Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-08-04

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GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal reve.
nue. s446,72O; customs, s543,945.
GAUGER APPorNTED.-The Secretary OF the Treas
u WuIy Today appointed John T. Birmingham TO be
a United States gauger at New York city.
WITHOUT THE PRESIDENTS SIGNArURE.-The act
70 increase the pension OF Emily j. Stannard has
become law without the Presidents signature.
SECRETARY ENDICoTT AND FAMILY accompanied
Dy capt Daniel M. Taylor, ordnance Department.
arrived In the city this morning from the Green.
o'ier "hite sulphur Springs, w. Va
GEN. GREELY left the city yesterday morning
1or Pittsfed, Mass, where his father-in-law. Mr.
Ihos l. Nesmith, is lying dangerously i'll. He
VIII u De gone about two weeks, Lieut. Craig acting
aS Chiei signal Ofcer In his absence
The U. S. S. PENSACOLA arrived at the Norfolk
navy-yard this morning.
THE BOND OFFERINGS TO-DAY aggregated 1854.
15O. inalOts as follows: Four per cents registered
s115O, at 12s; $4,000, at 1271; q, 500 at 127x:
5000, at 127ss; $175, 900, at 127x; coupon s25-
Ooo, at 127H; ~ per cents registered, s276 600
$4,000. at 1O7N.
Was GLAD He CAME.-Among the crowd of
visitors at the White House yesterday was an Eng
1shrnan, young, good-looking and well dressed
"And this is the famous White House?n he in
CURED OF one OF the uSherS. "Yes, sir!" was the
reply. "Ahf responded the BritOn, gazing around
Ine handsome corridor, "Im very glad 1 came
40 cone to this country and not see the White
House would be like going TO England and not
seeing London, you know"
THE TELAUToGRAPH.-Prof.E Elisha Gray, of High
land Park, Ills, has obtained letters patent dated
July 81, 1855 for q combination OF instruments
called the Telautograph, consisting of a trans.
mitter and a receiver and designed for transmit.
ting messages by wire between distant points by
the sender In his own hand writing, thus doing
based on the discovery OF a new principle in con-
trolling the electric current, whereby a pulsatory
current is produced-all previous attempts TO
transmitting handwriting having been based
on the use OF variable current
JUDGE DURHAM, the First Controller OF the
Treasury, will leave the city this afternoon for his
nome In Kentucky, where he will remain until the
middle or next week.
ANOTHER vETo.-The President has vetoed House
bill 30Os for the relief Of p. A. Leatherbury, ap-
propriating S601.
SECRETARY Villas left to-day for Atlantic City,
anu Will return on tuesday.
MINNESOTA SWAMP LAND.-Commissione Stock.
slayer, OF the General Land Office issued patent
to the state OF Minnesota on March TO- 1885, in the
Crookston district, for 65,53O.5s acres Of swamp
land, and on August t. 1885, issued one to the same
state for n 1S2.3S acres or swamp land In the St.
Cloud district making an aggregate or 1Oo 7I2 90
acres patented 10 the state OF Minnesota swamp.
CHANGES IN THE AsIArIc SouADRoN-Rear-Ad.
miral Chandler has reported to the Navy Depart
ment the following changes In the personnel or
the Asiatic squadron: Ensign H. c. Poundstone
detached from the Essex and ordered to the
BROOKLYN for passage TO the United states; Lieut.
b. T. Walllng, detached from the Brooklyn and
ordered 10 the Essex, and Cadet Engineer X. Stew
art, JE, detached from the Monocacy aud ordered
to the Marion.
SECOND LIEUT.. BENZ. NJ. PURsELI, Signal Corps
has been relieved from duty In this city and or
dered TO proceed to Bismarck, Dak., and assume
charge OF all military telegraph lines In Dakota
Montana, wyoming and Utah Territories, and Ne
A New NATIONAL BANK.-The Controller Of the
currency mas authorized the organization OF the
Peoples National Bank, OF Leesburg, Va; capital
$4,000; Ii. A. Thompson, cashier.
YELLOW FEVER NoTEs.-Surgeon-General Ham,
ilton has received information by telegraph from
tampa, Fla, that fumigation is going on at Plant
City, and that there are no new cases, Dr. MUIR
ray reports that there is no change at ManaLee
since yesterday. lie also received the following
from SANFORD, Fla, concerning q suspicious case
lhere: CdSe was probably not yellow fever. There
appears 10 be no fever here, but Will investigate
further"
PERsoNAL--Mr Eugene F. Arnold, who has been
III at his residence Tor week, has recovered
II. c. Covert or New York, Ii. worthngton of
Coyington, Ky, b. X. Myers OF Lancaster Pa. and
y. Palmer OI scotland, are AT the st. JameS-
S1unt sSNhd Arco; the German minister. and Mr.. E.
1ngton, Representative West and j. Hale Syp6er
were In New York last night NJ Jackson OF
wilmington, Del, +: L; Dodd and E l. Hendrick
OF New YORK, 4. S. E Dixon OF Chicago. J. Gram
VILE Leach or Philadelphia, ii. c. Car6augh of the
Army, and A. W. Stahi OF the Navy, are at the
simms OF West Virginia, and Herbert Choynski of
San Francisco, are at Willards-Robert NJ.
Hughes Q. Norfolk, Horatio G. Knight and Nelson
Z. Newlu OF Massachusetts,, ID. T, Patterson OF
Plttsourg and b: Knapp OF Connecticut, are at the
kgg's-.C. Walter Artz OF New YORK. IS at Worm-
Jas. singley of New York, W. Z Bragg Of Mont
gomery, Ala. and W. II. Flynn Of Detroit, are at
the Arlington.-As chairman OF the School Of
English and Correspondence at the Convention of
business educators. Mrs. Spencer or Washington
received the highest encomiums from all directions
Mr. julius Baumgarten has returned to the city
from his European trip.-Senators Beck and
M Bla ckourn ma are al Atlantic City.-Dr. L. r. Rust
In Westmoreland County, Va.-Mr. F. Steele and
wife. Mr.. A. D. Addison and wife, Mrs j. r. Rodg
ington, are at "The BIufIs,S MI desert Ferry, Ne Ne
The Firing Was Amen9 the Indiana.
ANOTHER DISPATCH FROM GEN. HOWARD.
The following dispatch was received at the War
Department this morning from Gen Howard In
reference to the ring at the sub-agency, hear San
Carlos, Arz, by the Indians men toned in yester-
| days dispatch:
"SAN FRANCISCO August 3.-Following Just re-
ceived from Gen. Miles, at Fort Thomas. EVERY.
thing reported quiet at Porters. The firing was
among the Indians, and not intended TO disturb
any one at the sub-agency.'"
War Department. Changes.
Falconer Davidson. North Carolina; Robert K.
JaQue, Mississippi; Milford Jarvis. Michigan; Jas
N. McBeath, Kentucky; Henry Floyd, Texas; No.
bic Moore, Tennessee, and George n. Ashworth,
Georgia have been selected for appointment from
the civilservice lists a. clerks at s100O Surgeon
| Generals Orice
The follow Ing clerks having served their proba-
| uonary Term OF six months are permanently ap-
pointed: Frederick Reunzler, OF PENNSYLVANIA,
$1,000, once OF Secretary; Joseph Schneider nli-
| nos class i, and VIM. q. Conley, North Carolina,
$1,000, 8. G. o., and Joseph r. Iickle Pennsyiva-
MIA and Chas. Spencer. Pennsyivanis. class !, A