Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-07-18
Washington News and GOSSIP

Washington News and Gossip
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-pAY.-Internal reve-
nue., $2Y 1856; customs, $7O2 317.
THE Secretary Of the Treasury to-day received q
conscience contribution Of SO in an envelope post
marked Sugar Hill, n. II.
THE Treasury department has purchased so5 900
ounces Of silver for delivery at Philadelphia, New
orleans and San Francisco minta
AMONG THE WHITE HOUSE CALLERS to-day were
Commissioner OF Patents, Register Bruce, First
Auditor Reynolds, Col. Rockwell and Representa-
tive SmallS
COMMODORE J. G. WALKER will leave for the north
In day or two for couple of weeks stay.
APPLICANTS for the position Of assistant exam
liner in the patent Office will be examined at the
rooms OF the civil service commission In Wash
ington at 10 am, on Thursday, the Gath inst, and
IN room IS. custom house building, Chicago, ILL., on
tuesday, the 2sth inst, at the same hour.
For DUTY AT THE ExPosITIoN-F1rst Lieut..
VIM. P. Duvall, 5th artillery, has been ordered to
report to Major ephen c. Lyford, ordnance depart
ment, president OF the board for the u s. executive
departments at the Worlds Industrial and Cotton
Centennial Exposition, Tor duty as dlsbursing
Of1lcer OF the board.
WOMEN NOT ELIGIBLE.-In response to the call
AAoAA LILO NANh SClNlCC lOE dppuCduG5
for examination to ill the $50 Pension Office ex
iners' Positions created by the recent act quite
number OF ladies filed their applications. As there
seemed TO De some question about the eligibility
has consulted with the Secretary OF the Interior,
who has decided that the positions are obviously
suca as could not be nlled by women.
THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION this morning re-
ceived an application from the Treasury depart
ment for q first-class clerks.
LIEUT.. GEN. SHERIDAN, Acting Secretary Of War,
left Washington this morning for New York, on a
tour OF inspection OF Madison barracks and Forts
Porter and Mag ,ra, on the northern frontier. He
expects to return TO this city next week.
TEE CLERKS in the railroad division Of the General
Land ofce to day presented their late chief Mr.. j.
Dempster Smith, who was appointed Chief clerk, a
very handsome floral ship In connection with their
congratulations upon his promotion. Mr. Luther
Harrison, who was appointed assistant commits
Sloner was the recipient Of numerous floral tributes
from his friends In the Office as well as OF their
hearty congratulations.
SECOND LIEUT.. JULES H. WEBER, signal corps,
now on duty at ST. Louis, NO., will repair to this
city and report to the chief signal officer.
MAJOR CHARLES l. WILSON, paymaster, Q. s. A.,
will be relieved from duty in the department OF the
east in time to enable him to reach Omaha by
August /, when he Will report for duty as acting
Chief paymaster Of the department OF the Platte.
CAPTAIN HENRY McELDERRY, assistant surgeon.
U. s. A, relieved from duty In the department OF
the Platte and Will report to the commanding
general department Of the east for assignment
TO duty.
ARMY ORDERs.-First Lieutenant John B. Kerr,
9th cavalry. is relieved from duly as member OF
the court-martial at Jefferson barricks, Missouri
and 1st Lieutenant Gustavus c. Doane, 2d cavalry.
ls detailed In his stead. The leave OF Major Daniel
n. Bash, paymaster, IS extended one month.
Leave for four months. TO take effect on or about
August list, is granted Captain Joel T. Kirkman,
10Th Infantry. Leave OF Lieutenant Colonel
Andrew j. Alexander, ed cavalry. is further ex-
TENDED four months on account Of sickness The
fantry, further extended one month.
RULING ON THE NEW SKIPPING Acr-The Treasury
department has made ruling under the new Ship
ping act, that United States shipping commission
erS are the only persons entitled to receive
pensation for shipping seamen for coast or contig-
uous foreign trade
NAVAL ORDERs.-Lieut. William Gibson has been
promoted to be a lieut.. commander in the navy
from July 13, 1884. Rear Admiral g. H. Cooper has
been detached from the command OF the north At.
lantic station on the 9th inst. and placed on the
retired list; Commodore stephen B. Luce. detached
from special duty 26th inst and ordered to com.
mand the north Atlantic station 9th inst; Chief
Engineer j. T. Kelly, detached from the Alliance
22d inst and ordered to duty In charge Of stores al
the navy yard, New York; Capt A. K Yates, de.
tacneu from torpedo duty August and ordered t(
command the New HAMPSHIRE; Commander Geo. C.
Remey has been ordered as equipment oflcer ut the
navy yard, Washington, on the 3lst inst; Lieut. c.
II. Amsden has been appointed assistant super1n.
tendent Of the Nautical Almanac; Passed Assistant
Engineers W. L. Nicoll and A. +. Dixon have been
ordered to temporary duty In connection with the
trial OF the yacht Yosemite.
PERsoSAL--President Zaldivar, of the Republic
OF Salvador. who is is expected to arrive In New
York from Liverpool next Sunday, viii visit Presi
dent Arthur during his stay in this county,
Ulysses s. Grant, lr, is going to move on farm In
pennsylvania, and enter upon the business of rails
ing horses~L. % T. Letter, OF Washington, was
registered In Chicago on Wednesday.-R. w.
Tyler and family, A. T. King and family and Harry
Fitzhugh. OF Washington, are guests at Jslly's
Windsor Sulphur Spitngs.-Ex-Secretary Window
was in Chicago on Wednesday, on the way to his
home In Minnesota---Miss Maggie sullivan, Miss
T. Mcfarland, Miss Maggie Donovan, Mrs. NJ Par
kinson, Mrs. II. E. Williams James Lindsey, c. B.
Brooks, wife aud daughter Mrs. j. w. Turner, H.
Reid and Miss Addie GrinSted, Of Washington
were registered al the Potomac Hotel, St. Georges
Island, on Wednesday.
The Malone Electoral Ticket.
AR. VAN AUKEN TO Mr.. DEZENDORF.
PETERSBURG, VA, July 16, 1854.
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