Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-07-02

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THE EV ENING STAR:
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY..-Internal rev.
enue, $685.. .9lO64 customs, s71l,575.92.
The PRESIDENT and Mrs. Hayes Will return to
the city this evening.
CLOSING AT O'CLoCK.-Yesterday the Navy
department commenced closing at in the a.
ternoon, instead of 4. The order directing the
change VIII remain in full force until Septem.
Der 1St next.
ADJUTANT GENERAL DRUM Will leave tomor-
row. evening for Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
During his absence Gen. Breck, the senior
assists mt adjutant general, on duty In the War
department, will act in Gen. Drums place.
BEAUMONT BUCK, the young Texan, indicted
at New burgh NY, for shooting young Thomp-
son. son OF the sergeant-at-arfns of the House
OF Representatives, has been released on 81, 500
bail for trial in September.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE for fourteen days has
been granted Second Lieutenant Whiting, Z. s.
IN arine corps, on duty at the barracks here
AN ACT passed at the last session of Congress
authorized the Secretary of the Navy to detail
an officer of the marine corps as solicitor aud
luGge advocate for the department. The Secre-
Cary has Issued an order defining the duties Of
that officer.
CAPTAIN DEKRAFFT, U. s. N, on duty at the
navy yard here. Will be ordered as chief OF the
photographic Office, Navy department, to sue
ceed Capt. Franklin.
ASSISTANT PAYMAsTER j. d. DOYLE will be
ordered to duty in the bureau OF provisions and
clothing, Navy department.
PERsONAL.-Gen. and Mrs Grant left Galena
yesterday for Kansas and Colorado.-Senor j.
de Soto, of the Spanish legation. was registered
In New York last evenfng.-Senator Morrill,
will sail with his family tomorrow for four
months Journey through Europe.-Mr. j. H.
Flagg and Ward Hunt, jr., OF New York, are at
the Riggs House.-Theodore TiltOn has gone
to EurOpe.-Hon Alex. II. stephens leaves for
his home in Georgia tonight. He is to deliver
an elaborate Grafton on The South on Monday
next.
MARINE CORPS ORDERS.-The Secretary OF the
Navy has ordered that Hereafter. enlisted men
OF the Marine corps, serving On board ship will
not be assigned 10 duty as ma5ter-at-arms,
ships corporal, ships writer, schoolmaster,
yeoInan. or apotheeary nor otherwise diverted
rom their appropriate duties except In cases
OF emergency. When necessary to make such
assignment, it will continue only until a suit
able person can be selected, for the required
0uty, from the crew OF one of the vessels on the
station, or one enlisted for such rating
Marines Will not be enlisted or discharged on
foreign stations
SENATOR WALLACE arrived here yeSterCi ~
from New York and left for his home in Clear
field, Pa. last night. He did not register at his
MOTEL. He was In excellent spirits as to the
prospect or democratic success, and said to our
reporter that he was confident that the demo-
Gratis had ticket which can win with anything
like good management Speaking of General
Hancock he said that his visit to him was ex-
ceedingly agreeable and satisfactory It was
evident from the Senator's conversation that
General Hancock fully understood who were his
friends In Pennsylvania ana should he be n
position to acknowledge the fact he will act ac-
cordingy- Speaking OF the visit to Mr.. Tilden
he says that 1t was an informal affair." but It
was apparent that Mr.. Tilden and his friends
Will aid the ticket In every way in their power.
The Senator said he had but one ambition and
that was the Senate; that he expected to re-
main In PENNSYLVANIA during the campaign. Ee
would not AXE the craftsmanship of the demo-
cratic national committee.
ARMY ORDERs.-The following named Off ;ers
(recently promOted) will proceed to Join sta.
tions: Lieut.. Col. Geo. P. Andrews, 4Jh artil.
lery promoted from major, 5th artillery. de-
partment OF California. Major Richard B. jack
son. 5th artillery (promOted from captain lst
art'yl, dept of the south. The following board of
ofliceis win assemble In Washington city. Dis
trict of Columbia, on the goth instant. or as
soon thereafter as practicable, for the purpose
Of examining and reporting upon the codifica-
ton OF the regulations OF the army; Major Gen.
Irwin Mcdowell Brig. Gen. NJ C. Meigs. quar-
termaster general; Col. D. B. Sacket, Inspector
general; Col. w. b. HaZen, 9th infantry: Col
Emory Upton, Atm artillery, and Major A. H.
Nickerson, assistant adjutant general, recorder
OF the board. Capt. Jos. P. Sanger. 1st artil-
lery, is transferred from Battery TO Light Bat
NOTED. and Capt. Jas. NJ ingalls,, promoted
from Battery NJ, is assigned TO Battery A. vice
Sanger, transferred. The officers concerned
flanf,-
terieS.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Midshipmen j. Il. L. Hol-
combe to duty at the nautical almanac Office In
this city. Chief Engineer b. B. II. Wharton to
the Quinnebang, European station, per steamer
,th Inst. from Philadelphia. Chief Engineer j.
w. Whitaker, Passed Assistant Engineers L.
". Robinson, j. Van Hovenburg. B. C. Gowing,
I. III. Greenleaf, AbsalOm Kirby, James En-
tWistle, j. VI. Emanuel and Assistant Engineer
q. II. II. Babbitt to hold themselves in readiness
I0r sea service. Lieutenant Commander C. NJ.
InomaS from the training ship Constitution on
the 5th inst and placed on waiting orders.
THE TALLAPoosA left League Island yester-
day for Norfolk with the steamer Burlington In
tow, The training ship Minnesota arrived at
Roud0ut, y. Y, yesterday. After short stay
she goes to Sangerties
GOODNESS BETWEEN STATESMEN.-A gentle
man who arrived here from the White Sulphur
Springs says that Senators Cameron and Blaine
who are there have nothing whatever to do
with each other. The evident bad feeling be.
tween the two republican leaders is the subject
OF much gossip and comment at the Springs.
It Is reported that on one occasion Mr.. Blaine
dlrectly Snuboed the Pennsylvania Senator.
OUTCOME OF THE FRACAs IN THE CoNGREs-
SIoNAL LIBRARY.-John A. Moss has been dis
charged and C. w. Russell suspended by the
Librarian OF Congress, for engaging In q per.
sonal and political scu1ie In the library. Mr.
Sponord whose tmpartiahty has been abund.
antly eV1nced during his long public service. IS
determined that the dsgraceful affair of YES.
terday shall be the last (as 1t has been the firstl
quarrei 10 occur within the precinct devoted RI
hgner occupations and has very nroneriV
interdlcted political discussions during busi11
ness hours S a"o'i-
DISTRICT INDEBTEDNEss,-Treas c,,euon
Issued the statement OF the funded indebtedness
OF % .ns District OF Columbia for the quarter inst
tnoeu. Inc only change from the statement
iSsuec at tne end OF the quarter precpedjno 10
that large amount of common 2fs he dS 40