Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-08-29
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
Government RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal
revenue 1885,, ,s22.Sl; customs. $500, 1880.
SUBSCRIPTIONS to the tour per cent. loan to-
day 10000.
stay out in Indiana He is not expected to re-
turn befOre the lst OF October.
PERsONAL.-SOlicito General Phillips Is ly
ipg very sick at his residence on K street.
Mrs Baumgras and family left the city
wednesday. for Champaign, Ill, at which
F.ace MIR. Baumgras occupies the art prOfeS
sOrship OF the Illinois Stale University.
A DISTINGUISHED PENNSYLVANIA, an ex.
member Of Congress- now in the city, says that
after careful survey Of the state he has
come to the conclusion that the nationals will
ho the balance Of power in the next legisla-
lawyer Of POttsville, democrat, will succeed
Senator Don Cameron. The friends of Came
ron are in great anxiety as to his prospects,
father, to come to the front TO save the party,
or the senatorial question, from utter deIaoral-
zatiOn.
THB DISTRICT FUNDS IN THE Z. 8. TREAS
URY.-The Treasury department has notified
the District Commissioners that on and after
yesterday none Of their checks on the Treasury
for money can be recognized and that they
tary OF the Treasury and hayeit approved by
him. under the new District bill and as per the
agreement between the District Commission
eTs and the de apartment.
THE DADDY DoLLARs.-Some of the banks
de- isnated as repositories to receive stan lard
silver dollars free of transportation are noC
very enthusiastic on the subject. Complaints
aIe constantly being receiI ed at the Treasury
from the people that tney cannot get any Of
dollars, although they apply to these depOSi
tory banks. The banks won't order them,
although they have calls for them. As the
Treasurer cannot send the money directly to
individuals, free of transportation, they will,
in order to secure the dollar of the daddieS,
either have to force the banks to draw on the
Treasury for them, move into another district
where tie banks are more accommodating, or
Pay the transportation.
MAILS FOR VICKsBURG.-Mr Terrell, super
intendent southern division railway mail SER
vice, has arranged to send mails over the
yicksburg and Meridian railroad to Vicks-
burg three times Per week. All other mail
matter for Vicksburg will be sent to New Or
will give the people of Vicksburg and vicinity
very good mail facilities, for which they are
iIdebted to the efforts Of Col McArdle.
COL. JOHN E. SMITH, l4th infantry, is de-
taiied as superintendent Of the general re-
cruiting service. in place Of Col. Nelson A.
Niles, 5th Infantry, no is, at his own request,
relieved from the detail made in general
Ordels No. 49,
PRIVATE MICHAEL ToBIN. Company E, of
the battalion of engineers, who was recently
convicted in the U. s. district court, at New
York, OF having murdered fellow soldier at
West Point, whom he suspected OF improper
fl miliari1ies with his wifi, has been dishOnor-
abby discharged from the army by the adju-
tani general for that reason.
THE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE on the
labor question finished their investigation in
New York s'erday. They will hold sessions
i'll flllSDurg and Chicago, and again assemble
i'll New IOi X in the fall.
ABOUT NINE TENTHs of the interview with
Presiden Hayes and Dennis Kearney, written
ty Carl Brown, Kearn. Us BOs we'll, and prin ed
Il The San fIarcisco G. rOraicie and New York
Sun Of to-day, is puI ely imaginative. The
President vas nof lnterrogated so freely by
keaIne! as reported, Dor did the President
answer SO WilcIy, as stated.
Bills FOR SITES FOR THE New OBsERvA
TOkY.-Tbe following are the bidders who
offer sites for the new observatory to the COM
mission, of which Admiral Ammen is Dresi-
select size for that nsiiution:-Ezra w.
Clarke. Elizabeth A. Beale, Gardner s. Weaver,
Emery Chapel, David Moore. j. 81; c; Young,
Presbrey and others, 1.-TWO bids.) King Petit
boLe, Elizabeth ]. Stone. four bids. EIverson
& Shel man. SaIlie Smith, H. F. Davis, Siyles
j. Bowen, B. 7. Swart, Jane j. Nicholson,
Mary M. Naming, j. & NJ. A. Hoover, Ida
Moore, Alex. Farley, NJ: j. Clarke, Means &
Oflutt. Edwin o. Reed, VIM Stickney. Archi-
bald White, j.; Addison Smith, w. W. G ,rco-
ran, NJ. j. & r. NJ. Nourse, Means A. Otutt,
Mccormick & Scaggs, s. L. Sneider, BrittOn &
Moses, JAS. L. Davis, 1.-TWO bids,) Mary & E.
Queen, II. G. Holt j A. j. Creswell, 1.-TWO
tids) H. s. WaIbridge, Shepard & Holman,
Lawson Weaver, B. Fl. Warner u Co. Qour
asD 6ies AIfrsd sas6sr JessqP R.,7s, Hsal!y
Geo. Bell, j. McCrabb & U. A, Tolburtt Geo.
s. Lowell. 1.-TWO bids,) Chas, O'Hare Bridget
FIman, Paine & Warner, s. Z. Middleton,
Mis-. s. j. NJ. Gales, NJ. c. Barber, Cathaline
others, Linkurst Casey, kengla y Britt, Hunt
& Kengla, Jacob Fl. Kengla. j. p. 3. Klingle,
Archibald White. George Taylor and others.
A meeting of the commission to select site
for The Naval Observatory was held at the
Navy department this afternoon. All the
members Bear Adlnir raj Ammen. (president,l
Colonel j. G. Barnard, U. s. A and Leonard
Whitney, esq..-were present. 1t was decided
to ask of Superintendent Rodgers an estimate
of the expense which would have to be in
CURED in the removal of the instruments
and appurtenances of the observatory
an examination Of such Of the different sites
offeled as are supposed 10 be favorable be
made by the full commission as soon after the
oth OF next October as practicable. In the
meantime preliminary examination of the
sites will be made by two members of the
report to the full commission on the Sth Of
October me- xt, to which date an adjournment
was had.