Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-07-27

A YEARS Posi- OFFICE CHANGEs.-Mr. Ed
win c. Fowler, the chief Of the appointment
division in the First Assistant Postmaster Gen.
erals office, has made report of the changes
mace In the post offices throughout the country
ourlng the past year. He states that the whole
number OF post offices at the close of the year,
June 3O, 1886, was 53,614; the increase being
2.362. The total number of appointments made
CURING the year was %, TAT, of which number
S,!1I were on account OF designations and COM
missions expired; 9,566 on removals and sus-
pensions; 5S7 on deaths of postmasters, and
S,4S2 on establishment of new Offices Virginia
leads the list OF states with 1877 new offices.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Lieut E. d. Taussig, de-
tached from command of the coast survey
steamer Macarthur and placed on waiting Or
ders. Lieut.. B. 7. Walling, from duty on the
rassed Assistant Engineer John c. Kafer, from
the bureau steam engineering, 31st instant,
glDeer E. UC. Acker, from the bureau steam
engineering, August 1st, and ordered to duty
at the Vanderbilt university, Tennessee.
ARMY ORDERs.-Col. JOS 3. Brown, surgeon,
has been placed on the retired list by operation
OF law and ordered to his home. First Lieut.
VIM. 0. Dinwiddie, I'd cavalry, having been
placed on the retired list. First Lieut. VIM. H.
CONN, 9TH artillery, has been detailed to in-
spect the national guard of Vermont. at its
encampment at Burlington from August "a to
August IS. Major j. A. Smith, engineer corps,
ordered from Portland, Me-, to the battery at
ySiiS . IoIut, M H., ON puDIC business. Col.
Rufus Saxton, assistant quartermaster general,
granted one months leave. Leave OF Major
1onn .. Wtcher, paymaster, is extended two
placed On the retired list.
Mrs. KATHARINE CHASE, who is at Worm
leys, has come TO Washington directly upon
her arrival from Paris. Mrs. Chase is accom-
panied by Mr.. David d. Lloyd, OF New York,
who was tor a number OF years secretary to the
iate Chief Justice Chase, and afterwards
inoa fof 80
Mrs Chase's return to this country is to meet
the wishes OF various representative bodies in
ONO with regard to the removal OF the remains
OF the late chief justice from their present rest
lng-place here to Cincinnati, and the erection
OF a monument there. 1t is desired by Mr..
Chase's numerous friends and admirers here
ana In Ohio to make the ceremony u state mat
ter. and to give it the dignity which his life and
services deserve. The Representatives from
ONO are conferring upon the matter. 1t is not
expected that the removal will take place Inn
mediateiy. great degree Of interest is shown
In the matter, in marked contrast with the for
getiulness that soon follows our public men.
The Warm Weather.
SLIGHT ABATEMENT OF THE HEAT BY LAST
NIGHTS STORM-MORE RAIN PROBABLE To-
NIGHT.
Washington has experienced warmer weather
this summer than the present, but still the ther-
mometer yesterday and to-day registered pretty
high. Early In the month it stood one day at
1872, while yesterday it marked SO, and there
was no material dlHerence to-day. 1t was
stated at the signal Office this morning that
there is no warm wave, but that the tenlpera-
tnre is gradually rising; although whatevor
change there may be in the next lew days will
be very slight The heavy rain last night had
a cooling effect, SO that the Thermometer did
not register quite as high this morning as it
would have done. The rain fall last night was
exceptionally heavy-two and quarter inches
In eight hours. 1t is very probable that there
Will be Il little more rain this evening. It is
stated at the signal office that there was rain
within the past twenty-four hours in all the
tion OF North and South Carolina and Georgia,
and in some OF the localities it was very much
needed.