Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-06-14
Washington News and Gossip.

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TODAY Internal rev.
enue, S76,sil.s5; customs, 1868, ,Gss. 0S.
OF INTEREST TO OFFICE SEEKERS.-When the
Senate passes the legislative appropriation bill,
which is now under consideration in the House.
there will be SIT new clerks to be appointed in the
Pension bureau. There are now on file in the In
terror department about 1900 applications, nd the
number IS being increased each day. or this
$ the object will be to secuve those who are not
chronic office seekers There will be no female
clerks appointed. The Secretary OF the Interior
VIII take no steps in the matter until the bill is
pissed
THE CADETS OF the Military Academy who have
been declared deficient in their studies and dis
charged from the service OF the United States
Third class. Edward c. Dunbar; fourth class, VIM.
c. Beer, Harry d. Humphrey, Robert b. Keith,
Fraser s Knight Albert J. Myer, James b. Pol
lock, Samuel P. Townsend and Charles E. Peele.
THE TALLAPoosA will leave the navy-yard here
this afternoon for Chester. Pa, and VIII there
t,ke in tow one section Of the recently constructed
Dry dock intended for the navy-yard at Pensacola,
Fi9-. and proceed with 1t to its destination The
other section OF the dock will be towed TO Pensa-
cola by the POwhatln.
THE PRESIDENTS SUMNER HOME.-Advices from
Long Branch say that the work OF furnituring and
uphoStering the cottage to be occupied by PreS-
dent Arthur at that place was begun yesterday
The cottage is on Cedar avenue, opposite the lodge
gate OF Mr. Hoey's Hollywood Park. Mr.. Hoey is
lirgeSt and handSOmeSt summer villa in the "WeSt
Eni' district. The President, iU is added, is eX-
;N.cteJ there on the 1st OF July.
ARMY ORDERs.-COl. Henry NJ. Black, 231 fnfan-
y, is relieved from duty as member OF the gen.
al court-martial appointed to meet at David's
Island, New YORK Harbor. Second Lieut.. Charles
G. Ayras, 10th cavalry will be relieved from duty
a. jefferson barracks, Missouri, and as a member
OF the general court-martial appointed to meet at
that post, to take effect on the completion OF any
case which may be before 1t at the date Of the
receipt OF this order. He will then join his troops
In the department. of Texas Upon the recon-
mendatiOn OF the academic board, Edward NJ.
Lewis and Frank c. Kalk. of the 18th class. U. s.
military academy, are, by direction OF the Secre-
Ing 4th class. Capt. Jonathan Young, Commander
Robert Boyd Master G. A. HanuS and Ensign
Frank D. Beatty, ordered to cxamnaFon for pro-
motion. Lieut. VIM. III. Errett to the Tallapoosa
on the 18th instant. Master W. p. Elliott to ex-
animation for promotion. Lieut.. Geo. p. Colvoco-
reSsas from the photographic Office 18th instant
and pllced on waiting orders. Passed Assistant
Engineer VIM S. Moore from the bureau of steam
engineering and ordered to the TallapoOsa.
FINE FIsHING.-A party consisting of Senators
Vest, Hampton and Platt, and Col. Baxter, which
went up to the WOodmont Club estate last week,
had fine sport on Saturday. All the gentlemen
named had good luck, but Senator Hampton was
the champion or the party His catch for the day
amounted to forty-three fine black bass, one OF
viii, which weighed i've pounds Fly fishermen will be
hy,-the gallant Senator declining TO use any other
device.
PERSONAL. - General Sherman returned this
morning from West Point, and WAS at his desk to-
day.-COmmissioner LOring is to deliver an ad-
dress at the commencement exercises OF the BuSi-
GeSS College OF Philadelphia, 10 that city to-nor
row evening Blaine and Senator
Miller, OF California, were registered in New York
last evening-Chef Signal Officer HaZen, accom-
panied by his wife, returned from West Point this
mOrninE.-Admiral PowelS health has much
improved, and his eye ST -ht is better than it has
been for monthS.-U. s. Marshal Henry has re-
turned to the city from OliO.-Ganeral Croker,
warlen OF the L. s. Jail, has been confined at his
residence since Sunday with at attack OF malarial
fever, which he contracted at the Jail.