Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-06-13

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GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY. - Interna
revenue, S5O2,567; customs, S72O,156.
Nor GRANDsoN.-H. C. Brownlow, recently
appointed assistant messenger in the Treasury
department, is not grandson of Parsor
Brownlow, as stated at the time.
COMMANDER GEO. W. WooD has been ordered
to duty at the Norfolk navy-yard and Chief En-
gineer Louis ]. Allen to duty at the League
Island navy-yard. Assistant Engineer VIM. T.
c. HassOn has been detached from duty in the
bureau of steam engineering and ordered tc
duty at the Johns Hopkins university, Balti
more. Ensign j. H. l.. Holcombe has been or
dered to examination for promotion.
A BRANCH HYDRoeRAPH1c OFFICE is to be es
tablished at Savannah GA.
The NAVAL INSPECTION BOARD Of which Real
Admiral Jouett is president will convene al
Newport, r. l., on the 18th inst. to appraise
the vessels there. Thence the board will pro-
ceed to Boston and Portsmouth.
THE CONTRACT for printing the U. s. officia
postal guide has been awarded to the Brodi,
publishing company, of this city, the present
publishers.
HELPING THE CENsUs.-Mr Robert P. Porter
the superintendent Of the census, has been
called to his home, where he found an addition
to the census returns of his own immediate
family in the shape Of girl baby.
The PORTER GETS AN APPoINTMENr.-Johu
Hughson was yesterday appointed skilled la.
borer in the Treasury department at compen.
sation OF S12O per annum. Hughson was porter
OF one of the Pullman cars caught in the flood
at JOhnstown, Pa, and it was mainly through
his efforts that Mrs. Halford and her daughter
were enabled to reach place Of safety.
GONG WEsT-The members of the civil.
service commission expect to leave Sunday
evening for Indianapolis to make an inspection
OF the postOfiice service there. Thence the
commissioners will go to Chicago and after
that to Milwaukee on similar business
BATTLE FLAGs.-Gen. NJ. C. Meigs has sug.
gested to the commissioner of pensions thai
the flags borne in battle by the soldiers of the
United States and those captured by them in
war be hung around the walls of the pension
office building. He says also that the intent
OF all the acts of Congress regarding the cap.
tured flags is that they shall be displayed in
some proper public place. Commissioner Tan.
ner agrees with this suggestion, but is Of the
opinion that the roof Of the pension building
which leaks badly, should be mended before
the battle-fags are hung about the walls.
To-DAY's BOND OFFERINGS aggregated 81, 600, ,as
follows Registered As, $1,000 at 129; registered
412s, $4,000 ut 1865.
SToREKEEPERs AND GAuGERs.-The secre-
tary Of the Treasury has appointed Jesse F.
Hoskins to be gauger at Summcrfeld, N. c.,
and ThOs. j. McClain to be storekeeper and
QauQer for Graves cOunty- XIV
A LIaHr-HoUsE DISPUTE SETTLED.-Secre-
tary Window has decided that the marine hos
pital bureau is to be given as much room on
the TortuRas Keys, Fla, as is needed for the
proposed quarantine station, and that the
lighthouse board is to have exclusive jurisdic-
tiOn over Garden Key, on which there is now a
light. thus settling dispute that has recently
arisen between these two services.
THE BERLIN PRoToCoL-The protocol of the
Berlin conference has reached Washington, ar.
irving in New York via steamship Werra which
left Bremen on the LIST inst. 1t il, it is stated
in the hands of Secretary Blaine.
COURTEOUS But DECIsIvE-A large number
of people, says the New York Sun, have made
the acquaintance of Secretary Elijah Halford
of the White House. He is a frank, amiable
and shrewd man Of business habits. He know.
how to deal with troublesome people in o way
| that is decisive without being offensive.
The CURRENT NUMBER Of THE WEEKLY SrAI
to-day contains the sequel Of the Johnstowl
horror in connected form, supplementing th,
story of the disaster which appeared last week
| In addition, it embodies a large amount Of gen
| eral misc ellaneous, local and current capita
news, making it most interesting issue to fiji,
| or send away to friends Copies wrapped
ready for mailing, can be had at the busines
counter at 3 cents each. Copies Of last week
issue can also be had, where the whole story o
| the food is desired.
| The FOLLOWING FoURrH-CLAss PosrMAsrKn
have been appointed in Virginia: g. B. Steger
Big Island, Bedford Co.; Thos. Batten, Glove
Rockingham Co.; W. G. Hooker, Evansville
Patrick Co.; John 8. Kent, Lick Run, Bote
| tourt Co.; Geo. w. Smith, Rushville, Rocking
ham Co.; Eliza ]. Moseby, Thaxton's, Bedfor
Co.; Erastus Price, Wears Switch, Montgomer
Co., and ]. A West, Waverly Station, SUISSE
Co.
Examinations Strictly Nom Partisan.
In connection with the order for the post
Office civil-service examination at Nashville
the civil service commissioners announce that
"All examinations held under its auspices ar
strictly non-partisap in character All qualiie
persons are invited to apply, whether demo
crsts or republicans. They will be exsmined
marked, and certified purely With reference
allowed no weight yhatever. The oSnarnissio
is determined to enforce the Law in ils lstte
and spirit; any employe Of the government vic
lating IL will be most vigorously punished."
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