Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-05-10
Washington News and Gossip.


Washington News and Gossip.
MIR. CHARLES LYMAN APPOINTED
Chief Examiner of the Civil Service
Comm issS0iss
The President this afternoon appointed Mr..
les ~ an chief clerk OF the Treasurer's Office,
t. be chief examiner o: the civil service commits
| sion. Mr.. Kem's name was withdrawn, at
his own request, and the appointment OF Mr..
Lyman was made on the recommendation
OF the civil service commission. Mr. Lyman served
IN the army during the war and was appointed to
clerskship in the second auditors Office Treas.
ury department., in 1854. He was subsequently
promoted to be assistant chief OF the station
cry division, and In 1877 was made
chief clerk OF the treasurer's Office.
This position he has since held. He
was an active member of the board OF civil service
| examiners under Grants administration, and did
some hari work. The appointment is generally
acknowledged TO be an excellent one
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal reve-
nue., $3.50, ,3a767; customs, $40, ,632.85.
BONDS received under the 120th call prior to May
1st 1888 900; since that date. soO total
to May 9th inclusive, sl2S73, zoo.
AMONG THE CALLERS at the White House to-day
were Senator Cameron PA. }, Representatives
Smith ana Henderson, ex-Representative Neal
tohio), Register Bruce, and Judge Gregory.
QUIET Enthusiastically Teller has received
| dispatch from Indian Agent Wilcox, at San
Carlos, Arizona, stating that the Indians were
quiet, and had not left their reservation.
COMING CLERICAL CHANGEs-In accordance with
the provisions OF the legislative bill, July 1st
there will be twenty discharges in the lower
grades OF the Patent office and twenty-five in the
Pension office. There will also be an increase OF
one hundred clerks in the Land Office.
THE VACANT CoMMIssIoNERsH1P OF INTERNAL
REvENUE.-ControlerK Knox viii return from New
York to-morroT morning, and will assume tenn
porarily the duties OF commissioner of internal
revenue. Some surprise Is expressed that the
PRESIDENT should have designated Mr. Knox to
OF the bureau. has on more than one occasion
assumed the duties OF commissioner and is regard
Deputy Commissioner Rogers term of acting COM
| missioner has expired, and the President has
MADE mi mo no appointment gives the Impression that
ator Don Cameron, however, called upon the
President Pr to-day and urged the appointment Of
as likely to be selected, but it is generally con-
ceded that they were guessed at The quId nuncs
are now all at sea.
GOLD. SILVER AND NOTES.-The statement of the
q. s. Treasurer shows gold, silver and o. s. notes
In the Treasury to-day. as follows: Gold coin and
bullion s190,042.651; silver dollars and bullion,
notes, $4S. .6G2.55S tota 7s4 Certificates
ontsanding.Go'd. $57, $50; silver 81, 232 S31;
"A C0UNTERFEITER ARREsTRD.-A telegram was
received at the office OF the chief of the secret
service this morning, announcing the arrest OF
Jas. Hughes at Annapolis, No., ior passing coun-
terfelt dollar coins, and the capture Of a lot OF
counterfeiting materials.
COMMISSIONS were issued to-day to E. W. Gary,
postmaster at Reedy, Va; MIS-. Fannie Paxson,
Goresviile, Va; Mrs. Fannie Richards, Farr, Va;
2. NJ Pettitt, Piney Point, Md.
FIREcLAY LANDs-The Secretary of the Interior
has decided that nreclay or kaolin, in the manner
in which 1t exists as deposit, Is properly the
subject of placer location, and not OF a vein or
PROPOSALS FOR BIDS FOR CENTERs at the new Pen
sion building were opened to-day at noon. The
bidders were all Washington men. Their bids were
as follows: FA. Belt, s368.94; F.W Smith, s24s 40;
ssia s. z '''' ''"''4'' "'''''"'' q on'''' '~'' anu
MINING LAND DECIsIoN.-The Secretary of the
Interior has declined the request of Martin B.
Hayes to vacate the approval made by The Com
missioner of the Land O1ice OF entries upon mines
known as Santa Rita del OObre, In New Mexico,
and patents will accordingly reissue in favor of
the mining claimants.
COLLISION IN HAMPTON RoAps-The U.SS ALL
ance. coming UP II Ampton Roads from outside the
capes Tuesday morning without license pilot,
coll1ded with the British bark Atkshaw, lying at
anchor two miles from Thimbie Light, carrying
away the bark's bowSprit and forward rigging.
The Alliance was not injured.
ACTING COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE
AS the term OF Deputy Commissioner Rogers as
acting commissioner OF internal revenue expires
to-day, the President has designated Mr. Jno jaw
Anox 10 act as commissioner for ten days from
t0-day.i
TIE PRESIDENT will, If his engagements permit
attend the ceremonies OF the opening OF the Brook
lyn bridge on the Gath instant, and will probably
participate In the ceremonies Of Decoration day in
New York On the 3Oth. He will probably take up
his residence at the Soldiers Home next month.
Mr.. MURcH AND THE HILL IEvEsT1GATroN.-Mr.
Murch yesterday requested the Secretary of the
Treasury to allow him confidential clerk to
assist in preparing his case for the committee
appointed TO investigate the charges against Mr..
age stamps and Geographic privileges at the ex.
penSe OF the department. The Secretary in
formed him that he could select any clerk in the
department., provided his services could be spared
from his present duties, and also that he would
sign kilograms necessary to the investigation,
but that he had no authority to furnish postage
stamps.
PROMOTIONS IN THE INTERIOR DEpARTMENr-
The Secretary OF the Interior has made the follow
ing promotions in the disbursing office: Josiah c.
Stoddard, OF New York, from s., 600 to $1,000;
EDWARD s o. Russell, OF West Virginia. from 1900
TO S1,6OO AppOtntment-Wallace G. White, re.
turns clerk, zoo. by transfer from census office.
MOVEMENTS OF o. s. NAVAL vEssELa-The q. s.
8. Adams sailed this morning from Nanatmo, B. c.,
for Alaska. The U.SS. 4 Knarsarge and Yantic left
Norfolk last evening for Hampton Roads
THE WEEKLY STAR for this week is now ready
for mailing; price. three cents per copy. It is a
large, eght-page paper, of hfty-six columns, cut,
pasted ana folded, andwil be sent anywhere in
the United States and Canada, postpaid, for one
dollar year.
The EIGHT HOUR LAw.-Messrs. n. j. Curry, G.
W. Heisley, Thos. Denham and T. w. Oyster, q
committee from the Federation OF Labor, waited
upon Secretary Lincoln to-day 10 request the en-
10rcement OF the eight hour law In his department.
me secretary ssid that he would look into the
matter and give them his decision hereafter.
PERsoNAL-Representativ Henderson. .of
Iowa, is at the Riggs-Mrs lawrence Barrett