Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-08-30
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Interna rev.
anue, $a47, ,e56. 20: customs $Ss5.51111.

GOVERNMENT REcEIPTsTo-D rev.
enue, $347 ,e56. 40; customs, $Ss5.511.11.
SECRETARY SHERMAN will arrive here tonight
at nine O'Clock from Ohio.
THE o. S. TREASURER has sent out the checks
for the quarterly interest on the registered stock
of the AZ per cent. loan, which is due Septem-
Der 1st. The number of checks Is II 100, repre-
sentiDg s2,S12,5OO. The amount OF 4k5 out
standing is S25OOO0,8O0.
THE CHANCES are that Judge Buruham, OF
Kentucky, Assistant secretary Of the Treasury
under Gen. Bristow, will be Judge Ballards
successor.
THE NEWPORT SUMNER SCHOOL of instruction
for officers of the navy in torpedo service will
close September 9Th. The following officers
have been detached from attendance at the
school on that date and placed on waiting
orders: Commanders James O'Kane, T. F. Kane,
Alfred Hopkins and Charles McCregor; Lieut..
ard Lieutenants W. A. Hadden Samuel Belden,
w. w. Fitzpatrick, j. X. Cogswell, G. B. Harbor,
81. o. Handy and Fl. T. Stockton.
AN INDIAN LYNCHED.-Indtan Agent Keller,
at the Crow agency, Montana, telegraphs that
on the 23d instant seven civilians came upon
the reservation, about 40 miles from the agency,
and arrested Gros Ventre Indian, who was on
Stealing horse. I AS AR taxing TAXI % him % about 200 POO
yards they shot ~ Killed him and then rode
of. ass@
THE PRESIDENT, accompanied by his family,
will leave Washington September sth-a week
from next Monday-for Cincinnati, Ohio. The
party will remain there day or two and then
60 to Fremont, the Presidents home. The
october. He will, during his absence, attend
the reunion Of the veterans Of the 2sd Ohio vol
unteers at Youngstown and an agricultural
fair In Kansas.
TRAMPs IN BONDED CAR.-Inspector OF Gus
toms Silva, stationed at Ogden, Utah, reports
to the Treasury department the arrival on the
21st inst. OF q car from the east containing un-
appraised merchandise In bond aDout which
his suspicious were aroused. Although the
faStenings were not disturbed the seals pre-
scrbed by circular OF the 2lSt ult for that class
Of Of goods being IN tact. Becoming satisfied that
all was not right, the inspector ordered the car
to the transfer station, and upon opening il
found three tramps secreted within. The
goods with the exception OF three cases of
were found to agree with the manifest. The
cases Of tubes referred to we're broken. The
nen were arrested and have been held for the
S. 1t is not thought that the object OF the men
was robbery, they evidently only desiring to
steal ride. They stated that they entered the
car at Cheyenne during the night by prying the
end Of the door OF the rail on which It slides,
getting In at the top and by the aid of q con-
federate outside springing the door back to its
POpCl pOS1tlOus
ARMY ORDBRs.-The resignation OF Captain
CT. Humphrey, assistant quartermaster, OF his
commission as 1st lieutenant, 4th artillery only,
has been accepted by the President, to take ef-
granted Captain w. NJ. Wallace 9Th cavalry
Captain w. A. Thompson, 4th cavalry, viii pro-
ceed to New York City, and conduct detach-
ment Of recruits to Jefferson barracks, Mis-
sOuIi.
THE YELLOW FEVER IN NEW ORLEANS AND
MISSISSIPPI C1TY.-Much anxiety is expresseda at
the headquarterso OF the national board OF health
with regard to the state of affairs In New
orleans The fever seems to be spreading and
to be In dangerous locality. The national
board received telegraphic request from there
sent 900 to the health authorities of the state
to be used in the work OF isolation and dIsipfec.
Iion. the national board also telegraphed Dr.
ease II possible. Should the fever Continue to
spread New Orleans will be shut in under the
rules OF the board very much as Memphis now
Orleans or to establish camps, as was done at
Memphis, but there is much reason to hope that
the disease may be more perfectly controlled by
the latter. The national board was 9 advised svn I'd
yeste rday afternoon that there are three new
cases in Mississippi city.
PERsONAL.-Among the Washingtonians at
present at Saratoga are the following: Prof. j.
W. Chickering; Mr.. and Mrs. e. Frisby; VIM.
FeIrell; Chas. Fowler; Prof. E. NJ. Gallaudet:
M: ana MIS-. A. Han; Prof. B. s. Hedrick, Mrs.
Emma James; Hon. Horatio King and Mrs.
King; Mr.: and Mrs. s. II. Kaufman and
daughter; MT: and Mrs. Geo: G: Kimball; Wash
Prof. c. v. Riley and sister; Rudolph Reich,
mann; Mrs. and Miss Snead; Mrs. A. NJ. Soteldo.
two nSn cnndIen and maid; VIM; stickney, and W.
turned from Harrisburg, whittier he vent a1 ~, IN
professional business. -. Mr.. L. A. GobrfQht.
with Miss McFalls, bis granddaughter, returned
last night from their visit to various New YORK
and New jersey summer resorts.
TIE U. s. HOME AND DOVER Assoc1Ar1oN.-A
telegram received in this city from Chicago
dated to-day at 1906 p.m., says: Livingston
convicted at preliminary hearing OF embezze-
fault Of a 900 bail" livingston. It viii be re.
membered, is the person who gave the informa.
cago, as stated In the dispatch copied In
The following card may serve to suspend
R%Die Ro%a, opinion against the T. s. Home and
cured: '-' w '0-
WASHINGTON, D. c., August 30, 1s7s-To the
e,atton:-ln ~ answer % your request, certify
that your association has advanced me cash
payments to st: Lukes church for colored peo-
P'Ns o' q iooA, lkC ouAu VI fl,34t.
WILLIAM PARET,
BIDS OPENED.-Mr. AdOlph Cluss, the en- |
glneer and architect of the reconstruction of
the Patent Office building, to-day opened bids
for miscelanlous iron work on the Patent or. |
fce building. The following bids were made.
henderson & Co., N. Y, 81, ,22O; Fl, +. Pickle.
wilmington, DEL $31 ,553 81, Bartlett, Robbins |
& Co., Baltimore $50, POS; David Stockstill. |
Washington, D. c., galvanized iron work only1'
S9ll 70; PhCenix Iron company, Trenton, N, j.,
tSS,0 ,0S9. s4; James & Kirkland, N. Y, $47,5li: |
Gray Noyes, $5l 1925, Bids were also opened |
Tor slate floor slabs, as follows: The North |
Peach POTION Sla'e company, Allentown, Pa
"a cents per square foot to complete the work |
IN 30 calendar days. Chapman Slate company, |
SlaIlngton, Pa, sSH cents per square foot, to !
complete the WORK in 200 days, and 10 cents per |
square foot extra for all circular work: Siblia a
Co., N y, "A cents per square foot, to complete |
work IN 80 days; Chas. Williams & Sons, 81 |
Genus per square foot, and 80 days to complete |
IL; M. Gault Son, Baltimore, SO cents per |
square foot, and 200 days. The iron bids In |
cluoe all the internal finishing work for frames
arcnltraveS, etc., OF windows, castings OF brick |
piers, galleIy stairs, fhcings and railings of |
light wells, iron ceilings, railing galleries, fec.
lngs or floors OF galleries, wrought-iron sliding
doors, castings OF sash bars. The contracts viii |
pe awarded In few daye.
TRANSFORMATION OF INDIAN SUPPLIEs.-Sec.
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