Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-10-18
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

SUBSCRIPTIONS to the four per cent. loan to-
day amounted to s1E.tno.
SECRETARY SCHURz has determined that he
will speak, health permitting, at Boston about
the middle OF next week
AT THE CABINET MEETING to-day Attorney
General Devens submitted the estimates for his
department for the next fiscal year. They are
much lower than those Of last year.
A NEW SPANISH MINISTER FOR WASHINGTON
Reuters Madrid dispatch says Senior Mandez
Vigo will go to Washington as Spanish minis
ter, and SenQr Mantilla will shortly be trans-
ferred from Washington TO Constahittin0ple.
SECRETARY SHERMAN's ANNUAL REPORT vii
be commenced in a fortnight. In addition to
giving the details OF the management of the
Treasury. he will accompany it with an aldenda
of much interest, setting forth the plans of the
government with reference to the resumption of
specie payments, which will aSSureIly be
brought about within the time prescribed by the
resumption law.
PERsONAL.-Gen. Thoma Young, Of Ohio,
who has been elected to Congress from Ban
ning's cid district, is expected to arrive in WASH
ingtOn tomorrow. Hon. Washington Nc
Lean, of Ohio, has gone to New York. ....M Miss
Anna Boyle, the girl Juliet well known in
this city, has met with dramatic failure in
Cincinnati, because OF the refusal of the sup
port which was given her to perform until they
Ntlt MISS Boy IL wis pidS 'tdi1cnOn,
the Cricket
GEN. MCDOWELL, L. S. A., is in the city, from
New York, where he has been testifyng before
the FitZ John Porter committee. He will pro-
ceed Immediately to his station at Preside, Cal
ifOrnia.
ANOTHER NOTARV.-The President has ap-
pointed James f. kines notary public for the
District.
IO-19 in
hearing The final argument in the Glenny
VS.. LangdOn, OF Cincinnati, case. 7. S. Crawford
OF Cincinnati, represented Glenny and Hon.
Stanley Matthews LangdOn. The suit comes
up on an appeal from the circuit court OF the
southern district OF Ohio, and involves the gueS-
tion OF creditors, attaching the property OF a
discharged bankrupt after he had been so dis
charged, the allegation being that Langdon
lalied 10 schedule all his assets and that his as
Slgnee took no pains to ascertain if he had made
full return OF all his possessions.
THE RIVER FLATS NUISANCE TO BE BROUGHT
TO THE ATTENTION OF CONGRESS- Governor
Shepherd to-day laid before the executive COM
mittee of the National Commission for relief OF
yellow fever sufferers the following preamble
adopted:
Whereas, the fearful scourge now desolating
the south Is fOrcibe reminder to all cities and
communities OF the duty and necessity OF re-
moving all sources of disease infection and con-
tagion from their midst; and whereas the eX-
1stence or nearly one thousand acres of offen-
slVe swamp marsh along the river front of the
national capital threatens the health and safety
of its inhabitants and sOjoUrnerS: and whereas,
an imperative necessity exists for immediate
and efficient action; and whereas the Amer-
can Health Association OF the United States is
about to assemble in the city OF Richmond for
the purpose OF considering subjects pertaining
TO the health and physical well being of the
country at large, the National Yellow Fever
commission OF this District impressed with the
bel1eI lhat this is a matter worthy OF and de
lnandlng the consideration of the recognized
national authority upOn such matters, do
Rescire, That Dr. J. VI. WOOdWorth, Surgeon
General OF the United States Marine Hospital
service. and a member OF this commission be-
requested to lay this matter before the Amer-
can Health Association during their session and
ask the appointment OF a committee TO inveSti-
gate this trouble. its cause and remedy and to
report their conclusions TO the Congress OF the
United States as early in the approaching seS-
sion as Is practicable, with such recOmmenda-
lions as il their opinion may be best adapted to
the abatement OF this deadly nuisance.
THE ANNUAL REPORT OF General James A.
Dumont, supervising inspector general OF steam
vessels, now being prepared, will show that in
the second supervising district, which EN-
braces the Sub-diStrictS Of New York. Albany,
Boston, New London, Portland, Pniladelpafa
Baltimore and all the Atlantic coast from the
eastern portion OF Maine TO Cape Charles there
were ,436 steamers inspected during the fiscal
year ending June 30th, 1878. The tonnage of
these vessels was 400,247; number Of officers
licensed, 4,03O; number of inspectors employed.
20; total number OF lives lost by various casual
ties during the year, Ill. This table compared
with the work in 1917, shows an Increase OF 10
In the number OF vessels Inspected a decrease
OF 45O6 in tonnage Of vessels, caused by a num-
Der OF large steamers going out of service, and
an increase OF 10 in the number Of lives lost. As
the ngureS are made up to the 3Oth of June last.
the loss OF life OccaSiOned by the explosion of
the Adelphi few weeks ago is not included.
DEATH OF DIR. WALDO FROM YELLOW FEVER
Surgeon General Woodwork received this morn
ing telegram from the surveyor OF customs
for Cairo. Ill, announcing that Assistant Sur
geOn Roswell Waldo died at 6l5 this morning OF
yellow fever. Dr. Waldo was connected with
the treasury department for several years prior
TO entering the Marine Hospital service having
first been employed in the Freedmen's Bureau
afterwards in the Second Auditors Office and
1lnally III the revenue marine division OF The
Secretary'S Office. DR.. Waldo was well known
in the Treasury department. and is very highly
spoken OF both personally and officially Uay-
ing been appointed an assistant surgeon in the
marine hospital service February S, 1871 he was
assigned TO duty at Cairo, H., and during the
existence OF yellow fever at Cairo he fearleSSly
ana faithfully continued al his post, having all
OF the yellow fever cases occurring at Cairo un-
deI ms charge, until finally he himself was
taken down with the fever. Assistant Surgeon
OReily has been assigned to take his place
ana IS already at the post.
OUR NAvY-The bureau officers in the Navy
department are preparing their annual reports
and some OF them have already been submitted
to the Secretary, brief abstracts of which are
being made for his annual report These reports
snow That there are now about twenty naval
vessels on foreign stations, and eight or nine
more in the course OF preparation to be sent
abroad. There are none in the Gulf-thOSe that
were there having been sent north, as usual
during the summer months on account OF the
health OF the officers and crews, and because
there was no special reason for them to remain
there. The navy now has about fifty vessels of
various classes in seawOrthy condition. apart
from eight or nine monitors, which are intended
more particularly for home defence The opinion
is expressed that there should be at least 100
seagoing vessels, in order TO meet all require
mentS. The personnel OF the navy is repre-
Sented to be In admirable condition. There are
.,5CO-1,100 in reserve. These are on leave for
three months, liable to be called into service
any time; beSideS the apprentice system affords
gradual supply OF educated seamen for the
navy, and hence there is no necessity for many
new enlistments. The policy of the Navy de-
paftment Is not to repair vessels which would
cost 40 per cent. over their original value The
wear OF vessels is estimated TO average 10 per
cent: per annum The work in advance is pTin
clpally confined to rifiing SmoOth-bore guns
the ROdman and Dahlgren seemingly going Ou
OF use. experiments with torpedoeS show their
placticability, and efforts are made to perfect
this means OF warfare. The fact is established
and admitted by foreign military and naval Offi-
GERS that the gunpOwder used in our army and
navy Is much superior TO any of their own In
propulsfve force.