Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-07-28

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internl reye-
nue., s.53,11S; customs, s217,460.
TEE COMMISSIONERS OF NAvIGATIoN.-Mr Jarvis
Patten, the new commissioner Of navigation, quail
i1ed at the Treasury department to-day, and at
once entered upon the discharge OF the duties of
his Office.
SILVER DoLLARs.-The issue OF standard silver
dollars from the mints during the week ended July
26jh was S200,49S The issue for the corresponding
period OF last year was S29D,i9f.
PROBABLE PROMOTION FOR COMMANDER SCHLEY
1t Is the general impression that Commander
Schey, who was at the head OF the Greely relief eX
peditoll, Will be made chief OF the bureau OF eup-
ment ana recruiting, Navy department, when Com
modore English takes command OF the European
squadron. Commander Schley was on duty In that
bureau when he was given command Of the eXpedl-
lloI. NO one at the Navy department knows Sec
retary Chandier'S intentions in the matter, but
probable.
The MIANroNoMoH's ARMoR PLATEs-The navy de-
partment is informed that the armor plates for the
monitor hiiantonOmoh, which were being con-
Structed by Campbell & Brown. are ready for de-
livery, and will be shipped within the next two
weeks one or the port plates had slight defect
and was rejected.
SECRETARY LINCOLN is expected to return to
Washington tonight. He Will probably 60 to
Portsmouth, n. H., the latter part OF the week to
be present at the reception of the Greely party.
TIE ANNIE P. SILVER CAsE-The surgeon gen.
efai OF the marine hospita! service has received
telegram from the president OF the board OF health
OF Louisiana, stating that exhaustive investigation
IalS TO establish even remote suspicion OF ASiatic
cholera as the cause OF death OF the infant Pico-
lottO, passenger On the Annie 7. Silver.
CONSUL MAsoN's CHOLERA REroRT.-The Secre-
tary OF State has received the following cablegram
from Consul Mason at Marseilles: marked i'm
pTOvemcnt MarSeilles and TOulon. Choieraic
deaths there from daily average sixty fell to forty
three. Wednesday fOrty-eght. Thursday thirty
eight Friday ifty-eight. Saturday thrty-six, sun
ddy-laSt night-thirteen in twelve hours. At
Iouon average fell from forty to fifteen Isolated
cases reported from various parts Of district.
Epidemic declared severe at Aries and AK
THE PowHATAN TO RETURN HoME.--The Navy
department is informed that the U. S. s. Powhatan
arrived at Lisbon the 10th instant and Will soon
return to the United states with the officers and
crews detached from the European squadron and
the remains of Mr. MacGahan, the Well known
war correspondent
SOLDIERS OArIIs IN PENSION CAsEs.-Actng Sec
sion OF interest TO pensioners, namely: That the
evidence OF the applicant may be received in Ger
tam contingencies as competent proof. For the
case IN which the decision was made Secretary JOS
lSn ruled that rs the government had accepted the
soldier Ii could not aferward raise the presumption
that he was diS2bicd previous to enlistment. and
being injured while in the service
DIsBARRED.-J. NJ. Wolfe & pension attorney at
Hanover. Pa, has been GiS.arred from practice be-
lore Tile Interior department..
AMERICAN PRISONERS IN MEXICo RELEAsED-The
Secretary OF State has been notified by the Ameri-
can consul at the City OF Mexico that William Iiar-
wood and Edmund Velach. the two American citi-
ZenS who had been arrested and imprisoned there
on the charge OF defamation OF the president, nave
been released. The release was effected through
the intervention or the American minister.
PERsoNAL-Mr. Jarvis Patton, the newly ap-
pointed Commissioner OF Navigation arrived in the
city yesterday. and is staying at the Ri-gS-Mr.
Allan Johnston, OF the British legation here, ar
rvcti at Newport saturiay.--Dr. A. Y.P. Garnett
is at Virginia Bcacl.---Rcprcsentat Morrison
arrived III town this morning, and IS at Willards-
tive Ochlltrec are at Saratoga.-COl. Morton, the
missing assistant postmaster OF Brooklyn, is now
sud to be insane by one of his friends, who pro
f.'s>es to know his present whereabouts-E J.
Gorhan. OF Washington. was II passenger by the
central overland tram TO arrive in san Francisco
last I 1uaaday.--Mr Felix Mahoney. OF the general
land olce. will leave the city shortly, accompanied
by bis mother and Mr. 1heo Frciblls. for an eN-
tended northern tour.-Mr. W. 3. HaZeiton. editor
l.. ior Il ten days NlSt.-Dr and Mrs IL. X. Rire-
low Will short 30 to the coast OF Maine and the Brit
iSh provinces for the remainder Of the SUMMER
Prof. Henry {. Spencer returned TO the city Satur-
day night ron the Business Educators convention
which closed Its sessions at Rochester on Thursday
Prof Spencer was made president OF the assOc1i-
tOn for the ensuing year by accamatOn.-Mr 3.
w. ellis, OF the Government Printing Office, who
has been Ill at his residence for the past few weeks,
IS now cOnyale5cent, and left the city for New
YORK this E0rnihe, accompanied by his brother,
Captain j. Ii. GiiiiS.-Nr Il. V. Belt, chief OF the
Indian division OF The Interior department, leaves
Tonight for san Francisco 30 Superntcnd the let
ting soi contracts lor annual supplies for the Indians
on the Pacific coast. ills VII tnd little daughter
viii accompany hln as far ~ Iowa. where they viii
visit her Uncle, eX.Secrriai, AirkWOOd. and other
relatNcs.--Ihere Were, present from Washington
the following persons at IL National Educational
association. held in G~o. Wisconsin. last week:
Gen. john Eaton Comm -Si0ner oi Education: Mir.
Lyndon Eaton ami AiaS Fanny Crosby, from the
Bureau or Education; Mr.. AcX. G.. Bell. Mr.. Il.
Richards. Mrs. l. W. kiddell, formerly OF Wash
in%lon. now In the Cherokee orphan i>yi ijr: Indian
Mrs. NJ. +. Mann. Miss In,cisu.i, Miss
Van Zlnt, Misses Shields. Miss McLane, Rev. Mir.
Jackson, hirs. Louise Pollock and daughter Prof.
John ogden, ana N.Y. joan iiitz.-Col. W. b.
Thompson, chief OF the railway mail service. has
returned To the city.