Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-10-30
Washington News and Gossip.

washington news ana GOSSIP.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal reve.
nue., 1892 $50 80; customs. S666,270.l5.
INTEREST ON DISTRICT BoNDS-Tre, s1lrer Gill
fildn has made requisition for s19620 to pay in
terest on the thrty-year funded bonds of the Dis
triCt OF Columbia due on the first o. November
REGISTER BRUCE, of the Treasury, returned Sat.
uriay from an extensive. campaigning tour In the
south, suffering from severe sore throat in con-
sequence of which he states that he will be unable
10 make any more speeches this fall.
ARMY PERsoNALs.-Adjutant General Drum and
Col. Barr have returned from trip of inspection
to Fort Leavenworth. kansas Assistant Adiutant
General Mckeeyer IS again on duty at the War
department. Col. j. NJ Wilson, OF the engineer
corps, who succeeds Col. Geo. H. Elliot in the
Office OF the chief OF engineers, entered upon his
new duties on Saturday.
BIDS for reproducing the worn and defaced OFF,
cial plates OF surveys in the land Office have been
received as follows: Heliotype printing company,
Boston, S5.95 per set by special process, sc 30
fa arE ss Sc M M prany ne s 9T3e s n mr. @ Se ySr New
s15 per set; Norris Peters, $50 per set. Mr. Pc
tero has done the work for some years.
THE TARIFF CoMMIssIoN.-The stenographic re-
port of the statements made before the tariff con-
mission, it is expected, Will be in type and ready
LOT distribution by the government printing
IL
commission Will not be made known until Officially
communicated TO Congress at the opening OF the
next session. 1t is thought that no radical I'M
p0rt1nt changes in the existing tariff VIII be
recommended.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Lteut r. B. Peck, detached
from the Minnesota, and ordered as executive
of the Nantucket. The order detachlng Boatswain
Alex. Mack from the naval station at n wv London
Conn, has been revoked, and he VIII continue on
duty there.
ARMY ORDERs.-Capt Lloyd Wheaton, Goth in
fantry, granted leave of absence for two months.
First Lieut.. j. H. Hurst, 18th infantry, granted
leave for six months on surgeons certificate. Mai.
ID. H. Clenienin, Sth cavalry. granted an extension
OF leave Tor two months 50 much OF par s, S. o.
2i2, A G. o., nth inst, as relates to Maj. Henry
Will proceed to Governors Island, N Y. ii. On
completion OF that duty Maj. Clayton will return
to his station in thS city, and comDy with the
quircmentS Of the above order. MajOr G. X, Smith,
plymaster, was directed to proceed to various
stations in the southern states to pay bountes and
arrears OF pay due colored soldiers OF the late war;
and upon the completion OF this duty proceed to
New orleans, La, and report to the paymaSter
general
WHEN THEY WILL DE RETIRED-The dates OF
retirement OF the general officers of the army
under the provisions Of the act Of August Z, 1882,
are as follows: Gen. Sherman, February s, 1884;
Lieut.. Gen. Sher Ian. June, 1894; Major Gen. Han
cock, March, 1S, Major Gen. Sch0lield, Novem-
her. 1895; Major Gen. Pope, July, 1885, Brlgader
Gen. Howard, june 1891; Brlgadler Gen. Terry,
lss!; Brig3,tier Gen Augur, 1885; Brigadier Gen.
Crook, July, 1898; Brigadicr Gen. Miles, 1906;
Br1gadier Gen. Mackenzie, August, 1904
THE JEANETTE IEvEsrIG ATIoN-The Jeanette
court offnquiry met at the Navy department this
morning, and, after reading and approving the
record OF Saturday, adjourned until 10 80 a. IN.
Wednesday, November 1St, to enable the Judge
advocate to record the documentary evidence
which has been submitted during the past week.
ajn -slayr
Lieut.. DanenhOWer Will be recalled for a brief ad-
dtional examination by the court, after which
Chief Engineer Melville will be sworn. His eX-
animation will probably consume week, and
after him the two SeaInen, NOroS and Ninderman,
the only survivors OF the boats crew who were
with Capt. De Long, Will be called upon to testify.
Their story OF the experiences of the first cutters
crew, and or their own journey after parting with
Capt. De Long Is expected to be most interesting
one.
DECISION AGAINST THE DISTRICT THE Q. 8. ST.
PREME COURT.-The United States Supreme Court
this morning ruled on the case OF John ID. Cough
lin, administrator OF the estate of +. " Dant, agt
the District OF Columbia. Dant was injured by
falling over a bank pending certain improvements
There were two trials in the court below, the first
In favor OF the plaintiff, and the second adverse.
II was then appealed on writ OF error to the
Untei States supreme Court which to-day deci-
ded in favor OF the plaintiff to the full amount of
damages claimed
NEWS FROM THE JEANETTE SEARCH PARTY
Secretary Chandler this morning received a cable
message from Lieut.. Harber, OF the Jeannette
search S9, party w. dated at Bulun, July 2l, and Ir-
July 2, nine days from 9akutsk. Strong head
winds. Schooner does well. Begin work in delta
July 5, with four parties. No further communica-
tion until return"
COURT MARTIAL. - The detail for the naval
court martial for the trial OF Capt Alfred Hopkins
OF the Pensacola navy yard, for abandoning his
post during the prevalence of yellow fever there,
is as follows: Rear Admiral Andrew BrysOn, COM
modore f. X. Calhoun, Commodore VIM. 7. Trux-
brown, Capt. p. c. johnson, Capt W. p McCann,
with Lieut.. Richard Wainwright as judge adyo-
cate. The court Will convene at the navy yard,
Washington, DC, on the sth of November next.
NAVAL VESSELS AT THE Observation-Disclosures
Admiral Cooper, commanding the north Atlantic
station, reports to the Navy department, under
date OF Philadelphia, October %, giving detailed
description OF the part taken In the recent bi-cen-
tennlal celebration by the vessels OF the north
Atlantic squadron, and stating that the vessels of
thesquadron, with the exception of the Vandalia,
would leave Philadelphia for HAMPTON Roads on
that date. After coaling the Vandalia would pro-
ceed there also.
IHE IRON-CLAD MoNTAUK A FAILURE.-COm-
mander Barker, commanding the iron-clad Mon
tauk, reports to the Navy department the arrival
Of that vessel at League Island navy yard October
2Sth. He further says :-'"The sea- going qualities
of the vessel have been quite thoroughly tested
since she was placed in commission. l find that
under the most favorable circumstances the YES.
sci cannot steam for twelve consecutive hours
more than four knots per hour, as the boilers are
TOO small FOR the engines and the engines too
small for the ship"
SECRETARY LINCOLN has returned from New
York and was at the War department to-day.
MR. RUFUS HATCH, Familiarity known In New
York as ''Uncle Rufus," was at the Interior de-
partment to-day, discussing with the officials the
YELLOWSTONE Park and its future. He said that he
had formed company with MesSrS. Hobart &
Douglas. to whom the department recently leased
pOrtlon or the park, and was intending to erect
big hotel and run a line OF stages Uncle Rufus is
confident OF making this one OF the great points Of
interest for tourists and heeIth-seekerS
THE VIRGINIA COUPON CASE IN THE US.
SUPREME CoURT.-The us. Supreme Court to-day
advanced what is known as the Virginia coupon
case and fixed the second Monday in January for
arsument The Virginia legislature directed the
coupons OF the bonds to be receivable for the pay
ment of taxes. The court OF appeals decided the
law Unconstitutional by a tie vote. The case
comes before the US. Supreme Court on appeal