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

Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal rev.
enue, 1894, 1864: customs. Sab PSI 40. There
are no returns from New York, the Office there
having been closed yesterday.
| REVENUE APPoNrMENTs.-P F. Morgan has
been appointed storekeeper for the 9th district
of Kentucky. and 5. ID. Frost gauger for the LIST
district of Minnesota.
NAVAL NOTES.-The Michigan arrived al Erie,
Pa, on the 9TH. The Lancaster has left the
Portsmouth, \. H., navy yard and dropped down
To the lower harbor. She will proceed from
there TO the quarantine STATEN at New York
where Commodore Nichols will Join her before
she sails to become the flagship Of the European
station.
MARINE CoRPs ORDERS Lieut.. NJ C.
Goodrich has been ordered to report TO the Marine
barracks in this city, as a member of a board OF
investigation; LIST Lieut.. r. ID. Webster is de-
tacfed from the Constitution, and granted Q
leave for six weeks.
The NEW NAvY.-The board of naval officers
organized to prepare a plan for building up Of
the navy Will meet in this city again early i'm
October.
VIRGINIA NOMINATION. - The republican
readjuster convention at Fairfax CHI. yester-
day. nominated Hon. r. r. Farr. the present in
cumbent. as candidate for the house OF dele
gates OF Virginia
A HURRICANE COMING Up THE ATLANTIC
COSTA signal Office bulletin this morning
says: "A hurricane is central OFF the Carolina
coast. 1t viii probably move nOIthward along
the coast. causing easterly gales and heavy
rains. The entire coast north OF Charleston is
cautioned. 1t will probably not affect the New
England coast north of Cape Cod before late to-
night or Tomorrow"
The COOLING APPARATUS at the White House
was tested yesterday with the windows about
a foot down from the top. The temperature
of the room occupied 10y the President. before
he left Washington was reduced TO ~ de-
grees yesterday morning number of tests
and experiments We're made. Engineers Bal
ley and Moore, who have had Charge of the
running OF the apparatus. will make a report
upon it to the Navy department.
YELLOW FEVER AT DEMARARA-The marine
hospital service has received authentic Informal
ton from Demerara. under dates of August 18th
and August odd that the yellow fever has ap-
peared ut that port. One fatal case occurred on
the American bark Adeline c. Adams on the
nth OF August. since which time there have
been several cases in hospital and in the town,
five OF which terminated fatally.
now on graduating leave Of absence. will Join
their respective troops in the department OF
Arizona without delay:-2d Lieut.. Frederick G.
Hodgson. 9th cavalry: I'd Lieut.. John NJ. Stot-
senberg. 9th cavalry. Capt. Samuel NJ. Nhtsde,
9th Cavalry, now on leave of absence at Sara
toga, n. T., will join his troop in the depart
ment of Arizona without delay: I'd Lieut.
stephen c. Mills, l2 infantry. now in this city,
will proceed to jefferson Barracks. Missouri.
and report to the superintendent mounted re-
cruting service to accompany a detachment of
recruits to the department OF Arizona 2d Lieut..
Edward E. bravo. 9th cavalry, now at Pittsburg.
pennsylvania. viii proceed to jefferson Bar
racks, Missouri, and report to the superinten-
dent mounted recruiting service 10 accompany
a detachment of recruits to the department Of
Arizona; leave for three months to take effect
from date of being relieved from duty at the u.
S. military academy. is granted the following
named officers: I'd Lieut.. John Mills. corps of
engineers; I'd Lieut. Britton Davis Sd cavalry;
I'd Lieut. Edwin ST. J. Greble. ID artillery; Ad-
ditional 2d Lieut.. ALDER c. Blunt. Sd artillery;
Leave for three months. TO take effect upon his
being relieved from recruiting service. is granted
LIST Lieut.. Cyrus A. Earnest, Sth infantry.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Chaplain H. H. Tribon TO the
Powhatan; Chaplain j. X. Matthews to the Col
orado Commander J. A. Howell from the bu-
reau of ordnance and ordered as inspector OF
ordnance at the Washington navy yard reliev-
ing Commander H. l.. HOwison who will con-
lihuc de- Il iueinUer OF lne ADVISORY board: Com
mander G. w. Sumner from special duty at
Washington and ordered to duty i'm the bureau
of ordnance Lieut.. Commander John Schouler
from the Mayfiower and ordered to the Naval
Academy; Assistant Paymaster c. S. Williams
to the Onward per steamer of the Goth inst. re-
lieyng Assistant Paymaster John Corwine who
will return home; Chaplain III. III. Clarke to the
New Hampshire; Chief Engineer Edward Farmer
has returned home and been placed on waiting
orders. The following officers on duty in this
city have been granted leave: Capt. A. A.
Semmes one month: Passed Assistant Surgeon
j. NJ Steele. one month; Prof. j. r. Eastman,
one month; Lieut.. +. LOngnecker, one month.
The leave of Commodore A. X. Hughes, com.
handing the Norfolk navy yard, has been ex-
tended to the I'd of October.
The Joint Discussion Matter In Virginia.
WHAT THE DEMOCRATIC MANAGERS SAY ABOUT IT.
The action of the democratic campaign mana
gers in Virginia i'm refusing to continue Joint
discussions with the readjusters has caused con-
siderable comment. and i'm some quarters has
been construed as an indication that the read
iusters were getting the best OF the fight. The
deny this. One of the leading demo-
cratic state canvassers told STAR re-
porter to-day that the Joint discussions
were abandoned for several reasons One
reason this gentleman assigned was that the
democrats desire separate meetings in order that
the people may contrast the meetings of the two
parties and see for themselves the superior cLar-
acter. as general rule. of the citizens who are
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