Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-10-15
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Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY.-1nternal reve-
nue., $465, AZ; customs, ssos,o6s.z2
COL ROBERT G. INGERsoLL will leave here in Q
few days for Mexico, where he has mining inter-
ests. number of papers are saying that because
the Indians are SO bad out there he will take hts
lamily with him In order that they may all die to-
gether Col 1ngersoll is hunting for the man who
started the report. He goes 1t alone
In THE SENATE YESTERDAY, after our report
closed, Mr.. Morgan offered resolution, which was
adopted, calling on the Secretary OF the Treasury
for copy of any orders made by him since 18th Of
July, 1881, relating to the payment or diSburSe-
ment OF money appropriated for the payment OF
Senators and OF officers OF the Senate, together
with reports or decisions OF officers Of the Treasury
department touching the power OF the Secretary
OF the Treasury in ordering such payment or dis
burSement
PLEASANT FOR COMPTROLLER KNOX.-The London
Economist, OF September 3d. and the London Bank
e1;s' Magazine for the month of October, copy the
tables contained in the address OF Comptroller
With favorable comments.
WASHINGTON Observation-Disclosures the
new play by Mrs Frances Hodgson Burnett, of this
city, was produced at the Grand Opera House In
New Haven on Wednesday evening" before a large
cultivated and enthusiastic audience. The play is
founded on Mrs. Burnetts story of "Esmeralda,n
m printed IN ScIlo9er In 1877 and is told In four acts
The plot is simple, and there is entire absence
of what is called in theatrical parlance, ''busi-
ness" it is simply word picture The scene in the
the Others in Paris The dialogue is said to be
characteristic, original spicy and stirring, and ex
perlenced critics present on its production predict
q and Iril ont nm
SUDDEN DEATH OF A NAVAL OFFICER AT YORK
TowN.-A dispatch from Yorktown last night states
That upon the arrival there of the United States
steamer Despatch. Captain E. P McCrea, COM
handing the flagship Tennessee, and chief Of Ad-
mlral Wymans staff, went on board the Despatch,
and as he advanced to speak to the Admiral fell
upon the deck and in few minutes died Cap
tain McCrea had been apparently in excellent
health. His wife is lineal decendent OF Count de
GraSse. Yesterday afternoon General Hancock
arrived at YORKTOWN on the Yantic, which vessel
to-day took the remains Of Captain McCrea to
Norfolk for burial at the Naval Hospital. The
officers OF the yard and the marine battalion have
been ordered out to render funeral hOnOrs and
Capt. A. w. Weaver, Constructor Thomas E.
Webb, Medical Director James Suddard, Chief En-
gineer Thomas Williamson, Commander j. F. Nc
GlenSey and Commander w. c. Wise, will act as
pall-bearers The deceased was a native of New
York, and was appointed to the navy from Wis
OF death.
lions by the Senate yesterday, not mentioned in
the STAR last evening, were the following: Mark s.
Brewer, Michigan, (member of the last Congress,)
COnSul-General at Berlin; Edmund johnson, New
Jersey, Consul at Pictou; Alexander Jourdan,
Davis, massachusetts, Deputy Fourth Auditor OF
I,te+, tne Treasury; Jacob H. Ella, New Hampshire,
Department; O. P G. Clark. Rhode Island. First
Deputy Commissioner OF Pensions: CalOni b.
Walker, Indiana, Deputy Commissioner of Pen
Cnlif
San Francisco; Robert S. Foster, Indiana, United
States Marshal for Indiana; Addison Brown, New
Yr YorS District District Judge Southern District Of New
Alaska; Henry a. Kennedy, Maine, Collector at
Waidboro; and the following postmasters: B. P.
ton, w. Va. Thomas Reed, Fairmont, w. Va; Jud-
son Sponord, Huntingdon, W. Va.
AN OHIO CoNscIENCE.-Secretary Window to-
day received a conscience contribution of $50,
from an unknown person in Cleveland, Ohio.
THE LADIES PREsENT.-Among the ladies who
attended the ceremonies at the Capitol yesterday
were the wives OF Senators Dawes, Butler and
Call, and OF ex-senator Mcdonald the wives of Sec
retarleS Hunt and kirkwOId, and the wife of Dr.
Lor1ng, Commissioner OF Agriculture. Nine Outrey
ana the wives OF the French visitors sat in the dip
lOmatic gallery during the reception in the Senate
ACCOUNTING FOR BooKwALrERs DEFEAr-Ex-
Representative Finley, fresh from Ohio, says that
Bookwalter, the democratic candidate, was de-
feated by Foster because a good MANY Old line
democrats had no faith in their candidates de-
mOcracy, and hence would not turn out to vote for
him.
RAILROAD COMMISSIONERS sAPPOINTED-The Presi-
dent has appointed the following commissioners
to examine report upon 25 miles of railroad con-
strucred by the Northern Pacific railroad COM
pany In Montana: David c. Shepard. st. Paul
Mimi; Barnabor Burns, Mansfield, Ohio; Ezekiel
Clark, Iowa city, Iowa.
SENATE SUBCOMMITTEE ON BANKRUPT LAws.-The
subcommittee OF the Senate Judiciary committee
10 prepare bankrupt law will meet during the
recess and endeavOr to have an act ready for SUBJ
mission TO the Senate in December. Messrs In
gails, Mcmillan and Garland, compose the sub
committee.
THE PRESIDENTS TRIP TO YoRKTOwN.-It is not
known at what hour President Arthur, accompan-
led by the members OF the Cabinent except Secre-
t tary Blaine, and some Others, who will be pres
1dentially invited, will start for Yorktown It will
be some time next Monday, on the Despatch-Ad-
miral Porter's flagship The Congressional deega-
Monday, on the TallapOoSa. Col. COrbfn will 90
down, with others, in the revenue cutter Ewing
SO lar there is no practical Change from the pro-
gram OF the departure, which was published Seve-
raj days ago in The STAR.
TWENTY-FIVE LITTLE INDIANs-A delegation OF
twentynine little Indian boys and girls fresh from
ono ''iouA Guilty., Cdlltu lnCoffOr depart
ment to-day to pay their respects to Secretary
k1rkwood- They were selected from the Crow
Creek, Lower Brule, Cheyenne River and Yankton
Sioux agencies and are on their way to Hampton
school. Lieutenant Brown is expected here in a
few days with fifteen more, ten OF whom have been
taken from the band OF hOStleS under Sitting Bull
recently surrendered.
SECRETARYsHIP OF THE SENATE.-Senator Garland
has resolution authorizing Chief Clerk Shober to
perform the duties OF the Secretary OF the Senate
as Acting Secretary until the election of Secre-
tary but 1t appears that some OF the democrats are
opposed to introducing it, and insist upon going
into the election of Secretary. 1t may be that a
democratic caucus will be called for this evening
or Monday morning to determine what course shall
be pursued. Apparently majority OF the demo-
Gratis favor the ShOber resolution on the ground
that democratic Secretary cannot be elected.
Senator Davis will vote for the ShOber rcsOluto on,
and the republicans are willing to let it be adopted
DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS has been called for ten
O'clock Monday morning, to determine whether
ShOber shall be made acting secretary, or an at
tempt to elect republican secretary shall be
made.
PERsoNAL-Gen Walker, Superintendent Of the
Census, will probably be President OF the Boston
Worlds Fair. which now seems likely to be held in