Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-08-02
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY. - Internal
revenue, $247, 1862; customs, S742, ,394.S1

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS It-DA1. luteIUdl
revenue, s247 ,s5692; customs, s742, ,a94.s1.
"RAIsING' TREASURY N0TEs.-Anagent of the
secret service telegraphs to headquarters In this
| city information of the arrest at Perrysville.
Ohio. yesterday of William III. Vangilder. for
raising the denomination of u. s. Treasury
notes.
GooD REcORD.-TO-day is the fifth anniver-
sary of Gen. Raum taking charge of the office
of Commissioner of Internal Revenue He will
be able to report that i'm those five years the
officers of his bureau have collected S602 310
1922 and disbursed s21. .992. $50. without the
loss of a dollar to the government Commits
sioner Raum leaves tomorrow for the west.
JEROME j. HINDs. of Alabama. has been ap-
pointed special agent of the Post Office de-
partment. His appointment was made out yes
terday. 1T is understood that Mr.. Kinds duties
will be in connection with the star route in
yestigation. He was formerly mail contractor.
SECRETARY KlRKwOOD is still confined to his
residence with slight malarial attack. He was
up to-day. but not able to go to the Interior
department. Assistant Secretary of the Interior
Bell will return to the city tomorrow.
THE CONTRACT FOR THE TRANSPORTATION of
the delegation of Indian chiefs which is to ar
rive here on the 18th instant for a talk with the
Indian department has been awarded to the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad. The names of the
chiefs who will compose the delegation have
been published in THE STAR.
SITTING BULL and the Indians who surren-
dered with him have been taken to Standing Rock
agency. and from there they will be distributed
to the various agencies which they may prefer
or to which they properly belong. Sitting Bull
will be dealt with precisely as the other Indians
at the agencies.
Posi- OFFICE DEPARTMENT NoTEs.-Second
Assistant Postmaster General Elmer has re-
turned and was at his desk to-day Chief
Clerk FL. ID. Lyman has gone for few days re-
creation. A large basket of rare flowers Orna-
mented the desk Of Postmaster General James
to-day. Colonel Thompson, superintendent Of
the Railway mail service is out of the city until
next Thursday. -. l.. S. Mortimer, commission
clerk Of the Post Office department, viii leave
tomorrow for months recreation in Fauquier
county. Va. The commission of J. G. Morton
as postmaster at Anacostia was forwarded to
him from the Post Office department to-day.
SUIT AGAINST AN INDIAN AGENT AND HIS
SuRETIEs.-District Attorney Corkhill. for the
United States yeste rday entered suit against J.
Il. Stuart and his bondsmen, c: E. Hoyey and
Hawkins Taylor. in the sum of $4,000. The
principal was an Indian agent, and it is alleged
that he failed to account for certain moneys
placed in his hands for disbursement.
SENATE PAYMENTS WHILE THE SECRETARY
SHIP Is Notwithstanding Window to-day
directed that Treasurer Gilfilan shall disburse
the moneys of the office of Secretary of Senate
until q successor to the late Secretary Burch is
selected. Judge Lawrence, First Controller.
delivered an opinion that such course should
be pursued in the payment of members clerks
&C., of'the Senate. The order of the Secretary
was, however, based upon precedents. 1t was
found that similar order was given by Presi-
dent Grant and also by President Pierce.
THE REMAINS OF Mrs. HOWE, the deceased
wife of ex-senator Howe, will be taken from
here on Thursday to Green Bay, Wis. for burial,
attended by the ex-senator and his daughter
Mrs. TOtten. There will be no funeral services
here.
E. II. ROGERS, United States consul at Vera
Cruz, Mexico, died yesterday.
ELECTRIC LIGHT FOR THE BALTIMORE Posi-
OFFICE.-General Ross, assistant postmaster of
Baltimore. while in Washington yesterday OBJ
tanned permission TO put the electric light i'm use
in the Baltimore post office. The light will be
put in use Immediately. Applications have
been received to so illuminate other public
buildings throughout the country.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Passed Assistant Engineer
Absolam Kirby to the Powhattan, relieving
Passed Assistant Engineer J. w. Gardner who
is placed on waiting orders.
THE FOLLOWING CHANGES in the stations and
duties of officers Of the corps of engineers are
made: Major George L. Gillespie is relieved
from the operation of the order which assigns
him to duty in New York in charge of works of
river and harbor improvement recently in charge
of Lieutenant Colonel Nathaniel Mchler de-
c. F. Powell Major Gillespie will proceed to
Philadelphia Pa, and relieve Col. j. N. Macomb
OF his duties in connection with the river and
harbor works in his charge. Capt. VIM. Ludlow
will be relieved from duty under the orders of
Col: j: N. Macomb upon the arrival of Major G.
l.. Gillespie at Philadelphia and will then pro-
ceed TO New York city and relieve Colonel John
Newton of the charge of works of river and har-
Dor Improvement recently in charge of Lieut.
Col: Nathaniel Michler, deceased. First Lieut..
w. McC DERBY Will remain on duty under the
immediate orders Of Col. John Newton.
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GENERAL SHERIDAN has left Chicago on tour
Of inspection through the west and northwest
He will visit the posts in the northwest. going
as far as Fort Keogh. He will then 90 south
through the Yellowstone park. He will extend
his trip TO the country south of that park. of
which comparatively nothing is now known. 1t
is thought by many that the best way of getting
into the park is from the south. General Sheri-
dams inspection tour will very likely settle that
question.
PERsONAL.-Mrs. Della Stuart Parnell Hon. ].
N. Tyner, Commodore Easily, Hon. J. H. Acklen,
and ex-Sergeant-at- Thompson. are regis
tered at the Ebbtt-Mr Robert Stewart, for
merly occupying the position, succeeds Mr..
Tinker as superintendent of the b. &C. r. r. Co. s
telegraph 1nes.-A. NJ. Clapp and family have
gone TO Avon Springs. N.Y.-Dr r. A. Foster,
G.. De Shields and family, c. H. Ingram and fam
lily. Miss Clarke, Miss Doughty Quentin Mackall.
Miss Mackall, p. Soule. Mrs. j. H. Soule, Miss
Sonic and f. B. Smith are at Jordan White Sui
phur Springs.---Mr. and Mrs. II. A. Willard have
gone for months stay at Nantucket.-EH H.
Rogers, US. Consul at Vera Cruz, died yester-
day.-Rev. W. p. Harrison, pastor Of Mt. YER
non Place II. E. Church. has arrived safely at
Liyecpool.-Cel. Barr has gone to Philadel-
phia for brief visit.-Miss Ida Phelan and
Miss Minnie Fellows, of Washington, are regis
| tered at Willow Grove. Vail NJ Hutcilin-
son and family and Mrs. Ball, have gone to Sea
| Girt, near Long Branch.-Paymaster and Mrs
Bacon and Mrs. and Miss Stoughton are at Old
Orchard Beach.-Rcpresentat Ben
Wood. Of New York, and wife are i'm Paris
| p. NJ. Dubant. wife and daughters are at Asbury
| Park.---D.. Ashford has returned from Berkley
Springs. leaving his family there for the season.
| Hallett Kibo1rn. of Washington. was registered
/ at the New York Herald Office in Paris yester-