Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-11-09

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GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS ToDAY.-Internal rev.
enue, S436, ,G3S: customs, S776,7 ,761.
The U.S.S. GALENA arrived: at Newport to-
day from New York. She is to tow the Ports
mouth to the Brooklyn yard for repairs.
The DESPATCH sailed today from Norfolk for
Washington.
NAVAL ORDERS. -Paymaster Daniel A. Smith
ordered to the receiving ship Franklin, reliev-
ing Paymaster J. A. Ring. detached and or
dered to settle accounts and await orders.
CIVIL SERVICE RULES AMENDEp.-The Presi-
dent has amended the civil service rules 80 as
to except from examination in the bureau of
engraving and printing the positions of plate
cleaners, transferers, hardeners, provers,
pressmen, machinists, plumbers, carpenters and
blacksmiths.
The SECOND TRIAL OF THE BALTIMoRE.-Sec-
retary Tracy has issued orders directing the
second trial of the Baltimore to take place next
Tuesday. The trial board will remain the same
as on the previous trial, except that COM
mander w. b. Hoff has been substituted for
Commander Henry Glass, and Chief Engineer
John +. Bingham has been substituted for
Chief Engineer George E. Tower, who has gone
to sea since the former trial.
REFUSES TO PARDON JAS. c. EI1AsoN.-The
President has denied pardon to Jas. C. Ella
son, who was sentenced last June to one years
Imprisonment in the Albany penitentiary for
robbing the mails while assistant postmaster in
charge of the postal station ih Georgetown.
The Presidents Endorsement as follows:
Pardon denied The sentence was short
one for the ofense-a very grave one."
case of w. r. Driskill, convicted in Illinois of
violating the internal revenue law and in the
case of John Fletcher alias John Peak con-
victed in Kentucky of passing counterfeit coin.
The President has remitted the unexpired sen
tence in the case of Mrs. Mat Roxley, convicted
i'll Illinois OF sending obscene matter through
the mails.
REFUSED TO PARDON A BIGAMIsr.-The Pres
ident has refused to grant a pardon to +. l..
Patterson, who WAS convicted in Utah of big
amy and sentenced to two years in the pen;-
tentiary from May IL, 1888.
KAN, has been transferred and turned over to
the Secretary of the Interior for disposition, as
provided in the act of Congress, being no
longer required for military purposes.
COMMODORE RAMSAY is expected to return to
the city from New York on Monday, accom-
panied by his family.
REPRESENTATIVE WaIrTHoRNE of Tennessee.
who has been dangerously ill at his home at
Columbia, has recovered sufficiently to go to
Savannah, Ga. for treatment. accompanied by
his wife and son and the latter's wife. He stood
the trip well and the chances are that he will
soon be entirely recovered
THE BIDS Too HIaH.-The proposals received
a few days ago at the Navy department for
materials for use in the construction of the
machinery of the two 30OO-ton cruisers to be
built at the New York and Norfolk navy yards
have been referred to the chief of the bureau
of steam engineering for examination, report
and recommendation. Tho bureau officers
before the bids were opened estimated that
the total would be about $280, 900, but the
lowest bids offered aggregated nearly $500, 900.
The EvoLUTIoN SoUADRoN.-The inspection
board, Admiral Jouett, president, has been
ordered to inspect the Chicago. Boston. At
lanta and Yorktown at New York Monday,
preparatory to going to sea.
INTERNAL REVENUE APPoINrMENrs.-The
Secretary Of the Treasury has made the follow
ing appointments in the internal revenue serv-
ice: VIM. Brymap, gauger, fifth Kentucky;
Hines Beam, store keeper. fifth Kentucky: c.
E. Bacon, store keeper aud gauger, Maryland;
Jos. NJ. Murray, gauger. Georgia; J. Ii. Pully,
store keeper and gauger, fourth North Caro-
lima; G. C. Woodt, do, do; j. F.'Wile, do, do.
I. L Murray, gauger, fourth California; L. H.
Tull, do, do; Chas A. Wagner, store keeper
and gauger, twelfth Pennsylvania; David T.
Roy, gauger first Illinois
ToDAY's BOND OFFERINGS aggregated $780,
900, as follows: Registered As, S1s, 500, s2lO at
127. Registered 41ss, $500, $4,000 at 1861.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Leave of absence for
seventy-fve days has been granted to Second
Lieut. Arthur +. Curtis, second artillery First
Lieut. Orland NJ. Lissak has been ordered to
Trenton, Nj, to inspect steel wire being made
by Z. A. Robbins for guns to be manufactured
by the ordnance department. Capt Clayton
Hale, sixteenth infantry, having been found in
capacitated for active service has been granted
leave Of absence until further orders. Capt.
Louis NJ. Mans, assistant surgeon, will proceed
from Fort Patre, NY, to Fort Stanton, New
Mexico, for duty. Capt. Michael Leahy, eigh-
teenth infantry, has been retired from active
service, having been found to be incapacisated
by retiring board. The following changes in
the station Of officers Of the ordnance depart
ment have been made: Col. Thos. g. Boylor,
now ON sick leave ia transferred from the oom-
mand of Rock Island arsenal, Ill, 70 that of
the Frankford arsenal, Philadelphia; Col Jas.s
II. Whittemoro goes to Rock Island from
Watervliet arsenal, West Troy, NY; Lieut..
senal, Mass., from Frankford arsenal, Phila-
delphia. Lieut. Col Francis H Parker goes