Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-06-28
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
SECRETARY SHERMAN has returned from the
lower Potomac.
THE PRESIDENT. his wife, and his son RItber-
ford arrived In New Haven Conn.,, Saturday
evening, ana were met by ThOs. X. Trow bridge
Whose guests they are,I and by delegation OF
the Grand Army OF the Republic. The Pre5i-
dt ut rode uncovered through the streets, and
was cheered along The way Later h., was ser
enaied, and made brief speech OF thanks. Yes
rerday he atIended the Center church, where
Rev. DR.. Shel6Ca, of Manchester, preached, and
Rev. Dr. Leonard Bacon delivered an address.
To-day he visited the graves OF his ancestors in
the crypt under the church, and the old home
stead, now the Totoker House. In Branttord.
This evening he will have a private reception,
ard 10 nFJrrow a public one. Wednesday AMI
Thursday he will attend Yale commencement
exc rciSeS.
GENERAL SHERMAN has received large num-
Der OF applications from officers In the army
who want to be detailed for duty on his staff to
fill the vacancy caused by the death OF Col.
Audenreid. Before leaving for ST. Paul and the
northwest Gen. sherman decided to detail no
officer In Col. Audenreid'S place. The duties
performed by that officer are ROW added to the
work of Gen. Poe, who Is also member of Gen.
ShermanS staff.
MINISTER MAYNARD has made no report yet
can who killed Dahan Pacha, in Alexandria,
Egypt. but will report when he comes home
next month. 1t is not believed Miriam Will be
executed. as sentences given by consuiS In like
cases In China and Japan have been cOmmuted
and the State department thinks the law per-
mittfng the trial OF such cases without jurieS
unconstitutional
SITTING BULLS SIOCX.-A private letter re-
ceived here from Fort Buford, Dakota, dated
June 10Th, says among other things: At present
the garrison Is very poorly guarded and liable
to be attacked at any time by the Sioux. We
heard to-day that there was a large band of
them Who had Just crossed the Missouri above
here, saying they wanted TO make peace with
the commander OF this post. | saw Sitting
Bulls son Sunday. / would have liked to have
had his horse. 1t was beauty.
FAST MAIL SERVICE BETWEEN THE NORTH AND
SoUTH.-At the last session of Congress an in
creased appropriation for mail transportation
was made. Under this appropriation fast mail
service viii pe established between New York
and Jacksonville Florida; and between New
York and New Orleans by way of Atlanta. being
the nrst introduction OF this service in the
south. Ii mas been decided, however, not TO
put 1t into effect until after the yellow fever
period. This will be early In the fall.
THERE ARE INDICATIONS OF COOL WAVE
from the northwest to temper the torrid
weather, which has prevailed here and all
along the Atlantic coast While the thermonl-
eter at the signal Office I'm this city stood at Sd
degrees at O'Clock this morning, reports re-
ceiyed at that office show that the same hour
the mercury stood at IS In Cheyenne, fall or
over 40 degrees In Is hOurS;at IS in Breckenridge
Minn., fall OF degrees in "a hours: at Denver
Col, 81. a tall OF In 26 hours; at Dodge City
Kan, so, fall of ~; at Duluth, So a fall OF S:
at keokuk, Iowa, 65. fall of S; at North Platte,
Neb., IS, fall OF 19, and so on. This fall In
temperature was not confined to the northwest,
for at Eastport, Me, this morning, the ther.
q in o
hours, and at Portland, Me-, &c. a fall OF 5, with
similar reductions OF temperature in other New
England states.
MOVEMENTS OF US. NAVAL VRssELs-A cable
dispatch to the Navy Department announces
the arrival OF the training ship Portsmouth az
Fayal on the 18th, eleven days from Bermuda.
The Constellation arrived at the New York navy
yard Friday afternoon.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Ensign E. j. Dorm to the
photographic Office Midshipnen w. R. Rush
and Simon Cook to the training ship Constitu-
tion. Passed Assistant Surgeon Paul Fitzsirn-
mons to temporary duty at Philadelphia naval
hospital Boatswain Edward BonsalI to the
Minnesota July 1st- Master C. II. Lyeth from
tIg STW hOrK navy yard Il and ordered to the
his return home from the Adams and has been
placed on sick leave. BOatSWan Edward Ken
Dey from the Minnesota and placed ON waiting
orders
THE CASE OF CADET WHITTAKRR-Senato
Bruce has received a letter from Emory Storrs,
OF Chicago and Benjamin II. Brewster, OF Phil
adelphia-prominent lawyers of their respec-
uFe c1t1eS-tendering their services to conduct
the case OF Cadet Whitaker, In case he is grant
ed a court martial, which has been asked In his
behalf.
ATTORNEY GENERAL DEyENs returned to the
city this morning from Boston.
SECRETARY RAMSEY and Col Rarr a,d MT
leave saturday for Minnesota and the west,
They went to Baltimore with the board of in
spection On the new dry dock there. They leave
tonight. Whlttaker'S case Will be left uI.
touched until the secretary returns He will
take no action until he receives the Judge Gem
eralS report, and he cannot consider that docu-
nent until he gets back as the report will not
be ready for several days In the meantime
"hltldker VIII remain at the military academy.
Ex TREASURER JOHN c. NEW, of Indiana. is
In the city. He Is very sanguine about how
Indiana will vote next fall. He says there Is
no doubt OF republican success at the coming
election In his state.
The GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS from all sources
for the month to date foot up s23, ,OOO, ,OO0 The
amount OF pension claims paid Is about nine
mllnons, which added to other expenses of the
government show total for the month OF over
seventeen million dollars, leaving a surplus
hardiy Suf1lc1ent TO pay the interest on the pub.
lie debt. The debt statement for June viii
pSCDaOiy show very slight decrease I'm the
debt for the month.
YELLOW FEVER NOTES.-The Us. consul at
Charlottetown, Prince Edward island, reports
the arrival, June 10, OF the schooner Westaway.
70 days from Demerara, with two cases of
yellow fever on board. They were at once re-
moved 10 the hospital and the vessel was fumi-
gated. The health officer does not apprehend
any extension OF the disease. Under date OF
May "a, I S. Consul Charles Bartlett reports
from POlnt-a-P1tre the existence OF yellow
IeVer at that port. OF the six fatal cases four
occurred On board OF Norwegian bark: no
cases had appeared on any American vessel
and the disease was not epidemic In the mort
Clean bills Of health were, however, no longer
issued, the last one having been given Nav 10
70 the brig Thomas TursIl, bound to New
Haven, Conn. The report for the week eDdino
May 70 shows three deaths from yellow fever
but the number OF cases was not known. The
troops nave been removed to q camp I'm the
mountain region OF the island. Reports from
havana 10 the national board of health state
tnat for the wees ending June 18th there were
81 deaths from yellow fever and 10 from small
poX. '-' ''''i
ARMY ORDERs--Jpon the recommendation OF
The commanding general department OF West
Point, the following named cadets OF the u. q.
Military Academy are hereby turned back to
Join the present third and fourth classes.
Ihlrd ClasS-Geoige X. Brown, Isaac W. Littell.
Louis OStheim. Fourth &laSS-BiScOe Hindman'
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