Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-09-04
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal
revenue, $780, s6; customs, $76s, 2O2.

-sAsAN"n>A nECElPTS IO-DAY.-luttEuAA
revenue S43o.Os6; customs, s76s, 2O2.
The Navy department hasbeen.notified of the
arrival OF the U. s. training feet at Newport.
The Presidents RErURN.-The President
returned TO the Prospect House in the Adiron-
uacks, wednesday night, and q dispatch from
sneie says 1t is expected that he will remain
u aIt oaturday rning when he will leave Tor
Aioahy ana Washington, via Plattsburgh.
REsCINDED THE ORDER.-The Acting Secre-
tary OF the Treasury has rescinded the order
recently prepared by the register in regard to
Tue transfer of United States bonds which re-
qu!red as condition precedent to the issue to
any trustee, executor, administrator, guardian,
&C, that the beneficiary shall be named in the
*ppiicaton and in the assignment Of the bonds.
PASSED THE ExAMINATIoNs-F. P. Magru-
ger, OF Mississippi, and John B. Seelye, OF New
1ork, were yesterday successful in the physi-
cal examination for naval cadetships. They
May.
The WYANDoTrE was towcd by the tug May
mower yesterday to City Point, Va, and will be
commission.
COMMISSIONERS GOTHAM, of the Agricultural
department., left for st. Louis last evening,
having received dispatch yesterday inform
ing him OF the death Of his son Frank in that
city OF consumption. The deceased was
twenty-fOur years old.
LIEUT.. SCHEUTzE, U. s. n, has arrived at
1omsk, Siberia, en- route to YakOotsk to dis
tribute re wards among the Siberian natives who
aioed the Jeannette survivors.
The ADMINISTRATION A UNIT AGAINST Sill
VER.-Secretary Manning yesterday afternoon
met a small party of bankers in the Treasury
building, New York. The bankers gathered the
assurance from the interview with secretary
Manning that the administration was a unit in
desire to abolish the silver coinage law at the
next session OF Congress.
FOURTEEN PASS, BUT ONLY SEVEN CAN BE
ACKNOWLEDGMENT candidates for the rev.
enue marine cadetshps have passed satisfac-
tory examinations, but as there are only seven
vacancies, the seven having the highest aver
ages Will be selected. The successful candi-
dates are John b. Hull, Va; Stanley NJ. Lam
worth T: Bertholf, N. V; Gordon II. Wilcox,
Penn; Richard o. Crisp, Md; and VIM. d. +.
Jacobs, Md.
NAVAL ORDERS.-Lieut. Commander John
Schouler has reported his return home having
been detached from the Lancaster July "a, and
mas been ordered to duty at the naval academy;
Assistant Paymaster L. z. Kerr has been de-
tached from navy yard, New York, and placed
on waiting orders; Passed Assistant Pay master
VIM. q MCGOWAN has been ordered to the navy
yard, New York.
No NECESSITY FOR FUM1GAr1NG THE LET.
Az PoSeAAooVCI ScucTtl Vi CtQdua mas
informed Superintendent Bell, Of the foreign
mail service, that in his opinion there is no ne.
cesslty Tor fuingatfng mail matter coming to
this country from Canada, as there are not
enough cases OF smallpox in the Dominion to
warrant it. The authorities of the marine hos
pital service, who had been charged with q
supervision of the proposed disinfection, have
been notified accordingly.
PROPOSED INSPECTORS OF CoNsULArEs.-
Secretary Bayard will recommend in his an
nual report to Congress that four inspectors of
consulates be employed at salaries of 81 900
per year, with allowances for travelling ex-
penses not to exceed SIC, 600; one to be sent to
China and the far east, two more to Great Bril-
Tain ana the continent OF Europe, and the
fourth to cOnfine his labors to the countries of
North and South America. This idea was sug-
gesteo Dy the facts set forth in certain reports
that some OF the consuls were in the habit of
selling consular certificates to importers in
blank SO that they might effect an under valu-
alton OF their goods, and that other irregular
tiles were committed.
LEAVES OF ABSENCE IN THE DEPARTMENTS
In the early part Of the year so few leaves of
absence We're asked for by the government en-.
ployes that 1t was thought the year would be a
remarkable one in that respect. During the
past past two months, however, the lost ground has
ohcials told STAR reporter to-day that he
thought fully as many leaves would be granted
this year as lsss. In that department last year
there were 5000 leaves Of absences granted
and up to the first of september this year, GOD
have been granted. 1t is probable that as dur
ing the month Of September and October q
great many leaves are granted, that the total
number will be fully up to that of last year. The
only dinerence In this respect between this
granted at a time.
THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION for the Adj
vancement of Science, which has been in ses-
sion during the past week, adjourned sine die
On tuesday, September LIST, to meet in Buffalo
August 9Th, 1855. Among those who were
reaows Oh tne ASSOCIATION at the present
servatory; DR.. Daniel E. Salmon, department of
agriculture at Washington; DIR. Thomas Taylor.
Washington; MIR. James Stevenson, of Wash.
ington; Mr.. Francis La Flesche, of the Indian
Snlsan ss a. a. W. bXOdgss and
present from Washington were Prot. E. B. FL.
liot Prof Hardness, ]. owen Dorsey, Dr. Thos.
cssss MIN m ESofa 1 bTylos Mis-
Eaton. Mr. Henry Farquar Prof 81. NJ Paul. X
8 5; woodward, =: "; Whey. +. L. scribner, D:
we're made Fellows OF the association, viz:
Miss Helen G. Abbot, Mrs. VIM. Boardman
and Mary E. Owens. The ladies who read
Philadelphia; Miss Fletcher, Of Washinstso .,
and Mrs. Wolcott OF Cambridge, Mass.
''THE QUESTION OF CHEAP LuNcHEs."-Isaac
F. Norman, proprietor of the Treasury restau-
rant, writes to say that the article in yester-
uoy SAAh uuueI tuc ABOVE C0pLlOn is 1nCOr.
rect. He says that 1.-THE present caterer has
never charged ten cents per cup for either tea
or coffee; but Is bound by his permit to furnish
all articles offered at reasonable rates." and
mentions sandwiches five cents each, and tea
coffee, or chocolate, five cents per cup.
ALLEGED VIOLATION OF CoNTRAcr-The
Treasury department has rejected about sixty
thousand pounds of paper prepared by the Bal
four paper mandatory at Philadelphia, under
contract, for internal revenue stamps The gov
eminent contracted to pay seven cents per
pound for paper made according to certain spe-
cihcatiOns, but the government inspector re-
ported that the paper made contained wood
pulp which was In violation of the contract. =
VENEZUELA HONoRS GRANTS MrMoRY.-
The minister at Venezuela has telegraphed to
the State department detailed account of the
honors paid to the memory of Gen. Grant by
the Venezuelan government. The flags ON all
public buildings were placed at halfmast for q
period Of ten days, and minister of Exterior
Relations" by executive decree made an off,
cial visit Of coincidence TO the American lega-
ton.
PERsONAL.-D. p. Mccartney, chief engineer
U. s. N, is at North Conway, N. H.-Control-
Ter Cannon, ex-Controller Knox, Count A. De
Paresta, Of the italian legation, aud Walter v.
terday.-Among the Washingtonians stop
Mrs. Dr. George ]. Pritchard Miss Harvey MB.
g r. dali rr,Sfo n.