Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-10-18
THE EVENING STAR.
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Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY. - Internal
revenue, S4S2, 222.6 .63 customs, S5s3, ,76O.S0.
THE Nrps1c AND spEEDwELL arrived at Ports
mouth, Va, this morning
NAVAL ORDERs.-Passed Assistant Engineer
H. N. Stevenson from special duty at New York,
20tb instant, and ordered to take passaye In the
Constellation, ard on falling in with the Tren
ton to report for duty on board that vessel
Boatswain Edward Hughes and Saltwater s. Ii.
Boutwell, from the Kearsrage and placed on
waiting orders.
COL MouLToN's VIEWS UPON THE OH1o
ELKcTIoN.-Col. c. W. Moulton, of Cincinnati
who left that city day or two after the elec
tion says that the result old not surprise him
in the least. He had positive faith all along
that Foster would be elected by handsome
majority, and while he did not think the ma
advance Of the battle that the republicans
would carry the legisla tuce. 81 see" said Col.
Moulton, (who is brother-1n-law OF Secret Try
nominated Sherman for the Senate. Now, do
not speak by the Secretary's authority, nor do
Iknow his wishes upon the subject; but do
This i s1 IS ONLY sD nv own W @ Opinion hoWeyer low %
Col. Moulton asclibes EW ing's defeat to hts
financial theol ies which 10 view of the general
country, could rot be defended on the stamp.
He says the people of Ohio have faith 10 re
sumption and believe with Secretary Sherman
"thaJ It has come to stay
twill tell you one thing" said COL Moulton.
NEARLY six months ago told Cincinnati
Commercial interviewer that Foster would get
the bulk of the greenback vote. Halstead
printed this statement and male fun of me
editOlially. Well, the result proves that was
vely nearly correct. do not think that Piatt'5
vote will reach 5000, aud, an analysts " i'll show
when the returns are all IN that in the bre TX
up the bulk of the greenback votes went back
to the republicans"
NATIONAL BANK SEcuR1TIEs.-The statement
with the Treasury for the week ending to-day
of securities of national banks is as follows
United States bonds deposited for circulation
during the week, 81, ,OGO; United States bonds
held for circulation withdrawn during week,
s4S1, 900.
CAPTAIN JOHN PITTMAN, ordnance depart
ment, Q. S. A., has been directed by Secretary
McCrary to report, by letter, to the Secretary
OF the Interior for temporary duty in connection
with the chemical work OF the division OF
mining and geology of the o. s. geological sur
vey, at Newport, Rho de Island.
NEWS FROM Our EUROPEAN SoUADRoN.-Rear
AGmiral Howell, commanding the European
squadron, reports to the Navy department,
under date of october 4th, on board his flag
ship, the Trenton, the following movements OF
vessels under his command:-The Trenton ar
rived at Vlllefrauche, September 26th, from
Gravesend, the Isle of Wight, Gibraltar and
Polt Mahon: The Alliance arrived at Vile
franche, September 29th, and was making pre-
parations to return to the United States In
accordance with the orders OF the deoartment.
The Enterprise arrived at villefranche october
OF fro, NyTa ttor md
Port Mahon. The Quinnebaug arrived at Vile
fraDche, September Goth, from Trieste, Venice
twhose emmander-Farquhar-h special
audience with the Queen of italy, and Naples.
The Wyoming sailed from Constantinople, Au-
gust 10th, and, after making the tour Of the
Black Sea with Minister Maynard on board, re-
was every where well received. On the Sd Of
September she sailed from Constantinople, and,
after an extensive cruise in the East, arrived at
Villefranche, october 4th. AL the vessels OF
Rear Admiral Howell's dispatch anchored at
Yillefranche and the necessary Inspections and
drills were going on. The health Of the squad
ron continues excellent.
COLoRED CAVALRY FOR TExAs-Orders have
been issued by the War department directing
the superintendent of mounted recruiting SER
vice to forward all disposable coored cavalry
to the 10th cavalry. The superintendent of
general recruiting service will forward 165 re-
cruits to San Francisco, for assignment in the
division Of the Pacific, as follows: 100 to the
I'd infantry, aud Is TO the 2lst infantry.
Mr.. SAMUEL MuLL1KEN, who has for number
ct years been disbursing clerk of the depart
ment OF justice, has been appointed chief clerk
Of the Department. In place of Mr.. Wing, who
goes to position connected with the court Of
claims
TIE SPANISH CLAIMS COMMISSION will meet
at the Department of State next Saturday.
THE PRESIDENT will return to the city next
Tuesday. 1t is estimated that about fifty dis
trtct delegations, more or less, have been
formed and marshalled to advance upon him
in regard to the District Commissionership.
HOUSE RULEs-Speaker Randall states that
the committee charged with the revision of the
rules have completed their task, and have re-
duced the number OF the present rules to fifty,
and smpl1ded them.
In NATIONAL BANK NOTES $ss9,00O were re-
ceived at the Treasury during the week ended
to-day. while for the corresponding week Of
last year the receipts were sl,9ls,cOo.
FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS worth OF the q. s,
bonds which were stolen from the Manhattan
Bank were received at the Treasury depart-
ment for redemption yesterday.
THE ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF
WOMAN which recently held its Seventh An
uudl COuSIesS Ill MduiSOH, WIS, elccteu Ile IOl-
lowing officers: President, Mrs. Kate Newell
Daggett, OF Chicago; vice presidents, Abby w.
May, OF Boston; Prof. Maria Mitchell, Of VaSSar
College; Mrs Sara Andrews Spencer, OF District
Of Columbia; secretary, Mary T. Eastman. Of
Massachusetts. Ten new members for District
OF Columbia, were elected, among them Miss
calista Halsey and Miss Austine G. Snead.
THE RECENT SLAUGHTER BY THE UTE INDIANS
Will have the probable effect to again agitate
the transfer of the Indian bureau to the War
department. bill looking to this end, pre-
pared by Congressman Scales, Of the House
committee on Indian affairs, is now on the
House calendar, together with q report Of the
committee looking to such transfer.
PERsoNAL.-Hon. w. 7. C. Homes, OF Men,
phis, Tenn; Col. G. w. Moulton, Cincinnati,
Ohio (Secretary Sherman's brother -in-law);
Commander j. q. Merryman. U. s. N; Com
mander Geo. c. Berney, =. s: N, and J. w.
the Ebbitt House; Senator Pendeton, Of
was one of President Grants private secreta-
res, Is in the city. 80. Rev. c. G. Randolph
and wife, of Buchanan, Va; Hon. Mark q. Dun
nell, of Minnesota, and Hon. D. L. Yulee, OF
Florida, are at the National
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