Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-10-03
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-D4T.-Internal
re senue. 500, ISL customs s30i. .926@3
THE SUBSCRIPTIONS to the four per cent. loan
today amounted TO $4,000.
The PRESIDENT will return to the CITY to
morrow morning.
THE CHINESE MINISTER and his assistant
have been visited by the members Of the for
eign legations, among them the Japanese min
lister. Secretary Eyarts and Assistant Sacre
tary Seward have also formally returned their
visit. The Chinese are much gratitied with
their reception. They will visit Mount Ver-
non.
THE RECEIPTS OF NATIONAL BANK NOTES
for redemption fell to-day to 100000. A good
portion of this amount was sent under the
impression that the transportation would be
paid by the banks issuing the notes and not
by the SenderS as recently ordered by the de
parfment. The amount OF notes received for
redemption under the old order of things
ranged from 100000 to over million per day.
CE account of the small amount OF work to be
performed, large number of employees of the
redemption agency were relieved from work
at an early hour to-day. No discharges were
made, but there was considerable conSterna-
reduced amount of work will as before stated,
make reduction in the force necessary. but
the extent of the reduction has not yet been
determined on.
PERSONAL. Aristarchi Bey, the Turkish
minister, returned to this city yesterday. 80.
The new minister from Portugal has arrived
in Washington. Dean Stanley, Mr.. Grove
and DR.. Harper visited Mount Vernon yester
day and the party left for Richmond this
morning. Miss Nellie Langsten. daughter
of Mr.. John Nj. LangS;On, L. s. Minister to
Hayti, was married at the COIgre gational
,rpE laCt to ~ Of
Nashville, Tenn. Col. James Il. Young,
executive clerk Of the Senate, who is prepar-
Ing an article On criminal Justice in this cOun-
Try fer an English publication, was at the
police court this morning taking notes"
SOLICITOR RAYNoR OF the Treasury depart
ment cOntemplates entering 4 criminal
libel suit against the New York Times for re-
corning him in the Washington columns of
that paper, and which he thinks do him in
Justice and are born OF malice.
For WHAT THE ARMY CAN BE USED UNDER
THE NEW LAw.-The adIutant general OF the
army will in few days issue an order further
explaining the posse cOmitatuS clause in the
army bill. 1t will state that officers can detail
$. property whenever it is in jeopardy or there
is any danger of IFS destruction Another
case III which troops can be used that will be
cited will be for the purpose of putting down
the purpose of visiting, with hostile intent,
any foreign country, and in arreSting the
leaders of such expedition. 1t will be remem-
bered that the use OF troops ia such cases was
made the subject OF Cabinet consideration
few days since.
RESIGNATION OF HIS OFFICE WHILE IN.
sANE.-It appearing from the reports of the
surgeOn-general of the army and the superin-
tendent of the government hospital for the
insane, that Post Chaplain Charles Nj. Blake
was insane at the time he rendered his resig-
natiOG, december 9th, ISIS, his resignation is
by direction OF the President, declared void
and its acceptance set aside. Chaplain Blake
IS le>tOred to the list OF post chaplains, with
his original date of rank and with pay from
May lith, l3is. since which date vacancy in
that grade has eXis ed H is ordered II re
port III person 30 the department of Arizona
for assignment to duty.
PRESIDENT HAYES will visit the Winchester
Na.) fair Wednesday, October 18th, accom-
panied by his family and several members OF
his Cabinet. 1t is understood that the Pres-
depot, and, after few minutes for rest and
refreshment, viii be escorted TO the fair
grounds; where speeches will be made by
sdeIt, and Cabinet officers Speaker Randall
Will be rendered q reception on the fair
grounds October 18th, and it is expected will
deliver an address.
TEE Z. S. s. QUINNEBAUG, Commander
FarqUhar, was put in commission yesterday at
the League Island, Pennsylvania navy yard.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Cadet Midshipman jas.
III. Glennon is ordered to the Lackawanna, at
the navy yard Mare Island, Cal. Cadet Mid
shipmen Robert +. Wright, VIM. p. White, j.
III. L. HolcOmbe and Richard M. Hughes, to
the Wyoming, at Washington, d. G. Surgeon
James NJ. Flint to the Enterprise, at New
York. Lieutenant E. LOngnecker is detached
from the Wyoming, and placed on waiting
orders. Lieutenant G.. BlOcklinger from the
Enterprise, and placed on sick leave. Ensign
III. nj. Hodges from the receiving ship st.
Louis. and ordered to the Wyoming.
I. S. STEAMER SPEEDwEIL, Commander
Beardslee commanding, left Boston this morn
ing for Washington. She has during the past
summer been at the disposal of the Z. :. Fish
Commission, and has been under the direction
Of Prof. Baird prosecuting the INQUIRIES Of
mat honx. Her departure from Boston this
morning for Wash!hS'op winds UP the wolk
of the commission for this year.