Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-10-18
Washington News and Gossip
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-nternal reve-
nue., 1916 ,O22; customs, s514,2

CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATIONS. examine
tions for departmental service which were begun
Thursday were closed at the civil service to-
day. Fifty-nlne applicants were examined Thurs
day, 81 yesterday and &c to-day, making 1872 in all.
Another examination will be held in November.
A SPECIAL EXAMINATION OF APPLICANTS FOR
CLERKsHIPs in the State department will be held
next Friday. This examination includes modern
languages. general history and geography, and
stitutiOnal and International law. Applications
will be received until Tuesday morning.
GOING WEsT.-Adjt Gen. Drum and Col, TF Barr
will leave Washington this evening for Fort Leav-
enwOrth, Kan, to make the semi-annual inspection
of the military prison at that post Major General
Schoheld will accompany them from Chicago.
THE new cruiser Atlanta, which was recently
launched at Chester, Pa, Will be towed to New
York next week to receive her engines
PRESIDENTIAL APPoINTMENT.-The President has
appointed Stephen +. Wilson, Of Pennsylvania, to
be associate justice Of the supreme court OF New
Mexico.
THE JAPANESE MINISTER was presented to the
President to-day by the secretary Of State
RErIRED.-Capt E. W. Cliff, 18th infantry, and
Capt John McGilway have been placed on the re-
tired list Of the army.
NOT SECRETARY CHANDLER's CIGARs.-A few days
ago bill for large lot Of cigars bought in New
York was sent to Secretary VIM. E. Chandler OF
the navy, instead of to Mr.. VIM. E. Chandlee, the
tobacco dealer at the Ebbtt, who had made the
purchase. AS Secretary Chandler did not get the
cigars he returned the bill, and it finally reached
Mr. Chandlee, who paid 1t.
CONVERTED CHINESE WOMEN NOT ALLOWED TO
LAND AT SAN FRANCIsCo.-TheT Treasury department
has just decided an interesting question arising
from the Chinese restriction act. The Presbyterian
board Of foreign missions shipped at Canton two
converted Chinese n.
stalI1ng them as teachers in the home mission at
San Francisco Upon their arrival it was found
ti1cate, and the department applied to for in
Structlon5 The collector OF customs has been no
tined not to permit them to land, and to see that
they are returned to China The case is regarded
as one OF great hardship.
NAVAL ORDERs.-surgeon Geo. H. Cook, ordered
to the Lackawanna, per steamer Goth inst. from
New York; Surgeon John II. Clark, detached from
the Lackawanna, and ordered to the Hartford as
fleet surgeon Of the Pacific station; Passed Assist
ant Surgeon E. a. Marsteller, from the Mononga-
heia and ordered to the Lackawanna; Passed ASSiS-
tant Surgeon p. A. Lowering, from the Lackawanna
and placed on waiting orders; Paymaster W. w.
Woodward, ordered to duty at the League Island
navy yard. Pa october 81, to relieve Paymaster A.
D. Bache. who is ordered to settle accounts; Assis
tant Engineer A. Z. Smith, ordered to duty in the
bureau OF steam engineering.
THE FLAGS of two admirals now fly at the Brook
lyn navy yard Admiral Jouett admiral of the
RED, nleS his nag on the tennessee, and Rear Ad-
miral Phelps, late commander OF the blue, displays
his on the Brooklyn, the flagship Of the south
Atlantic squadron, now lying off the yard.
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VISITING THE SOLDIERS HOME IN HAMPToN.-The
subcommittee OF the committee on military affairs
OF the House of Representatives, which has been
investigating the management OF the national SOL
diers' homes at Dayton and Milwaukee, will visit
the Soldiers home at Hampton Va, for O like pur-
pose on the 25th OF November The scope OF the
investigation will include everything relating to
the hOme-moral, military and financial. The SUBJ
committee consists OF Gen. ROsecrans, Gen. Slocum.
MeSSrS. Murray OF Ohio Steele of Indiana, and
Cutchens OF Michigan.
CONTRACT FOR RECOVERY OF SUNKEN TREASURE
The Secretary of the Treasury has directed that
the contract made with George W. Thomas, OF New
York, for raising the wreck atthe British frigate
Hussar, which sunk In the harbor OF New York in
1880 be annulled, and thata new contract to raise
the vessel be made with MesSrS Bean q Hartwell,
ofsProvdence, RI, On the same terms 1t is repre-
sented that the frfgate contained about S. 100000
In English money when she sank. By the terms
OF the contract the government is to receive all the
relics and ten per cent Of al the money which may
be recovered.