Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-10-09
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
TIE SUPPLEMENT OF THE EVENING STAR
Today contains an article on the special de-
livery service, the hearing in the case of the al
ieged Italian counterfeiters; the trouble about
teachers salaries, the joint debate in the Ohio
campaign. Ira Davenport's letter Of accep-
lance, and news by telegraph. The advertise
ments are classified as follows: Auction Sales,
WOOD and Coal, Summer Resorts, Books, Fam.
| lily Supplies, Gentlemen's Goods, Financial,
proposals, Dry Goods Ladies' Goods, Pianos and
organs, Medical, SpeciaIties, Dentistry, House.
furnishings, Sewing Machines, Steamers, Pro-
| fessional, Undertakes, Potomac River Boats,
Railroads, Attorneys, The Trades.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-1nternal
revenue, 1874, Ill; customs, $685., PA.
FoURTH-CLAss PosTMAsTERs.-The Postmas-
ter General to-day appointed the following
named fourth-class postmasters: In Massachu-
setts-John r. Briggs at Sheffield; in Illinois
L. l. Sacriste, at La Grange.
CoNscIENcE.-The United States Treasurer
today received through the Rev. John A. Nc
Cullom, pastor Of the Church of the Sacred
Heart, Brooklyn, N. Y, the sum of 81, to be
placed to the credit OF the conscience fund.
|: GEN. HAZENs RETURN.-Gen. Hazen, the
third assistant postmaster general, returned
to day from his vacation. He found an insur-
MS executors upon his arrival, the cause being
paragraph in paper that he had myster-
lously disappeared.
NAVAL ORDERs.-The orders Of Paymaster
D. p. Wight to the Adams have been revoked on
account Of indisposition; Lieut.. r. B. Peck
granted six months leave with permission to
visit the Sandwich Islands, Passed Assistant
Engineer l.. w. Wooster, detached from the
Saratoga and placed on waiting orders.
Col. THOMAS F. BARR, deputy Judge advo-
cate general, and Col. Asa P. Blunt have been
appointed by the Secretary of War to repre-
sent the Fort Leavenworth military prison at
the meeting OF the National Prison association
to be held in Detroit from the 18th to the 2ist
instant. Col. Barr Is one of the commissioners
OF the military prison, and Col. Blunt is the
commandment
THE Navy department is informed of the ar
rival of the training ship Portsmouth at Fort
ress Monroe from Newport.
AMONG THE PRESIDENTS CALLERS to-day
were Secretary Endicott, Attorney General
Garland, Senators Harris, Morgan, and Cock
rell, ex-senator Eaton, Representatives, Curtin,
Taylor, Tennessee; Healey, and Niece, Rev. ].
b. English, Baltimore F.. w. Roberts, Maine;
fap sora,a Meade u M
Maidhof, New York, and M. G. Paul
Wh1 he Is FOX DlSMISSAI.-
The postmaster at Beaver Meadows, Chenango
county. N. u, was allowed to keep his post
office in a store owned by his uncle upon pay.
ment OF half of his salary for the privilege. The
uncle who lived in New York city and manu-
iactured patent medicine, saw an opportunity
to increase the receipts of the postmaster and
consequently swell his own income by mail
he BeaVsr and dce TIES &c
this proceeding was to increase the postmasters
salary from $40 a quarter to about S11O. But
attention of the Post Office department. and as
a result the auditor has been directed to re-
coup the excess of salary, and the postmaster
has been recommended for dismissal.
THE PATENT OFFICE NEEDs.-The commits
sioner of patents Mr.. Montgomery IL preparing
his annual statement for the use of the Secretary
Of the Interior in preparing his annual report,
which shows the operations of the Patent office
during the past year. The receipts from patent
fees indicates steady increase for each month,
and the average is about 100000 per month.
The commissioner is in favor of provision of
law allowing the office to expend the entire re-
t ts II NEEDED for carrying on the business Of
not be compelled to pay the expenses of An ex-
aininer when IL is necessary for one to leave
the city to investigate the merits of patent
CHANGES AT THE NORFOLK NAVY YARD
Commander E. NJ. Schoonmaker in charge of
the equipment department, Norfolk navy yard,
will be ordered to sea in a few days. Lieut..
commander T.. w. Watson will be ordered to
the equipment department., and Lieut.. Com.
mander f. s. Houston to the navigation depart
ment. Commodore Trusken, the com andant
Oi the yard, will not be detached until early in
March, when he will be retired.
FLEET OF WAR VESSELS IN NORFOLK HAIR
BoR.-The U. s. s. Alliance, at the Norfolk
navy yard, will be out of commission until
repaired. Inside of a week the Alliance, Sara
tOga. Portsmouth. jamestown, Swatara and
fantic will be at the yard. These, added to the
lrigate franklin, torpedo boats Fortune, May
flower and Speedwe and the unserviceable
ships, will make a respectable showing of war
vessels, larger than for years past.
court-martial assembled at the naval academy
yesterday, with Commander Elmer as presi-
dent, to try Naval Cadet Ralph Bailey, of the
fourth class men were examined, and an An
napOlis dispatch says it is said their testimony
left no room for expecting other than O verdict
ofguilty.
PENNSYLVANIA POLITICIANS SURPRISED
The appointment of H. B. Plummer, as naval
officer at Philadelphia, yesterday, was a sur
prise TO all the Pennsylvania politicians except
Scott, OF Erie, and there is said to be consider-
BILE dissatisfaction over it.
THE MEMORIAL STONE FROM OREGON for the
Washington monument is now on its way to
Washington. Although several states have
expended more money for their memorial
stones than Oregon, 1t is believed that none yet
received at w aShingtOn will surpaSs this one.
Judging by the photograph and description
which were sent in advance. 1t consists OF three
kinds OF Oregon stone. The stone itself is a
ORR nit 10 San hnari ing ffof