Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-09-14
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY.--Internal rev.
enue, S459, ,916.o5; customs. 81 ,0O5, 1887.

LEAVE OF ABSENCE tor two weeks has been
granted Major A. S. Nicholson, USING, on
| duty in this city.
GEORGE W. DAYTON, of Dayton, Harrison
county, West Va. was to-day commissioned as
postmaster at that place by the Post Office de-
| partment.
| F. A. SPRINGER of Washington, was the sue
cessful competitor for the S1,0O0 clerkship in
the Post Office department.
THE DIVISION of foreign mails of the Post
| Office department, has been removed to the
first floor of the building, in rooms formerly Oc-
cupied by the city postoflice.
MIR. WALTER WYvIIL of this city, is at work
on the heating apparatus of the White House.
He is making extensive improvements in the
system of heating the house and putting in i'm
proved appliances.
THE CAPITOL HILL Posi- OFFICE.-The prOpO-
stiOn to permit the use of the Bradley property
on Capitol Hill for branch Post Office and to
waive all claims upon the government for rent,
except such as Congress may choose to allow,
has been submitted to the P. o. department and
formally accepted by Acting P; NJ General
Tyner. AS the order for the establishment of
the branch office had already been issued it will
soon be in operation.
ARMY ORDERs-Leayefor for one month is granted
Capt. Paul r. Brown assistant surgeon. Leave
for four months, from October 16, 1881, is granted
First Lieut. F. II. Hardie, Sd cavalry.
THE SENATE CHAMBER was to-day draped in
mourning. and the flag was suspended at half
mast. in respect to the memory of Gen. Burn
side.
INTEREST ON THE FOUR PER CENT BONDs.-
Checks for the quarterly payment OF the regis
tered interest on the four per cent bonds, which
falls due on the 1st of next month. are now
being prepared at the Treasury department.
NAVAL ORDERs.-COmmander c. L. Hunting
ton to duty in charge of the naval rendezvous at
New York. Passed Assistant Engineer W. C.
Eaton to duty on the experimental board at the
navy yard, New York. Commander H. B. Seely
from duty in charge of the naval rendezvous at
New York and ordered to command the Nipsic.
European station, per steamer of the 9th in
slant, relieving Commander C. NJ. SchOOnmaker
who will return home and report arrival Mid
shlpman F. j. Sprague from the Minnesota and
caster and on arrival at Nice France, to regard
himself as detached from that vessel and granted
leave OF absence for three months.
PERSONAL.-It is now stated that Hon. Lionel
Sackville-West, the newly appointed minister to
shN ShAilSU oeAtSS, VIII iCosC III tilC ucW lIlLldu
line steamer City of Rome for New York on
October 13. Several members of his suite will
precede him at the end of the present month
Mr.. F. H. Truesdel agent in this city of the
National Associated Press, was married at New
Haven, Conn.,, last evening. to Miss Eugene w.
Hathaway, daughter of James I. Hathaway
esq, of that city.-Mr. Charles P. Hatch, gen.
eral ticket agent Shenandoah Valley railroad, is
In tOwn.-Rev. c. w. DenisOn has returned
from Winchester. Va. where he has been attend
ing the Free Baptist tcOnvention.-Mf. Clinton
Rice, formerly well-knOwn in Washington, is
now real estate and mining solicitor in Ell PasO
Texas He has acquired the title of Judge
Rice, and the Ell Paso Herald of the 7th says he
has just purchased the Hawkeye group of
mines in the Organ mountains for $500. .OOO.-
Ex-senator Christiancy. of Michigan was regis
tered in New York last night.-.Mr. Kurd Won
SchlOeser, the German Minister to the United
States, now in Rome, will proceed to Washing
ton to present his letters of frecall.-Ex-Presi-
dent Hayes says that Guiteau '.is just crazy
enough to hang. Among those who have
recently secured apartments in ''The Portland"
on Thomas Circle. are Senator Malone, of Va;
Senator Jonas, of La; Commodore Temple, U.
S.N.; DIR. Brown, U.S.N.. and General Capron
secretary LincOlnpaid brief visit yesterday
to General Hancock on Governors Island
II. Z. Ofiey has returned to the city--Miss
Anna E. Carroll, of Maryland who is credited
with having been the author of military plans
in the beginning Of the war. which contributed
greatly to the success Of the Union forces. was
stricken with paralysis few days ago and is
now dangerously ill at her sisters residence.
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