Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-11-25

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GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS ToDAY.-Internal rev.
enue, S742, SAG: customs. s797,713.
VIRGINIA AND MARYLAND PosrMAsrERs-The
following fourth-class postmasters have been
appointed in Virginia and Maryland: q. L. Jen.
nings, Camp, Smyth county; Mamie b. Gre.
han, Garfield, Fairfax county; Sarah E. Car.
rico, Holstein Mills, Smyth county; J. W.
Douglass, Riceville, Pttsylvania county; P. s.
Grigg, Soudan, Mecklenburg county, Va.
John A. Sigler, RidgIey, Caroline county, Md.
Mr.. w. s. NICHOLSON is acting as appoint.
ment clerk of the Post Office department during
the absence of MIR. James Vose.
HIS RESIGNATION ACCEPTEp.-The resigna-
ton of Mr.. Nathan A. C. Smith, who has been
for many years employed in the Post Office de-
partment, was accepted to take effect today.
MIR. Smith will make his headquarters for the
present near st. Louis and will devote his time
to looking after his property interests in the
west.
INTERNAL REVENUE APPo1NTMENTs.-TheS Sec
rotary of the Treasury has made the follow
ing appointments in the internal revenue serv-
ice: Silas Overstreed, store keeper and gauger,
sixth Missouri; G. NJ. Purrucker, store keeper
and gauger. second Kentucky; E. Prentes do,
do; A. Junker, gauger, sixth Indiana.
NAVAL ORDERs.-The superintendent Of the
recruiting service will forward thirty recruits
to the first infantry, department Of the Platte.
Leave OF absence for two months has been
granted to Major Samuel Whiteside, seventh
cavalry; for four months to Capt David r..
Burnham, fifteenth infantry, and to Capt Vim.
Hoffman, eleventh infantry.
MAJOR GEN. ScHoFIELD and Adjutant General
Kelton have returned from Boston. They are
enthusiastic in their praise of the squadron of
evolution, now in the harbor there on it's way to
Europe. All Boston is going out to see the
vessels.
MEMBERS OF CONGRESS ARRlvINo.-The fol-
lowing members of Congress have reported
their residences at the House post office in ad-
dition to those mentioned in THE STAR: n.
Frank, Wormley's; Il. j. Henderson, 2IO North
Capitol street; j. P. Doiliver, 924 14th street
northwest; J. r. Reed 924 14th street north
west; j. d. Scranton, 1887 X street; H. Clay
Evans, Ebbitt.
Two BRITISH DELEGATES GONE HoMK.-Ad-
mirai Sir r. Molyneux, K.C.B., and Capt Ken
dali of the Dublin steam packet company, two
of the delegates from Great Britain to the in
ternationai marine conference, have returned
home.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Lieut. James d. Adams has
been detached from duty at the navy yard,
Washington, and ordered to the Dolphin as
navigating officer. Assistant Naval Constructor
Chas. II. Hewes has been ordered to duty at
the Norfolk navy yard. Naval Cadet Robert s.
resignation.
REsIGyED.-Naval Cadet r. c. Boyd, fourth
class, has resigned.
THE SQUADRON OF EVOLUTION Admiral
Walker Of the squadron of evolution and his
principal officers paid official visits in Boston
Saturday to Gov Ames, Mayor Hart. Collector
Saltonstail aud Commodore McCann at the navy
yard, and Saturday evening the Commercial
club entertained at the Parker house the Off
GERS Of the squadron. Next Friday and Satur-
day the ships will coal and probably sail for
Lisbon the following Monday.
Presidential Appointments Today.
The President made the following appoint
ments today
Frank Hitchcock Of Illinois, to be marshal of
the United States for the northern district of
Illinois.
To be notaries public for the District of Co
lumbia: Oliver p. Johnson, Chas. N. Larner,
Moritz Won Entrees, Howard Perry, Jos. Boy
and Frank Stilson.
The Fast Mall to San Francisco.
Mr.. ]. Lowrie Bell, the general superin-
tendent Of the railway mail service, has re-
turned from a trip of inspection through the
west. He started from New York on the first
trip of the fast mail train to San Francisco and