Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-10-09
THE EVENING STAR.
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Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS sTo-DAY.-Internal rev.
enue, $436 65I.09; customs. s473, ,04252.

Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal rev.
enue, 36,657.o9; customs. s473,o4252.
ILLNESS OF JUDGE CLIFFoRD-Mr Justice ClIf-
ford, Of the Supreme Court Of the United States
when he arrived here yesterday noon, was quite
Ill. On being removed to the National hotel
Drs Toner and Lincoln were summoned, and
under their treatment he commenced TO i'm
prove. He Is easier to-day, bat evidently will
the opening of the court on Monday. Indeed 1t
Is questionable whether he Will ever be able to
sit again, considering bis age and the nature of
his attack. This, we may add, is in the form Of
Iaralys1S,-the particular organ affected being
the tongue, which for the present, at least, IS
deprived OF the power of articulation.
DURING THE WEEK ended to-day there were
received at the Treasury for redemption sIo3, 900
In national bank notes for redemption; while
for the corresponding week Of last year these
receipts were 100000.
THE TREASURY now holds 1859 $50, $50 in u s.
nds to secure national bank circulation; L.
S. bonds deposited to secure national bank Cir
cnla,loD week ended today, $3.50, 900, and with
drawn, $4,000.
A COUNTERFETTER ARRESTED.-An agent of
the secret service telegraphs to Chief Brooks
that he has arrested at Flint. Mich, John Nc
PhersOn. for selling counterfeit S. notes on
The national state bank OF Troy, n. 7.
Not RECOGHIzED.-Secretar Evarts has de.
ciined to recognize that distinguished Grecan,
Mr.. Celso Caesar Moreno, as an accredited rep.
resentative OF the Hawa IN government or to
take cogniZance OF the matters OF grievance to
which he desires TO Call the attention OF the
State department.. Mr.. Evarts holds that any
communication from the Hawaiian government
should be made through its minister p,enipo,
tentiary, (Mr. Allen.) who Is at present ar
Bangor, Me-, to secure official attention and
recognition.
THE PRESIDENT and party. On their return
from the interior of oregon and Washington
territory. had reception at Vancouver W.T.:
ard visited the Chinese quarter in Portland
oregon. To-Day the party start for Puget 5oun@
MOVEMENTS OF Us. yEssELs.--The Tallapoosa
arrived at New York yesterday from New L n
don. The training ship Minnesota left New
York yesterday for Hampton Roads.
DIED OF YELLOW FEvER.-The following dis
patch from Tampa, Fla, was received at the
war department to-day -" Ordnance Sergeant
Weaver died at Fort Jefferson, Key West, Fla.
yesterday OF yellow fever. The Sergeant'S
youngest daughter is sick.'' The troops at the
post at Key West were about month ago
moved TO Tampa to escape the fever. Sergeant
weaver remained behind to attend to the post.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Lieutenant A. A. Boyd, to
the Shenandoah, South Atlantic station, per
i. a.
B0ls, to the Marion, South Atlantic station, per
steamer 5th OF November. Assistant Paymaster
Z. ". Lfttie1eld. to duty at the Boston navy
yard: Lieut.. E.H.C. Leutze, from the command
OF the coast survey steamer Macarthur and
placed on waiting orders. Lieut.. E. K. Moore
and Master r. H. Gait, from the Macarthur, and
placed on waiting orders.
ST. LOUIS UNSATISFACTORY CsNsUs.-Tbe
committee representing the citizens of st. Loui.,
Which is here to induce Secretary Scnurz to
orcer new census to be taken for that city,
nad long conference at the Interior Depart
ment Today. General Walker was also pres
EN-. IT was claimed that sufficient evidence had
already been obtained TO show that the cenSus
Just taken was incorrect. Secretary Sc lu,z
aas a as yet MADE no decision as to what IN
done In the premises; but 1t Is not at all u l.
likely new census will be ordered
THE NAVAL REVIEW In Hampton Roads viii
not come Off before the 10Th instant. The exact
date Is not yet fixed. Some Of the vessels tn.t
are to take part in it are already ia the Roads.
The others are on the way tt the rendezvoI,
TheTe Will be nine or ten vessels at the revtes
Iney VIII oe the Minnesota, Portsmouth. re',
nessee. Alliance, kear5age, Saratoga, ValdaU3
Constitution, Galena. and very likely the Y4a-
Tic. -Four OF these veSSelS-the Minnesota P0rts-
mouth, saratoga and Constftution-are training
ships for the education or boys as seamen. The
othefs are attached to the North Atlantic or
nome squadron. The Vandalia and Allianc.
are now at Baltimore to take part In her 150th
tlme Tor the review. During the review the
various naval drills will be gone through with
There will be landing 10 boats for attack on
shore. There will also be dressing of ships"
or decoration with flags and bunting. An iilu-
mlDation Of the vessels at night is also takel of
as part or the program. The Secretary OF tha
Navy, the heads OF his different bureaus, OIL
ctals Of other departments, and many citizens
Will so down to the review.
A CoRREcTIoN.-Edito,' Star: In your issue Of
yesterday there was paragraph in which
was stated that 'the Treasury department ha,
decided 10 take from the Columbia Bank Not.
company tie printing of the internal revenue
adhesive stamps" The context OF the quoted
paragraph gives evidence that your r.por er
confused the facts, but permit me to make
PLAIN the one important fact, so far as the Co
lumbia Bank Note Company is concerned
namely: that the Treasury department has not
named: The printing Of revenue stamps has
heretofore been done by a New iork bank note
company, and 1t is from that concern the reve-
nue. stamp printing has been taken.
DIPLOMATIC NoTEs.-Several OF the Diplomatic
Corps have returned to Washington for the sea.
son.
M: Outrey, the representative of the French
TepuDnc at washington, has returned here,
a1ter an extended tour which included the
leaO1Dg Canadian cities and Niagara Falls
IN. Villamov, of the Russian LEGATION and
Messrs de Bunson and Drummo4d, of the
brush iegation Washington. have been among
the arrivals In New York the last few DAYS.
Gen. Fairchild, Minister to Spain has re-
ntnqulsned M MS intention of visiting the United
, soates lor me present, international questions
demanding his presence in Madrid.
.BaTon Blanc, the italian Minister to the
United States, returned from Europe a few
days sgo and is again in Washington. Prince
Campcreale, the secretary, has also returned to
the legation after brief absence.
Our Consul General In Paris Mr. Walker.
has four clerks. larger number than has any
ether United States consulate In Europe, not
excepting the one In London.
Tile Spanish Minister has returned to Wash.
igton for the winter season; also the German
Minister, Who by the way, Will resign next
spring, owing to poor health
1t Is whispered in social circles at Washing
ton that members OF the English and Russian
legations are engaged and are soon to bs mar
lied to New York young ladies.
PERsoNAL--Dr. s. A. II. McKim has been Sc
leoted to deliver the annual address before the
Medical Society this year.-Mr. Lowell, the
American Minister to England delivered Wed.