Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-08-25
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY Internal
revenue, sSo2, ,73s. SO; customs. s71S, ,1sa.47.
NAVAL NOTES.-The U. 8. steamer Adams
sailed at daylight this morning from San Fran
cisco. The Yantic arrived at the Charlestown
(Mass) navy yard this morning.
VOYAGE AROUND THE WORLD.-The y. 8.
ship Ticonderoga, which has made a voyage
| around the world, is now in New York. Com
mander Cromwell reports to the Secretary of the
Navy that in passing Pitcairn Island on the 30th
OF April boat came of, according to the custom
of the natives, bringing some fruit and vegeta-
bles and in turn they were supplied. from the
ship with such small articles as they stood most
in need of. From the information obtained there
is not now an American on the island. The
number of Inhabitants is 96, of which more than
one-haf are females.
THE ARCTIC CRUISE OF THE ALLIANCE
Commander Wadleigh, Of the US. s. Alliance,
under date of July 26th. Hammerfest, Norway.
reports to the Secretary of the Navy that the
governor has directed the mayors of the differ
ent districts of Iceland to report to him every
thing in the shape of drift wood, &c. which may
be discovered on the northern coasts of the
island, and also forwarded to them copies of the
description of the Jeanette" and has in every
way manifested the greatest interest and good
will in the object of this cruise, which has been
suitably acknowledged. He had obtained sup
plies and a pilot and would sail July % for
Spitzbergen. The ice was reported very heavy
to the nOrthward. and several vessels had re-
turned, reporting that they were unable to get
through to Spitzbergen.
ARMY ORDERs.-1st Lient. H. H. Adams 18th
infantry. having reported to the adjutant gen.
eral, in compliance with orders. will return to
his station. I'd Lieut.. Victor Fl. Bridgman, Cd
artillery. is detailed professor of military sci
ence and tactics at the Massachusetts, Agricul-
tural college, Amherst Mass and will report
for duty accordingly. 1st Lieut.. John w. Pull
man, Sth cavalry, now at Meadyille, Pa, will re-
port i'm person to the superintendent mounted
recruiting service, Jefferson barracks, Mo-. for
duty. 1st Lieut.. F. E. Phelps, Sth cavalry. is
relieved from duty at Jefferson barracks No.
and as member of the general court-martial
appointed to meet at that post. This order to
which may be before the court at the date of
its receipt. Lieut.. Phelps will then join his
troops in the department of Texas.
MORE SCIENTISTS. - The following named
Washingtonians were elected members of the
American Association for the Advancement of
Science, at Cincinnati, on Monday: Daniel Am
men, Thos. B. Ferguson, Robert Fletcher E. NJ.
Gaiandet, VIM. NJ. New, John G. Parke, Will
liam B. Taylor, David P. Todd. J. ]. Woodward.
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THE COMING STORM-A TIDAL WAVE AT CAPE
HATTERAs.-A special bulletin from the signal
Office this morning is as follows: 'sSince the
hour of regular observations this morning very
high southeast swell has been reported all along
the North Carolina coast. At Hatteras the sig
nal service observer states that the sea has risen
to an enormous height since sunrise this morn
ing. and is now breaking over the bar and rum
ming across the beach. Its direction is from the
southeast. The wind changed from northeast to
east at Z am, and then to southeast and is now
northeast again. At 10 am. wind velocity over
2S miles northeast; heavy clna,tlo stratus clouds
can be seen above the horizon from east to
south. CautiOnary signals have been ordered to
be displayed along the North Carolina coast
of hurricane east of North Carolina and prob
ably moving to the northwestward.
CHANGES IN STATIONS OF MEDICAL OFFICERS
The following changes in the stations and du-
ties of officers of the Medical department are
made: Major Ely Mcclellan, surgeon, relieyed
from duty in the department of the Columbia by
the commanding general of that department.
and will proceed to Louisville. Kentucky and
report by letter, upon his arrival there, to the
Surgeon General. The following named officers
will be relieved from duty in the departments
set opposite their respective names and will
then proceed to New York city, New York, and
report by letter, upon arrival there to the Sur
geOn General: Major A. A. Woodruff, surgeon,
department of California. Captain s. G. Cow
drey, assistant surgeon, department of the
Platte. Captain j. NJ. Dickson. assistant sur
geOn, department of the Columbia. LIST lieu
tenant Samuel Q. Robinson. assistant surgeon
relieved from duty in the department of Dakota
by the commanding general Ofthat department,
to proceed to Boston, Massachusetts,, and re-
port by letter, upon his arrival there, to the
Surgeon General.