Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-08-14
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internayr rev.
enue, $685., 3a7 SO; customs, s456, ,752sl.

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS STO-DAY.-InternaYr rev.
enue, $685., ,3a7 SO: customs, sl56, 752sl.
L. S. S. TALLAPOOsA left the Charlestown
tMass.) navy yard for New York THIS morning
RESTORED TO Practically direction OF the
Secretary OF War, the circular CT May Is, 1879,
suspending T. w. Talimadge Co and R. A
Dimmck, claim agents, FROM practice In the
bureaus of tie War Department, is revoked.
SECOND CALL FOR OLD CesPoRATIoN STOCK
The Treasurer OF the United States, ex-oiflcio
commissioner Of the sinking fund of the Dis
trict OF Columbia, gives notice that the princi-
pal and accrued interest OF the stock herein
OF the late Corporation of Washington" Will be
paid at the Treasury here on and after the 25Jn
day OF August. 1919, and that the interest on
said stock will cease on that day. Five per
to January 10, 1868, and numbered from to
426, inclusive, S2s, go g. All stock forwarded
for redemption should be addressed e to the
by assign the within certificate to the Treas
urer OF the United States for redemption"
Where parties desire checks in payment for
stock drawn to order OF any one but the party
whose name Is inscribed therein, they should
add to the above form of assignment, account
OF ---" giving name of person to whom
payment is to be. made).
THE PRESIDENT GOING WEsT.-Secretary
Thompson telegraphs to the Indiana state
board Of agriculture that President Hayes has
accepted their Invitation to visit indianapolis
during the state fair week In october. The
President has also accepted an invitation Of the
governor Of Kansas to visit the state fair at
NeCsho, September 25.
NAVAL ORDERS. - Detached - Commander
Charles j. McDougal from ordnance duty at the
navy yard, Mare Island 31st instant, and Or
dered as Inspector of the 18th light house dis
t1ict, LIST September; Commander Silas Casey
from duty as Inspector 18th light house district
and ordered to settle accounts Lieut.. John P
Wallis from the coast survey steamer Blake and
placed on waiting orders; Master Robt. H. Mac
Lean from the receiving ship Wabash and Or
1st september from San Francisco; Assistant
Engineer A. NJ. Mattice has reported his return
home, having been detached from the Trenton,
As1atic station, on the 10th of July, and has
been placed on waiting orders.
PERsoNAL.-Judge Wyne is at Sharon Springs.
land. -. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Willard and
Mr.. Harry x. Willard have gone to Rye Beach.
COL. JOHN G. BRowNLOw, of Tenn, special
revenue agent, whose removal has been men,
toned as recent occurrence, was dropped
from the rolls OF the Treasury department on
18th OF last May.
ELIHu A. WHITE has been appointed success
sor to Collector Powers of Newbern, N. c., but
has not yet qualified for the Office.
THE CADETS SUMNER CRu1sB-The U. s. prac-
tice ship Constellation, with the midshipmen on
board, is now cruising In Long island Sound
and waters adjacent thereto. The cadet mid
shipmen OF the first class have visited New
Haven, Bridgeport and Springfield, to inspect
Of arms and ammunition in these cities The
Constellation" win sail for Hampton Roads
and standisn, with the cadet Engineers on
mn nIrfo o0fr, ~
cities adjacent to New York. The practice
ships Will arrive at Annapolis by the 30th inst,
when q months leave will be granted those
cadets who deserve 1t.
A BLooDLKss DUEL AT BLADKNsBURG.-A
practical joke was played on two impetuous
youths yesterday, who went through the farce
Of fighting duel with paper wads. Their
and Robert E. Barnard, aged Is. The former Is
clerk employed by Hon. Casey Young, OF
Tennessee, and the latter Young's nephew.
uheir guardian, while away from the motherly
influence and slipper, one OF the young men
went on spree. When Congressman Young
indscretion, and the latter charged his associate SOC
In the Office with having "given him away"
This was met with denial and counter de-
NAL aV when @ the direct lie was passed, and insult
can only be wiped out with gore. Accordingly
DR.. Hamilton and Mr.. Keogh, formerly the
keeper OI Inc house restaurant. were called In
by the cnfvalrOus youths, and in spirit OF fun
let the boys have their way. After a challenge
had passed they consented to act as seconds
So they loaded up two old pepper-boxes with
took the combatants to Bladensburg, and let
them bang away at one another. One shot,
passed, and 1t had been the intention to
let the battle proceed indefinitely, had
not Hon. Casey Young arrived on the ground,
gathered up the belligerents by inches, and
brought them to Washington. One OF the com
batants, at least, knew In advance that the pis-
tolls were not to be loaded with deadly Missiles
and, indeed. II common gossip Is to be believed,
constrained the principals and seconds to let
the battle go on, and it ought have Deen going
on yet, II Hon. Casey Young had been as well
disposed tsward the joke as were the others
concerned In It.
SENATOR THURMAN arrived in the city to-day
He will leave tomorrow morning for Deer
Park, and at which place he will prepare a
speech, which he will deliver In Ohio the latter