Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-07-08
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
GovERsMENr RECEIPTS To-pAY-Internal rev.
enue, si99, i6i.60; customs, 81 ,02O, ,3a1.2o.
NATIONAL BANK NOTES outstanding. 1858 a15. ss2
UNITED STATES BONDS held by the Treasurer to
secure national bank circulation, 1851 109, 200; to
ncs, $159-0,00; deposited during the week,
Sa,03l,Sc0; withdrawn, s1,AI,SO0.
NATIONAL BANK NOTES received for redemption
for the week, 81 2i GOO; for the corresponding pc
rod last year, 1898 O0O received today, s3S2, COO
AMONG THE CALLERS at the White House to-day
We're Secretary Lincoln, Senators Ferry, Lapham
AMI Plumb, Representatives. Hubbell, Peelle,
Lynch. Ray, Townsend Pettibone, Steele, Rice
{Ohlo) and Parker, General Henderson with Electa
E.Snlth, DIR. j. b. Ralph and wife, OF Rock Falls,
H., and Colonel Hooker and General Belknap.
THE LAWFUL MONEY on deposit in the Treasury
fol- The redemption OF notes OF banks reducing
circulation to-day is s24,5A,156; failed banks
SLIP 5S2 20; banks in liquidation, 81, ,7S5 3s3 80;
total fund, s37, ,4f9 i2210
THE DESPATCH left the navy yard to-day for
Norfolk and the torpedo boat Alarm will leave for
the same place next week. They will both be put
upon the Portsmouth dry dock for repairs.
ASSISTANT ADJUTANr GENERAL MCKEEvER has
returned from New York, and was to-day acting
afjutant General. Gen. Drum is expected to re-
turn here on Monday.
MIDsHIPMAN CHAs. S. MCCLAIN has been CON-
missioned 10 be ensign in the navy from the 4th OF
February, 1892.
NAVAL ORDERs-MidShipman Guy w. Brown,
ordered to the receiving ship Colorado. Assistant
Paymaster r. T. NJ. Ball, to duty in charge of the
pay department OF the Ajax and other monitors,
from the Despatch and granted one years leave.
Passed Assistant Paymaster Charles w. Lttlefield.
from duty connected with the Ajax and other
monitors, and placed On furlough.
a PENSION FORGER SENTENCED-In the United
States district court, In Boston, Mass. yesterday,
VIM. S. Johnson, convicted Of pension frauds by
forgery, was sentenced to three years tmprison-
$500.
PRoMoTED-Assistant Surgeons Clement Biddle,
Henry T. Percy, Daniel NJ. Guteras and A. c. H.
Russell have been promoted to be passed assistant
surgeons In the navy.
CADET ENGINEER HOWARD GAGE has been pro-
NOTED to be an assistant engineer in the navy from
the Goth of June, 1882.
THE PRESIDENT HAS SIGNED the following bills
To provide for the erection of public buildings at
Terre Haute, Ind; at Shreveport, La; at Dallas,
Texas, and at Abingdon. Va; granting four con-
demned cannon to Otis Chapman Post, No. 103, G.
poses; creating a district for the fnspection OF
hullS and boilers OF steam vessels; to reissue
treasury draft originally issued to Geo. g. Cobb,
f. COBB; and the joint resolution authorizing the
appointment of Humphrey II. Lemon upon the
Capitol police force.
SECOND LIEUT.. GEORGE N. CHASE, 4th infantry
Is detailed as professor of military science and
tactics at GaleSville University, Galesv.lle Wis.,
renewing capt John l. Glenn, assistant quarter
master.
Mr. r. A. HoRR, a brother Of Representative
H0rr. OF Michigan, has been nominated for Con-
greSS Oy the rep ubllcanS OF the 14th Ohio district
ENGINEER MELVILLE HEARD FRoM.-The Secre.
tary Of the Navy last night received a telegram
from Engineer Melville, dated Irkutsk, wherein he
says: II have arrived in IrHutsk with Nindar-
man and NoroS and relics. | missed Harher on
the Lena, but sent Bartlett to join him. l want
permission to return home"
Secretary Chandler this morning said that he
IaOugnt Engineer MelyilleS request for permission
to return home should be granted, and that AM
order TO that effect would probably be issued at
once. .--.
Mr. HAYDEN EDWARDS, OF this city, late consul
general at St Petersburg, has been appointed
secretary to the French and American Claims
Commission. This is the position recently held
by Hon. John Davis, the newly appointed First
Assistant Secretary OF State.
Mr. JAMES L. ANDEM was yesterday elected
stenographer to the tariff comm sson.
UNDER THE COMPULSORY RETIREMENT ACT the
gener al line officers of the army will be retired as
nearly as can be ascertained, as follows General
Sherman, February Sth, 1884; Lieut. Cen Shert-
dan, 1895; Major Gen. Hancock, March, 1888; Major
Cen Jno Nj. Schofeld, 1895; Major Gen. Mellow
1856; o. O. Howard, 1884, Terry, 1891; Augur, 1885;
Crook, 1892
CAPTAIN JOHN L. GLEN. quartermaster, has been
assigned to duty at Philadelphia, in charge OF
camp ana garrison equipage at the SchuyIkill
arsenal.
MR.MATTHEws' LITTLE SPECULATIoN.-About ten
years ago E. G. Matthews, then assessor OF inter-
nal revenue at Denver, Col, (said to be STEP
brother Of Hon. Schuyler Colfax,) was granted au-
thOrity to erect small building on lots In that
city owned by the government for use as an office
Instead OF erecting one building he erected three
and rented them all out as stores He has been
receiving rent for them at the rate OF about 500
month ever since, amounting In all to about
SD,UO. The matter was brought TO the attention
OF secretary Folger q few months ago, and he at
once instituted an investigation. The result is
that Matthews will be dispOssesSed OF the property
in question, and the rental derived therefrom viii
hereafter be paid into the United States treasury
Mr. Matthews Is now living at Denver as private
citizen.
THE PRESIDENT said yesterday that he had heard
great deal about the malaria of Washington, and
IL was possible he might ind what It was before
the end OF the summer, but that up to the present
time he had found the atmosphere and surround
ings OF the White House very delightful
LOCATED AT rLAsT.-Huntington' portrait of Mrs.
Hayes, presented TO the nation through Mr. Car
field, soon after his Inauguration. was yesterday
hung on the walls OF the green parlor at the EX-
ecutive Mansion.
PRRsoNAL-Mr. W. W. Corcoran is improving in
h Ra1 hatn nna Do IInf To
idenee.-Gen. Adam e. King and family OF Ball
timore, and Admiral Ingraham and daughter are
at Oakland.-Judge Mott, OF the Court OF Claims,
suddenly became very Ill On Thursday, at the resi-
dencc OF his father-in-iaw, DIR. Hopkins at VIII
Jamestown, Mass, and fears are entertained that
he may not recover.-Mr. 4. G. Wilkinson, whose
wife and children left On Wednesday evening for
stay OF three months in central Missouri, leaves
Tonight Tor Newport, AMI thence for few weeks
blue fishing at Nantucket.-Mr. Milton II. Smith,
formerly general freight agent OF the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad, has been promoted from the
third to the first vice presidency OF the Louisville
and Nashville railrOad.-Mr. Thomas s. Hopkins
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