Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-11-07

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GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS sTopAY-Internai reve
nue., sSsa,67s; customs, s67o,se7.
]. W. GATES has been appointed fourth
class postmaster at Avarat, Va.
The President has appointed Preston II.
Uberroth a second lieutenant in the revenue
marine service.
SILVER PuRcuAsEs.-The Treasury Depart
ment yesterday purchased 475.OOo ounces Of
silver at .s475 per ounce. The offers were
l.004, 900 ounces.
Rev. ]. N. Scorr, Mrs Harrison's father.
returned to the city this morning from q visit
Oh OF several weeks to his son, Judge Scott Of Port
Townsend. Washington.
BoSDs REDEENED.-The amount Of ~ per
cent bonds redeemed yesterday was els. 500.
making the total redemptions to date S2I,-
iSLooo, anu leaving outstanding a, ,S67 $50.
HE MONUMENT ELEvAroR--In order to per-
init necessary repairs being made the elevator
In the Washington monument will not be in
operation during the week commencing Mon
day, November 8, 1891.
The FINAL DIvrDESD.-The controller of the
currency has declared a final dividend Of a55
per cent In favor of the creditors Of the Cali
Iornla National Bank Of San Francisco Cal
Ibis makes in all 100 per cent and interest in
fuli to October z, 1891, ON claims proved.
amounting to s456, ,667.46.
AGAINST THE LAw.-Acting Secretary Spauld-
ing has denied the application of the manager
OF a New York illustrated magazine for photo
graph OF the new 81 silver certificates for re-
production in their periodical on the ground
that the statutes prohibit the furnishing Of any
engraving, photograph or impression Of any
obligation Of the government.
Nor A CoMMIssIoNER.-The bureau Of Ameri-
can republics denies that the Gen. Campo who
was arrested in New York for robbery is COM
missioner from Colombia to the worlds fair
as reported in the newspapers The names of
the commissioners ] I'm that republic are:
Carlos Martinez Silva, Salvador Camacho Rol-
dan. vicente Restrepo and Gonzalo Ramos
Ruiz.
SECRETARY BLAINE received a short dispatch
last evening from Minister Conger at Rio
Janeiro stating that the revolution in Brazil
was over. and the army, navy and all other
branches of the government was under the
control OF President Fonseca. The dispatch
also states that some of the members of the
Brazilian congress support Fonseca in the
course he has taken, and Q new congress will
be elected.
To DELIVER THE HISTORICAL AppRrss-
Prof. ]. Elfreth Watkins Of the Smithsonian
Institution will deliver the historical address
at the ceremonies incident to the completion
OF the Bordentown monument, which the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company has erected to
mark the first piece Of track laid between
Philadelphia and New York in 1881. The exer-
cises will be held on Thursday, November L.
that being the sixtieth anniversary Of the first
movement by steam on . railroad in the state
Va ~NS" ScAscy.
The ARMoR PLATE TEsrs.-The board Of
naval officers experimenting the armor plate
tests at the Indian Head proving ground went
down the river yesterday and examined the
backs OF the three plates that were fired at last
Ut was the impression that the high
carbon nickel plate made at Bethlehem showed
a better surface and indicated more compact
structure by the appearance Of the shot holes
and than of ha H.
series Of tests viii occur q week from today.
lNpIANIANs At THE WHITE HousE-There
was q tone Of genuine hoosierdom at the White
House today when seven Indianians called ON
the President to pay their respects They
were Marshal Ransdall, Treasurer Nebekef.
Auditor Hart, Supervising Special Agent Tin
gle, Treasury Departments; Special Agents g. A.
Link, Treasury, and s. A. kercheval, Depart
ment Of Justice, and VIM. II. smith, merely Of
the state, not an oficial They had . pleasant
chat with the President at about II o'clock
NAVAL oRDERs.-Lieut Commander o. ".
ordered to duty L. the equipment
department, navy yard. Boston; Passed Assist-
ant Paymaster C. W. Rue, ordered to tempo
rary duty in bureau Of steam engineering; As
sistAnt Engineer C. A. Carr, detached from
duty in the bureau Of steam engineering aud
ordered to duty in the Quintard iron works as
assistant to the inspector Of machinery build |
ing for cruiser No. IL; Assistant Naval Con- |
structor Lloyd Bankson, detached from duty |
It the ship yard Of MessrsL Cramp q Sons |
md ordered to Dubuque, Iowa, 10 assume |
1uties in construction Of torpedo boat No. 2 st |
he Iowa iron works.
THE POST OFFICE SITE.
Bids 70 he Opened Monday for Rsmoving /
the Baildings Nov On It
Bids viii be opened at Q o'clock Monday
'fternoon at the office Of the supervising archi-