Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-02-18
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
MRS. HAYES will have a reception at the
White House tomorrow afternoon from to
o'clock.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTs To DAY.-Internal rev.
enue, 1914, ,396.o1; customs, s6:3, 1928.
TIE following internal revenue appointments
in the second Kentucky district were made TO-
day: Richard W. Hayes, Abel B. ParrIgln. HI
ram S. Woods and Nj. L. Ward storekeeper
and CANCERS. W. j. Barnett and Rupert :
OSBORNE storekeepers; VI. F. Brinkenan gauger
WHITE HOUSE s.-Representatives Wait.
Dunnen, Bennett. Mckinley, LorIng and
Downey. and Ex-senator Cattel called on the
President to-day.
NOMINATED IN PLACE OF FORSTER-The Pres
ident today nominated Eliot L. Shepard, of
New York, TO be US district attorney for the
southern district in that state, vice S. L. Wood
IOfd. Shepard'S nomination Is In place OF that
OF ForStei5. which was yesterday withdrawn.
AS Nh. Shepard Is not allied with either faction
OF New ork republicans, the opinion Is that he
Will be confirmed.
|. 5. NAVAL INsTITUTE.-At q meeting OF the
[. :. Naval Institute, held In nnapolis, Md,
last evening, the announcement was made that
Lieutenant Charles Belknap, /. S. N. had won
the prize for The year !>19 for the best essay on
the The Naval Policy OF the United States"
The judges OF the award were Secretary EVarts,
Hon. X. w. Thompson. and J. r. Mcpherson.
The Naval Institute offers each year single
prize. consisting OF Sln0 In gold. gold medal
valued at $50, and life membership OF the in
stitute. for the best essay upon given subject:
competitor being open TO all officers OF tue navy
and marine corps.
Don CAMERON has returned from Pennsylva-
nia thoroughly dlsgusted with The Senatorial
q hot
further interest III the contest: that General
Beaver was good man, and the legislature
could not agree upon him he did not care much
Who they selected.
PROMOTIONS IN THE INDIAN OFFICE.-The fol-
lowing promotions In the Indian Office were
made yesterday for efficient servIces:-Mr. Geo.
W. TeTfiinger, TO 81 600; Mr.. Samuel NJ Yeat.
man, TO s! coo; Mr.. ii. A.. Brush, to s. 400: Mr..
Lewis Y. Ellis. TO 81 ,400: Mr. Charles f. LARA
Rec, TO Sl,200; Miss Julla Kelly, Mrs. Clara G.
Randall. Mrs A. Z. culver, to 81 900; Mrs. c. L.
Moore to 5000; Claude F. King, to $50.
RIVER AND HARBoR BILL IN THE SRNArE-
The Senate committee Oh commerce intend to
take up the river and harb0r DILL tomorrow
and will hold daily and nightly sessions till
they get through with 1t. The river and har-
Dor bill was two weeks before the Senate com
mittee last session. There Is determination
on the part OF some Senators to fight ft as
vigorously as it was fought In the House, and
w.
they may beat It, Numbers OF amendments
containing appropriations are TO be offered in
the senate.
TIE PRESIDENT APPROVED to-day the bill
fixing the time for holding the district and Cir
cult courts of the western district of Texas 20
be at Austin. commencing the first TUESDAYS
Id January and June, and at San Antonia
commencing the fourth Tuesdays in AprIl and
November; also, the joint resolution directing
Nv y0 rhn
people OF France and the families OF General
Lafayette an invitation to join the govern
ment and people OF the United States 10 the
observance of the centennial anniversary OF
the surrender OF Lord CORVALLIS at Yorktown
Virginia; also, the bills granting pension of
$50 10 Col. Thomas WCrthington, and granting
lands 10 Dakota. Arizona Idaho and Wyoming
Ior university purposes.
