Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-09-25

Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-pAY.-Internal reve-
nue., $500, 10; customs, s776,56473
NATIONAL BANK NOTES received to-day for re-
demption, s343.O00.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY NEW
Will be Acting Secretary during the absence of Sec
retary Folger and Judge French.
GEN. SHERMAN is expected to return on Wednes-
day.
COMMISSION was issued to-day to A. II. String
fellow, postmaster at Norman, Va.
THE PIEGAN INDIAN RAIDs.--The Commissioner
OF Indian Affairs was to-day Informed by the agent
at the Black Feet reservation in Montana that the
Piegan Indians were still on the reservation, and
that the reported raids by these Indians must
have be en- made by the northern Pegans.
GETTING READY FOR CoNGREss.-The hall of the
House OF Representatives is being put in shape
for the second session of the forty-seventh Con-
gress. To-day the members desks are being
placed in position During the last session. ex-
tending as it did nine MONTHS the furniture of the
al been scraped and revarnished and will be
covered with deep blue cloth instead Of light
green as at last session. This is more agreeable
TO the eye. The Speakers and clerks desks will
also be covered In the same colOrs, and the
drapings of the hall will be selected to match.
THE VACANT MAJOR GENERALsHIP.-Iti is the gen.
eral impression in army circles that Gen. John
Pope will succeed Gen. Mcdowell as major gen.
eral. 1t is known that Gen. Grant is strong adj
will bear great weight in making the selection.
Others prominently mentioned for the vacant
major generalship are Gems. Howard, Terry, Au-
grlr, Crook and Miles. The applicants for promo
tion to be brigadier general when the promotion
is made are Coils II. J. Hunt and Geo. w. Getty, ar
Grerson and Wesley Merritt, cavalry, and David
S. Stanley and John Glbbon, infantry. tisknown
that Mckenzie, Getty, Stanley and Grerson are
particular favorites OF Gen. Sherman, and it is
thought that one OF those four will be selected for
promotion, although many think thatthe splendid
record OF Col. Wesley Merritt will give the desired
position to him. The promotions which Will fol-
low will be made in regular order from that
branch OF the service to which the promoted col
onel belongs-ether cavalry, infantry or artil-
lery.
NAV ORDERs.-Lleut-Com Commander C. II. Black
detached from the photographic office, and Or
dered to the Miantonomah executive; Passed
Assistant Paymaster r. Frazer. ordered to the
Wachusett; Paymastef C. Mcdaniel, detached
from the Wachusett upon the reporting of his
relief; Assistant PaymasJer s. L. Heap, detached
from the bureau OF provisions and clothing and
ordered to the Miantonomah.
THE JEANETTE SURVIVORS gineer Melville
and Lieutenant Danenhower yesterday drove to
the Insane Asylum and paid visit to Jack Cole,
the demented seaman OF the Jeanette crew who
was brought home by Lieut. Danenhower Engt-
neer Melville says there Is foundation whatever
for the reports OF 1ll-eeling existing between Dam
enhower ana himself. When they separated at
YakutSk, he says, they were on the most friendly
terms, and nothing has occurred since then to mar
the pleasant relations existing between them. He
ha hSS e,o aG iof hhe pest ana
man of the expedition would have been left to tell
the tale.
ARMY ORDERs.-0apt w. A. Elderkin, co minis
sary of subsistence, department Of Mis- souri,, IS
granted an extension OF leave for four months on
surgeons certificate Post Chaplain Robert
December next. Second Lieut. F. j. A. Darr,
18th Infantry, military division OF the Pacific. is
granted an extension OF leave for one month
from Covington, Ohio, to Fort Smelling, Mimi.
Second Lieut.. E. A Miller Sd artillery, transferred
from battery II to battery G Of his regiment. Com
miSSary Sergeant John buchanan Will report, on
the expiration OF furlough, to Fort Sill, 1T, for
duty. Cadet Lewis A Springer, 81 class. United
States military academy, Is granted an extension
OF leave until october 1S next.
