Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-10-31
Washington News and Gossip
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal re,
nue., 76,61O; customs, $3.50, 3,429

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS IO-DAY.-1nternal reve-
nue., $376,610; customs, 1858 429
BRAVE TARs REwARDED.-In addition to the
three men OF the Tallapoosa, who were rewarded
with medals for gallant service at the time that
vessel sunk. q number OF medals of honor for brav-
cry nave been awarded to forty other petty officers
and seamen.
LIEUT.. G. A. MERRIAM reported to-day for duty
in the photographic Office at the Navy department
THE PosT OFFICES ON ELECTION DAY.-Requests
have been received at the Post Office department
from several postmasters for permission to observe
the usual holiday or Sunday hours in opening and
closing their offices on election day. The depart
ment cannot consent to this, there is statute
authorizing such action, therefore all post offices
must be kept open as usual on Tuesday next
EXAMINATIONS FOR PRoMorIoN.-Jas. T. Smith,
OF the navy, has successfully passed his eXamina-
ton for promotion to be lieutenant. Lieut.. Com
mander G. R. Durand, Passed Assistant Paymaster
VIM. c. MCGOWAN and Ensign r. T. Mulligan were
before the naval examining board to-day as wit
neSSeS IN the case OF Lieut.. r. II. Mclean, who Is
being examined for promotion.
JUDGE GRESHAM received his commission as
judge OF the seventh judicial circuit Yesterday and
Immediately took the oath OF office
NAVAL CONSTRUCTOR P. c. HIcHBoRN, who has
just completed tour of inspection OF the navy
yards OF Europe, has been ordered to report to
struction and repairs He Will make a report to
the Secretary OF the Navy upon dock systems of
Europe.
GONE HOME TO voTE.-HoD. s. p. Rounds, public
printer; Harvey Roberts, OF the government print
ing office, and Major L. p Williams, OF the clerks
Office Of the District Supreme Court, left this
morning on the limited express train on their way
to their respective homes to vOte-the first named
at .Chicago, the second to Connecticut and the
third In Indiana
THE PROPOSITION TO CONSOLIDATE THE SCIEN-
TIFIC BUREAUs.-The Congressional joint commits
sion appointed TO inquire into the organization and
work Of the coast and geological surveys the sig
nal service and the photographic Office will proba-
bly, meet in this city November IL. The subject
has been under consideration by committee OF
the National Academy of Science, who will report
to the commission upon its reaSSembling. 1t is un-
dersto0d that their report, which has been COM
pleted, recommends the establishment OF new
government department, to embrace the signal ser
vice, the photographic Office, the coast and geo.
logical surveys, the lighthouse board, the naval
observatory and the army engineers work in the
matter or the improvement OF rivers and harbOrS.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Lieut A. B. Speyers has been
ordered to duty at the navy yard, New York; En-
sign Franklin Swift will be ordered to the fish
mission steamer Albatross, December /; Ensign E.
E. Wright has been detached from the New Hamp-
shire and placed on waiting orders
ASSIGNED TO DUTY.-The second lieutenants of
the army, who have just been appointed from civil
life, have been assigned to regiments and stations
as follows: Harry L. Hawthorne, 2d artillery, bat
terry ID, Washington barracks Edwin B. Weeks,
5th infantry, company 6, Fort KeOgh NJ. T.; VIII
liam Z. Wren, 10th infantry, company II, Fort
Bliss, Texas; A: p Burlington, 7th infantry, com
pany G, Fort Fred Steele, Wyoming; Charles l.
BeckurtS. 9th infantry, Fort Douglass, Utah; T. w.
Moore, I'D Infantry, company T. Fort Lyon, Col.
X. K Stevens, 23d infantry, company a. Fort Brady,
Mich; f. V. krug, Sth infantry, company +, Fort
Biddle, Cal: s. r. H. Tompkins, 7th infantry. COM
pany II, Fort Laramie, Wy; William NJ Blow, Jr.,
18th Infantry, company II, Fort Randall, Dakota;
j. L. Anderson. 10th infantry, company A, Fort
Concho. TeXas;R II Anderson jr 9Th infan try COM
pany K, Fort Mckinney, n. y; E. E. Benjamin, 1st
infantry, company X, Whipple barracks. Arizona;
William j. Pardee, 18th Infantry, company G, Fort
AssinabOne, NJ. T.; and c. W. PenrOSe, 11th infan-
try, company II, Fort BufOrd, Dakota.
PERSONAL. - Postmaster General Hatton, Mail
superintendent Thompson and Professor Gregory. OF
the Civil Service commission registered in Chi
cago on Wednesday.-Mr. John Davis, Assistant
Secretary OF State arrived at New York from Eu-
rope Observation-Disclosures Commissioner Arm
strong, OF the Interior department., has gone to
New York.-Harod c. McGrew and j. p. Walker,
OF Washington. were registered in Cincinnati yes
terday -Dr. L. L. Friedrich, OF this city, who for
the past six months has been studying at Berlin,
is now in the General Hospital at Vienna, making
skin and allied diseases a speciality. He was re-
Gently elected English secretary at the Interna-
tiOnal Medical Congress at Copenhagen for derma-
tology. He will remain in Vienna during next win
ter, and visit the hospitals OF Paris and London
before his return home next fall.-Mr E. J.Weth-
erell, OF the Abbott Opera Company, is at the Ar
lington-Naval Ensign Richard Il. Mulligan, is
at the Ebbitt-The value OF the 5000 volumes
presented TO Brown university by the late Senator
chief clerk OF the Interior department, left this
evening for his home In New York state to vote.