Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-08-12
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal reve
nue., SAIL, ,111.05; customs, 81 .O07, ,se6.17.


AsIAT1C CHoLEEA.-The national board OF health
has received telegram from Consul Edward
Young, at Manila, PHILIPPINE Islands, dated yes
terday, stating that cholera raging on the island
OF LUXOR and threatening the city of Manila.
THE CONTRACT for publishing the Illustrations OF
the Patent Office Gazette was awarded yesterday
to Norris Peters. of this city, for s7.a5 per page.
ARRESTED on A CHARGE OF USING THE NAILS FOR
FRAUDULENT PURPOSES.-A man by the name of
John L. Hewlett was arrested in Baltimore last
evening by Jehu 3. Askew, special agent of the
Post Office department, the charge OF using the
mail for fraudulent purposes. The accused had
Deen In the habit of soliciting cOnSianmentS OIL
leather goods on commission and making no
return OF the sales In the latter part of June he
located in this city, and claimed by his letter
heads to have place Of business on n street
southwest, between 81 and AZ streets. 1t Is
alleged that he received conSgnmentS of leather,
which he at once sent to Baltimore and sold,
making no return. MeSSrS. Stuepe & Co., OF North
Carolina, had him arrested.
SECRETARY CHANDLER will leave here on Mon.
day next on the U.SS. Tallapoosa for visit of in
specton to all the stations the Atlantic coast.
He Will be accompanied by Commodore Shock,
chief OF the bureau OF steam engineering; Com
ment and recruiting, and Commodore Wilson,
chief OF the bureau of construction and repair,
which officers will assist the Secretary in making
a thorough Inspection OF the stations visited. 1t
Is the desire OF Secretary Chandler to acQuaint
himself with the condition and needs OF the SER
vice by personal investigation.
THE CIVIL SERVICE AT THE NAVY YARDs-Secre-
tary Chandler to-day ordered continuance OF the
civil establishments at all the navy yards and
stations under the present system until the 1st of
september next. He has had so much business
before him OF late that he has not been able to de-
eide upon plan to put this branch OF the service
upon permanent basis under the reduced appro-
priationS
The PETTY OFFICERS OF the engineer department
of the navy have petitoned the Secretary OF the
Nayyfor an increase Of pay, and 1t is understood a
board is to be appointed to determine the QueS-
ton.
DEATH OF Hon. LEWIS D. MOORE.-Information
has been received In this city OF the DEATH yester-
day morning, at Atlantic City, of Hon. Lewis d.
Moore, OF the Treasury department, formerly of
valid, and his death was not unexpected. He was
about seventy years OF age. He has held several
prominent and honorable positions. He held the
Office OF deputy sheriff OF Kennebec county, Me.
In 1896 he was appointed deputy secretary OF state
1Or the state or Maine, position he held for eight
years. On the 10th OF June, 1864, he received an
appointment in the Office OF the register or the
Treasury, and two years later was made chief
or the note and coupon division, where at one Pc
ROD no'leSS than one hundred and fifty SubOrdi-
mates were under his charge. This position he has
ever since held. He was ardent politician. a
strict diScpinarian, and in social life one OF the
most genial OF men.
CADET MIDSHIPMAN George s Welsh has heen