Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-03-17

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal reve-
nue., s36e, ,44597; customs, $s91, ,99O.21.
MOVEMENTS OF NAVAL vEssRLs.-The U. s. s..
Yantic arrived at Havana yesterday. The tug
Fortuneieft New York for Boston this morning.
to duty in the Bureau Of Navigation without de-
lay; Passed Assistant Surgeon Clement Biddle
ordered TO duty al the Naval Academy.
DECLTNED.-Rev. Mr.. Price has declined the offer
Of the Liberiap mission.
The NEW SOLICITOR.-,Judge Cary the new So
ncitor OF the Treasury, arrived in the city last
night. He visited the Department this morning
and took the oath OF Office, which was admins
tered by Chief Clerk Emes He will probably be-
gin the discharge Of his Official duties next Mon
SToREKEEPERs AND GAUGERs were to-day ap-
pointed as follows: Robr N. Featherston Olive
HILL N. C., and VIM F. Walker, Olln, N c.
ENGINEER-IN-CMEF MELVILLE, OF the Navy, has
gone to Philadelphia.
House BILL providing for the sale of certain
Government lands around the Brooklyn navy
yard has been referred to Commodore Harmony,
chief OF the Bureau Of Yards and Docks. He sal =
could protably be sold, it wifi Be wise to retain
portion OF 1t to provide for the future growth OF
tne yard. He VIII recommend that only portion
POSTMASTER APPoINTED.-Charles II. Bradshaw
has been appointed postmaster at Ennalls, Dor
chester County, Nd
W-mofrow.
The PRESIDENT has approved the findings of the
court martial in the case Of First Lieut.. Thos.
Garvey, 1st cavalry sentenced to dismissal on the
18th OF the present month.
AMONG THE PRESIDENTS CALLERS to-day were
Senators Butler, Pasco, with W. B. ,Denham Q'la)
Cockrell, Representatives Davidson {Fla.), Chip
man, Lyman. Hemphill, Biggs, Wilson Uowal with
Edw. Eggleston IN. w McCreary, Struble, with
Gen. Spalding, Hon. II. A. Conant, secretary OF
state; Major Hurd and j. c. Sterling OF Monroe,
Mich. Williams ohio. COnger, with Mr.. and Mrs.
Mrs. E. L. whipple and Mrs. Philip NJ. Slaughter
Na.), Springer, with B. F. Fox, Springfield, and
no Wskey sIprlnger us Bishop
Roe, and Edward Winslow Paige and Nelson g.
waterbury, New York.
CvIL-SERvICE ExAMINATIONs.-The special ex-
aminations 10 be held by the Civil-Service Com
mission on Saturday, April IA, at Washington,
will include an examination for the State Depart
ment. The examination Will consist, in addition
10 the subjects OF the clerk examination OF Ques-
tions In general geography and history, dlplO-
matte history, embracing the history OF promi-
tied by them; Government and International law.
including especially the classes, duties and func-
tiOns OF diplomatic and consular officers The
modern European languages are optional SUBJ
jects A vacancy exists In which man OF good
general information, writing very good hand.
and having knowledge OF foreign languages
particularly Spanish and German, is needed. Ap.
plication blanks may be obtained at the OfI1ce Of
the Commission.
PERsONAL-Frank K stockton, Saml L. Clem-
ems, II. II. Boyesen, L. Hutton, r. N. johnson, r.
W. Glider. Col Thos. W. Knox, Geo. Walton
Green, A. NJ. Palmer, Wesley Siss0n, Mr.. Munroe
Col. r NJ. JOhnstone, James WhitcOmb Riley, and
Arthur Stedman OF New York, &. H. Fargo OF Chi
cago, and NJ. Kumahara OF Japan are at the Ar
lingtOn.-Representati Heard, Civil Engineer
A. q. MenOcal and Paymaster Green Clay GoOdloe
OF the Marine Corps were in New York last
night. G. Wood OF New York and C. s. Hem
tngway OF Boston are at WelckerS-GeO. b.
Frost and Geo. H. Fearons OF New York and g. A.
Newell OF Boston are at Wormley's-W. H. II.
Ely OF MOntrose, w. Morris, A. y. Jewell, and W.
d. Garrison OF New York, L. NJ. Walsh OF the Har
waiian Islands, and E. A. Hartshorn OF Troy, N
Y, are at Wiilard'S-Dana Estes OF Boston, j. b.
Shumway OF Granville, N. Y, 8. +. Andrews Of
Pittsburg, j. N. Morgan OF Charleston, 3. c., Sam
Tate, Jr., OF Memphis. and H. Williams OF East
saginaw, Mich, are at the R1ggs.-R. w. Eaton
OF Montreal, Vernon Wade Of Fall River, Mass,
s. G. Hall OF Minneapolis, H. T. Holiday OF Rapi.
dan, Va, and ID. N. Camp Of New Britina, Conn.,
are at the St. JameS.-Dr. and Mrs r. r, Taylor
and Miss Armstrong OF Beaver, Pa, Miss Wight
man and Miss McAninch OF Pittsburgh are at
Temple Cafe.