Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-07-03


THR DEPARTMENTS CLOSED ON MONDAY
By direction Of the President orders were issued
| in the various departments to-day to close the
buildings On that day.
AMONG THE PRESIDENTS CALLERS to-day
were Attorney General Garland, senat RS
George, Beck, Wilson Uowa), Brown and
Hawley, ex-senator Mcdonald, Representatives
Beach. Conger. with Miss Morris, of Iowa.
Johnston, n. G; Anderson, O.; Brown. Pa;
Curtin, Henley and Peel ' 1"''
A NEW SYSTEM of obtaining proposals for sup
plying miscellaneous items needed at the vari-
Gus public buildings situated at different places
throug hout the country has been inaugurated
at the Treasury department, by which competi-
ington can make proposals upon goods for build.
lngs In New York or San Francisco or vice
versa.
THOSE who leave the city during the summer
can have The STAR mailed to them for any
length of time and the address changed as often
as DESIRED The subscription must be invariably
paid In advance.
The MARINE BAND CoNcERT.-The program
for the concert of the Marine band in the w hite
House grounds at $50 O'Clock this afternoon is
as follows: 1. March, "Sound Off,, Sousa O. A
musical tour through Europe, Conradi. 3. Cor
net p solo, solo, ,"Inflammstus." Rossini, Mr.. Walter
putehman wagner 5. seeahe Vaise soree bES,e b5iSn
Waidteufel. q. Collocation, "Erminie," Jako-
bowski. Z. Excerpts from the works Of Snl
livan.
THE GENEVA AWARD PAYMENrsACon-
troller Durham says that it will require the
whole month OF July to make up proper state
ment and to pro rate the balance of the Geneva
award among the judgment creditors before
any drafts can be issued in payment thereof,
ana consequently no payments on that account
can be made before August l, next
Of
Forsyth. 1st cavalry, has been extended one
month. Leave OF Capt. George w. H. Stouch,
Sd infantry, has been extended two months for
disability. Second Lieut.. f. Z. Bullock, 7th
cavalry, has been granted three months leave
SiXty-three recruits have been ordered to the
denartment Of Arizona for the 9Th and 4th
cavalry.
The CITY Posi- OFFICE ON MoNDAY-The
several branches OF the city post Office and
branch stations will be kept open for the trans
action of business for the public on Monday,
July o, 1856. until noon. The delivery by car
rlers will be made at O'Clock am, land with the
usual collections tor that hour. Tue collections
Tor the afternoon will be the same usually
made on Sunday. The carriers window will be
open from SIX to seven pm. The general de-
livery window will not be closed.
PEESONAL.-MiSs Cleveland is expected in
Chicago within the next few weeks to enter
upon her duties as editor OF the Literary Life.
DIR. ;. j. Radcliffe sailed from New York for
Europe To-Day. tie Is Dy authority of the
American Medical association accredited AS
their representative to the medical OrganiZa-
lions OF EurOpe.-Gen. Niele has gone over to
New York lor few days.-Representa atives
curtin, OF Penqsylvania, LIE Fevre, OF OHIO,
Sompton, OF Maryiand, ana Woodburn, OF
Nevada, will speak at Marshall Hall, July 9TH
Senator German, Representatives Grosve-
nor, OF OHIO. and Glover, oil MissourI, and Gen.
John Newton were registered in New York last
nlSht.-The reports recently published in dr:-
matte papers that Miss Julia Wheeler the
actress, OF this city. was to be married to j. W.
AorrIssey, the theatrical m;iuager, are pro-
nounced entirely witaout foundation by the
young iady.-Amung yesterdays arrivals at
the Hygeia hotel We're Mrs. A. y. p. Garnett
Mrs. L. r. Cleayes. Mrs. Charlotte Nor,
rlil and Miss Alice Chandler, Oh Washing ton.--
Juo c. Calhoun, Tuscaloosa, Ala; f. +. Smith,
Denver; Chas. +. Fenner ana Chas. p. Fenner
New Orleans; Henry . Brien aud VIM. W.
i'iikinslon, New YORK; Nj. j. Collins, Lansing
Durgh, n. Y, and Jas. McDermo,t Gieu's Falls
Ny, are re- at Willard 81. F. Fowler, New
YORK; =. E. Jackson, Mary land; l.. w. FOstell
New York, and John IL. Long, Kansas Ciiy are
at the Ebbitt-W. A. GTamer OF Pi,,sbITe C.
| l. Irving OF Fairfax, j. b. Clark of New Hamp
shire, Jas. L. Ferrell OF Philadelphia, v. j.
Spiers and wife Of New York, /. wills of chi
cago, K. j. Bright Oh Indianapolis, and II. S.
Patterson and wife OF New York, are at the
Riggs.