Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-06-10
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal
5000, ass; customs. S594G41.

Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal
revenue. S2OO,45S: customs. S594,G41.
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATIONS will be held
as follows: For mechanical and topographic
dTaughtsmen and copyists of drawings, at the
civil service rOoms Washington. Tuesday. June
80; for proof-readers, at the same place W ednes-
day. july and ;or assistant examiners for the
Patent Office, Thursday, July =. Examination
of all the above-named classes will also be held
July at Boston, Albany, New York and Phila-
deipha Similar examinations will be held at
several points not yet fixed in the west. All
these examinations will begin at 8 a.. IN.
AMONG THE PRESIDENTS CALLERS to-day
were Senators German. Wilson and Pugh; Rep
resentatives Bragg, Wilkins, Hopkins, Curtin,
Sowden, Riggs, Hill, Compton, Ward Qll)
Townshend, Tucker and McAdoO Geo. {. Cor
ham, Jno. Pope Hodnett, of Chicago; Judge
Evans, Ottawa, ILL.,; JnO. T.. Ashe, Albany;
Judge Lambert Tree, Rev. Chas. ID. Andrews,
ONeill Port Huron D. H. Thing, Maine; Dr. $.
X. WeleS, Waterloo. n. y; John Hay, MINI.
j. IL. Shaffield. Ala: and Gen. j. Irwin Gregg.
THE Navy department is informed of the ar
rival Of the T. s steamer Pensacola at Madeira
on the 10th inst.
GEN. GRANTS PREsENTs.-Col. r. N. Batch
elder, deputy quartermaster general, left
Washington last night for New York to receive
and bring to Washington the testimonials and
presents received by Gen. Grant at home and
abroad, which were presented to the govern
mentby Mrs. Grant Col. Batchelder was spec
tally selected for this duty by the secretary of
Nara few days ago. 1t has not yet been de-
cided where the presents will be permanently
placed.
A CoLORED DELEGATION from Baltimore
called upon the President to-day and recon-
mended the appointment of VIM. Williams of
Baltimore as minister to Liberia.
THE WALES CoURT-MARTIAL.-Surge Jos
b. Parker was before the Wales court-martal
to-day, and testified regarding the methods of
doing business while he assistant chief of
the bureau of medicine and surgery, previous
TO DIR. Wales term.
New RULES FOR THE WAR DEPARTMENT.
Secretary Endicott has issued the following or
der for the transaction of business in the War
department: Reception of members of Congress
and ali persons not officers of the department,
between 10 and IL O'Clock; reception OF heads Of
bureaus and officers OF the department having
business with the secretary, from 12 until ;
o'clock. From 5 to 4 o'clock ali persons will be
excluded, and heads of bureaus and officers of
the department are requested not to call: un-
less specially invited. On Saturdays no visitors
will be admitted except heads OF bureaus and
officers of the department.
On DUTY AT ANNAPOLIS.-The following
naval officers are detailed for duty at the naval
academy during the summer vacation as o1li-
GERS in charge: Lieuts. Albert Ross, E. II.
Gheen, r. r. Jasper, A. c. Dillingham;, Ensigns
W; F. Fullam, II. 5; Knapp, from June to
July 15; LieutS. Uriel Sebree, w. J. Barnotte,
w. II. Turner, c. d. Galloway, c. II. Miles,
Ensign r. c. Smith, from July Is to August
II. o. Rittenhuse, c. W. Bartlett, Ensigns A. c.
Hodgson and John Hood, from August 19 to
September 80.
A NEW CANDIDATE FOR PUBLIC PRINTER
has appeared in the person of Mr.. Geo. Clark
of st. Louis, and he is accompanied here by Mr.
Witter, president of the International Typo
graphical Union. Mr.. Clark has the indorSe-
ment of Senator Coclrell Representatives
O'Neill and Glover. Superintendent Bell, of the
foreign mail service, and other prominent Mis-
souri, democrats.
DIsBARRED.-James F. Lingafelter, of New
ark, Ohio. has been disbarred from practice as
attorney before the Interior department..
PAPER ON WHICH GOVERNMENT NOTES AND
SECURITIES WILL BE PRINTED.AThe Secretary
of the Treasury has approved the recommends
tiOns of the commission on the selection Of
paper on which to print government securities.
Hereafter the paper on which the national
bank notes, United States notes and certificates
will be printed will be of bank note quality,
with a single blue silk thread running through
each note or certificate. Similar paper, with
one or more blue silk threads, will be used for
other government obligations, except checks,
drafts and stamps. Checks and drafts are to be
printed on the same kind of paper, with either
rer of the United States may decide. Hereafter,
also, the final seal will be placed on the notes
under the direction and in the office OF the
Treasurer, instead of at the bureau OF engrav-
ing and printing, it being regarded as indispen-
sable that this imprint should not be made in
the building where the securities are executed.
AN ABsCoNDISG POSTMASTER ARRESTED.
The postmaster at Paragould, Ark, who alb
seconded, leaving shortage in his accounts, the
amount of which is not yet known, was ar
rested yesterday in st. Louis.
THE RECENT ORDER of Secretary Lamar
prohibiting the making public of changes in
the clerical force Of the Interior department
has been rescinded.
NAVAL ORDERs-Lieut Commander T. A.
Lyons, ordered to duty in the bureau OF navi-
CATION; Surgeon NJ. l.. Ruth, to duty at the
Washington navy yard: Passed Assistant En-
gineer VIM. l.. Bailie, ordered before the retir
ing board; Medical Director J. S. DUNCAN de-
ordered home: Surgeon Daniel McMurtrie, de-
tached from the Washington navy yard, and
ordered to duty at the naval hospital, iokohO-
ma, per steamer OF the 27th inst.
PERsONAL.-Senator Logan went over to New
York last evening. on the congressional train.
Prof Newcomb will shortly go to Europe on
six weeks leave of absence.-Miss Minnie
Eheridge, who has been spending several
months here. left for her home in North Caro-
lima last Saturday.-.Mrs. John J. Knox and
where they have taken the same cottage they
occupied last year.-Col. Geo. b. Corkhill, Of
Washington, was registered in Chicago on Mon
day.-Mrs. Chapman Coleman, of Kentucky,
and her daughter Eugenia, are registered at the
National;|It Is said that Mr.. John Russell
Young will, on his return to this country from
China, join the editorial staff of the Philadel-
phia NeUs.-Prof. Hilgard, superintendent of
the coast survey, and Senior Batres. minister
for Guatemala, were registered in New York
last evening.-PrOf. Hartvig Nissen has been
appointed vice consul of Sweden and Norway
for this city.-Hon. Boyd Winchester, the
new United States minister to toSwitzerland, will
sail for his post of duty. from New York to-
morrow, accompanied by his daughter and a
daughter of Hon. Henry Watterson.-HOn.
John G. Schumacher. of Brooklyn, is at the Ar
lingtOn.-Dr. j. f. w. Thompson, the new
rNinister to Hayti, sailed from New York for
Port au Prince yesterday.-Mr. Launt Thomp-
son, the sculptor, is in the city.
The Clark Investigation.
TWO NEW OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES IN BE-
HALF OF MR.. CLARK.
In the Clark investigation yesterday Colonel
jackson introduced on behalf of the stonecut-
tiers two new specifications against Architect
Clark, the first being that while under salary