Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-09-12

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SAILED For HoME.-The DEPARTMENT. of State
has been informed that DR.: II. Ciair;sth the Chief
Of the consular bureau Of tho department, aud
who oficiated as president OF the consular con-
ference at Paris, has sailed for home.
NAVAL OapEns J. N nemphfii has
been ordered az a member of the board of in
spection ana survey. Lisuk Commander ]. p.
Gilmore has been detached rs inspector OF
steel OF the new cruisers at San Francisco, 18th
instant, and graE ted four months leave of alb
sence from October next
BoARD OF MEDICAL OFrlcEns to consist Of
Col. Edward p. Vollum, surgeon; Maj. Geo. NJ.
Sternberg, surgeon; Maj. Albert Hartsuff, sur
geon, and Capt VIM. E. Hopkins, assistant sur
geon, has been constituted to meet in New
York city on October Is, tor the examination
of candidates for admission TO the medical
corps OF the army.
Col. Gro. Fl. MESprLL, corps of engineers,
having been appointed q member OF the COM
mission to select q site for dry dock on the
Pacific coast, has been ordered to report to
Capt. T. o. Selfridge u. IN, the president of the
commission, upon being notified Of Capt Self
ridges arrival on the Pacific coast.
BONDS AND PREPAYMENT OF INTERHsT.-The
total amount OF AZ per cent bonds offered to
the Treasury Department yesterday for the
entire country, under the circular of August
So was $168, 200. making a total thus far Of
81. sos, $50. The prepayment Of interest on the
per cent bonds at Washington, New York
and Boston yesterday, under the circular Of
September 9, aggregated ss74,2Ss, making
a total thus far OF sl,426, 7SA.
The INCREASED POPULATION OF Nxw York
CRY. rY.--Superintcndent Porter 10 having state
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crease Of population in the past ten years in
what is known as the metropolitan district of
New York city reaches the large figure of 40
per cent, while the increase In the population
Of the city proper is only Is per cent This
statement will, it is thought, furnish an ex-
which seems to be warranted by the growth Of
the city in other respects.
ARMY LEAvEs-Leave Of absence for two
months on surgeons certificate Of disability
has been granted Second Lieut. Thos g. Hanson,
nineteenth infantry. Lieht. Col Jos. P. Far
ley. ordnance department. has been ordered to
proceed from New York arsenal, Governors
Island, N. Y, to West Point foundry, Cold
Spring, n Y, on public business. Leave of
absence for one month, to take effect
October /. has been granted lst
The leave of absence granted Second Lieut.
James W. Renton, ninth Cavalry, has been ex-
tended one month. Leave of absence for three
months has been granted Capt. Frank ]. Ives,
assistant surgeon. Tho leave Of absence
granted First Lieut. Joseph I. Dickmau, third
cavalry, has been extended two months.
PrnsoxAL.-S. L. Gilmore and F. Lapeyre
of New Orleans are at the Normandie. A. E.
Ingalls, and n. r. johnson Of Cincinnati, A. L.
Martin and H. L. Denny Of brooklyn and A. A.
pineofs Of Chicago are ut the Shoreham.
Augustine T. Smythe Of Charleston, 8. c.,
and Frsncis T. Chambers are at wormley's.--
John ]. Ankeny and daughter Of Minneapolis.
J. b. Hickman Of Chicago, G. w. Schmidt OF
Pittsburg and H. A. Shire!ey are Welcker's. -
Irwin Of wheeling and Edmund Resrdon
Of Boston are at the Riggs House.
Mr.. Richard O. Connell Of Cincinnati is at the
Langham.---Mrs. H. b. German Of New Ha-
ven, Wilson L. Gil Of New York. Miss Annie
| NJ. Sener and Misc Lily Hoover, George q.
Kyle Of Hagerstown are at the Frcdonia. -
Charles II. Iehle, ]. E. Alexander, Richard
Tennsnt and Z. II. Eckfeldt Of New York, Miss
Mary Hermann and Miss Rose Breslin OF
Brooklyn are at the Randall. l.-Mrs.
W. NJ smith tof St Louis, Max
Laib OF Philadelphia, R. Morris of Salt Lake
| City, Arthur q. Butts of New York and Mr.. and
| Mira ID. Fsrran Of Lewiston, Me-. are as Will
iiard'a Homer Laughlin Of Elmport, Ohio,
Eva Hawes and Mrs H. T. Fowle Of Boston
| and Mr.. and Mira wm. G. Fuller Of Providence
and D. p. Dobhips Of Buffalo are at the Ebbitt
House.--Mr. Henry w. Raymond, private
secretary Of the Secretary of the Navy. re-
| turned to the city last night from months W
cation In New England.
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