
THE @. s. S. Tennessee arrived at Portsmouth,
N H., Saturday.
CAPT. Wx 1. FauIx, sta cavalry, has been Or
dered to report to the army retiring board, which
has been ordered to meet at Governors Island, n
z, September 18th. the board viii consist OF
Maj. Gen. W. 8 Hancock, Assistant Surgeon Gen.
eral M Robert Murray Colonel medical departmentl.
tant general, Maj. David Perry, 9Th cavalry.
NxRRow ESCAPE OF THE BRITISH MNIsrsR.-A
private car OF the B. and O. railroad, used by the
British minister and family in the Northern Pa
ciflc railroad excursion, was wrecked on the
Rocky mountains, by cars from an ascending
train becoming detached and running into it, and
Hon. MIR. SackvtlIe West narrowly escaped with
his ! lie.
AcQUrTED.-Lieut. Col. Montgomery Bryant, OF
the 14th hinfantry, who was recently tried by court
martial at San Francisco. has been acquitted
SECOND L1Kur HENRY A. SCHROEDER, of the 4th
artillery, has been ordered as military professor
at the Michigan military academy, Orchard Lake,
Mich, relieving Second Lieut. Charles B. Satter-
lee, Sd artillery.
REAR ADMIRAL CROSBY, commanding the Asl-
attic squadron, reports to the Navy department,
under date OF Yokohama, August 10th, that the
U. S. s. Essex arrived there August 11th. All
we'll After few slight repairs she would go to
COrea, relieving the MOnOcacy, which would re-
turn to Chefoo and be placed at the disposal OF
Hon. John Russell Young, United States minister
to China.
CONSCIENCE CONTRIBUTION OF s35 was received
at the Treasury department to-day in an envelope
postmarked Paris, Ill The sender says that the
above amount came into his possession during the
a hQ q Of ruin no
Lord and returns it to the government. It has
been deposited in the United States Treasury.
YELLOW FEVER DYING OuT.-Commodore Eng
lish. Acting Secretary OF the Navy has received
telegram from Pensacola, Fla, stating that there
are no new cases and no deaths among the naval
forces at Pensacola.
CRUISE OF THE PENsACoLA.-Capt Evans, COM
manding the U. 8. g. Pensacola, reports to the
Navy department that the Pensacola arrived at
Honolulu August 18th, 80 days from Callao All
well on board. She expected to sail about August
3Oth for japan.
9JoHN SWAMI was to-day commissioned post
master at Gatewood, Spottsylvania, county, Va,
"a new ofdce.)
IHE RIVERDALE INVESTIGATION-A letter has
been received at the Treasury department from
Gen. Dumont, supervising inspector general OF
steam vessels, in which he says that the taking of
testimony in regard to the explosion on the River
York tomorrow Gen. pamont expects a. to S1~ pe
back IN Washington on Wednesday.
sc. o. D. $10"-The commissioner of pensions
was Informed Saturday that jenkins A. Fitz-
gerald. who was some time since disbarred as an
sequently by Adams & Co.'S express q great
many packages OF pension papers. marked, in
cases pending in his ONCE, &c. g. D. So" In each
charges were not paid and the papers were re-
turned here The charges on those returned have
IN how many cases the Charge Of $40 was 1 pad BY
the applicants, who had in most Instances paid
the attorney the usual fee In advance.
SAVING TO THE GovERNNENr.- table has been
prepared In the New York custom house, and sub
mitted to the Secretary of the Treasury, showing
the saving of $65 283 to the government during the
fiscal year ending June 30th, 1883, BY the use Of
government labor In the Weighing department at
the port OF New York instead OF contract labor.
THE HILL INVESTIGATION REPORr.-Mr New.
chairman OF the Hill investigating committee
submitted to Secretary Folger the report of the
committee at noon to-day. The report will not be
naoe puohc Until the secretary has examined it.
CAN THE GOVERNMENT PAY ITSELF IN THIS CASE,
The solicitor Of the Treasury is preparing a de-
c1sion upon question referred by the accounting
omcers OF the department., as to whether the gov
ernment can retain a portion OF a judgment rem
dered in favor OF q debtor to the government It
hos1d aas o nnb HEny Gantz under
]. A. Boyd, and the Court OF Claims rendered
Judgment OF s. 274 ID in favor OF Gantz to the use
OF Boyd: It appeared afterward that Gantz was
indebted to the government to the amount OF
$2567, and the solicitor will decide in day or two
whether that amount can be retained from the
judgment rendered by the Court OF Claims
CoIoRED MEN IN oFFIcE.-In the Interior de-
partment, according to the recently published
register there are 2O4 colored people on the pay
roll. OF this number 20 are clerks or copysts. OF
whom get u, 500 year salaries. One Is an as
slStant chief OF a division in the Pension ONCE
oce. number have 81 200 and 81, 400 clerksnips.
The Inc fma)or1yi b; are messengers
colored employees bear to the whole force just
about the ratio that the coored population OF the
country sustains to the white.
PERsoNAL-Mr. T. B. Kerr, Of Pittsburg, is at
Wormley's.-Hon. Benjamin Butterworth. OF
Ohio, arrived at the Ebbitt House this morning.
ton but now residing in Milwaukee, is in the
Nantucket-Mr: VIM s. Teel Ia and family have ave
Hawley has taken his former residence, sl2
street, CaRit0l Hill. Tor the coming session.-Dr.
and ana MIS- s, r 4 Helphenstne have returned from
tne northern summer resOrts!-The MARQUIS
Da!ia Vale, Italian charge d'araires. is in New
Rggs.-.Mr. s. Il Kaufrrnann lett ieft on Saturday M iaS
for the Maine trout lakes-DW w. Lawrence is at
saratoga.-Mrs. Morgan L. smith is at Anpap-
Oils. Md.-Appointment Clerk Butler, OF the
I1reasury department, has returned from White
sulphur Springs
Nothing New.
anything ne" to-day, Mr.. New7"
mo, SIR"
'Are you going away to-night7"
81 am, SIR"
"Are you going to resign befors you go7"
"Before you come back?n
81 don't know, SIR"
"Good moving, SIR"
"GOOd morning. Sirn