Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-08-13
Washington News and Gossip.


GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY. - Internal
revenue s427, ,922 81; customs, 81 ,05s, 1877.
A Reward OFFERED.-The bureau Of internal
revenue received advices from Columbia, SC.
yesterday that the governor had offered reward
of 500 for the arrest of the murderer of Deputy
Collector T. L. Brayton.
PROF. ]. NJ. LANGsTON, U. s. minister to Hayti.
arrived in this city from New York this morning,
and was met by number Of his friends at the
depot. He has been in New York with his
family since the 18th instant. 1t is not unlikely
that he will enter into the political campaign in
Virginia during his leave of sixty days absence.
THE ILLNESS OF Mr.. RIGGs.-Mr. G.. w. Riggs
slept well last night under the influence of NOR
phia and was reported this morning as being
much refreshed. gentleman who is familiar
with the case says to-day that MIR. Riggs con-
ditiOn is critical.
DIED IN THE WEsT-The Secretary of War was
to-day advised of the death of Lieut.. Jas. Pratt,
25th U. S. infantry, at Fort Meade, Dakota, of
softening of the brain.
THE FOLLOWING COMMISSIONS were forwarded
from the Post Office department to pOstmasters
to-day: Lawrence w. Nuttall, Nuttallburg, Fay
cite county, W. Va; Larkin Stanley, Ava Dick
enson county, and Marion G. Peters, Dillon's
Mills, Franklin county, Va.
The WHITAKER CASE READY FOR THE PREs1-
DEAT.-Judge Advocate General Swain has
concluded his review of the proceedings and
verdict in the Whitaker case. and his summing
up is now ready for the approval or dissent of
the President.
The SIBERIAN CATTLE PLAGUE IN Russia
Consul General Stanton reports from st. Peters
burg, July 18th, to the State department as fol-
lows: 81 have the honor to inform you that
from time to time during the last fortnight the
local journals have announced the appearance of
the Siberian cattle plague in the governments
adjoining that Of st. Petersburg. As yet the
disease, although steadily increasing, has not
spread to an alarming extent. According to
kilograms to the Golos, the local governments
have taken, although somewhat tardily, the
necessary measures for isolating the infected
districts. The same paper states that the lack
of veterinary assistance and the mwillingness
of the peasants to comply with sanitary regula-
tiOns are great obstacles to speedy eradication
Of the plague. It is also reported that in some
localities the peasants to save at least the skin,
fOOlishly 1ayed the dead animals, whereby they
contributed to the spread of the disease and
were in many instances themselves infected
with the plague, which in some cases proved
fatal. According to the latest reports no head
way has been made against the disease.
NAVAL ORDERS. - Ensign Cameron MGR
Winslow to duty on the coast survey. Master
John w. Stewart from the coast survey steamer
Gedney and placed on waiting orders. Midship-
man VIM. s. BOanaugh from the Tennessee and
ordered to the coast survey steamer Macarthur.
Passed Assistant Engineer James Entwistle from
the PalOs and ordered to the Ashuelot. Passed
Assistant Engineer F. NJ. Ashton from the
MOnOcacy and ordered to the Palos.
THE JEREz OBsEQUIEs.-The funeral of Gen.
MaximO Jerez the Nicaraguan minister, whose
sudden death was announced in The STAR last
evening, will take place at half-past three
o'clock tomorrow afternoon from st. Mat
thew's church. Such foreign ministers as are in
the city, with officials representing the Presi-
dent and the department of State will act as
pall-bearers The burial will be at Mount
Oliyet cemetery. The remains will be encased
by Undertaken Harvey in very handsome
state casket covered with black cloth. The
plate is inscribed as follows: General MaximO
JereZ, EE. NJ P. de Nicaragua en- los EE.
w." The casket will be deposited in
box lined with galvanized iron and bound with
iron ready for shipment to Nicaragua The re-
mains will then be placed in the vault at Mount
Olivet cemetery, besides those of the late Peru
Wan minister, who died about four years ago. 1t
was intended to shipthe remains of the Peruvian
minister and his daughter to Peru long time
ago, but on account of the war between Chill
country.
THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT CLOSED. - The
funeral services Of the late Hon. O. H. Browning
took place at 10 o'clock this morning, at Quincy,
Ill. In respect to the memory Of ex Secretary
Browning, the Interior department and it's sew
eral bureaus and offices were closed to-day.
SECRETARY HUNTS TRIP TO NoRFoIK-The
q. 8. steamer Dispatch arrived at the Norfolk
navy yard yesterday morning, having on board
Secretary Hunt and wife and son; Miss Mollie
and Masters Harry and James Garfield, and
daughter and two sons of Col. Rockwell The
Secretary was received by a salute of nineteen
guns from the receiving ship Franklin. and, on
landing at the yard, was welcomed by COmmo-
dOre Hughes and Capt. Weaver. After visiting
the yard the party went to Norfolk where they
spent a few hours, and returned to Washington
last evening.
Observation-Disclosures Anger will return to
Washington next Tuesday, leaving his family in
Ohio until OctOber.-Ex-SenatOr Mcdonald
and wife are at the White Sulphur Springs.-
Miss Annie Mexican, Of Washington, was regis
tered at the Geysers, California, on the 4th inst.
Hon. Origen S. Seymour, formerly Chief JUS
tice Of the Supreme Court of Connecticut, died
at Litchfeld in that state, yesterday, aged o.
Rev. DR.. Lanahan Of Baltimore and Rev. Dr. Do
mer Of this city exchange pulpits Tomorrow
EX-Secfet8Ty r. w. InOmpSOn is IN New YORK.
Prof. Widows has gone to Ocean Grove for
stay of couple of weeks. Miss Ida J. Gibbs
is spending month at Grafton, N. H.-Mrs.
G. j. Bond has gone to Gettysburg for prot
longed stay.-Rev. DR.. Forrest and wife 60 to
White Sulphur Springs next week.-PrOf. E.
A. N0urse is at Fishers Island, N. Y.-Mrs.
NJ. C. Towles is spending month among
the mountains of Clarke county, va
Miss Fanny Franks. formerly of Newton, NJ,
is on a visit to her former erhome.-Among other
Washingtonians at Saratoga are Mrs Clark
Mills, Mrs. DeFOrd Webb, Mrs. Benz. Beall, Ciar-
ence Beall Mrs. and Miss Stockton. J. w. Ken
nedy, Mr.. and Mrs. J. Murphy, Miss Marion Lam
bert and Col. and Mrs. BacOn.--E. j. Brook
ings, OF the WAY Department, goes to the high
lands of northern New Jersey on short vaca-
ton next week.-Lewis f. BeaA has gone to
Bedford Springs-S. B. Paris is at Portland
Me-. c. McKelden is at Atlantic City,
Miss c. v. Young is spending month at Tucka-
hoe, N.J.--Mrs. Leonard Whitney has gone
| from Asbury Park to Williamstown. Mass
George DeShields is at the Fauquier Springs
| The following named Washingtonians are regis
tered at the Atlantic Hotel. Ocean CITY: Mrs.
! Francis Miller and three children V;ncon+ Nil