Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-12-28

LIEUT.. G. C. TODD is ordered to ordnance in
struction at the Washington navy yard.
SECRETARY WHITNEY returned. from New
York Saturday night, and was at the Navy
department this morning.
A BIG DIFFERENCE IN THE BIDS. - Some
weeks ago proposals were offered for the re-
moval of the Golfer dam of the dry dock at the
Mare Island, CAL, dry dock. The lowest bid
made for the work was $39, $50. 1t was rejected
ar 0s Te
ment has been informed by telegraph that the
lowest bid under the new proposals was $751;
600: The difference in the amounts looks to
the Navy department officials as If there was a
scheme on foot to make a good thing out OF the
government.
CONTROLLER CANNON said to-day that he had
not yet resigned his position as controller of
the currency.
THE LEAVE of Post Chaplain George w. Simp-
son, U. S. A, has been further extended one
month for disability.
CARP FOR ILLINOIS STREAMs.-Fish commits
sion car No. 8 will leave Washington tonight
with carp for rivers of Illinois. The following
streams will be stocked: Rock, Fox, Hender-
Little Wabash, and some tributaries OF the
Mississippi in central and southern Illinois.
THE PRESIDENT and Miss Cleveland attended
the morning service at the First Presby terrain
church yesterday.
ENTITLED TO THE BoUNTY.-The second con-
troller has decided that soldiers honorably dis
charged for promotion are entitled to the bounty
provided for in the act of July %, 1861.
CoNscIENCE-One-half of a $500 legal tender
note was received at the Treasury department,
in an envelope postmarked New York, with
the following letter: Restitution, Internal
number OF bill. More later" The remainder of
the mutilated bill came to hand to-day from
New York with the briet explanation "Resti-
tuition. Other half sent previous" The money
will be credited to the conscience fund.
BILLS AppRovED-The President has ap-
proved the bills granting pension to Mrs.
Grant and for the removal of the political disa-
bilities of Gen. Lawton, of Georgia
MONEY ORDERS TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES
Or. Mcdonald, the chief of the money order
office, states that large amount of money had
to be sent to England recently to make good
the balance of the money order business be-
money sent out from this country to England
and Ireland than is returned, and the same Is
true of Italy. In the case OF Japan, where the
money order system has recently been intro
duced, more money comes to this country than
Is sent away, for the reason that the japanese
subscribe largely for American newspapers.
habit OF sending money home to their friends,
as the English, Irish and Italians do.
ARMY AND NAVY SIGNALING.-Commande
". b. Hoff aud Lieut.. w. H. Reeder have been
ordered to confer with Gen. Hazen, chief signal
officer, for the purpose Of securing for the navy
the adoption of a more desirable code of signals
than the one in present use, and to insure uni
formity of practice in the army and navy SER
vice.
INDIAN ALLIES OF THE MORMoNS.-No
further information has been received at the
War department about the reported Indian
troubles in southern Utah and Arizona, which
necessitated ordering troops to restore quiet. 1t
is stated at the department that the troubles
are not new in any way, but the main object In
having troops on hand is to keep the mail routes
open, which the Indians have been trying to
close. This. it is thought, will have a very
Quieting effect. Department officials have no
doubt that the Indians are in sympathy with
the Mormons, and the opinion is expressed that
should the time arrive when the Mormons re-
sist the government by force, they will receive
the assistance OF at least three thousand Ute In
dams.