Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-07-01
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
GovERSMKNr RECEIPTS sTO-DAY.-Internal rev
enue $40. AS Al; customs sIO4 1878.

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To O-DAY.-Internal rev.
enue t,'9.4is Al; customs, s7o4. 1878.
COMMISSIONER o. CUSTOMS JoANsoN was TO-
day appointed bJ the President as acJiag
second controller CT the Treasury departn ,nt
In addition TO hts Iegular duties. The Sc; )ud
Controller, W. W. Upton, Is sick and Lis
deputy a0Sent.
APPo1NTAENTs IN THE Posi- OFFICE DEPARr-
MENT - The following appointments and
chaI ges were made IN the Post Off e depart
ment to-day: Mr.. j. r. v An Wormer, appoint
chief clerk, vice Ku;po, who Is appointed a
CLERK OF class three +. A. Bassett appointed
az SeT "a Tcs Wan
appointed a drst-class CLERK In the Off g of the
Third Assistant Postmaster General; o Il.
Burn ham has been appointed clerk OF class
mas er General; David Carroll and A. Ward
have neen appointed laborers at 5000 per an
hum each.
ARMY ORDRs-Cspt. o. E. MichaeliS, ord
nance department, will report for temporary
duty to the chief signal officer U. s. army
Leave for ore year on surgeons certificate Of
disability. Win permission to go beyond sea, Is
granted Capt. l. Browning, 7Jh infantry.
JEROME 3. HAwLEY was to-day appointed to
be internal revenue guager for the district OF
Arizona.
NAVAL ORDERS Capt E. P. McCrea from the
board OF inspsctlon and ordered TO command the
Tennesse. Ensign S J. Brown, to the naval oo.
servatory. hMshipmsn A. B. Clements, to the
Nautical Almanac Office. Midshipnen A. G..
Minternalter, q. Miner, c.. d: HARLOW. J. b.
Bllsh. X. T. SchWeriD, L. o. Garrett, j. A.
Dougherty andC. C. Marsh to the Constitution.
Chief EnginetIs Kenneth McAIplne and G..
Sampson. to the Wachussett. Easgn A. W.
Dcod ard mdshipnan w. X Rush, from the
tAnnSI1fDif0D a CHI
PasSaic Mid5hipmen Edward Lloyd and Slmoa
COCK, from The econsti.ution and ordered to the
FrankltD. Mldshipnen X. NJ. Hughes and G. N
Atwater. frcCl the Constitution and ordered 10
the Colorado. A,dshipman ". S Benson, from
the Co1stituthn ard ordered TO temporary
dufy Ia the naylgation department. New YORK
lazy ard.
SIR EDWARD TH1RNToN the British minister,
(1ho is going as ambassador to Russia,) took
formal leave Of the President yesterday, eX-
pre-; sing his kindest wishes for the welfare and
prosperity OF the United States. The Presi-
dent, In lis reSper Sc, Teciprocated the friendly
wishes OF the reuIing minister.
COMMODORE SrARD to. day entered upon his
duties as chief oitne bureau OF ordnance, Navy
department. HesFriVed In the city yesterday.
Mr. JAY SToNREas to-oay ap pointed Off ,ia'.
stenographer TO he Secretary Of War.
Mrs. GABFlElDlld Mrs. Col. Rock we'll Wis.
tied Mrs. FletcherHarper's Home for Workin :
Girls, at Long Branch, yesterday, as well as
Mrs Wricht's Infats' Home. near Monmouth
fark. Mrs. Gernad Is rapidly recruiting in
health and strength.
CALL FOR FIVE PER CENTs.-Secretary
WINDOW this afternoon issued Call for the
registered five perceLt bonds which have not
been sent In To- cHtiDuance at 81 per cent.
The amount thus caAed In Is about $50, ,00G 000
INTERNAL REVENUE RECEIPTS THE PAST
FISCAL YEAR.-The Internal Revenue bureau
to day received no;te that collector Blake. In
New York YESTERDAY made deposit OF $1OO, 900
CT taxes &c lecteG. This sum will bring the total
receflt ftOm 1Ttenai revenue considerably
above The sl35 tOo.'D estimated by Commits
sioIeT Raum as tn AMOUNT that would conc n
during the fiscel yeT ended yesterday.
