Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-11-12
Washington News and Gossip

washington News and Gossip
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY-Internal reve-
nue., s15o,ss customs, s57l ,615.
TEE REMAINS OF MRS. PRICE, the wife of Hon.
Hiram Price. the Commissioner OF Indian affairs,
| who died yesterday morning. after long illness,
| were taken Today TO Iowa for interment.
DISMISSED FROM THE ARMY.-By direction OF the
PRESIDENT, Captain Chas. B. Boyer, ninth cavalry
| was to-day dismissed from the army for conduct
unOecoming an officer and gentleman.
THE PRESIDENT arrived at the White House from
Soldlers' home at half-past one O'Clock to-day. He
Will probably confer with the Secretary Of War
this afternoon regarding the claim of Judge Adyo-
cate General Swain that the court-martial or.
dered TO try him is Illegal, for the reason that it
| should have been ordered by the general OF the
army instead OF by the President.
NAVAL ORDERs-Passed Assistant Engineer Geo.
| Cowie, jr., has been detached from the Hartford
and placed on waiting orders. The orders of Chief
Engineer Thorn Williamson have been so far modi-
fed that he Will not be detached from the Norfolk
navy yard until the 2Sth inst
FIRST LIEUTENANT Geo. W. Goethals. corps of
engineers, has been granted leave Of absence for
one month and fifteen days
LAMAR VS.. MCCULLOCH.-Mr George T. Curtis
and Assistant District Attorney Clark, Of New
York. counsel in the case OF Lamar VS.. McCulloch
now pending in the southern district of New York
waited on Secretary McCulloch to-day and took his
deposition In regard TO the case. This is suit
arising out OF an old cotton claim which was filed
In the Treasury department during Secretary
McConochs former incunbency OF that Office. 1t
Is the last OF a series Of cases instituted by Mr.
Lamar years ago. The trial Is set for Monday OF
next week.
FIRST AUDITOR REYNOLDS, in his annual report
recommends the creation Of bureau of miscel-
laneouS accounts, to remove the strain from exist
Ing bureaus, and an increase Of force In the de-
partment.
GEN. ScHoFIELD, commanding the division Of the
Missouri In his annual report, urges that measures
De taken for the relief OF certain Indian tribes In
the department of the Platte. He also urges the
necessity OF practical school for field artillery.
CIVIL SERVICE ExAMlNArIoNs.-A series of ex-
aminatons OF applicants for the departmental SER
vice at Washington has been arranged for the
month Of December for the west and south as fol-
iows:-Monday, December 1st, Des Moines, Iowa;
Mna Wednesday, December Sd. Omaha, Neb.; Friday,
18th, San Francisco, Cal; Wednesday, December
18th, Los Angeles, Cal: Monday, December 22d,
Fort Worth, Tex; Wednesday. December 24th, San
antonio, Tex, and Saturday, December 27th, HouS-
ton, Tex. Chief Examiner Lyman will go out to
take charge OF these examinations. There Will be
two grades Of examinations, the lower grade the
limited" for positions as cOpyStS, at salaries OF
from $40 to $500. and the general" for clerical
positions, at salaries OF 81 900 and upwards.
MONEY NEEDED FOR THE POSTAL SERv1cE-The
estimates OF expenditures for the postal service
during the fiscal year beginning July 1st, 1885, are
as as, follows: Of1ice of the Postmaster General.
General, s236s5,O 1.-THE principal items are: For
pay OF postmas@5ers ste s1s GOO 600; pay OF clerks in
ant Postmaster General, $50 294 269 the principal
items being railroad transportation SIS pos star
routes, s5,90O,O0O; railway postal car service,
s46sa 800 office OF Third Assistant Postmaster Gen
esai; slsss 400; office Of superintendent foreign
amount which will be provided by he department
from It's own revenues, nncluding 100000 from
money-oTder servlcel s51 6so estimated excess
eral treasury TO supply the deficiency inthe postal
revenue, s, ,s25, ,53s.
THE GUN FOUNDRY BOARD, appointed by the gov
ernment in 1883, and consisting OF Rear Admiral
Edward Simpson. U. 8. n, president; Capt. E. o.
Mathews, .: S. n; Col. 7; G: Baylor, ordnance
gineers q. S. A; Col Samuel S. Elder I'd o. S. ar.
ullery, and Lieut. W. H. Jacques, U. S. n, secre-
tary, met In conference in Philadelphia yesterday
u1acturers from all parts Of the country to inquire
into the best means to be adopted for the manu-
On sae oa sTars sas OF heavy guns
pected TO develop important results
COMMANDER BARTLETT's REPORT OF WORK IN
j. IL.
Bartlett, OF the photographic Office, has submitted
his annual report Of the operations Of that portion
OF the service Branch offices have been established
In New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Baltimore, New
orleans and San Francisco. which have done excel
lent work In verifying and correcting the charts In
use by sea captains. The number of official corres-
pondents has been increased, and through them
notices In ten foreign languages have been re-
ceived. Three hundred and eighty-Seven notices
TO mariners have been printed, 80 900 copies OF
them distributed gratutOuSly. He recommends
that few small steamers be placed at the dispo-
sal Of the photographic office, In order that addi-
tional surveys can be made. He also gives an in
teresttng account OF the work done In collecting
meteorological data, general photographic work,
etc.
PERSONALLY. Roustan, French minister here
and NJ. de Ia Chere, OF that legation, arrived in
New York from Europe yesterday.-Theo F. Wal
ton, Of New York. Is at the Riggs-Hon. Lew
Wallace, United States mipister to Turkey. is at
the Ebbitt-Representati Converse OF Ohio, is
at the Arlington.-Mr. Jesse SarviS has returned
to the city after four months visit IN Pennsyl-
Hooper, of Virginia, and
Hon. A. R. Boteler, OF West Virginia, are at the
Metropolitan.
The Alabama Claims Court.
JUDGE JAMES HARLAN TO BE PRESIDING JUDGE.
Judge Hezekiah G. Wells, OF the court OF commits
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