Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-09-17

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Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internalr rev.
enue, s4ss, s46.7 70; customs. s7s1, S59,14.
THE TALLAPoosA left the League Island navy
yard at $50 to-day for New York.
THE following was issued from the War de-
partment to-day To correct certain misappre-
tensions existing as to the meaning of general
orders (NO. AZ lis ordered:-The service rifle and
ammunition will be used in department. division
and army contests. 'Marksman's rifles" will
only be issued as prizes three to each division
team annually and three to the army team every
alternate year. No ''marksman's rifles" have
yet been made or issued. .'Marksman's rifles"
when issued as prizes may be admitted i'm con-
tests. as they will be suited to the service am
munitiOn- The long-range rifles are not .marks-
mans rifles, and will be used for experimental
purposes, but not in department, division or
army teams. -
HOW THE NEWS WAS RECEVED.-The very I'M
favorable news from the President to-day cast
gloom over all the departments. and in fact,
over the entire city. The feeling after the news
that the President had had another rigor was
IecciFeu, was one OF general QeSD0ndency- In
the reduced state OF the President the impress
sion is that he cannot withstand another relapse.
and the public mind is almost prepared for the
worst news.
THE PENSACOLA arrived at Panama midnight
of the 4th, having touched at Acapulco for coal.
The Richmond had not arrived and is not to be
expected at Panama before the Goth. The Off
GERS and men on the Pensacola are well.
WORKMEN at the National Museum building
are engaged in laying the border of the thing in
some of the unfinished rooms These border
tiles have just been received from the manufac-
turers.
ARMY ORDERs.-The superintendent mounted
recruiting service will forward so recruits to
Fort Smelling, Mimi. for assignment to the I'd
cavalry. Leave for eight months is granted
Captain Stephen G.. Whippe. LIST cavalry
Leave for one year, from September 1, 1881,
Is granted Capt. ThOs- Drury, I'd infantry.
On the mutual application of the officers con-
cerned. the following transfers in the 9th cav
airy are made: Second Lieut.. Benjamin Fl. Chez
Yer, jr-, from Troop G to Troop B; Second Lieut.
Albert s. Bailey. from Troop B to Troop G.
Chaplain Geo. W. Collier, U.S.A., is assigned to
duty at Columbus barracks. Ohio. until October
81, 1881. Leave for one year. with permission
to go beyond the sea- is granted First Lieut.
Geo. E. Sage, 5th artillery.
SENATOR Hills CoNDIT1oN.-Information re-
eeived here. in regard to the condition of Sem
atOr B. HI. Hill. lis to the effect that while the
recent and second operation performed in Phlla-
delphia for an affection of the tongue was tenn
porarily relief, and satisfactory i'm its imme-
date results there has since been a change for
the worse. There is danger that the Senator
will lose the power of speech.
FIRST ASSISTANT POSTMASTER GENERAL
TTNER has gone to Indiana for several weeks
and Second Assistant Postmaster General Elmer
is now in charge of the department.
THE OMINoUs "sEvEN."-People who have
watched the Presidents case closely calculated
that yesterday was the nth day of his suffering
and it was crisis day.
AN ELECTRICAL Acknowledging Com
missioner Raum's absence one of the electric
cure men was put on the list to pay taxes as a
medicus. He came on to Washington last
night with his whole apparatus and lots of
pamphlets To-day he converted Commissioner
Raums room into an electrical laboratory and
explained about his patent. He made all sorts
OF electrical experiments and tests with view
to showing that he should not be taxed The
electricity man also put in a word that he wanted
TO try his electrical apparatus on the President.
PosTAAsTERs COMMISSIONED. - Commissions
were sent to-day to the following postmasters at
the places named III. C. Williamson. Wise
Courthouse. Wise county. and ]. III. Dickinson,
Bickleys Mills. Russell county. Virginia: d.
Go0de, NewfOund, Wyoming county, West Vir-
ginia-
NINE TILL FOUR AGAIN.-On and after Mon
day next the Interior department will resume
ns former hours of business. opening at a. H.
and closing at p m. instead of closing at three
O'Clock. as now. except on Saturdays The de-
pertment will close at p. m. on Saturdays.
PERsOSAL.-Rev. Mr.. Shipper. pastor of All
Souls church, has returned to the city-The
following Washngtonians were at the T. S.
Hotel. Saratoga. September Is: Judge Miller, U.
SIS Court. and Mrs. Miller; Mrs. Franck Taylor
Major ID. NJ. Taylor U.S.A. and wife; JOS g.
G. Kennedy and wife: Gen. W NJ Dunn USA..
and daughter. Mrs. Morrison; Gen. Schenck and
three daughters, F. b. Mcclure and wife,
Right Rev. Bishop Keane was in the city last
evening. much improved in health. He left for
Richmond last night.-Mrs- Gen. Mcclure re-
turned from Kentucky yesterday Assistant
Postmaster General A. ID. Hazen Commodore
Temple Rear Admiral John j. Amy. Capt. T.
y. Selfridge and Pay Inspector F. c. Cosby u.
S-N; are IN New York.-Bishop Wightman, of
the Me Church South. is in improving, health.
DIR. Lusenbeers Challenge.
Yesterday afternoon ex-senator Christiancy
who had received note from DR.. French Lugen-
beel, 0hc brother of Mrs. Christiancy,) asking a
meeting in Virginia. within twenty miles of
Washington. procured a warrant against Dr. Luz
genbee from the Police Court. The bailiff of
the court. F. c. Reyeis. was handed this war
rant, and at once started to serve it, but soon
learned that Dr. Lugenbeel had in the morning
left for his home in Virginia
Mrs Christiancy when informed yesterday Of
the action of her brother said that she was not
surprised, for French had been much aggravated
by the manner in which Mr.. Christiancy had
treated her. and especially by the manner ne
(Mr- O. had spoken of her since his arrival in
this country She had rather expected that her
brother would have hOrsewhipped him. for he
Co had done everything he could to ruin Ger
character, even To bribng witnesses She re-
grets that her brother took this course
The police have been on the hunt to-day for
Dr. Lugenbeel, against whom there lis warrant
In the hands of Lieut.. Austin. of the seventh
precinct, Tor his arrest but far he has not vet
been found The penalty fol. sending a challenge
In the District is imprisonment in the peniten-
tiary.
The Vermont Avenue Christian Church.
NEW BUILDING TO ZEE ERECTED.
At q meeting this morning of the buildino
committee Of the Vermont avenue Christian