Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-08-09
APPOINTED OR PROMOT ED.
Changes Made In the Treasury Depart

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The following persons have been selected for ap-
pointment under civil service rules:
Secretary's off1ce-Joseph ii. Pelham. OF Mo-, for
class one; Miss Lyde NJ. Smallwood, OF ILL., for 500
Third Auditors oflce-Fredenck T. worley, of
"a lot 9 900 class; Willard s. Campbell, OF W. Va,
Il First Auditors ofice-chas s. Wilder, OF Mass.
Treasurer's orfice-E A. De Witt, OF Texas, for
os Second Auditors ofice-Eugene E. Gadds, Of
SlW class; Charles H. Williams OF Ohio, for class
l; William A. Root, OF n. Y, for class l.
APPOINTMENTS
under civil service rules
Sixth Auditors ONCE, at $1,Ooo-John M. Simp-
Belts, of Ohio; Elmer E. jackson. of Ohio
-, internal ReyenneIJoseph Hannoe, North Caro-
Ina S 1900; Henry T Reese, Alabama, $500
Florida; Miss S. A. Reagan. Pennsylvania
First Auditors ONCE, at 81 2oO-ThomaS Fairfax,
OF Va; George W. Penneld, of NY.
second Auditors Office, at 81 ,206-JameS NJ.
SpTowls, OF Iowa; Lurting R CHM, OF Ind; Louis
Life Saving Service, at seoo-Edward A. living, Of
Mass
Treasurers on1ce. ssoo-Miss Ella Bates Of Conn.
SecretaryS once-Miss Sallie 4. Bartlett, OF Ala
PROMOTIONS.
ONCE OF Second COmptroller-JaS E. Underhill.
from class to class 4; JAS w. Wisner, Thomas C.
Carey, Peter A. Auer and Memo Wilson, from class
TO class g. Robert Hutchinson, August Henkle and
thornton W. Sargent, from class TO class 9.
sixth Auditor Ofice-John II. kingSbury and Mrs.
J: Crawford from class to class 2; Mrs. E L.
McAdory. from $500 to 8, 200.
Internal Revenue-MiSs Mary Willard. from 81 600
to class L. Mrs Mary d. Strong. from $500 to 600
A Base Fabrication.
STORY OF CANNIBALISM By THE GREHLY PARTY CON-
TRADICTED.
1t was rumored about town to-day that it had
been discovered that cannibalism had been prac-
ticed by the Greedy party before their rescue they
having been reduced to such state of starvation
as to drive them to It. The officers at both the
war ana Navy department deny Ii. Admiral
Nichols said there was not syllable Of truth In it.
1t was absolutely false; there had never been an
1ntimation that there was ever an approach to
such thing. The story, he said, was base in
ventiOn
OFFICIAL REPORT ON THE CHoIERA.-Secretary
Frelinghuysen has received dispatch from Mr..
Frank H. Mason, U..S consul at Marseiles, France,
In relation to the cholera epidemic in that place
and TOulOn 1t does not differ essentially from the
report submitted by him some weeks ago, and
brings out no new facts concerning the cpl
deln1c In closing his report the consul speaks of
two vessels, the French steamer Brittania and the
Italian bark RoSalia, sailing from MarSeilles to-
morrow for New York. Their condition was good,
and no danger was apprehended from them. as
they would be from thirty1ve to fifty days In max
Ing the voyage.
STARVING lNDIANs-At the Indian bureau the re-
poIts oi flegan Indians starving at the Blackfeet
agency Is not credited Commissioner Price Is abb
sent, but his secretary told STAR reporter to-day
That several months ago the agent reported desti-
tuition among the Piegans He was authorized to
purchase provisions in the open market to supply
the demand, but In spite OF that there was great
dea OF suffering. Since the last report OF suffering
the agent has not been heard from. and therefore
the bureau has no recent official information in re-
gard TO the condition OF these Indians At the In
dlan Office the suffering is charged upon Congress,
because IL refused to appropriate money enough
Tor the Indians
LIEUT. COMMANDER T. F. GOODRICH has been
ordered to duty as inspector Of ordnance at Wash
1ngton navy yard.