Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-11-19

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any address in the United States or Canada
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such orders must be accompanied by the money,
or the Oper cannot be sent as no accounts are
kept ,cath mail subscriptions. -
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS ToDAY.-Internal rev.
enue, 9179, ,462: customs. S6O6,953.
]. B. LEWIS has been appointed postmaster
at Mitchells Station, Culpeper county, Va.
THE U.S.S. KEARsARaE arrived at New York
this morning from Portsmouth, N. Fl.
ENSIGN C. S. WILLIAMS has been ordered to
duty at the naval academy.
A CANDIDATE FOR SERGEANT-AT-ARMs.-C
A. III. Reed Of Minnesota, one Of the candi-
dates for the Office of sergeant-at-arms Of the
House, arrived in Washington yesterday and
opened his canvass by establishing his head
quarters ut the Ebbitt house.
DISTRICT INVENTORS. Patents have been
issued to citizens of the District as follows
Walter Donaldson, wick raiser; Joseph C. Fow-
Ter, mechanical movement; Albert F. Hendcr-
shott. roll paper holder and cutter; John p.
Hickey, button fastener; Edmund W. Wood
ruff, file or document holder.
SrRIcr RuLEs.-An order has been issued by
the second auditor vi the Treasury to the effect
that the clerks of that bureau shall not smoke,
read newspapers or receive visitors during
Office hours. The bureau is located in the old
Winder building on 18th street.
SAYS He NEEDS MORE CLERKs.-J. Fl. Patter
son, the second auditor, has made his annual
report to the Secretary of the Treasury. Dur
ing the fiscal year ending June 30 1885, ac-
counts and claims to the number of 30 ,331 were
disposed of, leaving 60316 in hand. Since 1881
claims for arrears OF pay and bounty have
been increased and the auditor recommends
provision for additional clerks in order that
this branch of his office may be kept up.
A CONTRACT has been awarded to C. X. judi
son of this city for furnishing eleven cases of
Jewel metal shelving for the Office of the chief
signal officer, at a cost OF S1,l15.
ANOTHER NAvAssA vIcrIM-The Secretary of
State is in receipt of a communication from the
November, announcing that Mr.. Samuel March,
an American citizen, and one of the
refugees from the Navassa Island,
died on board of her majesty's
Forward" September q last. The causes of
death are said to have been blow on the head
from the butt of gun received September IA
during the disturbance on that island and also
shock following immersion on September z6.
The FISH COMMISSION Can left this city Sat-
urday night with carp to be distributed to ap-
plicants in the following-named states and ter
ritories: Northern California, Colorado, Dakota
Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa. Kansas, Mani
toba, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana,
Nebraska. Nevada, Ohio. Oregon, Utah, Wash
ington, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
CIVIL SERVICE ExAMINATIoN.-An examina-
ton will be held on the 9th inst, commencing
at am. at the rooms of the civil service COM
mission, to ill a position In the geological sur
yey, in the position of stenographer and type
writer.
ARMY ORDERs.A retiring board has been
appointed to meet at Chicago composed Of the
following officers: Maj. Gen. Geo. Crook, Col
Robt. Williams, assistant adjutant general;
Lieut.. Col Michael Il, Morgan. assistant COM
missary general of subsistence; Major Eli Nc
Clellan, surgeon; Major Henry McElderry, sur
geon; Capt. Geo. NJ. Randall. twenty-third in
fantry, recorder. Lieut.. Col. George A. For
sythe. fourth cavalry, has been ordered before
the board for examination. Capt. Argolus G..
Hennisee, eighth cavalry, will conduct a de-
| tachment of recruits from New York city to the
department of Dakota and then return to duty
| at Chicago. Capt. Henry Wagner, first cavalry,
| has been appointed to act as inspector on GER
tain subsistence stores and property at the sub
| sistence depot in New York, for which Col. Geo.
Bell, assistant commissary general of subsist-
| ence Is responsible.
PERsoSAL-Mr. Charles de Struve, Russian
minister; Gen. Alger, ex-Congressman John r..
Thomas and Corporal Tanner are in New York.
-Ex-Gov VIM. Sprague of Rhode Island is
| duck hunting in the Currick marshes, near Nor
| folk.-C. G. BOwstield, formerly corre-
| spondent in Washington has been nominated
! for secretary by the republicans in the North
Dakota senate-Wm. Mason and W. b. VAN
| size of New York and ID. s. Mcconnell of Beaver,
Penn, are at the Johnson.-Mr. and Mrs. Ar
drew Carnegie, w. M. Graves, Stephen Little,
! j. NJ. johnson and J.W. Midgely of Chicago. S.
| NJ. Williams and VIM. s. Sloane and wife of
| New York. NJ Riebruack of Philadelphia, H. A.
| Johnson OF Kansas City, j. @. Courtney of At
lanta, Ga, j. G. James Of Cleveland. Ohio, w.
s. McClanahan Of Roanoke, Va, Prof. and Mrs.
| Morris of Melbourne, Australia, and Miss Ken
sington Of London, England, are at the Nor
mandie.--J. N. Scott and wife OF New York,
+. l.. Southack and wife of San Francisco, Cal.
| j. Snyder and family OF San Jose, CAL, II. G..
Davis of Helena, Montana, A. Aiken of Mexico
and J. A. Wheadon Of the state of Washington
are at the st. James.--T p. Bassett and A.
C. Schuyler OF New York, j. Hickey of Miss
ouri, E. A. Cragan of Chicago, s. G. Miller and
]. Moran of White Plains. and G. w. Morgan
of Chicago are at Williard's.-D, Bates OF
Massachusetts. G.. A. Townsend Of Maryland,
A. Brown OF California, q. Hobbs, U.SN.. c.
Donnelly Of Philadelphia, Hon. T. E. Burton
Of Cleveland, and H. Reynolds Of New York
are at the Ebbitt--C. II. Raymond OF New
and q. Y. Smith of Chicago are at the Riggs.
10. N. Morton and I. Savenor of New York,
j. @. White of Boston, A. Benn OF England,