Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-09-02
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

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Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS sTo-DAY.-Internal rev.
eIue, Si0S 10: customs. 1886 695lS
REVENUE APPoINTMENTs.-The following in
tefEal revenue appointments have been made:-
Gaugers-L. j. Young and P. 4. Lehman, 9Th
Mold Carolina district; G. A. Fox and G. w.
ware, I'd Georgia, ana Fl. w. Flick, district of
Arkansss. SIorekeeper and gauger-J. NJ.
Tuner, 5th Moth Carolina.
TIE LEAVE of First Lieutenant W. S. Muse,
l.S.M.C.. has been EXTENDED Two weeks from
the 10th inst.
CENSUS CLERKS DISCHARGED. - Seventy-f1ve
clerks have been discharged from the Census
Office for inCompet ency. TO expedite the copy
ing or the enumeraJorS' returns from South
Carolina, the force has for a day or two been
worked at Light.
No CHANGES OF ANY NOTE are being made at
the Capitol during the recess. A new elevator
will be put In on the House side, but no other
noticeable improvements are contem plated.
REV. Dr. BULLOCK, chaplain OF the Senate,
will, 1t is said, resign In few days his pastorate
Of the Union Presb9 telian Church in AleXan-
diia and remove to Washington.
DIRECTOR OF TIE N-ST BURCHARD is sending
out circulars 10 the manufacturers of gold and
silver, asking information as to the amount OF
the precious metals used by them. Upon the
replies " IL be based all innate Of the amount OF
gold and silver consumed in the arts and manu-
facturefs in the United States This " Ill be pub
liShed IN the directors annual report and Ill be
tie elimination on u much larger scale OF the
Wo1k inaugurated in this direction lasJ year.
CAMPAIGN WORK AND BRAGs.-The fact that
the republican congressional committee is now
giving It's sole attention to Indiana serves to
confirm the reports that the democrats have
sven up all hopes OF carrying Maine and heace
- absence or any necessity for ldrCher en-
Tightening the Maine voters with political par.
ulum. The repolt Is received by the committee
from Indiana are hopeful to Say the least. but
not any more so than those lodged With the
demoeratlc committee, to the effect that In
TO be year In which the political prophets
are a little .off" On both sides. The I.ctory
VIII accrue to the parry which eau best watch
and pray.
THREE HAVE FAILED-Thus far three men,
berS OF the House committee on the District OF
Columbia have failed OF denomination ID the
4stn congress. These are Chairman Hunton
ana MesSrS. Henkle and Sanford. Ali the other
members, SO far as their conventions have been
held, have been renominated.
ALL OF TIE BUREAUS OF the Interior depart
memory OF eX- secretary McClelland. The flag
On the Patent Office building also was fioated at
half mast.
THE PHARMACISTS CoNvENT1oN.-Ont the 14th
Of this month there will be gathering at Sara
toga, N. Y, OF the leading pharmacists from al
over the United States and Canada the same
time and place having been agreed on for the
assembling OF four different organizations In
the interest of the advancement of their pro-
feSSlon, namely: the American Pharmaceutical
association, the teaching Colleges OF Pharmacy,
the committee OF revision of the United States
Commissioners. The delegates from the Ne
t1onal College OF Pharmacy are MeSsrs Major,
Ferguson, Oldberg, Thompson and Becker; from
the commissioners Of Pharmacy, Drs. James E.
Morgan and D. w. PrentiSS and Mr., Becker
AN INTERESTING POINT TO GUNNERs.-It is not
generally known that at the last general assem-
bly, of Maryland an act was passed relative TO
shooting on the Patuxent, which prohibits any
pa1tleS cunning On the marshes OF that river
rulcss they are residents OF the counties o.
Prince George, Calvert, Charles or Sc. Marys.
This act not only is prohibition on non-resi
Anne Arundel, which binds this f.ver for
considerable distance, are under the BAN and
cannot legally shoot.
MOVEMENTS OF NAVAL VEssELs.-The train
ing ship Portsmouth arrived at Newport yes
terday. The Tennessee Will sail from Boston
today. weather permitting, for Newport. She
Will leave Ne" port SO as to arrive In New York
On he 10th inst. The Dispatch arrived at
Portsmouth, Va, this morning with draft OF
men.
A Son OF COL CASEY DROwNED.-A dispatch
this morning announces that Harry Casey, son
OF Col. I. L. Casey, super ntendent OF public
buildings aud grounds, was drowned While
Dath1Eg at NarraganSett Pier, LII, yesterday
The ether bathers did not notice his absence
n 10 lfnr nJnl
boy was about l9 years Old and well-knOwn ln
Washington. He has not spent much time
here dutng the lost year, as he was attending
McuniaiUs, where he has been for about a
month. A telegram received at his Office here
tC day announces that he has lett for Nara
gapsett Pier.
THE [. S. TREASURER has received from the
Acting Secretary OF the Treasury warrant for
$500 10 pay the interest on the 65 bonds
ISSUED in the conversion Of board OF audit certli-
Gates under the act of June 10th last.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Mdshipmen OG. Dodge aud
A. W. Grant, from the Alliance and placed on
waiting orders. Cadet Engineer &. e. Manning
and w. S. Sample to the Ashuelot, Aslatic sta
Il0n, per steamer or the 18TH lust, from San
Francisco.
VICTORIA AND HIS BAND.-The State DEPART
ment has no information from the government
OF Mexico that Victoria. who is now In that
country desires to surrender to the Mexican
authorities 1t is understood that the United
States would raise no objection to his Surren
der1pg to Mexico. That country would. how
ever, be responsible for his acts In the future.
The only conditions upon which Victolia's
Indians would be allowed TO return peaceably
to the United States are those OF unconditional
surrender.
DISCOVERY OF NEW PLANEToID.-The Smith.
sonian Institution has received from the obser-
vatory of Paris the announcement of the dis
covery by NJ Coggla at Marseilles on the Both
OF August, 1880, OF planetoid OF the eleventh
magnitude IN % hours 10 minutes tight ascen-
sion, ard four degrees twenty minutes south
dt cDnation, with daily motion OF minus eleven
minutes.
SUCCESS OF THE UTE COMMISsION.-Acting Sec.
retary OF the Interior Bell received the following
dispatch this afternoOn:-"Southern Agency,
Colorado, August rs: Seventy five of the South
ern Utes signed the ratification on yesterday.
The commission expect to obtain in few days
the assent OF all the UteS at this agency"
[Sjgnedl- GEORGE w. MANYPENNY,
Chairman Ute Commission.
PERSOEAL.-Among the recent arrivals st
Cobb's Island from Washington were the fol.
low tug:-Frank Brown, Jas. NJ. Vermilya and
wife, G. Il. Larned, U. S. A, Jas. L. Pearson ard
son. j. Is. Hills, T.. o. Hills, jr.. ThOS. o. Hills,