Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-02-21
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP

The PRESIDENT Nor A sPnrruALpT.-"Thss
10 purely fairy story and has not the slightest
foundation Of truth" said Col Lamont to-day
when STAR reporter showed him q printed
statement 20 the effect that the President II Q
spiritualist and that he has been aided by .
medium In the administration Of national sf-
fairs.
LAND OFFICE CHAxsEs-The President has
directed the discontinuance Of the Benson,
Redwood Falls and worthington land ONCE in
Minnesota, the annexation OF the district 10
the Tracy district and the removal OF the once
Tor the consolidated district from Tracy 20
Marshall The Fergus Falls Office IL discon-
nnued, and that district 10 annexed 10 the St
Cloud district with the Office az ST. Cloud
The La Crosse and ST. Croix Pals land ONCE
in Wisconsin lie discontinued and the district
Is annexed 70 the Eau Claire district with the
ONCE at Eau Claire. The Wichita. Independ-
ence, and Concordia land Office in Kansas 10
discontinued and the district IL annexed 70 the
Topeka district, with the Office at Topeka.
GEN. AueuR's CBANcKs-The authorized an
nouncement, stated in last evenings srAn,
Drum il not an aspirant
for the position Of governor Of the Soldiers
home. has set the guessers az work again seek
ing available candidates for the place. No name
is mentioned more frequently than that Of Gen.
Augur. He Is at present out OF the city, but ID
Is thought that his chances Of success, in case
he desires the place, are excellent
Coal FOR sAxoA-The Secretary OF the
Many has purchased 1000 tons Of anthracite
coal from @. @. Barber a Co., New York, for
$685. ton, and has entered into q contract
with NJ. Il. Pickering a Company, Of New
York, owners Of the ship sachem,
for the transportation Of the coal from New
York TO Apia, Samoa, at sls.2 Is ton. The coal
As nnu hafv l.aA Lad - I'LL =
about four months. When deposited at Apia
1t will have cost the Government Sss, $50.
SECOND LIEUT.. BENZ. NJ PuRssKrI- signal
corps, has been ordered before the army retir-
ing board at Governors Island, ". Y.
THE RETIRING BOARD examining Passed As
sistant Paymaster J. ID. Doyle concluded its
labors to-day, and submitted its report 10 the
Secretary Of the Navy.
NATIONAL BANK DrvIDrNps.-The controller
Of the currency has declared fourth dividend,
20 per cent, in favor Of the creditors Of the
State national bank OF Sumter. s. c., making
in all 100 per cent on claims proved, amount
ing TO ss1,5Oo. This bank failed in 1857.
VIRGINIA AND MAINLAND PosrMAsrERs have
been appointed as follows: Reuben A Hurley,
Damascus, Montgomery county, Nd; AG. Mel
hinge, Brucetown, Frederick county; W. p Ha-
den, Flies, Goochland county; Nettie Mears
Hullwood, Accomac county; A. +. Wood, Moor
mans river. Albemarle county; T. N. Holland,
Otter View, Bedford county, and Sallie b.
Bruce, sperryville, Rappahannock county, Va.
PERsoNAL--Bishop o'Hsra Of Scranton, Pa,
DR.. Edward J. Birmingham Of New York, Edw.
c. Donnelly Of Manhattanville, N. Y, Bishop
Loughlin and Rev. VIM. Heegan OF Brooklyn,
and Frank Soule Of Syracuse are at the Ar
lington.-Louis Mayer and Capt Geo. W.
Moore of New York, Col. Jno. NJ Bacon OF the
army, W. c. Thomas OF Philadelphia and A
Hill OF Holyoke, Mass, at the Ebbitt-
+. b. Dodge of Cleveland, Right Rev. r. s.
Chatard OF indianapolis, r. S. Bronson Of Ber-
wick, Pa. f. NJ. Nichols and F. c. Sturges OF
Wilkesbarre, =. ]. White, JAS p. Foster c. s.
Beardsley and A. Archibald OF New York, and
j. III. Stoll Of Hartford are at Willards.-H
ID. Hyde and Alfred A. Glasier of Boston, VIM
Ward Of Chester, Pa, and E. ii. Terrell Of San
Antonio, Tex, are at the Riggs.-R L. Nc
Laren of ST. Louis. August r. Meyer Of Kansas
City, and Edward NJ. Shepard Of Brooklyn are
at the Arno.-Hon. John b. Allen, Repre-
sentative-elect from Washington territory, il
the guest of his sisters. Mrs. Harriet A T.
Corts and Miss Bateman 5S4 10th street
Ex-senator Geo. W. Jones' Of Dubuque. Iowa,
is visiting Mr.. NJ. s. Thompson, 1909 Corcoran
street Mr.. Charles T.. Kincaid has recoy-
cred from his recent illness.-Clarence NJ
Roof, Edward A. Jones' John A. Stewart and
Edward de Rose Of New York are at the Nor
mandie.
CONGRESSMAN Thomas Not I'm the Cab.