Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-02-15
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal reye-
nue., $256, 519; customs. $685. ,s9936
SAALLPox STAT1sTICs.-The National Board OF
Health has received the following smallpox stats-
tics for the week ended February 4th: Philadelphia
Is deaths; Dayton, Ohio, II cases, death; Ports
mouth, Ohio. case; Memphis, I death During
the week ended January 3lst there were IS new
and 2S deaths at Port-at- Prince and for the
five days ending February 5th, IS new cases and
THE ASSISTANT SECRETARYsHiP APPOINTMENT
1t was reported at the Capitol to-day that Second
Observation-Disclosures General Elmer was the
choice OF Secretary Folger for the position OF
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, but that the
fact OF Mr.. Elmer being New Yorker deferred
was apprehensive. so it is said, that Mr.. Elmer's
appointment would raise the cry in political Cir
cles that New York was trying to grab al! the Inn,
claim OF Indiana republicans that they were en-
titled to the places that they had turned the tide
in the last presidential contest and had never
been recognized in proportion to the service they
then rendered to tie party.
GEN. CARR Nor TO BE COURT -MART1ALED-The
President has decided not to call a cOurt-martial
on the charges preferred by Gen. Wilcox against
Gen. Carr, who has accordingly been released
from arrest
THE z. s. SHIP JAMESTOWN was put in commits
sion at the Mare Island navy yard yesterday.
she VIII get to sea as soon possible, and Will
proceed around the Horn to Newport, RI, to be-
come one of the training ships
THERE IS AN IMPRESSION at the Capitol to-day
that the nomination of Mr.. John c. New, of IN
diana, to be Assistant Secretary of the Treasury,
is but stepping stone to the head of that depart
menf, the belief being that eventually he viii
enter President ArthurS Cabinet as Secretary Of
the Treasury.
ARMY ORDERS.-The superintendent mounted
recruiting service will forward 100 coOred troops
TO Fort Concho. Texas, for assignment TO the 10th
cavalry. The leave of ID Lieut. Francis P. Blair,
3d artillery, is extended to September /, 1892 and
his resignation has been accepted by the
President, to take effect that date. 2d Lieut..
Charles L. Steele, 18th Infantry now in this city,
superntendent general recruiting service to ac-
company detachment of recruits for the 9th In
fantry to Fort Douglas, Utah Territory
AMONG THE PRESIDENTS CALLERS to-day were
Senators Mcmillan, Miller (Cal.l, Platt, Hawley,
Sawyer, Blair, Miller N.Y.); Representatives But
terworth. Aldrich. Rayne, Valentine, Ray, Hub
ana Van Horn; ex-Justice Swayne and General
Swayne, OF Ohio.
NAVAL ORDERs-Leut w. I. Moore from the
Norfolk navy yard, and ordered to duty at the
Naval Academy Passed Assistant Surgeon H. n.
stevenson to the Wyoming. Passed Assistant
surgeon M H. Crawford from the Wabash. and
ordered TO the TallapOOSa on the 21St inst Passed
Assistant Surgeon p. M. Rixey from the Tai
poosa On the 21st inst, and placed on waiting
orders.
Two MORE CASES OF SMALLPOX ON THE Ten
EEssEE.-Two new cases OF smallpox have broken
out on the Tennessee since her arrival at Hamp-
ton Roads from New York. Secretary Hunt to
day telegraphed to Com. Hughes. comma anding
the navy yard at Norfolk. AS follows: "Place
tug at disposal OF Tennessee, to convey when
oxtaI
in communicating with the shore and other YES
sells Tennessee TO remain at Hampton Roads
9n ~ further the orders reporting daily the con;
hands to be vaccnated; the bureau OF medicine
and surgery to send down at once the necessary
vaccine matter" The two new cases which have
broken out on the Tennessee have been taken to
the hospital.
Mr.. BREWSTER CAMERON, OF Pennsylvania, has
been appointed general agent Of the Department
OF Justice, vice G. K. Chase, resigned. Mr.. Came
ron was formerly an inspector in the Post Office
department. He is relative of Senator Cameron,
OF pennsylvania, and nameSake OF the present
Attorney General
"FRosT WARNINGs."-Gen. Hazen, chief OF the
signal service, has written letter to Senator
Johnston recommending an appropriation to de-
fray the expense OF establishing and maintaining
a system OF frost" warnings for the benefit OF
farmers The idea is that the signal bureau shall
publish indications OF coming frosts, and 1t is
claimed that this would be especially beneficial to
tobacco farmers.
PERsoNAI--Sir Francis Hincks is visiting Mr.
II. o. Claughton at his residence, 207 E street.
Mr. A. B. Elliott. editor of the venerable yet
young Lansingburg Gazette is in town on a visit
OF recreation and observation Gen. A. T.
Goshorn, who has we'll demonstrated his capacity
for the position, has been chosen Manager or
Director OF the new Cincinnati Art Museum-
Mr.. HerndOn Morsell, Washington's favorite tenor
now pleasantly located in Boston, and Mr.. w. w.
Waugh, editor OF the Boston Home journal, are
In the city for short visit, staying with the
parents OF MI. Morsel}, ON NJ street.