Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-01-14
Washington News and Gossip
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal rev
enue, $2lS, ,609; CUSTOMS S729, ,667.

ARMY ORDERs-The leave of Lieut. Col George
A. Forsyth, 4th cavalry, IS still further extended 90
February l. 1885. Major Alfred E. Bates, paymas-
ter. wiz report the honorable the Secretary of
state on detached service. William f. Tucker, fr.,
payInaScer, now on leave of absence in this city.
Will discharge the duties of Major Alfred E. Bates,
latter ON detached service The leave OF Major
David Perry, 9Th cavalry, is extended two months
Oh surgeons certificate Of disability. The leave Of
capt. trederick w Eiorey, assistant surgeon, L. s.
army, is still further extended six m 1nJhs on sur
geon's certificate OF disability.
THR CIVIL SERVICE REPoKT.-The second year OF
the existence OF the civil service commission ends
on the 10Th inst. The annual report to Congress
will be ready in few days. 1t will be more vol
luminous volume than the first annual report,
which really covered only six months OF the actual
operations OF the civil service law.
PRoMoTIoN.-Mr. Rounds, the public printer, has
promoted Mr.. James w. White, assistant foreman
of the Dindery, to the place of foreman of the
6indery, made vacant by the death Of j. Harvey
Roberts
NAVAL ORDEBS-Lieut Charles F. Emerick to
do duty in the photographic Office; Chief Engineer
John Lowe, to experimental duty at the navy yard
Washington; Passed Assistant Engineer r. r.
Lelicn. TO duty on the coast survey; Lieut. W. c.
Strong. detached from the Mimi sofa and ordered
10 the Marion; Surgeon j. w. Ross, detached from
the Lackawanna and ordered home for medical
treatment; Assistant Engineer q. N. Little, de-
tached from the coast survey steamer Gedney and
ordered to duty at the Worcester free school, Wor-
ceSter, Mass.
PERsoNAL-Chief Examiner Lyman, of the civil
service commission has returned from an OH .al
tour which extended from Texas to New Hamp-
shire.--Gen Thos. L. Rosser and family of Min
cago Ne,cs, are at WillardS-Mr.ByrOn Andrews
formerly Washington correspondent of the Chicago
Inter ocean, now OF New York, is in town on a
short vistt.-Col. c. E. Daley and wife OF Tucson
Arizona, are at 916 14th street.
Gen. Hazen's Charges Against Gen.
MCkeever.
LETTER OF THE FoRMER-No ACTION TAKEN ON TIE
CHARGES OR THE LETTER.
Gen. Hazens formal charges against Assistant
Adjutant General McKeever are accompanied by a
letter TO COL NV Sheridan, In reply to the opinion
OF the lieutenant general, expressed through Col.
Sheridan, that there was nothing In the informal
charges against Gen. McKeever warranting his
trial by court-martiaL In this note Gen. Hazsn
says that he cheerfully yields to Gen. Sherdan's
Wishes but that ''such publicity has been given to
that now make the charges formal. that he NAV
have an opportunity, If 1t Is thought best to refer
them TO him. to withdraw his Objectionable state
he may see ut to make. " Gen. Hazen disclains any.
thing personal to himself In what he( Gen
oid but ut seemed plain, simple duty alike men
or my command so careleSSly wronged, to q due re-
gard Tor discipline and proper sense OF what
Should actuate an officer OF the army that official
.Ui.o oo IahoI VI HIS dcllOnS. Gen. Ha4en tnen'
relates IN detail as ground for the charges the OBJ
]ectlona0e remarks regarding Lieut.. Greely's mis-
management OF the expedition and the action OF the
signal Office in mutllating the records to pre-
vent the public from learning unwelcome facts
which were published in interviews with an army
oincer In the evening papers last September.
upon lnqu1rng at army headquarters to-day
STAR reporter was Informed that Gen. Sheridan de-
sired to say nothing regarding the matter.
NO OFFICIAL ACTION TO BE TAKEN.
There Is every reason to believe, stated In THE
STAR some days ago. that no Official action will be
taken In regard to these charges, but that the
matter Will be dropped. THE STAR reporter
learned that the charges were not referred TO Gen.
McKeever for retraction or explanation OF remarks
aileged to have been made by him, as requested by
U n Hazen put 1t is understood that the charges
were referred back 10 Gen. Hazen without action
IL being the desire OF the War department to drop
the whole matter.