Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-05-21
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-pAT.-Internal reve-
hue, s6l9, o62; customs, 1855 ,s4a51.
SECRETARY LINCOLN has gone to Lake Erie from
New York, to be absent about ten days
NEW BANK-The controller of the currency has
authorized the Cleveland National bank, OF Cleve-
land. Ohio, to commence business, with capital
Of $35O,0O0
UTE CHILDREN SENT TO ScHooL-By direction of
the Secretary OF the Interior twenty-seven Ute
children nave been sent to the Albuquerque school
IN New Mexico These are the first children that
ever entered any school from the Ute tribe, these
Indians being opposed to schools
INDIAN SCHOOL conference.-the COM
mencement at the Indian school at Carlisle, Pa,
Will occur on Wednesday next; the one at Hamp-
ton on Thursday. Secretary Teller and Commits
s1oner Price will attend the former.
Mr.. GEO. H. BUTLER has sent to the quarter
master general his resignation as forage master,
U.S.A.. stationed at Fort Keogh, and in his letter
sharply criticises Gen. Terry.
Mr. j. c. NEW, Assistant Secretary of the Treas
ury, who has been In Indiana for two weeks past.
day.
NAVAL CHANGEs.-Lieut. Nathan Sargent, o. 8.
navy, has been detached from the navy yard,
Washington, and ordered to duty at Naval Observ-
atory. Passed Assistant Engineer John P. Penn
DertOn, U. s. navy, has been detached from the
kearsarge, and placed on sick leave. Lieut.. David
q: McRltchie has asked to be relieved from the
June.
SuPERINrENDENTs OF RAILWAY MAIL SERVICE
The annual conference Of the division superinten.
dents OF the railway mail service was begun at the
Post ONCE department to-day. There were pres
ent Col w. B. Thompson, general superintendent
asssa6s phcmas
son. second: G. w. Vickery. third; L. NJ. Terrell,
fourth; G. J. French, fifth: James E. White, sixth
W. g. Lowell. ninth. Mi: 7. NJ. Vale, ex-superin.
Ienoent OF the railway mail service, was present
asa as Visitor vi The principal subject to be consd
ing the service Other matters OF minor detail re-
!ative to the service will De considered The con.
ference VIII continue during the week.
THE NAVAL ACADEMY ExAM1NATIoNs-The sue.
cessfu1 candidates in the physical examination
for admission to the naval academy are: W. Ring
gold Wilmer, Maryland; Norman j. Blackwood
William P. Dyre, Pennsylvania; william c. Cal.
laghan, Ohio; Godfrey Louis Garden, California;
Ambrose nlo1o R. W: Cohen. Glenn Waters, Georgia;
Wells, Illinois; Colin s. Craig. Iowa: Benjamin
steber, Franklin Potter, New York; T. Washing
ton, North Carolina; Thomas s. Jewett, Kansas:
and II. L. Childs, Massachusetts, The medical
board bave other candidates to examine who were
successful in mental studies. Another examina-
ton OF candidates for admission will be held In
September.
REPRESENTATIVES, PHIL THOMPSON, who was re.
Gently acquitted at Harrodsburg, KY, OF the mur.
der of Walter II. Davis has been In the city seve-
raj days, and yesterday took his young daughter
who is a pupil at the Georgetown Convent, out for
drive. The story OF the tragedy had been kept
her father impaired to her so much OF it as he
deemed 1t proper that she should know.
SECRETARY CHANDLER IN THE RECENT DECISION
AS TO CADET ENGINEh ". - Secretary Chandler
stated this morning tina. re should ask for a re-
hearing OF the case OF Cadet Engineer Harvey G.
Leopold VS.. the United States, which was recently
claimant He further stated that the decision In
this case, II sustained on a rehearing, while 1t
would entltle all OF the cadet engineers who have
completed the four years at the academy to the
$50 extra pay claimed by Leopold, it would not
affect the decision OF the department as to the
holds that the cadet engineers do not become
graduates aiter completing the four years. course
at t the academy; that they hold the same position
final examination after the two years Of sea ser
vice. Under this ruling the cadet engineers viii
be ordered to examination for graduation together
with the naval cadets, and all but the ten who, by
the act or Congress will be entitled to commits
sions In the navy, will be mustered out OF the
vice with one years pay.
MAIL CONTRACT DECIsIoN.-The first controller
OF the Treasury has rendered decision in the Rec
side appeal case, which involves the right OF the
United States. after payment IS made to con-
tractor for quarters service in carrying mails to
deduct from Compensation due him Tor services
thereafter performed the price OF trips 50 paid for
as performed when, in fact, not pert iOrned and
not exceeding three times the price, .or failure to
perform said trips occasl0ned by fault of the
contractor The controller decid,s that
when contractor for carrying the mails fails to
perform trip In any quarter, in whole or in part,
or renders inferior service, the whole Price OF the
trip may be deducted from his conn., ensation for
such quarter, unless the contract for service re-
qulres partial payment for so much of the trip as
has been performed. He holds that when an ac-
count IOr the services OF contractor for carrying
malls has been finally settled for quarter and
payment has been made to him OF the amount
found due by the settlement without fraud on his
tailed to perform trips during such quarter
Tor which no deduction was made, q deduction
cannot be made in the settlement OF the account
Tor services OF subsequent quarter OF the price OF
Such trips not performed. But in the settlement
OF Such subsequent account, deductions may be
mace 1or failures to perform trips during previ-
GUS quarter, when such failures occurred by the
subject OF such deductions was not previously con-
sided and decided. The decision IS favorable to
the appellant, although it only sustains his appeal
In part
Lieut.. Com. Whites Resignation.
WHAT THEY SAY AT THE NAVY DFPARrMENT-rHE
TALK OE SCANDAL AT NORFOLK.
Lieutenant Commander Henry c. White has
resigned, to take effect June lst. 1884. and
leave OF absence has been granted him till that
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