Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-10-09
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TsTo-DAY.-Internal rev.
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SECRETARY THOMPSON and a party OF ladies
and gentlemen-mostly officials of the Navy
department and their families-will leave here
next Monday on the TallapooSa 10 witness the
review and inspection of the training ships now
rendezvoused In Hampton Roads.
THERE is A Wall FROM CONTRACTORS who
entered upon contracts with the government a
few months ago. They entered upon obliga-
tions when labor and material was at low
figure, and made their calculations accordingly
Now that the prices OF both labor and material
execute their contracts without material loss
to themselves. They would like to be let out,
but it is not at all likely that they will be. This
is particularly the case with the men who
undertook work under the river aud harbor i'm
provements appropriation act. All of this work,
amounting to about nine million dollars, was
let before the business boom began.
ORIENTAL CoMMERcE-Mr. Bailey, U. S. con-
sui general at Shanghai, China, in a dispatch
to the Department of State dated August 10,
1879, transmits tables of the commerce of
China, with some remarks thereon. There has
been large decrease In American tonnage
during the last three years. This is owing
partly to the sale OF the steam feet of Russell
q Co. and OF the Shanghai branch Of the Pacific
Mail company to foreign owners. The British
tonnage has more than doubled.
THE OCCULTATIoN OF VENUS BY THE NOON
In report to the Secretary of the Navy, Pro-
fessor Simon Newcomb says: 81 have the honor
to call attention to the interesting and infre-
quent phenomenon of an occultati0n of Venus
by the moon, which will occur during the fore
noon on Monday next, october 13. Its predlc-
ton is not given IN the ephemeris, because it
occurs In the daytime, and was therefore sup
But Venus Is now so bright that keen eye will
be able to distinguish it If the sky is clear.
There will be no trouble in seeing the occulta-
tion with the aid of a telescope. The occulta-
ton will be visible in all the northern states,
both east and west. but will occur earlier in
the west than in the east" For Washington
the immersion Will take place, in civil reckon.
ing, four minutes before ten on the morning of
october 13, and emersiOn two minutes before
eleven in the forenoon. According to New
York time, the occultation will be twelve min
utes later.
SECRETARY THOMPSON left last evening for
Philadelphia, on official business, and will prob
ably visit New York before returning.
CAPT. ISAAC DE RUssEY has been promoted to
the.rank Of major Of the 4th Infantry, to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of Major Thorn
burgh. He has been ordered to join his station
promotion Major De RuSSey was captain In the
1st infantry, and was senior infantry captain in
the service.
FIRST LIEUT.. PHILLIP READE, Sd infantry,
acting signal officer, has been ordered to report
to the commanding general department of the
Missouri, for signal duty.
ALL THE WoRKINGMEN's CLAIMS except ten
have been paid by Treasurer Gilfllan, and
these will be settled as soon as the claimants
present themselves.
In SHIPPING FRACTIONAL SILVER heretofore,
the cost of transportation has been paid by the
consignees at private rates. Arrangements
QU NOV hnn rrood hvrf tna Tvnac lNv,o
ment by which the cost of transportation will
be deducted here at government rates; that is,
upon the basis OF charge OF three -tenths Of
provided that each express company which
handles the coin shall receive not less than so
cents on every consignment.
PERsoNAL.-Admiral Porter and Hon. George
Bancroft, with their respective households,
have left Newport for their homes in this city.
-: Secretary Eyarts4 Senator Carpenter, Prof
capron, and secretary coreeile, Of % the French French
legation, OF Washington, were registered In
New York last evening; -: Mrs: Gen. Candy,
p andy end here BY @ circle
Indianapolis. 49,. The marriage Of Mr. George
". Riggs (now Of st. Louis) and Miss Kate
Cheeseman, OF New York, took place in 1.-THE
yesterday afternoon. Among the bridesmaids
were Miss Riggs and Miss Schlotter, Of this
city city Of = f. Bingham and
James Fl. Young, OF N. Y, is at Willard's.
80. s. c. Codd, OF Cincinnati, is at the Ebbitt.
;.,o Rev; Geo; ". Williams the coIored eandl
Ohio, at one time edited newspaper
here, and attended Howard University.
-. Bishop g Green @ Of Mississippi is in the city
mont avenue. Assistant Postmaster General
Tyner will reach the city next Saturday night,
PETROLEUM. ExPoRTs.-Dur1ng the month Of
August, reports the chief of the bureau of sta
tistics, there were exported from ports in this
county 1884, l76 gallons Of petroleum and
DetrOleum products valued at Ga 63O 100