Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-10-01

WASHINGTON, /
Washington News and Gossip.
THERE are III new advertisements in The
STAR to-day.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS sTo-DAY-Internal rev.
enue, $74S, ,S4SS5; customs, s61S660.2S.
UNFOUNDED REPORT OF GUTTEAu's SUICIDE.
A wild report was in circulation on the streets
to-day that Guiteau had committed suicide by
taking poison but it was entirely without fOun-
datiOn.
SECRETARY KIRKwOoD has returned from the
west and was at the Interior department to-day.
Mr.. GEORGE BLISS, of New York, special
US. counsel in the star route prosecutions, will
return here next Tuesday, to be ready with as
sociate counsel to go on with the prosecution.
ACTING POSTMASTER GENERAL.-Third As
sistant Postmaster General Hazen continues to
act as Postmaster General i'm the absence of
the Postmaster General and the First and
Second Assistants.
THE WHITE HOUSE OvERRUN By INSECTS
ready for occupancy one of the greatest diff
culties experienced is in clearing out the reaches
and other insects. They infest the house in
myriads. All kinds of roach and other insect
destroying powders are being used throughout
the house.
THE GARFIELD House TO BE SOLD.-1t is
learned from Ohio that Mrs. Garfield will sell
the residence Of the late President in this city
at and 18th streets, and that Private Secretary
Brown will arrive here to-day to attend to
the transfer.
COMMISSIONS were to-day issued from the Post
Office department to the following postmasters:
F. Lyman, Backbone, Allegheny county; H. A.
Middleton, The Plains, FauQuier county; j. j.
Huff, Bent Mountain. Roanoke county, Va. and
II. J. Woolwine, Boyd's, Fayette county, W. Va.
DURING THE WEEK ended to-day national
bank notes to the amount Of 1927 600 were re-
ceived at the Treasury for redemption. The
corresponding receipts last year were 1854 600.
OUR SOUTH ATLANTIC SQUADRON.-Commo-
dore SPOTS, commanding the South Atlantic
station, reports to the Navy department, on
board his flagship. the Shenandoah. at Monte
video. August 24th. that he arrived there Au-
gust 9th, and would leave for MaldOnadO Uru-
quay, in few days. He says 81 respectfully
call the attention of the department to the fact
tiidt Tic NtSSeIS HOW OH STATION are OF TOO
deep draught to enter the smaller ports. and
their movements are consequently confined to
lengthy anchorage in the few larger ones
therefore request that small steamer, of about
eight feet draught, may be sent out for service
in the river and also for surveying purposes"
The NATIONAL BANK SECURITIEs.-The Treas
ury now holds 1866, ,6O3 600 in u s. bonds to
secure national bank circulation u s. bends
deposited on this account, week ended to-day,
81, ,S73, 700, and Withdrawn 1856, 700.
CIRCULAR has been received in this city sug-
gesting the endowment of ''Garfield Memorial
PrOfessOrship" in Williams College as a fitting
monument to his memory. and naming certain
gentlemen who will receive subscriptions for
the purpose.
The TRENTON arrived at Gibraltar at noon
September 11th on her way to the United
States. and left the same day. She will stop on
her way at Funchal, Madeira.
NAVAL RETIREMENT AND PRoMOTION.-Rear
Admiral D. Men. Fairfax, U.S. navy, has been
placed on the retired list to date from Yesterday
Commodore j. w. A. Nicholson has been pro-
noted to the grade Of rear admiral to fill the
vacancy caused by the retirement of Rear Ad-
miral Fairfax.
DELAYED HONoRs TO THE MEMORY OF GAR
ment the day after President Garfield's death
the hOnOrs to be- paid to the memory
OF the dead did not reach the WASHINGTON bar
racks until yesterday. Consequently salute of
thirteen guns was fired at dawn this morning.
and half-hOur guns have been booming all day.
guns will be fired. At 10 o'clock to-day the
troops were assembled and the orders read to
them.
Mr.. FISH MAKES MIsTAKE.-If the New
York Herald reporter did not misrepresent ex-
Secretary Fish. his memory of comparatively
recent events is not so good as it once was In
a report of an interview with him he is made to
say in giving precedent for Mr.. Arthur retain
ing the Cabinet of his predecessor, that john
son kept Chase as Secretary of the Treasury
until he went upon the Supreme Bench, and
that he did not recOllect whether Harlan or
Browning was Secretary of the Interior when
Lincoln died. Neither of the latter, but Judge
U Usher was LincOln's last Secretary Of the Inte-
rlor. and he remained until the 18th of Nav,
after Lincons death, when Harlan succeeded
him. Mr.. Chase had been Chief Justice for some
time when Lincoln died. having been appointed
by the latter in the summer of 1864 His i'm
mediate successor as Secretary of the Treasury
was VIM. Pitt Fessenden, who assumed that
office July 1st, 1864, and was succeeded by
Hon Hugh McCulloch, in March, 1855. The
latter continued to serve after Mr. Lincoln's death
at President JOhnsOn's request, until Grant ap-
pointed George S. Boutwell,, in March. 1869. So
it was McCullOch, not Chase, who y rs Secretary
Of the Treasury at the time of LincOln's death.
The Hot SEPTEMBER OF 1SSl.-The signal
office meteorological summary for the month
Just closed at this station, shows mean tenn
perature of II Tdegrees-higher than any previous
record The nearest approach to it the past de-
cade was in September. 1874, when the mean
was 7O.4 degrees. The lowest mean tempera-
ture in September the past ten years was in 1871.
when the record was 62.6 degrees. The total
rain fall last month was 2.19 inches, which is
below the average.
TOBACCO CULTURE IN THE UNITED STATES
Census bulletin, No. 26S, being preliminary
report on the culture and curing of tobacco. has
just been issued under the direction of the su-
OF census. The total average in
tobacco in the United States is 8S8. SAL with
total production of 472,661 ,159 pounds Ken
tucky is the largest tobacco producing state,
and next in order the following: Virginia, Penn
sylvania. Ohio. North Carolina and Maryland.
In forty-four states and territories tobacco is
produced. The District of Columbia has two
acres in tobacco and produces ], 400 pounds
PERs0NAL.-Judge Advocate General Swain
foA hal 80 T