Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-05-06
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
There are 15a new advertisements in TIE STAR
to-day.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal reve-
nue., $3.50. .205. "a; customs, s6i9. .9sa. SO.
NATIONAL BANK NOTES outstanding, $500, ,9Cs, ,124
ARMY CHANGEs.-Captain Cullen Bryant is Or
dered to Vancouver barracks, Washington Terri
tory, as commanding officer Of the Vancouver bar
racks ordnance depot, relieving Captain John A.
Kress, who is ordered to San Antonio, Texas, to
relieve Frank Ii. Phipps in the command Of the
sano San Antonio toni arsenal Captain Phpps, when re-
off1cer Rock Island arsenal, Illinois.
THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE of the republican
congressional campaign committee, at its meeting
last night, elected Col. D. B. Henderson, Of Du-
buQue, Iowa, secretary by unanimous vote.
ORDERS have been issued at the Navy depart
ment for the vessels OF the North Atlantic station,
now In Hampton Roads, consisting of the Tennes-
see, Vandaiia, Alliance, Kearsarge Enterprise and
Yantic to proceed to sea on the 10th instant for
twenty dAys cruise for squadron drill. The entire
squadron is ordered TO return to Hampton Roads
by the 30thin
LIEUT.. DANENHowER-The London Standards
ST Petersburg dispatch says Lieut. Danenhower's
VlSed to postpone his departure from the latter
city 1or few days, in order to consult an OculiSt
as 1t is feared that continuing his Journey would
risk the complete loss Of his eyesight.
THE PRESIDENT and members of the Cabinet will
attend the Rotunda reception this evening. The
President has given $50 to the New York table
and large supply or flowers.
ASSIGNMENTS OF MEDICAL OFFICERs-The follow
Ing changes in the Medical department, u. s. A.,
are ordered: Capt. s. G. CowIrey Is assigned to
duty at Fort Monroe, Va; Capt. j. V. r. HOn to
the department OF California; and 1st Lieutenants
E c.. Carter, and II. j. Raymond to the depart
ment OF Arizona.
AMONG THE CALLERS at the White House to-day
were Senators McDill, Van Wyck, Allison, Kellogg,
Anthony, Lapham, Cameron, and Gov. Rusk, OF
Wisconsin, and Representatives Dezendorf, Nor
cross, Robinson tOl, Wadsworth, Camp and Skin
ner.
SURGEON J. r. TRyON has been detached from
special duty at New York, and ordered to the
Alaska.
A CoUNTERFEIrER ARREsTED-A telegram re-
ceived by Acting Chief Cage OF the secret service
division, announces the arrest yesterday at st.
Joseph, Mo-. OF Ell Bennett, counterfeiter, who
years.
The President has relieved Gen. FitZ John Porter
OF so much of the sentence of the court martial in
his case as debarred him from holding any office
OF honor or trust under the United States.
THE GARFIELD HOSPITAL FUND.-Subscription
to Garfield Memorial hospital: First Congrega-
tlonal church, Washington, (additionaD, s26;
James P. Darling, postmaster, LuZerne, N. Y,
fss5; G. H. Blanchard, Silver City, Utah. sl1:
postmaster, Norseland. Minn., 50; Thos. Connery,
Stratford, N. H., So; Mary E. Newton, postmas,
&C M ro5cr aS se s9 sa9ruggy WSsnng
Carlisle, Pa. 81; Mrs. Levant L. Mason, James,
town, n. Y, ST.
The SPANISH AMERICAN CLAIMS COMMISSION
The results OF the conference between Secretary
Frelinghuysen and the Spanish minister Fran
cisco Barca, were promulgated to-day in the form
OF protocol In this document it is agreed to ex-
tend the term for examining and deciding cases
DeIore the Span1sh-American Claims Commission
Till the 1st OF January 1885, in consequence OF the
death OF the arbitrator and Of the advocate on the
part OF the United States.
PERsoSAL-Rev. Dr. Elliott has sufficiently re-
covered from his severe and protracted lameness
to officiate tomorrow morning at the Church
Of Oft, the censon.-Rustum Enendi, Of the
Turkish legation here, sails for Europe to-day
George N. Saunders, OF New York, is at the
Hamilton.-Major j, v. W. Vanderburg, who has
oOt,u III luc ClIy Ou SnOrt VlS|U mas returned 10
Colorado. w. L. Curtis OF the Chicago Inter-
Ocean, is In town.
The Loss of the Rodgers.
NO LIVES LOST.
There was mistake in the telegram published
in the morning papers to the effect that thirty
lives were lost by the burning Of the steamer
Rodgers In st. Lawrence bay, in November. The
message was miSconstrued in transmission, and
the date Of the disaster was taken as the number
OF lives lost. The Secretary Of State this morning
received a second dispatch from Mr.. Hoffman, at
st. Petersburg, as follows: requested telegraph
department. to repeat telegram OF yesterday. 1t
now reads November Goth. No lives Iost'n
The Attempted Suicide i'm Jail.
WHAT WILSON SAID ABOUT IT TO A STAR REPORTER.
Last week, as stated In THE STAR, Charles K.
Wilson, prisoner in the jail, attempted to COM
NIT suicide by hanging himself to the bars of his