Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-11-08
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

cou1u Ssou Nons doo OVen1ps
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To DAY.-Iuter1al rev.
enue, s12f .s46.4O; customs, $3.50, $50.
THE President APPOINTED to day John II.
Hollapder, OF New York. TO be marshal CT the
L. S. consular court at FoO-Ch0w, ChiGa.
JOHN KELLY ACCEPTS THE REsUL7.-.n an
swer to an inquiry from Major Wed ierourq,
Mr.. John Kelly telegraphs thai there Is 10
foundation for the report that he hal taiet
graphed TO his friends not To pay election 5e 9
until further adslce5.
ACCORDING TO THE ANNUAL REPORT OF Gen.
Benet the expenses OF the Ordnance depart
ment during the last fiscal year were 81, ,537 742
The principal topic discussed 10 the report Is
the militia question. Gen. Bohet reneNS rae
recommendations made on this subject In his
at annual report. He says referring to expert
mentS with great guns, we can fairly Law cl AIN
TO have achieved a great success. During the
past fiscal year q, ,3S1 rifles and carbine3 were
manufactured at the national armory at cost
COnSidt r ably lSSS than that OF previous years.
There were in store July last reserve supply.
including the above number of 22,9I9. AZ a
result OF the trials it is seen that the service rifle
with service cartridge is amply sufficient to dis
able. and possibly to XIII, up to nearly 5000
yards.
ARMY ORDERs.-Second Lieutenant II. G.
Sckel. Jr., 7th cavalry. will report to the super.
city, to accompany a detachment of recruits to
the department or Dakota. The superintendent
general recruiting service will forward one hun
dTed and twenty recruits for assignment as fol-
lows: TO Fort Douglas, Utah terrltory-Th,rty
TO the 14th infantry. TO San Francisco, Cali
fCrnia-NiIety TO the 2d infantry.
The NAVAL REyIEw.-A large number OF peo
pie will go down to the naval review, when
takes place at Hampton Roads next Wednes.
day. Right after the Cabinet meeting to-mor-
row the President and all the member OF The
Cabinet viii 90 down to the navy yard and
aboard the Dispatch, which viii take then and
the ladies' hO accompany them to the review
The TallapOOsa Will leave about twelve O'Clock
TO morrow. She will have On board the hea Is
OF bureaus OF the Navy department, other Off
GERS or the department and their famiHeS. The
Speedwell, which had been ordered down to the
review, viii take With her the other people who
have been invited to attend. She Will leave TO
morrow moTt Ing. A number OF people vii! also
so down by regular steamer.
Mr.. GEo. FRANCIS DAWSON, of California, who
was formerly librarian Of the Us Senate, and at
present the treasurer OF the republican Congress
sional campaign committee, also journalist OF
some distinction, and the compiler o, the repub.
Hcan text books OF 1878 and 1881, Will be SUD-
ported by large number OF his friends tn the
next House OF Representatives for the position
Oh seTgeantat-arIns OF that body.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Lieutenant Webster Doty.
TO the Shenandoah. South Atlantic squadron,
per steamer, December 4th. Lieutenant A. B.
Wyekon, to the Ricnmond- Asiatic station, per
steamer December 1St from san Francisco. AS
SlStant Engineer G. b. Ransom, to examination
1or promotion. Master T. G.. G.. Salter from the
coast survey steamer Bache. and ordered to the
Marion, South Atlantic station. per steamer Of
December 4th.
GEN. CHAUNCEY McKEEvBR, assistant adiu-
tant general, reported this morning for duty In
the adjutant generals office. He has Just been
relieved from duty at Gen. Hancock,s head
quarters On Governors Island. lie will be the
ranking assistant adjutant general on duty In
the adjufant generals Office under Adjutant
General Drum.
OUR AsIATIC SQUADRON.-The Navy Depart
ment to-day received adyices from Rea
Admiral j. NJ. B:Clitz, commanding the Asatic
sta ion, dated Yokohama October 4th About
the middle or that month he would priced in
the fdcnmond TO shanghai via Kobe. Ndgasakle
and Cheetoo. The Alert and AsheuloJ were a
Chte 90 y hal e they would remain for the -es.
ent- The MoLocacy is to have some i'm oor, an
repairs put on her and Is at Shanghai for tha
purpose. The Pa!os was IN Japanese waters
but would S)On proceed TO SHANGHAI aud theme
to T1en Tsin. at which place sne would spend
the winter. The Pal0s at Kobe, assisted the
American ship Matchless OF Boston, in getting
afioat. she having gone ashore. The Alert
rendered similar aid to the American bark
Annie s. Hall, at Cheefoo. the Sgatari LETT
distant. where she would make s5rna repairs
and winter. The health OF the squadron Is
good.
Mr.. BEECHER AND Col. INGERsOLL-A STAR
man met Colonel Robert Ingersoll to day and
congratulated him upon the fortunate fact that
Rev. Henry Ward Beecner had endOr sed him.
Whereat he replied: Il think it a good edi
more fortunate for Mr.. Beecher thlt l endorsed
him."
CONGREssMEN JOHS B. CLARK of Missouri. Is
III the City. He Is to be married here on Wed
nesday next. Mf. Clark says that the four
gleenbackerS elected to Congress from Missouri
win act with the republicans In the organiza.
ton OF the House. He saws too that he fea r.
Phillips deny is defeated in the TIN district.
In such event missouri will send to Congress
five representatives who Will not act with the
democrats.
Mr.. N. II. CHITTESpEN, of California. was to.
day admitted TO practice in the L. S. Supreme
Court.
THB REPORTED Loss or THE JEANETTE by
being crushed In the Ice Is lot credited at tae
revenue marine bureau OF the Treasury dep art
ment Mr.. Clark chief OF the lreau thinks
toat the vessel which reported the Jeanette
lost miStOok one OF the steam Whaler5 th aJ were
crushed for her. He is confident that toe Jeau-
ne'te Will De heard from. He thinks she u Is
gone farther north.
IHE CAMPAIGN IL DELAWARE
A gentleman who was In this city last night
and who was close 10 the confidence Of the
National Republican Committee said that the
work done In Delaware by the republicans was
not directed SO much TO secure the election OF
Garfield electors as tt was directed to secure The
leg islature and defeat Senator Biyards return
10 the Senate. Further, that in Wilmington
eight OF the legislative districts were carried by
the republicans and had not the plans whien
were arranged slipped up in Sussex county til 1t
The republicans would have carried the legislA-
ture.
GEN. GARFIELD TO RESIGN HIS MEMBERSHIP
AND SENAToRsHIP.-It is understood that Gen.
Garfield will not again take his seat as member
Of The House OF Representatives but VIII In ~
or two resign both the congressional and Sena-
toriai Offices. It is expected that the c4adid i5e
elected 10 succeed him 10 the 41Ch Congress will
also be elected to serve out his unexpired term
in the s6tb It only requires ten days notice TO
elect successor and in the Western Reserve OF
Ohio, there Is no doubt of the result In pOlitt-
cal sense.
CONGRESSMAN SPRINGER HAS HoPES-Con-
gresham Springer, OF Illinois, is In Washing
ton. He does not entirely abandon the hope
that the democrats may get enough OF the So
called doubtful congressional districts To organ
tie the next House. He says the democrats OF
Illinois had no money I'm their canvass, and that
atIer the defeat in Indiana it was imp JSsiele TO
rally them.
PERSOSAE.-Sepator Thurman Is In town for
the winter ST nIpaSaut residence On 1ith