Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-07-20

appointed John N. Walker to be notary public
Tor the District OF Columbia.
ARREsTs.-The Treasury department is in
formed OF the arrest at Dayton. Ohio, yesterday
OF Thomas White, John Kelly and Louis r.
Saup Tor altering stolen United States bonds.
ARMY ORDERs-Second Lieut. LII. Benham,
I'd infantry, has been detailed as military pro-
fessor at Union college, Schenectady, N. Y, re-
lieving 1st Lieut.. H. W. Hubbell, 1st artillery,
who will Join his battery. Capt. E. w. Stone,
2lst infantry, Is granted six months leave tor
disability. The leave of Assistant Surgeon Gen.
ond Lieut.. Wn. d. Wright, signal corps, grant T.
ed four months leave. Acting Assistant Sur
geon Paul Ceudenin, ordered from Oneida, Ill.
10 san Antonio, Texas, for assignment to duty.
PAYMAsrER GUILD and Assistant Paymaster
Corwine were examined for promotion at the
Navy department to-day.
INCREASED WORK AT THE CITY Posr OFFICE.
Mr. James E. Bell, superintendent of the city
delivery, has reported 10 Postmaster Conger a
comparative statement of the amount Of mail
received and distributed by the employees OF
his division during the fiscal years OF 1855 aud
1850; In 1855 there was 39,s40.941 letters,
packages handled, and in 1856 so, 13O, ,525
letters. letters. s,5e5, $40 papers and 24i.s24 dead
ane '0p papsSs
2.442 dead letter packages. The free delivery
6ranch Of the office during 1855 delivered
pieees sea
received from local postage $36,777.52. !n
1855 the deliveries amounted to 1875, ,S46
pieces and the collections to 1874, ,SO4. The
amount received from local postage was
S44, ,3S6.24.
AMONG THE PRESIDENTS CALLERS today
were Senators ColQuit, German and Coke, Rep
resentat1ves Ermentrout, Johnston, OF n. c.,
Iasker, Hill, Hall, Toole, 9ilhIlan, Ford, An
aerson %enm and n Collins, Hon. s; ". Hawkins, Ct
Jones, of Miss, J. NJ. Studebaker, Ind, D. b.
Lyon, OF Minn., Denison b. Smith. Toledo, E.
Ws Of Mss e. WrsRP GaRP Of 4a
Bonding, Of Cal, and D. S. Henderson, Of S. c.
PRIVATE SECRETARIES AS CIVIL SERVICE
ExAM1NERs.-The civil service commission has
issued a circular addressed to boards Of civil
service examiners stating that the commission
holds that neither the private secretary Of an
appointing nominating officer, nor the
officer who in the absence of an appointing or
nominating officer acts in his place, should be
either chairman or secretary of a board Of ex-
lington, New York, Philadelphia aud New Or
leans, and the post offices at Philadelphia, BAL
timore, , dlnIdianapolis, Cincinnati. Cleveland,
are effected by this decision.
The BOARD ON ADDITIONAL CRUISERS have
completed their plans for the four vessels au-
thorized by Congress, and will submit their
report to Secretary Whitney within few
days. The plans are for one unarmored cruise
without sail power of 3 73O tons, built after the
model OF the Naniwa-Kan; one poop and lore
castle deck cruiser OF 4, 900 tons; one hea vily-
armored gunbOat OF / 700 tons, and one light.
armored gunboat of $40 tons.
A BOND CALL.-Acting Secretary Fairchild
has issued bond call for 81, 900, 900 of per
cents issued under the act of Congress approved
July II, 1882. The interest on the bonds Will
cease on September next
The LATE CAPT. WEIR-At an inquest
held yesterday at Fort Hamilton, New York
harbor. over the body of the late Captain
Weir, Surgeon Albert Hertsuff testified that
Capt. Weir had been suffering from bronchitis
for two months aud that he was depressed in
mind. Mrs. Ellen Weir testified that her hus-
band had been troubled with pains in his head
and mental depression. The jury returned a
verdict OF suicide while tsIu puFarilS -lns.I1e.
Capt. Weir will he buried Tomorrow with III III
tary honors.
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 uesired. The suOscripti must De invariably