Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-07-25
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-Day. = Internal
revenue, s769, 627.7O; customs, $685., 15l.1O.
ARREST OF A CONFERENCE.-The agent of
the secret service division at Cincinnati tele-
graphs to the Secretary of the Treasury the ar
rest of Robert NJ. Avery for making, having in
possession and passing counterfeit dimes and
twenty-five cent silver coins. The agent secured
the mOulds, batteries &c.
THE NEW IRON LIGHTHOUSE, now being
erected off Cape Henry, is one of the best ever
made 1t measures from base to top 155 feet
with diameter at the base of 80 feet an d at the
top 10 feet. 1t has six stories and service room
above. with watch room, lantern room and the
roof. The total weight is 100 600 pounds, 1000
pounds of bolts being required to bind it to-
gether. The exterior shape is OctagOnal and
constructed of cast iron, while the interior is
cylindrical in shape, and of sheet iron. The
castings are numerous and all numbered for
their places. They are two inches thick for the
first story. with the sheet iron lining "a of an
inch thick. The stair case has iron sill steps,
and is built around the cylinder instead of up a
shaft as in lighthouses generally. The light
room is circular steel frame IL feet in diameter
and feet high. The glass for it is being man
ufactured in France The light will have refec-
tor of great power. Every story is soldly
bolted together by cast iron floor plates IL
inches thick, with the facings and points
smoothly planed. and the joints are SO closely
planned and fitted as to bear the appearance of a
solid piece of iron. Messrs Morris & Trasker,
of Philadelphia. are the contractors for the iron
work. and the erection is under the supervision
Of Gen. o. E. BabcOck.
NAVAL NOTES.-The U. s. steamer Standish
arrived at the navy yard. Cold Spring, N. Y, on
Saturday. The U. S. practice ship MayfiOwer
arrived at the same place on Friday last.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Pay Inspector George Coch-
ran to hold himself in readiness for orders to
the Richmond and as fleet paymaster of the
Asatic station: Assistant Surgeon Philip Leach
to the receiving ship franklin; Passed Assistant
Surgeon G. j. HerndOn from the receiving ship
Franklin and ordered to the receiving ship st.
Louis; Passed Assistant Surgeon 3. F. Rodgers
from the receiving ship st. Louis and placed on
waiting orders.
COMMISSIONER DUDLEY and family left Indian
apOlis last evening for Washington. They will
temporarily be the guests of Mr.. Bateman. of
Bateinan Co., corner of 18th and F streets.
HENRY s. LAsAR, appointed consul to Port
Stanley Falkland Islands, leaves fortnight for his
post. Mr.. L. has been transferred from Fiji. from
which group of islands he has sent home inter-
estlng communications concerning a country but
little known at present. the natives of which
islands are Fastening to civilization.
DETECTION OF FRAUD ON DISTRICT REVENUES.
The District Commissioners have asked First
Controller Lawrence, of the Treasury depart
ment. for power to use not more than 50 600 for
detection OF fraud iii evasion of license and other
District taxes. This. they state, should come
from the contingent expenses or miscellaneous
expenses.
OIL
of New Mexico. is in the city accompanied by
his wife.-Ex-Senat or Eaton of Connecticut,
has been suffering from a severe bilious attack,
bat is ROW better.-Mr. II. O. Hoffman, of
this city, is at Asbury Park, n. j.. with his sick
wife.-COlOnel John c. Burch. Secretary ofthe
United States Senate. who arrived in Washing
tou Saturday, is ill at his residence.-W. J.
Collamer is at Cape May.-Lewis J. Davis,
the banker. is at the Ocean View hotel Block
lsland.-Mrs f. B. Wight is at Nantucket
I. Dunlop is at Congress Hall. Cape
May.-Mrs. A. Redway is at Ocean Grove
l.. NJ. Gardner is at the York Sulphur Springs,
Pa.-AnthOny Connolly and Thomas Connolly. of
Washington. were registered at the Paris office
of the New York He,didOn Saturday.-GeOrge
II. Read and j. w Easily, of Washington, are at
Newport.
THE ARRIVALS AT OUR WHARvES Yesterday
We're as follows: Schooner Minnie. Capt. Spad-
don, 1O3.OO0 feet lumber for various owners;
schooner NJ. F. Moore. Woodland. wood for
J Johnson Bros; schooner Jas. Hewitt. Adams.
319 tons coal for A. B. Smith, schooner FLYING
Scud. Merking. 17S tons coal for =. E. Pollard;
Mary Cathrine. Reyes. wood for J. O.
Carter: schooner A. A. Moore. SpaXOn. $4,000
feet lumber for Riley: schooner A. H. Fleming,
Calhoun, 295 tons coal for j. Miller; schooner
Phoebe, Sherman, coal for f. s. Randall;
schooner Vim. James. Layde. coal for Clarke Il
Given; schooner Virginia Dare. DuI4acy. coal
for same; schooner VIM. Totten. Adams, wood
for Messrs. BriscOe; schooner Chief Swami wood
for BriscOe: schooner b. A. Wagner Semons.
10000 feet lumber for Riley; schooner Norfolk.
Lawson, miscellaneous cargo. johnson Bros
A WASHINGTON Boy ARRESTED IN MARYLAND.
1t was reported at police Headquarters about a
of age. the son of Moses Solomon. a furniture
dealer Of South Washington. had left home and
taken go and gold watch, the property of his
parents. with him. 1t was subsequently learned
by the police that he was at Cumberland. Md,
and the police of that place were telegraphed to
arrest him. Last Friday night the police of that
place arrested young Solomon in company with
some tramps with whom he left this city last
week. They also secured an express receipt for
a valise which he had shipped to Chicago. Off
'cer COnnell went to Cumberland yesterday and
brought the young man home and turned him
over TO his parents.
COLORED GIRLS FINED FOR BEING DISORDER
LY At CAMP MEETING.-Officer Rhodes YES
terday arrested Fanny Johnson. Eliza Brent.
Alice Tyler. Mary Brent, Fanny Warren. Mary
Jackson and Julia Robinson. all colOred girls.
for loud and boisterous and dsorderly conduct
at the cO!Ored camp meeting. neal. the Freed
mans hospital. in the county, They were
charged in the Police Court to-day with being
disorderly in the county. The officer stated
that they were disOrderly ana created dis
turbance and cursed and swOre like sailors. and
when lie got them to the station house one of
them jumped through a window. and witness
had his hand badly I'M urcd in recapturng her.
They were fined 50 or Is days each in the work.
house.
The Potomac Flats.
y. Y. Tribune, to-day.
-Four of the persons in attendance upon the
President have been seized with malaria since
he was confined to the White House. This is