Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-03-03
Washington News and Gossip.


GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-pAY.-Internal reve-
| nue., S7SO,0SS.65; customs, s553,T435.
| COMMODoRE UPsHUR was examined for promo
| tion this morning at the Navy department. The
| examining board consisted OF Rear Admiral Mich
oils and commodores English and Quackenbush-
CAPT. SCHLEY went to New York yesterday on
business connected with the fitting out OF the
Greely relief expedition He will return to-moruoI
! CIVIL SERVICE PEoMoTIoNs.-Frank H. Hill and
Chas. A. Reed have been promoted from 81 900 to
class one, adjutant generals Office, War depart
ment. They were both appointed to 81 900 clerk
ShlpS under the civil service rules some time ago.
THE contract for setting stone work on the extern
sion to the public building at Buffalo has been
| awarded to W. D. Collingwood, for sl2.99O.
| DEAD-First Lieut. David W. Whipple, Q. 8.
marine corps, died yesterday OF consumption. at
tne residence OF his brOther-1n-law, Capt. Robert
| W. Huntington. in Norfolk, Va.
! THE FUNERAL SERVICES OF the late Minister
Hunt will be held tomorrow at the American
chapel In ST. Petersburg, where his body will be de-
posted until arrangements are made to convey it
| to America.
A. BADLY CONSTRUCTED PUBLIC BU1LD1Na.-Col
q. A. G. Smith has forwarded report from Chicago
10 the Treasury department, In which he states
mat the public building in that city is in very bad
condltlon and needs a complete overhauling.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Lieut. j. c. Colwell has been de-
tached from special duty at the Navy department
and ordered to the arctic steamer Bear Passed
Assistant surgeon E. II. Green has been detached
from the museum OF hygiene and placed on waiting
orders
LIZZIE NUTS APPLICATION REFUsKD.-Postmas-
ter General Gresham says that the application of
Miss Lizzie Mutt for the post Office at UniOntown
Pa cannot be granted.
COMMODORE UPsHURs SUCcEssoR-It ia renortad
That Commodore Luce will be given the command
OF tne New York navy yard when Commodore Up-
snur goes to the Pacific station. Commodore File
brown denies that he Is TO succeed Commodore
Upshur.
1T IS THOUGHT LIKELY that Lieut.. Merry. the
present commander Of the TallapoOsa will be given
the command OF the Arctic steamer Alert.
were awarded to-day at the Indian bureau for fur
nlshing bacon, beef and flour to the starving In
dians In Montana. under the provisions OF the spe-
cla act appropriating 100000 for that purpose, as
1olloWS: To p. c. Powers L. H. Warfield, w. B.
Jordan, H. c. Havers, A. N. johnson, c. A. Broad
water.
THE COURT OF CLAIMS to-day overruled the de-
murrer in the case OF the Choctaw nation. The
case Will now come up on its merits. The ruling
wa was IN en- effect that the Senate award was not bind
Ing ON the court. w. G. Little was allowed S610.33
for the rent OF the Albany post Office Jas. r.
Barker, OF the navy, was allowed 1872 mileage The
petltl0n In the case OF the Pacific Submarine
Earthquake Proof Wall company was dismissed.
In FAVOR OF ARMY OFFICERS IN THE MEXICAN
WAR.-The court OF claims rendered a decision to-
day granting three months extry pay to Gen. W. H.
Emory, OF the army. and to Jas ii. North OF the
navy, for service in the Mexican This decision
IS OF great Importance to both the army and navy,
Us IL aHectS all the survivors OF the Mexican war.
OWING TO THE INCREASE in the business of the
salary and allotment division in the first assist
re Offipap pfcf
pied by Chief Inspector Sharp has been vacated by
MIN, and he has been assigned the room occupied
by the appointment clerk. The appointment room
Will hereafter be In the northeast corridor.
THE UNPAID FUNERAL EXPENSES OF THE LATE
PREsIoENT.-It has been published recently that
the coffin in which the remains OF the late Pres1-
dent Garfield were buried had not yet been paid
1or This, however, is mistake, and probably
arises from the fact that the bill for services pre-
sented by the undertaken, Mr.. W. r. Speare. OF
this city, has not yet been paid, owing to Mr
Speares refusal TO sign the stipulation, which
everybody holding claim against the govern
ment Tor services rendered during the sickness and
death OF the President was required to sign. His
DILL In consequence, could not be considered by the
board OF audit The amount appropriated by Con-
gress ior the payment OF such bills required cut
ting down in all the bills, and this Mr. Speare
refused to accede to; He claims that the amount
and that If he took less he would incur per-
sonal loss. Congress will be asked to pay the bill
CHANGES IN THE INTERNAL REVENUE BUREAU
The following changes have been made In the in
ternal revenue bureau: Wales Hubbard, 1r., pro-
NOTED from 81 500 to 81 800, vice William H. Mills
reduced from S. 800 to 81 900; Miss Lavina s. Rail
ston. promoted from 81 400 to 81 800, vice William
W. Dean reduced from $1,000 TO sl,4OO Other
changes are In prospect. Commissioner Evans saws
he proposes that the clerks In his Office who do the
best work shall receive the most pay, and that
where an 81 800 clerk is doing less work than those
receiving Jess pay he will be reduced in grade. He
kept his own desk clear and he thought that Others
in the office should do the same. a clerk whose
work was constantly behind was certain OF being
reduced In grade, and clerk who kept up with his
or her work was equally certain Of promotion. That
was his idea Of civil service reform.
\ PERsoNAL-The Postmaster General, Represen
tative Stewart, OF Vermont, Major j. W. Powell and
Baron van Alphen were registered in New York
last night.--Mr. B. II. Warner has returned from
Florida.-Bishop Perry. OF Iowa. and his wife and
their neice, Miss richardson arrived at the Ebbitt
tO-day.-S. l. Wales. OF Washington was regis
tered In Jacksonville on Saturday.-Mr F. A. MIL
Ter and wife OF PENNSYLVANIA. visiting Repre-
sentative Post. at 1923 10rh street-C. H. Grosye-
nor. Louis X. de Steigner and c. F. Baldwin, OF
Ohio, and Irving NJ. Scott. OF San Francisco are at
the Ebbltt.-S. Alexander, OF Philadelphia, and
j.. +. Stewart, OF Chicago, are at Willards.-Geo.
W. Ballin. of New York, and Mr.. Henry Irving, Of
London are at the Arlington-A NJ Patterson,
OF Philadelphia, is at the Rlggs.-C. Bradford OF
Indianapolis, A. j. Grigsby, OF Nashville, and Hm
NJ. Mccormick, OF Durango, Col, are at the Metro
politan.--Frank Gable, OF New York, and j. W.
Race, OF Decatur, Ill, are at the NatiOnal-SOli-
cltor Raynor Is still confined to his residence by