Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-10-16

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Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY-rnternal reve-
| nue., s966. $40. %; customs. $733. .306 81.
NATIONAL BANK NOTES received to-day for re-
| demption, s213,000
| SECRETARY FoLGER was to-day shown pub
| lshed statement that he would leave Washington
| again at once to make canvass Of the state and
! that he would speak at Albany on Thursday next
| The Secretary said that the statement was erro-
| neOuS, ana that while IL WAS possible that he
| might return to New York city next Wednesday
to attend the sale of the Old post office property it
| was not az all certain He VIII So only in case
| his presence Is necessary.
THE LAST OF THE GANG.-Officers of the secret
service have arrest ted In indianapolis Milton Curry
who Is the last OF the indiana gang or twenty
| cOunterieiters.
HUBBELL NOT HAPPY.-Mr. Jay Hubbe, in charge
| of the campaign "bar',' was at the War depart
ment to-day, with not any too happy an express
sion Illuminating his broad, Wen developed face
A RUMoR Is AFLoAT that the employees of the
! Bureau OF Engraving and Printing who have failed
| to pay their assessments have been given to I'M
derstand that when they receive payment for their
services for the current month the amount OF the
assessment expected from them for 'the party
will be withheld from their pay The report is Ge-
MED, however, by some OF the bureau officials.
| Hon. MONTGOMERY BLAIR is in the city. He feels
confident of his election by at least 600 majority
He believes that he can get out vote In the dis
trlct OF the democrats such as has not been cast
| since the Presidential election OF 1876.
| THE SUBSTITUTE PER CENT BoNDs-The Bll-
| reau OF Engraving and Printing to-day began the
| delivery to the Treasury department OF the sub
| hOnQS no w
being made to begin the transfers in that loan by
! November l.
PORT ADMIRAL.-The Secretary Of the Navy has
decided to restore the grade OF port admiral at
New York. which was abolished when Vice lAd-
miral Rowan was relieved from the yard Com
mo lore John H. Upshur, commaniant at New
! York, will be assigned to the position, in addition
| to his present duties.
| THE RETIREMENT from active service, by opera
tion Of law, of Major General Irwin Mcdowell,
October 49, 1892 under the provisions OF the act OF
Congress approved June 30, 1882. is announced to
the army in general orders No. 1873 issued TO-DAY v
General Mcdowell will proceed TO his home in New
| York city.
CHANGE OF SECRETARY.-Commander Henry F..
| Picking to-day relieved Commander George Dewey
as naval secretary OF the lighthouse board Com
mander Dewey has been ordered to the comma nd
| or tne United States steamer Junata now at New
| York city, and which vessel is under orders to
| JOIN the A5iatc squadron. She will probably sail
| apout VIC tiiI Vi IiIS HluHIH
| SECRETARIES FoLGER AND LINCOLN have returned
to the city. Secretary Chandler will arrive this
| afternoon on the limited express Secretary Fol
ger denies that he has rendered his resignation as
Secretary OF the Treasury.
THE MONEY OF THE CoUNTRY.--The report OF the
director of the mint, which last night was sub
mitted to the assistant secretary OF the Treasury
contains much interesting information as to the
operations or the mint and assay office. The one
conspicuous fact is that the actual circulating
@ diuhl OF tae country-tle currency. gold, Silver
and paper III all their varied forms-nOw amounts
to 81 sl,02o,5?7577. There has been an increase in
the total circulation during the fiscal year covered
by the report OF about Ss 500 COO CON- Of which
SIS oGo 600 is gold coin and bullion and the re-
try July l, 1882 was 81 544, 4,CO0,O00. or this the
Treasury holds s31y, ,554 900; thu national banks
h9!a ss53 500, while there is in circulation in the
handS or the people The vast sum OF $50 SIT
me coinage OF the last year has been the greatest
in the history OF the country. 1t has been prin-
had been accumulated at the commencement OF
the Year, which amounted to about S34, ,OOO OOO
erhyx ons o ana so at me nm th OF the year
OF the year was eighty-nine millions. The dOmes-
tic production has been diminished. The actual
amount which was exchanged under recent legls-
lation during the four months OF the operation Of
the new law Was s6,os0,0oO.
THE PRESIDENT and Secretary Folger, who was
at the Hoffman House, New York, conferred by
telephone; afterward Mr.. Folger came to
washington. Secretary Lincoln, JOhn r. Lydecker
and a few others called on the President Satur-
day.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Lieut VIM. A. Moore has been
detached from duty at the naval academy and
granted six months leave of absence Midship-
man Augustus n. Mayer, from the receiving ship
Wabash, and ordered to the Wabash on the 25th
inst, Leave OF absence for three months has been
granted Passed Assistant Engineer Ralph Austin.
Passed Assistant Surgeon John S. Bagg has ten
dered his resignation, to take effect June /, 1883
naUv
yard Nov. 1st, and granted leave OF absence till
June l, 1883.
AMERICAN PUBLIC HEALTH AssOCIATION.-The
tenth annual meeting OF the A. p II. A. Will be
held In Indianapolis, commencing tomorrow, the
18th instant, and continuing to the Goth. The
order OF business will include papers upon sani-
tary associations, disease in the white and black
races, sanitary science, consumption, sewers. cat
OF this body have resulted In great good to the
country IN the past. and 1T grows in Importance as
700 and comprises the names OF all the leading
sanitarlanS In the country. The volumes Or its
transactions" issued yearly, are leading among
the sanitary publications OF the age. Prominent
among the members in this city are Surgeon Cen
eral Wales and Medical Directors Turner and
Gihon, OF the navy; Surgeon General Crane, Sur
geons Billings, Smart and Others OF the army;
Surgeon General Hamilton, OF the marine hospi-
tai tai service: Prof; John Gamgee, OF the smlthson-
ian institutions; DrS. Lee Toner and Verdi, all the
members OF the national board OF health. DR..
Townshend and Mr. McGinn, OF our health depart
one OF the most important ever held.
PERsoNAL-Capta1n c. W. Folger, son of secre-
tary Folger, whose illness it was feared would
compel his father to make journey to Minnesota,
has arrived at his home In Geneva, where he will
remain for several mOnths.-Mr. Peter Campbell
has returned to the city from his summer resi-
dence In Cambridge. New York.-JOs. H. ChOate
and c. H. Raymond. of New York, are at the Riggs.
Mrs. Dr. Tust1n has returned to the city from
West Virginia, where she has been for some time,
and dis Is again at the residence Of her son, MrJames
r. Tustin, 1455 Pierce Place.-Martin Collins, OF
st. Louis, F.. s. PAWN. Of Iowa city, and J. r.
daiiaer and George w. Gilbert, OF New York, with
other prominent MasOns are here to attend the
annual session of the Royal order OF Scotland,
Whlch VIII be held this evenng.---Mr. and Mrs.
Nathan1el Paige have returned to their residence
on on Thomas rn Circle for the
George. the former journalist who recently at
tracted some attention from being arrested and
imprisoned In Ireland as suspect, arrived in New
1orK from Liverpool with his family yesterday.
Whisky and the Democracy.
WHAT JOHN G. THOMPSON SAYS.
"Whisky and the democrats, they say, is the