Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-08-19
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS sTo-DAY.-Internal rev.
enue, 1881, ,s29.20; customs. S69l, ,'45.ol.
THE PRESIDENTS INTENTIONS In regard to
going west have been changed. He viii not
leave next Wednesday, but the latter part OF the
coming week.
ATTORNEY GENERAL DEvENs will leave in a
few days for Indiana. where he will make some
speeches. and will also go TO Minnesota. He
Will speak In that state also.
BEFORE A GENERAL COURT NJ ARTIAL which
convened at the navy yard, Mare Island, Cali
fornta, July %, 1850, and of which Capt Wm T.
NcCann, L. S. N, is president, was arraigneA
and tried Michael Lynch, seaman, T. S. navy,
for mutinous conduct. etc. He pleaded guilty
and was sentenced to one years imprisonment
and partial loss OF pay.
THE TRAINING SHIP Minnesota left Boston for
Portland last evening. The training ship
Portsmouth sailed from Bar Harbor Maine. on
the 10th for Portsmouth, n. III. The tralning
ship constitution arrived at Halifax, Nova seq
tia, August 14th, from Bar Harbor, Michigan.
How NORTH CAROLINA WILL Go.-Judge Rus
SELL republican member of Congress from North
Carolina, is In the city. He said that it was all
unW1se to tax about Garf1eld's carrying that
state, and that all the army and navy could not
prevent IL going for Hancock.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Lieut. E. B. Barry to the
Richmond, Asiatic squadron, per steamer or the
18th September; Lieut.. A. B. Spegers from the
Naval academy, 1st September. and placed on
waiting orders. Lieut.. CON- c. J. Train from
command OF the practice ship Standish and or
dered to resume duties at the naval academy.
Lieut.: F. NJ. Wise and Cadet Engineers w. S.
Sample and G. E. Manning from the StandiSh
and placed on waiting orders Assistant Engi-
neer a. '. zane from the Standish and ordered
a No ma ayyala
TIE TALLAPoosA arrived at Newport on the
morning Of the 18th and sailed In the afternoon
MISSING DoCUMENTs.-Wfth reference to the
statements made from New orleans that the
reports OF the special agents who investigated
what were called the New Orleans frauds under
General Hancock's rule cannot be found, it may
be stated that very careful search has been
made at the Treasury department to discover
the documents. and that they are missing In
the record books OF reports received and filed
there are entries OF the receipt of some Of the
Identical reports referred to, but the documents
are not to be found.
DIR. c. F. MACDONALD, superintendent money
order Office. P. o. D., has returned from a trip
TO New England.
CHIEF CLERK CROSBY, of the War department,
has gone to Chicago and the west.
PosTMAsTERs CoMMIssroNED.-The Prest lent
to-day commissioned William Bridge as post
master at Long Island City. New York, vice
Lewis Graves, deceased. The President also
commissioned T. w. Ferry postmaster at Nc
destO, California.
ACKLEN TO BE "VINDICATED."- Reports
brought here by gentlemen from Louisiana In
dicate that Mr.. Acklen will be returned to con-
gress. He raised such row about the conven-
tiOn that nominated another man. that the
nominee consented to refer the matter to an
other convention. Now 1t appears that Mr..
Acklen has SO worked things as to make it al
most certain that he will be nom,n ated
THE WEEKLY STAR for this week IS now
ready, With fifty-five columns of reading mat
ter. including an American story of Seeing
Himself as Others Saw Him. :" ''How l Got Pro-
NOTED A Detectives Story, Mark Twain'5
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 i've cents In Wrappers
Fifty cents fer three months, pastage paid.
PEBsoNAL.-The following are among the
Washingtonians spending the season at the
FauQu1er White Sulphur Springs: VIM. E.
Clark and wife, Mrs. NJ. j. Watkins and daugh-
ter, Mrs. ii. G. Windsor and Miss Eva r. Wind
sor, Rev. F. E. Boyle, j. W. ker. Clarence Beall.
MIS-. u. NJ. wight CLINTON Adams, Mrs. and
Miss Kendall, Mrs. II. Stuart, w. II. Nc Fadden,
Mrs and Miss knox.---Among the Washing
tonians at Warm Springs, Va, are Mrs. and
Miss II. Semken, Major and Mrs. G. C. Goodloe,
Miss L. Bean, W. b. Thompson, Capt. File
brown, U. S. N. and wife, Robert j. Murray
and Major J. T. Power.-The following Wash
tngtOnianS were registered August Ttn az differ
ent points In Europe: Mrs. Middleton, in Lon
don; NJ. Home and Miss n. S. Home, DR.. F. L.
Shucking, j. woodward, Interlaken, Switzer-
land; Maurice n. GroS5man, Belgium.-John
W. Shiles and wife, OF this city, are registered
at ocean City. Md.-Gen. Geo. 3. Mcclellan Is
ruTalZing In the White Mountains.-Dr. Geo.
ColbuTn and eX-Auditor Rutherford have re.
turned to the city.-Mrs. John f. Ellis IS at
Frostburg.-Chie Justice Waite and family
are at Block lSland.-Col. Tom Ochiltree, OF
Texas. is at Saratoga-Mr. Geo. Francis is at
Clifton SpriIgs n. Y.-Mr. Theo. Huyseman
formerly Of Washington and now L. S. com
mercial agent at Santa Marta, Colombia South
America, is IN the city On visit.
FIRST LIEUT.. FRED K. WARD, 1st cavalry now
at the Office Of the chief signal officer of the
army in this city, will proceed with as little
delay as practicable to San Diego, California,
and assume charge Of the construction, opera
tfon and maintenance OF such lines of telegra ph
as may be designated by the chief signal OIL ;er
OF the army, relieving 1St 1t. ChaS. A. Booth,
lnt Infantry.