Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-05-03

THERE are xx5 new a0VeftCseanentS In The STAR
to-day.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-pAY.-Internal reve-
nue., $sl5, 97042 customs. $3.50, ,ss23
THE PORTSMOUTH, which recently arrived at
Newport with yellow fever on board, Will be towed
to Portsmouth, r. II. At the entrance to the harbor
OF that port there Is a small island with hospital
for contagious diseases Vhe sick men can then
be put ashore II necessary.
DEArh-The Navy department is Informed that
Medical Director George w. Codwise retired) died
at Wellesley Hills, Mass. yesterday.
MAJOR JOHN NJ. BACON, formerly on Gen Sher-
mans staff has been ordered to duty In the depart
ment OF Dakota.
SAILED ON THE THETIs.-Two seamen belonging
to the Alert sailed the ThetS They will be left
at Littleton Island, and win have charge of the
construction Of hut, awaiting the arrival Of the
Alert
DR.. J. F. BATES, chief Of the division Of issues, OF
controller Of the currency Office died of apoplexy
last evening at his residence.
THE PRESIDENT expects to leave for New York
next Wednesday, to be gone the remainder Of the
week.
THE DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE has
taken possession OF the premises on street, be
tween 18th and Ah streets, formerly occupied by
the republican congressional committee.
NAVAL ORpHRs-Chief Engineer Edwin Wells has
been ordered to special duty'at Reading, Pa Lieut.
D. G. McRitchie, Lieut.. r. E. Impey, and Lieut..
UuniOr grade) w. H. H. Switzerland, ordered to ex-
animation for promotion.
REr1RED.-Lieut. John j. Thomas has been placed
on the retired list OF the navy.
ENSIGN W. j. CHAMBERS, one Of the officers as
signed to the Alert was transferred to the Thetis
just before her departure from New York He will
rarn Hpl hos T1l~
charge OF the coal schooner OF the expedition and
conduct 1t to Upernavk.
BACK FROM NEW YoRK-Secretartes Lincoln and
Chandler, Admiral Porter, Surgeon General Gun
nell, Paymaster General Smith, Chief Constructor
Wilson, and Chief OF Engineers LOrlng returned
from New York last evening.
GEN. SwAIM's CAsE.-The court Of inquiry In
Gen. Swaim's case viii convene on Monday In room
Al, COreOran building.
SECRETARY FoLGER will 90 to Geneva this after
noon.
A BOND CALL To-DAY.-secretary Folger to-day
issued call for 100000 per cent bonds, to ma
ture June 80.
MINISTER FOSTER CoSTRADICTS BADEAU.-Mr.
Foster minister 10 Spain, says that the charges of
Gen. Badeau, late consul general to Cuba, against
the State department, SO far they relate to the
recent commercial agreement negotiated at Madrid
Tor the west Indian trade are entirely unSuStaned
by the facts.
EXPLORATIONS IN ALAsKA.-The U. S. revenue
steamer Thomas Corwln sailed to-day from San
Francisco for Alaska, with Lieut. Doty and party
who have been specially detailed by the Treasury
department to explore the river discovered last
year in Alaska by Lieut.. Stoney. The latter Ieft
three weeks ago in the schooner Ounalaska, under
government orders to continue his exploration of
the river.
" on CIR
following changes are ordered In the medical SER
vice OF the army: Major Anthony Heger, surgeon,
from the department OF Texas to the department OF
the east. Major John c. G. Happersett, surgeon,
department OF Texas to the department of the east
east to the department. OF Texas Capt PassInore
Middleton, assistant surgeon department OF Texas
10 the department OF the Missouri. Capt Egon A.
70 fh 81 Of the east
son, assistant surgeon, department Of the east to
the department Of California. Capt Alfred c. Cir
ard assistant surgeon department OF Dakota to the
department OF the Missouri. Capt. Joseph b. Cir
ard, assistant surgeon, department OF Arizona to
the department OF the east. Capt. John ID. Hall,
assistant surgeon, department OF Dakota to the de-
partment OF the Columbia. Capt. William R. Hall,
assistant surgeon, department OF the Missouri To
the department OF Texas Can't Thomas A. Gun
n1ngham, assistant surgeon, department of the
east to the department OF the Missouri First Lieut.
George McCreery, assistant surgeon, department OF
Arizona to the department OF Dakota First Lieut..
John j. Cochran, assistant surgeon, department OF
the Missouri to the department Of Arizona.
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