Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-07-15

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THE EVENING STAR. 81
Washington News and Gossip,
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Tnterlalr rev.
enue, si11, ,5o9.4j; customs, s552,61s.n.
YELLOW FEVER appeared at Memphis last
year on July 9Th 1t has been as warm there
this year as last, but no case OF fever Is report
ed which would seem to demonstrate that the
sewerage OF the city and general cleansing ha
been OF good Sery zee.
JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL DUNN has for
warded TO Secretary Ramsey the report In the
Whitaker case, but the Secretary has not yet
examined 1t.
SECRETARY SHERMAN and party arrived In New
Bedford, Mass, yesterday, and called on Hon
W. w. Crapo. To-day they go to Bristol, R. L.,
thence to Newport and Block Island, returning
to New York Saturday.
PATENTs.-For the week ending July 18th, 337
patents were issued and 13 trade marks, of
these 10 were foreign patents and "A reissues.
UNDER 1HE TREAsURER's CALL of the Sd,
$3.50 In registered five per cent stock of the
city of Washington has been presented at the
sinking fund Office for redemption
COLLECTOR GRAY, CT North Carolina, Is In the
city. He says the republicans have a good
lighting chance for carrying that state next
SUPERVISING ARCHITECT HILL has commenced
filling up the space vacated in the third story
of the Treasury by the removal of the Bureau
of Engraving and Printing for Offices. He will
not commence work on the rooms vacated in
the second story until the proposed new rooms
are assigned.
LOlS PURCHASED FOR The TREASURY PRINTING
BJ REAU.-The Attorney General having certi-
fed TO the validity Of title, two additional lots
on the 14th street side have been purchased
from Mr.. Corcoran by the Treasury department.
for the bureau OF engraving and printing. This
purchase extends the lot OF this building to the
middle OF the square on which 1t Is situated
The two lots just bought will be used for drive
ways for the erection OF outbuildings and stables
Tor the bureau. The amount paid for them was
about $1,000, which was appropriated at the last
session.
NAVY ORDERs.-Assistant Paymaster R. T. NJ.
Ball, to the Colorado for instruction 31st Inst;
Assistant Paymaster C. S. Williams. to the
Wabash, for instruction August 22d; Assistant
PaymaSter T. j. COwie, to instruction at the
Washington navy yard August I'd; Passed AS
II. Ii. K,
bash and placed On waiting orders; Passed AS
sistant PaymaSter Frank Plunkett. from the
Washington navy yard and placed on waiting
orders; Assistant Paymaster c. M. Ray from
duty In the bureau OF provisions and cloth Ing
and placed On waiting orders
COMMISSION SIGNED.-The President TO-DAY
signed the commission OF w. II. Bliss, to be g.
S. dist r1ct attorney at St Louis.
MOVEMENTS OF U. S. NAVAL vEssEIs.-The
Powhatan arrived at Port Royal, s. c., yester-
day afternoon. She will remain there for a day
or two and then proceed to the West Indies to
assist the Tennessee In the inquiry into the
Michigan, now at Erie New York, Will make
summer cruise thro ough the upper lakes.
ARMY ORDERs.-Leave for one year on sur
geon's certificate of disability. with permission
TO go beyond sea, Is granted First Lieutenant
Theodore +. True, adjutant 4th infantry. Leave
tor iour months on surgeons certificate OF disa
billty is granted Captain G. w. Williams, assist
ant quartermaster, U. S. army.
TIE FUNERAL OF Ex-Governor John Allan
Campbell. whose death was mentioned In yes
terday's STAR, Will take place Saturday after
noon. The deceased was appointed governor OF
Wyoming territory April tin, 1869, and served
In that capacity five years. February 24Jh. 1875,
he was appointed third asst tant Secretary of
state. His health then was very good He was
1871 his heaith-from softening or the brain
became so bad that he was sent Sd December Of
that mat year as United States consul to
might be benefited by the change He got no
better, and returned to Washington the latter
part OF 1878. II then becoming evident that he
For over year past he had not been In hls
right mind, and for six months had not recog-
nlzed any OF his family. During the war he
served on General Schofelds staff, and was
very popular.
A BIRD IN THE HAND WORTH Two IN THR
BCsH-Ex-C Congressman Lawrence OF Ohio, who
was rendered the first controllership OF the
Treasury department, is in the city. He has
been all asplrant for Congressional honors in
the fourth Ohio district, now represented by
Gen. keifer, who Is also a candidate for re-nom-
ination, and the canvass was very close. The
nominating convention does not meet until the
middle OF August, and meanwhile Judge Law.
renee, with his usual eye for number one de-
sired the President 10 allow his acceptance or
the Treasury Office to remain open until after
the convention meets Then If he failed or the
congressional nomination he would accent the
controllership. The President, however, was
respect and wanted an acceptance or declina-
ton at once. The judge therefore called onActing
secretary French OF the Treasury and On the
President this morning. To both he formally
made known the fact that he would acceot the
first controllership OF the Treasury.
Commissioned as FIRST mptr0lleT.-The
- LIS dt. u iAOOi SiS SucU tle commission
OF Judge Lawrence. The new Comptroller took
the oath OF Office this afternoon and was i'm
his chair In the department for short time
SUNK BY CoLLIsION.-signal corps station.
Thatcher's Island, Mass, reports to chief
signal officer as follows: Sloop Hope Captain
John Olsen, bound from Lanesvnle Mass. to
Boston, with us tons OF wharf stone was run
into and sunk within half an hour two miles
ecSt OF this island early this morning by the
three maSted schooner Fred. L. Porter from
Boston. The slOOpS crew landed safe on the
Island In their own boat; schooner Porter ap-
parenty not damaged.
PERsONAL--EX-SenatOr Cameron, who was
IN town yesterday, has gone to White Sulphur
Springs to visit his son the present Senator
from Pennsylvania, who Is still quite i'll there.
Over sixty WashiDgtonianS were registered
at MoOres Hotel, LeonardStoWn, for the week
ending Tuesday eVentng.-Mr Joseph F.
Onlahan- this CITY haen annnlnted