Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-11-06

SECRETARY MANNING has returned to Wash
| ington from New York, and resumed his duties
| d. Tue treasury department to-day.
zen. HAzEN has gone TO Boston and Nam
1ucheI 10 superintend the laying of the signal
service cable which will connect Nantucket
isiaho With the mainland.
Mr.. TILDEN REJo1cEs-A Westchester man
VINO called on Mr.. Tiden just after the New
aork election says he found the American flag
hhStus oyer the Toof, and the "old man was
p ~ Pleaseq than he had seen him for years.
dI nUheu niteen years younger in the flush OF
ueIght aud excitement, and was going about
the house full Of lie and perfectly overjoyed.
THE MEDICAL MUSEUM BuILDING.-Col.
Ihos. L. Casey has made report to the Secre-
| tary OF War, in which he states that the con-
uaGt lor erecting the building for the army
meuica library and museum was awarded to
bright q Humphrey, of Washington, the lowest
| on the excavation, etc. on September 14th,
18th.
REAR ADMIRAL DAVIS, commanding the
Asiatlc station, reports to the Navy depart
| ment, under date of September 25th, Off Taku
september 18th, with MIR. DENLY, the U. S.
minister TO China, ON board, and anchored off
Inc mouth of the Pei-ho ON the 25th. After
llhulng the minister and making some neces-
sary repairs the Trenton would sail for Chefoo.
Admiral Davis reports that there were no new
cases Oh sickness on board the Ossipee.
n CONGRESSMAN BUYS NEwSPAPER.-A
| telegram was received in Washington to-day
| from st. Louis announcing that Representative
Glover, OF that city, had bought q controlling
interest in the st. Louis Republican. 1t is pre-
sumed here that the purchase is designed to
effect certain political ends local to ST. Louis
| and the state OF Missouri In the distribution
| OF federal patronage bitter factional contests
| have arisen in the Missouri democracy, and as
| the Republican is an old-established democratic
paper the new owners probably count upon
| making it of use to them in advancing their
| political interests.
SENATORS HAwLEY AND SEwELL, OF the
select committee on ordnance, are in the city
| to-day on business connected with the work of
! the committee. They have been at work for
| over year collecting information concerning
| the construction of steel guns and plate armor.
Senator lawley says they have not quite COM
pleteu their work OF Investigation, but that they
| have collected much very valuable informa-
Ton, both here and abroad, bearing on the SUBJ
!ect, and they expect to make a very satisfac-
! tory report. They will have their report ready
| IN December, he says, and he hopes Congress
Will do something this session for the defense
| OF the country.
| RECOMMENDATIONS OF CONTROLLER DUR
HAM.-First Controller Durham suggests, in
| his annual report, that some fixed period, after
| the right of the claimant accrues, should be
prescribed by statute within which a claim may
be brought before the proper accounting officers
for their action thereon, reserving the rights of
persons under some legal disability. He also
makes a general recommendation for in
crease in the clerical force of his office, and for
an increase in the salaries of certain of his force
| to figure commensurate with their work. The
report shows that during the fiscal year IS, 600
warrants, aggregating 81 ,6O4 975, Al l. were ex-
amlned, registered, and cOunterSgned, and
that 26,66o accounts aggregating $685. 81,
415, were received from the auditing officers
revised, recorded, and certified TO the register
ARMY ORDERs.-By direction of the President
| Major Lewis Merrill, 9TH cavalry, will report to
Major General Winfield S. Hancock president
| of the army retiring board, Governors Island,
New York harbor, and will hold himself in
| readiness to appear before the board for exami-
nation when summoned. The leave of Major
Ely Mcclellan, surgeon, is extended seven days.
The extension of leave of absence granted I'd
Lieutenant Samuel E. Adair, 5th cavalry, is
! further extended one month.
The CHINESE TROUBLES IN WASHINGTON
TERRITORY.-Gov. Squires, of Washington Ter
ritory, was telegraphed yesterday afternoon
| that the issuance of his proclamation calling
| on all the officers of the law to preserve the
peace of the territory and protect the Chinese
from all abuse, and asking all law-abiding citi-
zens who have the interest Of the territory at
| heart To assist in preserving its good name by
suppreSSlng the OutrageS upon the Chinese,
receives the unqualified appreciation of the
1t up with vigorous measures of precaution and
prevention.
THE FORTIFICATIONS BOARD, which held an
! all day session at the War Department yester-
day considering the result of the recent tour of
inspection OF steel works. adjourned yesterday
afternoon, to reconvene at the call of the presi-
dent of the board. In the meantime the special
committees of the board will give careful at
Itention to the respective branches of the work
delegated to them, with view of preparing the
| report OF the board to Congress. The board
| will be recOnvened some time next month
when the report will be formulated.
PANAMA's APPRECIATIoN.-Admir McCau-
! ley, commanding the Pacific station reports to
| the Secretary OF the Navy from bay of Panama,
| oct. 2:5, that few days previous Gen. II. Monto-
va general Of division and president OF the state
| of Panama, visited him on board the Hartford
| Gen. Montoya showed Admiral McCauley a tel
| egram from President Nuncz directing him to
call on board the Hartford to express the pres-
dents appreciation to the United States govern
| ment through the Secretary of tine Navy of the
| message of friendliness and interest given by
Admiral McCauley on his visit to the governor.
SENATOR GORMAN AT THE INTERIOR DE-
PARTMENT.-Senator German called on As
| sistant Secretary jerks of the Interior depart
ment to-day. There are 10 new developments in
Thomas case except that he has written on
| from Bismarck, Dak., for copy of the charges
made against him.
A VOYAGE AROUND THE HoRN.-The q. s. S.
| Bear, OF the Greedy expedition, in accordance
with orders received by Lieut.. Davis, her COM
| mander, from Secretary Whitney, will sail to-
morrow morning from Tompkinsville for San
francisco, by way of Cape Horn. On arrival of
| iieved as commander, and will return to WASH
| ington by rail. The Bear will go to Alaska, to
remain two years.
CALLED ON THE Observation-Disclosures Bay
ard, DR.. Gregory, Representatives Springer,
Townshend and Lawler and Gen. Whittlesey
the Indian commissioner called on the PreSi-
dent to-day.
NAVAL ORDERS.-Assistant Surgeon F. W.
Weber, ordered to continue present duties
till May Is, 1856; Lieut. John T. Sullivan de-
tached from the Brooklyn and granted six
| months leave.
Observation-Disclosures Lee, of Virginia, ar.
rived in the city this morning, accompanied by
| his two sons.-Rear Admiral and Mrs. Bald
! win have taken apartments at the Hotel Bruins
Shepherd, Of Washington, was in Chicago ON
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Miller, of California, is
suffering from the aSthma.-Dr. j. L. NJ. Cur
| ry, the new minister to Spain, sailed from New
York for Europe NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Hawley
and Sewell are at Willard's.-Hon. John NJ.
Francis late United States minister to Austria;
II. Maxwell Rowland and wife, and Ell Strong
manding the U. s. S. Despatch, is in the city.
MI .. L. Pruden, assistant secretary to the
President, has returned from u visit to his home
in New Jersey.
The New Department Building.
REPORT OF COL. THOS. L. CASEY.
Col. Thos. l.. Casey, in his report to the Secre-
tary of War on the operations on the building
for the State, War and Navy departments dur
ing the fiscal year ending June so, 'S5, states
that only the west and center wings OF this
building remain to be completed. The masonry
OF those wings was carried nearly TO the second
story floor by the close of the fiscal year and since
that time the work has progressed steadily and