Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-11-08
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS sTo-DAY.-Internalr rev.
enue, 1894, 1861; customs, $41o,1I4.oS.
SUBSCRIPTIONS to the four per cent. loan te-
day amounted TO s222,25o.
THE CABINET was in session about two hour
and a-balf this afternoon. What should be e IL
bodied in the annual reports Of the diffe en-
Catinet officers and Of the President was dis
cussed. Secretary McCrary submitted re-
pnts showing that everything on the
with the prospect that they would remain SO
permanently. Both Mexico and the U s force
were doing excellent duty in Furnishing raid
subject OF much gratificat1On to the PreSi lent
and all the members of the Cabinet.
THE DELAY OF THE RECEIVER Of the German
National bank TO publish a statement of its
condition has given rise to good deal OF harsh
criticism, and if the bank is in as solvent q con-
ditiOn as the receiver reports it verbally to BE-
then that fact should be officially communi-
Gated TO the public. 1t is but justice to the
bank officers its patrons and the receiver, that
this should be done to stifie stories afloat about
fraudulent transactions.
THE APPROPRIATION BILLs.-Col. Robert J.
Stevens, clerk TO the House committee On az
preparations, has issued a call for the assembling
of that committee in this city on the Goth inst.
II is expected that there Will be a very full al
TO work and its sessions will be almost cont llI-
Gus until the reaSSembling OF Congress On the
first Monday in December. For the past two Or
three weeks Col stevens has been visiting the
heads of the different departments and prOcu--
ing from them data concerning the eStima' e 5
which they viii submit to Congress From
these data, and such other information as IT.
may be necessary TO secure from the depart
meEtS. the committee viii have a good fOunda-
ton 10 begin the work OF the preparation OF the
regular appropriations Most OF the SIN tller
fOrtttiPAtiDO
bin. tEe Indian BILL and the West Point bill
VIII be ready for submission to the House at its
resembling. Work viii also be gotten well
Under way on the larger bills-the executive,
legislative and judicial, the suniry civil. and
the rOSt Office bills. II is not thou cht that they
will be ready for submission, bat they will be
pretty completely blocked out.
THE OPPONENT OF GEN. HUNToN received
only three votes in Alexandria. In view of the
fact that there is q custom house and post
Office in that city presumably under the patron
age OF the the administration, it looks on the
face OF tbs returns as if the employees of the
aforesaid government buildings had departed
the faith. There are also quite number or
government department clerks living i'm Alex
andria. who probably overlooked the lin Oortant
fact that an election was being held.
NAVAL ORDERS.-Lieut. Commander Oscar F.
Hegerman, ordered to the New Hampshire, at
Port Royal. s. c.. as executive. PaymaSter Jos
A smith, ordered TO duty as purchasing pay
master at Washington, ID. c. Pay Inspector W.
w. Williams. detached as purchasing paymaS
ter at Washington aud ordered as Inspector in
charge OF stores at the Washington navy yard.
GEN. kETCHAA's MAJORITY. The Pough-
keepsfe Eagle says. The majority for General
Ketcham is not only unprecedented in this dis
trict, but it is one of the largest ever received
by any candidate for congress in this state. our
returns from this county. now complete so far
as regards the vote on congressman, and special
kilograms received from Putnam and Columbia
COul ties enable US 10 give the majority nearly
exact, as tOlloWS:-ln DutchesS, 6,345; Column
bia. = 140: Putnam. 1896
This evidence of Gen. ketchamS popularity at
his home is very gratifying TO his numerous
friend, in the District of Columbia.
OUR SQUADRON IN ASIATIC WATERs-Rae
Admiral 7. III. Patterson commanding the L. S.
n wal force on Asiatic station, in a comrnunca
uon to the Navy department., dated Yokohama
Japan, October II. 1873. reports the mOyemen
of the vessels under his command as follows
The l. 5. $. NonOngahela, Capt. Fitzhugh. be
ing declared free from disease, and The cholera
having entirely disappeared from Shanghai,
was TO have returned to that place October Is
from WOOsung Bar to complete repairs on boil
ers, &c, when she would proceed to Yokohama
via NagaSaSi and kob The Alert, Com
SIZE would remain until there is no further ap-
plehensiOn Of American citizens and their
property being moieSted: thence she would pro-
ceed TO Hong Kong, and visit SwatOn, Annoy,
and places in that vicinity, as occasion may re-
4uire. Commando Boyd q leaving Annoy for
Hong Kong, would make a search for the rock
upon which the American bark Forest
belle is alleged to have struck last winter
The Ranger, Commander Manley, having been
subjected TO the enervating heat Of Hong Kong
during the past summer, on being relievedd by
the Alert would proceed to Yokohama. The
Ashuelot, commander Perkins, LETT Yoko-
hama October 81 for Bangkok, SIAM
Park-hOi and Hoi How, reaching Hong
Kong about the middle of February next
The PalOS, Lieutenant Commander Green, WILL
for Shanhai before winter sets in. The health
OF the officers and men OF the squadron remain
good.