Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-08-30
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS sTo-DAY.-Internalr rev.
enue, s735, 20; customs, SS16 53S.5s.


gold coin in the New York sub-treasury be
placed to the credit of the superintendent of
the assay office In that city. This transfer IS
to pay for foreign bullion as it comes in. After
the bullion Is assayed the superintendent Of the
assay Office checks against the gold to his
credit in the sub-treasury to the amount that
tne assay ~ passes out. 1t is officially estimated
Inat $1,000, COO OF foreign gold week will ar
rive at New York until November 1st next.
INSTITUTIONAL letter received by the U. s.
Treasurer to day from Baltimore enclosed 500
for the conscience fund. The letter was signed
RESTITUTION"
REVENUE APPOINTMENTs.-E. Fl. Disbrow has
been appointed internal revenue stOrekeeper
for the 1st district Of New York, and 81. F.
Griscom, gauger, 5th district Of Tennessee.
COUNTERFETERs Observation-Disclosures has
been received by the secret service division that
Alexander Sweeney, Mary Sweeney and Michael
Cullen were arrested in San Francisco, Cal,
last Saturday for manufacturing and passing
counterfeit standard silver dollars
INCOMPETENT CLERKs.-It is becoming pat
ent fact that the census Office has in il large
number of incompetent clerks. This Is not the
fault OF the efficient superintendent OF census
General Walker, but rather the fault of scores
OF voracious applicants backed by Congress.
s1onal influence General Walker is fast getting
the Office In state Of discipline. and after he Is
well satisfied OF the merits and demerits OF the
force, there viii be promotions for the worthy
and looping of OF the excresences.
TRANsFERRED.-FlrstL Lieutenant j. j. OCon-
nell, OF the 1st U.S.A.. well known in this city,
brother OF DR.. j. C. O'Connell, U. S. pension
Office, has been transferred from Fort Randall,
ID. Ty., TO San Antonio, Texas. Lieut.. O'COn-
nell is the commanding officer OF the post of
san Antonio, which is the headquarters Of the
department OF Texas.
NAVAL ORpERS.-Commander ]. w. Philip
from special duty In the bureau Of navigation
and ordered to the Mare Island navy yard for
outy In preparation of the Ranger. Chief En-
g1Deer X. L. Harris. from duty in Charge OF
,o stores =. at the Washington navy yard, and or.
dered to experimental duty ut that yard. Chief
Engineer Phlllp Inch, from experimental duty
at the Washington navy yard, and ordered to
duty In charge OF stores at that yard.
MOVEMENTS OF NAVAL VEssELs-The U. S.
steamer Trenton, flagship OF the European sta
tion, and the U. s. steamer Quinnebaug, were
at southampton harbOr. England, on the 10th
The Tallapoosa arrived at the Washington
navy yard at ~ O'Clock yesterday. The Kear-
sage arrived at Norfolk last evening from Port
land, Me.
SENATE APPOINTMENTS. Mary A. Parker, a
white woman, has been appointed to attend on
the ladies' wafting-room of the Senate, in place
or Kate Dobson, colored, recently discharged.
j. ID. Davis has been appointed messenger In
LIGHTHOUSE WoRX.-Work on the Bell light
mouse. York river, Va, has been commenced by
the lighthouse board.
MAINE GOING HALIFAX-BEET FOR GOVERNOR
DAVIS.-ln private letter received here to-day
from commissioner OF Internal Revenue Raum,
who is canyassing Maine for the republican
party, he says: MAINE will go republican. The
iuslonists are now on the run. The great steal
viii cause many well-meaning men who have
heretofore voted the democratic ticket TO 90 for
Davis. | have just caiyassed the strongest
democratic towns IN this county and know
what am speaking about My opinion is that
Davis majority win far exceed the most san
gulpe expectations. Fusion does not fuse ani
referred to Is Hancock.
CAMPAIGN WORK IN WASHINGTON
Wallace, OF Pennsylvania Is in the city. He Is
deyoting his time to-day to the democratic con
gressional committee, OF which he Is chalr;na?.
From now On 1t is the intention to push tie
Wolk OF the committee, and distribute tilcu-
mehts by the wholesale. Senator Wallace IS
h0pelul OF the election or Hancock. He Is Con-
hdent that the democrats will carry the next
House OF Representatives hy an increased M
joIiIy.
At the republican campaign committee rooms
everything continues to be hustle and activity
The handsome Garfield and Arthur pictorial
banner, however, floats no more across f street.
Tie flag was fioated from the rooms OF the com
m1ttee across f street, being made fast to the
cfimney OF house occupied by lady enploy6
OF the Post Office department.. on Saturday
ire lady was discharged from the Post Office
department., and she declared her house Should
10 longer be utilized to 1loat the flag SOFT
was taken down, but will soon again be adoaU
at some new location, probably at some con-
spicuous place on Pennsylvania avenue.
BUFFERS JUMP.-The speech of Gen. Butler
delivered On Saturday night In Faneuil hall.
wherein be burns all bridges behind him and
Jumps into the democratic fold, provokeS brt
little tax IN the departments. This because
Tor some years Butler has been considered a
~ brld III politics, voting with each party as he
saw ft. He fa not looked upon as new con
vert to democracy, but merely as the return OF
a prodiSal expecting the fattad calf.
THE CASE OF PAYMAsTER CREaRY.-Vely Wig
orous and Influential agencies have been a.
work to save Payrnaster Creary, OF the United
States army, the disgrace OF dismissal recon-
Mended by general court martial. The un-
deTstanding now seems to be that Creary Will
not be dismissed, but will be suspended for one
year without pay. Senator Ferry, of Michigan
who secured for Major Creary his army an,
pClntment, has been quite active in his efforts
TO secure modification of the court-martia
sentence.
AUsTIN's Notions OF SswERs.-super-
vising Architect OF the Treasury Hill will soon
commence the work OF digging dry well a.
Austin, Texas, for the filth from the new Gus
tom- house in course Of erection there. There Is
not much In this, but in the fact tnat he could
not get permission of the city authorities to lay
a sewer to the Colorado river to carry off the
Nth. The city has no sewerage Itself, and
didn't see why the United States should want
any. Everything foul in the city Is breathed
by the people until by natural causes tt Is
washed away or sinks into the ground to breed
death feVers. A portion OF the people were ad-
verse to the action Of the city authorities in
refusing the permission asked, but the majority
OF them wanted no new-fangled concerns about
them: and. besides, the sewage might injure
the fish In the Colorado
PERSONAL. B. Chapman and wife and Fl.
b. Maynard, of Washington, are at Saratoga
Mrs. j. C. G. Kennedy, OF this city, with
her daughter, Mrs. John Bidwell, OF California,
are al NeWpOrt.-Major j. w. Powell, OF this
city, presideS at the AnthrOpolOgical section OF
the American Association meeting Ia Boston.
-Jo. Jefferson commences his dramatic sea.
son in Philadelphia September 1Sth.-Tbe
death OF Mr. Sanford r. Clifford the well known
artist, was from Inalarial fever. F. E. Church.
tie artist, Is also suffering from this fever,
probably brought on by sketching In nlalarial
districts-Judge w. s. Lincolo, OF Washing
toD, Is registered in New York.-The "MrS.
Deacon," whose name appears in the London
World as new American beauty, and to whom
tne Prince OF Wales requested an Introduction
AZ Dali lately given in London by Lady Har-
rlngton. is a daughter OF Commodore Baldwin
OF the United States navy.-Thurlow Weed Is
reported to be worse.-'DeacOn Crankett.y
the new play by John HaOtarton arthor of