Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-09-13
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

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GOVERNMENT RECEIPTs To DAY.-Internal rev.
enue, $500 .96; customs. s655.313.S4.
SECRETARY THOMPSON will leave In two or
three days for his home in Indiana. He will
Eot return until after the October elections
NAVAL ORDERs.-Medical Inspector Philip ].
Wales and Surgeon n. L. Bates to examination
for promotion. Ensign J. C. Colwell from the
coast survey steamer Gedney, and placed on
waiting orders.
CAPT. ALEX. A. SEMMEs has been ordered to
command the Washington navy yard, not Capt.
Thomas. as misprinted In Saturdays STAR.
MOVEMENTS OF Z. s. NAVAL vEssE1s.-The
Tennessee arrived at New York Saturday. She
will and her powder and proceed to the navy
yard there The Galena has dropped down to
the farewell buO. Off Norfolk, aud will be ready
for inspection on the 2Oth inst. The iron-clad
MiantCnomah has arlved at the League Island
navy yard from Chester. She has just been
rebuilt at ROachs ship yard.
WHAT Two SENATORS SAY.-A gentleman In
this city, who saw Senator Cameron, OF Penn
sylyania, few days ago, says that the Sena.
tors sympath1es are heartily enlisted In Gen.
Garield's success. The Old Cameronian method
OF still hunt is being kept up, and the young
Pennsylvania Senator Is watching the details
with exceeding interest, particularly In the
Harrisburg congressional district, where Col.
the candidate for Congress.
The same gentleman says that Senator Conk-
ling a few days ago told Congressman Starin of
New York, that after the campaign had ended
the republican party would have no cause to
say that he had been apathetic in the can
vass. The Senator just now is Durdened with
several important law cases, which he expects
TO dispose Of within the next fortnight when he
Will go west and make speeches In Ohio and
Indiana.
Z U ifr Tan 700
Il. Young, Of the Philadelphia Star, who is In
the city, says of the political situation in Penn
sylvaDia that both parties are thoroughly
organized. and for the first time in many years
the democrats seem to be as well organized as
the republicans, and have good deal OF money
to spend in the campaign. lie says the defe5-
ton OF republicans on account of HancockS
nomination is Insignificant and that Pennsyl-
vania will give IT'S usual republican majority.
The democrats are making a strong fight to
secure the legislature to return Senator Wallace
to the Senate. They have the advantage OF
republican quarrels In several sections OF the
cans will secure the leg islature. The congress
sional delegation, he thinks, will not be mate.
rally changed. He cannot see how the
republicans can make gains. and the chances
are that there will be repub lean loss Of one
or two congressman, rather than a gain. All OF
the Philadelphia members will be returned AS
to Cameron, he has not yet been doing much,
because he has been away. He has now re-
turned to Harrisburg, and will enter the cam
paign with his usual vigor. The machinery OF
the state committee Is in the hands OF Came.
rons friends and Will be used for all it Is worth.
ABOUT MAINE.-There is good deal of inter-
est manifested throughout the city in the re-
suit OF the Maine election. There Is general
concession on all sides that the state will 20
republican, ard the greater interest attaches
10 the majority by which 1t will be carried.
The democrats hope that it VIII not exceed five
thousand. While the republicans do not claim
mat mat 1t VIII, but hope for more The real fig
kDOWE before tom rr1 " night.
BETTING ON INDIANA-The fact that eX-
Treasurer New, of Indiana who is the secretary
OF the indiana state republican committee, has
Ican In OCTOBER, has st1ffened up the feeling
among the republicans in this city and betS Cf
smaller sum on republican success in Indiana
have been made to-day.
PERsoNAL--J. c. S. Richardson, a bright
Washington boy, son of Mr.. c. F. Richardson,
has been appointed official stenographer for the
courts Of Wyoming territory.-A letter re-
ctived In this city from District Commissioner
Morgan at Hot Springs, Va, dated on Saturday
last, says that he was somewhat better.-Sir
Edward Thornton has taken a passage on the
steamship Gallia, leaving Liverpool November
Life Of Hancock is rather cruel.-Mr. W. d.
Howels, editor OF the Atlantic Monthly, did not
go with the President to the Pacific slope as
reported, but is at his work in Boston.-Mr
De BunSen, OF the English legation at Washing
ton, is at Newport, the guest OF C. De BiIdU, OF
the Swedish legation. Victor Drummond, OF
the British legation, is also at Newport, and NJ
Outrey, the French minister, will return there
from the White mountains on the 18th. AS
sistant Secretary OF the Treasury Upton will
leave this evening for Ohio, Leadville and the
west He Will be gone about three weeks
Hon. j. M. Campbell, of Pennsylvania is at
Willard's-Mr. John Russell Young, who Is
now in California, has just recovered from a
protracted illness. He caught cold crossing
the Rocky mountains For this reason he has OF
late been doing nothing In journalism or the
political campaign. His Wife is critically Ill
with gastric fever In San Francisco.
d. c. FCrney and Hrs. FOrney returned to the
city last eyening.-GeO. Alfred Townsend
arrived In New York from Europe on Friday.
-Adjutant General Drum left the city this
morning for Philadelphia to attend the meet
Ing Of the Aztec club. Gen. Beauregard, who
is In Philadelphia, Is to be at the Aztec dinner.
Creswell and Mrs. CresWell, who have been In
by October 1st-Hon. John Hancock, OF
Texas, is in the city. He was the democratic
candidate for Congress in his district In 1878,
and was defeated by Mr. Jones. greenbacker.
Senator Plumb, OF Kansas Is In the CITY.
-Mr.J. Hegermann Lindencrone, Danish min
lister at Washington, and Seh)r Don Felipe
MendeZ de NigO, Spanish minister at Washing
ton, and Count de Morella OF the Spanish lcga-
tiOn, are In New York.
Political Notes.