Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-10-23
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal
revenue, s3O3, 14I.44; customs, si99 1886
OUR TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION WITH THE
NORTH OUT OFF BY THE ST0RA.-There is no tel
egraphc communication between here and New
York to-day by either the western Union or At
lantic and Pacificic lines. Both lines are down
between Baltimore and New York.
Major THOs. p. MORGAN, chief of police, has
accepted an invitation to accompany the Presi-
dent on his visit to the Cumberland, Md aglf-
cultural fair On to-nights train.
ORDERED WEST TO LOOK AFTER INDIANs.-The
18th infantry, U.S.A., has been ordered to move
westward to look out for the Indians. This
regiment has m served for some years in the de-
partment of the south, most Of its service being
in Georgia and South Carolina The present
headquarters Of the regiment is at Atlanta 1t
is likely that the 2d artillery. now under orders
to evacuate Fort Foote, Nd, will be sent south
to replace the 18th infantry.
CLERKS GOING HOME TO voTE-The depart
mental clerks who live in New York, Pennsyl-
vania. and the New England states, will receive
from six to ten days leave of absence TO go
home to vote. Those living in the far west will
be allowed additional time.
THE L. S. s. TALLAPoosA arrived at the New
York navy yard from Portsmouth, n. H., on
Monday last.
MORE NoTARIEs PUBILC.-The President has
appointed Samuel Cross and James 4. Main no.
taries public for the District of Columbia.
ARMY ORDERs.-Leave OF absence for five
months is granted First. Lieut.. j. T. Van AiS-
dale, tth infantry.
NAVAL ORDERs-Lieut Edward W. Rempy.
from duty at the photographic Office. Lieut. E.
Longnecker, to duty at the naval observatory.
2d November. Chief Engineer Harman Newell
to duty at the navy yard, Norfolk, 1st NOvem-
ber. Passed Assistant Engineer Robert W.
Mill1gan to the navy yard, Norfolk. 1St NOvem-
Der. Passed Assistant Engineer H. Schuyler
Ross to duty on the coast survey. Passed As
sistant Engineer III. n. Stevenson. from the
coast survey steamer Gedney and placed on
waiting orders.
THE GREAT STORM which eliminated here
about o'clock this morning, and was of unusual
severity, came from the tropics At II O'Clock
on the morning Of the 20th the signal service
ordered up signals at Key West for storm
south OF Florida. On the morning of the 21st
the storm was to the southeast OF Key West.
and on the morning OF the 22d to the east of
southern Georgia At midnight of the 22d
velocity, centrall near Cape Hatteras, :on
velocity of the wind reported was sixty
miles an hour. From midnight TO noon
to-day the storm, rapidly increasing in energy.
was central near Baltimore The pressure at
the center this morning was below 29.9 inches
The storm Is attended with an unusually heavy
rain fall. Here the fall was 3.54 incheS at Bal
timore PA; Norfolk, 2.s6; Lynchburg, 2.O1, and
at Smithville, n. c., 4.32. From Wilmington
last Monday kilograms were sent to be bulletined
at New York and Boston TO look out for a heavy
storm. This morning the only telegraphic com
Baltimore, was the signal service line
to Norfolk. This has since gone down;
SO telegram can be sent only to
the northeastern and lake regions and most of
the reports from the middle states and the
northwest are missing. 1t is hoped that the
distributed along the coast have been needed
In any event it is feared that great damage has
been done to the shipping and property in the
storms track. It's course, it will be seen. j
northerly. The vortex passed over this city a
about O'Clock this morning. Tomorrow her
will probably b. cold, clear and bright, with
high northwest winds.
SIR GEORGE CAMPBELL, member of the English
parliament and the guest Of Sir Edward Thori,
ton, called On Secretary Schuz to-day,
TAXATION OF BANK CAPITAL INVESTED IN [.
S. BoNDs.-On July 21th the Attorney Genera
rendered an opinion as to the exemption from
taxation of the capital of banks invested in
United States bonds, in which he took the
ground that the amount invested was to be de-
termined by the face value of the bonds. To-
day the Attorney General rendered a new Opin-
ion, In Which he acknowledges his former ODin-
Ion TO have been erroneous. The latest opinion
concludes as follows: 81 am, therefore of the
OPINION tnat the amount so invested is to be as
certalned by taking the price paid for the United
States bonds. Within the price, should add
accrued interest should not be calculated, as
tnaI Is a mere temporary investment which is
replaced as soon as the interest becomes actu-
ally paid II this opinion is adopted by the
secretary OF the Treasury, it will affect over
re- hnt fnfCp do
the l. S. TreaSurerS Office.
acknowledgements Hunton, of the sth
Virginia district is quite ill in this city, at the
National hotel. His condition, though, is by no
means serious. 80. Clerk Adams, of the House
of Representatives, writes that he viii return
TO this city on the 18th prOXimO. 80. Ex-Gov
J. c. Brown, of Tennessee, is at the Riggs
house. 80. The name of Col. B. F. Grafton,
practicing lawyer in this city, and who is asso-
ciated in law practice with Gen. H. E. Paine
the new commissioner OF Patents, is spoken of
as Assistant Commissioner of Patents. ~
Gov. Walker, OF Virginia, has accepted an invi-
tat1on TO make political speech In Baltimore
tomorrow night. 80. Mr.. E. S. Young, the
Weknown wei \ o passenger era agent @ OF the b. and p
residence near Lutheryille, Baltimore county, is
slowly recovering.
THE PRESIDENT leaves for Cumberland Nd
to attend the fair, this evening at .7:15 instead
OF tomorrow evening. Secretaries Sherman
and Thompson, Mrs Hayes Webb c. Hayes
Mr.. George A. Gustin, Major Thomas P. Nor
gan, chief OF metropolitan police. and Others
will accompany him. The family is expected
back Friday morning.
SOUTHERN CALLERS on THE pREsfpENr.-
Judge lie Roy F. Youmans, attorney general OF
South Carolina, called on the President this
afternoon. His visit had no connection what
ever with the alleged .'Outrages' in Governor
,s,rtnf
Singleton, of Mississippi, with party of other
MisSssippians, called on the President to-day to
pay their respects. They afterwards saw Sec
retary EvartS.
PARD0NED BY THE PRESIDENT.-The President
has pardoned Jacob Carver, late postmaster at
Warsaw, KY, convicted Of opening letters and
sentenced to Imprisonment for one year. The