Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-07-13
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.


GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal rev.
enue s2O5, 1896; customs, see2, $50 u.
sEcRrr.Ry R.xssY.-A dispatch received at
the War department to-day from Secretary
Ramsey says that he will return to the city to.
morrow.
SECRETARY SCHURZ contemplateS leaving
washington within ten days on his western
trip.
THE NEWLY APPOINTED Postmaster Genera
Maynard is expected to arrive in New York
about the middle OF next week.
Mr.. CoRcoRAN ABLE TO RIDE our.-Mr. G.
W. Riggs to-day received the following tele
gram from Greenbrier White Sulphur Springs,
Va: The kilograms published yesterday
about Mr.. Corc0ran'S health were all eXagger-
atfons. All that was said about his health was
that he had two bad nights and wished to see
DIR. Tyler. The rest were matters OF business.
He is better, and expects to ride out this after
noon. A. H.
DEMOCRATIC HEADQUARTERs.-Mr.W VIM. Dick
son and Albert A. Wilson, of the District DEM
ocratic Central committee, Will appear before
the National Democratic committee In New
York, to urge the committee to establish their
headquarters In Washington for the coming
campaign.
PARDoNED BY THE PREsIDENT.-The President
to-day pardoned j. X. Peabody, convicted of
assault by the Supreme Court of the District Feb
ruary goth last, and sentenced to pay fine of $50
and TO Imprisonment for five months He also
Pardoned w. b. Major, convicted April 10Th last
oy the same court OF assault and sentenced to
pay fine OF $50 and to imprisonment for six
months.
SENATOR CAMERON lila letter received here
from the White Sulphur Springs says that Sen
ator Don Cameron is completely shattered In
health, and there Is danger that he will not re-
cover. The writer OF the letter quotes Senator
Cameron's ply sican as his authority In making
this statement.
SECRETARY SCHURz IN THE CAMPAIeN-Secre-
tary Schurz has prepared an outline of the cam.
paign speeches, which he Will make beginning
next Monday In Indiana. He will take the most
rddca republican ground, and he most pro-
nDunced Stalwart will undoubtedly be satisfied
with bis speeches. The Secretary is very conf
dent OF republican success.
PATENTS AND THE PATENT OFFIcE-Commis-
sioner Marble. Of the Patent Office. says that Of
every one hundred patents issued not two are
really valuable; to put 1t palmer, that TWO in
one hunGIed patents make money for the In
ventor, but Of the remaining ninety-eight there
Is not enough income derived from them to pay
for the fee necessary to secure a patent. Not
withstaDding this fact the crop Of Inventions In
the country Is On the increase. The Patent
once fund Is now quite large one, but despite
the fact that the Office turns In a handsome
revenue each year to the government, Congress
Is really so close with the appropriations that
the efficiency Of the Office is impaired thereby
NEWS FROM TIE AsIArIC SoUADRoN.-Advices
received at the Navy department announce
that the flagship Richmond, Of the Asiatic
station, arrived at Nagasaki June sth, and
would leave for Yokohama June 10TH to meet
add take on board the L. s. minister and COM
Monocacy left Shanghai for Chefoo MAY 29th
and arrived June I'd. after a rough passage
The Ashuelot on June 9th was ordered to take
consul General,O n; Denny up the Yang-tse to
visit the L. S. conSulateS on that river. On her
return to Shanghai she Will proceed to Yoko-
hama via Nagasah and Kobe. The Polos re
mains at Shanghai to be docked, altered and
repaired. The Alert left Yokohama May Sth
and returned On the 22d OF the same month
nom search for rocks, shoals, &C., south or
1edo bay; After replenishing her coal, &C..
LETT Singapore May 18th for Bangkok. The
TfconderagO arrived at Nagasaki June nth
from Kobe. The health Of the squadron is ex-
cellenL
ARMY OEDERs.-Leave for four months is
granted 1st Lieut.. F. c. Nichols, 1st artillery.
The leave granted Post Chaplain jeremiah Por-
ter, L. s. Army, is further extended five months
on account OF sickness The leave granted 1st
Lieut.. w. S. Schuyler, 5th cavalry is further
extended six months The leave granted Capt.
Mott HootOn. 22d infantry, is extended one year,
with permission to go beyond sea The leave
granted Capt. Mason Carter, 5th infantry, is
extended five months The leave granted 1st
Lieut.. j. A. Olmsted. regimental quartermaster
18th Infantry, is extended two months.
REAR ADMIRAL THOMAS II. PATTERSON L. S.
navy, commanding the Asiatic squadron, left
China, June 5th last, In his flagship Richmond.
He reports to the Navy department that when
he LETT the indications OF peaceful settlement
OF the kuldja QueStion-the matter in dispute
between China and Russia-were thought to be
favorable.
ASSISTANTS TO THE ASSISTANT ATTORNEY
GENERAL APPOINTED-Attorney General De-
vens to-day appointed X. A. Orbison, OF Hunt
ington, Pa, and j. c. Fay, OF Elizabeth, New
Jersey, the assistants to the assistant attorney
general In the preparation OF cases In the Court
oL tlalias. Ihese Two young men will have
feIred from the department OF justice to the
SolicltorShip Of the Interior department The
attorney general has thus divided these duties
he does this TO meet the increased business OF
adjudication OF outstanding claims against the
District which has been thrown upon the Court
OF Claims by the bill passed at the last session.
lt is expected that this work will be pressed
forward during the summer so that when the
court reassembles the cases Will be ready for
CONSIDERATION.
WHERE THE NEWSPAPER MEN Go THIS SUN
MERE b. Wight, Chicago Tribune, will spend
short vacations at Nantasket where his family
stays during the season -. Ben: Perley Poore
summers at his estate, Indian Hill Farm Mass
Deb. r. Keim, st. Louis Globe Democrat,
will spend month or so at his residence Edge
mount" Reading, Pa. Mrs. keim and his fam
1y Will remain there until late In the fall. "
7. c. Crawford, Chicago Times. will go west
Mrs. Crawford has gone to Vermont to visit her
parents for the summer. n. L. White, New
York Tribune. has gone to the mining and Pa
enc slope states. E. p Clark Philadelphia
PeSS. Will join his family In New England next
month C. M. Ogden New York Sun, will stay
iOr a snort time near New York, where Mrs.
Ogueh Is Quartered. Charles Nordhon,
New YORK Herald, Will spend the
summer at his residence On the Hudson. :.
General Boynton, Cincinnati Gazette. has lately
Ieturned from the northwest With Scott Smith.
Ihey Will go away later In the season "A. M.
uiOson, s New New YORK SIN, viii go to Hoy's wilder
ness In west Virginia. George w. Adams is
summerlng at Oakland. S. Ii. Kaufman has
not YET decided between Colorado and the
White Mountains and Maine lakes H. r.
Elliott, New York Ereni1iq Post, is In Europe
so Is John Carson, New York Tinnfs Fl. I.
Nelson Boston Post, will take his family To
Rock Enon Springs. F. w. Eddy, New York
World when last heard from had leased a cabin
down In Tennessee and was roughing it 10
&. Forrey will go to New England resorts. Mrs.
ForDey is al Providence with her daughter
crosby s. Noyes has been In California and Col
orado for two months past with portion of his
FAMILY. -. Jesse M. SarviS goes TO bis home in
PeHnSy lyania. F. A. Richardson, Baltimore
S"a, VIII stay at his farm In Maryland. W. b.
SRaW, Boston Trans int. and family are at