Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-09-03

The Ohio Campaign
GEN. RosRcRAxs WANTED TO rAKE rHE STUMP
The democratic state central committee of
Ohio has sent an urgent appeal % Gen. Rose
cranx register OF The Treasury. 10 come 10 the
aid Of the party I'm the pending campaign. In
the letter the chairman Of the committee begs
Gen. Rosecrans 70 respond. even n he. can only
make q few speeches. The chairman writes
That That ~ the democracy can win they will place
Ohio In the list OF reliable democratic states.
duties OF his Once are such as 20 render n
lmpossiole for him 20 give q positive answer NJ
p sesenr put That as soon @ practicable he will
suNse me committee whether or NOT he can
sAke part In the canvass.
COMMISSIONER ArxrSs Colonel oberiy. the
superintendent OF Indian schools, aud r. .
"oog, the chief of the finance division will leave
TOT New York this evening 20 inspect the Indian
supplies under the letting OF last spring.
ONLY FIFTEEN LErT OUT or EIaHrr-FouR
Grumblers at what they consider the dilstort-
ness OF the administration In making chauscs
cannot very well complain of the internal rev.
ehue service. There are eighty-fve Internal
revenue collectors under the present system of
organization of that service and OF these
seventy have been changed since Mr. Cleveland
became President. This leaves but fifteen OF
the old collectors I'm the service.
THECrvrL SERVICE COMMISSION have ordered
an examination AT Philadelphia next Monday
for positions In the postal serylca
A QUESTION OF CHEAP LUNcHEs.-,aerks
and employees of the Treasury department were
whispering expressions OF Indignation to-day
because of an order closing up all the lunch
stands in the building except one. IL seems
that IL has been the custom Tor several PARTIES
to keep lunch stands on small scale IN some
OF the hooks and corners Of the building. These
while the regular caterer demanded ten cents
An order issued to-day forbids anybody pro-
viding lunches except the one party, who Is
regularly authorized 10 supply the department.
with midday refreshments The clerks aud
employees complain that this order will compel
lunches as thew have hem ALE a., sele
get them Tor.
"CoMPARIsoNs ARE ODoRoUs An excur-
sion of colored people were doing" the Treas
ury department to-day, and after leaving the
cash room a burly colored man. who was evt-
IDENTIFY an ardent republican, said to those near
MN: what don tole you: DE las time I seed
dis Tres ny dem dar cages Ina dat room was plum
tull er money. ben de 'publicans was boss. Now
oe aiIninHcrats don cum In, and ye don't see
nary dollar in dsr"
UP WITH THE WoRK.-The committee M.
pointed by Secretary Manning that investi.
gated the pension work (auditiug pension
agents accounis) I'm the third auditors o<rioe.
reported the work twelve months behtnd. but
THAI proper diligence and application would en-
able the force employed to get up with the cur
rent work by November 18th This Mas the
condition of things when Auditor Williams
The Incumbent, took charge OF the office.
The accounts for the second quarter Iss3
were being examined. A new CHIEF of the pen
sion vision was appointed In June and the
work has been diligently prosecuted under his
direction until the Office II now up with its
current work two months earlier than the time
hNed 10y the committee. This has been accom-
plished without increasing the force. During
the months of May, June, July and August,
1854. I'D accounts were examined and settled.
involving Sl6,2 -, 5sO46. During the same
a. f,aT,se hsain
ployed, BIS accounts We're examined aud set
tied, involving s15,lo5,11s.45. The disburse-
ment last year Tor pensions was about sixty
five million dollars
The SMALL Pox AT Observation-Disclosures
received at the marine hospital bureau to-day
show that from August to August 29th there
were 694 cases OF smallpox and 222 deaths at
Montreal. Fifty-two OF these deaths occurred
on the last three days covered by the report
The CHOLERA AT MARsEILLEs - Consul
Mason, at Marseillcs. sends a report to the State
department on the cholera epidemic i'm that
city, in which he attributes this years vista
ton TO the neglect of sanitary precautions by
the authorities and the frightfully filthy con-
dltion OF portions of the city.
News Briefs.
There is fear i'm San Francisco of importing
cholera.infected raisins from Malaga.
The bill for ten. Grants funeral will be about
S2O0Oo, of which $4,000 is for carriage hire.
The Prince Of Wales was met at Stockholm
stSperudy ny Mig oscdr, WHO Auoct1Onately
embraced him.
A malignant case Of smallpox was unearthed
i'm New York yesterday.
Charles j. Anderson, of the LIST regiment Vir-
gtnia volunteers, OF Richmond, has been elected
brigadier general to succeed Gen. Fitzhugh
Lee, resigned.
Maxwell was arraigned I'm st. Louis yesterday
for the murder OF Preller, but at the request Of
his counsel the case was continued until the 9th
Mr.. Sewell, of New Jersey, returned from Eu-
rope yesterday much improved in health He
denies that the alleged interview with senator
Mcpherson at the Continental hotel In Phila-
delphia ever took place.
The Massachusetts prohibition state conven-
ton will be held in Worcester September 9th,
Mrs. Farris, another Of the persons who eat
toadstools TOR mushrooms at Shenandoah, Pa
died Wednesday afternoon, making the second
death SO far.
A war Of passenger rates from the south has
been begun AT Chattanooga, Tenn, by the
Western and Atlantic reilroad cutting rates 10
eastern points DO per cent.
Miss Nora Kelley, a sister OF Hon. A. NJ
Kelley, late minister 70 Austria, died at the
Convent Of Monte Maria, i'm Richmond yester-
day. Her religious name was Sister Mary
Joseph.
sptnster's Curious VIII.
The will OF Pauline Wilson, a spinster was
entered In the surrogate's office In New York
1t provides that she should be buried
MAINLY and that n dog and sayeral IA