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

washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY.-Internal rev.
enue, S494, ,436.47; customs, s443. .2S5.70. There
are no returns from New York. the office there
having been closed yesterday.
REVENUE APPoINTMENTs-P. E. Morgan has
been appointed storekeeper for the 9th district
of Kentucky and S. d. Frost gauger for the LIST
district of Minnesota,
NAVAL NOTES.-The Michigan arrived at Erie
Pa, on the 7th The Lancaster has left the
Portsmouth, N H. navy yard and dropped down
to the lower harbor. She will proceed from
there to the quarantine statiCn at New York
where Commodore Nichols will join her before
she sails to become the flagship of the European
station.
MARINE CORPS ORDERs.-1st Lieut. NJ c.
GoOdrell has been ordered toreport to the Marine
barracks in this city, as member of board Of
investigation; LIST Lieut.. F. D. Webster is de-
tached from the Constitution, and granted a
leave for six weeks.
The NEW NAvY.-The board of naval officers
organized to prepare plan for building up of
the navy will meet in this city again early in
October.
VIRGINIA NOMINATION. The republican
readjuster convention at Fairfax CHI, yester-
day. nominated Hon. R. R. Farr, the present in
cumbent, as candidate for the house of dele
gates of Virginia.
A HURRICANE COMING UP THE ATLANTIC
CoAsT.-A signal office bulletin this morning
says: ga hurricane is central Off the Carolina
coast 1t will probably move nOrthward along
the coast, causing easterly gales and heavy
rains. The entire coast north of Charleston is
cautioned. 1t will probably not affect the New
England coast north OF Cape Cod before late to-
night or Tomorrow"
The COOLING APPARATUS at the White House
was tested yesterday with the windows about
foot down from the top. The temperature
of the room occupied by the President. before
he left Washington, was reduced to 70 de-
grees yesterday morning. number of tests
and experiments were made. Engineers Bal
ley and Moore, who have had charge of the
running of the apparatus, will make report
upon it to the Navy department..
YELLOW FEVER AT DEMARARA.-The marine
hospital service has received authentic informa-
tiOn from Demerara, under dates of August 18th
and August 22d, that the yellow fever has ap-
peared at that port. One fatal case occurred on
the American bark Adeline C.. Adams on the
18th OF August, since which time there have
been several cases in hospital and in the town,
i've of which terminated fatally
ARMY ORDERs.-The following named officers
now on graduating leave of absence. will join
their respective troops in the department of
Arizona without delayed Lieut.. Frederick G.
HOdgson, 9th cavalry: I'd Lieut.. John NJ. StOt-
senberg, 9th cavalry; Capt. Samuel NJ. Whitside,
9th cavalry, now on leave of absence at Sara
tOga, N. Y, will join his troop in the depart
ment of Arizona without delay; I'd Lieut.
Stephen c. Mills, IL infantry, now in this city,
will proceed to Jefferson Barracks, Missouri,
f0 fh0 int ,.I0D%
cruiting service to accompany a detachment of
recruits to the department of Arizona: I'd Lieut.
Edward f. Dravo 9th cavalry, now at Pittsburg
PENNSYLVANIA. will proceed to Jefferson Bar
racks, Missouri, and report to the superinten-
dent mounted recruiting service to accompany
a detachment of recruits to the department of
Arizona; leave for three months, to take effect
from date of being relieved from duty at the U.
5. military academy, is granted the following
named officers I'd Lieut. John Mills, corps of
engineers; I'd Lieut. BrittOn Davis, Sd cavalry;
I'd Lieut.. Edwin st. j. Greble, I'd artillery: Ad-
dtiOnal I'd Lieut.. Alber G. Blunt Sd artillery:
Leave for three months. to take effect upon his
being relieved from recruiting service is granted
1st Lieut.. Cyrus A. Earnest Sth infantry.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Chaplain D. H. Tribon to the
Powhatan; Chaplain ]. r. Matthews to the Col
oradO; Commander J. A. Howell from the bu-
reau OF ordnance and ordered as inspector of
ordnance at the Washington navy yard, reev-
ing Commander II. l.. HOwison who will con-
tinue as a member of the advisory board; Com
mander G.. w. Sumner from special duty at
Washington and ordered to duty i'm the bureau |
OF ordnance; Lieut.-COmmander John SchOuler
from the Mayflower and ordered to the Naval
Academy; Assistant Paymaster C. s. Williams
70 the Onward per steamer of the Goth inst re-
lieving Assistant Paymaster John COrwine. who
will return home; Chaplain II. H. Clarke to the
New Hampshire Chief Engineer Edward Farmer
has returned home and been placed on waiting
orders. The following officers on duty in this
city have been granted leave: Capt. A. A.
Semmes, one month; Passed Assistant Surgeon
j. NJ Steele, one month; Prof j. R. Eastman,
one month; Lieut.. E. LOngnecker. one month.
The leave of Commodore A. X. Hughes, COM
manding the Norfolk navy yard has been ex-
tended to the I'd Of October.
PERsONAL.-Mr and Mrs. NJ William have ar
rived in New York from Europe.-Rev. DR..
John H. Elliott, of the Church of the Ascension,
has returned to the city.-The following Wash
ingtOnians were registered at the New York
Herald bureau in Paris September s: Rev. A.
Leonard and wife, Mrs. Sullivan DR.. WhtefoOt
Beverly Tucker and Congressman JOrgen-
sen, Of Virginia are in New York-Sidney
Lanier, poet OF growing reputation, died at
Lynn, North Carolina. yesterday. of consump-
tiOn, at the age of &c. He will be remembered
as the author of the Centennial Ode," which
was set to music by Dudley Buck and performed
at the Philadelphia exposition in 1876.-Mr.
James II. Sprigman an old newspaper man who
has been quite ill has so far recovered as to be
able to walk out.-COl Remey Judge advo-
cate general Of the Navy department, return ed
to the city last evening.
The Joint Discussion Matter in Virginia.
WHAT THE DEMOCRATIC MANAGERS SAY ABOUT IT.
The action of the democratic campaign mana
gers In Virginia in refusing to continue joint
discussions with the readiusters has caused con-
siderable comment, and in some quarters has
been construed as an indication that the read
justers were getting the best Of the fight. The
democrats deny this. One of the leading demo-
cratic state canvassers told a STAR re-
porter to-day that the joint discussions
were abandoned for several reasons. One
reason this gentleman assigned was that the