Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-03-10
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS Internal revenue
$244, 342; customs, S243.O22,

IAMPERING WITH A BAG OF SILvER.-An
employe of the United States Treasurers office
was dismissed yesterday for having tempered
with bag of silver dollars stored in the vault.
some OF the bags last put into the vaults by the
suspected emplOye were taken out, and on ex-
animation found to have been tempered with
10 the extent OF some eight or nine silver dol
Lars, which were found in the mans possession.
NAVAL CONSTRUCTOR WILSON'S New Du-
TIEs-Naval Constructor Thomas D. Wilson,
whose term as chief Of the bureau of construc-
Lon ana repair, Navy department, expired on
the 90 or March, has been detailed to special
That bureau upon the cruisers Chicago Boston
ana Atlanta, and also Of the work OF preparing
m0oeis for the new cruisers being designed.
Chlef Clerk GOldsborough has been detailed to
pointed.
CORN AND WHEAT.-The March report of the
department of Agriculture on the consumption
and distribution of the grain crops makes the
proportion of corn still in the hands OF farmers
~ per cent OF the last crop. 1t amounts to
In the west where heavy winter feeding is re-
CURED, averaging 3S per cent in twelve states.
On 1ne STOCK OF wheat in the hands Of farmers is
oO.l per cent of the crop. It amounts to 1O7,-
UWuoOoO bushels, against 169,OOO,OOO last
March and 119 1000 900 two years ago.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Capt. George Brown, or
oered to take command OF the Norfolk navy
yard upon the retirement of Commodore Trux-
ton, March 18th; Pay InspectOrJohn Il. Steven
son, detached from the Tennessee and ordered
nome 10 settle accounts; Paymaster F. H. H.
swan, ordered to the Tennessee as fleet pay
master OF the North Atlantic squadron: Lieut.
Chauncey Thomas, detached from the Nautical
almanac office and ordered as aide to the ad-
mlrai; Lieut.. Commander NJ. B. Buford, detach-
eu from duty as inspector OF the 9Th lighthouse
olstr!ct, April 1st, and ordered to Settle ac-
counts; Lieut.. Commander VIM. w. Meade Or
oefed as assistant inspector Sth lighthouse dis
trlct, ana as inspector April LIST; Lieut. David
feacock, ordered to the coast survey; Lieut.. J.
y. burnel, detached from The Independence
ana ordered to the coast sur Sey; Lieut. G. Block
ilnger and Ensign +. NJ. Bo,tick, detached from
the coast survey and plac I'd on waiting orders
PERsONAL.-Sir Alexander Stuart. late prime
minister of New South Wales, accompanied by
Lady Stuart, Miss Stuart, Mr. K R. Stuart and
Mr.. and Mrs. R. c. Want; VIM. II. Mcleod, of
London, W. r. Lavender, of Delaware j. H.
Peacock. of England, A. Haas and wife, of San
anclsco, M. $. and c. Littlefield, w. A. II.
w lllards.-Mr. and Mrs. f. II. Dunn, w. G.
SeaVernS and u. w. Simpson, OF Boston, A. II.
Perell, OF Chicago, j. w. Taylor of Portland, and
+. W. baldwin, OF Chelsea, are at the Riggs
r. NJ. Gilbert, of Columbus, O.; F. c. Lasey, of
Louisville; S. I. Fleisher, of Philadelphia: Jno.
3. arden, OF Florida, and Rev. VIM. NJ. john
son, OF Cohoes, are at the Ebbitt-W. c. Har-
rlman, OF Concord; ]. w. Foster and wife, of
Virginia; J. Brinderhoff, of New York, and
CHARLES II. Brown, of Bolivar, n Y, are at the
\ atlonal.-B. +. ShantZ, of New York: j. Nj,
Brown, Of North Carolina, and John Brandt. of
boston, are at the Metropolitan.