Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-11-19

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY-Internal reve
nue., $50, "a; customs, s73S, 10145.

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal reve-
nue., $50, GIL "a; customs, s7ss, 1o1.45.
THE TREASURY now holds $50, 81, 600 in O. s.
bonds to secure internal bank circulation. Bonds
deposited on this account week ended to-day
N,156,5O0, and withdrawn s6s5 GOO.
DURING THE WEEK ended to-day there were re-
ceived at the Treasury for redemption 81 600 in
national bank notes These receipts the CORE
spending week last year amounted to $s22, 0Oo
NAVAL oRpERs-Cadet Engineer j. R. Wilmer to
the Ranger at Acapulco. Master ]. M. Robinson
from the Michigan and ordered to the photographic
ONCE Boatswain James Heron from the Pensa-
cola and ordered to the Alaska, Pacific station.
The orders OF Cadet Engineer X. 8. Griffin to the
ranger are revoked and he Is placed on waiting
orders
MRS. HARRIET CoRDELIA WErHERED SHUBRIcK,
widow OF the late Rear Admiral Shubrick, U. s.
N, lady who was for many years leader In
society here, died yesterday at her residence cor
advanced age of 90 years. Arrangements have
been made to hold funeral services at two O'CLOCK
Monday afternoon.
DECISION AS TO TAGS UPON MERCHANDISE SENT BY
MAIL-First Assistant Postmaster General Hatton
has, In letter to inqu1rers, rendered decision as
to what may be lawfully written or printed upon
tags attached to merchandise sent by mail He
wrote: "YOu will observe that what may be writ
ten upon the tag is simply a mark, name, or let
the article II the full liberty to enclose printed
matter with the samples will not enable merchants
to avail themselves OF the mail when they can thus
identify the articles described in print by mark,
number, ETC., the department can only regret that
further aid cannot be afforded under the law as it
now stands.
AMERICAN SEEDS AND CUTTINGS FOR FRANCE
None OF the places they visited in washington
seem to have given our French national guests
more pleasure than the Agricultural department.
commissioner LOrfng seeing how interested they
were in the trees and plants Indigenous this
try sent to several OF the ladies and gentlemen be-
fore they sailed full assortment OF seeds and cut
tingS OF native American trees and plants The
sent tObe planted on the estates
OF some OF the French gentlemen and ladies who
lately visited us.
Mr. FRELINGHUYsEN's VIsIr.-Ex-Senator FIRE.
l1nghuysen left for his home in New Jersey yes
terday. He arrived here a few days ago, and was
the guest OF friend He had one or two confer
enceS with President Arthur while here, which
1act Is looked upon as tending to confirm the here
tofOre published statement that the ex-senator
Will succeed Mr. Blaine as Secretary of State.
PERsoNAL-Secretary Folger attends the Presby-
terrain Church.-Mrs. Lieut. A. W. Greeley and
two children, of Washington, were passengers on
the overland train to arrive at San Francisco last
TueSday.-L. G, Curtis, a well-knOwn newspaper
correspondent, residing at Columbus, Ohio, died in
that city Yesterday. aged thirty -Represen-
tative Hutchins, OF New York, is at Willard's.-
Senator Hale and family were In New York last
night on their way to Washington.-Mr Eliab
Kingman, the veteran and highly esteemed yOur-
nalst, now in his eighty third year. is lying seri-
ously Ill, of general debility at his residence
York, the originator OF the popular seaside sani-
tariumS, is at the National accompanied by his
w1fe.-Mr: John Mclean, editor OF the Cincin-
Clemmer is In New York, to obtain medical treat
ment for her eyes, which have been seriously
weakened by years of literary work.