Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-12-16

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GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS .To-DAY.-Internal
revenue, 1858, Il; customs, 1881, $40.
ARMY ORDERs.-First Lieut.. Chas. c. Morri-
son. ordnance department., has been granted
SIX months leave OH account of sickness, with
permission to apply for an extension of six
mouths. The leave of First Lieut.. Nathaniel
MoiIe, second artillery, has been extended six
months on account OF disability.
AMONG THE PRESIDENTS CALLERS to-day
were Senators Maxey, Coke, Morrill,, Aldrict,
Brown and Evarts, and Representatives Gift
COCK, McAdoo, voorhees,, Stone MOI, McKin-
!ey,J. NJ. Taylor, White pa, Barnes, Kelley
Parker and Curtin, and the delegates to the
militia convention.
SECRETARY MANNING has gone to New York
| for a few days on private business, and Assist
ant secretary Fairchild is acting Secretary in
his absence.
NAVAL OKDERs.-Ensign Jas. B. Cahoon, de-
tached from the torpedo station and placed on
coast survey and placed on waiting orders.
THREE-oUARTERs OF a MINUTE LArE.-There
was but one tardy employe, a male clerk, re-
ported at the Treasury department this morn
ing. This being his second offense he was
summoned to The office of Chief Clerk Youmans
and requested to give an explanation. His ex-
cuse Tor being three-quarters OF a minute late
this morning was considered satisfactory, and
his record was made clean second time.
Pressing AN INDIANA MAN FOR THIRD
ASSISTANT z. NJ. GENEKAL-Iti is reported that
+. Z. Henderson, of INDIANA is soon to succeed
Mr.. Hazen as third Assistant Poslmas ter Gene
raj. MIR. Henderson was chairman vi the Indi.
ana state democra tic. committee and is sup
p3ftea sta tor the 10y the entire
Speaker Carlisle and Senator German were
to see the President this morning 10 urge his
appointment.
WEARING APPAREL NOT DUTIABLE IF NOT
IN EXCESSIVE QUANTIrIEs.-The Treasury de-
partment has notified the collector at st. Vim
cent, Mimi, that where ordinary articles of
clothing, not in excessive quantities. are found
in the trunk OF Ii traveller it should be presumed
that they are free of duty as wearing apparel
Notwithstanding the owner Is not present hen
A BOARD OF SURVEY, consisting of Lieut.
Col. Amos Beck with, commi,s:ry department.;
Major Chas. W. Foster, quartermasters depart
L.. n
has been ordered 10 meet at st. Louis, Decein-
Der 22d, to fix responsibility for loss OF clothing
and equipage by the burning ot the steamer
Bayou sara.
POSTMASTER AoU1LLA JONES IN TROUBLE
AGAIN.-Aquilla Jones, the postmaster of In
diinapoliS, is said to have run into the civil
service law again and is again in trouble. He is
now in the city. and the object of his visit is
said to be to explain to the Postmaster General
how he came to dismiss y lettcr-carrier without
proper cause. He is said to have dismissed u
letter-carrier because he was a republican, and
was consequently d .sta>teful to the postmaster,
and Mr.. Villas has called Tor an explanation OF
the matter.
PEACEFUL MISSION OF A SwoRD.-Among
the gifts that Lieut.. Scheutze took with him on
his journey to Siberia last summer as a recog-
milton of the services of Russian subjects to the
Jeanette survivors was n handsome gold
mounted sword, suitably inscribed and emf
i,; for presentation to MAJOR General Gle.
Yahusk On his arrival at st. Petersburg
1t. ScheutZe learned that Gen. Tchernaieff had
died and left no children. The sword Was there
fore lett at the United states legation there un-
til the President should decide as to Its DISPOSE
ton. The President directed through the State
department that If agreeable to the emperor
the sword should be placed at his majesty's
DISPOSAL Minister I0throp In a report 10 the
state department, dated November 9th, states
that he placed the sword at the disposal of the
emperor, through NJ. Giers, minister OF foreign
affairs, In an appropriate communication. Tue
emperor accepted IL through his Minister, con-
graduating himself ''tbat a Russian soldier, in
fulfilling IL duty commanded by humanity, had
at the same time the opportunity OF testilying
those sentiments OF sympathy which animate
all Russian officers towards American citizens"
and ordered it to be placed in the imperial
arsenal, where are collected the historical SOU
Venirs of special interest, where "it will remain
as u new pledge OF the friendly relations which
exist between the two countries, and to which
my august master attaches the greatest Value
PERsoNAL.-Mr. Brewster Cameron, who was
formerly connected with the Department OF
Justice arrived this morning at the Ebbitt. He
is engaged in the cat lie business in Arizona
Rev. Henry NJ StOrrS. III Orange, n. j.; ROches-
ter Ford OF St. Louis; Judge and Mrs. Stepen-
son Burke, OF Cleveland, Ohio, accompanied by
Mrs. Nellie Bolton, and Hon. VIM. w. Ker and
vile. OF philadelphia, are at the Ebbitt.-Mr.
Henry Polkinh0rn, who has been ill Tor two
months, was able to be ont tO-day.-Samuel
G. Ramage, Of Washington. was in San Fran.
cisco last Wednesday.-Mr George c. GOrham
has arrived In the city for the winter-AQuia
Jones, the postmaster at indianapolis, Ia at the
Ebbitt-The continued illness OF Gov. Albeit,
say he Is suffering from II cerebral difficulty.
Civil Service Commissioner Eaton is at
Wormley's.
COngressman.s Lot Not n Happy One.
A SAMPLE OF THE IMPORTATION THEY ARE
EXPECTED To FURNISH THEIR CoNsTIru-
ENTS.
An Indiana member of Congress, with bun
die of freshlyopened letters in his hand, yester-
day remarked: ''If there is anything in the
world that my people don't write to Congress
men about don't know what it is. Now, look