Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-07-21
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS sTO-DAY.-InternaiTev rev.
enue, s5a5, ,s5o.S1; customs, s42o,5i7.7s.
CHIEF BROOKS, of the secret service, Is taking
his vacation up in New York.
SECRETARY OF the Treasury Mccullough
called on the President to-day.
BRooKLYN LABOR MEN AT THE WHITE HOUSE,
John Pope Hodnett took delegation OF work
1ngmen from the Brooklyn league to the White
the appointment OF Mr.. Carroll-a represen-
tative OF labor leagueStaS collector at Brooklyn
in place Of Mr.. Freeland the present incumbent
ARMY TENTS AND RATIONs FOR YELLOW FEVER
SUFFERERs.-At the request of Representative
Casey Young, of Tennessee, the Secretary OF
War has ordered 800 army tents and rattonS
for 10000 people for twenty days to be i'm
mediately forwarded to Tennessee for the nse
and sustenance of sufferers from yellow fever.
ATTORNEY GENERAL DEvENs left the city last
Saturday evening for Massachusetts,. He Will
be gone about month.
Mr. S. A. MASON, who was the greenback
candidate for governor Of Pennsylvania last
year, has notified Gen. Ewing that he will cam
vass the state OF Ohio in his (Ewing's) guber-
national interest.
E. Mittimore, assistant quartermaster of his
commission as first lieutenant, 1st artillery
only, has been accepted by the President, to
take effect July 1st, 1879. Post Chaplain G. W.
Collier. U.S-A., Fecently appointed0 will re-
of Dakota. Second Lieutenant A. NJ. Fuller, I'd
cavalry, will report to conduct detachment Of
recruits to the department OF Dakota. First
Lieutenant 6. K. Spencer is transferred from
Company G to Company A, 10Th infantry, and
First Lieutenant Cornelius Gardner from Com
pany to Company g.
LEAsKD.-The Secretary of the Interior has
completed the contract for a lease Of the Na-
tional Republican building for the use Of the
census Office.
BRAVE BOYS.-In communication to the
Navy department, dated New London, July
10Th, 1879, Commander R. D. Evans, command
ing the training ship Saratoga, says: "On the
morning OF July 18th, while this vessel was
anchored off the battery, New York harbor.
Rotert L. Robey, apprentice boy, fell overheard
from the afterpart OF the ship. and as the tide
was running ebb at the time, he not being an
expert swimmer, was in considerable danger.
sprang over the rain after him, without hesitat-
Ing an instant to remove even portion OF his
clothing. John Hayden, apprentice, stripped
ana stood soo nS the two
were required, made dive and came up along
side OF them and assisted them, till all three
were picked up by boat from the ship. Such
CONDUCT on the part Of lads OF their age
promises well for their future usefulness to the
service and beg that you may give them such
commendat1on as you may deem proper"
MOVEMENTS OF U. s. NAVAL vEssELs.-The
Tallapoosa left Portsmouth, Va, this morning
for the north. THE Constitution, Captain
o. c. Badger, left the League Island navy yard
last Saturday for New York She will be used
as training ship for the enlistment OF boys for
the navy.
THE STATEMENTS THAT SECRETARY THOMPSON
is competitor for the gubernatorlal nomina-
ton In Indiana, with view to succeeding Mr..
Mcdonald In the Z. s. Senate, are unfounded In
fact. The secretary is not now nor has he ever
been candidate for the gubernatOrial chair in
Indiana. In past years he has been offered the
nomination, but never saw fit to accept it.
CAPT. GILBREArH AcQU1TTED-Captain Gill
breath has been acquitted In the G,lbreath-
Reed-Whitney count martial at st. Paul, Mimi.
He was accused of defaming the character OF
Mrs. Whitney. The defense was that there was
no motive in the language used. Lieut.. Reed,
urder the same charges; will probably be ac-
quilted also.
NAVAL EXAMINING BoARD.-By direction of
secretary Thompson the following board Of off,
GERS will meet at the Navy department to-mor-
row to examine candidates for appointment as
assistant paymasters In the navy: Pay Inspec-
tor H. NJ. DennistOn, Paymaster s. T. Browne
and Paymaster F. n. Arms, with Passed Assis-
tant Paymaster James E. Cam as recorder Of
the board. There are four vacancies to be filled
and the appointments will be given to the four
who come out best from the examination. The
number OF applicants embraced ''nearly the
whole United States" as an officer OF the de-
partment put 1t to. day. OF them about seventy
have been designated to appear for examina-
tton.
THE CANDIDATES for appointment as second
lieutenants In the army win not be examined
here. AS the candidates have to bear their own
expenses, boards of officers will be convened at
different convenient points to examine them in