Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-07-18
Washington News and Gossip.

GOVERNMENT Receipts To-pAY.-Internal
revenue. $S11 $3.50; customs. sGS5, 30.
REDEMPTION OF COrPON FIvES-Tne Treas
ury department. uElier the 1C3d CALL will re
deem. with interest to the date OF presentation.
the coupon fises which were not coltinucdat3%
per cent.
The LATEST CoHET-Thc Smithsonian Insti-
tuition has received from Mr.. Schcrberla the an
nounccmelt Of the discovery b. him at Ann
Arbor on the 18th instant of the bright comet
near Aurigsa in five hours OF right ascension aGG
forty-eighf degrees five minutes north deelna-
tion. with daily motion slow northwest.
DEATH OF MAIoa MtCHlER OF THE ENGINEER
CoRis "A telegram rec c,ivrd in the city to-day.
ann0uncest the death in New York this morn
ing ot Br@ht's disease ef the kidneys OF Major
Michlcr. engineer Corps. L. 5. A. Major McilIer
was ~ ole time stationed on dutv i'm this
city rs superintendent of public buildings and
grounds.
WI ID MANLEY. of North Carolina. who has
been one of the pares Of the US. Senate for five
or sN years past. died suddenly at his home in
that state last Friday. lie was a cripple and
required the use of a cane in walking. His in
nrnHy stunted his growth. and his slight figure
dark eyes and hair and walking cane. will be
remembered by all who have treuueuted the
Senate end of the Capitol. His affliction made
him IA general favOrite.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Med!cal Director Edward
Shippen fiom the medical examining board and
ordered to special duty in attending officers at
philadelphia Medical Inspector NJ. Rhodes is
placed on waiting orders. Surgeon III. n. Pen
rose to the Michigan. Surgeon W. H. Jones to
the receiving ship Franklin. Surgeon John H.
Clark to the receiving ship Wabash Passed
Assistant Surgeon C. f. Black to the naval
rendezvous, Philadelphia.
LIFE SAVING MEDAL FOR IDA LEw1s.-The
Secretary of the Treasury has awarded the gold
lhe-saving medal to the famous Ida Lewis.
now Mrs. Ida Lewis Wilson, in recog-
milton of her services in rescuing a
number of persons from drowning. The
total number of lives Mrs. Ida Lewis Wilson
has saved since 1854. SO far Us known is l3 In
all these cases except two she has relied wholly
on herself.
ARMY oRDERs.-The general of the army ac-
companied by one aid-de-camp Col R. Dodge.
will proceed to Fort Wayne, Mich. on public
service. The following changes in the stations
OF officers ef the adjutant generals de-
partment are made. to take effect October
1, 1SS1:-Cel. Robert Williams. from Department
OF the Platte to the military division of the Mis-
souri,. Lieut.. Col. W. ID. Whipple from military
division of the Missouri to the military division
OF the Atlantic. Maj j. p. Martin from the de-
partment of Texas TO the department of the
Platte. The resignation OF I'd Lieut. F.. F.
"enckebaci, 6th infantry has been accepted by
the President, to take effect July 81, 1881.
TIE NATIONAL MrsEUM.-During the summer
the receipts OF curiosities for the National Muse
uln are small. The collection of snakes was in
creased Saturday. by the arrival of three strangers
Two came from Davenport. Iowa. One of these
was an Optu60iuS D0tidtns the pretentiOus name
borne in the catalogues by the common milk
snake. The other is pine. or bull snake known
to scientists as the Payopl,ts Sdyi. The third
snake was from Montgomery county. MARYLAND.
ana was common milk snake. A few days ago
four fresh fish. of Il species common to the
waters OF Germany were received from Geeste-
munde. Germany. They made the Journey
across the Atlantic packed in ice and were in a
method of transportation is something new. and
mas many advantages, as it permits casts and
sketches to be made of the fish before they are
placed in alcohol for exhibition Heretofore
most OF the fishes received from such distant
points have come in alcohol. A partial carload
of stalOdites and stalagnlites from the Luray
cave Is expected in a few days. The specimens
were selected bv Mr.. Robert k. COrsOn. the first
explorer OF the cave, and they are said to form
the first and finest collection ever taken from
the cave The collection is presented to the
museum by the management of the cave
PERsONAL.-Rev. DIR. Elliott, rector-of Ascen-
sion church, is going to Mount Desert to spend
some weeks.-Col. COrkhill will leave with his
family for Cape May On Wednesday. and leave
them there for the seasOn.-Assistant District
Attorney Perry leaves tonight for Fort Pendle-
ton. Garrett county. Md to spend few weeks.
MIR. John Randolph and wife, of Washing
ton. are staying at the Mountain House, Cres-
son, Pa.-Mr. F. A. Richardson. of the Balti-
more S,"', is ruralizing at his pleasant country
Piace, 'erdant Valley, Md.-Mr. and Mrs. JAS
". Shea and Mr.. and Mrs. James W. Blanchard
OF Washington, are at Saratoga-Associate
Justice Miller and wife were at Newport Satur-
day on their way to Block Island, where they
VIII spend the seasOn.-Giles Shine. leading
support of the Julia Fl. Hunt company: Miss
Shine. comedian. of the same company. have re-
turned to Washington.-Mrs.J John ii. Pryor il
at Chesapeake City.-Mr. A. W. Church i is at
Lakeville, Conn.-Mss Virgie Byington is at
Capon Springs:-George W. Blake is at Vine
mont, Pa.-Mrs. W. H. Crook is at Paxton.
va.-Mr. 0. l.. Pruden and family. Mrs. A. t.
Sturtevant and Miss Frank DeMowbray are at
ocean Grove.-W. Grier is at Oakland.-
me n,chard t = smith Is at Bedford Springs, Pa
MRS N W; III r; LAWYER is at Orkney sprngs.-Mrs.
ter is at COlOin Run, Va.-Mrs. NJ. A. Green is
at Roaring Branch, Pa.-Mrs. Mollie C. Nor
gan is at Breathedsville Md.-R. Buchanan is
at Rock Enon Springs. Mrs. E. s. Hoover is
dl I1dIIllltOn. ta.-A. w. FlSkc is at HarDprS
Ferry.-Mrs. R. s. Henrique is at Fauquier
White Sulphur Springs.-R. B. Clarke is at
Walpole, N. H.-Edward Fitzki is at Nam
tucket-A. j. Clarke is at Fairs ROckaway.-
Admiral F. Stanley is at Ocean View.--Mrs ].
I. DeFOrd is at Liberty, Md. W. Oyster is
at Sunberry, Pa--Mrs. H. l.. Adams is at Be-
thesda Md--Miss Annie v. Keyworth is at
L. p. Graham is at Old Sweet
Springs, Ya.-F. NJ. Buckingham is at Asbury
Park; n is: s. Dash is at Quincy, Mich
Col. j.. R. OBeirne is in New York. k.%John
b. Scott is at Cape May..-Mrs. S. E. Adams is
at Deer Park.--GeOrge d. Cudlet is at Boyd
Station, Md.-Mrs. G. w. Utermehle and
daughters have gone to Capon Springs
b. Hopkins is at Newport.-Gen. Burnside is
Ill at his Rhode Island home.-The new Sem
ator Miller has family of three sons and a
daughter. Belknap's wife and
little daughter are passing the summer at Sea
Girt Senator Wade Hampton is at Daggers'
Springs, Va.
The New Comet.
THE ASTRONOMERS HERE WAITING FOR A CHANCE
TO OBSERVE IT.
The comet announced Saturday. as having
been discovered by Mr.. Scheberle at Ann