Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-10-24
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal reve-
nue., $3.50, ,42S. SO; customs, 1888, ,141.40.

nue., $685., i2s. 80; customs, $sss, ,141.40.
WHEN THE US. SUPREME COURT convened to-
day Attorney General MacVeagh, In a brief ad-
dreSS, presented to the court the resolutions
adopted by the bar meeting last Monday. with
reference to the death OF the late Justice Clifford,
and the court, as mark OF respect for the latters
memory, adjourned.
THE PRESIDENTS CALLERS To-pAY.-Quite a
number OF New Workers called on the President
to-day to pay their respects, and up to noon he
was kept exceedingly busy: The Senators who
called were MeSSrS. Lapham, Harrison and
and Young, of Ohio Gov Hawkins, of Tennessee,
called with Col. Dillon, of the same state. The
other callers were Justice Harlan and COmmts-
SiOner OF Pensions Dudley.
THE ARCTIC CRUISE OF THE ALLIANCE.-Advices
received at the Navy depart ment from Hammer
fest, Norway, September 18th, nnounce the arri-
val there OF the Arctic search steamer, the Alli-
ance She left Green Bay August 25th, and had
been cruising to the nOrthward and in the vicinity
without any result, except encountering heavy ice
and establishing tide water and bench works in
Safe Haven and the Ice FiOrd. She left Green Bay
for HammerfeSt in order to fill her bunkers with
bergen, cruise until September 25th, in obedience
to the departments orders, and then leave for
New York by way Of Iceland and Halifax.
A "REMINISCENCES OF LAFAYETTE.-One OF the old
time mansions in which Lafaye tie was entertained
when last he visited this neig hborhoOd is Tudor
Place, on Georgetown Heights, now owned and
was born there. At the time of Lafayette's visit
Mrs, Peter, the sister of George Washington Parke
Custis, was living there with her children, and
gave grand dinner to Lafayette, which was fol-
lowed by ball. Tudor Place, though still in ex-
cellent repair was built in 1914 1t contains many
deared by association with the Washington fam
lily and their friends. One OF the best engraved
portraits OF lafayette is there. Itwas presented
by himself to Mrs Peter, whom he first knew as a
little girl at Mount Vernon. Mrs. KennOn remem-
bers distinctly seeing him on his last visit to her
mother, with whom he renewed his acquaintance
by kissing her.
SENATE CoNFIRMATIoNs.-Besid sides confirming the
OF w. W. Dudley to be Commissioner
OF Pensions, as stated in Saturdays STAR the SEN
ate, in executive session that day confirmed the
following nominations: Robert +. Crowell, of Min
neSota, deputy sixth auditor; John CrOmb, of Min
neSota, register of land Office at CrOOkstOn Mimi;
F. w. Sparkling, of Seattle, w. T., register OF land
office at Vancouver, w. T.: Geo. w. Wilkinson, of
o MeDraska, indian agent, omaha & and W1nnebago
St Joseph, Mo- Also, large number of naval
promotions, including the following: Capt Mont
gomery Sicard to be chief of the bureau of ord
nance in the Navy department; Capt John G. Wal
ker to be chief of the bureau of navigation in the
Navy department.; COmmodOreS James H. SPOTS
and James w. A. Nicholson, to be rear admiralS;
Capts- Samuel r. Franklin, Edward T. McCauley
and John c. p. Dekrant to be commodores; Com
manders Joseph N. Miller, Montgomery Sicard, Ed
ward o. Matthews, Edward P. Lull and Chas. S.
Norton to be captains.
GEN. LONGsTREET NOT TO BE IN THE CABINET
Friends of the President say unhestatingly that
Gen. EOngstreet will not be appointed to any
position in the Cabinet.
PERsONAL-Governor Foster, of Ohio, is at the
Riggs-Ex-United States Treasurer John c. New
has been elected president of the American FL
nance Company, of New York, and will probably
assume the duties on the 1st of November, though
he means to retain his connection with Indiana
politics and business intereStS.-The Misses Kew.
of Washington, were registered at the New York
Herald Office In Paris on Saturday.-Baron De
Fava, the new italian minister at Washington, ac-
companed by his wife, arrived here yesterday and
has taken quarters at Wizards Representative
Browne Is seriously III at his home in Winchester,
Ind, OF neuralgia OF the StOmach.-AsSiStant
Secretary of State Hit left last night for the west
Ewing, Of Ohio, and his wife arrived
here Saturday night. Yesterday the General had
recurrence OF the fever which beset him while in
Colorado last tsummer.--EX-SenatOr Platt, OF New
York, arrived in the city yesterday. His friends
say the visit has reference only to the transfer of
the house to his wife recently purchased by the
ex-senator in this city