GEN. sCHoFIELD TO SUCCEED GEN. MCDOWELL
By direction OF the President, Major Gen. John NJ.
Schofield, Of the army, is assigned to the command
OF the military division OF the Pacific and the de-
partenC men OF Calllornl from the l5th day OF Octo-
Der, 1872, the date upon Which the present COM
mander. Major Gen. Irwin Mcdowell, Will, by
operation OF law, retire from active service.
THE PRESIDENTS Observation-Disclosures Arthur
remained at his home in New York during most
of yesterday, and received q delegation from Bos-
ton, who came on to complete arrangements for
the reception In that city. He decided that he
cannot visit Boston on October 81, the day set for
the centennial, but will arrange to arrive October
18th, and stay two days. He will be the guest of
Boston and the state, through their committees,
on Wednesday. On Thursday morning he will go
to Harsnfcld to attend the celebration, and re.
turn TO Boston in the evening, to be the guest OF
the city officials, leaving for New York Friday
morning. The Webster centennial at Marshneld
Will consequently be postponed until the 18th to
await the Presidents coming.
RETURN OF THE NEPTUNE.-Tne supply exped-
tion which sailed in steamer Neptune from St
Johns, Newfoundland, july Sth Of this year with
additional stores for Lieut.. Greeleys party, re-
turned on Saturday to st. Johns, having been
unable TO reach Lieut. Greeley Lieut. Greeleys
station is In latitude 80 40, while the vessel was
only able to reach latitude 79o 20. The Neptune
was enabled to establish depots to secure Lieut..
GreeIey'S safe retreat should it become necessary
year or two hence.
THE MEMORIAL HosPITAL-Mr. A. S. Solonons
has received advices from United States Consul
PiexOtto, at Lyons, France, that he has recently
opened subscription at the consulate in aid of
the proposed hospital and that Is, 600 francs have
been handed TO him.
THE NEW CoMET.-Commander Sampson has
sent dispatch to the astronomers OF Europe
giving the elements Of Crul's comet as calculated
at tne Naval ODSeTVdUOfy. 1no comet passed at q
distance OF 79 000 miles from the sum- which is less
than the diameter OF the sun, and probably the
nearest approach made by any comet yet observed.
The elements OF the comet as dispatched by COM
mander Sampson, are as follows: "T1me Of perl
helion passage, september 18th, noon, Washington
time Longitude OF perthelion, SO 23' OS". LOngi-
tude or node, 346o 26' AZ. Inclination of orbit,
1890 IL 40". Periheion distance, eighty-six ten
thousandths. Closely resembling comet OF 1880"
JUDGE NIBLACK AND GOVERNOR HENDRICKs.-In
his view OF the result Of the election of Indiana
Judge Nib lack, who was quoted in Saturdays
STAR, says that he intended to be understood as
him by apparently well informed persons in Indi-
ana AS to Gov. Hendricks future Intentions as to
the presidency he does not assume to speak. He
only know that the governor has not yet author
lied any announcement In his favor with refer
ence to the canvass OF 1891.
PERsONAI.%Rear Admiral Wyman and DR.. r. E.
Waters, U. S. N, are at the Ebbltt.-J. H. Squier
has returned to the city.-Capt. and Mrs. j. H
Russell, U. s. N, have returned from OSwego, N.
Y, were they were called by the death OF Mrs.
Russelrs father. the Rev. A. c. Treadway, who
was well known and esteemed in this c1ty.-MiSS
Marie B0ckel and Mr.. Samuel Reed, both men,
berS OF ChaS. E. FOrd'S Opera Company,
were married yesterday morning at O'Clock, in
one OF the private parlOrs Of the Eutaw House,
Baltimore.-Dr. B. B. Adams has returned from
a thraa VyaekS, iaunI the White Maintains and