Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-09-15
Washington News and Gossip.

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internalre rev.
enue, 1866, 1917; customs. 1886, ,0S9.98
The Tallapoosa arrived at League Island yes
terday afternoon.
GENERAL SHERMAN returned to the city this
afternoon. Gen. Drum is expected to return to-
morrow.
AUGUST RIEKE has been appointed storekeeper
and gauger for the LIST district Of Illinois; G. G.
Hickman, gauger for the 5th district of Virginia.
and Augustus Robbins, gauger for the I'd dis
trict of North Carolina.
Mr.. JAY STONE, stenographer to the Secretary
of War, has returned from Long Branch. He
has received a telegram from Secretary Lincoln
that the latter would leave Long Branch either
last night or this morning for Rye Beach with
his family.
DURING the month of August last $25 SAT 521
in breadstuffs were exported from the United
States. During the eight months ended with
August these exports amounted to $157 ,565 2O5
For the corresponding period of last year they
amounted to s1S5, ,32l ,222.
COMMISSIONS AS POSTMAsTERs were to-day for
warded to the following persons: David Cover,
Winfield, Carroll county, Md; Geo. T. Rhodes,
Roanoke, Roanoke county, and Joseph Sterritt
Saltville, Washington county, Va.
KILLED BY THE INDIANs-The following dis
patch from Col. Carr, dated Fort Apache, Sep
tember 18th has been forwarded to the Adiutant
General by Gen. McDOwell: Killed at Cibien-
Captain E. c. Hentig, Privates Henry C.. Bird
Edward ID. Livingstone, John Sullivan, John
Sandegger, William Miller, troop I'D, sixth cav
airy. Died of wounds received on Cibien-Pri-
vate Thomas V. Farron. troop 3D." Wounded
Sergeant John Mcdonald, troop 'E,'' and Pri-
vate Ludweg Blaze, troop 3D." Killed on
seven mile hil on road to Fort tThemas-Private
John DoOman, troop "D;" Peter j. Bladt and
Edward Winkler, company 3D. twelfth infan-
try. Wounded at Apache-First Lieut.. G. G.
GOOdan, 9th cavalry.
The OLD CITY Posi- OFFICE.-That part of the
Post Office department building, formerly occu-
pied by the City Post Office, is just being occu-
pied. When the rooms were first vacated the
department had no money to have them changed
and reftted for its use. After some months
money for this purpose was obtained and then
another delay was caused by want of funds for
the purchase of carpets and furniture for the
rooms. The department had to wait until the
frst OF July last beginning of the fiscal YEAR,
for funds to become available for the purchase
OF furniture. The rooms are all in order now
and are being occupied by divisions of the de-
partment..
THE AMERICANS attending the Geographical
congress. at Venice, are Capt Geo. Wheeler,
representative of the War department.; COmmo-
dore Baldwin. representative of the navy; Judge
Field. and Judge DAILY. president of the Ameri-
lean Geographical society.
A BAD PROSPECT FOR THE CROPs.-The re-
ports OF the condition of the cotton, corn and
tobacco crops. issued at noon to-day from the
Department Of Agriculture say that cotton re-
ports of September 1st to that department show
very heavy decline in the condition of cotton
since the last report, owing to a protracted
drought which has prevailed in all sections of
the cotton belt. The general average condition
OF the corn crop on September 1st was Co. being
II per cent lower than the month previous. and
81 per cent lower than year ago at the same
date. The cause of the low condition existing
in almost every section of the country is
drought. The returns from correspondents give
a very serious decline in the prospects for crop
of tobacco. The average for the whole country
is only Is. against IS last month and 81 at this
same date last year.
GONE TO ATTEND SENATOR BURNs1DEs
FUNERAL.-Vice President Arthur YESTERDAY
telegraped Sergeant -at-Arms Bright, of the
Senate, authority to invite number of Senators
to attend the funeral of the late Senator Burn
side. Col. Bright invited Senators Jones, of
Florida. Vest. Johnston and Pugh. who were in
this city; Senator Davis, of Illinois. Senator
Jones. of Nevada. who was in New York, and
Senators Logan, Cameron. of Pennsylvania and
Garland, who were at COney Island Senator
Davis replied that he could not attend. and
Senator Johnston could not go, as he had BUSH
ness connected with the Yorktown centennial
IN hand This morning Senators Jones' of
Florida. Pugh and Vest. accompanied by Ser
geant Arms Bright and Acting Secretary
Nixon, left for Rhode Island and were to meet
Messrs. Logan, Garland, Jones, of Nevada. and
Cameron, of Penfsy lvania, in New York.
PERsONAL.-COi. w. A. Cook returned from
Long Branch yesterday afternoon n.-Ex-Re-
cOrder George A. Sheridan is in town.-Mr.
Justice Woods has just leased through Fitch.
Fox Brown the furnished residence of Col.
Tisdel at the corner of 18th and O streets, Iowa
Circle.-Mrs Tudor. wife of Rev. DR.. W. V.
Tudor. and daughter of Mr.. S. r. G. MOrsell leaves
this evening for her home i'm st. Louis DR..
Tudor will be remembered as for many wears the
popular pastor of Mount Vernon Place Church
in this city.-G. Theilkuhl leaves tonight for
St Paul, Minn.-Mr. F. E. Burnside the Only
living nephew of Gen. Burnside, left this CITY
| last night to attend the funeral of his uncle
Mr.. HerndOn MOrsell has been engaged to sing
! in concert in Boston. October 9th. with Miss
Carey and Mr.. MyrOn w. Whitney. 1t is prob
able that Mr. MOrsell will accept an invitation to
join an opera company under the management
of Miss E. H. Ober, the successful manager of
the Boston Ideal COmpany-SenOr Don Mar
cial Martinez, Gillian minister at Washington.
Is at NewpOrt.-M. Gerard first secretary of
the French legation at Washington, is In New
York.