Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-09

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-pAY-Internalr rev.
enue, 800, ,430; customs, s700,6o4.
REsIeNED.-Carlos E. Dexter of Michigan, .
post Office inspector, has resigned.
SECRETARY AND MRS. NOBLE, left this after
noon for Richfeld Springs, N. Y. The Secre-
tary expects to be absent from the city about
three weeks. His private secretary Mr.. Horton
Pope, will leave on Sunday for the same place
and will spend his vacation with the Secretary.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR Bus
sEY will leave tonight for New York and the
west and will be absent three weeks. First As
sistant Secretary Chandler will be acting secre-
tary during the absence of Secretary Noble.
SPECIAL AaENrs.-Henry Brace Of Pennsyl-
vania and Cyrus A. Mosier of Washington
territory have been appointed special agents
of the general land office in fraudulent land
entry cases.
A CHANGE OF RECEIVING CLERK.-Henry 81.
Haines of Ohio has been appointed receiving
clerk of the general land Office, vice G.. N. Doug
lass dismissed.
THE q. s. s. LANCASTER lately detached as
flag ship of the European station arrived at
New York yesterday from Funchal. Madeira,
in command of Capt. Theo. F. Kane. She left
Madeira July Is. The Lancaster has been alb
sent from the United States on foreign duty
for nearly eight years. She carried three hum
dred and sixty-seven officers and men and ten
guns. At 11:55 Am, while coming up the bay,
she grounded on Flynn's knoll, but came off
without assistance at 1906. She has been
brought home to receive extensive repairs.
SUDDEN DEATH OF Coz CuRRY.-Col. James
Curry, C.S.A.. died suddenly at his residence
at Fortress Monroe last night.
TIE ELECTRIC LIGHT PLANT AT THE WASHING
TON NAVY YARD.-The contract for establishing
an electric light plant in the Washington navy
yard has been awarded to the Brush electric
company of Cleveland, Ohio, for 3d. 795. The
bid of the Schuyler company of Middletown,
Conn.,. was somewhat lower than this figure.
but they proposed furnishing an engine of in
ferior make to that offered by the Brush peo-
pie, and the bid of the latter was in other ways
more satisfactory. Work will be begun at the
yard at once.
The U.S.S. ALLIANCE has been ordered out Of
commission at the Norfolk navy yard, and a
board, of which Capt. A. p Cooke is senior
member, has been ordered to survey her.
THE ACCIDENT TO THE CRUISER BosroN.-An
official survey is to be made of the new cruiser
Boston, recently injured in her collisions with
rock and vessel. The survey will be carried on
by board Of which Capt. L. A. Beardslee is
senior member.
COMMODORE GEO. Brown arrived in the city
this morning from Norfolk to attend the meet
ing Of the board to examine Capt Skerrett for
promotion.
NAVAL ORDERs-Lieut. E. d. Bostick or
dered to duty at the Washington navy yard
Assistant Engineer Josiah s. Mexican ordered
TO the Galena, 18th instant. Ensign John II.
Shipley detached from the torpedo station and
ordered to the Wabash. Paymaster j. b. Red
field detached from the Monocacy and ordered
Assistant Engineer VIM. N. Little detached
from the Galena, 18th instant, and ordered to
duty at the naval academy.
Posr Orr1cx DEPARTMENT ArporSrMrSrs.-
James O'Donneil of the District Of Columbia
department at el, 400 and William P Carson of
the District of Columbia has been appointed
watchman in the same department.
Ex-ArroRNEY GENERAL GARLAND has been
appointed resident attorney Of the Northern
Pacific railroad company at q salary, it Is said,
Of e25, 900.
The BrDs FOB TIE FouR TUes for the navy,
one Of which is TO be for the Washington yard,
have been referred to board of which Capt.
Meade, the commandant Of the Washington
yard, is president As this yard is in urgent
need of a tug at once the board will probably
recommend the purchase of one at once.
TABULArrxe THE CENSUS RrruRNs.-super-
intendent of the Census Porter has appointed
committee consisting of DR.. J. 8. Billings, Prof.
Henry Gannett and VIM. @. Hunt to consider
and report upon the merits of systems of tabu-
lating the census returns. Two systems will be
tested by the committee. namely, the one re-
vised by Chas. T. Pidgen Of Boston, who has
been connected for years with the census of that
state, and the one invented by Mr.. Hollerith Of
this city.
CRUIsERs ON DocK.-The Yorktown il now
on the dock at New York, being put in condi-
ton for her turning trial at Newport. She win
be followed by the Atlanta and Chicago, both
Of them now at the navy yard. The orders Of
the Navy department are that the work shall
be thorough and complete in every respect 80
that there shall be no reason outside Of in
herent fault Of construction for failure.
PERsoNAL-H. G. Silsbee Of East Saginaw,
Mich, W. A. Garner Of Fort Worth, Tex, Chas
A. Terry of Pittsburg, c. A Magee Of Tuxedo,
NY, Charles MoIloy Of St. Louis and n, 8.
Littlefeld of New York are at Willard's.-G.
W. Blair Of Pittsburg, Pa, H. F. Cook Of St
Louis, VIM. R Barr Of New York, A. T. Holdt
Of Richmond, Va, Herr Won Waldthausen Of
Toxic Japan, and E. A. White of Brooklyn are
Apalachecola, Fla, 8. A. Bassford Of New York,
Charles A. Reed Of New Castle, Pa, William ].
Quinn Of Chicago, I'LL, and w. r. Flint Of
Rochester NY are at the ST Jamaa w