Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-07-31

| AuC, SSoo,oSO, CuSIOulS, $tlS,4Ih.
| ARREST OF A COUNTERFEITER--The Treasury de-
partment is informed OF the arrest at Boston yes
terday OF Charles Troisi, for passing counterfeit
English sovereigns-
REPRESENTATIVES, RANDALL has returned to the
city, and was at the Capitol to-day to attend the
| meeting OF the subcommittee on ordnance which
was 10 have met to-day. but nothing was done.
| REPRESENTATIVES, CuLBERTsoNs CoNDrrIoN.-Rep-
resentative Culbertson, who shot himself at the
| National hotel yesterday and was taken to the
Providence hospital, is better to-day and there Is
nope OF his recovery At the hospital the physi-
cans found that their services were needed in
treating him on account OF his general health than
1or the wounds in the head.
CHECKS TO PAY INTEREsr.-The q. s. Treasurer
to-day mailed checks to pay interest on registered
stock due August 1st, as follows Three per cents
OF lsS2.3,41 checks, aggregatng 81 500 2S4: Dis
trict OF Columbia 3.65S-556 checks, aggregatinR
Sl9s 46 making total OF 4097 checks, aggregating
| 81, ,s09030.
MRS GREELY LEAVES FOR PoRTsMoUTH-Mrs. A.
W. Greely wife OF the Arctic hero arrived at the
EpDltt house last evening. She was accompanied
by her two children and her brother Mr. l. G. Nes-
nth, and she was on her way to Portsmouth, N.
H.to meet her husband They spent the night at the
hotei, continuing their Journey early this morning.
Gen ana Mrs. HaZen accompanied them to the
depot and gave them God-speed on their happy
| journey. Mrs Greey is overtoyed at the prospect
The NATIONAL BOARD OF HEA1TH-The ma
tiona board OF attn held its annual meeting yes
terday and elected officers for the ensuing year as
follows President. DIR. lanes L. Cabell OF Virginia;
| wee president. Dr. stephen Smith, New York; sec
retary. Geo ge L. "aring, jr., Rhode Island. Ad-
dlt1ona members or the executive committee: Hon.
honaS Silloi!s. DEPARTMENT. II Justice; Dr. Charles
smart. United states army, and Dr. T s. Verdi. OF
! Washington. steps were taken to investigate
/ matters connected With cholera and any other
/ eptdelicS which may threaten the country, such
! duty to be performed without compensation.
! REMOVING NAVAL WRRCKs.-Commander Cotton
commanding the United States steamer Speedwell,
In letter to the Navy department, states thar the
wreck reported on the July pilot chart bearing
northwest by west from Care Henry. = distaice d
flrty miles, was blown up by tOrpCiOnS TIE 20
! inst. A naval vessel VIII shorty be sent out tC
, blow up wreck which reported. 10 bc lying In
eight fathons Of watc. six niles southeast or hOg
island, directly in the track OF vessels bound rol
| New York TO Baltimore.
The UNITED STATES TREASURER is receiving from
| the Bureau OF Engraving and Printing small guam
titles of United States notes OF the denominations
OF one and Two dollars Every day. and pect by the
lst OF August to be able t. supply small demands
for notea OF those denominations
IN MEMORY Or SURGEON AMBLER-Dr Edwin
Shtpren, United states navy acting as the repre-
sentative OF his fellow surgeons in the navy, has
had beantifn brass tablet, 3x by q. feet cut by
firm in Philadelphia for erection in the village
chutrh at lipeper. Va. The tablet bears the fol-
| towing inscription: 'James Markham Amber.
.2ns OF theLena river during the memorable retreat
CT The ships company OF the Z. s. Arctic steamer
e nnette, in the year 1881. His sense of duty was
stronger than his love OF life. In memory OF his
noble example and heroic death this tablet erected
by the medical officers Of the United States navy.
THE LATE Discussing CLERK MoRGAN-Judge
Lawrence. the first controller, yesterday directed
suit to be brought On the Official bond of the late
Col RObert c. Morgan, deceased for the recovery
OF the balance or 6,96O67 due to the United
States On hts accounts as late disbursfng clerk Of
the Department or state. This balance, excepting
the sum OF $216 25 in disalowed Items, all admit
The sureties are Robert H. Bass OF Brooklyn, and
Chas. F. Whitehead and Horace N. Ruggles, OF New
York city.
