Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-08-06

Lieut.. r. b. Peck has been detached from the
swatara and granted six months sick leave.
REoRGANIzATIoN OF THE CIVIL SERVICE OF
THE NAVY DEPARTMENT.-The board of naval
officers, composed of Commander McCalla,
Lieut.. Commander Train and Lieut.. Bucking-
10 decide what course they will pursue in car
ry1ng out the instruction of the Secretary with
ana Navy department. The employees in the
department. now fear that the board will
recommend many changes in the clerical force.
WHISKY BONDED FOR NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ney General Garland, in reply to questions
| from Secretary Manning, has decided that in
the event that holders or owners of distilled
spirits on which the tax has not been paid shall
have failed within the seven months specified
In the bond to withdraw them in fact from the
dlSt1llery warehouse a forfeiture of the bond
follows, and the spirits are not protected there
after from an obligation for a domestic tax. The
effect of the bond while in force and before for
TEXTURE Is to free the spirits from such obligation,
put THIS effect ceases upon the forfeiture OF the
bond. AlsO that the spirits covered by cxpor-
tation bond, after the failure to withdraw them
and after the forfeiture of the bond, are liable
TO dlstraint, and that the condition OF the bond
having been broken by the failure to withdraw
the spirits from the warehouse, the right OF the
government TO proceed upon the bond Is UNI
questioned.
GEN. RUSSELL HASTINGS lila private
letter from the Bermuda Islands reports the
serious illness of Gen. Russell Hastings, who
lives there. He has had hemOrrhage of the
lungs. IN 1873 ne was married at the White
House. to Miss Emily Plat, the niece and
adopted daughter OF eX-Presiuent HAYES, He
was on the litter's staff in the rebellion.
PERsONAL.-Chef Graves, Of the Bureau of
Engraving and Printing, is at Newport attend
ing the annual meeting of the National Civil
Service assOciatiOn.-Dr. Geo. Il. Wallis, of
New York, and his daughters, Mrs. Fannie W.
Rheinfelder and Miss Barbara Virginia Wallis,
Neutrality-suspicious. inn fl,o
summer at Milford, Pike county, Pa.-Col.
Calhoun Mason Deringer and r. Calhoun
shortly return to their cottage at Atlantic City
for the remainder of the season.-Dr. 0. F.
presbrey, Of this city, delivered an address at
Hackett were registered in Boston yesterday
MIR. A. koebel and Mrs. b. Lockwood, OF this
city, were registered in San Francisco on the
3oth uit.-James l. Christy, deputy sergeant
alarms of the Senate, was among the arrivals
In Chicago on Monday.-Mr. Elphonzo
the past two or three days by illness, expects to
be out again soon.-Mrs NJ. A. Chew Mis-. c. H.
Lyman and tour children, Miss Lillian Hunter,
Flora Markward, Miss Bessie Reid, and Mr. s.
K Robbins and daughter. OF the Metropolitan
hotel, were among recent arrivals at Jordan
arrivals from Washington at the Waverly,
Ocean Grove. N. j., are Mr.. Geo. H. French,
Mrs: Susan kavanaugh, Miss Cornelia Kava-
naugh, Miss Alice kavanaugh, Mrs. f.. p. Good
rich, and Mr.. j. A. Duvall.-The following
Washingtonians were registered at the Seaside
hotel, Ocean City, Nd, on Monday: Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM: Nordlinger, Col. and Mrs. c. c. Casey,
Mr. and Mrs: b. Sinsheimer and child, Maurice
Barr. and VIM. FL. Babcock and fumily.-
man, New York, and Harry Weissinger, Louis
Vile, KY. are registered at the Ebbtt-R
Hazlett, l. NJ. Pereard, f. f. Hubball, and
Joseph c. Lee, wife and two children are
announced among the late arrivals at Cape
May.-Ex-Trea>nrer Jas. Gillian arrived ut
the Ebbitt this mOrnin Mrs. ID. f.. Cahili
children and sister, Miss Maggie V. OMeara,
are at Pincy Point, where they will remain
during August.