Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-09-08
FosfAAsTER GENERAL Villas expects to re-
urn to the city on Monday next.

w " washington Ine latter part of this week.
POSTMASTER GENERAL Villas expects to re-
turn to the city on Monday next.
IHE CATTLE MovING.-Gen. Miles telegraphs
from kiowa, Kan, on the Sd instant, that
ABOUT 7o,OOO cattle have been moved from the
cheyenne and Arapahoe reservations They
~ 70 ,oaldWell, Kiowa, and Western Kansas,
ana Montana.
A Posi- OFFICE RoBBED.-Acting Chief Post
Ofnce Inspector Maynard to-day received q dis
patch from Postmaster Brooks, at Barrie, Mass,
statlng that the post Office was broken into last
hignl, the safe was blown open and $500 worth
Oh postage stamps and $15 IN money was taken.
AMONG THE PRESIDENTS CALLERS to-day
were Judge Lambert Tree, the minister to Bel
GUM; First Assistant Postmaster General Ste
venson, Controller Maynard, H. NJ. Watterson,
North Carolina, and Mr.. Lowndes, of Washing
ton. Most of the above only called to pay their
respects res The President was at his office desk
Dy . O'Clock, where he was busy for an hour or
more: He was then prepared to receive callers,
but the army of Office seekers was conspicuous
~ absent. A renewed attack is, however daily
expected.
NAVAL ORDERS. Lieut.. Alexander Nc
Crackin, detached from the New York navy
yard and granted leave until September 3Oth;
ray Inspector Edwin Stewart, detached from
the Lancaster and ordered to settle accounts.
POSTMASTER MAGRUDER's ACCOUNTS AL
LowKD.-The accounts of Postmaster Magruder,
OF Brightseat, Md, for one quarter, which had
been held up for the past two years, have been
allowed by Sixth Auditor McConville, Post
Omce Inspector Henderson having reported
that there was no evidence of any collusfon be-
tween Mr.. Magruder and Col. Suit, as charged.
A SHORTAGE OF $1,2OO.-Thomas Hughes,
postmaster at Albuquerque, New Mexico, and
Assistant Postmaster Clark have been arrested,
shortage of 81 200 having been discovered in
the accounts of the office.
SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES AT ANNAPOLIS.
The following applicants for naval cadetships
have successfully passed the examination at
the naval academy in addition to those already
N. Bunker, John Prochazker, Wis; Geo. r.
G.. Long, W. W. Raymond, Mass; Adolph
Schaffer, H.; George w. Danforth and George
". Kirk, Mo-; George g. Mitchell, Ind; John 4.
The FIGHT FOR THE BROOKLYN MARSHAL
sHIP.-It is said that there is strong fight for
the Brooklyn marshalship, the contestants
being Col. Charles ]. Murphy, Col. Michael
Bennett and Alderman Kane. The term of the
present mbent, Marshal Tate, does not ex-
Pire until April, 1887, but strong pressure is
pointed before the New York election.
IOSoUhN ACIT1.-ASSleCA0LSU sur
geon Devan reports to the marine hospital blu
reau from Port Townsend, w. T., that fourth
attempt to fire that city proved unsuccessful on
Saturday and that the city is now under citi-
zens patrol.
SECRETARY MANNING has gone to work in
earnest after his vacation. He arrived in the
city at four o'clock Friday afternoon and at six
his private secretary and number of bureau
officers were with him, and he worked hard
until midnight He was at the Treasury early
Saturday, and worked up to twelve o'clock Sat
nrday night, stopping only long enough to eat
day and up to the same late hour In the night.
and was fresh and vigorous when he arrived at
MS ONCE yesterday morning. So busy was he
lunch until few minutes to three O'clock and
then he had a man on each side of his desk
taking to him while he appeased his hunger.
IhlS great press OF work Is not due to an accu-
mutation of correspondence during his absence
as there were not more than dozen letters
awaiting his personal attention. But nearly
every bureau officer had several matters hung
up, which he was afraid to act upon without
personal instructions from the Secretary. BY
yesterday afternoon nearly every matter Of
This sort had been considered, and there were
not more than two or three bureau officials the
Secretary had not seen.
STATE AND MUNICIPAL TAxEs.-various of.
fetal publications disclose the amount of taxes
levied and collected by each state and territory.
but none of them claim to furnish the taxes
levied and collected by the various counties,
townships, Incorporated towns and cities of the
country. Believing that this information, if
people, Col. switzler, chief Of the bureau of sta.
tlst1cs, with the knowledge and approval of the
Secretary OF the Treasury, has adopted meas
authorities of each state and territory. II sue
cessful, the statistics win be published by
authority OF the government.