Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-10-12
Washington News and Gossip,

washington News and Gossip
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY-Internal reve-
nue., s447, ,462. 40; customs, s65i,sso.O5.
THE NATIONAL BANK NorEs received for re-
demption to-day amount to S221 .0O0.
INCREASED CoINAGE.-The annual report of the
director of the mint, which was forwarded to the
Secretary CT the Treasury to-day. shows decided
increase in the coinage Tor the twelve months
ending June 30, 1882, over that OF the previous
year.
THE JEANNETTE INvEsTIGATIoN.-Capt Johnson
chief signal officer of the navy, was further ex-
amined by the Jeanette investigating board to-
day. He testified that while the Jeanette may
not In all respects have been tte1 for the service
private enterprise made it a matter of some deli
cacy in reporting against the ship. Such, at all
events Influenced him. although he said indirectly
the report the examiners made said as much. To-
morrow Chief Engineer Farmwel is to be exam
ined, to be followed by Lieut. Danenhower.
NOTHING TO SAY YET.-Mr. H. H. Wells is still at
work in his law Office IN the Gunton building on
the papers relating to the charges Of attempted
bribery Of the star route jurors. To STAR re-
any new Developments Mr.. Wells said: 81 have
nothing to say yet" with very marked empha-
sis on the yet"
Mr.. II. CONQUEST CLARK, who has been appointed
stenographer to the court Of commissioners OF
AldDalnd Claims, Will resign his present Offlce
private secretary to the commissioner OF internal
revenue on the 18th proXimo.
CHANGE OF LIFE-sAvING SrATIoN-General
Superintendent OF the Life Saving Service KIM
ball has given orders for the immediate removal
of station No "a, in the third district, opposite
dred yards to- the westward t The CHANGE WAS was
made necessary by the recent storm washing
away the beach upon which the present station Is
situated and placing it in imminent danger.
THE RAILROADS TO THE PACIFIc.-Mr. William 81.
Armstrong, the commissioner OF railroads. re-
turned last evening to this city after an absence
OF three months, which he has spent in an Official
tour over the railroads subsidized by the govern
ment During that time he has Travelled over the
Northern Pacific. the Union Pacific, the Central
Pacific and the California and oregon railroads
and their connections, making total of 1900
miles. He will now prepare his report, which Will
embody the result of his observations He told
STAR reporter that he was pleased with the condi-
tion OF the roads over which he Travelled.
H. CLAY FISK, of Philadelphia, Pa, is named
among the inmates of fall and winter resort for
invalids, called the Homestead" at Lakewood,
Ocean county, N. j. Is he the missing H. Clay
Fisk?
FLOOD OF MATRIMONIAL INSURANCE CIRCU-
LARS.-The dead letter Office is receiving large
number of circulars OF the matrimonial insurance
concerns fn Tennessee, which are being sent
throughout the country In immense numbers. The
circulars received have been sent to addresses
which have been changed, and from the number OF
them 1t is concluded that the managers must be
flooding the country.
THE ARLINGTON EsTATE.-4n the q. S. Supreme
Court yesterday the argument in the case OF w.
p. c. Lee agt. the United States, to recover pos
session Of the Arlington property, was fixed for
Monday next
New POST OFFICE has been established at
Winchester, Cecil county, Nd, with Stephen s.
winchester postmaster.
He was exceedingly gratified at the result of the
Ohio election. and predicted that the next House
Of Representatives would be safely democratic
NAVAL ORDEEs-Lleut Commander VIM. NJ Fol-
ger has been ordered to duty In the ordnance de-
partment at Washington. Paymaster H. Trum-
bull Stanclif. to the receiving ship Independence
attn at the = Mare Island navy yard, November lst Sur
Ing board Lieut. B. III. Buckingham has reported
his return home, having been detached from the
lst OF June last, and has been placed On waiting
orders Paymaster John r. Carmody has been
detached from the q. s. receiving ship Independ-
ence and ordered to settle his accounts and then
await orders. Naval Cadets Ambrose Cramer and
Harry II. Cassil have resigned.
NAVAL NOTES.-The q. s. s. Wyoming arrived
in Hampton Roads yesterday afternoon.
The United States steamer Tallapoosa left the
Washington navy yard last evening, with freight
yards and stations The United States steamer
Nantucket arrived at Yonkers, N. Y, yesterday
afternoon.
SECRETARY FoLGERs INTENTIoNs-One OF Secre-
tary Folger's most intimate friends, who occupies
prominent position in the Treasury department,
is authority for the statement that Secretary
Folger has not rendered his resignation and will
not do so before the last OF December, and only at
that time in the event OF his election as governor
OF New York. The principal reason given for this
beier is that Secretary Folger is desrous of max
Ing report to the President Of the operations of
the Treasury department under his admnstra-
tOn, especially In connection with the financial
operations OF the government during the past
fiscal year before retiring from the Treasury.
THE GOLD CERTIFICATEs.-fhe departmental
series" Of gold certificates, which are now being
printed at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing,
will probably be ready for issue in about two
weeks. The supply OF this series Will be regulated
altogether by the demand.
ART EXHIBITION AT THE GARFIELD FAIR-Mr
E. F. Andrews, the artist formerly OF and well
known in Cincinnati, is chairman OF the art COM
mission for the Garfield monument fair to be held
In Washington the latter part OF November. The
friends of art throughout the country for contrl-
buttons, and 1t is hoped that Ohio will respond
either by donations contributions for exhibition
The wall OF the rotunda at the Capitol will be set
apart for the art exhibition and over 1000 square
feet Will be available upon which to display at
least part OF the works Arrangements are now
being made to light the rOtunda by electric lights
in number sufficient to make 1t as bright almost
as day.
THE CHARGES AGAINST COLLECTOR MoRRIs.-The
charges made by Commander Pearson, command
ing the United States steamer Wachusett, sta
TONED at Sitka, Alaska, against Gouverneur Nor
rfs, collector of customs for that district, have
Deen referred by the Secretary Of the Navy to the
the collector include frauds upon the government,
In connection with the importation and sale OF