Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-08-27
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-pAY-Internal
revenue, s45O, 1880; customs, t97s .S7. Sc.

revenue, s45O, 1880; customs, t97s, S07.56.
NAVAL NorEs-The Secretary of the Navy is
advised of the movement of naval vessels as
follows: The Tallapoosa left League Island.
Philadelphia, at 2 o'clock for the New York
navy yard. The Standish and Mavflower. left
Portsmouth, Va, yesterday for Annapolis. The
Lackawanna arrived at San Francisco Yesterday
afternoon.
ANOTHER REFORM STARTKD-The special
agents Of the Census bureau do not in all cases
cenfine themselves to the collection of dry fig
ures and facts. At least one of them goes
further, and essays to improve the
photography of our language. This is Mr.. Hill
gard, special agent in charge of cotton pro-
ductfon, who in hisreport says: 'Tventure upon
the innovation Of spelling 'cottonseed' as one
word, as is done in the case of fiaxseed. linseed
moohseed, ETC., in order to obviate the occur,
ence OF such grammatical monstrosities as cot
ton seed oil cake meal and similarly con-
stituted expressions that can hardly be avoided
unless such change is made"
OUR NATIONAL BALANCE SHEET.-Mr J. N.
Whitney. acting chief Of the bureau of statistics
has issued statement Of the foreign commerce
of the United States for July, 1881, corrected to
August 2Sd. The excess of exports Of merchan-
disc for the month ended July 81 last was
BIC, 699, AGO. for the seven months ended at that
date, *lOs, 6s9, 1896 and for the twelve months,
$256, 691 ,591. The excess Of exports of gold for
the month was GIT, 222; for the seven months
ending at the same date the excess of imports of
gold and silver was So 6S3 ,4a2, and for the
sWei We mo months ending with the same date
$50, 666.977 The total value of exports during
the month was S63, 064 ,2S9; during the seven
months s4SS, All ,9s5, and for the twelve months
1884,, 416: 066.
REAR ADMIRAL SPOTS, commanding the South
Atlantic EfQfinn &c cfoF IN {bo
tary of the Navy as follows: Personal staff
Capt. W. A. Kirkland, chief; Master H. P. McIn-
tosh, nag lieutenant; Ensign York NOEL, secre-
tary to the cOmmander-in-chief. General staff
Paymaster James E. T0lfore, feet paymaster;
Chlef Engineer W. j. Lamdin. fleet engineer
Capt. <. P. Meeker, USING. fleet marine
officer.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Master Edward B. Under
wood. Cadet Midshipmen Spencer NJ. Rose, Ed
ward II. Harrison, Eugene Fl. Harmon, James
ID. Crenshaw, Fred w. Lines. Alex. s. McCrea
Benjamin Fl. Craig, McDonough Craven and
Francis 3: Sutton, to the Pensacola. per steamer
OF the 10th of September. Master Chauncey
Thomas, Cadet Mdshipman Lincoln Karmany.
David Morgan. John A. Kimball and Thomas L.
BOnnds. TO the Adams, per steamer of the 10th
OF September. Passed Assistant Paymaster
Frank H. Clark, to the Adams. Detached-As-
sstant Paymaster Geo. NJ. Allen. from the Adams
and ordered to return and report arrival.
Nor GUILTY.-Recently. First Lieut. Alexan-
der D. Schenck, Cd US. artillery, was tried at
Governors Island, New York harbor, by court
martial on the charge of drunkenness, the speci-
hcatlon setting forth that he. "being in COM
mand of detachment Of U.s. troops, as guard
at the District Jail, Washington. DC, to which
duty he had been duly assigned by his command
ing officer, Col r. B. Ayres I'd artillery under
instructions from the War department. did be-
come drunk and unfit and unable to perform
said duty on the Goth day of July, 1881" The
court found the accused not guilty. and the Sec
rotary Of War has ordered that he be released
from arrest and resume his sword.
PERSONALITIES. Mary Clemmer, who is now
at Newport, will soon 60 to Boston, for pro-
longed visit-Mr. and Mrs. Lewis J. Davis
have returned from Block Island, where they
nave been spending several weeks.-Miss Ella
Sheriff and Miss Florence Greigg are at Mar
shalfs. on the lower POtomac.-Mrs. General
Mcclure. who has been spending the summer
with her invalid mother, near Mount Sterling,
ny, was quite severely injured by being thrown
backward from her horse while out riding with
her husband at that place last Monday-Miss
L. Z. Fletcher is at the Atlantic Hotel, Ocean
City.-Miss Eva Mills has returned to the city
from her northern tOur.-Mss NJ. K Schreiner
is summering at Auburndale. Mass.-Senator
Logan, ex-senator Chaffee and Ex-Governor
Routt, OF Colorado, are in tOwn.-HOn d. G.
DE Jarnette, member Of the Thirty-sixth Con-
gress, and afterwards Of the Confederate House
of Representatives died on the 22d inst at the
Montgomery White Sulphur Springs-Mrs.
Bushrod Robinson is at Sal atoga S. C.
Shortlidge, Of Media, Pa, is at the Ebbitt-
Senator Davis, of West Virginia, and Senior Jose
Vihdes of the Spanish legation, were registered
In New York last night.-Mrs DuncansOn has
gone to Gettysburg .-Rustum Effendi, of the
Turkish legation, and Richard Porter. of Wash
ingtOn, are at Newport-Mrs Marcia Dam
forth and ID. W. Brown are at Ocean Grove.