Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-10-04
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

GOVERNMENT RECEIPrs To DAy.-Internal rev.
enue, sGs0 5,1.4-; customs, s6l6, ,S53.32
DEPosIT OF IS 75 from this city, on account
of conscience, was made at the Treasury to-dAy
A LATE YELLOW FEVER CAsE.-The following
dispatch w&s received to-day at the National
Board OF Health from Key West, Florida: "One
yellow fever case aud Death last night, adult
Relapse In dengue from eXposuret
X. j. PERRY, Health Officer"
AN AMERICAN MAN oF-WAR, supposed to b.
the Constitution, passed Cape Henry, b1und In,
at lU:55 a, II. to-day.
ASSISTANT PAYMAsTER J. W. JORDAN, U. S. n.
who is reported to have been about to marry a
joung lady Of Boston when he already hal a
wiie las been detached from duty at the pS-
IL navy yal d ano placed on waiting orders.
GEORGIA MooNsBfEERs INDICrEp.- Acting
Commissioner OF Internal Revenue Rogers to-
day received the following dispatch from Rsve-
nue. Agent Jacob Wagner. at Atlanta: "The
UIneO states grand jury has found true bills
against tbirty-eight citizens OF Georgia foe
armed attacks on revenue officers In the second
district While dlscharging their lawful duties.
twenty of these outlaws belonged to the gang
that burned Deputy Collector Stewart'S prop
erty and fred upon his family in the deal hour
OF night, wounding his son."
s3o, 100000 OF FOREIGN GoLp-The Treasury
department today directed the transfer or
$4,000 600 In gold from the sub-treaSury in New
1oik 10 the assay office, TO facilitate exchange
on account OF foreign gold coming in for ex-
ports from the United States. Since the begin
ming Of the present fiscal year transfers OF gold
like the above have been made to the amount
OF S3DG00,000. These Transfers show pretty
nearly The amount OF foreign gold that has
come In, but they do not give the full amount.
II Is estimated that since the 1st of July last
he amount Of foreign gol1 that has arrived al
New York foots up about s25 100000.
THE UTEs.-Mr. RUssell, OF the Ute commits
sion, is now here, having reached Washington
Saturday night. He had a long conference
with Mr.. Bell. Acting-SecretaTy OF the Interior,
70 @.ooday, regarding the details OF the payment OF
100000 now due the Indians In consequence OF
tie ratification OF the agreement OF last spring
as wei as upon other matters connected with
the final settlement OF the Ute difficulty. Mr.
Russell says everything Is going smoothly SO
lar as the business OF the commission Is con-
tened, the probable early closing of the noun
tain passes by SNOW being the principal obSta-
Gle now in the way OF the consummatlon Of the
WOlk.
HALF HOLIDAY FOR GOVERNMENT CLERKS
Tomorrow all the employees OF the War, Navy,
Treasury and Post Office departments and the
department of Justice, who can be spared from
their Work, will be permitted TO be absent from
their desks up TO IL O'Clock. The State depart
ment and Interior department employees Will
Lot be given this privilege.
THE NEW DISTRICT 65 COUPON BoNDs-The
T. S. Treasurer to-day received from the Co.
lumbia Bank Note company the first install
ment Of 3-65 coupon bonds to be used In tha
conversion Of board of audit certificates. The
bonds secured are OF the denomination OF $500
None Of the $50 bonds have been yet received
The conversion OF board OF audit certificates
Into 3-t5 cOupon bonds will be commenced im,
neo1ately. Those who wanted registered bonds
for their certificates were accommo lated some
time ago.
IHE NAVY AND THE BALTIMORE CELEBRATION.
The Fandalia and KrarSage will leave HAMPTON
Roads On the It'll iEStaht, for Baltimore to
palt c pate In the Gel. bratioa there on the 18Th
Instant. The Navy department has refused the
request OF the Baltimore authorities to have
1lags loaned them for decoration purposes
duIing the celebration.
ARMY ORDERs.-The superintendent genera,
recruiting service will forward recruits uadEl
proper charge 10 Fort Smelling MINI, for as
signment as follows: IS to the sth Infantry and
70 TO the 18th infantry. the leave OF Major
Henly X. Miner, Sth infantry. is extended
four nOnthS.
PERsONAI.-AsSistant Secretary Upton, of {, e
Treasury department, has returned from his
western trip.-HOn. George Bancroft the his
toIian. celebrated his Sotn birthday at N.wp lrt
Yesterday. He expects to have the last vol
ume or his History Of the United States ready
for the press before the end OF the year
Mr. Archibald Forbes, the welI-known travelling
correspondent and London journalist, arrived
at New York Saturday eyenIng.-Senatnr
Wallace is registered at WillaTds.-Capt.
Nathaniel White. New Hampshire millionaire,
and one OF the republican candidates for presi-
dental elector at large In that state, died sud
denly Saturday:-Mr. Charles A. Pilsbury,
WeitknoWn In Washington as the former bright
and reliable correspondent OF leading southern
democratic newspapers, is now part proprietor
and editor-in-chief OF the Belfast (Ne.) R9pub-
hcdn Journal. AS its name indicates the
JCurndl booms for Garfield.-Capt Nichoi8s
Wall, brother OF Col. William WALL of this city.
and himself well-known here died in ST. Louis
last Saturday.-Mr. Parke Goodwin during his
summer sojourn at Cumm1ngton, Mass. has
been writing memoir or his father-in-law
William Cullen Bryant-G. F. Lunberg, OF
stockholm, James M. Varnum. OF New York,
ard Commodore and Mrs. Temple are at
WtrmleJ 's.-CharieS f. Boggs, son of Rear
Admiral Boggs, and assistant paymaster In the
$ navy, retired, died In New York Friday
Mr.. A. K. Brown has returned to the city
from his summer vacation In Maine-Gen c.
Grover, U.SA., Col. w. F. Shaffar, OF New Yc-fiI.
and Postmaster Huidenkoper, OF Philadel ohia
are at the Riggs.