Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-10-05

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Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-1nternal reve.
nue., s449 a01: customs. 1851 .slal4
NATIONAL BANK NOTES received to-day for re-
demption, $252, 600.
COMMISSION was to-day issued to J. A. VIII
liams, postmaster at Brandon Church, Va.
THE CAIRO MARINE HosPITAI.-The report of
the committee appointed to select site for the
new marre hospital at Cairo, ILL.,. has been ap-
proved by Acting Secretary or the Treasury New.
They recommend the condemnation OF four and
one-half acres OF land bounded by 10Th and 18TH
and North Cedar streets and Jefferson avenue in
that city. The estimated value OF the land is
| twelve or hfteen thousand dollars.
ADMIRAL PORTER AT NEwPoRT.-Admiral Porter
paid brief visit to Newport yesterday, arriving
there from Narragansett Pier in the United States
steamer Despatch. He subsequently visited the
torpedo station and the United States training
ship New Hampshire. He Was honored with
SaluteS from the station and from the New Hamp-
shire, both Of which were returned from the De-
spatch. The admiral returned to Narragansett
Pier In the afternoon.
THE PRESIDENTS FISHING TRIP.-The President
went yesterday to Grndstone Island, about ten
miles from Alexandr bay, and besides having
which he lunched. The President in his retreat
does not escape entirely the annoyances OF civili-
zation. A local photographer followed him up the
river yesterday morning in a small steam launch
and secured two pictures Of him. One was taken
while he was fishing, and one other while he was
at lunch In the woods.
GOLD CERTIFICATEs.-Newg gold certificates to the
amount Of s44,4S0,OOO were to-day forwarded to
Assistant Treasurer Acton, at New York, for his
signature. They were mostly in denominations of
$4,000.
THE YELLOW FEvER.-Owing to the subsistence
OF the yellow fever epidemic in Texas, telegraphc
reports from Brownsville to the surgeon general
marine hospital service have been discontinued.
JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL SWAIN is expected to
return this evening from western tour
SALE OF CONDEMNED CARPETS AND FURNITURE
lot OF condemned carpets, furniture and miscel-
laneous articles from the Treasury department
were sold at auction this morning in the open
ground, south OF the department building. num-
per OF boarding house prOprietOrS and secondhand
furniture dealers, together with others desiring
to get good bargains were on hand. The prices
realized were not very large.
ADMITTED TO PRAcTICE.-Messrs. P. E. O'Connor
and E E: Holman, of this city, were this morning
admitted to practice before the court Of commiS-
sioners OF Alabama claims.
WATER IN THE WELL - The democratic cam
paign committee is still at 1t and documents are
being sent broadcast The committee received
enc or two checks for funds this morning, which
were exposed on the desk OF the clerk in charge
to-day, to show, possibly, to the carpng critics
thaC There was water In the Well"
SECRETARY CHANDLER has returned from New
York and Was on duty at the Navy department to-
day.
STATIONERY CONTRACTS AwARDED.-The clerk
OF the House Of Representatives has awarded con-
tracts for stationery and other supplies for the
next fiscal year The contract for MANILA paper
was awarded to j. L. Savage and EastOn Rupp,o
this city; for writing paper, to Mcdowell & Co.. OF
Pnila,delphia; speech envelopes. to J; D. Free;
se Con- q FRnpp Rm tWne RS
Beall; inkstands. Rob't Beall, VIM. Ballantyne and
J.: ID. Free; Ink, j. L. Chapman. Rob't Beall and
tyne: blank books, VIM. l. Baliantyne and Nc
PoWe PesM Sa Co. Of Pnhaaelphia; penkniyes Robt
pocket books and leather goods, F. w. Kllnger, of
Philadelphia; pens, Mcdowell L. Co., OF PhiladeI-
phia; celuoid goods, r. X. Helphinstine, Scheller
& Stevens, z. D. Gilman and Mcdowell, of Phila-
delphia.
ASSISTANT UNITED STATES CouNsEI--Thc fol-
lowing gentlemen have been appointed as ass:s-
tant United States counsel before the Alabama
claims commission: VIM. w. Morrow, of Cali
fornia; Godfrey Morse and Charles T. Bonney, OF
Massachusetts; Wallace II. Strahan, OF New York,
and j. S. Whitaker, OF Louisiana.
POSTAL AGENCY WANrED.-The employees of
Anger, city postmaster, for the establishment OF
an agency In that department for the sale or post
age stamps, stamped envelopes, postal cards, &c.
THE MISSOURI RIVER IMPRovEMENTs.-The an
nual report OF Gen. Suter. OF the engineer corps,
In charge OF the Missouri river improvements has
an expenditure of $3.50 SO for this work, and it
Is estimated that 81 1,3S3,0OO can be prOftably ex-
pended during the next fiscal year In continuation
OF the improvements now In progress.
THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Mr.. Robert j. Stevens, clerk of the House commit
tee on appropriations, is in the city, having re-
turned from the Warm Springs OF Virginia. He is
Ing the meeting OF the appropriations committee
In advance OF the regular session of Congress in
December: t 1t Is the hope of Chairman hiscock to
bills ready to be reported the House on the first
Monday in December. The committee, 1t is not
fore the middle OF November This for the reason
that the members will not care to come to Wash
lngt9n G on oelore per the November elections are over
members OF the committee are also members OF
the committee to Investigate the Mississippi river
Improvement, which is now about ready to pro-
ceed with that duty.
Poor Lo MUST GO TO WoRK.-Circulars have been
sent by the Commissioner OF Indian Affairs to the
various Indian agents, In accordance with q pro-
vision or the recent act OF Congre providing for
the Indian department., 1nstructng them to give
tnc ulutT IltlT care nOClc6 OF Cle pro-
posed d1mtnution OF appropriations for support of
Indians not required by treaty obligations, and
assure them that while the government is dis
posed to extend to them every needed assistance
to enable them to make a comfortable living, yet
they must remember that what they are now re-
celvlng Is purely gift, and that there must come
time when they will be expected to labor for
their own support the same as white men do.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Ensign A. E. Culver to duty at
the naval academy; Lieut.. Washburn Maynard to
duty at the torpedo station, Newport, R. l.. Sur
geon Edward S. Bogert to examination for promo
Cion; Paymaster II. c. Matchett to the Monocacy,
Asatic station, per steamer 10Th inst. for Yoko-
hama, Japan; Chief Engineer r. E. Peary to the
nav navy va yard, Washington; Lieut.. Eugene W. Wat
son mas been detached from the receiving ship
FRANKLIN and ordered to the Brooklyn, South
Atlantic station, on nth inst; Lieut.. james II.
Bull from the POWhatan and ordered to the naval
academy; Lieut.. w. Sebree has reported his ar
rival home, having been detached from he Brook
!yn on 9TH September, ana has been placed on
Waltlng orders; Midshipman James c. Drake, from
receiving ship Colorado and ordered to special
duty In the bureau OF navigation; Midshipman
Frank W. Bowdon. from the New Hampshire and
ordered to special duty In the bureau OF naviga-
tlon; Paymaster Joseph Foster. from the MonOc-
acy, on the reporting OF his relief and ordered to
return nome and report arrival. The resignation
or MidShipman Geo. E. West has been accepted,
fake effect October ha hoe Iaap do