Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-06-21

The CRuIsEa BALTIMORE sailed from Norfolk
today for New York.
THE U.Ss. YAxrrc has been ordered 70 blow
up dangerous wreck of Absecom hight
SIcnrrARr TRACY has gone TO New York for
a few daya
REED BrRorsoS Of Wilmington. Del, has
been appointed foreman of the cabinet shop,
Treasury Department.
TIE NEW QuARrrRxAsrrR dESKRAL-secre-
| tary Proctor today said that the appointment
OF the new quartermaster general will proba-
bly, be made next week.
The U.SS DESPATCH will leave Washington
next Tuesday under orders to destroy a num-
Der Of wrecks along the coast Of New Jersey
reported to be dangerous to navigation
ArroRSrY GENERAL MrILKn will leave here
tomorrow night for Clinton. NY. to attend the
| commencement exercises of Hamilton College.
where his son is a student Mrs. Miller and
daughter left this morning for Clinton.
Coon NEws FoR WAR DEPARTMENT CLERKs.-
Secretary Proctor today issued All order clos
ing the War Department on Saturdays at 8
O'Clock. This will continue throughout the
summer, including the last Saturday in Sep
| TENDER.
RKvKSUE APPoINTMENrs.-The Secretary of
| the Treasury has made the following appoint
ments in the internal revenue service: William
Clark Fisher, storekeeper and guager. San
drums, 5. c.; Charles Y. Brown, storekeeper
and guager, Columbus, Ga
A YELLOW FEVER SHrr-The marine hospi-
tai bureau is informed that a yellow fever ship
from Rio de Janeiro is detained at the Della
ware breakwater quarantine for fumigation.
DC. Three deaths occurred ON the vessel on
her last voyage, but there are no cases on her
| at present
NAVAL ORDERs.-Passed Assistant Engineer
| c. j. Habighurst ordered to the Yorktown.
Passed Assistant Engineer II. ID. Taylor or
dered to duty ut Portsmouth navy yard. As
| slstsnt Engineers B. e. sampson and Andrew
placed on waiting orders. Assistant Engineer
c. II. Hayes detached from duty at the Ports
mouth yard and ordered to the Yorktown.
To ATTEND THE PENNSYLVANIA EScAMPAESr.
Major Chas. r. Grenleaf, surgeon, has been
ordered to attend the encampment of the
Pennsylvania National Guard at West Gretna.
| from July Is to &c. Lieut.. Col. II. &. Corbin,
| assistant adjutant gen eral: Capt Jos. q. RAM
say, second artillery, and First Lieut.. Jas. q.
| Warren. corps of engineers, have also been
ordered to visit the nue. camp for the purpose
/
| The President has granted a pardon to
George Hubbard, convicted in Arkansas of as
| sault with intent to kill and sentenced October
| 81, 1889, to two years and six months impris-
| Onment In the case of Lawrence Bethune.
convicted in New Mexico of violating the postal
laws. the President has committed the sentence
so that 1t shall expire January l, 1891. An APP
plicatlon for pardon was denied in the case of
| Mrs. Jennie Jones, convicted in Wisconsin of
violating the postal laws
| Az OFFICIAL PUBLIcArIoS.-The War De-
partment has just added to its list Of official
publications by the issue Of a hand book
for the guidance of medical officers
| of the army. 1t is entitled a
digest of current orders and decisions, with
\ extracts from the regulations relating to the
| direction of Surgeon Charles r. Greenleaf,
assistant TO the surgeon general OF the army.
| 1t is a volume OF lbs pages.
| ARMY CHANGks-The War Department has
been informed of the death of Assistant Surgeon
Howard Culbertson, retired, at GAINESVILLE.
Ohio, recently, and Secretary Proctor has
| directed the retirement of Capt George
N. Bourford eighteenth infantry, to fili the
| vacancy thus created on the limited retired
list This action will cause the promotion of
First Lieut. John Anderson, who has been
|
an honorable war record Second Lieut. David
c. Shanks will be made first lieutenant
| The GuSBoAr YORKTOWN. which has Just re-
turned to New York from Europe, has been or
dered to join the North Atlantic squadron TEN
porarily in order to participate in the naval
display at Portland, Me-. July L. Upon com.
pletion OF this service the Yorktown will be or
| dered into dry dock at New York to ascertain
| the condition OF her bottom, which is said to
| show evidence OF deterioration. The defect in
| her steering gear will be repaired at the same
time. Capt. Chadwick, her commander. was
at the Navy Department yesterday receiving
his instructions.
| Two VACANCIES TO BE FILLED.-There will be
an examination at the rooms Of the civil sery-
ice commission on Monday, June 30, to fill two
vacancies in the position of compiler and
writer Of reports in the statistical division
| Agricultural Department The salary of the
position IL 81 GOO per annum. The subjects of
the examination will be as follows: Letter writ
! ing, elements OF the English language. arith-
metic modern languages French, German or
| Spanish) and composition. in which there will
be required the ability to generaize and con-
dense. Applicants from the District of Column
bia will not be admitted. Blanks may be OBJ
| tanned of the commission.
TIE FAILED CHICAGO BANR.-Thc controller
of the currency said last evening that his
action in closing the Park National
Bank of Chicago was based on
the report of the bank examiner who
| past two weeks, and who is not alto
| gether satisfied with the character of
| its assets. 1t is impossible, the comp
troller says, to tell now the extent of the banks
failure, because of the questionable value Of
some of the collaterals and securities
| c0ntrOIlpr at