Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-08-20
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

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Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To DAY.-lnternal rev.
enue, s42l, ,292.G9; customs, s'39, ,26'.49
ArrHE WHITE House. sE.-Representative Young
Ohio; Admiral Ammen and Commissioner OF
Pensions Bentley were among the Presidents
callers to- DAY.
MARINE CORPs ORDERs-First Lieutenant 3.
r. Russell, from the Washington barracks, and
ordered TO command the marine guard OF the
Gaena at Norfolk. Second Lieutenant r.. n
Wood, from the Annapolis to the Washington
barracks. Second Lieutenant w. p. Biddle, from
the barracks at Brooklyn to League Island bar
racks. First Lieutenant F. Fl. Harrington, from
Norfolk. on the 31st instant, and ordered to
The Washington barracks. Second Lieutenant
". G. c. Turner. from League Island, and Or
dered to the Mare Island barracks. Leave for
eleven DAYS, from the 23d. is granted Capt. VII
liam Wallace, on duty at Boston barracks.
MOVEMENTS OF L. s. NAVAL VESsELs.-The
training ship Minnesota arrived at Portland,
Maine, on the 18th, where she will remain a
week. The Tal1apoosa arrived at New York
tie afternoon OF the 18th.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Passed Assistant Engineer
j. s. Ogdon, from the coast survey steamer
Bache and ordered to the Naval Academy.
Passed Assistant Engineer U. Ii. Greenleaf
the Bache.
A CHANGE has been made In the command of
the L. s. naval forces on the Pacific station
Rear Adnnra, Thomas FL. Stevens has been
ordered 10 that command. October 1st next
Rear Admiral c. X. j. Rodgers. who vii, be
relieved By Admiral stevens. will return home
and be placed on waiting orders
THERE IS NO TRUTH IN THE STORY that the
Treasury contemplates Issuing certificates
in exchange fer gold. Such a proposition has
been made by outside parties. but it cannot pe
done, as II Ould be IN violation OF law.
THE EPIDEMIC ON THE PoRTsMoUTH-Sone
naval officers think that the recent typhoid
on the training ship Portsmouth (car-
rying boys from Annapols) is because the shin
was OvercTOWded.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE HAY is quite
i1-unable to attend to his duties as Acting Sec
retaTy OF State. Attorney General Devens has
been commissioned by the President to act in
that capacity. in addition to his duties in the
Department OF Justice. He will continue to be
Acting Secretary OF State until either Mr.. Hay
recoverS so as to be able to perform his duties
or Secretary Evarts returns.
ARMY ORDERs.-1st Lieut.. Saml " Holmes.
18th infantry. is detailed as professor OF military
science and tactics at Rutgers College, New
Brunswick. New Jersey Leave for one wear on
sion TO &C beyond sea, is granted \. E. Hooker,
9th cavalry. Leave for six months, to take
effect when his services can be spared. Is
granted I'd Lieut.. S. Payne, 18th infantry
Leave for four months. with permission to ap-
ply for an extension of six months is granted
Captain Munson. 9th infantry. Leave for one
year On surgeons certificate OF disability Is
granted Surgeon j. C. McKee, U. S. army.
THE WEEKLY STAR for this week Is now
ready, with 1lty-five columns of reading mat
ter, including an American story OF "Seeing
Himself as Others Saw Him. "How Got Pro-
noted" A Detectives Story. Mark TWaln'S
Hints to BARRIERS. The Brooklyn Eagles Snake
Stories, A Scientific Visit to the Luray Caves
over column of Agricultural Matter. COM
plete record OF Local Events. Washington News
and Gossip, Marriages and Deaths Of the week.
Political Notes and Personal Items. Sights at
Saratoga, etc. Price five cents in wrappers.
Fifty cents for three months, paStage paid
THE REPORT of the special Treasury commits
sion, which has recently returned from Dem,
rara, TO which place it had been sent to investi-
gate the questions relating to the alleged color
frg OF sugar, and of consequent fraud upon the
government. was made public at the Treasury
to-day The substance OF the conclusions was
published some weeks since. The committee
in brief found that the Demarara sugars are ar
tifirially coOred for the sole purpose OF dSsuis-
ing their true quality and value as measured hy
the Dutch standard OF color. aud Of course by
consequence to defraud the United states reVe-
largely of technical character.
ASSISTANT ADJUTANT GENERAL NICK ERsON
Will not be relieved from duty in the War de-
partment as heretore decided upon. There is no
officer in the Adlutant Generals departments In
New Mexico, and 1t was the intention to send
him there, as one Is much needed. He does not
Ike 10 leave the city, however, and has sue
ceeded in getting his orders reversed.
POSTAGE ON NEWSPAPERS TO FOREIGN CoUN-
TRIES.-Nlr Biackfau, superintendent of the
foreign mail division Of the Post Oaice depart
ment, has discovered that the international
regulations In regard to the postage on news
papers mailed 10 foreign countries Ia the
IoStal union OF 10 the L. s. from those coun-
tries is one cent for two ounces, instead OF four
cents for two ounces, as has been heretofore
charged. An order making this change in rates
vas issued by the department to-day.
The DUTIES On THE CHINESE vEsssI-The
following was issued By the Treasury depart
ment this afternoon: in regard to the imposi-
ton or discriminating duties upon goods ex-
pected 10 arrive by a Chinese vessel now about
due at the port OF San Francisco. the Treasury
department holds that the discriminating duty
uf ten per Centum al valOrCtn must under pres
tHt regulations. be charged upon the goods
under section 2j0l OF the Revised statutes and
The collector OF customs at San Francisco has
Deen Instructed accordingly. II, however, &c
shall appear that China makes no diScrmina-
ion TO imports from the United States over
that from other countries 1t would be compe-
tent Tor the President TO issue his proclamation
under section 1 22S OF the Revised Statutes, re-
heying such goods from the discriminating
duty IT Is understood that the State depart
meDt IS now making the necessary tnYeSJiga-
ton to determine the facts upon this point.
GIN. ALERT J. MYKR, chief signal officer or
the United states signal service, is reported as
lying very sick OF heart disease ST the Palace
hotel III BufaiO. Nothing has been heard az
the War department or signal bureau to-day as
10 his condition.
PERSoNAL-Col. A. ID. Robinson and family,
Mrs. j. Ledyard Hodge and family, Mrs. X. Ca
Tey Long, Mrs. Wm. Sturdy and Miss Lockwood,
OF this City. are az the ClermOnt house. on the
Blue Ridge mOuntalns.-Land Office ComniS-
siorer General j. s. Williamson and Gen. Allen
Rutherford, or this city. are at Cape May
There was quite gathering OF pgoIninent peo-
PIE In town al the reception last night by Mrs.
lmOgen MorreIl at her studio rooms. Corcoran
building Mr.. Washington Mclean, OF the