Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-11-12

SURGEON JAMES SIMPSON, U.S.A., retired,
dled yesterday at his residence in Baltimore, in
the sixty-ninth year of his age.
The FOREIGN MAIL DIVISION is arranging
win the United States and Brazil Steamship
| company to take on mail for Brazil and the
| A AIiantlc ports of South America at Newport
maGs M mef re-. the mail for Brazil has been
| nue up In Baltimore and New York The
PLopoSeu arrangement will expedite the mails
ifoin Inc southern states for South America.
| CHINESE LABoRERS DIsAPPEAR.-The collec-
tor Oh customs at San Francisco informs the
treasury department that number of Chinese
| Ia iaoorers who landed at New York in June last
~ transit 10 San Francisco. where they were to
SIhe the steamer for China, have not been
ueaiu from since their arrival in New York and
this supposltlon IL that they are concealed in
I,is country and have no intention OF leaving.
~ Is SAID at the Treasury department that there
are NO available funds which can be used to
trace them.
JAPANESE POSTAL OFFIC1AIs.-Postmaster
General Iasushi Koruna and Assistant Postmas.
Ter General Yashinor Takahaska, of Japan,
called at the Post Office department to-day and
pald their respects to the chief officials there The
HislIors spent some time inquiring into the
t WORKINGS of the department. They had an in
Perlntehdent of the foreign mail division. The
Japanese postal system was modelled after the
tnis CITY. In the opinion of officials of the de-
partment here the Japanese service is one of
i Inc pest regulated in the country. The present
Information as to removing postmasters for ''of-
1enslVe partsanship.'
NAVAL ORDERs.-Ensign Hugh Rodman, Or
| dered to the photographic Office; Assistant En-
glheer VS. Sample, to the Tennessee: Com
mander George w. Hayward to command the
9ulnnebaug per steamer of 2Sth inst; Lieut..
3. H. buckingham, detached from duty in the
bureau or ordnance and ordered as naval at
tacne at the legation at Paris, st. Petersburg
spector H. g. Billings, detached from duty at
the Morgan iron works and ordered to duty at
chester, Pa: Assistant Engineer w. B. Boggs,
from the Tennessee and placed on waiting or
defs. The orders OF Commander J. j. Read to
command the Quinnebaug are revoked and he
Is ordered to remain in command OF the Mich
igan.
MOVEMENTS OF NAVAL VEssELs-The Ten
nessee and Galena will sail from Hampton
roads on the 10th instant direct for Laguayra.
The BROOKLYN will be ready for inspection on
the 18th instant at New York.
ADJUTANT GENERAL DRUM has gone to
Greensburg, Pa, for a few days. Gen. Greene
is acting adjutant general during his absence.
COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE COLEMAN
yesterday delivered an exhaustive address on
the deleterious effects OF the manufacture and
sale of spurious dairy products before the ma
tlOnai butter, eggs and cheese convention at
Chicago. The convention agreed TO resolution
calling on Congress to pass a law prohibiting
the use OF coloring in the manufacture of Oleo-
margarine and forbdding the sale of that arti-
Gle as butter.
ARMY ORDERs.-By direction of the Secretary
of War Major James r. Roche, paymaster, is
relieved from duty in the office of the paymas-
ter general, to take effect November 80, 1885,
and will proceed to Fort Smelling, Minnesota,
ana report In person to the commanding gene
raj, department of Dakota for assignment to
duty. Leave of four months, from December
1, 1885, is granted Major VIM: A. Jones, corps
OF engineers gin. The leave of Capt. John s. Whar-
ton, 18th infantry, is extended three months
on surgeons certificate of disability.
DIsALLowED.-The second controller of the
Treasury has disallowed $3.50 in the pay &C
counts of Green B. Raum, late brigadier general
OF volunteers for service as such from March
I'd to March 31st, 1865, on the ground that he
was not entitled to pay between the date of his
confirmation, and the time he accepted his COM
mission.
acknowledgements Randall and fam
lily arrived in Washington for the winter
to-day.-W. NJ. Gait, of Washington, was in
Chicago on Tnesday.-,-Rev. Charles H. Jones
Crosby are at the Ebbitt.-Senator Pike has
been for several weeks confined to his home i'm
disease, and his condition gives his friends Sc
riOus apprehenSion.-Mr. and Mrs. Il. c. Rob
pms have taken rooms for the winter at 1882
mander woodward, ex-senator HILL Of Colo:
Gen. VIM. IL. +. Lee, of Va; Gen. w. w. Belk-
nap and Gen. Starring, of Washington, were
Mrs; Bland are quartered at the Evans house,
on + street. for the winter.-Baba Gopal Ne
nayak Joshee, of Bombay, visited the Post Office
department and called upon Assistant Post
master General Stephenson to-day.-Ex-Chief
Post Office Inspector A q. Sharp, may Or-elect of
Chattanooga, Tenn, is in the city.--Chief
returned to his duties to-day, after brief vaca-
ton in New York.