Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-11-10
Washington News and Gossip.

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal reye-
nue., s465 SO; customs, s763, ,154.07.
WB. SMITH has been appointed internal revenue
storekeepef for the district of Georgia
THE READJusTER VICTORY IN vIRGINIA.-Com-
missioner Raum this morning received the follow
ing dispatch from Collector Brady, at Petersburg,
Va: ave elect state ticket and have both
branches OF the legislature"
SECRETARY HUNT is expected to return next Sat-
urday or Monday.
THE SMALL OFFERING OF BONDS YESTERDAY re-
ceived by the Treasury-s2, 5O0-was due to the
fact that those securities were slightly above par,
and the Treasury only offers to redeem uncalled
bonds at par and accrued interest. The weekly
purchase OF 100000 was not, therefore, made
yesterday, and the money market was not assisted
by the Treasury disbursement OF that amount. 1t
is question now TO be considered by the Treasury
week, the purchase shall be $4,000, 900 instead OF
100000 to make up for the absence OF purchase
this week.
POSTMASTER STATHAM, OF Lynchburg, Va, when
he assumed charge, Saturday, found himself in q
peck OF trouble, the late assistant postmaster and
several OF the clerks refusing to render him any
Anger helped him out OF his difficulty by sending
one OF his best and most experienced clerks,
MI D. H. Parish, to his relief.
P. o. D. NoTEs.-Postmaster General James will
not return to Washington until Saturday evening.
Next week he intends to take a short southern
Malone. Col. Thompson, superintendent OF the
Ia 1lway mail service, went to New York last
night.
MARYLAND POSTMAsTERS-The official bonds Of
the following Maryland postmasters confirmed at
the recent session Of the Senate, have been re-
ceved at the Post Office department. and commits
stons have been prepared and await the signature
OF the President: Samuel A. VanDort, at Port De-
pos1t, and VIM. j. Hand, at Centerville.
THE PRESIDENTS VISITORS YEsTERpAY.-Presi-
dent Arthur, during the day and evening at the
Fifth Avenue Hotel, In New York city, yesterday,
was visited by Postmaster General JameS, Wayne
MacVeagh, Secretary Blaine, ex-senator Conkling,
InurlOW weed, Gen. Grant and Marshall Jewell.
The President will return to Washington tonight
or Tomorrow morning.
THE GARFIELD MEMORIAL HosP1TAL.-The fol-
lowing additional subscriptions to the Garfield
Memorial Hospital have been received by Treas
urer Gilfillan {: George j. Evans, Mount Pleasant,
Ohio, IS; Methodist Episcopal church, Rochelle,
u, s1242; Christian congregation, Springfield,
GEORGES Lodge No /, Order of Sons OF Saint
George, Scranton, Pa, s.: Jewish Temple Berth
kodesh, Rochester. NY, $26.
THE US. AGENCY IN LoNDoN-A statement OF
accounts presented to Secretary Window Shows
that the total amount OF the expenses incurred by
tne Us. agency, eStaDi1Shed In I0nf0n FOR the
continuance of the five and six per cent bonds at
BIZ per cent only reached the figures OF s44i9 This
expense, IN view OF the work accomplished, Is very
small, indeed.
REPRESENTATIONS AS TO WAR CLA1Ms.-The
annual report OF Third Auditor Ferriss shows that
1888 cases under the division for the investigation
OF frauds remain for consideration. He thinks
That In view of all the circumstances connected
with over payments on account of war claims is a
question que whether the government would not really
fnr han Inv att ptingr
their collection. All claims against the United
states growing out OF the late war should now be
barred. A detailed account OF all accounts ham
died by the Third Auditors Office is given.
THE CHRIsT1ANcY DIvoRCE CAsE.-Yesterday af-
ternoon In the Christiarcy divorce case Examiner
LoveJoy resumed the taking of testimony. DIR. Vic
tor Chrlstiancy, who had testified to certain let
terS, dnclud1ng those produced In G1rOS test1-
mony0 was CT oss-e Examined, and testified that he
was certain that they were written by Mrs. Chris
t1ancy. George Christiancy, son OF the ex-minis-
ter, also testified that the letters were in Mrs
Christiancy'S handwriting.
THE DEMAND FOR CARP.-Between 5000 and COCO
carp are being shipped daily by cars to all parts
of the country under the direction OF Prof. Baird
o. S. fish commissioner. The demand seems to be
on the increase for these fish, which are prOpa-
gated In private fish ponds very SUCCESSFULLY
MURDER BY A MooNsHINER.-Commiss Raum
to-day recei we'd the following dispatch from Rev
enue Agent Chapman at Atlanta: On Friday last
l seized package OF Illicit whisky from W. j.
Fuller, In Habersham county. In my presence
Fuller avowed his purpose to put a bullet through
Taylor TAYLOR Low. Love, who he supposed had informed
since mortally wounded him with a double-bar-
relied shotgun, firing two loads of buckshot one
head" Commission Raum has telegraphed Rev.
enue Agent Chapman to consult the district attor-
ney and take every possible step to secure the
arrest and punishment OF Fuller.
DIPLOMATIC PREsENTATIoN.-Mr. West, the new
British minister. promptly after his arrival here
made application to the Secretary of State to ap-
point day for him to present his credentials to
the President. but owing to the absence OF the lat
ter no day has yet been named. The presentation
Will probably, however, take place next Saturday.
PRESIDENT GARFIELD AND SECRETARY FoLGER-
At public demonstration held in Geneva, N. Y,
last night to honor Judge Folger, the new Secre-
tary OF the Treasury, the Judge read a letter he
had written 70 Gen. Garfield on the 21st of Feb
ruary last, in which he declined the Attorney Cen
eralshfp, which had been rendered him. The fol-
lowing Is an extract from the letter: "Near the
end OF our meeting you did honor me by plainly
United States, coupling itwith the distinction that
In the happening OF contingency you might ask
You did not say what that contingency Is Your
words to me were, throughout, SO noble and so
frank that If you had thought proper that should
know you would have named it. This thought
checked me from asking what 1t was' On Feb
ruary 23d Gen. Garfield acknowledged the receipt
OF Judge Folger'S decli1atfon from Mentor as fol-
lows: 81 seriously regret that you decline the At
torney GeneralShip; but, though disappointed In
my hope that you would accept it, shall remem-
ber with satisfaction your visit here and the frank
ness and cordtality OF your conversation"
AFFAIRS IN ALAsKA-Commander Lull, COM
manding the Wachusett, at Sitka, Alaska, reports
to the Navy department, under date OF October
1sth that everything is quiet in the Territory On
the 18th OF October the Wachusett went to Behring
Bay and arrested an Indian for the alleged murder
OF two white men sometime in September 1880.
The arrest was made, and the Indian sent to
Portland, Oregon, for trial. There was re.
ported a contemplated attack on the hill
where the garrison is located at Sitka,
but it was not made, and the report appears to
have been merely rumOr Preparations to resist
an attack had been fully carried out, but no at
tacking Indians appeared Commander Lun re-
commends that the number OF men ON his ship be
increased by twenty marines and an additional
marine officer. A force should be established at
Wrangel to enforce order. Henry Imhoff has been
arrested and sent to Washingto Territory for
trial under the charge OF selling intoxicating
liquors to the Indians.
PERsONAL-On Sunday Gen. Sherman, accom-
~o Mod NV Con poo and CO1 Morrow win laava