Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-10-25

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THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To DAY.--Iuternal rev.
enue. s64s, ,39s.72; customs, s562. 1910.
THE FOLLOWING INTERNAL REVENUE appoint
ments have been made: StOrekeeperS. T. Y.
Bruner and William Warren. Tth district OF
Kentucky and @. a. Deckerman, gauger 1St dis
trict or Illinois.
SECRETARY SHERMAN lett the city to-lay
for New York, where he is TO make seve al
speeches.
TEE REDUCTION OF the public debt for this
month Will probably be about sS,1O).Ooo.
DISTRICT INTEREsT.-The Secretary of tue
Treasury has furnished Treasurer Gil1iian
il9 $50 10 pay the interest On the thirty-year
funding bonds of the District. cue November
LIST next.
TIE POPULATION of Kings county, New York.
according TO an Official bulletin issued by the
ceBsus bureau is 59a $40; of Queens county 90
SAT; Richmond county, 3S, ,994; Suffolk county,
So 926.
bureau bulletin fer New Jersey shows the popU-
lation OF that state to be 400, ,333 U99 100 males
and 206.5T females) OF which %. ell are foreign
born and O. 40 coiored. Included tn the cO,Ored
are lSI Chinese and Indians
NAVAL ORDERS.-Chef Engineer J. II. Long,
from special duty at Chester, Pa, and ordered
TO the Powhatan, relieving Chief Engineer W.
G. BuehleT. who IS ordered 10 special duty al
Philadelphia. Chief Engineer J. ". Whitaker.
from special duty at Philadelphia and ordered
TO the Minnesota, relieving Chief Engineer w.
W. DuDgan, who is ordered TO special duty at
Providence, X. l., IN connection with steam
capstans for the navy.
ARMY ORpERs-By direction of the Secretary
OF War, a board OF officers OF the corps OF engi-
neers, TO consist OF Lieut.. Col Chas. S. Stewart
Lieut.. Col. RObt. S. Williamson and Lieut.. Col.
Geo. II. M6Idell. is constituted to meet In san
Francisco, California, for the examination OF
FDst Lieut.. Chas. L. Powell, with a view ID his
pr, motion in the corps OF engineers when le yaly
entitled thereto. Leave for one year, to take
effect December /. 1880, Is granted Second Lieur.
Robt. A. Lowell, 18th Infantry. Major Charles
Mcclure, paymaster. VIII report in person to the
paymaster general US. array. In this city. for
Temporary duty In his Office. Leave for three
months, with permission to go Deyond sea, is
granted Capt A. n. Randol. 1st artillery. The
leave OF Major j. p. Willard. naymastar, Is still
further extended six months on account OF
Sickness. Leave for six months, With permits
sion 10 go beyonl sea, Is granted Assistant Sur
II -
Lieut.. G. c. noane. "a cavalry, viii proceed to
join his proper station
The I. S. SUPREME CouRF-Justlce Field has
returned 10 the City and to-day occupied his
sat On the Supreme Court bench. To-day was
decision day In the court, and several decisions
were made, none, however, OF local or national
interest, the greater number being on motions
TO dismiss suits
The FORGED L. S. Bonds Chief Brooks to-day
received from his agent in Chicago the numbers
Of the forged bonds found 10 Doyle's possession
when arrested. They are from 81 ,156 to 81 10;
from IS SIS 10 IS 90; from As 800 to 1876; from
91.715 10 81, ,I43 and from IO3 sol to 1903 497 The
bonds have been shipped TO Washington, and
will arrive in a day or two, when they will
be thoroughly examined by officers Of the
Treasury.
MISUNDERSTANDING SchurZ. Col Inger5oil
and Prince Camp0reale. OF the italian legation
here, were registered in New York Saturday
night. S. Clarke. the weil-known Amerl-
can comedian, Is SO IL in London that it Is feare!
he viii never be able TO appear On the stage
again--Dr. Logan. United States minister 10
Central AIneI lea. left Guatemala September %
for san Francisco and Washington, with h:s
wife, who IS il bad health.-Generals g
GlLnlvre and Fl. &. Wright L. S. a, are az th
Ebritt-GeD. Maxine Je-ez, minister o.
Nicaragua TO Washington, lefF Panama on tn
16ta for New York.---Secretary II II, OF tha
American legation st Paris, sailed Tor Eur0p:
On Saturday.-Harry Beckett, the popular
come dian. died In London last Saturd ay.-
Representative LIE Fevre and Sar9eantat-Ar,n3
son, Of Colorado, and Postmaster Hutdenkopar.
OF Philadelphia, are at WillardS.
NnnmO OF the Bureau OF Statistics, is on tour
to the principal interior Cities, and does not ex-
pect to return to Washington until after the
election next week.-M. de Bile, the Swedish
minister. arrived al Worinleys this morning.
lie was the recipi nj OF complimentary din-
ner at the hands OF his countryinen residing In
New York Oh Saturday eTening.-Lteutenanc
| Schwatka, the arctic explorer, Is being urged
In some quarters for head or the signal service.
/ Prof. Able who has so long been connected
| with the service, Is regarded by many as tha
| fittest man by reason OF his experience aud
/ special Qualifications for the vacant place.
| Population Of the District.
TIE OFFICIAL. FIGURES
/ The Census bureau has issued an official bul-
! I6tin showing the population OF the District ui
! Columbia as follows: The Di5trict-Tota!
| la C3S; mafe, S3.5a4; female, 81 04I; native
1co,543 foreign. 11,Il5; waiIe, 1ls,236; colored
/ Sc, ,402. Georget0wn-Total, I2.5IS; male. 5 s5i
female, 6.s24 native. II l,764: foreign Sil; white
! ss19; colored, 3,I59. Washington-ToJ.l
/ 1l7.857; male, es,33o: female, 7s.957; naIive
/ 153.0I0; foreign, ii 23T; white. 93l25; coloreI
! 4S.l19. Remainder OF DiSJrlct-Total, 1853
male, 9t2o female 5s5 native 1859; foreign
| Including l3 Chinese, japanese and IN
| dians.
| REGISTRATION IN NEW YoRK.-kegstratIoa In
! New York city closed Saturday evening. The
| total number or voters registered in four days
| was 2l69IA. against 1S3 064 in 1876 showing az
! Increase this year OF $3.50. During the La II
| three weeks 10 ,295 foreigners were naJuralH2i
| OF whom G 945 obtained their papers through
| the democratic committee and $3.50 through
| the republican committee. The New YORK e.
l1'eSS estimates that 203 $50 votes Will be cas-
! ard estimates democratic majority In the ctFy
! OF G3, 1SI.
| DEATH OF MR WM. MINiFIE-Mr VIM Minlde
/ died early yesterday morning of a complication
| OF diseases. at his residence No. 50 Mort
| Greene street, In the TGth year or his age. Mr
| h1nite was native Of Deyonshire, England
| but emigrated TO Baltimore early In life. H.
learned The trade OF carpentering, but soon DE-
| yeloped a great talent as draughJ5man. Ii
| 1854 he designed aud built the Front-Stre2;
| Tbeater, and about the same time was eiecte1
| member OF the Maryland Academy OF Science
lie was elected one or the first teachers Of
drawing In the Central nigh school OF Baltimore
in }Si5 position which he occupied for flgt
| years lie was an author we'll as architect
and has given 10 the world Of art and science
several important Works-one, textbook o
ge0metrlcal drawing, another an essay on tht
theory and application OF color, and also Seri 4