Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-06-24
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY.-Internal rev.
enue, s4s4, ,3I5 "A; customs. s637 ,55O.96.

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY.-Internal rev.
enue, s4s4, ,3I5.I "a; customs. s637, ,55O.96
HIS FAST FRIEND-It is conceded that much
OF the credit for the organization OF effort and
crystalization OF sentiment which led to tn
nomination OF Gen. Hancock is due to Colone
Duncan S. Walker, OF this city. Col. Walker
has been an intelligent and industrious worker
In the cause of Gen. Hancock from the begin
ming. and lost no opportunity to do anything
which would advance the cause of his old chief.
He deserves therefore to be congratulated on
the success of his efforts
COMMISSIONER RAUM left the city last evening
for Illinois, to be gone until next week. Deputy
Commissioner Rogers will be acting Commits
s1Oner OF Internal Revenue until Gen. Raum
returns.
PRESIDENT HAYES. Chief Justice Waite, Hon
Stanley Matthews and other distinguished per-
sons attended the commencement exercises at
Kenyon College yesterday. The President was
introduced TO the alumni al their banquet by
Bishop Bedell, and responded briefly to the
address OF welcome.
THE ARCTIC STEAMER GULNARE arrived at
Fortress Monroe yesterday, and sailed this
morning for Halifax.
Mr. EDWARD A. TURPIN who was minister to
Venezuela under President Buchanau'S admin
istration, died in Philadelphia yesterday.
SECRETARY THOMPSON left the city to-day for
Saturday night.
THE DISPATCH, with a portion of the cadet
engineers from the naval academy on board,
left the navy yard here this morning at six
O'Clock fer Norfolk.
THE OBELIsK.-A dispatch has been received
at the State department from Lieut.. -Comman-
der Gorringe that he expects to arrive at New
York with the Egyptian obeiisk about the 18th
OF July.
The POPULATION OF THE DISTRIBUTING
enum orators of the census have generally CON-
pleted their work. and the number reported to
the supervisor. Col. W. III. Boyd, foots up
1T6,S79, with some of the county divisions yet
to hear rom.
NAVAL ORDERS. Rear Admiral E. T. Nichols,
to duty as light house Inspector of the Sd light
house district, on the 30th instant relieving
Rear Admiral j. NJ. B. ClitZ who will settle his
accounts. Lieut.. f. NJ Hughes, to duty on the
Coast Survey; Cniet Engineer Edwin Flthian,
to duty at the Morgan iron works at New
York; Capt. o. c. Badger, from special duty ON
the 3Oth and ordered to the Naval Asylum July
+ LIST, relieving Capt. E. G. McCauley. wno is
placed On waiting orders from the 18th instant;
Chief Engineer j. III. Long, from the Morgan
| iron works, and to continue On duty at CheS-
ter; Pa. Passed Assistant Engineer L. It.
| Stafford, to the kearsage at Boston, relieV
| ing Passed Assistant Engineer W. A. Windsor,
| who is ordered to duty at the Naval Academy.
| Passed Assistant Engineer j: L D. Borthwick
| has reported his return home from the European
| station, and is placed on waiting orders.
| ARMY ORDERs.-Lieut. Col. G. X. Warren,
corps Of engineers will proceed from New York
| city to Newport, Rhode Island, on public busf-
| ness, and return to New York ON or before the
| 2Sth inst. The following named officers OF the
medical department are relieved from duty In
| the department OF the SOUTH AMI will report by
| letter, upon their arrival within the department
| OF the Missouri under their present orders, to
| the commanding general of the department for
assignment to duty: Acting Surgeon A. A. De
| Loffre; Acting Assistant Surgeon B. j. Byrne
| The leave granted Second Lieutenant Wallis 0.
| Clark, 9th cavalry, Is extended three months.
The resignation of Mai. 81. c. Corbin, assistant
adJutant general, L. S. A, OF his commission as
captain, 24th infantry. only, has been accepted
by the President to take effect June IS, 1881.
First Lieutenant NJ. +. lamar, 18th infantry. Is
| relieved from duty at the Louisiana State Uni
versity and Agricultural and Mechanical Col
| lege. Baton Rouge, La, and will join his regl-
ment. First Lieut. Luther s Ame5. I'd Infantry.
| Will report, at the expiration Of his present
| leave or absence. to the superintendent q neral
recruiting service TO conduct recruits To The Pa
cific coast. Big. Gen. r. c. Drum, adjutant
| gen. Is appointed as member OF the military
| prison board, existing under general orders In
place OF Colonel Wm II. French 4th artillery,
hereby relieved. Capt. Jos. P. Sanger, 1st ar
| tiliery, will report In person to the commanding
| officer Fort Adams Rhode Island, with view
to his assignment TO duty with the light battery
OF his regiment.
PERsoNAL--Hon. Alexander Fl. stephens Is in
town, the guest of DR.. c. P. Culver.-Rubin-
stein wants none Of his children to understand
anything about music.-Ex- Secretary Bout
Well has recovered from the illness contracted
at Chicago.-HOratiO c. King, formerly of this
city, delivered the annual Oration before the
alumni OF Dickinson College at Carlisle, Pa,
last evening.-Senator Withers was severely
injured in one OF his feet by moving machi ne
On his farm near Wytheville Tuesday after
noon.
The News from Cincinnati.
Unusual interest was displayed in the news