Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-08-11

| 49, W Az" O9Offs
Washington News and Gossip.
| GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS -Internalrev-
nue., 1921 ,210S1; customs. s691, ,6S7.6O.
| SECRETARY KIRKwoRD returned last night,
from the Fauquier Virginia) White Sulphur
| springs.
| Mr.. RIGGS BETTER.-Mr. Frank Riggs, who
arrived in the city from his fathers place at one
o'clock to-day, reported that his father was
steadily improving.
Mr.. REEDS CONDTrroN.-There has been no
noticeable change i'm the condition of Mr.. W. B.
Reed to-day.
| NAVAL ORDERs.-Ensign Clarance A. COrbin
and Midshipman John Gibson have been ordered
to the receiving ship Independence at the Mare
Island navy yard; Master Aaron Ward and Mid
| shipmen Charles Fl. Harlow and r. X. Wright
have been detached from the Constitution and
ordered TO the school ship New Hampshire; Ca
| Diet Midshipman ThOs. l.. BOnfs has been de-
tached from the naval academy and placed on
waiting orders; Cadet Midshipman E. w. SUIT
| phen has been detached from the practice ship
Constellation and ordered to proceed home and
! rejoin the naval academy on the 1st of October;
| Medical Inspector Benz. F. Gibbs has been de-
tached from duty on the naval examining board
on the 18th inst. and ordered to the Lancaster
on the 10th inst. as fleet surgeon of the Euro
| pean station. Lieut. Com. W. H. Brown, to
coast survey duty. Lieut.. r. NJ. Brown, from
| the command of the Alarm and ordered to the
Lancaster on the Goth instant. Ensign Lyman
Armes, from the Tennessee and placed on sick
| leave.
| THE TREASURY CATTLE COMMISSION held it's
| first session at Saratoga yesterday. The object
| OF the commission is to establish such regula-
! tions as will prevent the shipment of infected
cattle. and this being done, England may be
lnduced TO relax the oppressive quarantine regu-
| latIOns now enforced at her principal ports
against American cattle.
THE MURDER OF SPOTTED TAn.-Nothing
further has yet been heard at the Indian bureau
about the murder of Spotted Tail, but an official
report of the affair is expected in day or two.
CAPT. VIM. F. SPURGIN, 21st infantry has
been ordered to report in person, without delay,
to the commanding general department of West
Point. for assignment to duty at the US. Mill
tary Academy.
NAVAL NOTEs.-Rear Admiral Balch reports
to the Secretary of the Navy, under date of San
Francisco, August 9th, that the Pensacola sailed
at am. on that day for Panama The Secre-
tary of the Navy is also advised that the Ports
that the Lancaster was removed from the dock
at Portsmouth on the 9th under the sheers
The U. S. steamer Constitution left Newport
yesterday morning for the upper part of Nara
gansett bay. The U.S.S. Tennessee sailed from
New London on Tuesday and anchored at Gar
diners bay for target practice.
INDIANS on THE WAY TO WAsH1NGTON.-At
Pierre, ID. T., six Sioux Indian chiefs from
Standing Rock-Big Head Red Bull, Thunder
Hawk, Rear's Rib, Walking Shooter and Fire
Heaft-arrfved on the steamer Tuesday evening
and proceeded on the Northwestern road for
Washington, in charge of r. H. WaggOner.
| THE COMMITTEE OF ONE HUNDRED ON ENTER
| TAINMENT.-The members of the committee Sc
lected at the meeting Monday night to appoint
| committee Of one hundred to arrange for q
public entertainment in honor of centennial
visitors in October say that they don't propose
to have any fgureheads on their committee by
appointing men out of compliment without see
| ing them first. Mr.. Dickson states that the
| committee appointed are now canYassing to as
certain the views OF men, and that they
will hold a meeting tomorrow night at the
Fair Association and complete this committee
They propose to have the various clubs in the
District represented, such as the Caledonan
Club, st. Georges Society. Schuetzen Verein,
&c; also, heads of department bureaus and
others who have charge of bodies of men.
1HE WASHINGTON MISUNDERSTANDING the
year, from the 7th of August 1880, to the 7th
inst, "a feet were added to the height Of the
Washington monument, and there is now enough
cut stone on the ground for thirty more feet
Col. Casey says that the rapidity with which the
work can be prosecuted depends entirely upon
the rapidity with which the marble can be quar-
ried and delivered. Had the same perfect
arrangements been in force when the work was
resumed last year as at present. he thinks that
there would have been built 81 feet instead of 64
feet Owing to the unusual severity of the last
winter, the work at the quarries was greatly
retarded.
! PERSONAL.-Heath Officer TOwnshend has re-
turned from brief visit to Ocean View.-Hon
O. Fl. Browning, formerly United States Senator
| from Illinois, and subsequently, Secretary of the
| Interior in President JOhns0n's cabinet, is re-
ported to be dying at his residence in Quincy
j. w. Ratclif and W. W. Clark are at Gathers
| Iburg.-EX-Senator Thurman who is now in
Switzerland. expects to sail for home on the
9th of September.-John G. SAKE, the poet
has improved in health.-Mr. and Mrs. Jeffer-
son Davis expect to sail for England from New
| Orleans next Sunday.-Quite party of WASH
! ingtonians left Yesterday for the White Sulnhur
/ Springs, including Gen. and Miss Wilcox, Gen
| and Miss Burns. Gen Robertson and Major Bal
| ley.-Mrs. Capt. Craigie has gone to BROOKLYN
for stay Of a few weeks-W. d. Davidge is
at the Old Sweet Springs.-E. W. Anderson
!
F. b. Mcclure is at the Bath County Warm
| Springs.--Mrs. Franck Taylor is spending a
month at Sharon Springs, NY.-E. NJ Daw-
son, of the Internal Revenue bureau, is spend
| ing months vacation at st. Michaers Md -
DIR. Garnett has returned to the city-C. d.
Lieberman is at CapOn Sprngs.-Mrs Fassett
is i'm Chicago, where she has taken studio until
September. and busily engaged in painting por-
traits.-Mrs. Miilard Fillmore, relict of ex-
President Fillmore. is lying dangerously i'll at
Buffalo from the effect of a stroke of paralysis.
The Navajoe Agency Troubles.
| CONTRADICTORY STATEMENTS ABOUT THEM.
Secretary KirkwOod does not yet know the
truth about the trouble existing at the Navajoe
agency in New Mexico. On one hand it is
charged that Indian Agent Eastman at that
agency. is fanatical and dogmatic in his methods
and on the other hand it is alleged. in behalf OF
| Eastman, that there isaring of Indian traders ir
which Lieut.. Bennett, who had command of the
AGENCY for a while is Interested that wants t6