Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-03-02
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECErrrs TO-DAY. - Internal
revenue. $3.50 .255.6s; customs $50, ,3O6.32.
THE PRESIDENT will leave Washington satur.
day morning for Fremont. Ohio, his home.
THE visit of inspection to the Norfolk navy
yard has been given up by Secretary Gon.
THE TRENTON, flagship of the European
squadron arrived at Toulon, France February
l4th The usual SaluteS were exchanged with
the officials OF the port.
WHITE House CALLERs.-Senators Voorhees,.
Logan and Mcdonald, and Representatives
Hawley, Stephens and Jones called on the
President to-day.
Mr. CHITTENDEN's reception to Pres!dent-elec
Garfield this evening Is from 1s to u o'clock
instead OF from to 10, as has been enormously
announced.
NAVAL ORDERs-Passed Assistant Surgeon F.
C. Dale, from special duty In the bureau Of
medicine and surgery, goth inst, and ordered
to the Palos. Asiatic station, I'd April Sail
maker c. Ii. Jones, from the Portsmouth, and
placed on waiting orders.
IN THE SENATE yesterday after our report
closed, the conference report on the river and
barhor bill was agreed to, and a recess was
taken until i:3O pm. At the evening session
the conference report on the Notifications ap-
preparation bill was concurred In; and number
OF House bills unObjected to were passed among
them the District bills mentioned elsewhere.
COUNTERFEITER ARREsTED.-The agent OF the
secret service at Philadelphia telegraphs the
arrest of Emile Eisenlohr In that city for pass
ing counterfeit S. notes on the National State
d INK Of Troy, New York.
THE ARRIVAL OF GEN. SHERIDAN To NIGHr.-
By direction OF Colonel Corbin, a section OF
Major Hannemans battery win fire a lieuten-
ant-generaps salute upon the arrival OF Gen.
eral Sheridan tonight In this city. The Ma
tioDal Rifles, Colonel Burnside VIII escort Gen.
eral Sheridan from the depot to the residence of
General McFeely. whose guest he will be.
NAVAL ORDRRs.-Lieut. Commander C. III.
Pendleton. from the Alaska and ordered to re-
turn home and wait orders. Lieut. M. E. Hale,
from the navy yard, Pensacola. and ordered to
return preparatory to sea orders.
THE PRESIDENT approved to-day the following
bills: The Post Office department appropriation
DILL for the relief OF the heirs OF E. B. Clark OF
this city, for the relief OF the heirs OF Cornelius
Boyle OF this city, and others
CAPT. JoBN F. RODGERS, military storekeeper,
Pa, TO this city, and report In person to the
quaItermester general for consultation.
WHAT Mr.. BLAINE WILL Do.-Mr. C. II.
Branscombe, formerly consul at Manchester,
England and now q manufacturer In that city,
writing to friend In this city. says of James
G.. Blaine, as prospective Secretary Of State:
"JameS q. Blaine, as t1rSt minister Of the gov
ernment, will Introduce remarkable epoch In
the history OF our country. There will be no
In 10 odpnf fpfct
tion OF affairs, and i am sure that when he
speaks to a man in his official capacity he will
know With certainty what to depend upon.
The chief work OF our great nation cannot be
entrusted to holder or ADLER or safer hands"
PERs0NAL.-SenatOr Hoar Is to deliver the
grafton at the commencement exercises OF the
Yale Law School In June.-The fate OF Mr..
Hcwells, late editor of the Atlantic. is finally
ton with the pubshng ho1s Of aes
Osgood x CO.--Mr. S. 81, NJ. ByerS. U. S. consul
at Zurich, is ia the city, the guest OF Fourth
Auditor Beardsley, 2l4 4th street southeast-
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse X. Grant sailed for Europe
last NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Reid is at the Ar
iDgton.-GeD. Amasa Cohb late Representa-
tive In Congress from Wisconsin, now
Court OF Nebraska is at the st. .RrTst1 JAMS
-Edmund Yates new London afJeraool
paper is 70 be called The Cucko0-Ex-S Senator
of New York; John F. smythe, OF Albany
Joe How ard. of the New York Herald, and Peter
Herdic and j. W. Bosler and family, OF Penn
sylvania, are at Wilards.-M:s. August Bel
mont aid all the recalled members OF the
Spanish legation here sail from New York for
Europe to day.-Ex GOV Fletcher. OF Mis-
souri,; Gen. Fitzpatrick, ex-U. s. Treasurer New,
Postmaster Holloway, OF Indianapolis, and eX
Representative Gilhllan, of Pennsy lvania, are
at the Ebbitt.-The friends of senator Ham,
lin In this city are preparing to present him
with handsome testimonial upon his retire.
mint from public life next Friday.-Rev.
John Ball. the well known New York Presby-
terrain clergyman, has been offered s20, 600 to go
to Chicago to preach. Representative elect
Steele, OF Indiana, formerly major OF the lam
Infantry, is In the city for few days, staying
with Capt. Davis, OF that regiment, at his resi-.
Gehee, 1909 Q street.-Chief Justice Luther
Dixon, OF Wisconsin, Is beginning to loom up
as Senator Carpenters probable successor.-
Judge Newman, OF Iowa Is in town, the guest
Of Dr. Newman, on Pennsylvania avenue.-
Bishop ana Mrs. SimpsOD, OF the NJ. Z. church,
are In this city. and VIII be the guests OF Gem
missioner Morgan and hla wife during the
Inauguration Season.-hr y. y. Austin, Of the
Cincinnati Times StGT. IS here, and viii remain
until after the tnaug urati0n, III the interest OF
J. &c inrrr II