AMONG TIE ITEMS In the sundry civil bill Is
one TO provide for the expenses of another In
ternauonal money commission. The item To
defray the expenses OF tue McVeigh connts.
sion Is stricken out The money 10 pay icn
expenses, aggregatiDg 81 G0G, was advanced in
l>,6 by the First National Bank OF New York
Ever Ever since Efforts nave been ma TO get an
appropriation 10 refund the amount TO the
Dunk but 'heSe have thus far failed A peculiar
I m II the Dill is TO pay for The yaiue OF "A
ntarse which was broken up In runaway
v WhiIt The 1ur eral services or ex-Congre,Snau
Douglass, OF Virginia. were progressing.
in Virginia (star routes), recently awarded by
the Post Office department for four years from
July st, 1881, are the following Of local interest
here: From Theological Seminary TO AIexan-
dria, to l.. b. DiSman, SAT; Annandale to Wash
ington; DC, j. t. Freeman. 1912; Leesburg to
M1odleOuTg, j. l.. RtdInon, $780, Winchester to
ROCK Enon, j. T. Freeman, S2i7; Capon to
Springs, S. B. Sale, $3.50; Mount Jackson to She.
nandoah Alurn Springs, N. F. Atchison. SIS 50;
Shenandoah Alum Springs to Howard's Lick.
d.. RaWlpy
LIN, S. 6. Steele, $500: Vienna to Langley, E. NJ
Jackson. s22l: Fairfax TO Fairfax e. H., j. B.
t henderson, 70 s95; Warrenton to Washin 5Lon, Va,
w. T. Sullivan, 1916; Catlett to SackelJ's Mills.
8 q. Steele, Sl36; Catlett to Auburn, A. S. Me-
tar1n, S4S: Manassas TO Potomac s. G.. Steele,
sSs; & MarIenIon 10y Fauquler) to Jefferson, G.
b. Henderson. s619: Staunton to Rockbridge
Baths. 5. w. stewart, $500; Buchanan to Rich
mond lthe longest star mail route in Virglntal
10 h. Nj. Armstrong, Washington, $6,lsS.
THE REMAINS OF HON. FERNANDO WOOD, of
New York. who died at Hot Springs. Arka asas.
On sunday last. arrived here this morning in
the s:55 Pennsylvania Railroad train from the
west accompanied by the C 1ngressional com
mittee. which met them at PtUtsbury The
body was In caSket, and In the Pullman car
Monitor, In which 1t came from ST. Louis. The
car was draped with Grape. The remains were
In special charge Of G. Rainey, deputy sergeant
alarms. They were met at the depot (6th and
b streets) by Speaker Randall and a number OF
vi SODSit5S, Will SpTSednJ-dt-a
Thompson. and MIR. j. F. Burcn. undertaken.
VINO had hear5e In waiting, to which tn,
casket was borne by detail or Capitol police.
followed by those In attendance In carriages
me remains we e taken 10 The late residence or
Mr.. Wood, No. 9I5 18th street, from whence the
funeral VIII take place. The body Will be re-
moved from the coffin in which II now is and
De placed In a handsome casket upon which
VIII be silver plate inscribed as follows
Fernando Wood. Born July IA. 1872: Died Fep-
ruary IL, 1sS1." The funeral will cake place to-
morrow, at pm, from the late residence Of
tbe deceased, corner 18TH and streets and the
0ody VIII De sent by the night train to New
iOfk tlty. Both houses of Congress will aG-
Journ az p. m Tomorrow in resUec5 to the
deceased and TO ailow the members TO attend
tle funeral
PERSONAL - -Niee-PreSident- elect Arthur d d
MT arrive In Washington last n1ghtau.,r G
ia some ofthe morning papers, but Is expected
here this evening.-Ma1or s. w. Small cod
81, } is going TO start paper OF his own.-Ex
Senator Cattell, OF New jersey, Is registered at
the Eooitt-Judge Ferb 8, who recently died
at Northampton, Mass, left S225, 900 for the
establishment of free library in that town
IL is said that ex-Secretary Thompson will
r. a., "a