Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-07-31

department has been informed by telegraph
that Lieut.. Schuetze had arri yed at Irl1utsk on
MS return from Siberia, and intended leaving
on the 10th vi July.
AMONG THE PRESIDENTS CALLERS to-day
were Senators Miller, Mcpherson, Gray. Harris
and Brown, Acting Secretary Fairchild and
Assistant Secretary Thompson. Representatives
scott Johnston, Tarsney, Springer, Onthwaite,
With ex-RepresentatiVe Walling, of Ohio; Low
ry, with Rev. DIR. Mofiatt, of Indiana, and
Hemphill.
BILLS APPROVED BY THE PREs1pENr.-The
President has approved the legislative appro.
priation bill, the act relating to the cOnstruc-
tlon of a public building at Galveston, Texas,
the act to prohibit the passage of local or
special laws in the territories of the United
states, and to limit territorial Indebtedness and
eight private pension bills.
ARMY ORDERs.-1st Lieut.. Geo. Palmer, 9th
| infantry, has been ordered from Cheyenne, n.
pany. Leave of I'd Lieut.. Geo. B. Davis, 23d
infantry, has been extended one month.
The MARINE BAND CoNCERT.-The program
| for the Marine band concert at the White House
ground this evening is follows: 1. Russian
dance, The Skaters" Godfrey 2; Overture.
Let All Obey" Balfe Mr.. Harry Stone; 4. Pill
grim's chorus, from Tan nhauser," Wagner; 5.
tive Ideylle, "The Forge in the Forest"
si9ds 4 oF11ns of tie 81 9nE of the
John Philip Sousa. conductor.
SMUGGLING THROUGH THE MAILS.-An ex-
animation of the mail matter at the dead letter
Office taken from the mail bags received from
the wrecked steamer Oregon revealed the fact
that system of smuggling dutiable articles
through the mails was being carried on quite
extensively. An effort will be made to detect
the persons who mailed such matter, and a
Str1cter vigilance will be exercised in the future
In the examination of the tereign mails.
THE OLEOMARGARINE BILL.-Joseph H.
Reall, president of the American Agricultural
and Dairy association, sent an appeal to the
PRESIDENT asking him to sign the oleomarga-
r1ne bill.
WAsHINGTONIAN LIKELY TO COME TO
CoNGREss.-Indcations in New Mexico point
to the probable nomination by the republicans
of Col. JOS. w. Dwyer, formerly of this city, and
now. now 9l Coiiax county as their delegate in Con-
gress from that territory. The belief is enter
tained too, that he could be elected. ii nomi-
mated, as the present democratic delegate
lacked nearly three thousand of a majority of
the whole vote, and owed his election 10 the
fact that there were two republican candidates
in the field. Mr.. Dryers large acquaintance
with public men, his experience in government
affairs, and his we'll known energy and Industry
would make him a most influential and useful
deserves to be he can easily be nominated and
elected. He has many friends in Washington
who would give him warm welcome as dele
gate from that prosperous and promising terri
tory.
VACATIONS AT THE GOVERNMENT PRINTING
OFFICE.-As the sundry civil bill is not yet a
law, it was announced at the Government
printing office yesterday that all employees who
went on a vacation would have to take the risk
OF receiving pay.
THE RASUREs OUTRAGE IN MExICo.-The
Secretary OF State has received report from U.
5. Consul Lynn in regard to the case of Fran
cisco Rasures, the naturaliZed American citizen
at Piedras Negras, Mexico, as a horse.th and
summarily executed by them. The Secretary
declines to disclose the contents OF the report.
He has directed a thorough inves tigation to be
made OF all the 1acts IN the case
PERsoNAL.-Mr. Kuki, the japanese minis
ter, went over to New York yesterday-Rev.
Samuel H. Greene, pastor of Calvary Baptist
church, leaves on Monday for Troy. VT, where
ms family now 're.-Senator CClquitt de-
yesterday-Col. John 4. joyce has been en-
plOyed by the Pond lecture bureau ior the
coming season.-Col. Geo. w. Balm, the tenn
on Monday next accompanied by his daugh-
known artist and actor is spending 1i "Sii his
vacation with relatives in the CITY,
EX-Representative Walling, of Ohio is at Will
lard s."Among late arrivals at the Hygeia
Hotel, Old Point Comfort, from Washington
were Alex. BrittOn +. f. Camp, j. Il. Gardner.
{. r Smith and family, Mrs. John w. Jordan
Miss Genevieve Jordan and 7. Elliott-Mr
Ernest Perrin, of Albany, is in the city tor a
short visit, the guest of Mr.. Clarence BeaIi.-
DIR. Thomas NJ. Norton left Wednesday to
Join the .W iniired, as surgeon in charge dur
Ing her three weeks cruise with students of the
Mintary Academy at Oxford Md.-EX-Dele.
gate Post, OF Wyoming, is at the Rigss.-Sec-
retary Whitney paid a brief visit to The Brook
lyn navy yard yesterday afternoon. Commo-
dOre Chandler was too i'll to see him.-Mr w.
II. DE Lacey, OF the Interior department, sailed
from New York to-day for short stay in Eng
land and Ireland.-Admiral Johnson is at the
Ebbitt.