Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-09-27
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-pAY.-Internalre rev.
enue, 81, 1S6, ,9S7.45; customs, 1906 05917.
THE U. s. s. ADAMS arrived at Panama sep-
tember 18th. She encountered heavy gale in
the passage from San Francisco. She is in good
condition except her engines, which do not
work as economically as they should. Repairs
will be made which will temporarily remedy
this defect. Leaving Panama the Adams will
go to Cailao.
NAVAL H0N0Rs TO THE MEMORY OF THE LATE
PREsIDENT.-Rear Admiral Rodgers, superin-
tendent of the Naval Academy, reports to the
Navy department that honors to the memory of
the late President were carried out there yester-
day. in accordance with the order of the Secre-
tary OF the Navy.
MOVEMENTS OF MEMBERS OF THE CABINET
Secretary Blaine will 60 to Maine from Cleve-
land before returning to Washington. Secre-
tary Lincoln will return tomorrow. Secretary
Hant returned to the city to-day, at 1880 D. M,
from Cleveland on the first section of the funeral
train.
Mr. j. STANLEY Brown, who accompanied
Mrs. Garfield and family to Mentor last night, is
expected to reach Washington tomorrow night.
The GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS were all open
to-day, but very little business was transacted.
There was but little to be transacted. Only in
the cash room of the Treasury were there signs
of much work. Elsewhere the clerks had a very
good time of it to-day.
The TREACHEROUS INDIANS IN THE SOUTH
wEsT.-Major General Mcdowell telegraphs to
the War department from 'PresdiO of San Fran
cisco, September "A. the following dispatch from
ten. Wilcox. dated at Thomas, September
24th:' "After much talk at San Carlos agency
for surrender, the hOstiles are reported to have
taken to the mountains, leaving their chiefs in
our hands, and threatened a new outbreak l
have sent word to Van Horne on Wingate road
and requested him to march to Fort Apache, as
Carr will be needed below"
The D. DOG POsTAI, CARD.-As antici-
pated by THE STAR, the trial OF Mr.. Carmichael
of Loudon county, Va, for posting in the mail
to Senator Vance, of North Carolina card.
Calling Senator Malone "a damn dog" " has been
again postponed by the United States court sit
ting in Alexandria to-day. 1t will not be called
again until January next and it is more than
probable that the case will be abandoned before
it comes to trial.
COMMISSIONS as postmasters were to-day
from the Post Office department to
the following: j. d. Clay. Clay's Mills, Halifax
county; r. o. Norris. Lively Oaks, Lancaster
county; j. E. Cousens, DstOn, Dinwiddie
county, Virginia. j. H. Pielert. Triumph BaIti-
more county. Maryland, and C. PersOn, Clay c.
d., Clay county. W. Va.
THE SUPREME Court VACANCY-There is now
oniy one vacancy on the Supreme Court bench. |
That was caused by the death of Justice Clifford
There will, at an early date be another vacancy
owing to the inability of Justice Hunt. Presi- |
rfhnr ha Of
;ies on that bench. 1t is thought that Chief !
Justice Gray, of Massachusetts, will succeed |
Justice Clifford. 1t has been limited that Sem
ator Conkllng may be Justice Hunts successor |
Ihe latter is only rumor however. and there |
does not seem to be any ground for it.
THOMAS JEFFERsON's GRANDDAuGHTER AT THE !
WHITE HOUsE--Mrs. Maria jefferson Eppes |
Shine called at the White House to-day. and
was shown all the cOurtesies of the place. She |
Is the granddaughter of Thomas Jefferson Her |
son and daughter and one or two other persons !
accompanied her. She had with her the medal |
Whlch was awarded Thomas Jefferson by the |
continental Congress tor drawing up the decla- |
ration of independence The medal is a little |
arger than the standard silver dollar OF to-day, |
and Is appropriately inscribed 1t is of silver |
rhe people at the White House united in show
ng attention to the descendant of her illustriOus
ancestor.
THE WHITE House was very dull to-day The
official mail was received there and acted upon.
Prof. Langston and Marshal Russell, of Texas.
'alled during the day. Mr.. j. C. Reed, who is
acting as private secretary to President Arthur.
md who will succeed Mr. Brown called during
he morning but left no instructions outside Of
certain suggestions of a routine character in
regard to the official mail.
PERsoNAL.-Dr. j. NJ. Toner has returned from
his European trip in fine health and Spirits
King kalakata, of the Sandwich Islands. ac-
by his staff. arrived in Philadelphia
last nght.-HOn. Eppa Hunton, of Virginia
is in the city.-Mr. West the new British
minister to the United States. has started for
" Washington. He has written to Mr.. Lowell,
the American minister at London assuring him |.
that he would spare no effort to strengthen the
ties between England and America-Dr. Karl |
Won Schloezer, the new minister to the United |
States, has started for Washington via Ham
hurg."COl. GOurand. the American commits
sioner. has written to the American minister.
Mr. Norton. declining to undertake the duties
Of member Of the international jury of the
Electrical exhibition in Paris, because of his
with the undertakings of Mr.. Edison.
Barca. the Spanish minister. is in
New lOrk.-COl. ID. II. Case, prominent
lawyer of Providence, Rhode Island. is in the
Sherman returned this after
noon from Cleveiand.-Generai Drum, who
went to Cleveland with the Presidents remains.
ls not expected 10 return TO Washington for ten
or twelve days.-Major W. r. Slack, USING. |
has been granted an extension of one month TO |
his leave of absence-Senor Don Eduardo
Bosch secretary of the Spanish legation. was at |
the Albemarle hotel, New York, yesterday.
The Case of Sergeant Mason.
GENERAL HANC0CK's ORDER CONyENING THE |
COERT-MARTIAL.
An order Of General Hancock appoints a |
rourt-martial for the trial Of Sergeant Mason to |
convene at the Washington barracks (arsenaD |