Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-01-26


THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY is informed OF the
death at Boston OF Commodore F. B. Ellison IRE
tired, in the sgd year OF his age He entered the
navy In 1919, and was 63 years in active service.
WHY PosTMAsTERs ARE REsIGNING.-Since the
nrst OF the year an unusual number OF presidential
poSm tstefs have resigned assigning as the reason
that since the readjustment OF salaries their Of
nceS have not proved profitable. One postmaster
whose salary is s. SEQ per annllm claims that after
ne mas PAID all expenses of running the Office clerk
hic &c, he has only 81, coo left The additional re-
d,lctlOn has brought the salaries down to such
point that the offices have lost their attraction.
vi lhe eighteen designations recorded since the
first or the year twO-thirds assign this cause. In
sPe OF @ these objections howeyer it is not thought
that IL VIII be impossible to secure pOStmaSterS to
take charge OF all post Offices fast as they be-
come vacant.
Col. ROBERT C. MORGAN, for many years disburs-
Ing clerk of the Department of State, is lying dam
geTOusy ILL., and 1t Is feared Will not live through
the DAY. lie Is suffering from a complication OF
kidney troubles and rheumatism of the heart.
NEW BANK.-The controller of the currency
has authorized the First National Bank OF Alba
mosa, Col, to begin business, with capital of
s50,0C0.
THE DEXTERs BRAVE CREw.-Capt Eric Gabriel
son, commanding the L. s. revenue marine steamer
Dexter. has made report TO the Secretary OF the
treasury relative to the assistance rendered by that
vessel to the wrecked City OF Columbus, commend
ing in the highest terms the officers and men OF the
Dexter for their brave and gallant conduct that
occasion.
VESSELS TO BE SoLD.-The Secrtary OF the Navy
has directed the board of inspection to make an
aFpraisement OF the following named naval vessels,
with view to their SALE Niagara at Boston: Flor
ida, at New London; I:aWnCC. 1T Port Royal, S. c.:
supply, at League Island. and the Ticonderoga, at
New York All the above named vessels, except
The 11cond"ro"a, were appraised once before and
offered for sale, but not sold as one seemed
wiling TO pay as much Tor them as their appraised
value
DANGEROUS IMM!GRANTs.-The national board OF
heath has received information through the state
board OF health OF Illinois that a large Bohemian
Immigration into this country Is expected In short
time; that the immigrants must necessarily pass
t-fGut-i Prague where severe smallpox epidemic
Is now raging, and that large portion OF this i'm
migration Is destined Tor Chicago and the north
west.
CALLING or THE SECRETARY OF STATE-The
foreign affairs committee of the House Of Repre-
senfativeS called eserday in body upon the Sec
rotary OF State ana conferred with him rlat ton to
matter pending before the committee Afterward
iIrrt I WAS an informal tax, when Mr. Davis, Mr..
presented 70 the committee.
COMPROMISING CLAIMs.-The Solicitor OF the Treas
Ury has Recommended the acceptance of the offers
t. compromise The of the Union bank and the
Citizens hank OF Louisiana, for 81 800 and S1750
respectively. These are cases arising out OF the
cotton claim OF NObl0n and BellOcque, OF New Or
leans, which is now before the United States S,l-
pftlne court on appeal from the COurSt OF Claims.
THE COST OF THE POSTAL SERvrCE.-Returns
complied by the sixth auditor of the Treasury show
that The expenditures on account OF postal service
during the quarter ended September Goth last
a.noHnted to FL ,60t250 while the receipts aggre-
gated Si0,59o,SG7 leaving deficiency OF 81 O0 3S3
The deficiency in revenue is accounted for by the
fact that pCstnasterS purchased but small quan-
tty "t stamps during the quarter preceding the
Introduction OF the new twO-cent stamps with the
object or reducing their stock OF three-cent stamps
which would have been useless soon after the be
ginning OF the next quarter.
FERsoHAl--Ex-U. s Treasurer Gilfllan, now
IN business In New York, is In town,
Oh a short visit. - Senator Butler and
Re- resentative LIE Fevre were registered in
New York last evening" Ex-senator Bar
Lnin, OF Connecticut. mas been very Ill at Lime
RGrk Conn, but Is improylng.--EX -Sergeant-at at
Arms Huoke" was 1T the Capitol tOday-EX-
Representative singleton, of Illinois, is in the city,
-Repre-enlatiyeG Graves has returned after ten
days visit TO Missouri.