Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-08-05

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revenue, }Sei, ass: cussonns. t71o7s4. 'N#-
ARMY oRDERs-Muor Edwin Bentley, sur
geon, has been relieved from duty In the de-
partment OF Texas and ordered 70 Little Rock,
SURGEON has been relieved from duty In the de-
partmsnt Of the east and ordered 10 the depart
RrTIaEp.-Doatswsin Isaac I. Choate has
been placed on the retired list of the navy.
The Secretary Of the Navy has ordered the
o. 8. 8. Kearsargs 70 return home from the Eu-
ropean station. :
AxeNG THE PRESIDENTS CALLERS to-day
were the California delegation. Senators Col
quit, German, Brown and Voorhees, and Repre-
SUING TO HAVE Hrs SALARY REApJUsrEp.-
]. K. Mclean has made application TO the su-
preme Court Of this District for mandamus on
postmaster At Florence. Kan, in 1871, ana
claims Q REIMBURSEMENT OF salary, which the
postmaster General refuses.
The ExPERIMENrAL SILK FAcroRY.-Com-
missioner Colman, Of the Agricultural depart
msnt, has decided to establish the experimental
s,IE story In the annex X Of the department s
school. The work will be commenced imme-
diately after the adjournment of Congress, and
eSineiy vii Se sssasishsd and IN working or
Der before winter -
CHANGES In THE SPECIAL NAIL DELIVERY
SYsrEM.-rhe Post once department will in a
few days issue circular OF Instructions to post
masters which will entirely remodel the pres
eat regulations In regard to the ten cent stamp
ssen passed IS Congress % 10 aceordancs With
the recommendatton OF the Postmaster Gen.
eral ipstsad Of Restricting this service To Offices
it to every ONCE in the country and to all
classes OF, mall matter as we'll as letters. the
postmsstsrs are 70 receive eight cents for each
rangements or contracts they may desire TO
secure the prompt delivery Of this class OF mail
carrier boys should be maintained. This system
Of special delivery has met with much favor,
and it was Thought that u the restrictions to its
general Introduction could be removed that 1t
would grow In popular use.
The sundry civil and general deficiency bills
have been signed by the President.
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
Al desired The subscription must be invariably
PAID In advance. @- ~
BILLS APPRovEp.-The President approved
the river and harbor bill this morning. He
also approved the act to extend the system for
the immediate delivery OF letters: the act
amending the pension laws by increasing the
pensions OF soldiers and sailors who have lost
an ,; arm er leg 10 the service; the act for the
city of New York; the act to relieve the state OF
Colorado from charges on account OF ordnance
stores furnished to the state and territory; the
act authorizing the Postmaster General 10
allow Ompensa.ion to railroad companies In
certain cases for apartment service heretofore
eign missions of The Methodist Protestant
church TO hold property I'm the District of 90
lumbia; the act for the benefit OF the states of
Tot "a 40 Nah Cali mi
Kansas aud Nevada, and the Territories OF
Washington and Idaho, and the act providing
for the inspection OF tobacco, cigars and snuff.
Mr.. TILDEN's FUNERAL.-The President had
not decided this afternoon whether he would
attend the funeral Of Mr.. Tiiden or not, rs he
had not heard when It would take place. Sec
rotary Whitney aad several other members OF
tho cabinet will attend. The President will
likely decide to 60 when he learns just what the
arrangements are.
TIE FIRST OF THE NEW CRUIsERs.-The
Secretary of the Navy had invited the naval
and appropriations committees OF the two
houses to inspect the new cruiser, the Atlanta,
short run up the sound with her upon that day.
II the funeral of Mr.. Tiiden should take place
upon thst day the trip will be given up, as
most OF the members prefer not to delay longer
than Saturday.
ARMY ORDERs.-The leave Of Capt. George
Mitchell, I'd artillery, has been extended two
months, and that OF Capt. Frederick f. White
head, comrnissary Of subsistence, extended six
months tor disability.
PERsoNAL.-Senor Don Domingo Cana the
newly appointed Gillian minister TO the United
States, arrived IN New York from Aspinwall
yesterday, on his way to this city.-Prof A. q.
Wilkinson and family are At Berkeley Springs.
MIR. Charles z. Calf has returned from Eu-
rope, whittier he went q couple OF months ago
john Enpis. H Jones, b: Jones' Miss u.
Muslin, Mrs. r. Nailor, Mrs. w. NailOr, Miss b.
Clark aud D. Kelly, OF Washington, were among
the arrivals at Cape May on tuesday evening
Mr.. J. Willard, accompanied by his daugh-
ter susie. left on Monday Iof q few weeks so
iourn at the seaside.-Mr. f. NJ. Ward and his
sister Mrs. a. A.. Barclay, of Los Angeles who
this city, LEFT to-day for New York, and will sail
from there for Europe on Saturday--Helen
.. Noyes and John T. Coughlin, OF Washington,
were among the late arrivals at the Atlantic
hotel Ocean City.-Mrs Sara A. spencer,
Henry Cs'Spencer. IT,, Leonard Spencer and
Ter. cambridge H. webb u. w. u. Custis, OF
Washington, were among she arrivals at the
Hygeia hetsi, Old Point Comfort, on Tuesday.-
J. IL Vale. of this city, was In San Francisco ON
the 20th ult.-C. ]. Bergman, OF Jersey City,
RIP Henry, OF Richmond, j. III. Rodgers, OF
at the Nationai.-Henry Woody and Horace
Bradley, OF Atlanta, and c. ID. Moore, OF Buena
Vista are at the Metropoiitan.-Mr. George
keunaB OF this city, who has been on an ex-
plorfng expedition in Russia and Siberia for the
CENTURY sailed from liverpool Tor home last
ell and Reagan, and Assistant Fish Commits
sioner FerYason were registered in New York
last night