Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-09-16
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
There are 164 new advertisements in THE STAR
to-day.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY-Internal reve-
nue. s4ss ,sG205; customs, ss16,5e0.3s.
NATIONAL BANK NoTEs outstanding, s36a, ,2O7. SIT.
U. s. BONDS withdrawn from securities of ma
tonal banks to-day by Treasurer Gilfllan and sur
rendered to the Secretary of the Treasury for ex-
change into three per cents, S16,9 $50 Total,
$158S4 $50.
THE DESPATCH WEATHEB BOUND.-Acting Secre-
tary of the Navy Walker has received a telegram
from Commander Greene, commanding the Des-
patch. stating tlat the Despatch is weather
bound in Sakonet river, R. l.. and that the Presi-
dent et the vessel last lght Tor Newport en- route
to New York.
SECRETARY LINCOLN is expected to return to til
city early next week.
MOVEMENTS OF us. NAVAL VEssELs-The Navy
department is Informed that the Tallapoosa
arrived at Charlestown, Mass, this morning..
Commander Sands, commanding the Iroquos, re-
ports TO the Navy department from Panama, Sep
tember 4th, that the Iroquos arrived there on the
2d instant, and that with the exception Of Master
j. T. Freeman, who has been suffering for the
past month from general debility and one lands
man, who is insane, the officers and crew are in
excellent health. Master Freeman has been
ordered home, and will be placed in the hospital
at New York. The POwhatan, conveying the
Nantucket, left Hampton Roads yesterday for New
York.
NATIONAL BANK NOTES redeemed for the week.
S1.3'40 0C0; for the corresponding week last year
sse0,COO; received for redemption to-day, s252 000
THE DISTRICT 3-65 BOND PLATEs.-Mcssrs Zines,
Sullivan and Cooper, the Treasury committee ap-
pointed to attend the sale of the bank note STOCK
and material of the Columbian Bank Note COM
pany, In this city, to protect the interests OF the
government, Cove and see that no part of the material
USED On United states securities gets into the
hands hands; OF outside parties, have about con-
fenorf IT their onors mn and VIII submit Their
no material belonging to the United
States was among the effects of the company, ex-
bonds of the District OF Columbia under az verbal
contract with the District Commissioners The
company claim these plates, as no reservation as
sioners at the time the contract was made. 1t is
probable, however, that an arrangement will b.
the %Sm te pees VIII VII De turned over to
is deemed best
THE MATRIMONIAL INSURANCE CRAZE.-The cor
respondence OF the Post Office department develops
the existence OF singular mania which has
broken out in the south and west-a matrimonial
insurance or lottery craze-in which the insurer
1t occurs within three months from the date of in
surance, given upon the principle apparently that
Crue love never runs smooth" and that the
chances are more than that in less than three
mOnths any existing match will be broken off. A
large number OF postmasters have applied for aG-
dlt1onal clerks to handle their greatly Increased
business from this cause The following from
postmaster OF prominent southern city was re-
celved to-day: 81 beg to say this Office is over
gular development Of matrimonial associations, as
wen as to the wonderfur development and growth
all ana ef to have
mailing force, my distributors OF mails and Others
are worked to complete exhaustion II, therefore,
1t be necessary longer to delay increased appro-
piations for this. Office, please grant me at once
temporary assistance, say at least five clerks"
UNITED STATES BONDS held by the treasurer to
secure national bank circulation, 1862 OO1, $780, as
follows:-U. S. bonds held to secure public moneys
In national bank depositaries, $f6,416 600; U. s.
week, $34 904 450 u s. bonds to secure circulation
withdrawn during the week. s34, 800.
COLORADO PoLITICs-The fight Inside of the
parity in Colorado has resulted in a
substantial victory for Secretary Teller and the
wing. Campbell, who was yester-
DAY nominated for governor by majority OF 13
out OF 3ll votes, and BelfOrd, who was renomf-
mated LOT Congress by large majority, were the
candidates endorsed by Secretary Teller, as
for dSa by Senator aip @
Arthur Shepherd. Jos. Williams, Henry Himber
md Others we'll known in this city. active In
the faction that was defeated. The convention
adjourned in good humor: every one promising to
aid In the success or the ticket.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Commander NJ L. Johnson. or
dered to temporary duty on appraisement board at
portsmouth, Nh, OF which Commander A. r.
Yates is president; Chief Engineer D. B. Macomb,
70 temporary duty as president appraisement
board at Portsmouth, N H.; Lieut. Commander
Edwin Hooker, president, and Sailmaker j. c.
HERBERT, member appraiSemanU board at Philadel-
phta; Lieut.. Commander S. Hubbard and Sail
maker make; G; D. Macy, to appraiSement board at New
n (r,nt u
president Midshipman Louis DuRcan granted
leave OF absence for nine months.
THE PRESIDENT arrived at Newport, RI, yes
terday afternoon, and at once left {via WickfortD
for New York, where he arrived last night He
will be In Washington about the middle OF next
week.
1T IS SAID that Mr.. Logan made some personal
communications Of an important nature which
have induced Minister Partridge to delay his de-
parture from Lima.
BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS, WITHOUT MAns.-A tele-
gram was received by the acting Postmaster Gen.
eral to-day, signed by the mayor collector of Gus
toms and others at Brownsville, Texas, stating
that on account OF the overflow OF the Rio Grande
1--WE have received no inward mail since September
1st, and our mails have been accommodating at Rio
Grande City, Pena Station, Laredo and San AntO-
MO. On Monday, the 18th, a mail steamer will
leave Galveston for Brazos dc Santiago. We earn
estly request that you will order the postmasters
at the above named points to forward all mail for
Brownsville to Galveston, and the postmaster
there to put the same on board said steamer"
Acting Railway Mail Superintendent Jameson, in
reply, telegraphed to Agent Warleld, in charge OF
that division OF the railway mail service to Issue
the necessary instructions to have the request
carried out, and II all the mail does not arrive at
Galveston before the sailing of the steamer, to
forward 1t by the revenue cutter McLane to BraZos
de Santiago.
PBRsoNAL-Chief Justice Waite is in New Lon
don, for weeks stay.--Mrs. Garfield has recently
purchased the residence of Ralph Worthington on
Prospect street, Cleveland for s5o,OO0-SJustsce
Harlan, OF the U. 9. Supreme Court, and Viscount
das NOgueiras, the Portuguese minister here, were
registered In New York last night.-Mr. W. C.
Milburn has gone to the Warm Springs OF Virginia,
Tor stay OF about mOnth.-Mr. Christian
Abner has returned from EurOpe.-Mss Carrie
Allen and Miss Annie Winder are spending the
month OF September among the mountains OF
Pennsyl a.-Ex- Representative Cumhack, OF
Indiana, and d. LOthrOp, the Boston publisher,
are at the Ebbftt.-Mrs. B. Van Reuth has re-
turned to the city from abroad.-President Gal
audet, OF the Columbia Institute for the Deaf and
Dumb, IS to build $4,000 summer residence at
Indian Neck. Branlord, Conn.,, according to the
New York Erentng f'ost-Miss Mary C. Douglas.
one OF the principals OF the Washington Collegiate
Institute, who has been rustieating in Virginia,
has returned to the City.-Marshal Henry has
gone to Oh!o.--District Attorney Corkhili viii