Mr. WIN. FL B1GELow will succeed Mr.. Cheney as
superint endent OF the railway mail service FOR New
England Mr. Cheney resigned some weeks ago
Mr.. Bigeow Is an inspector OF the Post Office de-
partment.
tiemen have been appointed by the President
commission to conduct a national conference OF
electricians in connection with the international
electrical exhibition, which opens in Philadelphia,
Hopkins university. Baltimore, Md; Prof John
Trowbridge, Of Harvard university, Cambridge
Mass; Prof George F. Barker, University OF Penn
sylvania. Philadelphia: Prof. VI. B. Snyder, High
School observatory, Philadelphia; Prof. J. Willard
Gibbs, Yale college, Prot simon Newcomb Nautical
Houston. Central High School, Philadelphia: Prot.
Charles A. Young. Princeton college; DR.. William
H. VAIL secretary Of the Franklin institute Pha-
Gelpbia; Prof. +. G. Vandyck Rutgers college, New
Brunswick; Prof G. +. Prackett, Princeton college
THE LIFE-SAv1NG SERvlCE.-The life-sav1ng ser
vice division OF the Treasury department has just
issued the Revised Regulations Of the Lire-savng
Service for 1884" volume Of one hundred and fifty
pages, designed Tor the guidance OF officers and
crews OF the stations in The service. This is the
nrSt revision OF the regulations issued since 1870
All the laws relating to the service together with
the opinions o. the law officers Or the government
upon questions which have arisen relative TO the
duties, restrictions and privileges OF employees ia
connection with salvage are given i'll concise form.
STAR will be sent postpaid to any address in the
United States or canada until after the presidential
eiectlon lOr 20 cents. Ii Is a large eight-page
paper OF fift3- six columns OF interesting reading
hidtter-poiltical, miscellaneous, personal, news
ahc gossip, etc. Sehd 1or sample copy.
WHEN Mr.. GoRMAN CoMEs.-senator German,
CHAIRMAN OF the democratic campaign committee,
is expected here next week. and active Operations
Will tEen be commenced
PERsoNAI--General and Mrs. Sheridan were at
Saratoga yesterday.-Count Lewenhaupt, the
swedish minister to America, will replace Baron
Zibba as swedish minister at Paris-AmOng late
arrivals at Aolnt Desert were Mr.. C. B. Young and
Sara Spencer and Miss Maggie AAllen returned to
Washington yesterday from three weeks trip.
which included the Business Educators conven.
tlOn at Rochester, the Thousand Islands, the Hud-
son river to New York, the ocean to Fortress Mon
roe, a Few days at the Hygeia hotel, and the
Potomac. per Lady Of the Lake, to Washington
Miss Annie BOlger joined Mrs. Spencer and her
party at New YORK and took the ocean trip home
Ward. returning Wednesday morning-General
sheridan ana General F1tZhugh Lee are expected
at gettysburg to-day, upon Invitation of Gen.
Hartranft, whose division is encamped there
X. e. Johnson Of Washington, and George h. Nor
ton, OF Alexandria, were among the arrivals at
Newport yesterday-Hon. B. K. Bruce, Register
OF the Treasury, left last evening for Ohio where
he VIII deliver couple OF speeches. before attend
ing !ne Grand Army encampment in Rhode Island.
~Miss klDby and maid and c. F. Emmertck, Of
washington, were registered in San Francisco
last Thursday.-Mr. John w. Hogg, chief clerk OF
the navy department, has returned, mucn improved
In health.-Ex-Governor Ordway, Of Dakota, is In
the city.
Political Notes.
THE REPUBLICAN TICKET IN WEST vIRGINIA-NON-
NATION FOR CONGRESS.
The West Virginia republican convention at Par
kersburg yesterday elected Geo. B. Evans perma-
nent chairman. The platform denounces the dem
ocratc state administration and the supreme court
OF appeals, and promises the passage OF laws in
vting capital to the state. resolution cOndemning
the legislature for refusing to submit prohibition
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