THERE WE'RE COMP AATIvE.Y FEw CALLERS at
the White House to ay. The cabinet met at
twelve. Before that bur not many were re-
ceived by the Presidat Among those who
had audience were S.aator Mitchell Judge
HaTl IN. Representatives Snellabargar Harris
anu Robson and Reet~pr Bruce.
A CAPITOL HILL DELElATIoN was at the White
House to day about the District commissioner
ships. They had petition IN favor or ex-Sen-
alor Cragin, but were willing to accept Col.
Clarke aDd Capt. a. Gram were In the deleg l.
tlon. They did not see tln President.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Master o. W. Lowry from
the Naval Observatory md ordered to the
Kearsage en- the 29th inst. Easign B. T. Wall
ing from the PoHhataa anl placed on waitln z
orders. Passed Assistant surgeon c. G. Hern-
don has returned from tie lSIatio station and
Is placed On waiting oTdaR Gunner G. w.
Omensetter TO the ST. Louis at League island.
Not THAT FAMILY OF SHRMANS-THs STAR
was mistaken yesterday In saying that Hon.
BnTen X. Sherman, the republican nominee
for Governor OF Iowa, Is bDther OF General
and Senator Sherman. In witing to friend
IN this city some months ago Judge Sherman
referred TO this matter as fosows: "The Sec
retar, has two brothers In this city, (Des
Moines, Iowa), but l am not ,ne. My family
Is The other branch which seted On the NJ J.
hawk river In New York. Whit his emiyrated
10 Obio. My underStandiOgof the matter
is. that We are all from the saIe New L tgiaId
Hstsek." This Iowa Sherman, rom the repre-
seDtatlons made by his friends, no dl5cr61it
| 10 lbe old stock. he was a vcanteer soldier,
severely wounded and left fol dead at the
battle field at Shiloh, but recoveri after long
and palDful Sickness. He ia 4 skilful and pop
uier pt llieiaD, has been ON the bnCh, ani for
SIX e6Ts past the auditor OF statt
SENATOR INGALLS, on THE RRADrSTGR BCsI-
FEss.-Seaator l. s ais has wFit5a letter Ia
support or republican c7alltion win the read
Jnstefs In Virginia. He does not advise the
rel u oiicenS 10 that pofcy, blr sapthat IL ne
were Virginia Ieput lien he woLd support
the Adnone movement, aS be believa thai II l.
hone represents the progressive elernsnt OF the
south. aud that his success Will ohliprate ia %
prt JUDGE ard make the ballot In tat section
free and priceless
COINAGE was issued at the ffarent l. s.
miDts curing the month or June, lsS, as io,-
lows: Gold-e9 eco double eagles, 1876. .Is eagl g
4l544O bali eagles. $50 three dollars, G.AQuarter
eagles, l.6G0 Coilars: to al gold 7I3 30 pieces;
value. 5000 500. Silrer-2 4l3 2ey doEsrs, 29U
Eah dollars, 200 quarter dollars. 2a dunes:
totGl silver, 2 ii3 500 pteceS; value. Sab SO
Base-S00 five cents. 54i 500 three cents. i94S, 500
Gel ts total base, sol 40J n eces: value ss6 9l2
Total coinage, 5.932 40 pieces; value, IS s42
THs PUBLIC DEBT STATEMENT issued today
shows reduction for the month o, June CT
SO, 32S. SO. The decrease during ths a,c h
year ended yesterday shows the haudsona az
: nres SOL 513 1896. Debt less cash in the
Treasury, 81, $40 SOS. SLIPS. Debt do. whi.a in.
telest has ceased, SO 1928, sos 26. Legal tender
notes outstanding, 1916 6sI .ol6: certiicstS Of
Isetosit outstanding. sll, 1926, 900; gold csrti1-
'es, 70 1913 $40; silver certificates, s5l Loo, $50
| IHE GRANT YoUNG CNPLzAsANrNEss -Gaps.
"a Grant has written a letter to presentatis.
iPang, f Ohio, Ia reply 10 the tier recentl
"! en- ~ Mr. Ycung, which was ex eas,ysf
| ~ IL Ell. c. Or mt answers GOV YouDr rfs
sni newspaper statements OF his langu ige 1,
sLlklpg OF him have been grossly exaggera, ad
IN letter was addressed to Governor YJuny =
.ni city. aud has been forwarded to him !,
Where the governor now Is twill un
uoSetedly De published when Governor Youn
| Itcavea II, "a In It General Grant saws he ha
/ liz 0IJection to It's being made public