Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-11-26
Washington News and Gossip
TOMORROW being a legal holiday no paper VII
be issued from this Office

Uc Soucu lTUm lDlS ONCE.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal reve-
nue., s19S, ,s9S; CUSTOMS $45S, ,423
CLERKS PAID THEIR SALARIEs.-Those clerks in
the departments who desired it were paid their
salaries for the month of November to-day so that
there might be no lack OF turkey to cheer the
thanksgiving board. All of the clerks that could
De spared were excused from duty this afternoon.
CIVIL SERVICE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. sixty-five
candidates for appointments in the departments
were examined at the civil service rooms to-day.
TIE AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT says that the
statement that the civil service reform law has not
oeeh apphed TO that department is not correct.
MEssRs. RosEcRANs, SLoCUM AND MURRAY, sub
committee of the House, arrived at Fortress Mon
roe yesterday TO investigate the southern branch
OF the soldiers home at Hampton. They will finish
their work to-day.
Samuel Gregg and Carpenter j. l. Thatcher have
been ordered before the naval retiring board for
retirement The leave Of Lieut. w. H. Nostrand OF
the navy, has been extended until April 1st next
Examined FOR RETIREMENr.-Lieut. E. s. Jacob
was before the naval retiring board yesterday for
examination for retirement, and Lieut. II. +. Reich
was before the board to-day.
TBE RESIGNATION of Second Lieut.. Walter R.
SCol 9th infantry, has been accepted by the Pres-
dent. to take effect June 1st 1885. and he has been
granted leave Of absence until that date.
LIEUT.. LEROY e. SEBRRE, signal corps, now on
duty at Fort Myer, Va, has been ordered to report
In person on December l. 1884. to the chief signal
omcer OF the army for duty in his office.
WHEN, IN 1876. there was strong suspicion in
many quarters that MIR. Tilden had been elected
President, Secretary Morrill, OF the Treasury, under
the impression 1t is said that his report would be
rppI1hlipan IA n
the treasury, Tor some years made his annual re-
port unusually long and full. The report of the
understood under the influence of similar motives
be very full, and review the financial affairs of the
government under republican rule. The reports Of
other cabinet officers will also be made OF char
acter appropriate for the closing OF the history OF
twenty-four years of republican administration.
REPORTED ACCIDENT TO Ex-MINIsTER SCHUYLER
Private advices received here from Athens state
that Mr.. Eugene Schuyler, until recently the Amer
lean minister, it is reported, recently met with a
serious "a accident M While taking walk in the en-,
v1rons OF the Greek capital he lost his way and fell
into pit filled with siaked lime, from which he
was fortunately extricated, but not without being
badly burnt. The physicians hope to save bis life.
No information upon this subject has been received
at the State department. Mr.. Schuyler was legtS-
lated out of Office at the last session OF Congress,
and was making arrangements to break up at
Athens and return to this country. A private let
Ter from him. received at the State department
only few days ago. stated that he expected to re-
turn home by the middle OF December.
PERsoNAL-Gen. j. W. Foster, q. S. minister to
Madrid, will sail from Liverpool for New York on
Saturday, bringing with him the commercial
treaty between Spain and the United States.
MIR. and Mrs. J. X. Upton have re-
turned to the clty.-Senator Voorhees, and Capt.
Quackenbush are at the Hamilton.-J. de Kalog-
rivof, OF Washington, was passenger by the cen
tral overland train to arrive at San Francisco ON
the 20th.-Capt. j. H. Merryman, superintendent
OF the life-saving service. is at the Ebbitt.-CoL
lngersolpS family have returned to the city after
prolonged tour on the Pacific cOast.-SenatOr
Dolph and family are at the NatiOnaL-Mr A. s.
Pratt returned yesterday from Bermuda, where
Miss Sophy Pratt will spend the winter.-Repre-
sentative Henderson, OF Iowa. is at the Riggs,
where he has engaged parlors for the WINTER
Cards are out for the marriage OF Mr.. Ernest May,
OF Washington, to Miss Jennie Lyon, OF Baltimore,
at the Memorial P. F. church, Baltimore, at ten
O'Clock Thursday morning. December 81.
Department Clerks who are Castin1