Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-08-26

THE POSTMASTER GENERAL and First Assistant
Hatton are going to Newport this evening.
THE FOLLOWING PosrMAsrERs were commits
Stoned to-day for West Virginia: Monroe Devaughn,
Walker. Wood county; Archibald Armstrong, Birch
river, wood county.
RETURNED THE BoNDs.-A package Of about
three million of city and state bonds and southern
railroad bonds was captured by Lieut. Gen. Sheri-
Dan at Baton Rouge, La, In 1865 The greater
additional lot amounting to 81, 0O0 which had been
ldentlfled was sent to the governor by L. s. Treas
urer Wyman.
THE YELLOW FEvER.-The marine hospital bu-
reau is informed that yellow fever is prevailing
with great fatality on the island OF Porto Rico.
The governor general, Marquis de Ia Vega Inclan,
Alexander Willard. the g. 8 consul at Guaymas,
Mexico, reports TO the Department OF State, under
date OF August s. that the yellow fever has resulted
In fourteen deaths during the month Of July. The
epidemic has been checked.
1HE VACANT AUpIToRSHIP.-There Is conSidera-
BILE gossip in regard to the probable successor OF the
late Auditor Ella. The appointment will be made
as soon as the President returns and, while several
names have been suggested, the deputy auditor,
Judge CroWell, Is most prominently mentioned.
THE LOCK CONTRACT INvEsT1GAT1oN.-Thec COM
mittee appointed by Secretary Foger to invest1-
gate the recent award to the Yale Lock company
VI lufiliSulIlr lochS nave
until the two companies have the opportunity, ac-
cording to their own request, TO submit new sam
pies OF locks
APPOINTED AS HOSPITAL STBwARD.-Mr. r. II.
Gibson has been appointed hospital steward In the
u. 5. marine hospital service, and has been as
signed 10 duty at Norfolk, Va.
PERSONAL---VERY.. DIR. Elliott. of Ascension church,
Is the guest OF Col. and Mrs. A. B. Carey, at Vine
yard Haven. MaSs.-AMrs- Kaufman and daugh-
ter Louise, leave tomorrow for Nantucket, whence
they VIII so to the White Mountains, where they
viii pass the month OF apprenticeship. John
FlttSfeld, Mass, has gone from there to Blue
Mountain Lake in the Adirondacks-ME Sevellon
A. Brown, chief clerk OF the Department Of State,
has gone to Cayuaga. \. Y, for a vacation OF a
month-Mr J. W. Pilling has gone to Oakland
Tor stay OF month.-AssistanJ District Attor-
BarnstaLle, MasS.-Mr. and Mrs H. II. Clapp
have returned to the city from St georges Island,
where they have been staying for several weeks
pas1~ - n B. Harrison has gone
ber.-Mr. +. A. Fowler Will spend the month OF
september in Duchess county, n. Y.-Mr. F. j.
kleckhoefer IS acting chief clerk OF the State de-
partnent during thesabsence OF Chief Clerk Brown.
Nh '. b. Edwards has gone to ocean Groye, for
stay of month.-Mr. Thos. Cole and wife have
returned from Cape May.-Mr. George Francis,
who has been at Clifton Springs, N. T., for some
time past, Is now at Canandaigua, where he will
stay Tor several weekS--MrS. Julia COnnor, Of
Rochester, who has been visiting her brother, Mr..
are some OF the Westinghouse at Asbury Park:
John :. Blair, Gen. and Mrs. S. s. Henkle, Miss
juliet Emery, Mr.. John e. Larner and wife, c. +.
Shaler. Mr. Noble ID. Larner and wife, Mr.. and Mrs.
Robt. Boyd and daughters, Geo. w. Evans, Henry
Pokinhorn and daughters, Miss Minnie Evan, and
Prof. BlSchOff-