Evening star., 1886-06-09

House.
COUNTERFEITEHS ARRESTED-The Treasury
department has been informed that agents o!
the secret service have arrested in New York
city Angelo Ventrice, Anthony Ruygieri, An.
manufacturing and dealing in counterfeit coin.
Iney also captured the mill with a large amount
OF spurious money.
LIEUT.. GREELY AND THE VACANT ASSIST.
ANT ADJUTANT Observation-Disclosures the
President makes the appointment of an assist
ant liant general before Saturday, Lieut.. A.
by the retirement Of Col. Samuel d. Sturgis,
lth cavalry, on Friday, he will be promoted to
the rank OF captain. In such an event the
strong influence in favor OF bettering Lieut..
Greeiys position may succeed in securing for
him this desirable position. The following
Of Col. sturgis: Lieut.. Col. Jas. W. Forsyth, 1st
cavalry, to be colonel 7th cavalry; Major Abra-
ham X. Arnold, 9Th cavalry, to be lieutenant
cavalry, to be major 9Th cavalry; First Lieut.
"A. w. Greedy, 9th cavalry, to be captain, and
second Lieut.. Jas. B. Paddock to be first lieu
tenant.
A POSTAL CLERK FATALLY INJURED.-Col,
Jameson, the superintendent Of the railway
mail service, to-day received a telegram stating
that the injuries received by Postal Clerk Rem
necker. who was on the train that was thrown
from treStle at Santee river, s. C.. Monday
night, would prove fatal.
CONTRACT FOR Posi- ROUTE MAPs.-The con-
tract for reproducing lithographic copies in BIZ
monthly editions OF post route maps for the
Post Office department. and postal service was
who were the lowest bidders. They are the
present contractors.
RETURNING GOOD FOR EvIL.-Act,ng Secre-
tary Fairchild instructed the collector of Gus
toms at Chicago TO remit the forfeiture of the
canadian schooner NipigOn, held at that port
Tor an alleged violation OF the customs laws.
AMONG THE PRESIDENTS CALLERS To-Day
were Senator Berry, Representatives Randall,
Merriman, Outhwaite with C. B. Peabody, of
Philadelphia, and Henly, State Senator Lock.
OF Massachusetts, Assistant Secretary Smith of
the Treasury, and Judge Long, of New Mexico.
The STAMPED ENVELOPE CONTRACT AWARD
ED.-The contract for supplying stamped envel-
opes and newspaper wrappers was to-day
awarded by the Postmaster General fop the
1our years beginning October l to the Morgan
envelope company, OF Springfield, Mass, and
the Pllmton Manufacturing company, of Hart
1ord, Conn. These companies united in a bid,
which was the lowest under the recen: adver-
tisement. They are the present contractors
will be nearly 81 200, 900 as compared with the
prices under the old contract, and as the envel-
opes are sold as near as possible at the cost OF
manufacture the public will receive the direct
benefits OF the reduction.
for the worse in the condition of ex-President
Arthur during the last few days, and his family
are very yanxious.-Justice Miller, ,ofthe United
states supreme court. was in Chicago on Mon
day.-George s. Beatty of New York, George
vile, and Lieut.. George E. Mccortnell are at
the Ebbitt.-Mr. 8. II. Kaufman left the
city this afternoon for a visit of two or three
and New Englard.-Mr. d. H. McClelland
formerly OF this city, but now engaged in busi-
ness in New York, was visit to this city
to-day.-SenatOr Stanford was registered in
New York last night.-H. Kage of San Fran
cisco, ". >; Nash OF Wa.ertown, S. N. Carroll
and T. L. Wallace of Harrisburg, p. c. Hale of
Milwaukee, I. b. Bullene OF Kansas city Rev.
Gabriel A. Healy and Hon. William Geoghegan
of New York, and Hon. Miles Ross and NJ
Frey, the Swiss minister, leaves Washington
to-day for Cincinnati, to be gone lor few
days:--Second Comptroller Maynard has gone
visit.