Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-09-29
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal reve-
nue., s4s4,2i5.l7; customs. s7S717ass
NATIONAL BANK NOTES received to-day for re-
demption, s19S,0o).
NAVAL BoARDs MISUNDERSTANDING Chandler
this rorning apjo!ntei the following naval
boards: Examining board-Rear Admiral Jno L.
Norlen and Commodore5 Samuel r. Franklin ami
Jno. Lee Davis Medical board-Medical Dlrec-
tors, +. NJ. Gunnell and John NJ Browne. These
boards vii! held their first meetings at the Navy
department tomorrow. The naval retiring board
mas not yet been III tn oao IL VIII IL IN all pro-
boards.
PROMOTIONS IN THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.
The following promotions have been made In the
Office of the Secretary OF the Interior: From class
2 to 3, Arthur Martin, Maryland, and w. E. Mott
pstst OF " From ws1 Glass to
lulnbia; j. b. Callahan, District OF Columbia; s.
j. Mills, Michigan. From $500 to class John Long,
District OF Columbia; E. Q. Russell, West Virginia.
From $40 to $500, Mrs. Mary T: Winslow, District
OF Columbia. From s720 to $940, Robert Harris,
virginia. From $3.50 to 81 s7gO. Charles W. Scipio,
OF Columbia.
OFF1CE.-Mr. Malcom Seaton, chief clerk of the
Patent Office, was yesterday appointed principal
examiner, and Chas. L. Kintner. second assistant
examiner,was promoted to MI the vacancy. James
r. Rogers, OF Maryland, has been appointed Sec
ond assistant examiner, vice Ktntner, promoted,
and G. stoekbrdge Of Matne third +
fourth assistant, vice Stockbridge.
GEN. sroNEMAN the democratic candidate for
the governor ship OF California, who was on the re-
tired list of the army with the rank OF colonel, has
resigned, and his resignation has been accepted
by the President He resigns in order to be eligi-
Uth Ia Tn no "A fo
LANDS TO BE REoPENED FOR SETTLEMENT.-The
Secretary Of the Interior has decided to reopen for
settlement large tract of agricu ltural lands en-
bracing about ten million acres, in northern Da-
kOta, which were withdrawn from settlement sew
eral years ago by Secretary SchuTZ, pending the
consideration OF claim set up by the Turtle
mountain Indians.
IRON Doors With grating were erected at the
east entrance Of the Treasury department to-day.
STEAMER AsHoRE.-The signal corps station at
Cape Henry, Va. reports to the chief signal officer
as follows: slave just learned by coast patrol
that an ocean steamer, bound from Philadelphia
to Cuba, is ashore at No life-savng station.
Further particulars later.'
THE CONTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY has author
ized the Wichita National Bank OF Kansas to COM
menCe business with a capital or $4,000, and the
First National Bank Of Stroudsburg, Pa. capital
$4,000.
Mr. SMITH WILL Not WITHDRAWING. J. Amber
Smith. readjuster candidate for Congress in vir-
glnia has just returned from Louisa Court House. in
his district, and he declares himself confident that
he Will be elected, Notwithstanding the efforts of
''sere. .headed ofceholders and the efforts OF the
"funder" press to give the impression that he
intends to withdraw from the canvass. He asserts
that he will stick till the election decides the
question.
YEARS SALES OF STAMPS, ENVELOPES AND
CARDs-The total value of the sales of stamps,
envelopes, cards, &C.. by the Post Office depart
nent, during the past fiscal year. was $50 533 3721
the excess over last year being ,S54. 50i91. The
total issue OF stamps, envelopes, cards, &C., was
O53 AZ, an increase OF Sc G1751 over that
OF the previous year, or an increase OF 1873 per cent
To Go TO THE LAND OF THE CHERoKEEs.-The
Secretary OF the Interior to-day appointed joseph
G. Hester, OF the District of Columbia, to take the
census and make new roll OF the Cherokee In
dians east of the Mississippi river, and Mr.. Samuel
b. Gibson, OF North Carolina, to be agent for the
Eastern band of Cherokee Indians in that state.
SECRETARY OF WAR LINCOLN has given bond, in
the Sangamon county court. Springfield, Ill, in
OF his mother, the late Mary Todd Lincoln. or the
estate S72 COO in government bonds, the rest in
personal effects.
OHIO PROBABILITIES Representative Amos
Townsend, of the Cleveland (Ohio) district is in
the city Mr.. Townsend declined denomination
cnnfv T TI e th,os fbe IN
inee will be elected He thinks, also, that the
publcans Will carry the state ticket in Ohio by a
elected in the Cincinnati district, but that Amos
smith, nominated to succeed Gov. Young. will be
defeated def Mr.: Townsend comedies the election Of
Frank Hurd in the Toledo district and says that
ex-RepreSentatve Warner democrat, has
chances OF election in the Marietta district
THE PRESIDENTS PROPOSED VISIT TO BOSTON,
A dispatch from Boston says that, according to
letter received there yesterday from the Presi-
dents private secretary, the President will go to
"nun m
New York, by the Boston and Albany railroad,
arriving In Boston at about 10 o'clock on the morn
farm hy a committee and eScorted @ thence nv thhe
militia to the Hotel Brunswick.
ADMITTED TO THE NAVAL AoADEMY-The follow
ing candidates, in addition to those printed in
THE STAR, have passed successfully the examna-
tion for admission to the naval academy: c. c.
Billings, VI; r. w. jenkins, Pa. Archibald Camp
bell, n. Y; W. H. Faust, Ohio; II. E. Rumsey,
Ind Ter, and S. L. Strife. Md.
Ex-REPREsENTATIvE HUNroN ON VIRGINIA
Politics. Gen. Eppa HuntOn, Of Virginia,
formerly chairman OF the House committee on the
Rs5rict M o. {, ,C9nmbia , was In the city last night
feated in the pending Virginia election. He thinks
the democrats will elect their congressional can
folk and Petersburg The general represents that
there is strong feeling against Malone among
his former allies, which the Senator will not fully
appreciate until he hears the returns from the
election.
A WASHINGTON SPECIAL to the Baltimore Sun
says: A government official who has just re-
turned, and who made an extended tour through
out virginia on departmental business, says he Is
convinced from what he saw and heard that Ma
hone will meet with terrible defeat in Virginia
this fall. He says Mah0ne'S case is so bad that
even the patronage OF the administration cannot
save him.
THE FOLLOWING presidential post offices have
been reduced to the fourth class account of the
reductions In the receipts: s:-Yuma, Arizona: Glen
dale, Montana; Smithville, N. j.; Knox, Pa; St
petersburg, Pa; Sugar Grove, Pa; Humboldt,
Tenn; Indianela, Texas
NAVAL ORDERs.-Commander Charles " Grid
ley, ordered to duty in charge OF the navigation
department., Boston navy yard. Lieut. Com
mander George Talcott, to hold himself In readi-
ness TOT sea service. Master York Noel, Passed
Assistant Engineer Asa M. Mattice, Assistant En-
gineers =. c. Bowers and F. C. DIeg and Cadet En-
gineers Robt. b Higgins and Walter r. Addicks, to
the Miantonomah. Chief Engineer William s.
stanim, to the Lancaster. and as deet engineer Of
the n European station per steamer 9Oth inst.
Passed Assistant Engineer Albert G. Engard. to
the naval rendezvous, Philadelphia Lieut. r.
Mason Lisle, detached from the navy yard,
League Island, Pennsylvania. S0th inst, and Or
dered TO the MlantonOmah, october Ensign
FRANK w. vODDan. receiving shin