Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-08-01

DURING the absence of the commissioner, the
hon. H. c. Rogers. deputy commissioner, will be
the acting commissioner OF internal revenue.
PRESIDENT ARTHUR, accompanied by General
Sharpe and few friends, will leave New York for
the Catsk1lls Saturday morning.
The ORDNANCE Observation-Disclosures
Randall, Reed, Hiscock and Hewitt, the House
ordnance committee, who held short meeting at
the Capitol yesterday afternoon, decided to trans
great steel manufactures They left this morning
for Philadelphia, whence they will go to West Point
ana Bost on They VIII make very thorough In.
means OF procuring good quality OF ordnance and
steel ship arInor for government use Their report
pected to De quite interesting, 1t will probably
throw some light upon the enormous expenditures
which have been made without any material 1m-
provement in the quality OF ordnance In use by the
government.
MIR. CULBERTsON's TARIFF SPEECH.-Secretary
Mcpherson, Of the republican Congressional COM
mttee, says that one OF the best tariff speeches
made on the republican side in the House last ses
sion, and the one most extensively circulated by
g f was delivered by at
Natlonai motel DAY before yesterday.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Chief Engineer Francis c. Dade
has been ordered to special duty at the Delaware
iron works, Chester, Pa Lieut.. j. NJ. Bowyer has
reported his return home, having been detached
from the Wachusett the Sd inst and has been
placed on waiting orders. Leave Of absence has
been granted to Commander K D. Evans for one
year from August 1st, with permission TO leave the
United States. The orders OF Lieut.. Geo. T. En-
mons to the Pinto have been revoked. and he will
be granted leave OF absence on the arrival OF the
Adams at San Francisco.
DECREASE IN EXPORTS AND INPORTs-The report
on the foreign commerce OF the United States for
the fiscal year ending June Goth, 1884, submitted by
Mr.. NimmO, chief OF the bureau OF Statistics shows
that the balance OF trade In favor OF the United
States during the last fiscal year was $72 as
against a balance in our favor during the year
ended June 3Oth 1888, OF $780, 4S8 The value OF
the exports OF merchandise during the fiscal year
just closed show falling Off or $50. .325. .S42 as
against the previous year. The imports OF mer-
chandise show falling OF Of $55 3o1, as against
the previous year.
THE National Museum is now preparing to send
exhibits to the Louisville, Cincinnati and New Or
leans eXpOsitiOns. The latter place Will receive q
very complete collection.
Will Do az They Please.
CLERKS WHO FEEL INDEPENDENT OF THE COLLECTION
COMMITTEE.
The indications are tnat good many Of the gov
ernment clerks will do just as they please this year
about contributing to the republican campaign
fund. They feel that the civil service law affords
them ample protection, and they are disposed to be
independent In one room where eight or ten gov
ernment clerks were assembled, the question OF
contributions came up to-day, and one of them de-
clared: II Will not give cent" "Nor l." "NOr ], !"
repeated the Others until the sentiment echoed
by every one present STAR reporter who hap
pened to be in the group asked II they had any fear
OF the consequences OF refusal to respond to the
request OF the commit tee, and all Of them declared
that they had not