Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-08-17

MOVEMENTS OF U. 8. NAVAL EssELs.-The
Navy department is informed OF the arrival OF
the U. s. s. Mohican at Auckland, New Zea-
Iana' @n,a' today: The u 8. 9: Jnniasa sailed from
ARMY ORpERs.-MaJor VIM. Arthur, pay
master, now awaiting orders in New York city,
ordered to duty in the department. of Texas
First Lieut.. II. D. Borup, ordnance department.,
ordered to duty at the West Point academy.
Capt. Chas. w Whippie, ordnance department,
ordered from New York to East Lyme, Conn.,,
on public business. Leave of Assistant Surgeon
l.. Y. Lorfng extended two months for disabil-
lty. Major Chas. w. Foster, quartermaster,
grnnted leave from August 18th to September
9th, inclusive.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Capt. Henry Erben, de-
tached from the Portsmouth, N. H, navy yard,
30th September, aud ordered as president of
the board at New York to visit the principal
naval and mercantile vessels arriving at that
port; Assistant Naval Constructor F. T. Bowles,
from duty with the advisory board September
1, and ordered to duty at the Norfolk navy yard
SepLeinber 3Oth; Assistant Surgeon A.R. Went
navy yard % Ensign % James y s G. % oumby e detached
from the Naval academy and ordered to the
jamestown; David w. Taylor, appointed as as
SlStant naval constructor in the navy from
August Ia. 1856.
A CoURT-MART1AL NOT NEcEssARY.-The
court OF inquiry which investigated the charges
against First Lieut.. 8. w. Quackenhush, of the
marine corps, of absence without leave, at the
New York navy yard, found that he was SO
absent for forty-eight hours. 1t was decided at
the Navy department that q courtmartiRl was
not necessary, and Lieut.. Quackenbush sailed
yesterday In the Juniata for the Pacific sta
ton.
REINsTATED.-Mrs. Margaret A. Fallon, OF
New York, has been reinstated in her former
position in the sixth auditors office, Treasury
department. At the recent reduction of the
force IN that office Mrs. Fallon was among those
who were dismissed.
REPRESENTATION OF THE NAVY DEPART
MENT.-It is reported that Secretary Whitney
contemplates the reorganization OF the Navy
department on his own responsibility. Al
though the higher officials OF the department
think that the Secretary will wait until Con-
gress gre p specially authorizes him TO reorsanize
yet they admit that reorganization at the
present time would add greatly to the efficiency
OF the department..
THE NEW SILVER CERTIFICATEs.-It is
learned at the Treasury department that the
new silver certificates authorized at the last
session of Congress will not be ready for issue
much before the list of November.
Copy HOLDERS IN THE BUREAU OF LABOR
The civil service commission has rendered
decision that the appointments Of "copy hold
ers" In the labor bureau are properly within
the CLASSIFIED service and muSt be made On the
certihcation of the civil service commission.
REDEMPTION OF CALLED BONDS.-ACtfng
Secretary Fairchild said yesterday, in answer
to numerous inquiries as to whether the de-
partment would redeem called bonds at any
time before the maturity of the call apd pay
interest thereon to the date Of entatiOn,
that such had been the practice Of the depart
ment for long time and he saw no good reason
why II should not be continued.
STENoGRAPHER APPoINrED.-D. l.. O'Con.
ner, formerly clerk to the Bouse naval commit
tee, has been appointed a stenographer, at
salary OF $1,000, IN the Navy department.
THE PRESIDENT and party arrived at Albany
at 8 O'Clock last evening and Cal, and Mrs. La
mont left the train for their home. DR.. Samuel
B. Ward Joined the party and they left Albany
Point, Moira, Paul Smiths and thence by stage
to the Prospect house in the Adirondacks.
THE ACTING POSTMASTER GENERAL.--First
detained at his home In Springfield ILL., by the
serious illness of his daughter. In the mean-
time Second Assistant A. Leo Knott will act as
Postmaster General.
COUNT SAIGO and his japanese companions
yesterday visited the navy yard and paid
special attention to the work on the steel guns
in the ordnance shops. They were accompanied
tailed as their escort. To-day they visited the
public buildings. Count SaigO dined at the
Japanese legation last evening.
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.
Mrs. MARY SCOTT, wife of Lieut.. Scott, U.S.A.
now in Dakota, died Saturday night at Char
lottesville, Va, of congestion Of the lungs
Three little children survive her, the last born
twins, being not seven hours old at the time of
her decease.
GEN. AUGURs CONDITION continues to i'm