Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-29

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The STAR Our OF TowN.-THE EVENING STAR
will be sent by mail to any address in the
United States or Canada for such period as may
be desired at the rate Of fifty cents per month.
H3-But all such orders must be accompanied
by the money. or the paper cannot be sent, as
no accounts are kept with mail subscrip-
tions. -
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS ToDAY.-Customs,
s6S6, ,655; internal revenue, s492, ,939.
TRANSFERRED TO New YoRK-Mr James r.
Lake, formerly of the customs division, Treas
ury Department, has been transferred to New
York for duty with the board Of customs ap-
praisera. Mr.. Webster Elmes, formerly chief
clerk in the Office of the solicitor of the Treas
ury, is also in New York on similar duty.
In THE TEMPORARY ABSENCE Of Treasurer
Huston. Assistant Treasurer Whelpley and
Cashier True Of the Treasury Department AS
sistant Cashier Meline is performing the duties
pertaining to those Offices as well as his own.
MAJ. LARRABEE was today occupying the
desk of the assistant commissioner OF Indian
affairs Mr.. Belt being absent on the Pacific
coast and Mr.. Woag, who has been acting in
his stead. having been called to New York to
attend the funeral of a near relative.
ToDAr's BOND OFFERS aggregated s395, $50,
as follows: Registered 41ss-s2, 500, S25, 200,
s20, 200, $40 900, $40 5OO e5p0, o. 2S0, 81 0Q9
$4,000 500, 1000. S25, ,OOO 800. $500, $500,
$50 900. $45, 900, S20, 900. S300O $4,000, 81, 5O0
and Sl35,O0O, under the circular OF August 81.
To BE LANDED AT STocKHoLM.-The Swedish
authorities having requested that the remains
Of Ericsson be disembarksd at Stockholm as
originally intended. orders to that effect have
been sent to the Baltimore at Gothenburg.
CENSUS TAKING USprR DIFFIcuLr1Es.-Dr.
B. H. Petersen, the census supervisor for the
fourth district of Louisiana, is in the city. The
greater portion OF his district was under water
during the period prescribed by law for taking
the census and his work was carried on amid
many difficulties
AMILIrARY RESERVATION ABANDoNED.-Gen.
Grant, acting Secretary Of War, has directed
the abandonment of tho military reservation
at Hot Springs, Ark, as a military reservation
and its transfer to the Interior Department for
disposition under the law
REVENUE APPoINTMENTs.-TheS Secretary of
the Treasury has made the following appoint
ments in the internal revenue service Fred II.
Hood and Frederick r. Stanle. United States
son at Statesville, NC, and John Taylor,
United States store keepers and gaugers at
Richmond Ky.
PRIvILEGEs OF IMpoRTERs-Assistant Secre-
tary Batcheller has informed the collector of
customs at Ell Paso, Texas, that in case an i'm
porter makes entry Of certain number Of
horses at a Gel tain valuation and pays the esti-
mated duties thereon, but for some reason
fails to bring into the United States some of
the horses, he is entitled to refund of
the excess deposited and in case
an invoice is presented and entry made of
certain number OF tons of ccal which pays a
specific duty, and after weighing it is found
short in weight, the importer is required to pay
the duty only on the actual number of tons
imported, and not on the number of tons
stated on the invoice.
SIGNED BY THE PREsIDENr.-The Presiden.
has approved the joint resolution in regard to
the delivery Of duplicate copies Of law books
to the law department OF Howard University;
the joint resolution extending the privilege of
the library OF Congress to the mem-
bers OF the interstate commerce commission
and the chief engineers, U. s. A.; the act
providing for leave OF absence for officers and
ment who receive per diem compensation the
at extending the provisions OF the immediate
transportation act to tho post OF Lincoln, Neb.,
and the act reorganiZing the customs collec.
ton district Of Puget Sound.
PEnsoSAL-R C. Pilsbury of pittsaeld.
Mass, and Mrs. H. E. Western of Charleston
are registered at the Langham. and
Mrs. T. g. Leslie Of Chicago are spending a
few days at tho Normandie.- e.-Representative
Abner Taylor Of Chicago, who was confined to
his bed yesterday at the Shoreham with a Sc
we're case of Inflammation of the bowels, is re-
ported a. being better today.-R H. Sawyer
| and r w. Davenport Of South Bethlehem.
VIM. L. Saunders Of New York and G. Arm
| strong OF Halparaiso, Chilli. and Mr.. and Mrs.
ham.--Lisut. Webster Winslow, C. T. Forse
| Of Cincinnati and ]. J. Woodward of New York
are at Welckers.-Jesse NJ. Gore, David F,
Barry and p. J. Fitzgerald of Bos-
r1s,a. ton and Dr. b .hs r. Peterson s;sr. Q, New
c. W. Cook, Arthur K. Hill, j. II. M. Winnie, F.
| H. Ackley OF New York, NJ. E. Ridgely of Bal
| timore, Frank b Miller, Wilson H. Lear
and AND, Mr. Nah. H p,.Ssns Dunlap & are at the
F. Cook Of New Orleans, c. G. Menzies, ". G.
Kennett aud son Of Cincinnati Isaac D. Smead
| and W. Morgan Of Toledo, and w. s. Woods of
Kansas City are at tWillards--Mr.an and Mrs. JOS
Osgood Of Cohasset, w. w. Cooke Of Burling-
| TON, w, auo LIZ. rt6uclb west OF virginia are
at the Hotel Johnson--Mr and Mrs C. II.
Sheen OF Cincinnati, and Dr.. A. B. Coullin Of
Warren, Pa, arc at the Ebbitt House--Geo.
E. Gardner, Los Angeles, A. ]. Davidson,
Grand Rapids, Mich, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. B. Here
ford, of Dallas, Tex, Chas E. Wilson of San
Frsnaisco, ]. W. Beasley Of Boston, G. A.
Dinsmore Of New Haven, A. c. Anderson Of
Denver, G. W. Davenport Of Fl Worth, J. A.
Connell Of Chicago, and J. C. Mustard
Of Philadelphia are ct the St. James.-
Mr.. Theo. r. Cameron haa gone to Denver,
| Col, to attend the convention Of the Mutual
| Benefit Anociation.--Mr. +. Thomas Sotho-
ron has resurnsd from Atlantic City.