Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-09-16

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Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY.-Internal
revenue, S6O1 .096.9O; customs. s97S, 6O9.59.
Col. CoRBIN will leave tonight for Long
Branch.
GEN. SHERMAN will be present at the Yorktown
centennial celebration.
NJ. B. CRALLE was to-day commissioned post
master at Heathsville, Northumberland
county, Va.
SECOND ASSISTANT POSTMASTER GENERAL
ELMER has returned to the city, and was at his
desk to-day.
MAJOR POWER. chief clerk of the Treasury de-
partment, left the city to-day to take his leave
of absence in Pennsylvania and elsewhere
During his absence Mr. E. B. Daskam. chief of
the division OF public moneys, will act as chief
clerk.
DEPUTY MARSHAL CUMMINGS, of South Caro-
lima, was in the city to-day ON his return from
Albany, where he has been to take Redmond,
the notorious mOOnshiner and outlaw. who is to
serve out term of ten years in the penitentiary
there.
ADJUTANT GENERAL DRUM returned last even
ing from Philadelphia
THE ADJUTANT GENERALS DEPARTMENT will
be represented at Yorktown by Gen. Drum
Col. Corbin, and either Gen. McKeever or Gen.
Ruggles.
The LIST OF ASSESSMENTS against delinquent
banks in the cities where Investigations have
been made made ont Yesterday and TODAY
received the signature of Commissioner Raum.
Col. BARR, JUDGE ADVOCATE. US. army. has
returned from his visit to New Hampshire. He
to-day received box of handsome Indian trap
pings from one OF the officers who brought Sit
ting Bull in.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Lieutenant Commander c.
H. PendletOn to the Boston navy yard. Pay
Director A. Fl. Gilman as inspector of provis-
ions, &c, at the Boston navy yard, October LIST.
relieving Pay Director C. W. Abbot, who is or
dered to settle accounts Midshipman F. NJ. B.
Bostwick from the Lackawanna and ordered to
the coast survey steamer Macarthur. Leaves of
absence have been granted to officers on duty
In this city as follows: Commander William Glib
son for one month from the 18th instant, Civil
Engineer A. G. Menocal for one month from the
10th instant,
The EUROPEAN SQUADRON.-Adyices, dated
Flllefranche, September g. received by the Navy
department from Rear Admiral Howell, COM
handing the European station. report that the
flagship Trenton expected to leave on the 18th
for Hampton Roads. The Galena was at Leg
morn, Italy. The Quinnebaug was on her way to
Marseilles, and from there to Port MahOn. The
Nipsic was at Villetranche The health of the
squadron was excellent.
THE ADDRESS OF COMPTROLLER KNOX at the
annual convention of the American Bankers
Association at Niagara Falls, on "Dry Bank
Statistics" has been published by the Bankers
Publishing Association, New York. in a neat
pamphlet OF sixteen pages.
The ADVANCE STATEMENT Of the exports of
domestic breadstuffs, just issued by Mr. Nimmo
shows the total values for August 1891 to have
been .521, against S31 734 $50 OF last year.
The total values for the eight months including
August 81, 1881, was 1851 ,565 2O5 against
sloo,oS ~ during the same period of last year.
PERsoNAL.-Mr. ". P. Tisdel and family sal,
for Europe tomorrow, and will be absent two
years.-Miss Hattie A. Whiting, daughter of
Mr.. A. 7. Whiting has returned to Boston to
continue her musical education under Prof
Tufts. Her cOntraltO voice is considered by her
instructors to give promise of rare excellence
-GeOrge Lamon, of Washington. was regis
tered in Paris yesterday.-Secretary Lincoln.
Senator Ferry. Of Mich and Senator German. of
Md, were in New York yesterday.-Dr Frank
Hamilton writes small, scratchy. indistinct
hand: DR.. Agnew's writing is careful and dis
tinct. and DR.. Bliss signs his name i'm a LARGE.
irregular hand.-Miss Annie Warren Story
who has risen steadily in her arduous profession
by hard study. added to fine natural Gualifica
tons, Will leave Washington in a few DAYS to
I'LL her engagement with Janauscheck for the
next theatrical seasOn.-Mr j. K Sharp of
the b. x p r R., wife and daughter left yester-
day for COney Island.-Mr. F. A. Richardson
of the Baltimore Sun, arrived i'm Washington this
morning from Long Branch. He fears that the
President will not recover.
The Grand Jury.
A MEMBER OF THAT BODY TALKS ABOUT THE
SUDDEN ADJOURNMENT-A LARGE MAJORITY OF
THE MEMBERS OPPOSED TO RESPITE-THE
ACTION OF~THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY SUR
PRISE TO THEM.
This morning reporter of THE STAR inter-
viewed one of the members of the grand Jury as
to the unexpected respite of that body till Oc-
tOber Sd, in the Criminal Court, day before YES
terday, as follows:
QuestOn-Aftera recess of about two months
1t was expected that there would be business
enough accumulated to 60 right on was it
not?
JurOr.-Why certainly and as is usually the
case there are greater number of Jail cases in
which early investigation is urged, to say
nothing OF recOgnZance cases.
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