Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-09-12
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY.-lnternal
evenue, $413, 40: customs, s4S7 ,591.

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THE ABSENT CABINET MINIsrERs-secretary
whitney is expected to be at his desk on Mon
day morning. Secretary Endicott will return
sometlme during next week.
CHARLES P. GAur1ER has been appointed in
new pension building.
ACADEMY CLAss.-Assistant Engineer Fred
erick c. Rider, U. s. navy, whose suicide by
shooting occurred Thursday on the man-of-war
S,WaIara, as stated in yesterdays STAR, was
GlassInate Of Assistant Naval Constructor John
months ago while under instruction at the
H H: college, Greenwich, England. Ensign
f hdaer, Ike Shock, graduated with distinction
from the Naval academy. A New Orleans dis
Patcn reports that Ensign Rider, who was in
ms twenty-fifth year, was to have been married
north of the Swatara.
THE CONTROLLERS REPLIES TO THE ADMIRAL.
Second Controller Maynard has replied to
ADMIRAL Jouett's letter concerning the item Of
s4OO for official entertainments, in his acs
counts, stating that whatever the practice may
nave been heretofore, 1t is unlawful and cannot
ceives that any part of his salary is unjustly
wlthneld, Controller Maynard says litigation Is
open to him.
THE ACCOUNTS NOT TO BE REoPENED-The
second controller of the Treasury has denied
the motion of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
company that the accounts Of that company
lOr the transportation of soldiers and supplies
curing the civil war be reopened.
THEIR DESIGNATIONS ASKED For. - Gen.
Rosecrans. register of the Treasury, has asked
for the designations Of VIM. p. Ttcomb, as
sistant register, and Hartwell Jenison, Charles
NEAL, Arthur Hendricks, ]. H. Beatty and N.
- Walker, chiefs Of divisions in the registers
office. The register states that he has found
whose rQS1OnQfiOnS
asked are not in sympathy with him in the re-
forms which he proposes in his otdce.
INDIAN AGENT THOMAS ANSWER TO Hrs
AccUsERs-Mr. Morris A. Thomas, the recent
ly-appointed Indian agent, from Maryland, has
written paper as an answer to the charges
secretary Lamar, and recently published in
The STAR. The Baltimore american saws: It
IS understood that the paper denies in toto the
fraud at the polls were investigated and ig-
nored by the grand jury at the time. In regard
70 the charge of irregularity in stock business,
ne says that a trustee was appointed at the
Ime OF his fathers death, and the affairs of the
nrm satisfactorily settled. AS to the third
ms ms father applied for a discharge under the
bankrupt act, but he died before the matter
came up and he let it drop.
NAVAL BoARDS.-The naval examining and
retiring boards will convene at the Navy de-
partment October 1st The following officers
have been ordered to appear for examination
ior promotions: Lieut.. Commander F, w, Dick
ms, Lleuts. w. I. Burwell, and NJ. X. Schwenk.
RAPID WORK.-The large derricks used in
constructing the new wing of the State, War
and Navy department building are being raised
for the last time. The attic floor can be con-
structed without another change. This shows
the very rapid progress made in the cOnstruc-
t1On OF the new wing.
RECOMMENDED TO BE ASSISTANT REGISTER,
Gen. Rosecrans, register of the Treasury has
recommended the appointment of Roswell A.
Fish, of California, now in the District assessors
once, 10 be deputy register, vice Mr.. w. p. Tit
comb, and expects the appointment to be made
this afternoon. Mr.. TitcOmb has been reduced
10 a fourth-class clerkship.
DIsALLowED.-The second controller of the
Treasury has disallowed the claim of John II.
Grant, hospital steward, U. 8. A., for extra pay
for services as clerk at department head.
quarters, ON the ground that hospital stewards.
being enlisted for special duty, are not eligible
ior detail as CLERKS, and that any clerical work
they may perform must be considered as Incl.
dental to their other duties.
FORCE.-Third Auditor Williams has addressed
letter to the Secretary of the Treasury. stating
that as the result of the improved condition of
the business OF his office, and the fact that
greater efficiency has been obtained, he recom-
mends reduction in the clerical force The
law provides tor 15S clerks. There are now six
vacancies caused by resignation, four of which
need not be filled. The services of twelve more
clerks ei can De dispensed with without injury to
the public service, making a total reduction of
sixteen clerks. Third Auditor Williams has
secured Secretary Mannings approval of the
following dismissals, which are to take effect
from the 30th instant: In the 81 900 grade.
Andrew ]. Huntoon, of New Hampshire, and
Samuel H. Robinson, Ohio. 81 400 grade. Louis
6. Close, Georgia; Hugo Hiilsbrandt, North
Carolina; Seth A. Holton, Maryland. and
William Newell, Oregon. 81 200 grade, Thomas
Z. Clarke, Nebraska; Squire o. beaver North
Carolina; James Nj. Sparks, Tennessee and Miss
Mary V: Scott, Kansas; Miss Mary E. Kali,
born in the District of Columbia, but appointed
from Ohio. Charles d. Hudson, of Michigan.
who is clerk of the 81 200 grade in the sixth
auditors office, has been dismissed to take
effect from the 18th instant.
PERsONAL.-Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Arthur. of
Capitol Hill, have gone on visit to their old
home in Denver. Col.-Ex-Postmaster General
Frank Hatton, Marshal Clayton McMichael
and Hon. John A. KassOn, late United States
minister to Germany; were in New York last
Greek in the College of New Jersey, Princeton,
n. j., is in Observation-Disclosures. John Davis
has left Narragansett Pier for New York CITY,
Greenbrier White Sulphur Sprngs.-Capt. +.
v: Greene Is changing his domicil from West
Washington to West Point-Rev. ]. d.
is at Gen
ldent to-day.-Gen. B. F. Kelley and wife
leave tomorrow night to attend the reunion of
the army of West Virginia at Portsmouth, Ohio
Mr.. Kelley Resigns.
Mr.. A. NJ. Kelley was at the State department
to-day. He has formally rendered his resigna-
ton as minister to Austria, and it has been &C
cepted.
Military Question to Be Decided.