Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-11-08
THE EVENING STAR.
DOUBLE SHEET.
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
THERE ARE 104 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS IN THE
STAR to-day, making 532 for the seven publica-
tion days in November.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS sTO-DAY.-Internalre reve
nue. s465, ,919.s6; customs. s569. .O32.2s.
THE FOLLOWING is A STATEMENT OF THE SECUR-
ITIEs of national banks:-U. s. bonds for circu-
laton to-day. 1868. $50; U. s. bonds deposited
for circulation week ended to-day, s91 500; U. s
bonds held for circulation Withdrawn week
ended to-day, SSS9, $50
THE NAVY is ALSO TO BE REPRESENTED in the
army of the Cumberland reunion in this city.
The L. s. vessels Portsmouth, Saratoga Marion
and probably the Powhatan, all of which are
now at Hampton Roads, will be ordered to this
city in time to take part in the unveiling cere
monies of the Thomas statue. The Portsmouth
ard Saratoga will winter here. The Marion
after the Thomas celebration will be attached
to the Pacific station.
NATIONAL BANK NOTES FOR REDEMPTION
During the week ending to-day SS3s, 900 national
bank notes We're received at the Treasury for
redemption, and for the corresponding week Of
last year s1,sOo,oOO.
PERsoNAL.-Dr. White, president of the Sani-
tary Association of New orleans, is in the city,
and called on the President to-day. Mrs
Sherman, wife of the Secretary of the Treasury,
daughter and party, returned from Europe yes
terday. Attorney General Devens and Col.
r. G. Ingersoll, of Washington, were registered
in New York last evening. -. Representative
Jorgensen, OF Virginia, is at the Riggs House.
Hon. j: H; osmer, of Pennsylvania, and Prof.
Stafford, of Williams College, are registered at
the Ebbitt. Gen. McCOok, of Gen. Sherman's
staff, has been called to Ohio by the sickness of
his mother Senators Blaine and Anthony
We're ein New York y"Sterdaya ....Rev. Matthew
Hale Smith, well-kL wn as a writer, lecturer
and newspaper co, spondent, (over the
Signature of aBurl vh' died at his resi-
=: Medical Inspector Robinson, U. S. N; Louis
Sake. of San Francisco, Cal; J. r. Popham, OF
Richmond. and T. II. Herman, of California, are
at the National.
THE MINNESOTA, training ship, now at Ha,np-
ton Roads, will winter at New London, Conn.
ENGLAND PROHIBITS AMERICAN SHEEP.-The
Treasury department is in receipt of Information
from the L. S. consul general at London, that
the British government has issued orders pro-
hibiting the importation of sheep from the
United States after November 23d, 1879, except
for slaughter.
VIRGINIA READJUSTERS WHO WE'RE ABOUT TO
BURN GEN. FITZHUGH LEE IN EFFIGY.-Informa-
tion has been received here Of an attempt by
the readjusterS, of Falmouth, Va, to burn Gen.
FftZhugh Lee in effigy Thursday night. Gen.
Lee was prominent debt-payers candidate for
the legislature, and most earnest in his denun-
citation of reputation. He was defeated. The
readjusterS OF Falmouth made an effigy Of him
and rode 1t around on a rail Thursday night
They were about TO burn it but were persuaded
not to by a party of zen Of their own thinking,
who, hearing Of the affair, rode oyer from Fred
erlcksburg, five miles distant, anu arrived Just
in 10 llme 10 prevent the image being given 70 the
flames.
A POSTAL REGULATION has been in force now
for two MONTHS which is not well known among
business men, or it would be more generally
availed We refer to the fact that statements,
bills, etc. can now be mailed in an unsealed en-
velope with cent stamp. Thus the many
monthly statements which are made out by
wholesale and retail dealers each month can be
mailed for one cent, but no writing other than
the leglt1mate Dill Can be placed upon the state
meDt. NO sGIn words as ''please REMIT can be,
neither can bill recelpted be sent. II it is nee
eSSary to have the words ''pleaSe remit" on the
statements or bills. they can be printed as part
OF the heading. Publishers OF newspapers have
the right to enclose bills for subscriptions in
their papers, and also receipted bills for the
same: but not to write the words ..please remit"
which, however. may be printed on the bill
without infringing the law.
THE THOMAS STATuE.-Mr. j. @. A. Wards
statue of General Thomas is now On exhibition
in Philadelphia and will be sent next Wednes-
day to this city and Immediately placed in posi-
tton, to be formally unveiled at the meeting of
the Army Of the Cumberland.
THE U. S. S. ALLIANCE left Gibraltar, Spain,
October 20, for Boston. She WILL upon her ar
rival at Boston, probably be put out of commits
mission and repaired. She has been out three
years.
FIRST LIEUT.. PHILIP READE, Sd infantry, acting
signal officer, has been assigned to duty in the
department of the Missouri. He will establish
an office and station at Leavenworth, Kan, and
will be guided in the discharge OF his duties as
signal officer by such instructions as he may re-
NAVAL ORDERs.-Lieut. w. F. Low to the Colo
RADIO at New York, relieving Lieut. s. P. Clark
son, who is ordered to duty at the New York
navy yard Passed Assistant Surgeon Frank
Anderson to duty at the New York navy yard,
relieving Passed Assistant Surgen G. c. Lippin-
cott. who is ordered to duty In the bureau of
medicine and surgery. Assistant Surgeon j. E.
Gardner to the Franklin at Norfolk, va Assist-
ant Engineer F. j. Hoffman from the Kearsage
and granted two months leave. Gunner G.. p.
Cushman has returned home from the Pensa-
cola, Pacific station, and has been placed on
waiting orders. Carpenter E. d. Hall from the
Constitution and placed on waiting orders.
MARSHAL DOUGLASS ON THE NEW YORK ELEC-
TIoN.-Marshal Douglass has returned from New
York, and says as to the result of the election
there that it is not as good as he hoped for nor
as bad he feared. He thinks the official returns
will show that the entire state republican ticket
is elected with the exception Of Soule.
THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT HAS CONCLUDED
to decline all offers of bonds for the sinking
fund above LOG for bonds of july 1881.
THE SAC AND Fox INDIANS will leave this
evening for their homes. They have been con-
yinced that it is better for them to remain
where they are than TO move into Indian Terri
tory. They were to-day at the Interior depart
ment. A number of small presents were given
them by Secretary Schurz.
SECRETARY SHERMAN has returned frem New
York where he went to meet Mrs. Sherman, who
returned from Europe yesterday.
Death of Mrs. Eaton.
Mrs. Margaret Eaton, widow Of Gen. John Fl.
Eaton, Secretary of War under President jack
son, died about 12 O'Clock to-day, at the resi-
dence of Mrs. Smith, on 9th street. between E
and streets. She was 81 years of age, and
mas peen IN feeble health for several months
past, and her death was not unexpected. Mrs.
Eaton had been married three times, and in the
course OF her life occupied a very conspicuous
share OF attention in fashionable and political
circles. She first married paymaster named